#Potion Craft

[autumnsaesthetics]

🍁 Cozy Videos Games for Autumn 🍁

(Row One) 🍁

Stardew Valley

Animal Crossing

A Short Hike

(Row Two) 🍁

Beacon Pines

Night In The Woods

Cozy Grove

(Row Three) 🍁

Little Witch In The Woods

Spiritfarer

Potion Craft: Alchemist Simulator

[awkwardgamergirl]

Best games for mental health&relax?

As someone who deals with anxiety and depression when I want to relax or am just feeling low and drained I’ll usually choose what others would consider “cozy games” because I don’t want any stress from shooters, strategy games, or anything that has a lot of stakes. I’ll do switch games for now since it’s my main console but I do have a 3ds, psvita, and my computer so I’ll make a list of those games later 💕

So my favorite games to relax to are:

~ stardew valley~ (you already knew this was coming) it’s just a really cute game with lots of options on how you can spend your time. You can farm, fish, forage, travel the mines, talk to the towns people, interact with love interests. There is just a lot to do in it and it has a really cozy small town cottagecore vibe that a lot of people find relaxing. Amazing replay value. I have like four different lives just so I can choose different farms, partners, things like that.

~ animal crossing~ (second most obvious answer) we all know animal crossing is a chill low stakes game that has a lot of similar elements I listed for stardew valley. You get to interact with cute little animals, decorate your house and character, forage, fish, find fossils, shop. It’s just a relaxing and positive game and is very popular for a reason. Idk about replay value because I really couldn’t imagine deleting my island tbh.

~ fashion dreamer~ if you like cute dress up type games this one is a decent lil game. It’s got lots of different styles for whatever your lil fashion heart desires and you basically walk around dressing up characters and they rate your outfits. It’s from the creators of style savvy and while it’s super cute I would wait for it to go on sale because it’s a bit overpriced imo. Style savvy is definitely the way to go if you have a ds/3ds. Still cute though. Don’t know about replay value because I’m fairly new to the game and haven’t come close to finishing or restarting anything.

~ unpacking~ this one is pretty cute and definitely a game that helps with anxiety. It’s a relaxed little puzzle game that unlocks parts of the story as you go along organizing each room to your home. You can try to solve the puzzles or you can just organize the furniture to your liking. Either way you want to play it’s super cute and relaxing and has some decent replay value after you complete it.

~calico~ super cute game where you run a cat cafe in a magical town with unique characters, little missions, and lots of cats you can pet and play with. There is magic, desserts, and you can ride giant cats like horses. Super soothing game. Character customization and decorating your cafe. The only drawback is it can get a bit glitchy but for the cuteness and the price I have no complaints. The music is really cute too. Not sure about replay value because my cafe is so cute I wouldn’t want to start over.

~coffee talk~ you run a coffee shop in the future and talk to all the incoming guests and learn their stories as you give them their coffee. This one is super relaxing and how I like to spend my evenings before bed if I want that extra cozy time to destress and relax. Cute art as well with different species and how they interact. I haven’t restarted yet but I’m sure there will be replay value with just how cozy and in depth the story is.

~rune factory 4 remastered~ this was originally a 3ds game they remastered for the switch and it’s so amazing that they did. One of my favorite 3ds games that is an offshoot of the harvest moon series with very pretty art, farming, cooking and crafting, romance, monster fighting, and just really fantastic story telling. Very cozy and hard not to get sucked into. Such a gorgeous game imo. Fantastic replay value.

~good pizza, great pizza~ you run a lil pizza shop and upgrade it to get better ingredients and equipment. Super cute chill game to pass the time and hard not to spend hours mindlessly making pizzas. Haven’t replayed it because I haven’t completed it but I imaging replaying it would be fun because you’re just making pizza and unlocking different ingredients. Relaxing game with cute art.

~monster prom~ cute game where you have to convince one of the monsters to go to prom with you. Funny writing, pretty art, and the ability to romance any gender while choosing your pronouns. It’s funny, the game play is question based, and it’s like little rounds of 15 mins and either you get them to go to prom or you get rejected. Then you get to try again. Replay value is obviously strong because I keep playing it no matter how often I’m rejected 🥲 being real though this game is funny, unique, and worth the price. I just have to beat the first one so I can try the second.

