Garden Wars is now out on PC, iPhone/iPad & Android devices! Garden Wars is a casual strategy game for all ages that’s simple and addictive! Watch the trailer below, read the full details of the game, or just download now!

Looking to reduce the size of your UE4 iOS or Android app? Here is a handy list of the things I’ve done to reduce the size of Garden Wars and get under those pesky size limits (this is applicable to UE 4.13). Measuring the app size First of all, the way I check out the […]

HINTS & TIPS! Having trouble winning? Here are some tips to win races: The best racers have no fear! – Generally, it is better to pull your rubber band far and go as fast as you can, even if it is a bit harder to control. You won’t die as often as you think, and […]

Instructions, Hints & Tips! Special hints:How do I win faster?How do I improve my star rating?How do I win on the harder levels or in multiplayer? PC Installation FAQ:There is a problem installing Visual C++ runtime 2015I have another problem What is the object of the game? The object of the game is to occupy […]

Garden Wars was greenlit on steam today – thank you to everyone who gave it their vote! There’s a couple of months worth of work to get it there (all going well), so we’ll keep you posted closer to the time. More info about the game here.

This article explains how I went about rendering shadows for all of the plants in Garden Wars. Shadows seem like such a small thing but having them there makes a big difference to how polished the game looks. The unique challenge here: There are technically 762 plants (6 per tile) needing shadows at once The […]

Today I’m going over how I used vertex shaders in UE4 to reduce draw calls from a potential ~2500 down to ~500, and achieve natural-ish-looking plant animation while I was at it. The unique challenge There are a lot of individual plants and fruit etc on screen at once, all animating at different times and […]

The last couple of introduction videos for Garden Wars are now on youtube! There are 5 videos, all under 2 minutes long, and they give a very quick description of how the game works. Here is a link to the playlist: For now I’ll be working hard trying to finish this game off, but stay […]

The last couple of introduction videos for Garden Wars are now on youtube! There are 5 videos, all under 2 minutes long, and they give a very quick description of how the game works. Here is a link to the playlist: For now I’ll be working hard trying to finish this game off, but stay […]

A while back we released a large blueprint libary for UE4 – the library was updated today so it now contains 150 useful functions and macros to help you make cool stuff easier! The library has been made over time during the development of Garden Wars, and we thought it may as well be shared […]