Garden Survivor is a cozy survival game. Aphids, beetles and wasps swarm the garden in waves; your sprout auto-fires thorns at the nearest pest. Steer with a drag or WASD, collect XP gems, draft 1 of 3 upgrades every level, and survive the full 6 minutes. A Hungry Grub lumbers in at 5:00.
| Action | Desktop | Mobile / touch |
|---|---|---|
| Move | WASD or arrow keys, or drag on the arena | Touch-drag anywhere (virtual joystick) |
| Attack | Automatic — thorns fire at the nearest pest | Automatic |
| Dash | Space (3.5s cooldown, brief invulnerability) | Tap the dash button |
| Upgrade | Click one of the 3 draft cards | Tap one of the 3 draft cards |
Garden Survivor is a single-run survival game. Each run lasts up to 6 minutes against escalating pest waves. Killing pests drops XP gems; collecting enough levels the sprout and pauses the action for a 3-choice upgrade draft. Sharper thorns, faster fire, extra thorns per volley, move speed, max HP, pickup radius, crit chance and regen stack into a build. Surviving to 6:00 wins the run; killing the Hungry Grub boss adds a 500-point bonus.
A full run lasts 6 minutes. The Hungry Grub boss appears at 5:00; surviving to 6:00 wins regardless of whether the boss is dead.
No — thorns auto-fire at the nearest pest. Your only job is positioning: kite the swarm, scoop gems, and avoid corners.
The action pauses and you draft 1 of 3 upgrades (damage, fire rate, thorn count, speed, HP, magnet, crit, regen). Multiple pending levels draft back-to-back.
Yes — your best score saves in the browser, counts toward the global leaderboard, and earns coins like every other TapLoop game.
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