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A game about gardening has the record for the most users online at the same time. The horticultural-themed game is Grow a Garden. It first the record for simultaneous users on the 14th of June, when there were 16.4 million concurrent users. This the previous milestone of 14.3 million set by the blockbuster game Fortnite. Grow a Garden then its own record on the 21st of June, with 21.3 million players. This it the most-played video game ever at a single moment. The game is by the online game platform Roblox. A spokesperson the game's "global success is by exceptional user retention and vibrant social interactions".

Grow a Garden is a simulation game in which players to a patch of bare, virtual land. Budding gardeners seeds, plant vegetables, and flowers and herbs. They then their produce to earn in-game currency and resources. Users can also their garden to obtain better tools and new areas. Good gardeners can up to rare seeds, exotic crops, and new biomes (like underwater gardens or magical forests). The BBC asked behavioural expert Professor Andrew Przybylski on whether the game could a love of gardening. He said: "It is unlikely that a game like this will real-world gardening any more than Super Mario plumbing."