The Botanist
A downloadable interactive story
The Botanist
an interactive sci-fi adventure for Playdate.
Also available in Catalog!
Follow the Botanist as they travel through space, searching planets for the rare plants needed to solve the food shortage back home.
This is a linear story that takes approximately 15-20 minutes to complete.
Trailer
Free Demo
Illumination is a free mini-comic set in the same world as The Botanist. It's a separate story, but should give you a good sense of the experience of this longer comic.
Installation Instructions
Download the PDX here and sideload it on to your Playdate.
Please refer to Sideloading Playdate games on the Playdate help site
This game is also available to purchase in Catalog.
Development
Story, art & code by Cadin Batrack.
Built with Panels.
Follow development updates on Cadin's Dev Blog.
Status | Released |
Rating | Rated 5.0 out of 5 stars (2 total ratings) |
Author | Cadin Batrack |
Genre | Visual Novel |
Tags | 1-bit, botany, Comics, Hand-drawn, Playdate, Retro, Robots, Space |
Links | Blog |
Purchase
In order to download this interactive story you must purchase it at or above the minimum price of $9 USD. You will get access to the following files:
Development log
- Update for Playdate OS 2.0Jun 13, 2023
- The Botanist is Now Available on Itch and Catalog!Mar 08, 2023