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Combine plants on a hex board under a turn limit, then explore a mysterious forest and solve puzzles to restore it.
Released 16 Aug 2018
Merge Garden Plants
Grow Within Turn Limits
Explore a Secret Forest
You have just arrived in a magical forest world with a hexagon board at its center, a mysterious creature nearby, and secrets lurking in the shadows. Why are you here, and what will you do next? A deceptively simple puzzle game, wrapped in a magical adventure.
Developed by Flippfly LLC · Published by Flippfly LLC





You arrive in a mysterious forest with Fen, a small creature who guides you. Your main task is to grow and transform a garden while uncovering the story through scattered letters and exploration.
On a hexagonal board, combine matching plants to create higher-level forms and more valuable items. Each round has a turn limit, so planning placements and managing open spaces helps you build your score and earn resources.
Use earned resources to solve puzzles in the forest, unlock abilities and songs, and progress through its areas. The game also offers a repeatable score-focused garden mode and a daily procedural puzzle.
Some reviewers enjoy the calm, cozy feel, particularly the relaxing music and simple plant-merging loop. Others appreciate planning combinations for better scores and exploring the forest for mysteries and secrets. Several reviewers find the core loop repetitive or too simple, so these reactions are not shared by everyone.
Lose yourself in an endlessly satisfying puzzle game set in the midst of a mysterious forest world. Transform your garden by combining plants into strange new forms, and unearth deeply hidden secrets as you become engrossed in the game’s calming rhythm. Wander into the forest and help bring it back to life with the help of Fen, your creature guide. Evergarden may feel familiar at first, but you will discover it is like no game you have played before.
Q: What type of game is this?
A: Evergarden is an “evergreen” puzzle game, set inside a narrative adventure.
We’ve spent years developing the core puzzle game to be accessible and relaxing, but also very deep and strategic. On a basic level, you’ll combine plants on a board to create more valuable items, and grow your garden within a turn limit. The game holds a lot of secrets though, and most players will spend months mastering the strategies required to get a great score. This portion of the game also has a leaderboard.
Beyond the garden puzzle board, there lies a mysterious forest environment to explore, with its own puzzles and progression. You’ll use the stones that you earn by playing the core puzzle board to solve puzzles, and unlock new “songs” which add depth and fun to the puzzle board.
Q: How long is the game?
A: The core puzzle game is “evergreen”, which means you can play it repeatedly and keep mastering it, without ever truly “completing” it. The adventure game portion will take most players 10-15 hours to explore, and there is also a daily challenge portion with a new procedural puzzle to unlock every day.
| Platforms | Windows, macOS, Linux |
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| Achievements | 21 |
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| Controller required | No |
| Website | Official website |
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