In Cloud Gardens players must harness the power of nature to overgrow lo-fi scenes of urban decay and manufactured landscapes.Cloud Gardens is a relaxing little game about overgrowing the ruins at the end of the world.
By planting the right seeds in the right places, and learning how to make them thrive, they’re able to create small overgrown dioramas of brutality and beauty, salvaging and re-purposing hundreds of discarded objects to create unique structures for nature to reclaim.
Players can dive into a relaxing sandbox mode with no goals, where they are simply left to delight in their own creativity and create beautiful scenes, or take on a “campaign” of six chapters, where the task is to strike a balance between nature and the manufactured by covering each scene with salvaged objects and lush vegetation.
Noio announced during the Twitch+Xbox showcase that Cloud Gardens will be coming to Xbox Series X / S and Xbox One this year.
What’s more, there’s also a major industrial themed update coming to the Steam Early Access version of the game today, with all new plants, levels, and objects for Gardeners to enjoy.
“The industrial update is big, but it’s based on a simple idea: turn a factory into a forest,” said Thomas van den Berg, Creator of Cloud Gardens. “We’re digging deeper into Cloud Gardens’ central theme of reclamation and care. Plus, it’s super fun!’
He’s also excited to see his work open up to a wider audience: “The Early Access community has already produced some amazing gardens so far, and I can’t wait to see what Xbox players come up with.”
Featured in the industrial update:
- Fourteen extra levels, new gnome audio effects, and over fifty+ inorganic objects to scatter around.
- Pine trees!
- Myriad quality of life improvements: advanced keyboard controls, an auto item grabber, and a complete UI overhaul.
- Free-cam option in photo mode.
This is a chill game where the player is allowed to delight in their own creativity. The player's task is to completely cover the scene in plants. As you overgrow the objects, a meter fills to show your progress. You are given objects to expand the scene. These objects contribute energy to the growing of plants, but you will also have to cover them in foliage to complete the stage, striking a balance between nature and the manufactured.
With generative soundscapes by Amos Roddy, composer of the Kingdom Series.
Currently available for PC through Steam Early Access, Cloud Gardens is coming to Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S and PC (Steam) in 2021.
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