Potion Shop Simulator

[h1]Um caldeirão de boas ideias com desempenho amargo[/h1] [b]Potion Shop Simulator me transformou em uma alquimista de primeira viagem, alguém que não apenas mistura ingredientes, mas também desvenda segredos. [/b] Descobrir receitas manualmente e entender suas funções me proporcionou uma sensação genuína de imersão e progresso. A trama vai além do que se espera de um simulador: há um mistério rondando o vilarejo, e a busca pelo paradeiro do antigo dono da loja se revelou uma motivação narrativa instigante. Foi esse fio condutor que me manteve jogando mais do que eu imaginava. Apesar disso, é impossível ignorar os tropeços técnicos. Em pleno 2025, ver minha RTX 3060TI sendo sobrecarregada por um simulador visualmente modesto é, no mínimo, desanimador. O mau desempenho compromete a experiência, considero isso inaceitável, mesmo se fosse um jogo gratuito. O cenário e os NPCs são genéricos, é verdade, mas ainda assim senti certo aconchego; há algo na ambientação medieval que, mesmo clichê, me trouxe familiaridade e conforto. Se a otimização estivesse à altura da proposta, seria fácil recomendar como um passatempo casual e encantador. No entanto, no estado atual, é difícil defender. [u]Veredito: há uma poção encantadora aqui, mas o frasco está trincado.[/u]

this doesn't feel like a finished game, and definitely not one worth a $17 price tag. the content is quite repetitive and tedious, and the area is huge with very little to do. it's also really strange to have a decoration mechanic but to have so many fixed objects the player can't move. being unable to move certain objects also means things can get stuck behind them and you're SOL. if this were labeled early access, I would understand its current state. but given that it appears to be complete, and priced quite high for how little content it has, I can't recommend it.

In its current state, it's difficult for me to recommend this game. The concept is excellent and the mechanics are charming, but there is very little content and the bugs I've encountered are pretty terrible. If you're playing a multiplayer session, it seems almost impossible to prevent your quest log from becoming badly broken. Progress doesn't sync correctly between players and you'll have quests in your log that you can't do because you haven't personally unlocked them yet, and quests that you've already completed that wont go away because your friend didn't. My friends and I fully wrapped this game in a weekend's worth of evenings. There's no more content. Every time we load the game, though, we're treated to a repeat of the end cutscene. There's a lot of potential here... but no sane person calls this a finished game.

You walk in, and you expect some little shop-keep, but what is unusual is how much stuff there is! For a two man team it is quite impressive how much content has been pumped into this game, I have returned multiple times and would happily do so again whether it is alone or with friends, it may seem stressful at times if you are to hit certain events of the days passing by but that's the neat part, you can close and open at any time and don't have to stress at all!

Absolutely stunning graphics and gameplay. Would recommend 10/10

[h1] The Best Discount Alchemist In All The Lands [/h1] [b] The Positive's [/b] + Co-op Support + Multiple Upgrades + Fun Mechanics [b] The Negative's [/b] - Repetitive Gameplay Loop - Boring Storyline W/ Forgettable Characters - One Looping Song [b] The Aspect Of The Game [/b] [i] After graduating Wizard University you try luck at working for position shops throughout the land but lack the experience needed to work well known shops so you are forced to work in a remote town on the outskirts of the kingdom which is full of misfit creatures living there where you must make a name for yourself. [/i] [b] My Two Cent Review [/b] [i] This is a fun little potion simulator where you can play by yourself or with friends. You start in a modest little potion shop and must experiment and make potions to sell to the town villagers. After awhile of selling potions and getting to certain level they expect a certain degree of quality and quantity from you and will no longer except anything less then the best which can be troubling if you are like me and mass produced low quality cheap potions on the fly. If you have a friend to help you it's much easier and quicker then working alone though you can hire gnomes which help automate the process though it isn't the same as having a living person help you manage logistics and production. There are plentiful upgrades that you can help ease the potion making process and automate it to a certain degree. The story the game has to offer is generic and quite forgettable with you looking for the missing town alchemist that worked in that potions shop before you. The quest is go here, read this, go there, make a potion for that guy and go over here type of deal. I honestly got bored with it 6 hours in and still no closer to finding my predecessor which I can live with. After a few hours of gameplay it all kind of blends together and loops. By Week 4 you've basically done everything you can do and unlocked everything gameplay wise. I'd say it would be a good early access game but it's not in early access status it's a full release which is a little disappointing because it has a lot of promise to be a great game but it's a okay simulator. It'll keep those shovelware simulator enthusiast for maybe a dozen hours at the most if you stretch but unless there adding more content it gets very repetitive after 2 - 3 hours. Also the soundtrack is just on looping song that never ends ya better bring your own music if ya plan to stay sane working for hours on end. [/i] [b] The Value Of The Game [/b] [i] While I wouldn't pay full price for this okay game I would pick it up if it was on sale. But for what there offering as a complete package I just can't see myself buying it for more then 10 dollars. [/i] [h1] Final Score 70/100 Ranking C- Tier [/h1]

