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24 alternatives to Botanicula

A beautiful point and click by the creator of Machinarium

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Botanicula launched in 2015; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

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   Machinarium▲95

   Puzzle point-and-click adventure game by Amanita Design

   2015 · amanita-design.net · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Abyssrium▲71

   The most beautiful clicker game ever

   2016 · abyssrium.com · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Gardenarium▲57

   This game may melt your mind.

   2015 · ko-opmode.com · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Planetarium▲61

   An 8-bit planet generator

   2015 · managore.itch.io · its alternatives →

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   Thimbleweed Park▲81

   New point & click game from the guy behind Monkey Island

   2014 · thimbleweedpark.com · its alternatives →

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   A free site to explore and discover 6k plants▲427

   I’ve loved keeping plants since I was a kid. But the online world of plants can be confusing - strange vocabulary, plants going by conflicting names, and hundreds of niche websites. I wanted to create a site that would organize all of this info and make it easier to explore and discover new plants. That’s why I created GetAnyPlant, which aggregates and matches plants from dozens of online stores. It includes huge amounts of data on these plants along with filters and categories to help you search. You can also save plants to your wishlist and add notes to them. I’m a data scientist by…

   2024 · getanyplant.com · its alternatives →

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   Bonsai▲88

   Curated tools and expert videos in one beautiful box

   2014 · buydomains.com · its alternatives →

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   Technobabylon▲86

   A cyberpunk point-and-click adventure with a mid-90s style

   2015 · store.steampowered.com · its alternatives →

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   Magic Touch▲78

   Touch-based wizarding with adorable art

   2015 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Windosill▲70

    A creative (and somewhat disturbing) point-and-click game

    2015 · windosill.com · its alternatives →

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    Seedlings▲66

    Curative plants for healthy living

    2015 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Grow Up▲68

    Guide BUD the robot through a plant filled world

    2016 · store.steampowered.com · its alternatives →

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    Circle▲70

    An elegant Flappy Bird like game

    2015 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

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    Pid▲57

    A beautiful and imaginative puzzle-platformer.

    2015 · mightanddelight.com · its alternatives →

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    Robot Nature▲77

    Addictive Game

    2016 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

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    Prune▲81

    A game about the beauty and joy of cultivation

    2015 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

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    Nubs' Adventure▲73

    Beautiful explorative pixel art platformer

    2015 · imake-games.com · its alternatives →

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    Particle Clicker▲73

    Highly addictive detector simulation game from CERN

    2014 · particle-clicker.web.cern.ch · its alternatives →

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    Futuriana▲65

    Pentix-like puzzle on a glitchy vintage computer

    2016 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

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    Cosmos▲57

    Solve puzzles and explore new worlds on your voyage

    2016 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

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    Inky Blocks▲95

    A colorful reimagining of Tetris

    2015 · its alternatives →

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    Machinations.io▲82

    The Game Design Tool.

    2019 · machinations.io · its alternatives →

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    Message Quest▲72

    Point-and-click adventure set in a stained glass window

    2015 · store.steampowered.com · its alternatives →

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    The Art of Game Design: A Book of Lenses▲72

    Ryan Hoover's fave book on The Twenty Minute VC

    2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

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