THE GARDENER

by echa
Overall★★★★★★★★★★3.71
Fun★★★★★★★★★★3.60
Innovation★★★★★★★★★★4.31
Theme★★★★★★★★★★4.29
Graphics★★★★★★★★★★3.15
Humor★★★★★★★★★★2.39
Mood★★★★★★★★★★3.23
Coolness★★★★★★★★★★55%
WASD - move
R - restart
Hold mouse to sprinkle

Comments25

rosden shadow14 Dec 2015, 05:10
great concept and gameplay. loved it
nuprahtor15 Dec 2015, 17:33
I like the gameplay, and the second form of grass is very pretty
Nnnnneeeedddd16 Dec 2015, 17:16
great innovation, good idea. Some of the levels were quite challenging, I think you should be able to grow plants off of other plants, so you can make a tower, I think that would be fun!!

Thanks for making this game!!
The Walking Kiwi16 Dec 2015, 19:59
Great mechanics! The lack of music kinda kills the mood though, please add some! Really fun game overall.
rjhelms16 Dec 2015, 20:01
Super interesting game. I love the progression of the mechanics as you go on - this would definitely be worth expanding on further!
Auroz16 Dec 2015, 20:03
Interesting mechanic, although the game felt like it was running too slowly. Try bumping the room speed up to 60 in the settings for each room.
Squid Blink Games
Squid Blink Games16 Dec 2015, 20:04
At first when things started sprouting I thought to myself, "Great, another game where I grow plants."

Then, I realized what was going on and some of the levels are kind of complicated! I think you could have benefited from making 'SPACE' the jump button as well.

Great game!
x92rwzb16 Dec 2015, 20:05
Cool little game.
zguerrero16 Dec 2015, 20:07
Interesting concept, i enjoyed playing it, and liked the animations of the plants! But i don't exactly understand the way plants grow, is it random?
simon.parzer16 Dec 2015, 20:13
Amazing concept. I love the procedural plant growth.
This game would rock even more if it had actual graphics instead of just colored blocks. Right now it feels like a rough prototype, but a very good one.
Kushulain16 Dec 2015, 20:14
It would just need some sounds and more graphics and I could play it for hours. :)
Pepejson18 Dec 2015, 00:27
very good game, it was awsome to create your own path ;)
Jace23920 Dec 2015, 03:49
Love the game mechanic but the level design needs a bit of work. At later levels it's no longer about any kind of strategy but just lucking out with how the plants grow and whether you jump at the right time. I'm extremely impressed with the way you get the plants to grow and it's a gorgeous effect, but it's hard to enjoy it while trapped by your own creations. The lack of music also takes away from what could be an immersive mood. Nonetheless, excellent work!
lurils20 Dec 2015, 19:49
interesting mechanic, could develop into a very nice game if worked on some more.
TheMeorch
TheMeorch20 Dec 2015, 19:50
Nicely done -- the contrast between the gray tile levels and the colored vegetation is quite beautiful. I enjoyed playing this.
UrbanHelsing
UrbanHelsing29 Dec 2015, 20:59
Fun game mechanic. Would like to control the growth more.
Gas4 Jan 2016, 01:23
Easily one of my favorites! Good work.
Instant Noodles
Instant Noodles4 Jan 2016, 01:50
Clearly unfinished but the growing mechanics is probably the best i see so far !
Well done !
denmanlp4 Jan 2016, 04:15
Really great idea and already fun to play. Variable jump height would be nice (based on key press length).
RockhopperGames
RockhopperGames4 Jan 2016, 06:25
Saw this on the front page, and had to try it. A brilliantly creative game, and an impressive amount of development for 48 hours! I encountered a blue bush towards the end, though, and had no idea how I got it. Any clues there?
caryoscelus
caryoscelus4 Jan 2016, 07:58
Wow, it gets really cool & beautiful on later levels.

Btw, the was a minor bug when gardener got glued below the "flowers" (i had to wait until that tree died out)
zenmumbler
zenmumbler4 Jan 2016, 11:24
Excellent compo entry with an interesting idea taken to a high level.
ZpeedTube
ZpeedTube4 Jan 2016, 15:47
Really like the concept and gameplay, maybe a little confusing at some points but I got the hang of it. Loved it! ^^

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