Adorable fun little co-op game

I really wanted to like this game, but after playing Teddy's Haven, Tavern Legends and Medieval Startup, the difference in quality-of-life is impossible to ignore. Almost every action feels slower than it needs to be. There is no real player inventory, so you're stuck carrying around a tiny crate everywhere you go or carrying ONE item at a time? Come on... Instead of creating meaningful gameplay, it just adds unnecessary busywork. Brewing is another disappointment—a full vat of potion producing a single bottle feels absurd and makes the entire production loop feel sluggish. The cashier minigame is another example of design that wastes the player's time. It's mildly entertaining the first few times, but quickly becomes repetitive and adds no meaningful strategy or depth. The cauldron minigame ends up feeling the same way. Instead of making me feel like I'm running an efficient potion shop, the game constantly asks me to perform repetitive manual tasks that quickly become chores. Useless things like trash all over the shop every reload (when there was no customers), that only add annoyance. I kept waiting for the game to evolve with better tools, meaningful automation, or quality-of-life improvements that respected the player's time. They never came. Instead, the gameplay loop becomes an endless cycle of carrying crates, individually clicking and moving items, restocking shelves, and repeating the same actions over and over. What makes this especially disappointing is that the foundation is actually good. The visuals are excellent, the atmosphere is charming, and the concept has a lot of potential. Unfortunately, it feels like a game that stopped halfway through becoming what it could have been. In my opinion, too much emphasis was placed on co-op while the single-player experience—which is what most people will actually spend their time with—was left lacking. After reading other players' experiences, my concerns only grew. There are reports of physics issues, objects clipping through the world, shelves behaving incorrectly, upgrades that don't appear to function properly, and even players losing stocked shelves of potions after saving and reloading. Those kinds of bugs are incredibly discouraging in a management game where you're investing time building up your shop. The final nail in the coffin for me is that the developer has publicly stated they don't intend to continue development. What bothered me even more was hearing, more than once, that if they ever returned to the game it likely wouldn't be profitable. Whether that's understandable from a business standpoint or not, it doesn't inspire confidence that these issues will ever be addressed. Instead, the focus has already shifted to the studio's next project. Personally, I think the better decision would have been to finish polishing this one and deliver on the potential that is clearly there. As it stands, the asking price simply doesn't match the level of polish or the amount of meaningful content. Had this released as an Early Access title with continued development, I'd be far more forgiving. It feels like a promising game that was abandoned before it reached its full potential. Disappointing. Refunded.

At the time of this review I've played for about 4 hours, and I'm really enjoying it so far! Discovering the ingredient ratios for potions feels like a puzzle, it's a fun challenge trying to find the best ways to get the most potent mixes. The dev seems nice and was very responsive on discord, I posted about an issue with a particular ingredient and they had a fix ready within about 15 minutes, I was blown away! If you like crafting/shop sims, I would definitely recommend checking this one out