Plants - Games

In video games, plants serve as versatile design elements beyond mere decoration. They often function as interactive resources for crafting, healing, or progression, such as herbs in survival titles. Symbolically, plants can represent growth, renewal, or nature's resilience against industrial decay, common in post-apocalyptic settings. Mechanically, they introduce environmental puzzles—think of manipulating vines or toxic flora for traversal. Some games use plants as core gameplay, like farming sims or tower defense with plant-based units. Their presence grounds worlds in ecological believability, from dense forests to alien biomes, enriching both narrative atmosphere and player immersion through subtle, interactive world-building.