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Strange Horticulture

Strange Horticulture is an occult puzzle game in which you play as the proprietor of a local plant store. Find and identify new plants, pet your cat, speak to a coven, or join a cult. Use your collection of powerful plants to influence the story and unravel Undermere’s dark mysteries.
Review94.82%  12366  676
GenresAdventure, Indie, Simulation
DeveloperBad Viking
PublisherIceberg Interactive
DemoAvailable
Category
  • Single-player
  • Steam Achievements
  • Full controller support
  • Steam Trading Cards
  • Steam Cloud
  • Family Sharing
Release dateJan 21, 2022
Supported OSWindowsmacOS
Steam Deck Compatibility
Verified

All functionality is accessible when using the default controller configuration

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In-game interface text is legible on Steam Deck

This game's default graphics configuration performs well on Steam Deck

LanguagesEnglish, German, Russian, Simplified Chinese, French, Italian, Spanish - Spain, Korean, Japanese, Traditional Chinese, Czech, Dutch, Polish, Portuguese - Brazil, Turkish
Age ratings
2 age ratings found
  • L by DEJUS
  • 6 by STEAM_GERMANY for Fantasy-Gewalt
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    Game tags
    Mystery393Puzzle356Investigation328Nature324Exploration313Relaxing298Detective265Choices Matter2632D261Multiple Endings252Story Rich235Lovecraftian209Simulation205Atmospheric201Adventure168Dark161Point & Click150Conversation121Alternate History89Colorful79

    Last update: 2025-06-10 (General data), 2025-06-10 (Steam Deck compat.), 2025-05-16 (Review data)

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