The Gray Garden is a pseudo-RPG with a heavy story focus, made by Deep-Sea Prisoner in RPG Maker 2000.
The Gray Garden: a world where angels and demons live in harmony.
Yosafire, a demon who likes flowers, enjoys a carefree life with her friends.
Then one day, a mysterious bat appears in the garden...
Warning: There are a number of depictions of violence and gore throughout the game. However, none of it is presented in a "startling" way, and nothing too detailed is shown graphics-wise.
(Content Severity: Discretion Advised)
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Violence and gore. Some characters are beaten bloody, one loses an arm, etc.
Implied torture and cannibalism in one ending.
Implied attempt at sexual assault/harrassment.
Download The Gray Garden 1.08 | (Mirror)
(Chrome may falsely flag the download as malicious, but it's safe to ignore.)
Supported Platforms
The game's engine is made for Windows only, with no native support for other platforms.
The multi-platform EasyRPG Player mimics the behavior of RM2K and RM2K3, but may not always be exact. (Make sure to treat the Data folder as the game folder, not the containing folder.) Also, for Macs, you can try a general-purpose tool like WineBottler.
Usage Notes
Playthrough videos of Deep-Sea Prisoner's works are now allowed. However, they ask to refrain from monetization of any form, due to the terms of the free resources used.
[1] Japanese version readme
Troubleshooting
Make sure to extract the game to its own folder instead of running directly from the ZIP file. If you don't do so, any saves made will be lost the next time you run the game.
If you get a DirectDraw error, right-click the EXE, go to Properties, Compatibility, and try other compatibility modes.
If the font doesn't seem correct, download and install the MS Gothic font.
RPG Maker 2000 has some inherent, unfixable control bugs ("automatically moving in a direction" or "no buttons work"). The issues often seem to involve gamepads, or getting "stuck" on an input if Shift and a Numpad key are pressed simultaneously. Thus, try fiddling with gamepads and your keyboard until it fixes. (Reinstalling the game likely won't help.)
If you get "not implemented" errors on or near startup, make sure you have a working sound device (speakers/headphones). It can also occur mid-game if your system doesn't like a particular MP3, in which case, try to delete or replace the file in Music.
You may get "RPG Maker 2000/2003 RTP is not installed" or missing file errors on startup. This can happen if the path contains special symbols, causing files (including RPG_RT.ini) to not be found. Try moving the game folder somewhere without any special symbols in the path.
Screenshots
Extras
The game is very straightfoward, but there are some things you might miss. (Spoiler warning!)
Extras
Bad End 1
During the part in Flame Town where Emalf chases you, one of the wrong turns will lead to a dead end where he catches you.
Bad End 2
Lose the first fight against Poemi in the Wastelands.
Bad End 3
When Macarona finds Rawberry in the village, choose "Yaaaaaaaaaah!!!"
Normal End
Lose to the final boss (the actual fight).
Radio Wave
After beating the final boss, go to the coast to get this. It unlocks a thing in the bonus room.
Second Playthrough
There are a few minor bonuses on your second playthrough. Whether they're worth actually playing again for is... up to you, I suppose.
Apples
You don't need to collect any apples in Apple Park to proceed. Uh, thanks? ...How does that work?
666 Ticket
Froze's house will contain a 666 Ticket, which summons the Passing Demon to help in battle.
Prosciutto Equipment
A side area in Evening Forest formerly blocked by plants will be open. A Mogeko there will make Yosafire max level and give her the overpowered Prosciutto equipment.
???
The ??? video is different depending on if you view it right after beating the game the first time, or if you view it after returning the bonus room on a second playthrough. (Just starting a second loop and going to the door in Yosafire's house ASAP will work.)
Garden Gray The
Deep-Sea Prisoner released "Garden Gray The" for April Fools' Day 2014. It's about ten minutes long and quite silly. And it shouldn't really spoil the main game at all.
Music
Below is a list of all the songs used in the game. I don't have individual source links, but all songs can be found in the Music folder. There are definite spoilers for their usage, so don't look until you've beaten the game!
