Botany Manor
First-person puzzle game about growing rare plants in a manor
Balloon Studios · Published by Whitethorn Games · Released Apr 9, 2024
- Reviews
- Overwhelmingly Positive
- 95% of 1,578
- Recent reviews
- Not enough recent
- Playing now
- 5
- peak 24h 7
- Steam Deck
- Verified
- Last update
- 2 years ago
- Apr 17, 2024
Free demo available, 1 playing it now: get the demo.
Metacritic: 82/100 (critic reviews)
What is Botany Manor?
A first-person puzzle game set in an English manor and its gardens in 1890. As botanist Arabella Greene, you explore room by room, read letters and other clues, and use objects around the manor to create the conditions rare plants need to grow while finishing her research book.
For you if...
- +you prefer calm exploration and approachable puzzles
- +you enjoy piecing together answers from written clues
Not for you if...
- −you want complex, demanding puzzles rather than light deduction
- −you prefer action to slow, clue-driven exploration
What players say
95% of 1,578 reviews are positive
Players praise the manor's scenery, the plant puzzles, and Arabella's story. Common complaints are that the game is short for its price, the puzzles are too easy, and discovered clues cannot be reread in the journal.
Screenshots and trailer
Botany Manor system requirements
As published by the developer.
Minimum
- OS
- Windows 10 64-bit
- Processor
- Intel Core i5 2500 or AMD FX 6350
- Graphics
- Intel HD Graphics 4600 or Radeon RX Vega 8
- Memory
- 4 GB RAM
- Storage
- 5 GB available space
- DirectX
- Version 11
PC version details
DRM, required accounts, controller support and Steam features.
- DRM
- None declared on Steam
- Controller
- Full controller support
- Platforms
- Windows
- Achievements
- 36
- Steam features
- Family Sharing
Steam Deck: Verified
- All functionality is accessible with the default controller configuration
- Shows Steam Deck controller icons
- In-game text is legible on Steam Deck
- Default graphics settings perform well on Steam Deck
Multiplayer and co-op
Languages
Text only: English, French, Italian, German, Japanese, Spanish - Latin America, Portuguese - Brazil, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese.
Tags
- Exploration
- Puzzle
- Walking Simulator
- Immersive Sim
- Female Protagonist
- First-Person
- 3D
- Relaxing
- Historical
- Story Rich
- Controller
- Linear
- Colorful
- Science
- Stylized
- Nature
Recent updates
- Apr 17, 2024 · Patch 1.0.3
- Apr 13, 2024 · Patch 1.0.2
- Apr 9, 2024 · Small Launch Patch
1 DLC available.
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