Potion Commotion

I'll be honest, I was thoroughly surprised by how much I liked playing this game. When I first started, I was like alright I'll give it a try and then I'll probably find something else in a few hours, but OMG did it keep my attention. There's literally so much going on in this game that it doesn't get boring. With each level you end up getting more and more stuff that it keeps things interesting and you just want to unlock all the possibilities. There's also so many other things to unlock besides the garden items themselves. Not to mention there are like 100 achievements to try for. Lastly, I think the voice acting for this game is a great touch and very high quality. I would definitely recommend this game, it's a great bang for your buck, and provides enjoyment that'll keep you coming back.

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This is a very basic but colorful clicker game. You're the new assistant of a wizard and have to help him collect resources to make potions. Making potions will earn you coins with which you can buy new trees, plants or animals; or you can purchase more of what you already have. A specific item's price goes up every time you buy it. You also get elixirs to upgrade your items to make harvesting or making potions faster. Collecting resources in this game is automatic, as are making potions. You can prioritize potion order, so you make the ones that yield the most money or ones needed for quests. Both of those actions (collecting and brewing) go faster when you click on them, but it seems to be too much effort to click on such specific and small items while a few seconds later it will be automatically collected by the game anyway.

As stated before, this is a simple clicker, which makes it suitable for beginners of the genre. Don't expect anything complicated or surprising, but if you want to try out a clicker for 1 or 2 weeks, this is a nice one.

Music and Sounds

I turned the music off after about 10 minutes. I always turn off the music for clickers-games because I like to have them run in the background while doing other things, but this one was so annoying that I turned it off very quickly.

Controls

In this game, you only use your mouse. The store page says you can use a gamepad, but who plays a clicker game with a gamepad?

Achievements

Approximate amount of time to 100%: 80h+ / at least 7 days IRL
Estimated achievement difficulty: 1/10
Minimum number of playthroughs needed: 1
Has it been in a bundle: No
Is there a good guide available: No, but you don't need a guide
How many people have completed this game at the time I'm writing this review: 2 on Astats

Multiplayer achievements: No
Missable achievements: No
Grinding Achievements: Yes, the ones for 50,000,000 Coins and 5,000,000 Elixir felt grindy
DLC-Only achievements: No
Time-gated achievements: Yes, you have to get the daily bonus 7 days in a row
RNG-achievements: No
Does difficulty affect achievements: No difficulty option
Unobtainable/glitched achievements: No

Pricing

The game is priced at £0.79/ €0.79/ $0.99. The price of this clicker game is right for the amount of content it has. The game doesn't have microtransactions, which is a + in my book.

Conclusion

This game gets a barely positive review. There are clicker games that are fun and engaging, but this one just felt so basic. Everything works and looks good, and the game is easy to understand, but it doesn't push any boundaries at all to be something special.

I would rate it 5.5/10.

I received the product for free. I did not receive any compensation to write this review. The opinions represented here are entirely my own and were not influenced in any way.

An absolute gem of a clicker game! You start off by being introduced to the game’s central characters, Wogglebogg the Wizard and his talking pig, Hamrietta. After this introduction you are essentially tasked with turning his empty garden, into one with a variety of plants and creatures that produce ingredients, which you then use to create potions. It’s a simple concept, but I got quite addicted very quickly and found the experience of levelling up and unlocking new content extremely rewarding.

Some other features within the game include: Collecting bonuses, expelling goblins from the garden, using the magical wishing well and hiring special helpers! So there’s a lot to keep you occupied between sessions!

The humour in the game is a huge strong point! You can’t go very long without hearing a pun of some kind that’ll make you smile, the game is full of them! The characters are very quirky and amusing, for example: Sir Loinsteak, who constantly boasts about his greatness throughout the game, was a personal favourite of mine.

So in conclusion, this is a wholesome, fun little game that clearly has been produced by a passionate indie developer! It definitely deserves a look, and quite frankly, for the price, it offers really good value for money. I'd highly recommend this game!!!