Protect this precious grape at all costs

I had been looking for an excuse to coverGarden Story, a ripe little adventure RPG coming to Steam next year, and today I’ve got a great one: there’s a limited-time demo from November 12 to December 21.

The Autumn Town demo runs about half an hour, offering a glimpse ofGarden Story‘s produce-themed world and inhabitants, some basic hand-to-hand combat against the encroaching Rot, and fishin’ for items in a sewer. It’s essentially just the tutorial section, but I’m glad to get a peek either way.

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The final version will go deeper into gardening and “fostering new friendships,” with developer Picogram going so far as to callGarden Storya “social sim.” The adventuring aspect feels well-trodden– you can dodge-roll and charge your attacks–but the characters are super cute. I want to see more of them.

I’ll be keeping an eye on this one leading up to its spring PC launch.

The ghost at the end of the hallway

Picking up the smiley face post-it off the broken mirror

John and Molly sitting on the park bench

Close up shot of Marissa Marcel starring in Ambrosio

Kukrushka sitting in a meadow

Lightkeeper pointing his firearm overlapped against the lighthouse background

Overseer looking over the balcony in opening cutscene of Funeralopolis

Edited image of Super Imposter looking through window in No I’m not a Human demo cutscene with thin man and FEMA inside the house

Looking at the ghost of Jackie inside the lighthouse