Botanic
A maze game where the player controls a caterpillar, traversing branches of a tree and eating leaves. The leaves obscure various junctions in the maze, so you are not sure if you’re going to hit a dead end…
31 December 1983
Botanic is a video game developed by ITI, released 31 December 1983 on Arcade.
What Botanic is
Botanic was developed by ITI and released in 1983. It was published by Valadon Automation. It is available on Arcade only.
The premise, in the publisher's words
A maze game where the player controls a caterpillar, traversing branches of a tree and eating leaves. The leaves obscure various junctions in the maze, so you are not sure if you’re going to hit a dead end until you munch the leaf. Enemy bugs are hunting you as you navigate the levels, but there is a power up you can collect that works like the power pills in Pac-man and allows you to chase and eat the enemies for a short time.
What it launched against
Botanic launched on 31 December 1983, within three weeks of The Witness, Chuckie Egg, Atic Atac and Zoo Keeper.
Released around the same time: The Witness, Chuckie Egg, Atic Atac, Zoo Keeper.
Official trailer
Sourced from the publisher’s YouTube channel.
Quick answers
Botanic — frequently asked questions
When did Botanic come out?
Botanic was released on 31 December 1983 for Arcade.