In Companion Plant, you return home after a personal loss with a box and a dying plant, and attempt to re-learn what it means to take care of yourself as you nurture the plant back to health.

features

Linear narrative
Taking care of your plant
Talking to your friend A on the phone
Handmade art
~~our blood, sweat, and tears~~

credits

lead programmer: Sarah

art, sound, other programming: Emilia

story&art: Cursa

it's watering can, not watering can't

Designed for A Narrative Design Awards 2026. Theme: Harvest.

to dust or not to dust

Companion planting is an agricultural practice where different crops with mutually beneficial influence are planted in proximity to each other.

More information

Status	Released
Platforms	HTML5, Windows, Linux
Rating	Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars (2 total ratings)
Authors	Myonenpixel, Cursa, theJayWay
Genre	Interactive Fiction, Visual Novel
Made with	Blender, Godot, Adobe Photoshop, Krita
Tags	Cozy, Hand-drawn, No AI, Singleplayer
Average session	A few minutes
Languages	English
Inputs	Mouse
Content	No generative AI was used

Download

CompanionPlant.exe 105 MB

Download

CompanionPlant 72 MB

Install instructions

Press alt+F4 to exit out of the game.

Development log

Companion Plant: A Game Jam Review
61 days ago

Comments

wjt76 days ago

I love the art style, and the decision to only show one side of the phone calls!