Anthophobia

Anthophobia

Released Feb 2020

Anthophobia is a side-scrolling action survival horror. In the wake of a global plant-based pandemic, the protagonist has kept hidden in her apartment for three months. Now that her water supplies have run dry, it is time to brave the floral armageddon and seek new shelter.

94% positive · 222 reviews
Done
All announced content has been released
High confidence
Done
All announced content has been released
High confidence

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Steam $14.99
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Evaluation

Anthophobia launched on February 28, 2020 as a complete, self-contained side-scrolling action survival horror game. The store description describes a fully realized package — a defined runtime of 6–8 hours, a specific set of illustrations, and a fixed roster of monsters and bosses — with no mention of planned additional content or expansions. Post-launch activity from the developer (Terrarium) has been limited to technical maintenance: a significant engine upgrade from GameMaker Studio 1 to GameMaker Studio 2 shipped on July 30, 2022 (V2.00 → V2.21), accompanied by visual polish and multilingual support. This was followed by a bug fix patch on August 17, 2022 and two further fixes in November 2022, the last of which addressed Steam achievement issues on November 30, 2022. There has been no developer communication of any kind since November 30, 2022, and there are no unreleased DLC listings, no roadmaps, and no announced future content. The post-launch updates have been exclusively technical — engine migration, platform support (Linux/Steam Deck), and bug fixes — rather than content additions. The game appears to have been released as a complete product and remains so.
Evidence
Hotfix resolving Steam achievement failures introduced by the engine migration. Last official communication from the developer as of June 25, 2026.
news post · Nov 30, 2022 source development ending
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V2.21 update migrated the game engine from GameMaker Studio 1 to GameMaker Studio 2, added visual effects and multilingual support. A significant technical overhaul, but not a content expansion.
news post · Jul 30, 2022 source development ongoing
medium

Details

Developer
Publisher
Terrarium
Achievements
55
Platform
Windows, Linux
Controller
—
Steam Deck
Playable
Players
Single-player

About this game

Anthophobia is side-scrolling action survival horror game where the world is falling apart by unknown infection.
Travel through the post-apocalyptic environment and fight against horde of green zombies.


Feature
  • Side-scrolling action survival horror experience
  • Unique horrifying monsters and bosses
  • Oddly adorable support NPCs
  • Over 75 pixel animation sex scenes
  • 29 illustration by artists Fenrir/Sourjelly/Tsuyuta Kome/Jotti
  • + 12 original illustration from V1.00(can be found in installed folder)
  • 6 ~ 8 hours of gameplay
Last evaluated Jun 25, 2026
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