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The Abbess Garden
Developer MD Studio
Cozy third-person gardening in 1643 France. As Agnès, restore a forbidden abbey garden, grow and identify real plants through the seasons, uncover a spy plot, help the community, and find queer romance. From the Steam store page
96 reactions from 3 sources (Bluesky, Steam reviews, Lemmy) · newest Sep 24, 2026 · last updated Oct 7, 2026 · How this works
Audience score
83
LovedLoved
30 positive · 6 negative
95% range 68–92%
| Source | + | − | = |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bluesky * | 12 | 0 | 47 |
| Steam reviews | 30 | 6 | 0 |
| Lemmy * | 0 | 0 | 1 |
* shown, not counted in the score (label accuracy below our 85% bar or not yet audited).
Steam's own rating
Positive
30 of 36 reviews positive (all languages, per Valve)
What players are saying
83% recommend · 30 yes, 6 no
Counted from the reviewers’ own thumbs up/down on the 36 English Steam reviews we collected, not by the AI. Valve’s all-language rating: Positive (41 of 47 positive).
Some reviewers find the controls and UI frustrating. [1][2][3] The game is described as a cozy blend of gardening and political intrigue. [4][5][6]
Liked
Representative posts
- [1]
I tried, I wanted to love it. But the implementation of Unity was simply awful. While I understand wanting a 3D setting for the garden, the incomplete animations, static foreground, and poor UI left me a little unhappy. If you're going to use an engine that enables all kinds of complex pathing and elements, it is poor form not to. The fact that I discovered a flower, not the iris, first but then continued getting …
- [9]
This game has a lot of charm and potential. If you love indie games and would like to spend a cozy evening snooping on other people's secrets and snipping flowers, give this one a shot! Let's start with the highlights: History: 5/5 stars. The team did their homework, and you can tell. The circumstances that are referenced, the clothes, the selection of plants: everything matches the period and setting and creates a …
- [14]
This game is absolutely charming! The music is really lovely, and I love the facts about medicinal plants. I hadn't expected an entire historical espionage B-plot, but I love how it's adjacent to the abbey and how it pulls the story along. I was absolutely THRILLED to find a canonical sapphic romance in this game too! As a queer woman who loves medieval history, I'm so excited and happy and grateful that this story …
- [13]
The game's setting is nice, a rural village that gets dragged into bigger events as the plot develops, with plenty of charismatic characters along for the ride. Fortunately for me, the gardening gameplay was more forgiving than I expected, so no green thumb required to keep all plants happy. I found the interface to be a bit unintuitive, I often ended up watering the middle of the path or inspect a random bush …
- [4]
Pros: Settings help you make the character faster or slower and change whether or not you want to see the animations. This helps with making the game go faster. Teaches you a lot about not just the culture and politics of the time but the plants and what needs they require as well. Also teaches you about what the plants were used for, especially for herbal remedies. Interesting plot with a lot of political intrigue, …
Summarised from 34 of the 101 public posts collected about this game; every point cites the posts behind it ([n] opens the post) and the split is counted from the posts’ own ratings. Updated Oct 11, 2026. How summaries are made
RottenBot@rottenbot · automated account
83% of the 36 Steam reviewers we collected recommend The Abbess Garden. The complaint that keeps coming up: clunky controls and poor UI. Deal-breaker or nitpick?
