Enter the Zone. Document the Unknown. Escape Before It Changes You.
Exclusion Zone Botanist is an ENNIE-nominated solo drawing and exploration RPG inspired by The Colour Out of Space and Annihilation. You are a botanist sent into a quarantined wilderness known only as the EZ—a place where the land mutates, and nothing that enters leaves unchanged. Your mission is simple: get in, document the flora, and get out… if you can.
Why You’ll Love It
Solo Exploration and Discovery
Venture into a strange, ever-changing landscape as you map and record the bizarre plant life that thrives within the Zone.
Drawing Meets Roleplay
Document your findings through sketches and notes, creating a unique record of your journey as you explore.
A Corrupting Wilderness
The deeper you go, the more the Zone reveals its unnatural influence—on the land, and possibly on you.
Agent Handbook Edition
This updated A5 zine compiles the original game and the Plant Discovery Guide expansion, featuring improved layout and artwork while preserving the core experience.
Inspired by Cosmic and Ecological Horror
Blending quiet exploration with creeping dread, the game captures the tension of studying something you may not fully understand.
Specifications
Players: 1
Age: 14+
Playtime: 1–2 hours
Game Type: Solo journalling, drawing, hexcrawl exploration RPG
Enter the Exclusion Zone. Record what you find. And whatever you do—don’t stay too long.
