An upcoming game called Star Garden has recently been announced on Kickstarter. Star Garden’s gameplay has incredible Chao Garden vibes, and it looks like an excellent opportunity for Sonic fans willing to support it on Kickstarter.
The Chao Garden first appeared in Sonic Adventure, released in 1998 for the Dreamcast. The game featured three Chao Gardens, zones inhabited by cute little fairy-like creatures called Chao, which have reappeared in other Sonic the Hedgehog games, such as Sonic Adventure 2, the Sonic Advance series, and Sonic Rivals 2. Chao Garden areas have become incredibly popular with the Sonic fanbase over the years due to their unique mechanics, making Star Garden an interesting pick for gamers who grew up playing these titles.
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When Will Star Garden's Kickstarter and Demo Launch?
- September 2, 2025.
Now, Game Garage has unveiled a new indie game called Star Garden, which has cute early 2000s aesthetics and sprawling areas to explore. According to Game Garage, Star Garden will launch a Kickstarter on September 2, releasing a demo on Steam simultaneously. In Star Garden, gamers can either play solo or engage in multiplayer battles with up to four local players or six online. With a gameplay that seems to be greatly influenced by Sonic Adventure, Star Garden has quick-paced gameplay. The title even comes with cute alien mascots called Lumi that resemble the Chao, making for a nostalgic experience.
In single-player mode, Star Garden players will take up their place as cosmic ecologists trying to study new systems, finding hidden areas, piecing together mysteries, and raising, customizing, and evolving their Lumi to their full potential. Star Garden’s co-op experience seems like a great time for gamers who love cozy titles and promises to be a very dynamic experience. Each gamer will start with a base Lumi and then collect items to boost their abilities, adapting and strategizing to navigate unpredictable events that will happen during the match.
Obviously, as Star Garden will be funded via Kickstarter, it’s impossible to know whether it’ll reach its financial target, which has not been divulged at the time of this report. In any case, gamers can apply to get notifications when the project launches if they are interested in learning more.
It’s great to see more games inspired by Sonic Adventure coming out, as not many titles such as this one have been released recently. Hopefully, Star Garden will prove to be a fairly solid experience, engaging players with both its single and multiplayer aspects.