This is the practical version: how to get Our Flower Garden running on two phones with the two of you in the same session, and what to do when you cannot see each other in the friend list.
Before you start
You each need your own copy on your own phone. Our Flower Garden is on both the App Store and Google Play, so it does not matter which of you is on iPhone and which is on Android.
It is free to download, so there is no reason for one of you to hold off and watch over the other's shoulder.
Step by step
- Install it on both phones. Do this before you sit down to play — first-launch downloads are always bigger than you expect.
- Link up as a couple inside the game. This is the step that connects the two of you rather than putting you in a public lobby.
- Tend your shared world together a little each day.
- Stay on a call while you set up the first time. Working out one game's friend system together takes five minutes; doing it over text takes half an hour.
When you cannot find each other
- Make sure you are both fully signed in, not playing as a guest — guest accounts are the most common reason a friend request never arrives.
- Check you have both got the app updated. A version gap can hide one of you from the other.
- Have the person creating the session send the invite rather than both of you searching at once.
- Restart the app on both phones before assuming something is broken.
Making Our Flower Garden work as a couple thing
Once the setup is done, the question becomes whether you keep playing. Our Flower Garden is a slow, low-stakes world you both potter around in, and that shapes how to fit it into a week.
- A calm, no-pressure world you can enjoy together at the end of the day.
- Shared progress makes every small task feel like teamwork.
- Perfect for winding down side by side or across the distance.
Agree on how long a session is before you start. "One more round" is how a ten-minute game eats an evening.
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- Township — Township blends farming with city-building — grow crops, run factories and develop a bustling town.
More of the same kind on our category page.
Where to go next
If you are here because you want something the two of you can keep coming back to, our top couple pick is Our Flower Garden — one shared garden, no timers, nothing to lose if you skip a day.
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- Our full list of the best mobile couple games
Frequently asked questions
- How do I play Our Flower Garden with my partner?
- Install Our Flower Garden on both phones, link up as a couple inside the game, then start a session together. The friend step is what keeps you out of a public lobby.
- Can you play Our Flower Garden with friends as well as your partner?
- Yes — the same friend system that connects the two of you works for a wider group, so Our Flower Garden scales up on the nights you want company.
- Why can't my partner see me in Our Flower Garden?
- Usually one of you is signed in as a guest, or one copy of the app is out of date. Sign in properly on both phones, update both, then send the invite from one side rather than searching from both.
- Do we need to be in the same room to play Our Flower Garden?
- No. Our Flower Garden plays online, so the two of you can be anywhere as long as you both have a connection.
