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A Hero and a Garden

A Hero and a Garden

Released: 8/28/2020

Grow a garden to repay the damages you caused! Once upon a time, there was a princess trapped in a tower by an evil witch. Would anyone attempt to rescue her? A brave hero attempted to save her, but things didn’t exactly work out for him! In a twist of fate, our young hero is now forced to repay all the damage he caused to the local monster villagers by… growing a garden? Harvest berries, fulfill requests, and repair the local monster town in this unique visual novel clicker game. Earn enough money to pay back the witch and experience unique character endings! Features: * Cute and simple art * Get to know a strong cast of monster characters * Experience special character-variant endings * Peaceful and tranquil music

Grow a garden to repay the damages you caused! Once upon a time, there was a princess trapped in a tower by an evil witch. Would anyone attempt to rescue her? A brave hero attempted to save her, but things didn’t exactly work out for him! In a twist of fate, our young hero is now forced to repay all the damage he caused to the local monster villagers by… growing a garden? Harvest berries, fulfill requests, and repair the local monster town in this unique visual novel clicker game. Earn enough money to pay back the witch and experience unique character endings! Features: * Cute and simple art * Get to know a strong cast of monster characters * Experience special character-variant endings * Peaceful and tranquil music

Grow a garden to repay the damages you caused! Once upon a time, there was a princess trapped in a tower by an evil witch. Would anyone attempt to rescue her? A brave hero attempted to save her, but things didn’t exactly work out for him! In a twist of fate, our young hero is now forced to repay all the damage he caused to the local monster villagers by… growing a garden? Harvest berries, fulfill requests, and repair the local monster town in this unique visual novel clicker game. Earn enough money to pay back the witch and experience unique character endings! Features: * Cute and simple art * Get to know a strong cast of monster characters * Experience special character-variant endings * Peaceful and tranquil music

Critics
73
Steam
95

Score Breakdown

73.1

Critic Average

7 reviews

95

Steam User Score

78 reviews

N/A

Metacritic User Score

Less than 20 reviews

Disparity Breakdown

Steam Disparity
-21.7
Metacritic Disparity
N/A
Combined Disparity
-21.7

Average of both sources

Review Timing

3 launch window (43%)4 late (57%)

Review summary

Updated May 8, 2026

Based on 7 scored critic reviews, critics give this game an average score of 73.1/100. Critics score this game 21.7 points lower than Steam users.

How these comparisons are calculated
Sources behind this summary(5 recent of 7)+
  1. Vítor M. CostaviaGameBlast
    May 19, 2022·Late review
    75/100View review
    Steam 94.9/100 · -19.9 pts
  2. Stephen BrownviaRapid Reviews UK
    Mar 3, 2021·Late review
    70/100View review
    Steam 94.9/100 · -24.9 pts
  3. Ismael Mercado Sánchezvia33bits
    Jan 12, 2021·Late review
    55/100View review
    Steam 94.9/100 · -39.9 pts
  4. Ivanir IgnacchittiviaNintendo Blast
    Jan 11, 2021·Late review
    75/100View review
    Steam 94.9/100 · -19.9 pts
  5. Brittani Kooiker viaLadiesGamers.com
    Sep 27, 2020·Launch window
    80/100View review
    Steam 94.9/100 · -14.9 pts