Apotheker

Similar to Strange Horticulture , unfortunately much simple and without cat .

Disclaimer: I received this product for free as part of my compensation for working on the game

More people should know about this game!! It's cozy and chill with nice music and satisfying crafting mechanics. I played the game in casual mode and finished the story in 3 hours. There is still endless mode after that but I missed having customers visit me in the store (it happens but not nearly as often.) It's nice seeing how your customers react to your potions. There are also some dialogue choices which is a nice touch and feels more interactive.

Very neat little puzzle game. Nice artwork and concept. Music could be better, but you can switch it off. Worth the money at full price, but definitely get it if it ever goes on sale. I've played worse games that cost twice this amount. I look forward to seeing more games like this.

EDIT: Thank goodness the developers have been updating this game and added an Endless mode. This makes the game a good get in my opinion. Great art style, colorful and fun pick up and play puzzling! I bought this game on sale for around $6 after seeing it at a small game convention. What instantly drew me to the game is the wonderful colors, art-style and seemingly casual puzzle experience offered. I will say that at the reduced price, the game is worth a look, but I'm on the edge of making this recommendation for the single fact that this game is very short. The glaring issue is that this game's only mode is a story mode, but on medium setting, it's extremely easy and short. I completed it in a a little over 3 hours at a very leisurely pace. Unfortunately, once you get the happy ending, you don't continue to run the shop, you go back to the start menu and can choose to start right before you brew that final potion that gets the ending scene. The potion brewing is fun for what it is, and while there is replay value, the process doesn't change much and I can see this getting stale after awhile. All in all, I would say that this game is worth around $5 at most due to the short length of the experience. But, I guess it's worth the price of admission for the colorful graphics and feel-good nature of the game. I would feel better if the developers offered different modes, a new game plus mode at the end that leads to an endless mode. Anything that fundamentally changes how the potions are brewed would also be welcome. At full price, this game would be a definite pass. At around $10 dollars, you could get much deeper games.

Занятный "симулятор" начинающей аптекарши в маленьком городке, которая приехала туда чтобы за две недели создать лекарство для своей смертельно больной бабушки. Игроку предстоит создавать зелья так, чтобы были соблюдены характеристики по трем шкалам - яд/лекарство, тоник/снотворное, вкусное/отвратительное, одновременно не превышая уровень нестабильности эликсира, иначе - "бум". Этот простой, но приятный геймплей дополняется сюжетом и разными персонажами, которым можно согласиться помочь или отказать в создании зелий, и даже немножко повлиять на события - решения игрока, какие зелья приготовить и кого поддержать, отражаются в заголовках газет. По мере прохождения открываются новые технологии и новые ингредиенты, многие из которых весьма неожиданны, взять хотя бы вчерашние газеты, окурки и битое стекло. Но благодаря алхимическим технологиям можно даже обратить свойства реагентов на противоположные (ферментированное битое стекло, да!). Ограничение в две недели не помешает игроку продолжить игру и после этого срока, что даст возможность спокойно открыть все ранее не открытые ингредиенты и оборудование.

Very cute, sweet and cozy. Has a lot of charm and humour. You can tell love went into making it.

This was an absolute delight of a puzzle game, it had me scratching my head at times, but finding solutions, creative ones at that was a satisfying experience.

I played this on the casual setting and it was absolutely the kind of chill, short experience I needed. The core gameplay of the potion brewing is very satisfying and I thought the blurbs for each request were quite funny. [spoiler]I also had a good chuckle about throwing battery acid in just about every other potion I made.[/spoiler]

Apesar de ser simples, esse jogo me fez chorar como uma criança, as histórias são extremamente emocionantes e os personagens são muito carismáticos! A arte é impecável e a trilha sonora é muito relaxante. Minha única tristeza é o jogo ser tão curto, mas com toda certeza vou jogar de novo e de novo até ter visto tudo que existe nele.