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Evergarden

A new kind of puzzle game

Ratings

Age

4+

Category

Puzzle

Languages

English

Lose yourself in a mysterious forest in Evergarden. This unique puzzle game tasks you with growing a vibrant garden by merging plants and patterns on a hexagonal grid. As you play, you will discover the secrets of the forest and its ancient inhabitants. With its stunning, minimalist art style and a soothing, procedural soundtrack, Evergarden offers a peaceful yet intellectually stimulating experience that rewards exploration and strategic growth.

Dinsun Expert Review

Our Expert Score

90/100

Evergarden is a hauntingly beautiful experience that defies the standard 'mobile puzzle' tropes. It feels more like a meditative ritual than a game. You are tasked with merging plants on a hexagonal grid, but the way the world reacts to your moves—with subtle rustles and ethereal lighting—makes it feel alive. The mystery of the forest and the cryptic guidance from your animal companion add a narrative weight that is rare in the genre.

The logic is tight; every move counts as you try to grow your garden before the time runs out. It rewards foresight and planning over fast reflexes. There is a deep, rhythmic quality to the gameplay that is incredibly relaxing, yet the underlying puzzles can be genuinely challenging. It’s a masterclass in atmospheric design and minimalist storytelling.

Dinsun reviewed on: Wed Feb 25 2026

Features

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Unique hexagonal grid mechanics

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Beautiful, atmospheric art style

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Relaxing procedural music

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Deeply hidden narrative elements

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Gameplays

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Q&A

Each session has a limited number of turns, but you can earn more by creating efficient patterns and growth.

Ratings & Reviews

Ran out of plants
Sun Sep 09 2018 mmmmmrnk

I turned my last two plants into a monolith with four moves left. I couldn’t use up my growing turns because there was “nothing to grow”. But I couldn’t plant anything because I didn’t have anything to plant. Lost all my earned triangles and points because I had to start over in this predicament. Otherwise it’s a pretty mediocre game. Fine to play in the background of watching tv, or killing time. Not a super satisfying narrative, and would have appreciated if the field of play changed shape or something as the game went on.

There’s minimalism and then there’s this.
Thu Aug 23 2018 Cespy

It’s a beautiful and interesting game, but the lack of any instruction or guidance is frustrating and definitely not relaxing. Even just a ‘help’ section hidden on the menu would be nice, or maybe a hint after playing the first level 8 times without progress. These additions would at least have given me hope that I hadn’t spent 6 dollars on a single level in a hex mini game. More about the gameplay for anyone interested: To progress to new content, you have to copy the pattern displayed in a thought bubble. The types of plants you need to fulfill the pattern are displayed on a hex board filled with a rotating diagram of the hex pattern needed with 2D silhouettes denoting the types of plants necessary. The actual game board does not rotate and all plants are three dimensional shapes. It’s difficult to get perspective on where the pattern is possible on the actual game board as a result.

Perfection!
Tue Aug 21 2018 ...kab

This may be my favorite game ever! I love puzzle and strategy games, but it’s so hard to find games that hold my attention and make me want to keep playing. After the first few times playing, this absolutely gorgeous game had me completely hooked, and although I’ve played to the end, I’m still hooked! The puzzle aspect mixed of the game with the strategy of the map was perfect. The final scene in the map was so moving. Having read the story behind the game in TouchArcade, and that the game was made to honor the creators’ mother (my own father passed away unexpectedly 2 months ago), it really touched me, and I’ll have to admit, I teared up at the end. I could go on and on about this game, I highly recommend it.

Mysterious and lovely
Sat Apr 06 2019 sneJ

I appreciate the lack of hand-holding. So many games have tutorials that walk you through every little detail; it can feel like being a kindergartener. Evergarden dropped me into its puzzle and let me work out the rules myself, which became part of the fun. There’s a mysterious feeling to this game, as though it’s a single piece of some larger world. The gameplay is reminiscent of Triple Town (or 2048/Threes), combining small-valued flowers into bigger ones, but the mechanism is different. And then there’s a larger matching game overlaying that, and I’ve just gotten to some mini-games that unlock new powers and reveal bits of what may be a story... Highly recommended if you enjoy thoughtful puzzles and tranquil moods.

Beautiful game full of challenges!
Thu Aug 16 2018 Showers02

Evergarden is a great game that is easy to pick up. I love that it’s simple enough for my five-year-old to play, but deep enough for someone older, like me, to keep things interesting and really challenge the mind. Just when I thought I had figured out how the game works, new gameplay is introduced. The sounds are very calming and a great reward when advancing through rounds. I recommend this game for anyone looking for a strategy game that doesn’t require a huge time commitment, even though it will keep you entertained for hours at a time.

Gameplay perfection, but technically...
Fri Aug 31 2018 Cause007

...this game destroys your battery life - probably by 50% in 45 minutes. Also, it needs a one-move Undo button... you can completely ruin your game by combining the pieces in the wrong direction - it happens too often for me. Gameplay is very, very good - plays like the Triple Town genre, but you “seed” new tiles instead of them generating randomly, and your worst enemy is a countdown clock (you’re always limited to a certain number of turns that you can increase through matching)... it makes this game very unique.

Beautiful, enjoyable game!
Thu Sep 06 2018 executor12

I really enjoyed playing this game! I couldn’t put it down for three hours straight after opening it for the first time. I wish I could save games and return to them though. As I’ve been playing on the go I’ve had trouble finishing a game in under 10 minutes and then I lose my progress because I push the game to the background. Overall though, I really enjoy this game and it is worth the $5. :)

Love this game
Fri Oct 30 2020 SCB1385

Been playing this for about a year, been through the whole field about 4 times and only got stuck once. I find it relaxing and absorbing. My only frustration is that on the main screen occasionally There will be a challenge that is impossible to accomplish in the available spots.

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