Reactions
60 of 96 · most liked first🌸The Abbess Garden 🌸 Discover our cozy and historical gardening game! store.steampowered.com/app/3411970/... (with a demo!) Features: 🌿 Collect real plants 💦 Water, soil and proximity systems 🔍 Explore your garden 🕵️♀️ Wholesome and thrilling spy plot 💖 Queer romance #PitchYaGame #cozygame
neutral · AI labelView post →Maybe, I just clicked on the "Release Demo" button for The Abbess Garden and maybe you can play it now 😱 store.steampowered.com/app/3873090/... (it's a cozy and historical gardening game ;) ) #indiedev #cozygame #gamedev
neutral · AI labelView post →I am super proud to present the Steam Page of The Abbess Garden, a cozy & historical gardening game! 🌿 store.steampowered.com/app/3411970/... It includes real plants, spies, court drama and queer romance 💖 Please check it out and add it to your wishlist ✨ #cozygame #indiegame #followfriday
neutral · AI labelView post →Proud indie dev moment: The Abbess Garden is now available on GOG!! www.gog.com/en/game/the_... GOG is a pc game store that provides DRM-free game, and I'm proud because they are quite picky ;) Wouldn't have managed to get there without my partner @join-indie-io.bsky.social :) #indiedev #indiegame
neutral · AI labelView post →In less than 2 weeks, we got more than 1000 wishlists for The Abbess Garden 🎉 We are extremely grateful! We did it notably thanks to @dames4games.org's showcase and @wingsfund.me's Women's day sale 💖 Next step: closed beta! store.steampowered.com/app/3411970/... #gamedev #indiedev #cozygame
neutral · AI labelView post →The Abbess Garden has an official release date! The game will be available on Steam on March 2! :) New trailer to celebrate ^^ www.youtube.com/watch?v=qrpj... Other announcement, we have partnered with @join-indie-io.bsky.social! They'll help us with QA & marketing :) #indiegame #cozygame
neutral · AI labelView post →Video games that are coming out this week are: The Abbess Garden Esoteric Ebb Homura Hime Never Grave: The Witch and The Curse Mistpaw Ravine Planet of Lana II Slay the Spire 2 EA Marathon Lost and Found Co. FROGGONIT Pokémon Pokopia Scott Pilgrim EX What video games are you playing this week?
neutral · AI labelView post →Very happy to present The Abbess Garden's new trailer! www.youtube.com/watch?v=xP7N... The demo of our historical gardening game is on Steam! steamcommunity.com/games/341197... Chapters 4 & 5 are there! Time to cosy up while the leaves are falling! #cozygame #gamedev #indiedev
neutral · AI labelView post →I am currently working on a game called The Abbess Garden 🌿 It’s a cozy and historical gardening game, set in XVIIth century France. Gameplay includes: growing plants, exploring and decorating the garden + visual novel aspects with historical spies, court drama and queer romance. #indiegame #wip
neutral · AI labelView post →Hey :) I am working on my content creators list for The Abbess Garden's demo (in June 😳). If you are an interested streamer, please LMK! If you are a #cozy gamer, ideas are welcome too :) #indiedev if you could recommend someone you liked working with, it would be fab :) Sharing is appreciated 💖
neutral · AI labelView post →The Abbess Garden is out today on PC! It combines garden sim with visual novel goodness! I'm working on a Cozy Highlight that should be out by tomorrow 🍀 Check out the game if you like: 🪴Specifically 1643 France 🪴Taking care of plants and their needs 🪴A cozy and slow pace game (with a spy plot!)
neutral · AI labelView post →I have been friends with the developer since the moment we both got accepted into an indie event about a year ago, and my curiosity was instantly picked when Edwige first talked about her game. Since then, we have collaborated so there are stickers from The Abbess Garden in my game, and we also have a bundle. So I may be biased when I say I truly, warmly recommend this game! The Abbess Garden is a lovely, calming experience with wonderful music and soothing animations, where you take care of…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →To start the year peacefully, I went back to The Abbess Garden by drawing plants for the in-game botany book this morning ✨ (and some programming ;)) The book fills itself when the player discovers a new plant's stage over their exploration and months🌿 #gamedev #indiedev #gardeninggame #abbessgarden
neutral · AI labelView post →Big day! The Abbess Garden, our little game, has its demo available in the #SteamNextFest 💖 If you think you might like a cozy gardening game set in 17th-century France, with real plants, a thrilling spy plot, queer romance and court drama, try our #indiegame! store.steampowered.com/app/3873090/...
