StrategyFit check
Is Evergarden worth it for you?
We tell you who should skip it, too.
Play it if you…
Good fit- Puzzle players who enjoy repeatedly refining strategies for higher scores
- Adventure players who want forest exploration and environmental puzzles alongside a board game
- Players seeking a daily procedural puzzle rather than a campaign with only a fixed endpoint
Skip it if you…
Saves you a refund- Players looking for a puzzle campaign with a definite ending to the core board mode
- Players who prefer a fast-paced action loop over turn-limited plant combinations and gradual progression
- Players seeking a longer adventure campaign than the stated 10–15 hours
Our take on Evergarden
The garden puzzle has no final completion point: its board loop is built for repeated play and continued strategy mastery.
What is Evergarden?
Evergarden pairs a repeatable garden puzzle with a forest adventure.
On a hexagonal board, combine plants to create higher-value items and grow the garden within a turn limit. The puzzle has strategies to master and includes a leaderboard. Stones earned on the board can be spent to solve puzzles in the forest, where exploration and progression reveal secrets and unlock songs that add options to the board. A daily challenge offers a new procedural puzzle each day. The garden game can be played repeatedly without a final completion point; the adventure section takes most players 10–15 hours to explore.
How Evergarden plays
- 01Turn-limited garden
- Combining plants creates higher-value items as the garden grows within a turn limit.
- 02Forest progression
- Stones earned in the board puzzle are used to solve puzzles while exploring the forest.
- 03Daily puzzle
- A new procedural challenge becomes available each day.
- 04Board songs
- Solving forest puzzles unlocks songs that add depth to the garden puzzle.
- 05Puzzle leaderboard
- The core board game includes a leaderboard for scores.
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Evergarden: platforms & release
Is Evergarden worth it?
It is worth it if: puzzle players who enjoy repeatedly refining strategies for higher scores. Skip it if: players looking for a puzzle campaign with a definite ending to the core board mode.
Where can I download Evergarden?
Use the Download Now button on this page: it opens Evergarden's store page, where you can choose how to get it.
What platforms is Evergarden on?
Windows, macOS and Linux.
