Swamp Thing is a side-scrolling action-adventure game for the Nintendo Entertainment System (NES) released in 1992. Based on the popular DC Comics character, players assume the role of the Swamp Thing, a being with superhuman strength and the ability to control vegetation. He is on a mission to save his creator, who has been kidnapped by the vile Dr. Arcane. The game employs an array of powers, such as morphing into different forms and controlling plants, while battling through numerous stages filled with various enemies and puzzles.