GROW YOUR GUARDEN
Grow a garden of plants to help defend the great tree from the incoming waves of demonic creatures for as long as possible!
(Fullscreen is Recommended)
This game was developed for My First Game Jam: Winter 2023.
The source code for this game is available on GitHub!
TWITTER: @jrobertson774
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Development log
- Grow Your Guarden on Steam!Aug 28, 2023
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I'm playing on Mac and when I loaded the game it just shows a black screen how do I fix it?
decided to quit after realizing I have a skill issue and because my thorns refused to grow
is goo
increible
whats this black box after loading
???
the game crashed when i left and pls add a continue button
YES
sometimes when i leave the tab for to long it restarts the whole game
(¬_¬")
its not loading
get a better Pc L
After playing this game to the point where it is no longer fun:
Pros:
-Good sound track
-Cute animation
-Solid Idea
Cons:
- Poor execution (Bramble vines do absolutely nothing, you could have entire map filled with them and not kill a thing)
-Only need like 2-3 Air cards to never have an air problem
-Not fun after round 20-25
Potential Fixes:
-Combine bramble with bushes or maybe have the vines do a slow down effect
-Add fast forward button
-Drag to grow option instead of just click
-Auto collect coins or a magnet like radius to collect
-Nerf rocket
Overall, I enjoyed playing :) Thank you
48 Hours still rolling...
More than 24 hour update... setup still holding solid...
I LEFT THE GAME RUNNING OVER NIGHT ON HARD MODE...
THIS SETUP IS HE BEST...
I PLAYED THIS ON HARD MODE PRETTY FUN
this is something i really wanted for so long....
and it's very-well executed!! thanks for this game.!
also, it would be cool if I could zoom out a bit and if the enemy music wasn't the same (although it probably wouldn't be just one music)
Me when I am having fun and proceed to accidentally click the submission ui on the right of my screen so everything is reset
I had such a fun time with this game, it was pretty epic
also I made it to wave 30
10/10, would recommend to PVZ players
Then survived long enough to be 99% guns.
This is the type of game I wish I could make
love the vibe, artstyle and music go great toguether!
Y'know, I just realised. Great tree, demons.. I think this is based on the mythology of Life Trees. Many different cultures have them, and different stories, as well as different species of life tree.. Oak, acacia, fig.. But many of those stories involve some sort of evil the tree protects against. Be it malevolent spirits, the monsters in the dark, or even real creatures, like wolves or other large predators. I love the idea that this whole thing could be beautifully rooted in some ancient mythology, telling its own version of such a tale.
your thinking too deep into this
Not really. Many games are based on an inspiration. I could easily see Yggdrasil (one of the world/life trees in real-world mythology) being an inspiration here.
what.
this game is so fun but how do i fullscreen? i downloaded it but it gave me the script
My PC has 8 cores, how should I play this? do I run the app called "grow," in the files? when I do, it says windows protected my PC by not opening it. Does it run on a minimum of 2 cores, or strictly 2 cores?
Never mind, it runs fine, my pc just didn't understand at first
!ATTETION! PEOPLE WHO CAN'T OPEN THE GAME!
i can't confirm this but i'm pretty sure the reason why some people can't play grow your guarden is because is only runs on two cores. here's why i'm so sure: i switched from my computer which was confirmed only had one core due an error of opening geometry dash(another game that runs only on two cores) and this laptop that i'm using to play the game is weaker, meaning why it could only run on two cores
of course there could be a different reason why the error occurs that's why i would like to ask JOSHUA if this is true or not.
-me, thank you for your time
Bro I hope that's not the case, I'm a broke teen, there's no way I'd be able to upgrade. :'<
Have you checked how many cores you have? I Just got a new (still on the level of trash) pc and it doesnt cost that much tbh like im in europe so it might be cheaper idk 2 core+ computer Will become cheaper in the future
I live in canada, and no.. My pc is probably ten years old in terms of model. This is far from the first game I've been incapable of running, and I've been needing a new pc for over a year. I know there's an absurdly low likelihood of having more than one core, as it's a really cheap, old, store-built Dell tower model.
right
cool game
I’m new.
why no linux support?
