Little Kitty, Big City
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Garlic Builder
Developer CaveLiquid
Garlic Builder is a unique building game. As the new builder of the Garlic Family, can you inherit your father's building hammer, take various orders, follow the blueprint, or use your imagination to fulfill the strange needs of your customers? From the Steam store page
126 reactions from 3 sources (Steam reviews, Bluesky, Mastodon) · newest Sep 29, 2026 · last updated Oct 8, 2026 · How this works
Audience score
93
LovedLoved
115 positive · 8 negative
95% range 88–97%
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| Steam reviews | 115 | 8 | 0 |
| Bluesky * | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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3 newer reactions are still waiting for a label.
Steam's own rating
Very Positive
401 of 435 reviews positive (all languages, per Valve)
What people are saying
Summary pending — the reactions are listed below.
Reactions
60 of 126 · most liked firstIt worked out cheaper to buy the game I wanted bundled with this one so I went into this with no expectations and though I would likely play 10 minutes and move on. Oh how wrong I was. This is a very cute, relaxing game with a lovely art style, great music and is genuinely a hidden gem of a game. If like me you got this as part of a bundle or see it on sale I would highly recommend you give it a try.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This is a really cute little game. I love how much of a lumpling the little garlic boi is. The conceit for the puzzles appeals to me. The only strike against it is the unchangeable keybinds combined with no controller support. Insert my usual aggrieved 'good thing only right-handed people play games, huh?' rant here. I am pretty tired of giving it. You know how it goes. I have waffled back and forth between a thumbs-up and thumbs-down. Please imagine me frowning deeply as I vote it up. It…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Sadly not worth the money. The developer never finished the game. This game doesn't even have fullscreen. It is supposed to be a cozy pixel art building game, but there are some weird mechanics that add nothing. You have to get an order from the board to start building, but there are timers, and you can't gather materials if you don't have the right equipment. Are there some components to weirdly pressure you in a cozy game with no upside? It feels like someone had a cool first game jam game…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Despite customer’s restrictions and requirements, this is a casual game that allows mistakes. You play as a son assisting his father in building items for his customers. The goal is to construct something based on the customer's blueprint within the designated area. It's not difficult because you only need to match the shape, material, and color. You can move left and right, jump, and run. Although this would be completely OK for a gamepad, it is not supported due to the secondary actions…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Purchased this in a game bundle with another game I was excited to play but launched this one first because of my curiosity over the name. I accidently played it for 4 hours straight...No complaints. As a pixel art lover and Coloring Pixels enthusiast, this game was healing and comforting and unexpectedly fun. 10/10.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I didn't think this was for me because I'm not super into sandbox/creative games but I saw someone play the demo and it's actually not what it is at all. You build based on a guide, and it's basically doing pixel art but at a grander scale. The game has some janky elements and some of the bricks you mine isn't balanced very well, but it was a short game that was super satisfying and cute. I also liked the minor plot points! Finished? Yes Steam Achievements? Just play! Steam Deck? Not sure.…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →45 casual puzzles, 10+ hours full gameplay, 7 achievements, perfect game+1 Easy to play on PC, full-screen, lovely background music no Soundtrack DLC, no Steam Workshop, no Point shop items The first 1-2 hours you'll be really struggling with lack of resource and coins The order award coins are always way below the total cost of your construction project If you can survive that, and successfully upgrade mining, late game will be as easy as breeze Love this little game so far <3 well worth it
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →If, like me, your favourite thing to do in Minecraft is make pixel art in creative mode, this game is for you.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Fun relaxing little game. Brings a new dimension to pixel art (eg "Coloring PIxels"). You are a cute little garlic guy trying to carve a place in the world; buy equipment necessary from your sister, get advice from dad. Accept commisions for money and resources. Build your reputation by perfecting your art. Good game for kids. Achievement Hunters: Easy difficulty. All achievements will unlock with progression over time, no side quests, no hiddens.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I LOVED this game!!! I paced myself because I knew I would be so sad when it was over (and I was right). It really scratched an itch in my brain I didn't know I had. I didn't love the build-your-own free forms because I'm just not very patient/creative, but I don't knock any points off my review for that - makes perfect sense and I'm sure many folks loved it! My windmill was LAUGHABLE and I still got a decent review. :3 I want more games like this <3 P.S. FWIW I played with a keyboard and mouse!
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Game opens at 960 x 540, halfway up the screen and half of the game screen not visible or movable. changing to 1920 x 1080 it does fix this, But you can only interact with the UI if your mouse is around a centimetre higher than what you are trying to select, making the game unplayable at the moment. i have tried all so called "fixes" and none have remedied the problem. unfortunate because the game does look very enjoyable.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Good cozy game to add to the rotation. It is very simple, just build what is asked! If you like puzzles, art, and minecraft like blocks....then this is a cozy gem for you!