The songs are from free resource sites, so they have no "official names" as far as this game goes. The filenames are the titles given by the original sites, which don't necessarily relate to their usage in the game. The "Usage" names are descriptions I made up based on where they're used - DSP had no part in deciding those.
Do not reupload these songs elsewhere without permission from their respective creators.
Song List
| Filename | Usage | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Amor Kana_SoaringYonder(MusicBox) | Title / A Nice Old Man | Amor Kana |
| CAMeLIA_TwilightGrass | Introduction | *CAMeLIA* |
| Senses Circuit_Beginning | Flower Garden | Senses Circuit |
| MaouDamashii_Event30 | Normal Battle | Maou Damashii |
| MaouDamashii_Event31 | Game Over | Maou Damashii |
| Senses Circuit_Promenade | Beginning Forest | Senses Circuit |
| MaouDamashii_Event17 | Oh, You | Maou Damashii |
| Senses Circuit_Reflection | Gray Village | Senses Circuit |
| Senses Circuit_Let's | Apple Park | Senses Circuit |
| Senses Circuit_SunbeamSpot-MusicBoxver- | Apple Pie | Senses Circuit |
| Senses Circuit_BudInThawingSnow | Path to Castle | Senses Circuit |
| MaouDamashii_Theme11 | Blancblack Castle | Maou Damashii |
| Senses Circuit_SunbeamSpot-Piano Ver- | Etihw and Kcalb | Senses Circuit |
| MaouDamashii_Village04 | School and Library | Maou Damashii |
| Amor Kana_HourglassInOblivion | Our World's Past | Amor Kana |
| MaouDamashii_Dungeon16 | Mysterious Discussion | Maou Damashii |
| Senses Circuit_InSadness | Garden at Night | Senses Circuit |
| Senses Circuit_Paradise | Cave Forest | Senses Circuit |
| MaouDamashii_Dungeon01 | Forest Cave | Maou Damashii |
| MaouDamashii_Event15 | Goof | Maou Damashii |
| Hagall_SpringWaltz | Lowrie's Lesson | Hagall |
| Amor Kana_IllusionTown | Rendezvous on the Coast | Amor Kana |
| Senses Circuit_LittleAdventureInAFreeForest | Lost Woods | Senses Circuit |
| CAMeLIA_DarkWoodsMansion | Haunted Forest | *CAMeLIA* |
| MaouDamashii_Event19 | Flame Bats at the School! | Maou Damashii |
| On-Jin_BGM-LoopSuspenseR02 | Suspense | On-Jin |
| Amor Kana_PreciousMystery | Etihw on the Coast | Amor Kana |
| Senses Circuit_PROLOGUE | Daybreak Forest | Senses Circuit |
| Hagall_BellOfAStrangeLand | Midday Forest | Hagall |
| Senses Circuit_RainbowLadenBridge | Evening Forest | Senses Circuit |
| MaouDamashii_Event2 | Flame Demons | Maou Damashii |
| CAMeLIA_jeu d'os | A Passing Demon | *CAMeLIA* |
| DarkLordRTP | Politely Asking Directions | RPG2000 RTP |
| Amor Kana_LikeAPetal | Yosafire's Memories | Amor Kana |
| MaouDamashii_Town11 | Flame Underworld | Maou Damashii |
| MaouDamashii_Dungeon17 | Flame Town | Maou Damashii |
| MaouDamashii_Event48 | Now It's On | Maou Damashii |
| PinchRTP | Run Away! | RPG2000 RTP |
| On-Jin_BGM-LoopVarietyR01 | Off-Kilter | On-Jin |
| MaouDamashii_Dungeon22 | Path to Flame Castle | Maou Damashii |
| Dungeon5RTP | Enter Ivlis | RPG2000 RTP |
| MaouDamashii_Event20 | Flame Castle | Maou Damashii |
