Today is International Women's Day, so here are a few of the great indie games we've reviewed that are by female developers or female-led teams. #IndieGames #GameReviews #InternationalWomensDay
Titles by:
@spellgardengames.com
@botanymanor.bsky.social
Rachel Wigell
Madison Karrh
Botany Manor (Balloon Studios, 2024)
Botany Manor is taking part in the Back To School Steam celebration!
Discover a wonderful list of games that encourage learning and productivity 💚🌻
We partnered with @gamesforchange.bsky.social to present the Accessibility Award at the Games for Change Festival 2025!
This year’s winner is Botany Manor (@botanymanor.bsky.social), recognized for making accessibility bloom. 💐🏡
A picture announcing the inclusion of Botany Manor in the Wholesome Games Celebration.
A picture announcing the inclusion of Magical Delicacy in the Wholesome Games Celebration.
We're so excited to announce that @botanymanor.bsky.social and #MagicalDelicacy are part of the #WholesomeGamesCelebration on @steampowered.com from August 7-14!
#botanymanor @skaule.bsky.social @wholesomegames.com #indiegames #wholesomegames #whitethorngames
Wow this is gorgeous 😍 seeing things like this really makes my day 💚
There are just some games that stick with you that you wish you could experience for the first time again.
@botanymanor.bsky.social @somehumbleonion.bsky.social @studiodrydock.com @sandwitchdev.bsky.social
www.comfycozygaming.com/2025/07/16/c...
Botany Manor is 30% off in the Steam Summer Sale! 🏖️
With its sunny gardens and peaceful birdsong, Botany Manor is the perfect game to get in the mood for your summer holiday! 🐦⬛🌻
TV at the 2025 Games For Change Festival Arcade that has the video game Botany Manor playing.
TV at the 2025 Games For Change Festival Arcade that has the video game Botany Manor playing.
Playing @botanymanor.bsky.social was a very relaxing experience!
A screenshot of Botany Manor showing a fountain and garden benches, with the text it won an accessibility award
We're so excited to share Botany Manor won the Accessibility Award at the #GamesForChange awards!
The team put a lot of work into accessibility features, colour-blind legibility for clues and designing the game to be gentle to the player. As a small studio, it means a lot to see it recognised 😊💚
Botany Manor is a great shout in this article about the best houses in games.
Play Botany Manor, it's wonderful! And it's pleasingly short!
www.theguardian.com/games/2025/m...
A banner showing that Botany Manor is a finalist in the 'Best Gameplay' category in the games for change awards. There is also a screenshot of the Windmill Wort flower.
We're super proud to announce that Botany Manor is a finalist in the Games for Change awards in the Best Gameplay category 💚 Congratulations to all the other nominees!
#G4C2025
The herbarium book on the left side, and the xbox excellence award on the right side. In the background is a rose bush.
We're so honoured and excited to share Botany Manor received an Xbox Excellence Award for top store rating of 2024. It's amazing to see how our game has left a lasting impression on so many 💚🌳
Thanks so much to @xbox.com and @gamepass.xbox.com for all the support!
New Review! I played the lovely Botany Manor from @balloonstudios.bsky.social . Not to spoil anything, but I MAY have given it my highest score so far 🔗👇
Botany Manor's puzzles paint you a vivid portrait of the person who left them behind, @skull-hazard.bsky.social writes: gamesline.net/botany-manor...
Congrats to @balloonstudios.bsky.social on this awesome achievement! 👏🏾💚
If you like beautiful cozy games, you’ll love Botany Manor 🌷🪻🌼: www.xbox.com/games/store/...
The Botany Manor team members standing in between flowers
We had such a lovely time at the BAFTA Games Awards 💜
We're so honoured to have been recognised in the wonderful Game Beyond Entertainment category, and of course congratulations to Tales of Kenzera: Zau for taking home the award!
Kitt and Laure were invited on the podcast of Draknek & Friends to talk about Botany Manor, puzzles and inspirations.
Thanks for having us! Link to the podcast below 👇
Congratulations to funded company @botanymanor.bsky.social on their nomination at the upcoming @baftagames.bsky.social awards!
Botany Manor is such a relaxing awesome puzzle game.
The nominees for Game Beyond Entertainment are…
BOTANY MANOR
KIND WORDS 2 (LOFI CITY POP)
SENUA’S SAGA: HELLBLADE II
TALES OF KENZERA: ZAU
TETRIS FOREVER
VAMPIRE THERAPIST
#BAFTAGamesAwards
Text: Women's Day Sale, games by women-led studios | Image: Three fantastical female characters surround a glowing orb exuding strength and power
Proud to have 3 of our games in this year's Women's Day Sale hosted by @wingsfund.me!
Shop the sale and get:
💐 20% off Botany Manor
🐰 65% off Princess Farmer
🐸 60% off Teacup
Be sure to tune in through March 9 for special discounts and showcases featuring women-led studios!
We're so honoured (and a little shocked!) to have won the Accessibility award for Botany Manor at @debugawards.com! 🏆✨🌷
Big thanks to the @botanymanor.bsky.social team at @balloonstudios.bsky.social for sharing their insights with us! 🌿🎮
Your thoughtful storytelling not only created a beautiful game, but it also brings to fore important conversations about women in #academia. 🙌 #WomenInSTEM
Cute!! 😻
GAconf (IGDA-GASIG) Awards 24. Jan 19th, 9am PST, 12pm ET, 5pm GMT. GAconf.com.
🏆 Want to know who won the 2024 GAconf accessibility awards? Find out this Wednesday, streaming on both @ign.com and the IGDA-GASIG YouTube channel!
Full info on all the finalists and why they're finalists is at www.gaconf.com/gaconf-award...
#gamedev #accessibility
🎮 Playstation Launch Update ✨
We're happy to announce that Botany Manor is coming to PS4 and PS5 on the 28th of January! 🌻
UPDATE: Botany Manor is coming to PS5 and PS4 January 28 💐🎉
A fun Playstation quirk: you'll be able to swipe to flip pages in the Herbarium and see flower colors on the controller!
