History VideoGame / Gardenscapes

* VitrolicBestBuds: Stephanie Broom and Olivia are the embodiment of this trope, as captured in ''Homescapes.'' At first Stephanie is straight-up rude to Olivia, but after completing the Kitchen Area, the latter defeats her in a cooking challenge, which [[DefeatMeansFriendship mellows Stephanie out.]] Even so, she remains uptight, but it's clear that the two enjoy their banter and have accepted their clashing personalities as a major part of their long friendship.

** Certain areas and room renovations focus on certain characters (for example, the tropical corner event focused on Katherine and Stephanie).

* BirthdayEpisode: The story behind the Party Room area in ''Homescapes'' is Austin and William preparing for Olivia's birthday.

* ChildhoodFriends: Austin and Robbie have been friends since childhood.
** So are Austin and Katherine
* {{Crossover}}: One room renovation event has Austin helping his old friend Carl from VideoGame/ManorMatters fix up an old castle and find a lost crown hidden inside.
* ADayInTheLimelight: ''Homescapes'' puts the focus on Austin's parents
** Also, certain areas and room renovations focus on certain characters (for example, the tropical corner event focused on Katherine and Stephanie).

* VeryFalseAdvertising:
** In the late 2010s, ''Gardenscapes'' among other [[MatchThreeGame games of this style]] started putting out misleading ads which portray the games as being chaotic SolveTheSoupCans games of various styles (such as choosing objects to fix a broken house or pulling giant pins to get someone out of a dangerous situation) that very rarely have ''anything'' to do with the actual premise of the game in question. Minigames of that sort were introduced in mid-2020 as a response to false advertising complaints, presented in-universe as "Austin's Bad Dreams" (or as "Austin's favourite videogame" in ''Homescapes''): however, they rarely come up.
** A few trailers for ''Homescapes'', for some reason, portrayed Austin being in a romantic relationship with Katherine and cheating on her with Jane from ''Gardenscapes'' (who is presented as a housemaid rather than a scientist).

** One room renovation event was about helping

* HappilyMarried:

* BirthdayEpisode: The story behind the Party Room restoration in ''Homescapes'' is Austin and William preparing for Olivia's birthday.

* {{Crossover}}: One room restoration event has Austin helping his old friend Carl from VideoGame/ManorMatters fix up an old castle and find a lost crown hidden inside.

** The camper renovation event centers around Robbie buying a camper and discovering it was once owned by [[Music/MickJagger Rick Dagger]].

* NoCelebritiesWereHarmed: A "[[Music/KatyPerry Patty Kerry]]" is mentioned on a newsfeed.

* ChildhoodFriends: Austin and Robbie.

* LabcoatOfScienceAndMedicine: Jane is usually wearing a lab coat.

** In the late 2010s, ''Gardenscapes'' among other [[MatchThreeGame games of this style]] started putting out misleading ads which portray the games as being chaotic SolveTheSoupCans games of various styles (such as choosing objects to fix a broken house or pulling giant pins to get someone out of a dangerous situation) that very rarely have ''anything'' to do with the actual premise of the game in question. Minigames of that sort were introduced in mid-2020 as a response to false advertising complaints, presented in-universe as "Austin's Bad Dreams," however, they rarely come up.
** A few trailers for Homescapes, for some reason, portrayed Austin being in a romantic relationship with Katherine and where he was cheating on her with Jane from Gardenscapes.

** In the late 2010s, ''Gardenscapes'' among other [[MatchThreeGame games of this style]] started putting out misleading ads which portray the games as being chaotic SolveTheSoupCans games of various styles (such as choosing objects to fix a broken house or pulling giant pins to get someone out of a dangerous situation) that very rarely have ''anything'' to do with the actual premise of the game in question. Subverted as minigames of that sort were introduced in mid-2020, presented in-universe as "Austin's Bad Dreams," however, they rarely come up.

* VeryFalseAdvertising: In the late 2010s, ''Gardenscapes'' among other [[MatchThreeGame games of this style]] started putting out misleading ads which portray the games as being chaotic SolveTheSoupCans games of various styles (such as choosing objects to fix a broken house or pulling giant pins to get someone out of a dangerous situation) that very rarely have ''anything'' to do with the actual premise of the game in question. Subverted as minigames of that sort were introduced in mid-2020, presented in-universe as "Austin's Bad Dreams," however, they rarely come up.

* VeryFalseAdvertising: In the late 2010s, ''Gardenscapes'' among other [[MatchThreeGame games of this style]] started putting out misleading ads which portray the games as being chaotic SolveTheSoupCans games of various styles (such as choosing objects to fix a broken house or pulling giant pins to get someone out of a dangerous situation) that very rarely have ''anything'' to do with the actual premise of the game in question. Subverted as minigames of that sort were introduced in mid-2020, presented in-universe as "Austin's Bad Dreams."

* VeryFalseAdvertising: In the late 2010s, ''Gardenscapes'' among other [[MatchThreeGame games of this style]] started putting out misleading ads which portray the games as being chaotic SolveTheSoupCans games of various styles (such as choosing objects or pulling giant pins to get someone out of a dangerous situation) that very rarely have ''anything'' to do with the actual premise of the game in question. Subverted as minigames of that sort were introduced in mid-2020.

* VeryFalseAdvertising: In the late 2010s, ''Gardenscapes'' among other [[MatchThreeGame games of this style]] started putting out misleading ads which portray the games as being chaotic SolveTheSoupCans games of various styles (such as choosing objects to fix a broken house or pulling giant pins to get someone out of a dangerous situation) that very rarely have ''anything'' to do with the actual premise of the game in question. Subverted as minigames of that sort were introduced in mid-2020.

* VeryFalseAdvertising: In the late 2010s, ''Gardenscapes'' among other [[MatchThreeGame games of this style]] started putting out misleading ads which portray the games as being chaotic SolveTheSoupCans games of various styles that very rarely have ''anything'' to do with the actual premise of the game in question. Subverted as minigames of that sort were introduced in mid-2020.

* VeryFalseAdvertising / WhatWereTheySellingAgain: In the late 2010s, ''Gardenscapes'' among other [[MatchThreeGame games of this style]] started putting out misleading ads which portray the games as being chaotic SolveTheSoupCans games of various styles that very rarely have ''anything'' to do with the actual premise of the game in question. Subverted as minigames of that sort were introduced in mid-2020.

* WhatWereTheySellingAgain: In the late 2010s, ''Gardenscapes'' among other [[MatchThreeGame games of this style]] started putting out misleading ads which portray the games as being chaotic SolveTheSoupCans games of various styles that very rarely have ''anything'' to do with the actual premise of the game in question. Subverted as minigames of that sort were introduced in mid-2020.

* WhatWereTheySellingAgain: In the late 2010s, ''Gardenscapes'' among other [[MatchThreeGame games of this style]] started putting out misleading ads which portray the games as being chaotic SolveTheSoupCans games of various styles that very rarely have ''anything'' to do with the actual premise of the game in question.

** Robbie has an [[https://www.instagram.com/robbie_the_carpenter/ Instagram]] with one post.

* HelloInsertNameHere: Your name, as well as well as the name of the dog (in Gardenscapes) and the cat (in Homescapes) are decided by the player.

* WhatWereTheySellingAgain: Around 2019 or 2020, ''Gardenscapes'' among other [[MatchThreeGame games of this style]] started putting out misleading ads which portray the games as being chaotic SolveTheSoupCans games of various styles that very rarely have ''anything'' to do with the actual premise of the game in question.

* WhatWereTheySellingAgain: In recent years, Gardenscapes among other [[MatchThreeGame games of this style]] have gained a negative reputation for their misleading ads which portray the games as being chaotic SolveTheSoupCans games of various styles that very rarely have ANYTHING to do with the actual premise of the game in question.