_A couple of trees growing and basking in the sun_

[Garden][garden] is a procedural tree-growing, strategical ecosystem-restoration

and biological simulation game with an infinite amount of plant species where

every leaf is simulated, and the natural resources are scarce.

Every specimen is unique, as the plants grow by responding to the live changes in

the environment.

The player has to balance many complex mechanics to sustain life and go

forward in the game.

The game and the custom engine are developed in Rust with an OpenGL backend.

Garden developers (temporary name) are preparing for a demo release in a couple

of months by tying everything together into a coherent experience.

The game is also continually optimized to run on less powerful GPUs,

so that everyone can enjoy it.

Some of the [updates from the October devlog][garden-devlog]:

- Near-infinite variety of plant species

achieved through treating branch segments as Markov chains

(enabling different growth speeds and probabilities

for other segment types' growth from one another)

and simulating photosynthesis as an electrical circuit

(enabling sugar storage in the form of root vegetables, for example).

- Concrete brick destruction mechanics was implemented.

Dust particles for the animation that appears upon breaking,

as well as the debris, were also added to the game.

- Saving and loading are almost complete.

- A watering can was added.

- Smoother soil and debris outlines.

Follow the developers [@logicsoup] and [@epcc10] on Twitter for more updates.

[garden]: https://www.cyberplant.xyz

[@logicsoup]: https://twitter.com/logicsoup

[@epcc10]: https://twitter.com/epcc10

[garden-devlog]: https://cyberplant.xyz/posts/october_2020