Choose Gardener: Master of Trees and Flowers
Choose Gardener: Master of Trees and Flowers if you want an Early Access game with Save Anytime. Gardener: Master of Trees and Flowers launched in 2025.
Gardener: Master of Trees and Flowers vs Gardener Plant Creator
Gardener: Master of Trees and Flowers and Gardener Plant Creator 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. Gardener Plant Creator (2024) is 1 year older than Gardener: Master of Trees and Flowers (2025). Gardener Plant Creator is free; Gardener: Master of Trees and Flowers is paid (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 Gardener Plant Creator
Choose Gardener Plant Creator if you want a Free To Play experience. On Steam, it's free to play, so the barrier to trying it is zero. Gardener Plant Creator launched in 2024.
Both Gardener: Master of Trees and Flowers and Gardener Plant Creator sit in Indie, Simulation, and Casual on Steam and both list Stereo Sound and Playable without Timed Input, 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 |  Gardener Plant Creator | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2025 | 2024 |
| Genres | Indie, Simulation, Casual, Early Access | Indie, Simulation, Free To Play, Casual |
| Platforms | Windows, Linux | Windows, Linux |
| Steam Deck | Unrated | Deck Playable |
| Price | 19.99 USD | Free to play |
| Steam reviews | 4 reviews | 76.9% positive (13 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Single-player only |
| Developers | Koksny.com | Koksny.com |
Side by side
- Both share Indie, Simulation, Casual on Steam.
- Gardener Plant Creator (2024) is 1 year older than Gardener: Master of Trees and Flowers (2025).
- Gardener Plant Creator is free; Gardener: Master of Trees and Flowers is paid (19.99 USD).
- Gardener Plant Creator is Deck Playable on Steam Deck; Gardener: Master of Trees and Flowers has no Deck rating yet.
Gardener: Master of Trees and Flowers vs Gardener Plant Creator — FAQ
- Should I play Gardener: Master of Trees and Flowers or Gardener Plant Creator first?
- If you want chronology, Gardener Plant Creator (2024) 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 Gardener Plant Creator 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.
- Is Gardener Plant Creator free?
- Yes — Gardener Plant Creator is a free-to-play Steam title. Gardener: Master of Trees and Flowers is paid (19.99 USD).