Kieron Verbrugge
Press StartBotany Manor Review – Garden Up
Published 4/9/2024
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Botany Manor
Welcome to Botany Manor, a stately home in 19th century England. You play as its inhabitant Arabella Greene, a retired botanist. Explore your house and gardens, filled with botanical research, to figure out the ideal habitat for a collection of forgotten flora. Grow each plant to discover the mysterious qualities they hold…
- Developer
- Balloon Studios
- Publisher
- Whitethorn Games
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Critic avg
83
25 scored reviews
Total coverage
25
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Score range
70–100
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Mixed response
Score range is 21–30 points
Critic landscape
The critic average is 83 across 25 scored reviews, with a 30-point spread. That suggests a mixed critic response rather than a single clear read.
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Most scored reviews currently sit in the 80–89 band.
Score distribution
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25 included scored reviews
90–1006 reviews · 24%
80–8917 reviews · 68%
70–792 reviews · 8%
Below 700 reviews · 0%
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Digitally DownloadedReview: Botany Manor (Nintendo Switch)
Published 4/9/2024
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80
-3 vs critic avg
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Read originalBree Maybe
Checkpoint GamingBotany Manor Review - Growing strong - Checkpoint
Published 4/8/2024
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80
-3 vs critic avg
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Read originalJordan Biordi
CGMagazineBotany Manor (Nintendo Switch) Review
Published 4/8/2024
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80
-3 vs critic avg
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Read originalSamiee Tee
TechRaptorBotany Manor Review - More Than Chemical
Published 4/8/2024
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80
-3 vs critic avg
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Read originalKim Snaith
GameSpewBotany Manor review – Simply perfect puzzles
Published 4/8/2024
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100
+17 vs critic avg
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Read originalSaniya Ahmed
IGNBotany Manor Review
Published 4/8/2024
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80
-3 vs critic avg
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Read originalKate Gray
Nintendo LifeReview: Botany Manor (Switch) - Cosy Yet Challenging, This Puzzler Is Quite Beautiful
Published 4/8/2024
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Score
90
+7 vs critic avg
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Read originalDeven McClure
Screen RantBotany Manor Review: "An Undeniably Charming Title"
Published 4/8/2024
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Score
80
-3 vs critic avg
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Read originalLarryn Bell
ShacknewsBotany Manor review: Bloom where you are planted
Published 4/8/2024
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90
+7 vs critic avg
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