To prepare for the event, Picogram recorded themselves making art. The developers showcased the game at the Fellow Traveller event, LudoNarracon. Garden Story was a part of the Indie Megabooth at PAX East 2020. A demo showing off a region called Autumn Town was released on Steam in November. The game was featured at PAX West 2019 Featured at PAX South 2020. In August 2019, Viz Media announced Garden Story for PC, with a scheduled release in spring 2020. After seeing the game in Portland-based events, Rose City Games partnered with Picogram. Garden Story's development started in March 2018. The soundtrack was composed by Grahm Nesbitt, who also composed the soundtracks of Goodbye Doggy and Floppy Knights.

Garden Story was developed by Filipino-American creator Picogram. Concord can restore their health with bottles filled with dew. These perks represent memories which alter stats and grant abilities. Perks can be used to change Concord's stats and abilities, which are obtained when they complete tasks. These gems provide permanent upgrades to Concord's stats, including stamina, health, resistance, and mind. Concord can break them and consume the gems inside of them. Concord has to defeat the dungeon's boss to move on to the next area. To gain access to an area's dungeon, Concord has to complete requests and gather resources. Concord can build structures around town, and purchase cosmetic items from the stores. Some seeds have to be planted to progress through the story. Concord can collect new resources by planting seeds. They are leveled up when Concord completes the town's requests. Some towns have to reach a certain level to progress in the story. Increasing the level of each category upgrades the inventory of the town's shops. The experience points are given to one of three categories. When Concord rests, the town earns experience points from requests completed during the previous day. Each day, the requests on the bulletin board are changed. When Concord wakes up, they are given daily tasks to complete. The day ends if Concord dies or goes to sleep. In each town that they visit, Concord is given a house where they can change their clothes, store materials, and refill bottles. Attacking, rolling and sprinting depletes Concord's stamina gauge. Concord can use the dowsing rod to grab items or activate switches. Weapons can be used to solve puzzles and gather resources. An enemy may require the use of a certain weapon to defeat them. Each weapon can be upgraded with materials.

Concord can wield a sword, a hammer, and a dowsing rod. In Garden Story, players control a grape named Concord, who has to travel across the Grove and eliminate the Rot that resides there. Gameplay Concord fighting Octopihi, a boss. Garden Story received mixed reviews from critics, who praised the visuals and music, but were underwhelmed by the gameplay. Plum appoints Concord as the new Guardian of Spring Hamlet, and Concord goes on a journey across the Grove to defeat the Rot. Plum, the Guardian of Spring Hamlet, tells them that the Rot is causing the lack of new Greenlings. The game follows Concord, a grape who takes care of the kindergarten, which is tended by the youngest Greenling. Limited Run Games announced that physical copies would be distributed in Q3 2022. The game was released for macOS, Windows, and Nintendo Switch on August 11, 2021, and for Xbox One on July 12, 2022. Garden Story is an action role-playing game developed by Picogram and published by Rose City Games.

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