
The Servant’s release, and the fate of the characters, depend on the player’s decisions. Some people seek to destroy the creature, others try to control it. My mind is broken.”) a foreboding deck of cards describing the past, or the future…Īs the player meets more people, they learn about “an ancient evil” called the Servant, the Woken Dendrew. Some other charms of the game include Hellebore, the shop’s black cat the “A rising Dread” meter (when filled, you will get flagged with: “A shiver travels down my spine. There are old letters and a worn-out map. Most of the game takes place on a screen with a dark wooden table, plant shelves, and a sepia text box. The plants and descriptions can range from realistic to fantastical, like the Aguria, which “can enhance psychic abilities, strengthening the clarity of visions and prophecies.” As plants/descriptions are matched and are unlocked, a plant catalog expands, becoming an increasingly helpful resource for further player sleuthing. As a player, you spend a lot of time matching physical plants with their descriptions by using clues. The player is the new owner of a plant shop which sells fictitious plants to the people of rainy Undermere. Strange Horticulture is a 2022 2-D occult-themed puzzle game by developer Bad Viking. Fictional Plants, Black Cats, and Ancient Evils Is Strange Horticulture crafting a dramatic depiction of librarianship, or is it unexpectedly mirroring real-world experiences? Perhaps there is more to librarianship than meets the eye. It doesn’t help that she knows dangerous information that puts her in potential danger. She spends so much time working, in fact, that it leads to health decline.

Throughout the story, she does what librarians stereotypically do: provide information. It is signed by Simone, the librarian in the game Strange Horticulture. You receive a handwritten note regarding the whereabouts of the Wandering Bue.
