The team behind Machinarium, the award winnig indie puzzler, are back with a
new adventure called *Botanicula*. It's a point and click adventure which
combines gentle puzzles with exploration and a raft of cute characters and
inventive gameplay. In Botanicula you follow five tree creatures as they
attempt to save their tree from an infestation of evil parasites. Botanicula
isn't a normal point and click adventure. While there is a story, the point
of the game seems to be exploration and interaction. It's a surprisingly big
game, with lots to explore and quite a complex map. The tree is divided into
screens, and on each screen you can interact with the flora and fauna in
different ways, sometimes for fun and sometimes to solve puzzles. There are
no long conversations to follow, just really pretty animations accompanied by
a gorgeous soundtrack. Botanicula manages to stay away from being simply an
attractive ambient experiment with the consistently inventive animals, and
the evil parasites, which reminded us a little of the much scarier Limbo.
Botanicula has a casual feel to it, but yuo'll enjoy it even if you consider
yourself a 'hardcore gamer'. *One of the most enjoyable and relaxing games
you'll play this year, Botanicula is the kind of experience which really is
suitable for all the family, without boring any of them!*Download
*Botanicula* in Softonic
