Manifold Garden review

Manifold Garden is the most architectural game here. William Chyr Studio's Steam page describes an Escher-esque world where geometry repeats infinitely in every direction and falling down brings you back to where you started. You manipulate gravity to walk on any visible surface, master the rules of the world to open new paths, and restore a barren world with vegetation. A Photo Mode is built in. Steam lists award nominations for Best Debut from the Game Developers Choice Awards and the BAFTA Game Awards, a Metascore of 85 and a light spec of 2 GB of RAM and 3 GB of storage. The downsides are a $19.99 price, double Portal 2, a Windows-only listing on Steam and no multiplayer. We compared documented features and published prices and did not play-test it.

Who it is for

players who want calm exploration and gravity puzzles

Price

$19.99 one-time on Steam (US store).

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Quoted from the vendor pricing page on November 12, 2026.

Key features

• Change gravity to walk on any visible surface
• Geometry repeats infinitely, and falling down returns you to where you started
• Grow a garden to open new paths
• Photo Mode
• Full controller support and Steam Cloud saves

Strengths and weaknesses

• Strength: Low minimum spec: 2 GB of RAM and 3 GB of storage
• Strength: Nominated for Best Debut at the Game Developers Choice Awards and BAFTA Game Awards, per Steam
• Strength: Full controller support
• Weakness: $19.99, double Portal 2 or FEZ
• Weakness: Steam lists Windows only
• Weakness: Single-player only

Key facts

• Release date on Steam: October 20, 2020
• Developer: William Chyr Studio
• Metascore on Steam: 85
• Minimum RAM: 2 GB
• Storage: 3 GB

Where it ranks

Manifold Garden is No. 5 in our Best 3D Puzzle Games verdict.