Hidden Memories of The Gardens Between

About the Game

Made for VR. Memories feel closer here.

Hidden Memories of The Gardens Between is a tranquil single-player adventure-puzzle game about time, memory and friendship.  With twice the content of the original, Hidden Memories invites you to unlock Arina's personal diary and solve 40+ new puzzles — woven seamlessly into a deeper, more intimate journey.

WHAT'S NEW IN HIDDEN MEMORIES

• 🧩 40+ New Puzzles – Delightfully inventive puzzles designed exclusively for VR.

• 🎨 Vibrant Art Style – Beautiful, storybook-inspired islands that you can now visit yourself.

• 🌟 An Expanded Award-Winning Narrative – Delve deeper with Arina’s illustrated diary offering new insights and perspectives.

• ✨ Whimsical VR Interactions – Deepen your connection to the story with intuitive, hands-on gameplay.

• 🌌 Comfortably Immerse Yourself – Relax in serene islands seated or standing with no pressure, fail-states, or complex UI.

GAMEPLAY

Control time itself to solve puzzles built from the emotional architecture of memory.  Move time with your hands as dreamlike islands revolve before you — each one a sculpted memory, built from the emotions and objects that shaped Arina and Frendt’s past. 

• ⏳ Manipulate time to solve puzzles and reach the apex of each isle.

• 🎮 Play retro video games, wield paintbrushes, and dig for dino bones at the museum.

• 🧸 Interact with objects to solve puzzles - from childhood toys to symbolic tools of self-expression.

• 🌙 Discover surreal dreamscapes where every detail carries emotional weight.

• ☑️ Playtime for most players: Roughly 4 - 8 hours depending on puzzle solving confidence.

NARRATIVE

Through Arina’s evolving diary, experience the subtle, sometimes bittersweet shifts of a childhood bond growing older. Each island captures a turning point, a feeling, or a forgotten moment—rendered in vivid color and texture. Explore themes of memory, growth, and the spaces between people.

• Delve deeper into the story through Arina's diary entries and artistic evolution.

• Venture into the moments that defined their friendship—and changed them forever.

• See the past with new perspective, in a world made to be felt as much as seen.

ACCOLADES

• Winner of 14 awards, including: 'Game of the Year', Webby 'Best Puzzles', and the 'Apple Design Award', as well as twenty more international nominations including IGF 'Excellence in Visual Art'.

• Hidden Memories (VR) praised by press: 9/10 Gaming Trend, 8/10 , 8/10 GeekGasm, 8.5/10 The VR Realm, 8/10 Use A Potion, 8/10 IndieGames.eu, 7.5/10 PixelByteGaming, 8.5/10 MKAU Gaming.