| MaouDamashii_Event35 | Time for Action | Maou Damashii |
| Hagall_OhMyMysterious | Ater & Arbus | Hagall |
| MaouDamashii_Event18 | At Odds | Maou Damashii |
| Senses Circuit_DenizenOfDarkness | Graveyard | Senses Circuit |
| MaouDamashii_Event33 | Boss | Maou Damashii |
| Hagall_BeyondOblivion | Wasteland | Hagall |
| MaouDamashii_Rock44 | Versus Poemi | Maou Damashii |
| Amor Kana_WhatLiesYonder | River Forest | Amor Kana |
| Hagall_TreeOfMemory | Path to the Sea of Tears | Hagall |
| MaouDamashii_Rock48 | Versus Emalf | Maou Damashii |
| Amor Kana_IllusionTown(MusicBox) | Friends Laughing | Amor Kana |
| MaouDamashii_Rock47 | Versus Emalf & Poemi | Maou Damashii |
| MaouDamashii_BattleSong37 | Versus Flame Monster | Maou Damashii |
| MaouDamashii_Boss07 | Versus Rieta | Maou Damashii |
| MaouDamashii_LastBoss03 | Versus Ivlis | Maou Damashii |
| MaouDamashii_LastBoss04 | Versus Ivlis 2 | Maou Damashii |
| MaouDamashii_Theme11b | Return of Etihw | Maou Damashii |
| MaouDamashii_Event14 | God and Devil at Peace | Maou Damashii |
| Amor Kana_SoaringYonder | Froze's Gratitude | Amor Kana |
| Senses Circuit_SunbeamSpot-Guitarver- | Ending | Senses Circuit |
| Senses Circuit_loop_86 | Bonus Room | Senses Circuit |
| Senses Circuit_QuietCurrent | Moonlit Night | Senses Circuit |
| Amor Kana_ColorfulDestination | Sleepover with Raspbel | Amor Kana |
| MaouDamashii_Dungeon11 | Night at the Preserves' | Maou Damashii |
| MaouDamashii_Village02c | Album | Maou Damashii |
| MaouDamashii_Town12b | Bloody Radio | Maou Damashii |
| CAMeLIA_DinnerParty | Wadanohara Teaser | *CAMeLIA* |
| Senses Circuit_SunbeamSpot | Unused | Senses Circuit |
| Filename | Usage | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Amor Kana_ColorfulDestination | Sleepover with Raspbel | Amor Kana |
| Amor Kana_HourglassInOblivion | Our World's Past | Amor Kana |
| Amor Kana_IllusionTown(MusicBox) | Friends Laughing | Amor Kana |
| Amor Kana_IllusionTown | Rendezvous on the Coast | Amor Kana |
| Amor Kana_LikeAPetal | Yosafire's Memories | Amor Kana |
| Amor Kana_PreciousMystery | Etihw on the Coast | Amor Kana |
| Amor Kana_SoaringYonder(MusicBox) | Title / A Nice Old Man | Amor Kana |
| Amor Kana_SoaringYonder | Froze's Gratitude | Amor Kana |
| Amor Kana_WhatLiesYonder | River Forest | Amor Kana |
| CAMeLIA_DarkWoodsMansion | Haunted Forest | *CAMeLIA* |
| CAMeLIA_DinnerParty | Wadanohara Teaser | *CAMeLIA* |
| CAMeLIA_jeu d'os | A Passing Demon | *CAMeLIA* |
| CAMeLIA_TwilightGrass | Introduction | *CAMeLIA* |
| Hagall_BellOfAStrangeLand | Midday Forest | Hagall |
| Hagall_BeyondOblivion | Wasteland | Hagall |
| Hagall_OhMyMysterious | Ater & Arbus | Hagall |
| Hagall_SpringWaltz | Lowrie's Lesson | Hagall |
| Hagall_TreeOfMemory | Path to the Sea of Tears | Hagall |
| MaouDamashii_BattleSong37 | Versus Flame Monster | Maou Damashii |
| MaouDamashii_Boss07 | Versus Rieta | Maou Damashii |
| MaouDamashii_Dungeon01 | Forest Cave | Maou Damashii |
