Horticular: Build a Garden, Attract Wildlife

Horticular: Build a Garden, Attract Wildlife

Released Jul 2024

Horticular is a relaxing garden builder where you grow plants, design habitats and attract a wide range of wildlife. Help the gnome Keepers restore a barren wasteland with magical powers and populate it with adorable critters. Reclaim nature from a looming corruption and create your perfect garden.

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Evaluation

Horticular launched on July 11, 2024, after 3.5 years of development. Since launch, inDirection Games has kept up a consistent stream of updates. The game received a major habitat system rework in September 2024, a Halloween-themed content update in October 2024, a festive holiday event update in December 2024, and then its first paid DLC — Frozen Frontier — on February 28, 2025, which added a full new story campaign, a new arctic world, 100+ items, and 15 new animals. Feature patches have continued throughout 2025, and on April 30, 2026, the game launched on Nintendo Switch (with both base game and Frozen Frontier DLC), alongside controller and UI improvements to the PC version. The most recent developer communication is from April 30, 2026. No specific future content has been announced, and the developer has not published a new roadmap following the completion of the original one, but given the consistent update history and the recent Nintendo Switch release showing ongoing developer engagement, the game is clearly still being actively maintained and developed. The developer has not made any statement suggesting updates are winding down.
Evidence
Horticular launched on Nintendo Switch with base game and Frozen Frontier DLC; PC version received controller and Steam Deck UI improvements simultaneously.
news post · Apr 30, 2026 source development ongoing
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Frozen Frontier DLC launched with a new story campaign set on an arctic world, overworld travel mechanic, 100+ new items, 15 new animals, and new upgrades and spells.
news post · Feb 28, 2025 source content shipped
high

Content

2 of 2 released · no outstanding content
Released
Jul 2024

Media

Details

Publisher
Slug Disco
Achievements
54
Platform
Windows, Linux
Controller
full support
Steam Deck
Verified
Players
Single-player

About this game

Horticular is a relaxing garden-builder that begins with mysterious gnomes summoning you. Their wish? For you to breathe new life into a long-lost garden, abandoned by its previous caretaker.

Enter a magical world where you build up and expand a lush garden at your own pace. In your journey, you attract adorable animals to inhabit every corner; uncover helpful upgrades; and assist quirky characters for rewards and story development—all while juggling decay and fending off corruption sent by your nemesis!

Build and expand the garden of your dreams with hundreds of unlockable surface types and items. You set the pace and what to do next, whether it be developing a new vegetable area, progressing a lucrative story arch, or just sitting back and admiring your creation.

Create and preserve animal habitats to attract adorable creatures. Each species has its own requirements to fulfill before they pay you a visit, so you have to plan ahead if you want them all. Should you not take proper care of your inhabitants, they may leave you in pursuit of better luck elsewhere!

Immerse yourself in your personal garden diorama, complete with a day-night cycle and weather effects. But while a rainy and lantern-lit evening may be cozy, it is not just for show! You will find that darkness attracts unsavory characters, some animals prefer specific weather conditions, and lightning strikes loom under stormy skies.

Nurture your garden with magic. Over time, you will have to deal with unhappy animals, garden decay, and corrupted agents sent by your nemesis. But with a combination of helpful gnomes and your own magical gloves, you are sure to keep an everblooming environment.

Choose how your gardening journey develops by upgrading abilities and investing in new items. Since you make the decision, every playthrough is personal. But worry not; no choice locks you out of content, and you are able to collect everything!

Encounter multiple quirky characters writing you letters throughout the story. Each individual has their own specialty, and they frequently give you tasks to carry out in exchange for a reward. What you decide to pursue is completely up to you, and there is always something waiting to be done.

And more...

  • Rename inhabitants to personalize your garden.

  • Measure your horticultural career during the in-world gardener competition.

  • Exchange valuable plant nectar for new decorative items.

  • Snap pretty pictures in the camera mode and share your creation with the world.

  • Modify the game with easily accessed game data files and the included editor.

Last evaluated Jun 15, 2026
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