Then the red alert
A phishing message reaches MOD at the worst possible moment. The station locks down, the Spam Swarm comes aboard, and every door between you and the way out is shut.
Free game · browser, Discord and Android
Before the bot, there was an egg. Play how Botzilla began.
Botzilla: Specimen 01 is a top-down pixel adventure about where Botzilla came from. Hatch on a cozy research station, meet the crew who built you, and learn to swipe and roar. Then a phishing message gets into the station's AI, and home stops being safe.
It also runs inside Discord. See every way to play.
- Chapter
- One
- Playtime
- 1 hour
- Ways to play
- 3
- Latest build
- v0.2.9
- Price
- Free
Chapter one
Cradle Station
This build is the whole first chapter, from hatching to the escape. Later chapters are still being made, so it ends on a cliffhanger.
A home worth missing
Cradle Station is a research station in orbit, full of plants, sticky notes and people who love their work. Dr. B and WordCounter show you around, MOD, the station's AI, keeps everyone on schedule, and a toaster in the break room plays chess better than you do.
You play Botzilla, Specimen 01, fresh out of the egg. You can only say BEEP BOOP and ROAR, and nobody understands either one.
Two heroes, one body
Botzilla's arms are too short to press buttons. Py, a tiny snake made of cyan light who ends up living in Botzilla's chest, can. Swap to Py to slither through vents and under hedges and reach the switches Botzilla can't, then swap back.
Swipe, roar, explore
Tail Swipe hits what's close. Roar stuns small things and shatters glass. Push pots into place, crack a counting lock, find your way through dark tunnels by the glow of your own spines, and search every plant and bin for Bolts and Battery Fragments.
Part reptile, part machine
Your health is a row of battery cells, and you heal by drinking Water Cells. Recharge Pads top you up and save your game.
Spot the bot
Botzilla's features, in costume
Some of the crew are things the bot does in Discord. If you use Botzilla, you'll recognize them.
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Drip
The medic droid. Reminds everyone to drink water and hands out Water Cells.
/hydrate settings -
Andy
The security guard. Always away from keyboard, usually asleep at his desk.
/afk -
Queen Comb
The Biodome's bee robot. Her honey traps catch anything that can't resist the word FREE.
/honeypot setup -
Sir Toastington
A toaster who plays chess and never lets you forget a loss.
/fun chess vs_bot -
Cappy
The station's capybara. Nothing has ever bothered Cappy.
/picture capybara -
WordCounter
Specimen 02, the station's archivist. Counts every word, step and mistake out loud.
Where to play
Three ways in
It's the same game everywhere, with keyboard, touch, and Xbox, PlayStation or Switch controllers. The buttons on screen always match the ones you're using.
In your browser
Nothing to install. On an iPhone or iPad, open it in Safari and tap Share, then Add to Home Screen. It then opens full screen, like an app, and works offline.
In Discord
It runs as a Discord Activity. In a voice channel or a DM, open the Activities menu (the rocket button) and pick Botzilla, or use the button below.
On Android
The app plays offline. Each new version installs over the old one and keeps your save.
- Download the app and open the file.
- If Android asks, allow your browser or Files app to install apps.
- If Play Protect says the app is unknown to it, tap More details, then Install anyway.
Your save, everywhere. Sign in with Discord on the title screen and your save follows you between Discord, your browser and the Android app. Skip it and each one keeps its own save on that device. The game keeps only your Discord ID and name with your save; the Privacy Policy has the details.
Hatch it yourself.
Free, about an hour long, and nothing to sign up for.