Might be harder to code
do eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee
bug?: game doesnt work when downloaded.
is this because i have win 7
or the game isnt working at all
fix fast pls
Windows 7? wth bro upgrade, windows 10 has so much more support for anything.
They might not be able to. I lost a computer to the initial WIN10 push, because my pc didn't have a key, but was forced to update. I can no longer use that device, and we had to manually salvage its storage.
guys pls tell me how to save progres
you can't there's only one developer that hasn't been implemented/won't be. its just you play you end you you you you you i stopped thinking normally
its getting endless
Really really really great game, I love it! A few suggestions I can give are:
1. Add More Enemies, maybe one who's really fast but a lot weaker.
2. Add a x2, x3, x10, x25, etc speed button, because sometimes the game does get a bit boring when you just sit there watching, so a Fast-Forward Button would be nice!
3. I would love for the game to have like a little "Story", so it didn't just start off with you placing plants. Maybe the story could be that the ink monsters are drawing all over the Earth and you have to use the cleaning power of the plants to stop them [Lol I don't know what I'm saying, just random stuff ].
4. Make Different Modes for the game, like one where instead of defending, you're the one trying to breach through the defenses and destroy the tree.
5. A Tutorial for the game would be great even though it is pretty self-explanatory, but still, maybe for people who are less insightful.
6. Kind of like an "Encyclopedia" icon inside the game, where you can see all of the Monster's Names and descriptions, also the plants'.
7. I would love for the spikes to be able to also Slow Down an enemy, instead of just damaging them.
8. I'm sorry to say this, but the Hedge is just too weak. Maybe give it more health or make it grow faster.
That was a quote from my favorite YouTubers, can you guess who it's from?
Also, these suggestions are just my opinion. If you do not want to add these to the game, totally fine! It's your decision after all. Keep up this work! Also I saw you drew all the assets, you're an insane artist!! P.S. Sorry for the extremely long comment.
I'm playing on browser and i cannot zoom our to see the full lawn. Some part of the top and bottom side of the lawn is missing
You move with WASD, the screen isn't big enough to fit everything. Also it's best to play in fullscreen
i tried to use the arrow keys and the WASD and play in full screen as well but the cam is still there. I could move the cam around when i downloaded it though.
You have to download it from itch.io app on your pc
Can you make it downloadable for iphone in the App Store
They'd have to change the code, then. That's probably never going to happen. It's not even compatible with any phone at all.
When is the planned full release date? (if there is one)
All good things must come to an end. I was inattentive the last two days and didn't get rocket plants back in on the corners and eventually they slowly crept in and got me. It was a good run while it lasted.
also, what are the names of the enemies
theres the basic enemy, range, stronger, flying, and boss enemies, but what would be their real names according to species
squimp (basic)
dimp (ranged)
dlimk (strong)
flop (flying)
nog (boss)
Is this actually canon and confirmed, lol?
yes.
Cool.
i have an idea for a plant. it could function as a plant with a sticky attack, the honeysuckle. it will simply launch weakly damaging honey that heaving slows down enemies and can even render them immobile. it grows over time in a similar way to the hedge bush's phases of growth
but you can play it press run game and play but how to save progres
make it playable I can't play it so make it work
Yeah
how to save progres pls vith out downloading the gam
its 20 megabytes i think it's worth it to download
downloaded version doesnt work for me :(
What a great game! It's been a long time since I've seen such a simple but fun little game!
Although it's fun overall, I could feel some parts of the game that were not well done during the playthrough, such as the small variety of plants, the small variety of enemies, the fact that sometimes the plants would attack the same enemy together resulting in wasted bullets, and so on.
Maybe we need some additive plants (to make the attributes of the surrounding plants increase)? Maybe we need some multi-functional plants (able to attack enemies in the sky and on the ground)? Some kind of plant that releases skills through interaction (mouse clicks) would be cool too!
Gosh, I can't wait to play the full version of the game!
fun game