Bonsai Buddies
Have you ever wondered what it’s like to tend to a garden full of sentient bonsai?
No?
Well, buckle up, ‘cause your eccentric uncle just handed you the keys to his weird plant paradise and jetted off on vacation!
These aren’t your average houseplants—these little guys talk, they love you *(even though they've only just met you... weird...)* , and they might just be the most dramatic bonsai you’ll ever meet — *as if you had ever experienced sentient bonsai.*
Your job? Keep them happy, keep them small, and for the love of all things leafy, DON’T. LET. THEM. GROW. TOO. BIG, do you understand?!
Sounds easy, right? Well, you’ll soon find out that a garden full of chatty, needy, magical trees might be a little more than what you bargained for!
Collect as many points as possible as quickly as possible!
Your uncle gave you his garden as part of the Ludum Dare 56.
Theme: Tiny Creatures
Time to get your hands dirty *(figuratively!)*. Here’s how you keep your Magical Garden under control
Move: WASD
Use: E
Pick Up: F
Stand and Aim: Shift or Space
Pause Menu: P
Meet the Bonsais that designed the garden of your uncle:
OverlordGremlin (Leon):
UI design expert and bonsai fact guru! Gremlin made sure both the interface and the bonsai lore are as enchanted as the trees themselves.
HowToBeHayes (Connor):
The brush behind the backgrounds, the logo, and the player character and items.
Jamei Games (Jannik.der.Meister):
Mastermind No. 1 behind the game design and coding, creating the spells that power this world.
Lensu:
Architect of the garden tileset, shaping the world piece by piece – or tile by tile.
MissSpelled (Anouk):
The visionary behind the bonsai creatures! From the basic idea to the creatures themselves, MissSpelled has given life to the game.
Spark of Darkness (Matthes):
Mastermind No. 2 behind the game design and coding, weaving together some of the important game mechanics.
ZacKow264:
The voice behind the bonsais and the magical soundscapes of the game. Oh, and let's not forget his critical role as Emotional Support Cat provider
No?
Well, buckle up, ‘cause your eccentric uncle just handed you the keys to his weird plant paradise and jetted off on vacation!
These aren’t your average houseplants—these little guys talk, they love you *(even though they've only just met you... weird...)* , and they might just be the most dramatic bonsai you’ll ever meet — *as if you had ever experienced sentient bonsai.*
Your job? Keep them happy, keep them small, and for the love of all things leafy, DON’T. LET. THEM. GROW. TOO. BIG, do you understand?!
Sounds easy, right? Well, you’ll soon find out that a garden full of chatty, needy, magical trees might be a little more than what you bargained for!
Collect as many points as possible as quickly as possible!
Your uncle gave you his garden as part of the Ludum Dare 56.
Theme: Tiny Creatures
Controls
Time to get your hands dirty *(figuratively!)*. Here’s how you keep your Magical Garden under control
Move: WASD
Use: E
Pick Up: F
Stand and Aim: Shift or Space
Pause Menu: P
The Team - Galactic Whiskers V. 3.0
Meet the Bonsais that designed the garden of your uncle:
OverlordGremlin (Leon):
UI design expert and bonsai fact guru! Gremlin made sure both the interface and the bonsai lore are as enchanted as the trees themselves.
HowToBeHayes (Connor):
The brush behind the backgrounds, the logo, and the player character and items.
Jamei Games (Jannik.der.Meister):
Mastermind No. 1 behind the game design and coding, creating the spells that power this world.
Lensu:
Architect of the garden tileset, shaping the world piece by piece – or tile by tile.
MissSpelled (Anouk):
The visionary behind the bonsai creatures! From the basic idea to the creatures themselves, MissSpelled has given life to the game.
Spark of Darkness (Matthes):
Mastermind No. 2 behind the game design and coding, weaving together some of the important game mechanics.
ZacKow264:
The voice behind the bonsais and the magical soundscapes of the game. Oh, and let's not forget his critical role as Emotional Support Cat provider
Comments6
ThisIsSpy8 Oct 2024, 13:12
The intro is funny and the art is good. The gameplay is a bit slow IMO, the plants die fast while the character walks at a very slow pace. I think increasing the movement speed would be good but it's still a good game nonetheless
little-crow-heart10 Oct 2024, 19:08
good game! great music! love the gravity falls artstyle ^^
Stardust_Z10 Oct 2024, 20:32
I love this game, it has a great atmosphere and it's fun to play.
Arktas10 Oct 2024, 21:05
A bit harsh to get a huge garden ! time before needs is a bit small, but tension is here, didn't succed to get an lv 4 bonzai due to the fact I wan't lot of them maybe ^^. Thank for the mood and humor by the way !
Arluci11 Oct 2024, 19:03
SO funny and made with lots of love! I personally find the gameplay quite hard but when I tried for a little while I brought the plants to level four. We had a nice teaparty afterwards^^
but i guess not even in game im able to keep plants alive that well..