Games featuring nature to interact with or encounter - an IFDB Poll

I'm trying to discover games that rely on uses of nature in games. I'd like to find ones for which the environments can be verbosely described with outdoor nature, but also games that use it in puzzles.

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	Changes, by David Given 2 votes "alien nature, but..." [+]"alien nature, but..." () --OtisTDog... "YES. Advice: For..." [+]"YES. Advice: For the first puzzle, you are in the form of a rabbit. I highly encourage you to access the in-game walkthrough for this part since some players will feel (understandably) frustrated and quit the game when it still has much to offer. Not only are there interactions with nature, the protagonist becomes a part of it." () --Kinetic Mouse Car... Vote for this game

	Ryan Veeder's Authentic Fly Fishing, by Ryan Veeder 2 votes (No comment) [+](No comment) () --Tabitha... (No comment) [+](No comment) () --Zape... Vote for this game

	The Fire Tower, by Jacqueline A. Lott 2 votes "Puzzleless hiking game" [+]"Puzzleless hiking game: Puzzleless game where you hike through nature, examining flowers and stuff." --Cerfeuil... (No comment) [+](No comment) () --Zape... Vote for this game

	She's Got a Thing for a Spring, by Brent VanFossen 2 votes (No comment) [+](No comment) --Zape... (No comment) [+](No comment) --Morningstar... Vote for this game

	A Change in the Weather, by Andrew Plotkin 1 vote (No comment) [+](No comment) () --Zape... Vote for this game

	Worlds Apart, by Suzanne Britton 1 vote (No comment) [+](No comment) --P-Tux7... Vote for this game

	The Secrets of Sylvan Gardens, by Lamp Post Projects 1 vote "Focuses on..." [+]"Focuses on exploring ornamental gardens and interacting with nature. Main characters include a gardener and a botanist. Includes a seed-sowing scene and a puzzle about plant identification." --Nell (Lamp Post Projects)... Vote for this game

	A changing greenhouse (extended version), by jsmonzani 1 vote "Cozy-style greenhouse game." [+]"Cozy-style greenhouse game.: Short puzzleless game with sound and art where you meander through a greenhouse." --Cerfeuil... Vote for this game

	Snowshoe Adventure, by Eldritch Renaissance Cake 1 vote (No comment) [+](No comment) () --dmarymac... Vote for this game

	The Path of Totality, by Lamp Post Projects 1 vote "A wilderness..." [+]"A wilderness walking narrative that centers interactions with nature, including a solar eclipse. Puzzles and set pieces include crossing a river and a peat bog." --Nell (Lamp Post Projects)... Vote for this game

	The Green, by solipsistgames 1 vote "Twine game. Play..." [+]"Twine game. Play as a gardener in a city overrun by poisonous plants. You investigate plants, avoid hazards, and have a journal documenting the plants you encounter. Has polished graphics." ( - Full review) --Kinetic Mouse Car... Vote for this game

	Arborea, by Richard Develyn 1 vote "Trees act as..." [+]"Trees act as gateways into different points of human history. There are also interactions with wildlife, and the game also looks at the impact of human industrialization on the natural ecosystem." ( - Full review) --Kinetic Mouse Car... Vote for this game

	Eikas, by Lauren O'Donoghue 1 vote "Foraging for ingredients" [+]"Foraging for ingredients" () --DemonApologist... Vote for this game

	Birding in Pope Lick Park, by Eric Lathrop 1 vote (No comment) [+](No comment) () --Tabitha... Vote for this game

	Snowhaven, by Tristin Grizel Dean 1 vote (No comment) [+](No comment) () --dmarymac... Vote for this game

	Saltwrack, by Henry Kay Cecchini 1 vote "You're a..." [+]"You're a scientist on an expedition across an arctic wasteland. During the journey you collect specimens and take notes. The writing is excellent." ( - Full review) --Kinetic Mouse Car... Vote for this game

	Orchid Species of the Erastian, by Ryan Veeder 1 vote "(small and unfinished)" [+]"(small and unfinished)" --JTN... Vote for this game

	Ataraxia, by Lauren O'Donoghue 1 vote (No comment) [+](No comment) ( - Full review) --EJ... Vote for this game

	Of Their Shadows Deep, by Amanda Walker 1 vote (No comment) [+](No comment) () --Tabitha... Vote for this game

	Winter Storm Draco, by Ryan Veeder 1 vote (No comment) [+](No comment) () --CMG... Vote for this game

Is there another game that you think should be on this list? Just fill in the title of a game you'd like to vote for.

Poll created on September 22, 2025