Bonsai Buddies

Important: Web Version Loading Time: Around 80 seconds (Sorry for that)

Have you ever wondered what it’s like to tend to a garden full of sentient bonsai? 

No?

Well, buckle up, ‘cause your eccentric uncle just handed you the keys to his weird plant paradise and jetted off on vacation!

These aren’t your average houseplants—these little guys talk, they love you (even though they've only just met you... weird...), and they might just be the most dramatic bonsai you’ll ever meet—as if you had ever experienced sentient bonsai. 

Your job? Keep them happy, keep them small, and for the love of all things leafy, DON’T. LET. THEM. GROW. TOO. BIG, do you understand?!

Sounds easy, right? Well, you’ll soon find out that a garden full of chatty, needy, magical trees might be a little more than what you bargained for!

Collect as many points as possible as quickly as possible!

Your uncle gave you his garden as part of the Ludum Dare 56. 

Theme: Tiny Creatures

Controls

Time to get your hands dirty (figuratively!). Here’s how you keep your Magical Garden under control

 

Move: WASD

Use: E

Pick Up: F

Stand and Aim: Shift or Space

Pause Menu: P

The Team - Galactic Whiskers V. 3.0

Meet the Bonsais that designed the garden of your uncle:

Gremlin (Leon): 

UI design expert and bonsai fact guru! Gremlin made sure both the interface and the bonsai lore are as enchanted as the trees themselves.

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HowToBeHayes (Connor): 

The brush behind the backgrounds, the logo, and the player character and items.

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Jamei Games (Jannik.der.Meister): 

Mastermind No. 1 behind the game design and coding, creating the spells that power this world.

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Lensu: 

Architect of the garden tileset, shaping the world piece by piece – or tile by tile.

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MissSpelled (Anouk): 

The visionary behind the bonsai creatures! From the basic idea to the creatures themselves, MissSpelled has given life to the game.

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Spark of Darkness (Matthes): 

Mastermind No. 2 behind the game design and coding, weaving together some of the important game mechanics.

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Zachary Kowalczyk: 

The voice behind the bonsais and the magical soundscapes of the game. Oh, and let's not forget his critical role as Emotional Support Cat provider

BonsaiBuddies V.1.0 

i-frames don't show -> BugFix incoming

BonsaiBuddies V1.1

Bugfix i-frames

Bonsai Buddies PLUS

A new spectacular Update:

- New dynamic Music

- New dynamic Camera

- New Protagonist "Voice"-Lines

- Fixed Sound Settings

- New Volume Slider for Video Files

-  The Bonsai System is finally fixed and works as intended (I hope)

- Scissors now deal Damage + added Attack-Sprite

- Fixed Holo-Bonsai-Bug when grabbing other tools while holding seeds

- Many more Bug Fixes

Bonsai Buddies WEB

The Bonsai Buddies Web-Version is finally here! 

Warning: The first Loading-Screen takes a lot of time. 

(Around 80 seconds.... Sorry for that)