| MaouDamashii_Dungeon11 | Night at the Preserves' | Maou Damashii |
| MaouDamashii_Dungeon16 | Mysterious Discussion | Maou Damashii |
| MaouDamashii_Dungeon17 | Flame Town | Maou Damashii |
| MaouDamashii_Dungeon22 | Path to Flame Castle | Maou Damashii |
| MaouDamashii_Event2 | Flame Demons | Maou Damashii |
| MaouDamashii_Event14 | God and Devil at Peace | Maou Damashii |
| MaouDamashii_Event15 | Goof | Maou Damashii |
| MaouDamashii_Event17 | Oh, You | Maou Damashii |
| MaouDamashii_Event18 | At Odds | Maou Damashii |
| MaouDamashii_Event19 | Flame Bats at the School! | Maou Damashii |
| MaouDamashii_Event20 | Flame Castle | Maou Damashii |
| MaouDamashii_Event30 | Normal Battle | Maou Damashii |
| MaouDamashii_Event31 | Game Over | Maou Damashii |
| MaouDamashii_Event33 | Boss | Maou Damashii |
| MaouDamashii_Event35 | Time for Action | Maou Damashii |
| MaouDamashii_Event48 | Now It's On | Maou Damashii |
| MaouDamashii_LastBoss03 | Versus Ivlis | Maou Damashii |
| MaouDamashii_LastBoss04 | Versus Ivlis 2 | Maou Damashii |
| MaouDamashii_Rock44 | Versus Poemi | Maou Damashii |
| MaouDamashii_Rock48 | Versus Emalf | Maou Damashii |
| MaouDamashii_Rock47 | Versus Emalf & Poemi | Maou Damashii |
| MaouDamashii_Theme11 | Blancblack Castle | Maou Damashii |
| MaouDamashii_Theme11b | Return of Etihw | Maou Damashii |
| MaouDamashii_Town11 | Flame Underworld | Maou Damashii |
| MaouDamashii_Town12b | Bloody Radio | Maou Damashii |
| MaouDamashii_Village02c | Album | Maou Damashii |
| MaouDamashii_Village04 | School and Library | Maou Damashii |
| On-Jin_BGM-LoopSuspenseR02 | Suspense | On-Jin |
| On-Jin_BGM-LoopVarietyR01 | Off-Kilter | On-Jin |
| DarkLordRTP | Politely Asking Directions | RPG2000 RTP |
| Dungeon5RTP | Enter Ivlis | RPG2000 RTP |
| PinchRTP | Run Away! | RPG2000 RTP |
| Senses Circuit_Beginning | Flower Garden | Senses Circuit |
| Senses Circuit_BudInThawingSnow | Path to Castle | Senses Circuit |
| Senses Circuit_DenizenOfDarkness | Graveyard | Senses Circuit |
| Senses Circuit_InSadness | Garden at Night | Senses Circuit |
| Senses Circuit_Let's | Apple Park | Senses Circuit |
| Senses Circuit_LittleAdventureInAFreeForest | Lost Woods | Senses Circuit |
| Senses Circuit_loop_86 | Bonus Room | Senses Circuit |
| Senses Circuit_Paradise | Cave Forest | Senses Circuit |
| Senses Circuit_PROLOGUE | Daybreak Forest | Senses Circuit |
| Senses Circuit_Promenade | Beginning Forest | Senses Circuit |
| Senses Circuit_QuietCurrent | Moonlit Night | Senses Circuit |
| Senses Circuit_RainbowLadenBridge | Evening Forest | Senses Circuit |
| Senses Circuit_Reflection | Gray Village | Senses Circuit |
| Senses Circuit_SunbeamSpot | Unused | Senses Circuit |
| Senses Circuit_SunbeamSpot-Guitarver- | Ending | Senses Circuit |
| Senses Circuit_SunbeamSpot-MusicBoxver- | Apple Pie | Senses Circuit |
| Senses Circuit_SunbeamSpot-Piano Ver- | Etihw and Kcalb | Senses Circuit |
Translation Notes
(These contain spoilers for all aspects of the game. Only read after you've beaten it fully.)