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The Gardens Between

The Voxel Agents
Sep 20, 2018 - PlayStation 4, PC, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 5
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OpenCritic Rating

79

Top Critic Average

77%

Critics Recommend

Eurogamer
No Recommendation
GameSpot
8 / 10
USgamer
4 / 5
Game Revolution
4 / 5
TheSixthAxis
9 / 10
God is a Geek
8 / 10
Nintendo Life
8 / 10
VideoGamer
6 / 10
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The Gardens Between - Teaser - Out now: Nintendo Switch, PS4, XBOX One, Steam, Mac App Store

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The Gardens Between Is Coming to Switch! (ESRB)

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The Gardens Between coming to PlayStation® 4 in 2018.


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Critic Reviews for The Gardens Between

Eurogamer

No Recommendation / Blank
Eurogamer

A childhood bond reimagined as a series of elegant, time-based diorama puzzles, The Gardens Between is short but very sweet.

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With a bittersweet story and a gorgeous, dreamlike world, The Gardens Between is time-bending puzzle game that you won't soon forget.

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The Gardens Between is a great example of a puzzle game with the most simple of mechanics, showcasing how much can be stretched out of so little. Its light story of friendship is sweet (if not a bit too saccharine). It complements the core mechanic of controlling the passage of time, and well, the inevitability of how no matter how much you'd like time to stand still sometimes, it'll move along regardless.

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There's an elusive elegance to The Gardens Between. It's short, charming, and shows its rewarding puzzle mechanic in just a couple hours without stretching the game to its breaking point. Some people might think it's too short but it's a start contrast to a solid chunk of big budget games that boast nebulous amounts of content over shorter, more authored experiences.

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The Gardens Between is a short and simple adventure that holds a lot of charm. It plays upon the nostalgia we all have for childhood and focusses on experiences we've left behind in adulthood. It's also distinctly bittersweet in how it deals with the nature of change within relationships. While it's not the longest game, it's perfectly put together, and though the puzzles aren't too difficult, the way they're crafted should be praised as should the whole package.

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A beautiful, relaxing puzzler that demands little more than your attention.

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Relaxing as it is taxing, The Gardens Between offers a poignant coalescence of charming visuals, a relaxing soundtrack and a bittersweet story.

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A seductive art style, hazy synth sounds, and some well-designed puzzles give The Gardens Between a pleasant mood, but it doesn't stay in the mind long after the credits.

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