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The Gardens Between

The Gardens Between

The Voxel Agents·Released Sep 20, 2018·Single player

Platforms: PS4PCPS5Xbox OneSwitch
Genres: PuzzleAdventureIndie

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The Gardens Between is a surreal puzzle adventure through memory, moments and time that follows best friends, Arina and Frendt, as they fall into a mysterious world of beautiful garden islands. The player can traverse back and forwards in time to discover each garden's secrets and, along the way, reveal a story about friendship, childhood and growing up.

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Peter Brown·Sep 19, 2018

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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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Colin Campbell·Sep 19, 2018

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Delightful puzzle game plays with magic and memory

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Edwin Evans-Thirlwell·Sep 19, 2018

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I've been reading a lot lately about the different ways we imagine time, and one, rather obvious thing I've belatedly r…

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Graham Banas·Sep 19, 2018

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The Gardens Between is almost a truly great puzzle game, but it gets hung up in a couple of small areas.

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Dom Reseigh-Lincoln·Sep 19, 2018

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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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