Play Garden Gnome Guard

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.

1. Press Play. Your tools attack nearby pests on their own. Your job is to move.
2. 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.
3. Walk over the seeds that pests drop. A full seed pouch is a level-up: pick one of the cards.
4. 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.
5. When a bud sprouts, stand in its ring until it blooms for a chest and a heal. Big golden pests also drop chests.
6. 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.