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The Alchemyst

By zedutchgandalf

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CategoryRankScoreCount
Overall2773.4721
Fun4442.8621
Innovation4812.6821
Theme1813.8421
Graphics1723.7121
Audio1633.4721
Humor2072.9618
Mood1533.5219

Comments

zarkonnen 2021-10-04 09:47

I stirred the pot, then upgraded to a bigger pot, and the pot stopped making potions, so I don't know how to proceed, sorry.

theviraldragon 2021-10-04 10:48

LOL we had the same basic idea. A wonderful little clicker.

haydads 2021-10-04 11:13

Cool clicker game. Nice graphics and style. I liked being able to see the stats next to the game. Nice work!

javicoder 2021-10-04 11:18

a very good job with art, impressive. It's a good touch on the fire bar for a bit of a change. Well done.

pashaloban 2021-10-04 11:35

Nice game

zedutchgandalf 2021-10-04 12:34

@zarkonnen Did you get an error? And what browser are you using? I've never seen that happen before...

zedutchgandalf 2021-10-04 12:35

@theviraldragon @haydads @javicoder @pashaloban Thanks for all the nice feedback!

loudlout 2021-10-04 18:52

Very satisfying sounds, preatty pleasant and clear gameplay, but too easy tho.

morris 2021-10-04 21:20

Nice interpretation of the theme. I liked the athmosphere. I would have liked to read the upgrades while playing, currently you need to pause I think :thinking:

zedutchgandalf 2021-10-05 15:01

@loudlout Thanks for the feedback! I know it's a bit easy / short. I didn't want to make it overly complex but I might have gone too far in the other direction...

zedutchgandalf 2021-10-05 15:02

@morris Thanks for the feedback! If you want to fully read the upgrades you do have to pause the game. I couldn't find a way to make it work without pausing. Just buying the upgrades without reading them does work fine without pausing, especially once you get a few stabiliser upgrades.

ethernal-tech 2021-10-07 00:36

I've been testing awesome games for a while and this is one more. I loved the game, the models, graphics, mechanics ... everything is 10. I had some error when pausing the game when the cauldron has exploded, but not important. Congratulations on the game you have made :)

jonas2727 2021-10-07 23:41

Well I guess I'll just be burning in this black hole for the rest of my life now.

Seriously though, solid game. I also couldn't figuere out, how to get the autoclicker to work properly, but that was no issue, since brewing by hand gets so much more comfertable with time.

pressstartearly 2021-10-08 00:47

I enjoyed it! I do wish it was a bit more challenging.

bougiebirdie 2021-10-08 01:03

This feels like an idle game, but one that you can't walk away from. An active-idle game? I like that you included all the stats to be visible. That's feels like exactly what fans of incremental games are looking for!

jimbly 2021-10-14 07:27

Neat little game, I enjoyed it, made it to the end, and made the world a better place.

harrison-dunn 2021-10-18 01:26

Nice! I like seeing incremental submissions. Thanks for making this :)

I think this had a nice little curve to it. Not too long (good for a jam) and not too short (bad for an incremental). You could say it was a great mixture!

The light crackling of the fire lent a nice atmosphere to an otherwise often thematically-disengaged genre. I had a little trouble with the instructions in the beginning thinking I had to keep the meter between the fire and the bottom instead of over the fire, but that might just be my tired brain tonight. I could see this being fleshed out into a longer game and that I'd enjoy, especially if the auto-stir feature is polished and made into a true idler, allowing you to expand and add other mechanics.

Overall, well done! I thoroughly enjoyed myself :)

turkey 2021-10-18 17:14

Nice clicker game! Very satisfying and relaxing! Only complaints were that the stirring causing the bar to "jump" up felt a bit hard to grasp at fist, but the auto clicker just seemed more of a hassle than worth to me. still overall I enjoyed the game!

2021-10-21 10:17

Nice simple game! I included it in my Ludum Dare 49 compilation video series, if you’d like to take a look. :) https://youtu.be/bBL_dduqErg