Choose Gardener: Master of Trees and Flowers
Choose Gardener: Master of Trees and Flowers if you want an Early Access game with Stereo Sound, Playable without Timed Input, and Save Anytime. Gardener: Master of Trees and Flowers launched in 2025.
Gardener: Master of Trees and Flowers vs Across the Valley
Gardener: Master of Trees and Flowers and Across the Valley both land in Indie, Simulation, Casual on Steam, which is why they keep getting compared. The comparison below is built from each game's Steam metadata — release year, genres, categories, Steam Deck status, price, and review score — refreshed daily by imho.run's scraper. Headline differences: Both share Indie, Simulation, Casual on Steam. Across the Valley (2023) is 2 years older than Gardener: Master of Trees and Flowers (2025). Across the Valley is currently ~0% cheaper on Steam than Gardener: Master of Trees and Flowers (19.99 USD vs. 19.99 USD). No login or purchase needed — scroll for the full table, the verdict FAQ, and links to ranked similar games for both titles.
Which should you pick?
Choose Across the Valley
Choose Across the Valley if you want the VR Only side of the pairing. Across the Valley launched in 2023.
Both Gardener: Master of Trees and Flowers and Across the Valley sit in Indie, Simulation, and Casual on Steam, so either pick lands in the same broad neighborhood. Use the side-by-side table for the feature view, or follow the "Games like" links below to see ranked alternatives for either title.
Side-by-side comparison
 Gardener: Master of Trees and Flowers |  Across the Valley | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2025 | 2023 |
| Genres | Indie, Simulation, Casual, Early Access | Indie, Simulation, Casual |
| Platforms | Windows, Linux | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Unrated | Unrated |
| Price | 19.99 USD | 19.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 4 reviews | 9 reviews |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Single-player only |
| Developers | Koksny.com | FusionPlay |
Side by side
- Both share Indie, Simulation, Casual on Steam.
- Across the Valley (2023) is 2 years older than Gardener: Master of Trees and Flowers (2025).
- Across the Valley is currently ~0% cheaper on Steam than Gardener: Master of Trees and Flowers (19.99 USD vs. 19.99 USD).
Gardener: Master of Trees and Flowers vs Across the Valley — FAQ
- Should I play Gardener: Master of Trees and Flowers or Across the Valley first?
- If you want chronology, Across the Valley (2023) came out before Gardener: Master of Trees and Flowers (2025). If neither is a sequel to the other, order doesn't really matter — start with whichever fits your current mood, since both share enough on Steam to make either a reasonable opener.
- Are Gardener: Master of Trees and Flowers and Across the Valley similar?
- They overlap on Indie, Simulation, Casual on Steam, so the catalogue groups them together — but "similar" depends on the specific mechanics. Use the genre + category rows above to decide whether the overlap matches what drew you to the one you've already played.