BuGarden

BuGarden is an idle gardening game designed to sit in a corner of the player’s screen while they work, study or do other things. Players plant seeds and watch the flowers grow gradually over time. A snail companion keeps the garden company, and its shell can be customised.

The main activity is looking after the plants with water and fertiliser. The snail can also water the seeds, so players do not need to do it all by hand. As the garden develops, new seeds and tools become available, along with decorations that can be placed on the desktop.

Because BuGarden is a desktop companion, a distraction-free mode lets players hide the extra interface elements with one click, leaving only the flowers visible. The game has no timers and no fail state. It has now passed 100 reviews on Steam.