neutral · AI labelView post →Today is the day! The @dames4games.org Showcase is coming 🎉 It will air at noon PDT (12 PM) and 9 PM CET :) www.youtube.com/watch?v=W5Yw... (also on IGN channels, Gamespot...) The Abbess Garden will have a Developer Spotlight there 💖 store.steampowered.com/app/3411970/... #WishlistWednesday
neutral · AI labelView post →I tried, I wanted to love it. But the implementation of Unity was simply awful. While I understand wanting a 3D setting for the garden, the incomplete animations, static foreground, and poor UI left me a little unhappy. If you're going to use an engine that enables all kinds of complex pathing and elements, it is poor form not to. The fact that I discovered a flower, not the iris, first but then continued getting the "new flower!" notification and then having to retrace my steps because the…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This game has a lot of charm and potential. If you love indie games and would like to spend a cozy evening snooping on other people's secrets and snipping flowers, give this one a shot! Let's start with the highlights: History: 5/5 stars. The team did their homework, and you can tell. The circumstances that are referenced, the clothes, the selection of plants: everything matches the period and setting and creates a cohesive experience. Gameplay loop: It is relaxing to tend to the many plants…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Hey! I can give a few keys of The Abbess Garden (store.steampowered.com/app/3411970/...) if you want to play and don't have the money :) Either by pm for mutuals or [email protected] 🌸 The game is not expensive, but I know times are tough, and hopefully some time in a garden could help 🌿
neutral · AI labelView post →Tomorrow, I'll be sending the next issue of The Abbess Garden newsletter :) I present our progress + the team, and the background of the game (history & plants) 🌿 You can subscribe here :) theabbessgarden.eo.page/newsletter #cozygame #gardening #indiedev
neutral · AI labelView post →Hey :) We now have a Tiktok account where we post tiny video of The Abbess Garden & cute plants 🌿🌸💖 www.tiktok.com/@mossy.drago... #cozygame #indiedev
neutral · AI labelView post →Very happy to announce that The Abbess Garden will be part of Indie Assemble (store.steampowered.com/curator/4471...): a large Steam festival with a lot of hidden gems you probably never saw before (I know about max 5% ^^) My game: store.steampowered.com/app/3411970/... #indieassemble #indiegames
neutral · AI labelView post →Small reminder that The Abbess Garden, my historical gardening game, will be on discount up until Monday March 16th at 9am PST/ 6pm CET! So if you plan on buying it, better do it now 😉 If you bought it already, please know we are very grateful!!! store.steampowered.com/app/3411970/... 🌸 🌿 🌹
neutral · AI labelView post →The Abbess Garden Demo does an excellent job of portraying the slower pace of life in a rural village in 1643 France. The gardening aspect is a major contributor to this along with the time span of conversations with people. The wider outside world intrudes with royal and religious intrigues. Some of the people are not local and you learn more information slowly over the months as the story unfolds. There are no choices but that is not an issue because history will unfold as it already…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I got news! The Abbess Garden is releasing in exactly a week, and we got reviewed as Steam Deck playable! We also added a lot of polish. I hope players will like that 🌸https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/3411970/view/540005249102907546 #cozygame #indiedev #gamedev
neutral · AI labelView post →Just a small post to say that I'm mainly retweeting stuff atm because I don't have big news to share (yet ;) ). I am still working on updating The Abbess Garden, and working on the prototype of a new game :) It's done with the same team + new cool people 💖 I hope you are all doing well :)
neutral · AI labelView post →I really wanted to like The Abbess Garden, I don’t usually volunteer or request to review games unless I think I’ll enjoy them, so I went into this one fairly optimistic. Unfortunately, it just didn’t click for me. I found the overall experience fairly boring, and both the gameplay and visuals felt overly simplistic at times. While the idea behind the game has potential, I struggled to stay engaged with what it was offering. After a while, I found it harder and harder to keep playing. The…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →The Abbess Garden does an excellent job of portraying the slower pace of life in a rural village in 1643 France. It is a gardening game with a twist and an historical visual novel that is not boring. Play the demo, write a review, wishlist/follow, and support it! @edwigelel.bsky.social
