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Plant Therapy

Plant Therapy

Short Leg Studio · released Sep 20, 2023

CasualIndieSimulationFree To PlayPC

Get cozy in this plant collecting and decorating game! Build a beautiful indoor garden from the ground up in your New York City apartment.

88
VGC Score
Stablemedium confidence

anchored at patch: “Patch, Plus A Little Rainbow Bonus.” (9mo ago)

88%
At launch
98%
Steam all-time
n/a
Press
98%
Recent sentiment

Screenshots & trailers

Review sentiment over time

Weekly positive-review rate (green) and review volume (bars). Dashed lines mark significant patches; the amber line is the start of the current scoring window. Hover the dots to see what drove a dip or a jump.

How this score was computed

The VGC Score is a weighted blend on a press-comparable 0-100 quality scale. Steam approval rates are first calibrated (95% positive on Steam ≈ 89.5 quality, since Steam approval skews high). Press and tracked creator reviews each count ~2x a player review and share one cap against player evidence (creator buy/skip calls pool into an approval rate, calibrated like Steam approval); all-time sentiment is capped and halved (it's context, not verdict); reviews of the current build carry the most weight when a fresh patch anchors the window; and a 'typical game' prior keeps small samples from pegging the scale. Because press reviews and Metacritic user aggregates describe the launch build, their weight decays as the game ages (3-year half-life after a 1-year grace). That's how a game that launched rough can outgrow its old reception once updates win players over. Reviews under 2h playtime (the refund window), non-Steam activations, and free copies are downweighted.

ComponentPositiveQuality (0-100)Weight (pseudo-reviews)
Press reviews (Metacritic)0
All-time Steam reviews98%94315
Metacritic user ratings0
Post-patch Steam reviews (trust-weighted)98%93162
Calibration prior (typical game)7250

Acclaim gate: the raw blend lands at 91.5, but scores above 88 must be earned in front of a mass audience; this verdict rests on 631 player reviews, a largely self-selected fanbase. As more players weigh in, the ceiling rises (full scale unlocks at 100,000 reviews).

Scoring window: since the last significant patch (Nov 21, 2025) · 150 reviews sampled · 162 total reviews in window · weighted 84.9 up / 2.1 down · computed 7h ago · full methodology →

Patch history

  1. Tool Patch
    Aug 13, 2026
  2. Spring Update
    Mar 20, 2026
  3. Bot Update
    Feb 19, 2026
  4. Patch, Plus A Little Rainbow Bonus.
    Nov 21, 2025significant · resets scoring window
  5. Small Patch
    Sep 28, 2025significant · resets scoring window
  6. Hello, Fall Update
    Sep 20, 2025
  7. July Patch
    Jul 8, 2025significant · resets scoring window
  8. A Small Update
    Jun 18, 2025
  9. Spring Patch
    Feb 13, 2025
  10. January patch
    Jan 21, 2025
  11. Small patch
    Dec 10, 2024
  12. Plush Pack DLC Update is Here Plus Some Quality of Life Updates for All
    Nov 15, 2024significant · resets scoring window
  13. Candle patch
    Oct 5, 2024
  14. Small Patch
    Sep 9, 2024
  15. Small Patch
    Sep 9, 2024significant · resets scoring window
  16. A Nice Chunky Update
    Aug 24, 2024significant · resets scoring window
  17. Summer patch
    Jul 16, 2024
  18. Patch
    Jul 2, 2024significant · resets scoring window
  19. Patch
    Jul 2, 2024
  20. Missing Items Patch
    Jun 30, 2024significant · resets scoring window
  21. Small update
    Jun 16, 2024

…and 26 earlier patch announcements.