As I closed out of the game, I sat back and wondered what about it had so successfully raked in over 10 billion visits in a matter of months.

Players of Grow a Garden, which features on the online gaming platform, Roblox, do exactly what the title suggests. When I gave the game a go, I was presented with my own little brown patch of land.

PETALING JAYA, June 22 — There’s a new gaming sensation on the block, and it’s rooted in something surprisingly serene: Grow a Garden on Roblox.

But after comparisons with other games on Roblox, people have largely concluded that bots have not heavily contributed to Grow a Garden’s success.

The Grandmaster Sprinkler costs 50 million Sheckles, the Grow a Garden game’s currency. To buy it, visit the Gear shop located between the Egg shop and the Crafting station in the game world.