The Gardens Between is a puzzle video game developed by Australian studio The Voxel Agents, it released in 2018. The game centres on teenagers Arina and Frendt, a girl and boy that live next to each other who have become close friends. You play through abstract levels that are influenced by specific memories based on their time together.
We’ve had Gnomes Garden, Gnomes Garden 2, Gnomes Garden: New Home and now Gnomes Garden 3: The Thief of Castles. With this latest iteration it is business as usual for the resource management style of gameplay.
Originally released in 2008 as an exclusive for the Wii, the remastered version of de Blob has now been released on the PS4, Xbox One, PC and Nintendo Switch.
Gnomes Garden 2 will be very familiar to those who have played the other games in the series. It’s arguably the same game with more levels, a new story and a tougher difficulty. However, it retains the incredible addictive gameplay.
Storm Boy: The Game is based on Colin Thiele’s 1964 children’s book of the same name. Aimed squarely at the younger market, it’s a loving retelling of the story with sharp, pretty visuals, simplistic gameplay and a touching soundtrack.
I’ve thrown together a list of my 10 favourite video games that I played this year. A number of these didn’t actually release in 2018. However, that doesn’t change the fact that they are all well worth checking out.
Gnomes Garden: New Home will be very familiar to those who played the first game in the series. In fact, it’s arguably the same game with more levels, a few new ideas and a tougher difficulty. However, it retains the incredible addictive gameplay.
Tacoma is a narrative-driven adventure set aboard a high-tech space station in the year 2088. Explore every detail of how the station’s crew lived and worked, finding clues that add up to a gripping story of trust, fear, and resolve in the face of disaster.
