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Games like A Tale In The Garden

If A Tale In The Garden is your kind of game, the closest matches are Bonds of the Zodiac, Leila and The Gardens Between — picked from the ranked list below. Each pick is ranked by what players of this game also play, shared genres and tags, and review-mined similarity — not a generic popularity list.

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About A Tale In The Garden: A short, slow-paced, narrative-driven point-and-click game where you follow Filomena as she prepares her garden for a competition and awaits the arrival of her grandchild, Frida.

2025IndieAdventureCasual2.99 USDWindows · macOSby Dream Outpost
A Tale In The Garden — Steam game cover

Players who liked A Tale In The Garden also play

Steam players who put hours into A Tale In The Garden also tend to own these titles — a signal called collaborative filtering. imho.run cross-references millions of library ownership patterns to surface games whose real audiences overlap, regardless of whether their genre tags match.

  1. Bonds of the Zodiac

    WHY THIS

    Top pick for A Tale In The Garden fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with A Tale In The Garden.

    Rei, a grieving girl, is drawn into a mystical realm where the Zodiac spirits are bound by the Jade Emperor. Mediate their inner struggles and guide them toward freedom in a first-person journey steeped in myth, conflict, and emotion.

    2027IndieAdventureCasualSteam ↗
  2. Leila

    WHY THIS

    Second-strongest match for A Tale In The Garden fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with A Tale In The Garden.

    Leila is a heartfelt, hand-animated narrative game about the small yet significant struggles we all face. Solve story-driven puzzles, relive fragile memories, and discover a deeply personal journey that may feel more familiar than you expect.

    2025IndieAdventureCasual5.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. The Gardens Between

    WHY THIS

    Third-strongest match for A Tale In The Garden fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with A Tale In The Garden.

    The Gardens Between is a surreal puzzle adventure that follows best friends, Arina and Frendt, as they fall into a mysterious world of beautiful garden islands. Manipulate time to solve puzzles and discover the secrets of each island.

    2018IndieAdventure19.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  4. Lydia

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #4 for A Tale In The Garden fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with A Tale In The Garden.

    Award winning emotional visual novel about a little girl in a world of adults. How can you find a monster you can’t see?

    2017IndieAdventureCasual3.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  5. Some Goodbyes We Made

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #5 for A Tale In The Garden fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with A Tale In The Garden.

    I have some memories of saying goodbye that I don't want to forget, so I turned them into 11 minigames and backed them up in this collection.

    2024IndieAdventureCasual4.99 USDSteam ↗
  6. Closer the Distance

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #6 for A Tale In The Garden fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Casual with A Tale In The Garden.

    Closer the Distance is a slice-of-life sim that tells a deeply emotional story about the connections between family and friends in the face of tragedy. Unearth long kept secrets, repair strained relationships, and help your loved ones move on.

    2024IndieSimulationCasual19.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. Pine: A Story of Loss

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #7 for A Tale In The Garden fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with A Tale In The Garden.

    Alone in the forest glade he shared with his wife, a woodworker struggles to accept her passing. Help him hold on to cherished memories of their life together as he struggles to care for himself and his now empty home. Pine is a single-serving game focused on telling a beautiful, emotional tale.

    2024IndieAdventureCasual9.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  8. Anamorphine

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #8 for A Tale In The Garden fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with A Tale In The Garden.

    Explore the past as you resolve the present in Anamorphine, a surreal adventure of rendered emotions. Journey into the mind of the main character, a young man in denial. His subconscious is pushing him to face his past - or be consumed by it.

    2018IndieAdventure19.99 USDSteam ↗

Cheaper alternatives

Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below A Tale In The Garden at current Steam store prices.

  1. POSTAL 2

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~67% under A Tale In The Garden on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with A Tale In The Garden.

    Live a week in the life of "The POSTAL Dude"; a hapless everyman just trying to check off some chores. Buying milk, returning an overdue library book, getting Gary Coleman's autograph, what could possibly go wrong?

    2012ActionIndieAdventure0.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. Milk inside a bag of milk inside a bag of milk

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under A Tale In The Garden on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with A Tale In The Garden.

    A short story about what sort of challenges everyday little things can be. Help the girl buy milk, be the first not to disappoint her.

    2020IndieAdventure1.49 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. Blood and Bacon

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~67% under A Tale In The Garden on Steam right now. Shares Adventure and Casual with A Tale In The Garden.

    This Co-op Shooter , has Day and Night levels, multiple maps, players will take on 25 enemy types and numerous bosses, like Gargantuan Monsters and Minibosses every 10 days as you explore, shoot and run for your life against the onslaught of porcine monstrosities.

    2016ActionAdventureCasual0.99 USDSteam ↗
  4. Peggle Deluxe

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~67% under A Tale In The Garden on Steam right now. Shares Casual with A Tale In The Garden.

    Take your best shot with energizing arcade fun! Aim, shoot, clear the orange pegs, then sit back and cheer as 10 whimsical teachers guide you to Peggle greatness.

