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The Gardens Between is a puzzle game set in dreamlike island gardens where you play as best friends Arina and Frendt. You work around the island levels collecting balls of light in your lantern, manipulating time to solve puzzles and removing obstacles. As you progress you explore the interrelated cause and effect of each aspect of the island.

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The Gardens Between

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Release Date: 20/09/2018

Price: 86% off

Platforms: Android, Mac, PC, PS4, Switch, Xbox One and iOS

Content Rating: PEGI 3

Skill Rating: 9+ year-olds

Players: 1

Genres: Adventure, Puzzle and Simulation

Accessibility: 3 features

Components: 3D Third-Person

Developer: The Voxel Agents (@TheVoxelAgents)

Costs: Purchase cost

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Release Date: 14/03/2012, updated in 2019

Platforms: PC, PS3, PS4 and iOS

Skill Rating: 11+ year-olds

Components: 3D Third-Person and Open World

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Donut County

Release Date: 15/08/2018, updated in 2018

Platforms: Android, Mac, PC, PS4, Switch, Xbox One and iOS

Skill Rating: 4+ year-olds

Components: 3D Third-Person and Cartoon

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Cloud Gardens

Release Date: 09/09/2020, updated in 2021

Platforms: Mac, PC, Xbox One and Xbox Series X|S

Skill Rating: 6+ year-olds

Components: 2D Overhead and Blocks

Cloud Gardens is a puzzle game where you grow vegetation over a dilapidated post-apocalyptic world. It's a low-pressure puzzle, from the team behind Kingdom. It has the same pixel-art style, but here you are left to take your time...

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Release Date: 26/03/2021

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Components: 2D Side-On and Hand-Made

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Release Date: 06/06/2019, updated in 2020

Platforms: PC, PS4, Switch and Xbox One

Skill Rating: 9+ year-olds

Components: 3D First-Person

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Before Your Eyes

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Components: 3D First-Person and Cartoon

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Release Date: 19/06/2010, updated in 2023

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14 Great Games Like The Gardens Between

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6 Similar Games Short List

Journey

Donut County

Cloud Gardens

Genesis Noir

Monument Valley (Series)

Road to Guangdong

8 Similar Games Long List

Before Your Eyes

Ghost Trick

Evergarden

Hidden Through Time

Six Cats Under

The Magnificent Trufflepigs

Pony Island

Takeshi and Hiroshi

7 Easier Skill Rating than The Gardens Between

3 Video Games With More Documented Accessibility Features than The Gardens Between

The Gardens Between is in These Lists

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Difficulty Options:	Simple and Full Version No Memorisation Advantage No Hidden Information No Deceit Advantage No Colour Advantage No Mathematics Advantage No Weighing Decisions

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Assistance Getting Started:	Clear Manual Electronic Version of Manual Electronic Version of Manual for Screen Readers Getting Started Video Digital Version Reference Aid
Assistance Progressing:	Play Order Tokens (Or play order doesn’t change) Reaction-Time Not Critical Low Pressure Low Impact Catch Up Rule

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Pieces:	Components are Distinguishable by Touch Components are Replaceable No Non-Standard Dice (Or No Dice) No Tiny Pieces No Paper Money No Sprawl
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