~what comes after~ you play as a character on a train of ghosts and you process the grief of passing to the afterlife and try to learn and console the other ghosts on the train who are passing. Pretty game that is mostly story based and worth a try. I haven’t finished this game so I’m not to sure on the replay value.

~little mouse’s encyclopedia~ a cute little game where you play as a little mouse exploring the outside and the dirt and you spend your time finding other little animals and bugs and plants and you read about them and what they are. Cute little educational game I purchased because I loved the art that ended up being super cute in the long run.

Honorable mentions:

- speed dating for ghosts (cute funny little game where you go on dates with ghosts. Short, sweet, and to the point. Decently priced for how quick you get through the game)

- cattails (you play as a cat that travels through its little territory you that you share with your other cat group. You gather little things, complete missions, scrap with rival cat gangs, and just walk around as a cat. Cute but a bit slow for my tastes.)

-rune factory 5 (don’t get me wrong, I love the fourth one and I’m sure the more I play this one I’ll learn to love it to. The gameplay is just set up a bit different and is a bit more similar to the harvest moon style than the fourth rune factory. The art is gorgeous though I was just hoping for more rune factory and less harvest moon when it came to the actual playing)

Games I’ve wanted and heard amazing things about:

The only reason I haven’t purchased and played these games yet is because games aren’t cheap and I need to finish the ones I’ve already purchased. That being said I’ve been looking at a lot of these for a long time and they are definitely going to make this list. I’m sure some of them would be ranked very high in the favorite games category as soon as I actually start playing them. Here’s the list:

* Spiritfairer

*Bear and breakfast

*Creepy tale

*Cozy grove

*Witchy life story

*Potion permit

*Hoa

*Littlewood

*Potion craft

*Gris

*When the past was around

*strange horticulture

*Lemon cake

*Wytchwood

*How to say goodbye

*Dreamlight valley

*Storyteller

*Cult of the lamb

*Little misfortune

*Night in the woods

* Sally face

And that’s it 🎉 sorry for such a long list but I wanted to include a bit of everything so you had lots to choose from. These are the games I play when I need a comfy happy place to go when life gets to be a bit too much to handle. I enjoyed making this list to be honest so there will most likely be more lists in the future. Maybe I’ll make a list of favorite otome games, anime/manga, kpop groups. Things like that. Anyway, hope you enjoy reading the list as I enjoyed making it 💖

[ya-boi-haru]

Icarixis discovers Cedars' world and just spends a very hot minute watching them make potions

[theshitpostcalligrapher]

live for botion brafting! Gonne try to make some FANCY rocks 2day :3

[videogamepolls]

Requested by @westerwitch

[wildelypoetic]

Knowledge, magic, science, witchcraft.

All the same.

People fear that which what they do not understand.

[the-scrying-game]

i'd like to formally recommend Potion Craft to my fellow wizards, especially in the light of the new transphobic, antisemitic, ‘magic-flavored Destiny 2-but-worse’ game.

it's a charming little low-stakes indie game where you have an alchemy shop and craft potions for your customers. if you enjoy crafting games and want to feel whimsically arcane, i can't recommend it enough!

it's only $15 on Steam, go check it out!

[vexedallay]

Curses and Queers but in Minecraft!

[ginstermoff]

I'm so sorry I know it's crooked and hastily put together but I just HAD to get this out of my system before the new year because I can't make Potion Craft Regis my first drawing of 2024

[girlballs]

You have 28 Jermas.

[myguiltyartpleasure]

Cozy games recommendations! part 2

As I promised here is another one bunch of cozy games. This time it's not stardew-like only.

Carto

PC, PS, iOS, Xbox, Nintendo switch (I've completed it for 8.5 hours without any rush)

I don't really see this game in lists of recommended cozy games, but it really deserves to be mentioned! It has interesting concept and beautiful art style. You're playing as a kid, who can change landscape by making changes in their map. You've lost from you grandma, you're trying to find her and all map pieces that were lost. It's a bit of a puzzle, you're travelling through different areas and see different people. It's quite short, but I loved it a lot.

Potion Craft

PC, PS, iOS, Xbox, Nintendo switch (I've played for 32 hours. There are still things to do and developers still release new content)

You're and alchemist in medieval kind of town. You need to create potions according to customer's request (there is no time limit, so don't worry about it). Brewing potions has it's own mechanics, which is easy to get used to. There is no plot, just some optional goals. The final one appears to be creating philosopher's stone. This is a kind of a repetitive game kill some time.

