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Gardens Inc.: From Rakes to Riches2014

Gardens Inc.: From Rakes to Riches

2014 MumboJumbo79Good

Playtime

ModerateTypically 12 hours

Playable on

  • Steam Deck
    Playable
  • Steam Machine
    Playable

Available on

Game modes

Details

Launch
March 25, 2014
Developer
Nitreal
Publisher
MumboJumbo
Themes
-

Overview

Jill’s grandparents are deep in debt and the dastardly Cliff Gold is eager to foreclose on their home. Her only chance to raise the money they need to pay him off is to win the gardening contest.

Screenshots

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Screenshot for Gardens Inc.: From Rakes to Riches
Screenshot for Gardens Inc.: From Rakes to Riches
Screenshot for Gardens Inc.: From Rakes to Riches
Screenshot for Gardens Inc.: From Rakes to Riches
Screenshot for Gardens Inc.: From Rakes to Riches
Screenshot for Gardens Inc.: From Rakes to Riches
Screenshot for Gardens Inc.: From Rakes to Riches
Screenshot for Gardens Inc.: From Rakes to Riches
Screenshot for Gardens Inc.: From Rakes to Riches

Reception

Summary: Pros: Frantic gameplay after the first couple levels. Great art style. Pretty challenging to get gold for more gamer-y gamers. Not as "linear" as some might make it out to be in terms of gameplay. Cons: Soundtrack is droll and repetitive (turned the music off after 3 levels). Could have added a little more identification of clickables in the...

Steam, , 43 found it helpful

Playing status: finished the game with gold medals in all levels Intro Gardens Inc. – From Rakes to Riches is a time management game where you have to tend a garden of someone else's house. The game has 50 levels with varying objectives. Pros: - 50 levels - Additional objective to add more variation to the gameplay Cons: - It's hard to tell if you successfully...

Steam, , 21 found it helpful

Short version: 65% Gardens Inc. is an incredibly challenging time management game that offers both interesting and infuriating gameplay elements for those who want something they cannot just casually breeze through. Long version: Gardens Inc. may look colourfully cute and innocent, but this time management game is downright relentless and significantly...

Steam, , 12 found it helpful

Funny little casual game. I hoped it was more open (like Hero Of The Kingdom) but instead its very linear where you have to follow a specific path while completing objectives. The goal is to restore other people's gardens and that way earn money to help your grandparents keep their home. File this one under 'time management'. If you like those kind...

Steam, , 13 found it helpful

If you like time management games with rebuilding villages and houses, you will love this game. The game is about rebuilding people's gardens in order to get money to save your grandparents out of dept. The art design of each lvl is wonderfull. Each lvl has a bonus task and it's up to you to figure out how to solve it. Watch out for that fishy mafia...

Steam, , 45 found it helpful