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Simple, but fun. If you like building and pixel art, this game is for you. You basically just collect different types of blocks, which you use to complete order requests by placing the blocks in the correct place according to the blueprint. Orders have a time limit of a certain number of days, but so far I have had plenty of time to compete the orders. Sometimes you have to follow the blueprint exactly, and sometimes you have some freedom in how you can build them. Your little garlic dude has a…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →A cute game about building pixel art crafts with blocks you mine or buy. I was initially worried about the time limit, but it's actually very forgiving. I definitely recommend giving it a try if it looks like something you could enjoy
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →the way people are sleeping on this little gem makes me really sad :-( </3 this is such a fun, sweet & cozy game & i had such a good time playing it. i dream of a world where this game is loved the way it deserves & where i'll be able to be a garlic in the city building more things. <3
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I have played for a few hours now and thought I would share my thoughts - spoiler-free - for Garlic Builders out there. 1. Early game. Sell spare blocks keeping around 200ish of each type. Until you have all the upgrades at the microphone. Change this to 400ish in the later game and as you go below this, top them up and you shouldn't need too much mining before you can build. 2. Use the cash for upgrades to get more blocks during mining. 3. Note the time - the more time, it seems to be the…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →the window sizing and stuff is bad and it doenst work for me, i submitted a feedback/bug form thing so if the devs reading this, you can check that for more info since I can't be bothered to explain it again lol I will delete my review, or change it to positive when the issue is fixed :) CHINESE TRANSLATION (with google translate since i think the dev is chinese since they responded in chinese to other reviews) 窗口大小调整之类的体验很差，不太适合我用。我已经提交了反馈/Bug 报告，如果开发人员看到了这条消息，可以去查看详情——我实在懒得再解释一遍了，哈哈。…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →At its core, this game is about copying a design that is given to you with certain blocks. The game does play with a Day system, where you have to perform some management with maintaining an inventory of supplies, but in practice the game gives ample time so as to effectively render this mechanic moot. The game provides you with a schematic, and you procure the required blocks and then build according to the blueprint. It's quite fun and provides enough movement and placement capabilities to…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Garlic Builder is a delightful game that I would recommend to anyone who wants to play as a cute lil garlic boi and create adorable pixel crafts. I love all the different patterns of the blocks. The designs get more complex as you go which keeps you challenged once you get used to the game mechanics. This game reminds me of cross stitching and diamond painting but way more chill. I would love to buy DLC of this game or a free play mode where you can just build what you want with unlimited…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →At first I was kind of intrigued by the game. I enjoy pixelart and got it for essentially free in a bundle with another game I was getting. The first hour or so was kind of fun but there are some aspects that feel fully unfinished or like bad UI design. The cancel button is greyed out to show distinction but it feels like you aren't allowed to press it. Sounds are mixed weirdly where the steps don't fit what's on screen and just feel irritating. The jumping around mechanics are kind of fun at…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Although there is some issue with the display and resolution, it is a really fun and short game.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →i love Garlic, i love build, i love this game <3
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I don't think of this as a game. All you do is put blocks in the spaces the customer outlines for them to go into. There is no real gameplay. May as well get a paint-by-numbers app, or just talk to your therapist if you need simple, repetitive stimuli options of some kind, but this? Its just awkward and boring in my opinion...
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →You are a little garlic that needs to build random designs for various customers. You need to either gather material blocks or spend money at garlic sister's shop to craft the pixel design according to the customer's weird requirements. Based on the customer's blueprint, you need to make sure that you calculate the correct number of grid spaces and use the correct materials to build the design. Overall, I really enjoyed the game because it's fun and relaxing, and the garlic family is too cute.…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Pixel 2D builder game. Lego-game?! The background music is relaxing and chill Gameplay average 5-10hours. Depend how much time you want to spend on building. (Maybe perhaps 1-3hours if you know what to do and keep skiping the text line.) Relaxing and cozy story telling about you have to keep build things with blocks. You get blueprints and you have to build correctly. You need to farm correct pixel square to build. More precise builds you do, then more higher score and rewards you received.…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This game is so stinkin' cute. You're a little garlic guy who uses gathered materials like water, sapphire, dirt, and leaves to create pixelated items. The items are ordered from various clients, and there's a blueprint you must follow to create the object correctly. You don't actually gather the materials as part of the gameplay. Instead, you can either purchase or choose to "gather" them, in which case a little animation plays and then you receive the materials. At only 2.5 hours in, I…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →An adorable chill game about solving puzzles using blocks
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Great cheap and relaxing game! I really enjoyed it, although it can get a little boring towards the end, especially as the builds get a bit harder with each level. I also liked that you get to build something using your own creativity instead of following a blueprint from time to time. Took me around 7 hours to complete.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Got this game with a bundle and was surprised to find myself addicted lol I have so much fun following the blueprints and getting as close to perfect as I can! My only complaint is that the larger projects are hard to follow, but I think that could be remedied if the devs added numbers to the blueprints, or let us zoom in on the blueprints so we could more easily count how many blocks are needed where
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Calling all Crafty Cozy gamers! This game was so cute and fun, the mechanics make the "building" feel exactly like cross stitching or diamond painting, very satisfying and relaxing. when i play it again I'm gonna try and get every building absolutely perfect, wish there was an achievement for that. Otherwise my only complaint is that it doesn't go to full screen, those pixels are pretty damn tiny on my laptop lol but it's manageable.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Why does the garlic need to build?
