April 2026 Condo Contest (Garden)

Hey everyone!

:bouquet: The theme of this month’s contest is Garden! :bouquet:

This means your submission should depict a garden / yard / or other botanical area! Besides following the theme you can style your build however you want, so feel free to go simple, natural, abstract, minimalist- whatever you like!

:information_source: Your submission can be a regular Condo or a Workshop Game World Map.

The submission period ends on April 23rd, 2026 at 11:59 PM CT.

Be sure to look at the prizes and follow the rules below!


:mega: Prizes:

  • 1st Place - 2,000,000 Units
  • 2nd Place - 1,000,000 Units
  • 3rd Place - 750,000 Units
  • 4th Place - 500,000 Units
  • 5th Place - 300,000 Units
More Info
  • Participation prizes (100k) are usually rewarded to participants, along with other bonuses for close contenders
  • Depending on the amount of entries, prize amounts may be raised and placements may be adjusted

:mega: Rules:

  • Must be appropriate content (no hate speech, nudity, etc.)
  • Only make 1 submission post
  • You can update your post until the deadline
  • The submission cannot be something previously submitted to a Condo Contest.
  • The first place winner(s) of the last Condo Contest won’t be included in the vote, but they are eligible for the participation prize
Exceptions
  • If a Condo you have submitted to a previous contest has been significantly altered, decorated, redecorated to fit the theme, or has an addition that is the main focus of your images, that is allowed.
  • Users with an active Condo hosting ban are ineligible to participate.

:inbox_tray: How To Submit:

  • Post at least 3 screenshots of your Condo or Game World Map as a reply to this thread.

If you can’t upload images here, use an external image hosting service such as Imgur to embed the images.

  • Include your Steam ID or a link to your Steam profile

  • If you want a specific picture to be the thumbnail in the community vote, label it as the featured picture

  • If you are submitting a co-op entry, please say that somewhere in your post

More Info
  • If you upload your submission to the Steam Workshop, you can include a link to that in your post

:inbox_tray: Co-Op Submissions:

Info on Co-Op Submissions
  • For co-op builds, only one person should submit the entry, include all participants’ Steam IDs, and mention its a co-op build. Winnings will be divided equally and may be adjusted.

  • If people want to submit different parts of a co-op build as individual entries, the areas should be distinct from one another, there shouldn’t be pictures of the same things in multiple posts, and the post should only include one Steam ID.

:incoming_envelope: Voting & Results

After the deadline has passed, the submissions are judged by community voting.

I will post a link to the community vote form in a reply to this thread and in dev-updates on the TU Discord.

I will post the winner announcement in the same places.


Have fun, and if you need help with anything related to the contest, feel free to ask in the thread!

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Hey! Never done one of these, but I do love floral photography, so why not participate in something halfway there?

Link to my steam: Steam Community :: O Alentejano

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you were ready for this condo contest lol

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Mech Glade

Workshop - Steam Workshop::Mech Glade

Profile - Steam Community :: expert plungophone player

Preferred Screenshot

Additional Screenshots

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Steam ID: 76561198080877226

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steam id: 1145806949

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Hey yall, this is my first time submitting anything and I’m so excited! I’m a new player and I’ve only been building since sometime in November of last year.

I am honored to share with you The Butterfly Garden, and you can see why it’s titled so. But there’s so much more than pretty bugs and flowers! You’ll find an interactive Buddha, an enterable and interactive Escape Room Garden Shed, a Gnome hunt I call Game of Gnomes, side pool with custom waterfall, and a tiny magical door that takes you to mysterious places!

My condo is all about fun, whimsy, and experiencing something beautiful and mysterious no matter where you find yourself. I have put a lot of time and love into this build and I hope you love it as much as I do!

Namaste and Good Luck to all!

Steam account: Steam Community :: fRtBx

Come visit Buddha… will he give his blessings or surprise you with enlightenment??? :wink:

Part of this garden was dedicated to and inspired by someone I lost a long time ago, and has the best view in the house

Garden Shed built using only canvas and Tower Express items

Lol… it’s goofy and I couldn’t help myself. Hose made with canvas only. Not pictured is a functional water spout to the right

Interior of interactive Escape Room Garden Shed (I even made my own nails to hang up certain items)

One of my favorite views

Custom waterfall adjacent to the main garden area, a very relaxing place to be!