    2007Casual0.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. shapez

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~67% under A Tale In The Garden on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Casual with A Tale In The Garden.

    shapez is an easy-going, minimalistic factory building game about the automation of shapes through extraction and satisfying production lines. Adapt to increasingly complex shapes and grow your factory across an infinitely expanding map. Your only limitation is your creativity!

    2020StrategyIndieSimulation0.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. Shower With Your Dad Simulator 2015: Do You Still Shower With Your Dad

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~67% under A Tale In The Garden on Steam right now. Shares Indie with A Tale In The Garden.

    "Shower With Your Dad Simulator 2015: Do You Still Shower With Your Dad?" is a fast paced shower-simulation where you shower with your 8-bit dad.It's good, clean fun!

    2015ActionIndieSimulation0.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  7. Insaniquarium Deluxe

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~67% under A Tale In The Garden on Steam right now. Shares Casual with A Tale In The Garden.

    The craziest aquarium game ever! Tend to your fish, keep them happy and they'll reward you with coins and jewels. Buy tank upgrades or egg parts which hatch different in-tank pets. These pets can help you feed your fish, collect coins, or even protect against the aliens that will invade your tank.

    2006Casual0.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. Montaro

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~67% under A Tale In The Garden on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Casual with A Tale In The Garden.

    Montaro is a DOGE.

    2016IndieCasual0.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Free alternatives

Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.

  1. Doki Doki Literature Club!

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Casual with A Tale In The Garden.

    The Literature Club is full of cute girls! Will you write the way into their heart? This game is not suitable for children or those who are easily disturbed.

    2017IndieFree To PlayCasualFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. Life is Strange - Episode 1

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Adventure with A Tale In The Garden.

    Episode 1 now FREE! Life is Strange is an award-winning and critically acclaimed episodic adventure game that allows the player to rewind time and affect the past, present and future.

    2015ActionAdventureFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. Helltaker

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with A Tale In The Garden.

    Helltaker is a short game about sharply dressed demon girls.

    2020IndieAdventureFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Ultimate Custom Night

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with A Tale In The Garden.

    Welcome to the ultimate FNAF mashup, featuring 50 selectable characters and custom difficulties!

    2018ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeSteam ↗
  5. Bongo Cat

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with A Tale In The Garden.

    Bongo cat needs your help. Bongo cat needz more hatz!!! Every time you press a key, Bongo cat will punch your taskbar. Type, click, play, work to collect more points. Which hats will you find?

    2025IndieSimulationMassively MultiplayerFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. ENA: Dream BBQ

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with A Tale In The Garden.

    Experience surreal environments and inexplicable characters as ENA in a new wild world.

    2025IndieAdventureFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  7. The Murder of Sonic the Hedgehog

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Casual with A Tale In The Garden.

    Sonic the Hedgehog...was murdered!? Get to the bottom of the mystery in this brand-new adventure!

    2023IndieSimulationFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. Indigo Park: Chapter 1

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with A Tale In The Garden.

    Explore the abandoned childhood wonder of Indigo Park! Guided by Rambley the Raccoon, help restore power to the destroyed amusement park while you run from the reason it shut down.

    2024ActionIndieAdventureFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Plays great on Steam Deck

Valve-Verified or Playable picks from the similar pool — ready to go on Deck out of the box.

  1. The Gardens Between

    WHY THIS

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie and Adventure with A Tale In The Garden.

    The Gardens Between is a surreal puzzle adventure that follows best friends, Arina and Frendt, as they fall into a mysterious world of beautiful garden islands. Manipulate time to solve puzzles and discover the secrets of each island.

    2018IndieAdventure19.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. Lydia

    WHY THIS

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie and Adventure with A Tale In The Garden.

    Award winning emotional visual novel about a little girl in a world of adults. How can you find a monster you can’t see?

    2017IndieAdventureCasual3.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. Pine: A Story of Loss

    WHY THIS

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie and Adventure with A Tale In The Garden.

    Alone in the forest glade he shared with his wife, a woodworker struggles to accept her passing. Help him hold on to cherished memories of their life together as he struggles to care for himself and his now empty home. Pine is a single-serving game focused on telling a beautiful, emotional tale.

    2024IndieAdventureCasual9.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Frequently asked about A Tale In The Garden

How much does A Tale In The Garden cost?
A Tale In The Garden is listed on Steam at 2.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to A Tale In The Garden?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside A Tale In The Garden are Bonds of the Zodiac, Leila, The Gardens Between.
Who developed A Tale In The Garden?
A Tale In The Garden was developed by Dream Outpost.

imho.run ranks Steam game alternatives using a mix of collaborative filtering (ALS / iALS / EASE / LightGCN), content scoring over genres, categories, Steam tags, developers, and publishers, plus AI-extracted vibes mined from review text. The page above is generated in seed mode anchored on A Tale In The Garden.

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