their special bond". He criticized the cohesion between gameplay and story, feeling that the puzzles served as a distraction from the story, rather than a part of it. Nintendo Life's Dom Reseigh-Lincoln enjoyed the game's puzzles and praised them as being fair to the player. "Puzzles only get more complex as the game progresses, but considering how you’re often given enough time to digest the principles of the game's myriad adjustable elements, you never feel cheated or out of your depth". The Gardens Between won the award for "Game of the Year" at the 2018 Australian Game Development Awards, and was nominated for "Australian Developed Game of the Year" at the Australian Games Awards. It was also nominated for "Gamer's Voice: Video Game" at the SXSW Gaming Awards, and won the award for "Puzzle Game" at the 2019 Webby Awards, whereas its other nomination was for "Best Art Direction". It was also nominated for "Best Audio/Visual Accomplishment" at the Pocket Gamer Mobile Games Awards, and won Apple Design Award for 2019. References External links 2018 video games IOS games Linux games MacOS games Nintendo Switch games PlayStation 4 games Puzzle video games Video games about plants Video games developed in Australia Video games set on fictional islands Video games with time manipulation Windows games Xbox Cloud Gaming games Xbox One games Art games Single-player video games Apple Design Awards recipients