Press Play. Your tools attack nearby pests on their own. Your job is to move.
Drag anywhere to steer with the joystick, or use W A S D or the arrow keys. Keep moving, because pests close in from every side.
Walk over the seeds that pests drop. A full seed pouch is a level-up: pick one of the cards.
Cards add a new tool, level up one you have, or add a charm that boosts everything. A level 8 tool plus its matching charm evolves when you open a chest.
When a bud sprouts, stand in its ring until it blooms for a chest and a heal. Big golden pests also drop chests.
Survive until the boss arrives (5:00 on the Sunny Lawn), then beat it to save the garden. Acorns you collect buy lasting upgrades in the Potting Shed.
Controls
Touch or mouse: drag anywhere in the garden to steer with the floating joystick.
Keyboard: W A S D or the arrow keys to move, 1 to 4 to pick a card, R to reroll and Esc for the run menu.
Tap or click a card to choose it, or use Reroll or Skip.
The menu button at the top right shows your build and lets you leave a run.
Shared toolbar: pause, restart, sound, help and fullscreen.
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How to play Garden Gnome Guard
Steer a garden gnome through swarms of cute pests while your tools attack on their own, then grow a build that can beat the boss.
Press Play. Your tools attack nearby pests on their own. Your job is to move.
Drag anywhere to steer with the joystick, or use W A S D or the arrow keys. Keep moving, because pests close in from every side.
Walk over the seeds that pests drop. A full seed pouch is a level-up: pick one of the cards.
Cards add a new tool, level up one you have, or add a charm that boosts everything. A level 8 tool plus its matching charm evolves when you open a chest.
When a bud sprouts, stand in its ring until it blooms for a chest and a heal. Big golden pests also drop chests.
Survive until the boss arrives (5:00 on the Sunny Lawn), then beat it to save the garden. Acorns you collect buy lasting upgrades in the Potting Shed.
Controls
Touch or mouse: drag anywhere in the garden to steer with the floating joystick.
Keyboard: W A S D or the arrow keys to move, 1 to 4 to pick a card, R to reroll and Esc for the run menu.
Tap or click a card to choose it, or use Reroll or Skip.
The menu button at the top right shows your build and lets you leave a run.
Shared toolbar: pause, restart, sound, help and fullscreen.