Fit check
Is Garden Tale worth it for you?
We tell you who should skip it, too.
Play it if you…
Good fit- Strategy RPG players who prefer battles involving battlefield objects to battles focused only on direct attacks
- Players who enjoy planning area attacks while accounting for the risk of harming allies
- Players who like choosing weapons and skills for individual stages
Skip it if you…
Saves you a refund- Players seeking battles without friendly-fire risk, since Bonion blasts can harm allies
- Players who prefer direct attacks over planning Bonion positions and chain reactions
- Players looking for large-scale army management rather than battles involving individual units
Our take on Garden Tale
Chain reactions can expand an attack across the battlefield and generate Mana, but they can also injure allies caught in the blast radius. That risk makes positioning and checking unit health part of using the system.
What is Garden Tale?
Garden Tale is a 2.
5D simulation RPG in which Kurtz and his companions defend the Garden Kingdom from an attack by creatures from the neighboring Zoo Empire. Battles revolve around Bonions, explosive plants placed around the map. Attacking one until its health reaches zero triggers a blast that can damage nearby allies and enemies. The blast can set off other Bonions, expanding the damage and increasing the Mana gained for skills. Players must consider unit positions and health when setting off these reactions.
Each unit can have one unique skill and up to two skills for its weapon or armor. Skills may have passive effects, damage enemies, or control Bonions. Some equipment skills can move a Bonion when attacked or make it grow faster. The game advises choosing weapons and skills for each stage.
How Garden Tale plays
- 01Explosive chains
- Blasts can trigger nearby Bonions, increasing damage and the Mana gained.
- 02Unit skill slots
- Each unit can have one unique skill and up to two skills for its weapon or armor.
- 03Bonion control skills
- Some equipment skills can move these plants or speed up their growth.
Garden Tale compared to similar games
Garden Tale centers on battles where explosive plants can damage allies and enemies and trigger further blasts. Xenonauts focuses on controlling small squads of persistent soldiers against extraterrestrials.
Garden Tale: platforms & release
Is Garden Tale worth it?
It is worth it if: strategy RPG players who prefer battles involving battlefield objects to battles focused only on direct attacks. Skip it if: players seeking battles without friendly-fire risk, since Bonion blasts can harm allies.
Where can I download Garden Tale?
Use the Download Now button on this page: it opens Garden Tale's store page, where you can choose how to get it.
What platforms is Garden Tale on?
Windows only.