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →#2026gameaday Day 31 - Garlic Builder Last game of the first month! :D A cute little game that's very straightforward. Good for the first few requests and then becomes a bit repetitive. +1 for the little garlic dude.
unlabelledView post →great game for me. it only has a little bug when when the display option only has 2 sets for 960*540 and 1920* 1280. which might encounter with some extended screen issue when switch to 1920*1280. this game need bigger screen to save your eye energy.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Got this game for a solid 79 cents and the game does come with 7 current achievements, the game helps draw a good idea of what you should be building versus something like SuchArt that randomly creates a prompt for game progression and gives you a blank canvas to work with. So far for me i've gotten S Rank on every build up to the wishing bottle. The gameplay for me so far is something like a drawn to life style of gameplay with solid game progression from both the orders and the block sales,…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Only con is that sometimes there's a glitch that causes one block at a time to visually disappear while you are building. It's still there, you can't place another block in that spot and you can stand on it, you just can't see it. It's easy to work around, though, so I'd still recommend the game.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Really cute and relaxing crafting game!
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I think it is cute and all, but there's no content. Basically, you just enter a loading screen to get coloured blocks and then make what the picture shows. I dont know what I expected. (Steam denied refund due to hours so I played more. Same opinion.)
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →easily one of my favorite chill games of the year. platforming + pixel art + cute art and minimal storytelling = 10/10.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Very fun and relaxing little pixel builder!
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Very cute little building game! Straightforward, but not too repetitive.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This cool game is more challenging than it looks. Half picross, half platformer, and a cute story to go along with it. Great if you like making pixel art.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Cute concept. Es como jugar al Pictopix, pero la hotbar literalmente no funciona así que cambiar de bloques es una paja. Además es súper grindy y en menos de una hora ya básicamente vi todo el juego después de hacer como 8 construcciones.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This was a game I bought on a whim because it was in my recommended and I absolutely LOVED it. It has a cute little story and charming characters. I love pixel art and building games and this game combined them both in such a unique way. It's a decent challenge with trying to line up the blueprints with the art, but I feel like the complexity of orders scales very well. There are a few free-design orders which were a little intimidating, but I never got a bad score. I totally recommend Garlic…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →It's like Cyber Perler Beads. The plot is excellent, though the color palette is a bit limited. My eyes got a bit blurry from looking at the patterns for too long, but I still highly recommend giving it a try.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →the building and block/money management was a lot harder than anticipated, i'd multiple times go broke because I accidentally spent too much on items and didn't get NEARLY enough profit back (even when selling some blocks)
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →i luv this cute little game :3 !! so cute.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →cute little game genuinely had lots of fun playing it
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This game is so cute and relaxing. So much fun!!
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positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Adorable little game. Relaxing, and with several cute storylines sprinkled in.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →very cute game where you have to build pixel art structures according to requests from a billboard. you have to manage your time to gather resources and then finish the building before the request's deadline - but time doesn't pass when you build, only when you gather resources and move from the building area to the village area, so building itself is pretty chill and i never felt stressed by any time constraints. the music is also very calming which makes for a relaxing building experience.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →So fun and cute!!
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Cozy and chill. Garlic builder is exactly what it is promising. Short and calm. You can just vibe, watch a series on the side and solve the little puzzles. The gameplay is pretty simple. You have to manage your time to gather ressources or build. But its never stressful. So you can just go with the flow until you finish 100% naturally at the end of the game after 8h (in my case)
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Such cute and underrated game. It's a cozy game, where u have missions to build pixelart.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Super fun little game, loved playing it. My only wish is that it was longer
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Cute little pixel art making game. Would love to see more!
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →A cute little building game. The builds aren't very difficult yet where I am in the game. I wish you could build your own house!
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Cute cozy builder game, finished in about 6.5 hours. Would love to see more! Has a cute story line as well.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →very cute game i love it
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I got this gem of a game for a steal in a bundle $1!! Feels like I robbed the devs I wasnt sure what to expect but it was cozy and relaxing and the pixel designs were cute. The story is very minimal and has no effect to the gameplay but I appricate the backstory of my little garlic fam.
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