The Plant Shop Edition & Task Check
The Plant Shop demo on itch.io covers Day 1 only, about 10 to 15 minutes. The full game has been on Steam since 2026-09-16: the whole story, all three endings and Story, Relaxed and Endless modes. The developer also says the full version has a native Apple Silicon Mac build.
Last checked 2026-09-20
Demo compared with the full game
- Where to get it
- How far it goes
Full game
The whole story, about two hoursDeveloper reply: Developer post on X: price and length (opens in a new tab)- Endings
- Modes
Demo
Day 1 of the story. The demo page lists the modes as full game features.Official: Official demo on itch.io (opens in a new tab)- Achievements
Full game
9 on Steam, with global unlock ratesOfficial: Steam global achievements (opens in a new tab)
What The Plant Shop demo covers
The Plant Shop demo is the first night of the game and nothing more: Day 1, about 10 to 15 minutes. The itch.io page says so at the top, and it still carries a note that the full game is out with a launch discount.

In that first night you learn the whole loop: take an order from a customer, craft it from a pot, soil, a seed and water, and serve it. The picture has the VHS look the developer describes as an emulation of old CRT screens, and customers start talking about the curse that struck the town 30 years ago.
The demo has been around since before launch. The game took part in Steam Next Fest in June 2026, and players were already posting demo feedback on the Steam forums that month.
What the full version adds after Day 1
The full version on Steam carries the story past the first night to one of three endings: Good, Bad or Secret. It also has 9 achievements, each with a global unlock rate on Steam.
Story, Relaxed and Endless mode
Story mode follows Silvia's dream of running a successful plant shop. Relaxed mode lets you manage your shop at your own pace. Endless mode asks you to prepare orders and survive as long as you can, and it has a leaderboard. In the first days after launch, players were already talking about the top leaderboard scores and asking how the modes differ.
Price and languages
On Steam it costs $4.99. During the launch discount it was $4.49, a price the developer also quoted when calling the game cheap and short. The interface supports 15 languages, including Simplified Chinese, Japanese and Korean.
Do not follow The Plant Shop demo videos past Day 1
Demo videos stop after the first day, and several of them were uploaded before the full release. Anything a video shows after Day 1 comes from the full game, so check the upload date and whether the title says demo before you follow it. Launch-week videos that show every ending run from about one to two hours.
Mac, Linux and PC requirements for the full version
Playing on a Mac, Linux or Steam Deck
The Steam page lists Windows, macOS and Linux. Before launch, a player asked for 64-bit support because the Mac build only covered older 32-bit Intel machines. On launch day the developer replied that a full macOS build supporting Apple Silicon and 64-bit was up.
On September 20 the developer announced that the game is Steam Deck Verified. To load a save made on a PC, the developer suggests launching the Windows version with Proton on the Steam Deck.
The store lists the same memory needs on every system: 8 GB of RAM at minimum, 16 GB recommended, and 1 GB of storage. On a Mac the minimum processor is listed as Intel 2.6 GHz or better; on Linux any processor is listed.
PC system requirements
The game is light. The minimum graphics card on the store page is a GTX 750 Ti, and the whole install needs 1 GB of space.
The Plant Shop PC system requirements, minimum and recommended
- Operating system
Minimum
Windows 10 or newerRecommended
Windows 10 or newer- Processor
Minimum
2.6 GHz or betterRecommended
3.2 GHz or better- Memory
Minimum
8 GB RAMRecommended
16 GB RAM- Graphics
Minimum
GTX 750 Ti or betterRecommended
GTX 950 or better- DirectX
Minimum
Version 11Recommended
Version 11- Storage
Minimum
1 GB available spaceRecommended
1 GB available space
The Plant Shop demo FAQ
How long is The Plant Shop demo?
About 10 to 15 minutes. Only Day 1 is playable.
Can I still download the demo?
Yes. When we checked on 2026-09-20, the itch.io page was up, with a note that the full game is out.
Is Endless mode in the demo?
No. The demo is Day 1 of the story, and the itch.io page lists Story, Relaxed and Endless as modes of the full version.
How long is the full version?
About two hours, the developer says. Recorded runs that show every ending take one to two hours.
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