Shelve the Potions!

I played the demo and couldn't wait to play the full game. The tutorial seemed straight forward and simple enough while scratching the clean up/organization itch. When i entered the main area from the tutorial room you're left totally to your own devices. No more help, direction or tips. I picked up a potion and walked around for what seemed forever trying to interact with different things around the room. I did this with numerous potions and numerous items around the room and nothing seemed interactable. All i got done was the musical row with the harp completed in 30 min. I spent upwards of 10 min just walking around looking at what was interactable and trying to find a bottle with the corresponding icon and when i found one (i think...cause the icons on the bottles are so small it was hard to see what they were) the object I thought matched still wasn't interactable so I had no idea what to do to solve the puzzles. It felt overwhelming, not relaxing to be standing in the middle of all of the potions and have zero clue. I think the size of the icons would have made a difference.

Very delighted to see that there are sorting and organising games finally coming out without any AI Slop - of course they take a little while longer but they're always far better! The puzzles are a nice spin on this, and once you have them solved, the solution stays in the pause menu so you can reference it again if need be. I think there are a few things that could be polished up a little more, but I didn't encounter anything that made me upset with the game. You can pet all the cats, there's a colourblind mode, and most of the puzzles are structured in a way where you'll naturally figure them out through exploration and curiosity. I never encountered any of the bugs that other reviewers have mentioned, which isn't to say that they don't exist, but it's possible to play through without having the misfortune of finding bugs. If you have enjoyed other sorting games, this will give you the same happy feelings.

Unlike other similar sorting games, this also has a puzzle element to it, which adds to the fun and makes it feel much more original. I've watched playthroughs of other, similar sorting games, but this is the first one where I decided to buy it and play it myself instead of watching someone else play.

Clearly-inspired by Librarian: Tidy Up the Arcane Library, Shelve the Potions! increases the puzzle elements while reducing the item overwhelm. The result is... moderately successful. It's charming, it's puzzling, and it manages to be largely approachable. Unfortunately, I do think it struggles a bit to either A) provide puzzles that are accessible to the average person looking for a tidy-up (the demo did not touch on some of the more challenging organization hints), or B) challenges for players looking for a puzzle (several of the puzzles are little more than sequence memorization + mimicry). And while there are a number of sequences to learn and use for sorting, they are re-used across potion colors. This results in a game that feels like it's hovering between a tidy-up and an escape room (both good things, in my opinion) without committing *enough* to either. If you like tidy-ups or escape rooms, I do recommend it - the experience is charming, the price is reasonable, and it's clear the devs put in effort. It doesn't redefine either genre, but that's not a requirement to scratch the itch.

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This is a very good sorting game. It helps me focus and helps with my memory.

Very cute and simple game within the new booming clean up genre. I think it's adapts the original formula quite well and adds a bit more flavor with the puzzles. I also appreciate the no use of generative AI.