Synopsis

Love Garden is a dating simulator set in a fantastical solarpunk world of plant-people. Explore this unique setting, cultivate relationships (you choose either they're friends or partners!), and shape your character’s journey through choices that lead to multiple endings and story outcomes.

If you’d like, you can also take part in bonus events during "free-time", giving you the chance to step away from the main storyline and explore side plots of your choice.

(And for those who who pay close attention, there’s even a secret route waiting to be discovered...)

Don't forget to drink some water 💦

Development History

OCTOBER 2023 - START

The game prototype was created within 48 hours as a submission to GameJam+ in October/2023. It achieved 2nd place in a regional competition, coming very close to 1st place by a narrow margin!

Available in both Brazilian Portuguese and English.

MARCH 2024 - UPDATE

We're working on finishing the game demo.

JUNE 2024 - UPDATE

We now have a Discord server!

Join us to talk about Love Garden and visual novels in general.

JUNE 2025 - UPDATE

We're working on the game's beta version.

Dev Team

Alec - promo art
Caio - programming, tech art
Garu - music
Spotify — TikTok
Luh - narrative design, writing
Lups - writing
Instagram — Linkedin
Melo - music
Instagram — Twitter
Wiltzy - pixel art, programming, game design
Itch— Website

Additional Help

Fernanda - sound design
Iuri - programming
Github
Otto - producer
Itch — Github
Ryu - programming
Itch — Youtube
Tauã - team management
Itch — Linkedin
Teo - background art, UI/UX design
Itch — Artstation

Additional Help

Bolito - translator
LinkedIn
Dom Castanha - environment design, concept art, worldbuilding
Espírito Objeto - concept art

Special Thanks

Special thanks to JujuAdams for Chatterbox and Scribble, both Game Maker Studio libraries.

More information

Updated	17 days ago
Status	In development
Platforms	HTML5, Windows
Release date	Oct 22, 2023
Rating	Rated 5.0 out of 5 stars (7 total ratings)
Authors	Cosmic Fox, Nael, Victor_Teodoro, ottoinspace, Henrique Moraes, TauaMonteiro, LTacca, garubeats
Genre	Visual Novel, Interactive Fiction
Made with	GameMaker, Aseprite
Tags	Comedy, Dating Sim, LGBT, Meaningful Choices, Multiple Endings, Pixel Art, Queer, Romance, Singleplayer
Code license	MIT License
Average session	About a half-hour
Languages	English, Portuguese (Brazil)
Inputs	Keyboard, Mouse
Accessibility	Subtitles, One button
Links	Ko-Fi

Download

love-garden-win.zip 90 MB

Install instructions

If the file is compressed (.zip), unzip and play.
If the file is an .exe, follow the installer instructions and then execute it.
If you've chosen the mobile version, after the download is complete click on the file to install it.

Important Notice:

When downloading and attempting to run the game, your operating system may display a warning regarding the installation of a program from an unknown source. In such cases, you just have to choose the option to allow the files. Temporarily disabling your internet connection or antivirus can work too.
This also applies to the mobile version.

Related to this issue, if you find problems with your save files (e.g. saves not persisting between gameplays), the recommended approach is to run the game with administrative privileges in order for it to be able to modify the save files located in the appdata directory.

For Linux users:

Depending on the version of Ubuntu that you have, additional dependencies may need to be installed to permit you to play the game. The dependencies are: