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Botanicula now has a free browser-based demo
As of today, a free demo is readily available for the indie hit Botanicula. It features the first ten minutes of the game, and pretty much gives you the general gist of the story. You can also buy the game for $10 directly off the website. Before today, I didn't have the time to play Botanicula (even though I already own it from a former Humble Bundle, funnily enough!), but after trying the demo out, it's safe to say that I'm going to carve out some time in the near future for it. It's a pretty charming little adventure game, and I love the "team based" mechanics -- it kind of reminds me of the Aaahh!!! Real Monsters game or Lost Vikings, which is a good thing! Browser Demo [Botanicula] Did you know? You can now get daily or weekly email notifications when humans reply to your comments.
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| 10:30 AM on 04.23.2012 Good Old Games outs Good Old Gift to Botanicula customers |

These days, you pre-order or pre-pay at your own risk. With instantaneous Amazon price drops, "pay what you want bundles", and tons of other sales, odds are you can save money in pretty much every facet of gaming -- especiall...more
| 4:30 PM on 04.19.2012 The latest Humble Bundle hugs trees and incites drama |

Another Humble Bundle has appeared, and it's rather wonderful. Gorgeous point and click adventure game Botanicula joins Machinarium and Samorost 2, among others, in the Humble Botanicula Debut Bundle. I'm a big fan...more
| 3:00 PM on 04.06.2012 From gears to gardens: Botanicula sprouts up on April 19 |

Amanita Design has had great success with its robot-centric adventure title Machinarium. After a number of favorable reviews and awards under its belt, the studio decided to put away the robots and go for a different look wi...more
| 3:00 AM on 10.11.2011 Botanicula is coming so hide your trees or they will die |

Botanicula, a point and click exploration game, takes place in a tree and revolves around five little tree creatures who try to save the last seed of their home from nasty parasites. And here is why you should care: its...more
| 6:00 PM on 05.16.2013 Press Play talks Microsoft's microstudio approach |
Max: The Curse of Brotherhood developer Press Play has once again talked about its fairly unique relationship with Microsoft, this time in an interview with OXM. The independent studio, it should be pointed out, was acquired ...more
| 3:00 PM on 05.16.2013 Six more titles greenlit on Steam |
Six more Steam Greenlight titles were announced as greenlit today, with a healthy dose of variety in the types of games chosen. Horror fans can look forward to The Legend; platforming proponents should anticipate&nb...more
| 12:15 PM on 05.16.2013 Mayhem Bundle spreads the anarchy, indie style |
On the cusp of a number of PC summer sales, Indie Royale has released another mostly-fantastic indie game compilation. Known as the The Mayhem Bundle, players will get five indie titles that sufficiently "bring the pain" thr...more


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