# Garden Ink

> Paint, merge, and explore! Garden Ink is a cozy sandbox/exploration game where you shape and grow your own world. Merging decorations and coloring tools help you customize your world. With hand-painted visuals and a soothing soundtrack, it’s time to discover every cute surprise.

## Game facts

- Developer: Kranich
- Publisher: Kranich
- Release status: Released
- Release date: Sep 11, 2026
- Region for this schedule: GLOBAL
- Platforms: PC
- Genres: casual, Puzzle
- Steam Deck: Verified (Steam, checked Nov 4, 2026: https://store.steampowered.com/app/3421740/)
- Languages: Interface: Japanese (Japan), Finnish (Finland), Korean (South Korea), Dutch (Netherlands), Polish (Poland), American English, French (France), Italian (Italy), German (Germany), European Spanish, Arabic, Chinese (China), Danish (Denmark), Norwegian Bokmål (Norway), European Portuguese, Russian (Russia), Swedish (Sweden), Thai (Thailand), Czech (Czechia), Turkish (Türkiye), Ukrainian (Ukraine), Hungarian (Hungary), Vietnamese (Vietnam); Subtitles: Japanese (Japan), Finnish (Finland), Korean (South Korea), Dutch (Netherlands), Polish (Poland), American English, French (France), Italian (Italy), German (Germany), European Spanish, Arabic, Chinese (China), Danish (Denmark), Norwegian Bokmål (Norway), European Portuguese, Russian (Russia), Swedish (Sweden), Thai (Thailand), Czech (Czechia), Turkish (Türkiye), Ukrainian (Ukraine), Hungarian (Hungary), Vietnamese (Vietnam); Audio: Japanese (Japan), Finnish (Finland), Korean (South Korea), Dutch (Netherlands), Polish (Poland), American English, French (France), Italian (Italy), German (Germany), European Spanish, Arabic, Chinese (China), Danish (Denmark), Norwegian Bokmål (Norway), European Portuguese, Russian (Russia), Swedish (Sweden), Thai (Thailand), Czech (Czechia), Turkish (Türkiye), Ukrainian (Ukraine), Hungarian (Hungary), Vietnamese (Vietnam) (IGDB, checked Nov 4, 2026: https://www.igdb.com/games/garden-ink)

## AI Review Analysis

Analyzed Sep 19, 2026

### Strengths

- Discovering new items and combinations through merging is intuitive yet addictive.
- The ability to decorate everything in the world with any desired color makes creating a personal garden highly rewarding.
- The hand-drawn, charming visuals, cute creatures, and detailed interactions have received widespread praise.

### Weaknesses

- Players focused solely on completing the collection or every objective may find the content and overall playtime lacking.
- Some players may find the beginning somewhat complicated or overwhelming.
- There is very little in-game text guidance, so players must figure out the systems themselves at first.

## Links

- [Garden Ink on WAME](https://www.wame.is/game/5548)
- [Player reviews](https://www.wame.is/game/5548/reviews)

Updated: 2026-11-09T15:48:53.255Z