Unpacking

PC, PS, iOS, Xbox, Nintendo switch (I've played for 8 hours)

You're a person going through different stages of life. There are boxes with personal stuff to unpack and to put in places the way you want to. And I've just realized that "Unpacking" isn't just about things, but also about person's own life and problems, which is shown quite subtle. It's very relaxing and cozy

Cloud Gardens

PC, PS, iOS, Xbox, Nintendo switch (I have about 8 hours, but there are still things to do)

The world seems to be post-apocalyptical and you're helping the life to thrive again. Place plants to overgrown ruins and trash to create better scenery. If you love this kind of post-apocalyptical view, you'll like it. Just relax and pick places for plants to grow

Dorfromantik

PC, Nintendo switch (I have about 16 hours)

Place tiles with few rules to create as big area as possible. No plot or quests, just beautiful landscape to create. Apparently there is also a board Dorfromantik game, but I haven't tried it

PowerWash Simulator

PC, PS, iOS, Xbox, Nintendo switch (I have about 120 hours)

You basically just washing different surfaces with pressure washer, but it's really satisfying. There are stories from customers and missing cat, but I usually got too involved in washing process to track them. There is coop mode and paid additional content, but there is enough locations if you don't want to pay extra

Storyteller

PC, iOS, Android, Nintendo switch (I have about 4 hours)

You have a book to fill with stories. You can create ones that asked to be completed or create some weird stories. All you have is a page, characters, scenes and actions to create your fable. I've created number of gay marriages and game allowed me to 😄

What's your definition of cozy game? I have some more to share, but they don't always match the "cozy" term, so I'd love to hear your opinion

[that-pink-magical-girl]

Witchy games thats not Hogwarts Legacy

I love games involving witch craft, and Id love to show you guys some!

Twisted wonderland

An anime gatcha fighting rhythm game, yeah, a lot. I still have tons of fun with it regardless. It takes place in a magical school with houses based on Disney Villains. The character design and story is done by Yana Toboso, the creator of black butler.

Strange Horticulture

A occult puzzle solving game. I like its cool atmosphere, and the puzzles are always rewarding. Its art is also very cool. It has plants! You are a proprietor at a local plant store. You also have a cat. Very cool.

WytchWood

A crafting adventuring game that involves fables! I love the story and the art, its been a comfort game to me for the longest. Kinda gothic too. All the areas in this game is magical.

Potion craft

Another game thats just straight up vibes. You make potions! Its very interactive, and everything looks like it was hand drawn and you are playing on a midevil scroll or something. (Thats good. A nice puzzle game.

[hottakehoulihan]

The indie game "Dave the Diver", which I am not interested in but a friend is playing, has a sort of add-on that gives it some bits of flavor from Dredge (which is good stuff), and now they're adding some bits of flavor from Potion Craft. So, three indie games being linked in a way that looks like those scraps of webrings that once existed for websites and webcomics (back in the days when there were only a few dozen continuity comics on the web), where you'd see XKCD do SofterWorld comics and Queen-of-Wands would have a character visit from some other comics and those other comics would have some characters visit from QueenOfWands (I once had a QoW T-shirt. Dunno if I'd enjoy a reread I think I'll leave QoW in the past)

But anyway, there's an indie-game friend-cosystem going on. It's kind of beautiful, and it's ephemeral I'm sure, but the nostalgia is nice and I'm choosing to not be cynical about it and will enjoy it while it lasts.

[theshitpostcalligrapher]

Well Here Goes Nothin: I'm streaming on a new day o the week! See yall later today for some Botion Brafting, 4 pm EST, the usual place!

[steamsalenotifier]

The game publisher/developers tinyBuild are having a massive sale!

This sale has actually been going on for a few days already- it began on April 5th. I didn't quite notice it until today though, so here we are! The sale will be ongoing until April 12th.

There's quite a large number of games that are discounted here, even beyond the ones shown here. The Party Hard series, the Hello Neighbor series, Surgeon Simulator, Not For Broadcast, Clustertruck, Lovely Planet Arcade, I Am Bread....

To reiterate, the sale doesn't end until April 12th, at approximately noon EST (time according to the email I received.) If you're looking for a new game to try out, be sure to check this sale out before it ends!

[fairy-spring]

Fara simulator going great!