Development diary / Garden by the Drop

After watering: your own little garden

Why we added a greenhouse, a garden to decorate and a way to keep a favourite view after a win.

After watering: your own little garden
Current development screenshot: a personal 3D garden with plants, rocks and ponds.

Finishing a level leaves a garden in bloom. We wanted that feeling to last between puzzles, so the game gained a greenhouse and a separate little garden that you can arrange yourself.

Progress unlocks plants for the collection. In your own garden, you can place them beside rocks and ponds, rotate them and rearrange them. The chosen layout is saved. Flowers attract butterflies, beetles appear around rocks and fish live in the ponds.

The cloud can also wear accessories unlocked as you play. The greenhouse, personal garden and decorations share your progress, and the choice between 2D and 3D carries over here too.

After a win, Admire mode clears away the usual gameplay panels. You can zoom in on the garden and, in 3D, gently turn it. A favourite view can be kept in the game's photo album and saved to your device.

Game page: Garden by the Drop