positive · AI labelView post →Very honoured that Ellie @cozygamingclub.bsky.social covered our little game as a part of her Steam Next Fest cozy selection!!! www.youtube.com/watch?v=Njla... The Abbess Garden is in good company with our friends @glowfroggames.bsky.social @katekillick.bsky.social @lyamgtt.bsky.social 💖
neutral · AI labelView post →I really wanted to like this but it has awful controls and animations.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →The Debut Festival has begun! It includes only games that are the first from their studio! So if you are curious about new indies, take a look! Our cozy and historical gardening game "The Abbess Garden" is one of these games :) store.steampowered.com/developer/gm... #debutfestival #indiegame
neutral · AI labelView post →I am doing the UI of The Abbess Garden based on 3D models (later rendered and modified ;) ) Here is the UV unwrapping of the in-game main menu :) Also, info: I'll be sharing the link for the alpha test registration this afternoon in the newsletter 🫣 #gamedev #indiedev
neutral · AI labelView post →To preface, I'm a fellow game dev friend of the developer behind this & I've followed the journey over the years. Because of our relation, I got to play the game a little early to provide feedback. I've managed to play through the entire game and generally had a great time with it. There is an impressive amount of content for a humbly made game if you take your time and don't skip through the historically faithful dialogue. I admire how smartly scoped this game is. The developer had limited…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Jia @jiajitsu.bsky.social will be streaming The Abbess Garden for the first time tomorrow 🎉 The game is still in alpha tests, so please be nice ;) I'm so excited!!! Should be around 9am EST/ 3pm CET :) Please join and share 💖🌿✨ #cozygame #indiegame
neutral · AI labelView post →Pros: Settings help you make the character faster or slower and change whether or not you want to see the animations. This helps with making the game go faster. Teaches you a lot about not just the culture and politics of the time but the plants and what needs they require as well. Also teaches you about what the plants were used for, especially for herbal remedies. Interesting plot with a lot of political intrigue, lots of research went into it. The gardening aspect is really meditative and…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I realised I never posted in this thread, so it's a re- #introduction! I'm a #gamedev and researcher from France. I founded a small studio last year. We are working on 🌸The Abbess Garden🌸, a cozy and historical gardening game with spies! store.steampowered.com/app/3411970/... (it has a demo :) )
neutral · AI labelView post →There is now a free demo for "The Abbess Garden" It's a cozy, historical game about gardening, where you also happen to dig up a spy plot So check out the cozy spy video game "The Abbess Garden" on #Steam #indiegame #cozygame #spyvideogame
neutral · AI labelView post →Hi Dames! Here are a few screenshots of The Abbess Garden (store.steampowered.com/app/3411970/...) a cozy and historical gardening game! #ScreenshotSaturday #IndieGames #gamedev #CozyGame
neutral · AI labelView post →Yay! The showcase date has been announced and The Abbess Garden will be part of it! I'm so happy and excited!🌿 We will have a "developer spotlight": present the team annd share gameplay videos of the game! Thanks #dames4games 💖 #indiegame #cozygame
positive · AI labelView post →🔴 LIVE NOW Today I'm playing a new cosy game called the Abbess Garden by @edwigelel.bsky.social, which is a cosy gardening story set in 1643 France. We're tending to our garden, identifying plants and uncovering a spy plot! Join in for cosy vibes and chats ↪️ twitch.tv/cosylinde
positive · AI labelView post →This game is absolutely charming! The music is really lovely, and I love the facts about medicinal plants. I hadn't expected an entire historical espionage B-plot, but I love how it's adjacent to the abbey and how it pulls the story along. I was absolutely THRILLED to find a canonical sapphic romance in this game too! As a queer woman who loves medieval history, I'm so excited and happy and grateful that this story exists. And I really love how much it talks about the relationship between…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →The Abbess Garden, a cozy historical third-person gardening sim set in 1643 France, released on Steam.
