The Gardens Between
The Gardens Between is a surreal puzzle adventure through memory, moments, and time following best friends Arina and Frendt across a series of dreamlike garden islands. By manipulating time forwards and backwards, players interact with objects and solve environmental puzzles to reach each island's peak. The journey unfolds a poignant, wordless narrative celebrating childhood friendship and the bittersweet process of growing up.
Overview of the platinum guide
No missable trophies · Fully obtainable offline
Playtime
Platinum Requirement Profile (Difficulty & Effort)
A short, relaxing time-manipulation puzzle game with an extremely easy Platinum trophy.
- Mechanics & Peak: 1/10 – Just rewind and fast-forward time, no mechanical skill required.
- Guide Reliance: 2/10 – Specific level interactions might need quick guide checks.
- Grind & Collectibles: 0/10 – No collectibles or grind; game takes only 1-2 hours.
- RNG & Luck: 0/10 – Fully deterministic puzzle mechanics with zero RNG.
- Punishment Severity: 0/10 – Impossible to fail; mistakes are fixed by rewinding.
- Co-op / MP Dependency: 0/10 – Pure single-player experience with no online or multiplayer modes.
Trophies
Platinum Garden
Collect all other The Gardens Between Trophies.
Unlock all other trophies to earn the Platinum trophy.
Moving In
A sneaky stowaway Garden Friend.
In the memory vignette after completing the first world, scrub back and forth through time until the Garden Friend peeks out from a box in the moving truck.
New Friends
A Garden Friend is hiding in the Esky.
In the memory vignette after completing World 2, manipulate time until the cooler opens to reveal the hidden Garden Friend.
Staying Up Late
Super Silly Crow escapes the TV.
In the memory vignette after World 3, scrub through time until the crow leaps out of the television screen.
Our Secret Clubhouse
A Garden Friend sneaks a look.
In the memory vignette after completing World 4, scrub through time until the Garden Friend peeks out from behind the clubhouse.
Mischievous Discoveries
A Garden Friend follows on a school trip.
In the memory vignette after completing World 5, scrub through time until the Garden Friend is spotted hitching a ride on the bus.
An Expedition Goes Down The Drain
A Garden Friend gums up the pipes.
In the memory vignette after completing World 6, scrub time until the Garden Friend clogs the drain pipe under the sink.
Stargazing
A Cosmic Garden Friend phones home.
In the memory vignette after completing World 7, scrub through time until the cosmic Garden Friend appears by the telescope.
The Gardens Complete [Hidden]
Friends apart, memories remain.
Unlocked automatically through story progression.
Reset The Dominos
Restore the board to a clean state.
In Level 2-1, knock down the line of dominos by moving forward, then rewind time completely until every domino stands upright again.
Game Over
Super Silly Crow is defeated.
In Level 3-2, interact with the retro video game console and manipulate time so your on-screen character defeats the swooping boss crow.
Great Catch!
What's under the table cloth?
In Level 4-2, pull the tablecloth and scrub time to position Arina so she catches the falling object before it hits the ground.
Friendly Fire [Hidden]
Arina throws popcorn at Frendt five times.
In Level 5-2 at the popcorn machine, rewind and fast-forward time five times at the exact moment Arina tosses popcorn at Frendt.
Saw Through Time
Saw the plank. Next, get a hammer.
In Level 6-1, scrub time back and forth repeatedly to saw entirely through the plank, then proceed forward to knock the hammer down.
Gone Fishing
Arina’s at the end of her rope.
In Level 7-1, move Arina along the clothesline and scrub back and forth through time while she is dangling and swinging at the end of the rope.
Found You! [Hidden]
Release the hidden Garden Friend.
In Level 5-1, scrub time back and forth to unzip the gym bag and release the Garden Friend trapped inside.
Reach For The Sky
Pluck the moon right out of the sky.
In Level 2-2, align the telescope with the moon and manipulate time until you can pluck the celestial light into your lantern.
Don't touch that! [Hidden]
Arina really shouldn't be pressing buttons.
In Level 7-2, scrub time back and forth repeatedly while Arina stands near the alarm console so she presses the button multiple times.
Walkthrough
Don't touch that!
Trophy Guides
Moving In
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Game Over
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Reset The Dominos
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Mischievous Discoveries
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New Friends
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Stargazing
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Our Secret Clubhouse
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Stay Up Late & Friendly Fire
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An Expedition Goes Down The Drain
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Found You!
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