I love that this game has cottagecore-esque vibes! The animals are cute and sweet, and the flowers, plants and bugs and things, and puzzles are beautiful. I do find that it has some glitches though that can get annoying at times. Right now though, my biggest annoyance is that I’m on level 440 and it’s making me go through the tutorial again of basic ways to play. About 10 levels or so before it was explaining to me what a carrot was in game and how to clear it, at the beginning of said level. This level 440 now is telling me what hedges are and that I need to make a power up to clear them. Not only did I learn all of this several hundred levels ago, but it’s a standard “3 match game” technique. So I’m not quite sure why I’m being forced (it’s actually forcing me to create a bee power up to destroy the hedges) when I just passed the previous level (339) by already removing hedges. Is there a way to opt out of tutorial mode altogether? I couldn’t find one but maybe I missed it. Because then it’s at least my choice. Anyone getting this far knows this mechanic of the game already. If you’re introducing something new by this time, that may be one thing, but I may still choose to skip it. Generally though I want to learn, so let it be my choice. I just don’t like being forced to learning the same thing when I’ve understood it for several hundred levels already.

Edit: I forgot this - sometimes levels just don’t show you how many moves you have. The number doesn’t show up, but once you get to 5 moves or less the twinkling “panic” effect still shows. Ha. As of just a minute ago, I completed the last available garden after level 522. It is true, as other reviewers have noted, that some levels just come down to luck - you have to try them again and again and hope the stars align. Fortunately this isn’t a game that uses the “energy” mechanic, and you’re not limited to tries. Here are some things that stuck out to me: 1) no matter how hard the level, you still gain the same number of “seed points,” which is kind of annoying. Surely I should get more points for a “super hard” level than the tutorial levels at the beginning, especially when the prices increase as the game goes on. 2) several times, I chose the second “keep playing” option at 750 coins that promises ten more turns and a butterfly, but no butterfly! 3) after level 500 or so, I randomly got tutorial information again. Yep, that’s a carrot. Got it. 4) I’ve finished the available game and there are 3 achievements I don’t have - 15 birds in garden, earning a certain number of coins, and hidden. I don’t really care but it’s strange! 5) in the Japanese garden, sometimes the koi are swimming through the grass which is hilarious.

Update: Since the latest update I can’t pick weeds on the newest garden…nothing happens. Now I have a ton of weeds and it looks crappy. Also one of the cactus that you plant doesn’t show up. Not a huge deal but it’s annoying for sure.First I love playing a game without having to watch an ad. I’m so glad this one is in arcade. I also like that it’s not pay to play. I have been playing for a while and each level offers different level of difficulty. It seems each level is pretty fresh and not repetitive. I’m on the last garden and level 554. The only “negative” thing I can say is offer more amounts of seeds and coins for the harder levels (orange or red). There doesn’t seem to be incentive to beat them really. Also, with the red levels, you more than likely have to use a power up and those cost coins. Like 50 coins for green levels, 75 for orange and 100 for red. Seeds I’m ok with grinding out but it would be nice to gain more seeds for the red levels. Other than that, it’s a solid game, not easy, not hard…just perfect. I’ll definitely give it 5 stars if we can get a boost in coins/seeds. Definitely in my top 3 game list.

Currently on the 8th garden, Desert Manor. Some obvious issues are levels not displaying moves left, tutorials restarting hundreds of levels later, and in my opinion there are hard & super hard levels that are either way too easy or standard levels that are way too hard and should be considered hard or super hard. A particular issue I’ve had is on level 647, though I am sure this is present on other levels that I’ve forgotten— I like to clear levels without using coins/powerups you can select at the start. This level specifically I had been stuck for weeks on as it seems to only be beatable under very specific conditions without the use of coins and powerups. I even used a few add moves if I thought I could beat the level with a few more moves, but it still wasn’t possible. After weeks of being stuck on it, I was finally able to complete the level without using anything extra. I know the game is pretty generous with powerups and coins as there’s almost always a little event going, but I can see there being an issue where a player can soft-lock themselves out of progression if they run out of coins and powerups or in my situation, want to beat a level without the use of extras. This should not be possible on a game that doesn’t use micro-transactions and feels like almost sloppy, like there are levels that were just thrown together with little to no QA.