Weirdly endearing. The garden soundtrack is great, what is it? I would love to listen to it out of game too! Art style reminds me of those 90s PC games, high density pixel art. The real time water decay is both cute and slightly stressful, I made a profile and got worried about my plants. But you can always sell them for a quick buck. I wasn't always sure what the underground icons/nutrients did but enjoyed being surprised by which flower I got. I think leveling up changes which plant you grow? I was getting dandelions, then after leveling up it switched to tulips. The growing itself is simple but the garden layer gives it legs.
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Thank you so much for your comment! I'm glad you liked the 90s style; that was the intention with the pixel art. Regarding your questions, the flowers are somewhat random; some require specific recipes, and others appear based on luck. I'm glad you created your account; now you can play from anywhere, and your progress will be saved. As for the garden, besides giving some purpose to saving the plants, the implementation is that each plant has a buff that improves with levels (currently, only the rose has one x,d). Here's the link to the main themes: