# Coral Gardens — A coral reef restoration game

> A coral reef restoration game (iPhone/iPad app by Joseph Seif.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/coral-gardens/id6796483269 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [Joseph Seif](https://appshunter.io/developer/6792368174)
- Category: Games, Education, Adventure, Puzzle
- Price: $0.99
- Age rating: 4+
- Requires: iOS 15.1 · 187 MB
- Languages: American English, Arabic, Czech, Danish, Dutch, Finnish, French (France), German (Germany), Greek, Hebrew and 17 more
- Released: 2026-08-20
- Data updated: 2026-08-26
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/coral-gardens/id6796483269/reviews.md

## What is Coral Gardens?

Coral Gardens is a meditative underwater game about hope, patience, and the slow miracle of reef restoration. You play as a scuba diver drifting above the seafloor, gathering tiny coral polyps and planting them across a nursery wire grid. Step back and watch your coral garden grow into a vibrant living cathedral over the next hundred years.

The game is inspired by real marine conservation efforts around the world. Coral reefs cover less than one percent of the ocean floor, yet they shelter a quarter of all marine species. Warming seas, pollution, and overfishing have put these fragile ecosystems in danger. Coral Gardens turns that quiet urgency into a soothing, hands-on act of healing. Every polyp you plant is a small promise that the ocean can recover, one tiny creature at a time.

No enemies to fight. No ads, no accounts, no pressure. Just you, the hush of the water, and the slow rhythm of restoration.

Features
Fifty hand-tuned reef levels that grow larger and richer as you dive deeper
A realistic scuba diver you guide with a single finger or the keyboard
Living coral that grows, branches, and colors itself across a real reef grid
A hundred year future vision that shows your reef fully bloomed at the end of every dive
Gentle, evolving ambient music synthesized live from twenty original oceanic tracks
Schools of fish, drifting jellies, and visiting sea turtles that glide through your garden
A personal gallery that saves a snapshot of every reef you restore
A relaxed dive mode with unlimited air for pure, pressure-free exploration
A challenge mode for seasoned divers who want a tighter breath and a faster pace
No accounts. No sign-ups. No data leaves your device

How to play
Touch anywhere and drag to swim your diver across the reef. Collect glowing coral polyps from the seafloor and carry them to empty reef sites. Plant each one, fill the grid, and finish the dive to unlock a century of growth. In Challenge mode, collect as many polyps as you can before your tank runs out of air. In Relaxed mode, just take your time and enjoy the process. The reef you build stays with you as a snapshot in your gallery.

Why we made it
We made Coral Gardens after reading about coral nursery projects and restoration divers who spend their days replanting broken coral onto dying reefs. We wanted to capture that feeling of patient, hopeful work, the kind where progress is measured in years and generations, not points and stars. The game is our love letter to the ocean and to everyone working quietly to keep it alive.

## Chart rankings

- #194 in Top Paid · Puzzle (US App Store)


## Version history (last 1 release)

### 1.0 — 2026-08-20

No release notes.

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