Garden Story's road to release ran through the indie showcase circuit.

Timeline

Date Milestone
pre-launch Showcased at PAX East, The Escapist E3 Indie Showcase, Wholesome Games Direct, and Nintendo's Indie World (August 2021)1
11 August 2021 Release on Nintendo Switch and PC (Steam), $19.991
12 July 2022 Xbox release, day one on Xbox Game Pass (console and PC)23

Accessibility note

The game ships with a "perish prevention" option that lets players progress the story without combat stresses — an early example of the comfort-options pattern now common in cozy games.4

References

  1. Rose City Games. "Garden Story — Press Kit" — rosecitygames.com. Retrieved 9 July 2026. ↩ ↩2

  2. Gayming Magazine. "Garden Story is coming to Game Pass" — Gayming Magazine, July 2022. Retrieved 9 July 2026. ↩

  3. Microsoft. "Buy Garden Story — Xbox" — Xbox Store. Retrieved 9 July 2026. ↩

  4. Valve. "Garden Story" — Steam store page. Retrieved 9 July 2026. ↩