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Well, with the time I had, I figured I’d be remiss if I didn’t try throwing something in.

Now, I’m no BabyinAPipe here, and some of the gardens I’ve seen so far are stellar. But I wanted to toss mine in mainly because I’m proud of how it’s turned out:

Ladies and Gents, allow me to introduce you to the Tribeca Deluxe Garden.

Inspired by the Tribeca Loft, an apartment in NYC crafted by Archetect Andrew Franz, the Tribeca Deluxe Garden is lovingly built to utilize the original archetecture of the default Condo in mind.

Featuring a lush, well-maintained grassy surface and granite stones to form the walkways, the Rooftop was designed for comfort and company in mind. An ideal spot for folks to hang out and vibe at, while enjoying the gentle sea breeze of the surrounding cove.

I would, of course be remiss to tell you that such a comfortable patio comes with some nice amenities!

Featuring a lovely deployable projector screen and a propane-powered firebar, it’s an ideal spot to watch some videos with friends!

But perhaps the Rooftop isn’t your style? Perhaps you want something a bit more…serene?
Well its a good thing that there’s a lower level to this, huh?

The Side area has been rennovated and reconfigured into a traditional Japanese-style rock garden, complete with a Koi Pond and well-maintained Sakura tree! If you prefer a more peaceful spot to gather, this is the ideal place.

I should also note that both areas are also configured to a Day/Night sensor, allowing for the lights to automatically turn themselves off during the day to both save power but also reduce that pesky light pollution.

Additionally, as mentioned earlier, this was built with the original archetecture of the Default Condo in mind, so to that end, this also includes the retractable Glass ceiling the condo comes with.

Nice and neatly incorporated, wouldn’t you say?

That’s all for this showcase here. Best of luck to all!

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Greetings! I present to you my Condo to participate in the April 2026 Garden contest: The Reverse Garden!

In an alternate universe where reason is lacking and rain is even more a part of everyday life, plants and rock formations form naturally indoors and humans prefer the outdoors. But even in that universe, Simpla and its furniture thrive, albeit… in a context you might not have expected.

My steam profile is [Steam Community :: TheGreenKing ] and this is The Reverse Garden 2026 !

featured image:


The Exterior


The Interior

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I’ll give it a try.

steam id: RedBua

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Japanese Tea Garden.

Hello! this is my garden entry, a nice place to enjoy some morning tea.

すてきですね? :slight_smile:

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Hey! Took a bit longer than I expected, but I’m happy with the result so far and had lots of fun making this.
I think I will do an updated version after the contest. Did not have enough time to make the streets outside the park. Anyway, here’s my entry
Cafe Garden
Workshop link: Steam Workshop::Cafe Garden (contest version)
Steam profile: Steam Community :: Freelanders
There is a bug with the balloons when loading the condo where they are stuck in each other making alot of noise (just tuching them usaly fixes it)

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Z0CKΞN ツ CRΞATIVΞ STUDIO | ID: 76561197961583960

botanical garden ᓚᘏᗢ

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Unfortunately, can’t show any recent photos because a bug on Condo preventing me from connecting : ()

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April Garden submission
Steam ID : Drowsyy

  1. https://i.imgur.com/XKxcfsd.jpeg (Featured Screenshot)

  2. https://i.imgur.com/Im2BFE4.jpeg

  3. https://i.imgur.com/MK4rtwF.jpeg

Edit: im link limited but the full imgur gallery has more screenshots imgur(dot)com/a/ytYom4U

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Beautiful entries this time everyone!!! Thank you to everyone who submitted an entry!! :tulip: :pink_heart:

The Community Vote has begun and will be open until Monday April 27th at 11:59 PM CT!

Cast your vote here: 💐 April 2026 Condo Contest Community Vote 💐 (Garden)

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Just curious how long before the winners are announced?

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I’m working on counting the votes right now! So soon.

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Thanks so much!!!

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Hey everyone, the contest is over, and the results are in! There were 58 votes this time! The winners are…

:cherry_blossom: 1st Place (2,000,000 Units) - @fRtBx

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2nd place - 1,000,000 Units - @expert_plungophone

3rd place - 750,000 Units - @SirFreelanders

4th place - 500,000 Units - @Apollyon

5th place - 300,000 Units - @Noodles95

Units will be distributed later today!

Thanks again to everyone for participating and we can’t wait to see everyone in the next contest! :sunflower:

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