neutral · AI labelView post →Hey everyone! Today we're checking out @edwigelel.bsky.social's new game The Abbess Garden! Thank you so much for the key #ad 🩵 live now on twitch! twitch.tv/slashie101
positive · AI labelView post →Day 7 shouting out fellow #indiegames in #SteamNextFest Today's pick: "The Abbess Garden" Cultivate a garden while also uncovering a spy plot in 17th century France Perhaps the only cozy spy game in the fest, so give this one a look Wishlist & play the free demo for "The Abbess Garden" on #Steam
neutral · AI labelView post →Open playtest now available on Steam for "The Abbess Garden" - a cozy game that mixes gardening and spies Dig up some dirt today! #Steam #cozygame #spyvideogame #indiegame #indiedev
neutral · AI labelView post →Oooh, I just heard The Abbess Garden is up to play at the #emfcamp 🎉🌿 If you play it there, let me know what you think! 💖 #indiegame
neutral · AI labelView post →New review video for 8 new indie/cozy games! The Abbess Garden, Cast n Chill, Piece by Piece (both), Nicktoons (aRPG), Mythmatch, A Game about Digging a Hole, and Bubblegum Galaxy #cozygames #indiegames
neutral · AI labelView post →Had some time pencilled in for historical games research this afternoon - decided to spend it trying out the Abbess' Garden game which released a demo today from @edwigelel.bsky.social ! 17th century gardening game with a female protagonist = right up my street.
positive · AI labelView post →Alright, so I've been following this game since Edwige began posting on Reddit about it, getting the newsletters, the whole bit. It's great to see the full game released. First, it's a well-researched historical game (though the language can be anachronistic, with characters saying 'Ok'... but then they're French characters speaking English, without knowing English, at a time when English itself would've been quite different, so let's move on). Second, you get to garden! It's similar to…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I love the mood of the game! It's so cozy to tend to your little garden while following the (mostly) slow paced life of the abbey! You also get a peek into period specific drama and the dialogue is truly charming. I haven't finished the game yet but the story, although linear, is interesting and I'm eager to unravel some of the mysteries.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Relaxing game with a nice combo of gardening and an intriguing story! I enjoyed the freedom of the arranging my garden. The character illustrations are very charming as well!
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →"The Abbess Garden", our cozy and historical gardening game, will launch on March 2 on Steam :) store.steampowered.com/app/3411970/... #indiegame #cozygame
neutral · AI labelView post →The Abbess Garden @edwigelel.bsky.social is a third-person gardening game set in an abandoned abbey of Port-Royal-des-Champs, in the heart of France. 🔗 s.team/a/3411970 #Dames4Games & #WishlistWednesday & #PlayMoreIndies
neutral · AI labelView post →Hey :) If you are curious about a cozy and historical gardening game with spies plot and sapphic romance, I guarantee The Abbess Garden has been created without any genAI 🌿 store.steampowered.com/app/3411970/... #indiedev
positive · AI labelView post →It's a point-and-click where clicking is nearly impossible because the graphics are so primitive.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →The Abbess Garden is a tranquil historical simulation game developed by MD Studio and published by indie.io that centers on the slow restoration of a neglected monastery garden in seventeenth-century France. Unlike many farming or life-simulation games that emphasize busy routines and constant resource management, this title takes a far more contemplative approach. Players assume the role of Agnès, a young woman tasked with bringing life back to a once-beautiful garden surrounding a religious…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I played the demo of this and it was cute and the story is interesting. I enjoy planting and watering flowers in the garden. It's a simple game, with a cast of likeable people to gossip with and if you just want to sit back and relax, this is def good for that. :)
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Friend and fellow @atlangames.com member @edwigelel.bsky.social is also participating in #steamnextfest with her cosy game The Abbess Garden ! It's a great gardening game with very well written characters and a lot of charm ! Go try the demo ! 🌱🌿 store.steampowered.com/app/3873090/... #indiegame
positive · AI labelView post →Question for *The Abbess Garden* players! 🌿 We are working on the encyclopedia update 📖 What question do you have about the game that you would like us to answer? Like "Was it possible for a young peasant in Port-Royal to know how to read in the 17th century?" #indiegame #cozygame
neutral · AI labelView post →Cute game for the gardener who also loves an historical intrigue. I do recommend turning the movement speed up and the gardening animations off after the first few rounds, because it does get a tad tedious otherwise. Loved the artwork in the dialogue part.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Well, the theme is charming. But...it is a kinetic novel with light planting elements. There is only one portrait for each character, the English localization is very bad, one character is a obviously style-breaking hasty repaint of another character, lag and memory leaks force restarting, and the gardening part takes place in a very buggy 3D environment rampant with unpathable bushes, places for your character to get stuck, and buggy UI with very poor click detection. Also, several of the…
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