- Story: 76 reviews raised it, mostly praise
- Audio: 63 reviews raised it, mostly praise
- Graphics: 61 reviews raised it, mostly praise
- No recurring complaint surfaced in 300 sampled reviews
Based on 7k player reviews · updated
What players think
The recurring themes across 300 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.
The narrative is told entirely through visuals, sound effects, and expressive animations, with no spoken or written dialogue, allowing the story to be universally accessible and open to interpretation.
Music, character voices and even sound design all draw extensively on a capella-style onomatopoeia that contributes further to the game’s aesthetic of childlike bliss.
The graphics and colors pop and the world comes to life as you play.
The gameplay centers around exploration and puzzle-solving, but what sets Botanicula apart is its emphasis on discovery and experimentation rather than frustration or difficulty.
(And can solve the first level and a half without much difficulty), so I would recommend it for children, too.
Theme by theme
Scored on what reviews say about each topic, not the thumbs.
No recurring complaints in this sample.
What you get
Can you play it alone, does a controller work, does it run on your machine.
Play modes
- Single-player
Controller
Steam lists no controller support.
Store features
- Family Sharing
- Steam Achievements
- Steam Trading Cards
Platforms
- Windows
- macOS
Valve device support
Should I buy it now?
Based on Steam price history.
The lowest we've tracked is $2.99.
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