Strange Horticulture

Mystery in a Plant Shop 🌿

Strange Horticulture is a cozy occult puzzle adventure set in the rainy town of Undermere. You run a small botanical shop, meet unusual locals, and slowly uncover a dark mystery hidden beneath polite conversations and fog-covered streets.

Botany Meets Detective Work 🔍

Every plant hides something unusual—healing properties, poisons, calming effects, or even stranger traits. You examine shapes, scents, and symbols, then match specimens with entries in an old botanical guide to decide who receives what, and why.

Atmospheric, Relaxing, Slightly Creepy 🌧️

Thunderstorms crack outside, wooden signs creak in the wind, and a black cat quietly watches from the counter. There are no jump scares—just slow-building tension, thoughtful puzzles, and satisfying moments of discovery like a cozy mystery novel.

Choices That Shape the Story 🌙

The plants you choose to give away influence how the narrative unfolds. You may help—or hinder—cultists, investigators, and uneasy townsfolk. Different decisions lead to different outcomes, making experimentation part of the experience 😼.

Step 1: Basic Flow 🌿

Step 2: Open your shop, talk to customers, identify requested plants, and decide what to give them. Use clues from your journal, plant book, and map to expand your collection and progress the story.

Step 3: Start Your Day

Step 4: Launch the game and open the shop counter. Customers, letters, or events usually appear first. Carefully read everything—small details often become important later.

Step 5: Read What People Ask For

Step 6: Customers describe symptoms or effects instead of naming plants directly. Pay attention to clues like “calming,” “sleep-inducing,” or “toxic fumes” to narrow your search.

Step 7: Use the Plant Encyclopedia

Step 8: Open your botanical guide and compare descriptions. Match leaf shapes, colors, smells, and effects with plants in your inventory to identify the correct specimen.

Step 9: Inspect Plants Carefully

Step 10: Tap a plant to examine it closely. Rotate it to observe details like leaf edges, markings, or pot symbols. Some clues require careful visual inspection and reading attached notes 🤏.

Step 11: Explore the Map

Step 12: Use the map when given coordinates or vague hints. Travel to marked locations to discover new plants and story events, then bring findings back to your shop for future use.

Step 13: Make Choices and Live With Them

Step 14: Once you decide, hand over a plant. Results may not appear immediately—consequences unfold later through visits, letters, or story changes. Keep notes, experiment freely, and embrace the mystery 😈.