Botany Manor

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About the Game Botany Manor is a first-person puzzle game set in a Victorian English [link deleted]'s 1890, and you play as botanist Arabella Greene, who is working to finish her botanical research book 'Forgotten Flora'. Explore a complete historical English manor and its grounds, researching how to grow rare plant specimens from seed.

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Developer:
Balloon Studios
Publisher:
Whitethorn Games
Engine:
Unity
Release date:
09 April 2024
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Recent Steam reviews:
Very Positive (22)
All Steam reviews:
Very Positive (990)

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About the Game

Botany Manor is a first-person puzzle game set in a Victorian English manor.

It's 1890, and you play as botanist Arabella Greene, who is working to finish her botanical research book 'Forgotten Flora'.



Explore a complete historical English manor and its grounds, researching how to grow rare plant specimens from seed.



There are many rooms and gardens to discover, all set inside a beautiful countryside surrounding.



The manor is filled with mysterious clues for you to discover, including books, posters, letters and fascinating Victorian contraptions.



The plants you grow are fantastical, but still inspired by real phenomena in nature, so some of them require you to think outside the box. Using what's available to you in the manor, you must create the ideal conditions for each plant.



Room by room, you learn more about the life and career of Arabella, and the challenges she faced as a woman navigating her scientific career.



Botany Manor offers a relaxing and peaceful environment, feel free to stop and smell the roses.



Recommended system requirements

minimum*

OS:
Windows 10 64-bit
Processor:
Intel Core i5 2500 or AMD FX 6350
Memory:
4 GB RAM
Graphics:
Intel HD Graphics 4600 or Radeon RX Vega 8
DirectX:
Version 11
Storage:
5 GB available space

recommended*

Not specified

User reviews

74 prairie dogs in a trenchcoat
Not recommended | 14 Jun 2026
2.3h played

The game is fine, it's a decent way to spend a couple hours if you like basic puzzles and walking through gardens, but $25 is just way too much for something this short and easy with a narrative this basic and minimal.

Helpful: 12
Twitch/msslayplays
Recommended | 28 Jun 2026
7.2h played

Loved this game. Great mix of cozy and fun. Puzzles were the perfect level of difficulty where they required thought but not to the point of frustration. My only critique is the price is a bit high given there is only

Helpful: 0
Sariel
Recommended | 09 Jul 2026
3.4h played

A good way to relax one afternoon. The puzzles are fairly straightforward, you won't need to take copious amounts of notes like with Myst or Blue Prince. The story (told mostly through environmental storytelling) is a

Helpful: 2
Vivi
Recommended | 07 Jul 2026
5.9h played

This game is adorable, cozy and quiet. It was lovely to hear the birds and water while I explored the Manor. Good puzzles that take a little bit of time to figure out. I may have checked out a guide or two because I was

Helpful: 1
danny002dan
Recommended | 05 Jul 2026
7.5h played

I finally got around finishing this game and really liked it! The art style is pretty, I like the puzzles and how you explore the house to find all clues and how all is related. Also the back story of the main character

Helpful: 2
TheLazySunshine
Recommended | 06 Jul 2026
4.5h played

A short but lovely game. While none of the puzzles are hard, I still thoroughly enjoyed piecing together the clues for each flower's growth requirements. I loved watching each of the flowers grow and the little changes

Helpful: 1