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253 games like The Botanist

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01 Aircar Cover

2019 · Steam VR

Aircar

97%

A simple immersive flying game built for VR. Pilot an aircar through a futuristic cityscape.

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The Botanist

97% Starker DNA-Match
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Indie Genre Science fiction Theme Single player Mode
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02 Suborbital Salvage Cover

2025 · PC, Playdate

Suborbital Salvage

92%

Fly through a dangerous, hazard-filled orbit where every run is a lesson that sharpens your flight skills. Featuring procedurally generated runs built from hand-crafted segments that demand precision piloting to outpace a persistent space predator.

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The Botanist

92% Starker DNA-Match
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Indie Genre Science fiction Theme Single player Mode
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03 Hand of the Divine Cover

2024 · Playdate

Hand of the Divine

89%

A highscore solitaire deckbuilder where you manage the spheres of influence for the world's divinities. Play and purchase cards to gather as much influence as possible within a limited number of turns.

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89% Starker DNA-Match
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Indie Genre Single player Mode
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05 Cranky Cove Cover

2025 · Playdate

Cranky Cove

73%

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The Botanist

73% Sehr nah dran
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Indie Genre Single player Mode
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06 Propeller Rat Cover

2024 · Playdate

Propeller Rat

68%

Pilot a propeller-strapped rat through increasingly challenging, hazard-filled worlds with

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The Botanist

68% Sehr nah dran
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Indie Genre Science fiction Theme Single player Mode
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07 Bender 2: Bend Harder Cover

2024 · Playdate

Bender 2: Bend Harder

65%

Step into the circuits of a robot with an unusual job: bending bars to precise angles. Your hydraulic hands are itching to twist metal as you stand at the first workstation. A single button controls the bending, and thicker bars bend slower than thinner bars....

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The Botanist

65% Spannender Match
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Indie Genre Single player Mode
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08 Sol 0: Mars Colonization Cover

2016 · Linux, Mac, PC

Sol 0: Mars Colonization

62%

Sol 0 is a real time strategy game where you establish the first Martian colony. From the first human footprints on Martian soil to a thriving and self-sustaining colony, Sol 0 imagines a near future using technology that could be available within the next few...

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The Botanist

62% Spannender Match
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Indie Genre Science fiction Theme Single player Mode
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09 StarDrive 2 Cover

2015 · Linux, Mac, PC

StarDrive 2

62%

StarDrive 2 is a 4X Turn Based Strategy game built in the classic style of the singular and incredible Master of Orion 2. In StarDrive 2 you will explore a vibrant galaxy filled with danger and intrigue in a deep turn-based strategy layer. You will design cust...

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The Botanist

62% Spannender Match
Shared DNA
Indie Genre Science fiction Theme Single player Mode
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10 Save Your Chicks Cover

2024 · Playdate

Save Your Chicks

61%

Armed with a trusty slingshot, bow, or crossbow, you'll take on the role of the ultimate chick protector.

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The Botanist

61% Spannender Match
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Indie Genre Single player Mode
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11 Traffic Jam Cover

2025 · Playdate

Traffic Jam

59%

An endless rhythm game that uses the Playdate's crank. Watch out for four car types with distinct cue patterns, keep the beat while the tempo gets ever faster, and try to avoid a nasty collision.

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The Botanist

59% Spannender Match
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Indie Genre Single player Mode
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12 Rebel Galaxy Outlaw Cover

2020 · Switch, PC, PS4

Rebel Galaxy Outlaw

57%

Rebel Galaxy Outlaw is an open-world space combat adventure game, spread across the nearly 40 systems of the Dodge Sector. Play as a mercenary, a trader, a pirate, or whatever mix of the three you feel fits you best. With an engaging storyline and a full conve...

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57% Spannender Match
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Indie Genre Science fiction Theme Single player Mode
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13 Gene Rain Cover

2018 · PC, PS4, XONE

Gene Rain

57%

Gene Rain is a next-gen 3D third person shooter game. The story is set in a futuristic world, with a linear narrative structure, and uses shocking visual effects to present a brand new world for the players ' enjoyment.

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The Botanist

57% Spannender Match
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Indie Genre Science fiction Theme Single player Mode
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14 Pomo Post Cover

2024 · Playdate

Pomo Post

56%

Pomo Post is a delivery-themed Pomodoro timer! Pick a destination and set your Playdate to the side, it will let you know when it's time for a break.

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The Botanist

56% Spannender Match
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Indie Genre Single player Mode
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15 Star Control: Origins Cover
55%

Star Control: Origins is a science fiction action-adventure game that combines planetary exploration, diplomacy with alien races, and one-on-one ship-to-ship space battles. Players captain a starship, sending a lander to survey planets, gather resources, and e...

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The Botanist

55% Spannender Match
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Indie Genre Science fiction Theme Single player Mode
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16 SCP-D38813 Cover

2024 · Playdate

SCP-D38813

50%

A creepy-pasta narrative game for the Playdate console in which you play an SCP Foundation researcher attempting to unravel the mystery of an anomalous Playdate. The device has enciphered classic articles from the SCP wiki, and you'll have to crank to crack th...

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The Botanist

50% Mutiger Treffer
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Indie Genre Science fiction Theme Single player Mode
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17 Orbo Cover

2024 · Playdate

Orbo

50%

In this game, you operate the ORBO starship using the crank. Rogue satellites, controlled by the AI, try to destroy you. Fortunately, they lack weapons and resort to sheer numbers, sacrificing themselves in attempts to take you down.

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The Botanist

50% Mutiger Treffer
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Indie Genre Science fiction Theme Single player Mode
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18 Grid Glyphs Cover

2024 · Playdate

Grid Glyphs

50%

Grid Glyphs is a nonogram-style puzzle game for the Playdate.

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50% Mutiger Treffer
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Indie Genre Single player Mode
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19 No Caddie Included Cover

2024 · Playdate

No Caddie Included

50%

Crank-swing your way thru some fantastic golf-courses. The perfect on-the-go golf "simulator".

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The Botanist

50% Mutiger Treffer
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Indie Genre Single player Mode
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20 Mini Monsters Cover

2024 · Playdate

Mini Monsters

50%

Relive the golden days of the 1990s virtual pet game craze with Mini Monsters. Built to mimic the games of old, you will have to take care of your pet through out the day as it continues to play in real time, even when you're not.

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The Botanist

50% Mutiger Treffer
Shared DNA
Indie Genre Single player Mode
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