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TENDY: Robot Gardener

Tend to the intergalactic flora and fauna on a puzzling space station. This short n' weird journey takes around 2 hours to complete.

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Developer
Michael Mato, TJ Richardson
Publisher
Too Much Tomato
Release
May 19, 2022
4 years and 75 days ago
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Positive35 reviews91.4%

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About the Game

Take care of the intergalactic flora and fauna on a puzzling space station. Program TENDY, ROBOT GARDENER, to complete sets of tasks left to you by the station's mysterious creators. This short n' weird game takes around 2 hours to complete.


  • Plan and send instructions to TENDY, a gardening robot on an abandoned space station - your outbound messages will only have minimal semantic decay over the massive interstellar distance!
  • Lock down high-priority instructions to ensure they are sent to TENDY unaltered.
  • Choose to accomplish (or leave undone) sets of location-specific tasks assigned by the station's creators.


  • Play through the station's 15 strange stages and enjoy a puzzling experience that doesn't overstay its welcome.
  • Dig deeper and scour the instructions left to you by the creators of the station to discover their true motivations.
  • Choose to activate the 9x∞ Project's plan or find your own meaning on the station.


  • Explore the 9x∞ Project's three-pronged space station and solve puzzles to unlock new areas.
  • Discover the favorite treat of the photosynthetic noodle-bear, Udonn.
  • Help "That Cat" find their favorite lost item.

TENDY: Robot Gardener is part of the CosmOS 9 bundle, a set of 9 puzzle games discovered on a mysterious video game console drifting in outer space.
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