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Summary 

You're the owner of a potion shop in a small European-ish fantasy town. You dumped your ex one year ago, and you are finally, finally over him. That is, until you take a swig of a love potion. Right in front of him. The only cure? Fall in love with someone for real! But is that even possible when every cell in your body is screaming at you to sell your soul to someone else?

Warning

This game contains swearing and alcohol references. It is not recommended for children under 13.

Demo Features

  • Nameable main character with selectable pronouns
  • Over 7.5k words
  • The full common route
  • 9 original music tracks

While there is a CG gallery, we couldn’t finish any CGs due to time constraints. Look forward to them in the full release!

Full Game Features

  • 2 routes
  • At least 3 endings per route

Characters

Ankur

Ankur is the town's local blacksmith and owner of the armory across the way from the MC's shop. He's also been their best friend for years! Strong, reliable, and familiar, he's the MC's best option for getting out of their love potion predicament. But when you've been strictly platonic for so long, turning your friendship into a romance is easier said than done.

Reuben

The bastard himself. The MC thought Reuben was the love of their life until a rather rude awakening. It turned out everything he'd told them was a lie: his name, his occupation, and his reasons for getting close to them. It took ages to get over him, but now he's come back, allegedly to apologize. He sounds sincere...but can you believe anything he says?

Credits

omegabutton - Concept, writer, programmer

kasgames - Co-writer

Siyokoy - Sprite artist, character designer

Ryan X. Messcher - Composer

Leon Artmann - Sound designer

Julian  @ feralroyal - UI designer, credits screen artist, title screen artist (not counting logo)

Flurrey - Background artist

Becca - Background designer (roughs)

WaterWays - logo designer

Special thanks to nisha-lampara!


If you’ve already played and would like to give us feedback,  click this link to access the anonymous feedback form!

Download

Download
PotionPanikDemo-1.0-mac.zip 65 MB
Download
PotionPanikDemo-1.0-pc.zip 80 MB

Development log

Comments

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Oh my god, i loved it !!! I wish that the game can move forward and that your problems are resolved ! In any case, the chara-design of the characters are beuatiful, I fell in love.

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My name is phoenix and I was so confused at first LOL Awesome game btw

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LOL I am so sorry.  Glad you enjoyed it!

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Don't be!!! Your game rocks so much.

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Oh my gosh, this is sooooo good. I'm so excited to see what you do with the full thing!

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This is amazing. I absolutely loved all of it! The character designs, background art and writing have me wishing for more. I was so sad to realize that it was only a demo once the end had been reached and I can't wait for more!

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This game immediately caught my heart in many different ways! Looking forward to the full release ❤️

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nice music and gorgeous art style 👍🏾 💖

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Isn’t it??? Thanks so much for saying so! I’m sure the artists and composer will be happy to see!

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this was really good! I loved the concept of the story and the art, congrats and I’m excited for the full version

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Thanks so much! Glad you liked it!

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I really enjoyed this demo! I loved the theme and the potion names are adorable. The art was amazing - the sprites are so expressive and I especially adored the potion shop background. The MC's inner monologue is so snappy and engaging, and it had me laughing. I was really invested in both of the LIs (which surprised me after the flashback). Really amazing job and I can't wait for the full game!

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Thanks so much! Naming the potions was one of the most fun parts of working on this, and so was the MC’s inner monologue, so I’m glad you mentioned them both! I second you on the art; the artists are seriously skilled. (I should mention the sprite artist is also the lead of What Remains of Us!)

And I’m relieved you like the LIs. With Reuben in particular, we had to make sure people would want to enter his route despite his being the whole reason the MC is in this mess. I’m glad it’s working!

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Ohhh !! This demo has potential!
I love the UI Design and the BG design colors combine well
Not to mention the love interest are cute *cough*
Great work!!

Thank you! I’m sure the artists will be happy to hear that!

No need to be embarrassed; they’re supposed to be cute!

Super cute! Love the demo

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Thanks! Glad you enjoyed it.

it was so good!! loved playing the demo<3

Thanks so much, and thank you for playing!

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Big fan. It was a great play ! I can't wait to discover how our MC will fix her new made problem ah, ah ! Art is great and story cute. It's perfect to play when you need to destress or change your ideas.

Thank you! I'm glad you enjoyed it, and that you're looking forward to what happens next.

I'm sure the artists will be happy to hear the compliment.

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Ooooh I'm really intrigued by this one! The whole situation of having drunk a love potion in front of your ex is so frightening, I was at the edge of my seat hoping MC would be alright! This is a very neat start so far!

The character designs are lovely, and the backgrounds too! I can see there was a lot of love put into this.

I really want to know more about what will happen, if MC will be able to beat that love potion and how! And does Reuben mean what he says? I need to know the truth! Excited for more!

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Thanks! Glad you enjoyed it. I'm sure the character designer and background artist will appreciate the compliment! I can't speak for everyone else, but I know I had a lot of fun.

I can't answer your questions yet due to spoilers. All I can tell you is whether the MC gets out of this and how depends on what route you choose and the ending you get!

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Well the plot screams "It's gonna get messy" and I am here for it when the full game is out.

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You could say that...

Glad to have you on board for the full game!

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Ankur for meeeh!

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THANK YOU FOR MAKING THIS it was SO GOOD you are all incredible and i WILL be here for the full release MWAH MWAH

Thanks so much!!! Seeing this as the first comment was so encouraging.