The Garden Path – Gameplay FAQ

Here you will find a large number of questions and answers that players are interested in The Garden Path game.

Frequently Asked Questions

General

I wanted to ask if other languages are going to be added in the future?

We don’t have any concrete plans on further languages.

Do y’all have plans to bring The Garden Path to Mac in the near future?

We are running an experimental Mac version on itch.io at the moment, and we’re hoping to support it in the near future as time allows.

Is the 1080p-full hd is max resolution because I cannot put game on 1440p-2k resolution?

At the moment the maximum render for the world is 1080p, however the UI should upscale to whatever resolution you’re using.

Does this game have an ending that forces you to stop playing or does it allow you to just keep on playing even after any story is done?

There isn’t really a main linear story with an ending.

Theoretically, as long as you want to, you can keep playing! Most people spend like 10-30 minutes daily and can see all seasons in a month in real time. But you can definitely keep playing beyond a month if you’re inclined.

Can you keep playing after the credits?

Yes, the credits play at the end of the year-end ceremony, but then the game will carry on into the next year.

How to return the clock to normal time? A day has passed and I thought it would be restored but it didn’t, and the rock won’t let me change it.

Unfortunately the shrine only lets you change the timezone of your Garden once.

There is no way to reset it?

I’m afraid not, without starting a new game. There are ways to change the time of the Garden later on, depending on how drastically you want to change the Garden’s time.

Gameplay

I must have not understand the tutorial. It says that i need to use an item from my bag. I dont understand what should i do because i used 2 of the warm tea and nothing happened…

Just go further! You don’t have to do anything during the tutorial, it’s just a guide.

Where to find my equipment?

Your equipment shows up in the Overview menu on the left side of the screen.

How do you unequipped items on switch?

It’s currently possible to hide certain equipment, or swap in new equipment to receive the old piece of equipment in your inventory, but you aren’t able to remove the equipment

What do i do with fishes?

You can trade with them, or, if its a song fish, you can release their song into the Garden for an effect.

What do thom want to trade?

• He wants any spare tools you have.
• Augustus gives you some after you collect 10 bracken springs.
• If you look at the symbol to the far right of the seed it will tell you what you need to trade to get that seed. For example I traded twigs & weeds for bluebells bulbs because that item was categorized as a leaf symbol!

You can tell what “type” of item a merchant wants by checking the symbol next to an item they’re selling in the inventory. If it’s a leaf symbol, then the merchant wants something “natural” and when you go to the trading screen, only natural items will be available to select in your inventory.

And you can check what type an item is by selecting an item in your inventory: the details will be at the bottom of the description. So for instance this pair of shears is both “handy” and “pretty”! You can trade it with a merchant who wants either something “handy” or “pretty” for an item (or items).

What those icons mean and the 0 refer to what?

Those are tones! Seasonal tones are important for obtaining specific harvestables. The sprout represents spring tones and leaf is autumn! It looks like you’re playing on PC, so you can press tab and cycle through until you get to the section that shows what you have equipped as a gardener! Right below, you can check how many tones you have.

What those icons mean?

That’s strange nothing popped out! You should be able to view the constellations, designer mode, and emotes in that section. I think you need the complete the tutorial at first. Keep playing, and i think when you will get your first achievement constellation/star – you’ll be able to access those sections.

Is there a way to add hints for quests?

Quest hints may appear as the fireflies that fly off into a certain direction, but they aren’t available for every objective.

How to catch bugs?

After you met Jahi if you’ve selected the jar from your inventory, you should be able to catch them by walking up to them closely, but not too fast. If you’re on keyboard, you can walk slower by holding Ctrl.

Any plans to make the stashes shared?

I think having more storage is the priority. You can always mark the stashes with a map pin. There are a number of storage furnishings sold by the caravan and Chashka that function the same as a stash.

What type of object is this, what should I looking for?

That symbol represents aromatics!

So what type of plants are aromatics?

Like the name implies, plants used as aromatics – caraway, fennel, rosemary, etc… There are multiple ways of obtaining them. I usually trade with merchants for spices, but you can also grow and harvest them.

How can I obtain soil so I can plant in the vases?

Do you have a shovel yet? Try digging in the ground. Merchants also will sell soil.