ShadowBrew

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Design document available at: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1R0fHSOLVq1GD05BTwxyUTQ-7aJa969qUeCAhM7cWD9c/...

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Developed for the Pirate Software Game Jam 15

With his mountainous home devastated and the noble Guardian Dragon gone, you must aid Goddard the Goblin in restoring his homeland. Grow mushrooms, brew potions and perform acts of alchemy to transmute lead into gold in order to lure back the mighty dragon. But beware the blazing sun that dries up your mushrooms, curdles your brews and makes a poor goblin feel dizzy and dazed!

How to play

Use WASD to move around and space to jump. Pressing S on a platform allows you to drop through them and W and S are used to scale ladders. 

Everything else is mouse driven. Click and drag on levers and mechanisms to operate them, drag and drop coins and items to use them. For example, you can drop an empty bottle in a stream of water to fill it.

Getting started

You begin the came with a few measly coins. Near the right edge of the screen you can find a dispenser for glass bottles, of which you will need at least one to water your mushroom patches and fill cauldrons. Grow and plant mushrooms, harvest and turn them into potions in cauldrons, use money to unlock more areas and equipment. The sun is your enemy as it will make you dizzy, dry up your mushroom patches and even ruin some of your precious potions. You can use some scaffolding and winches to create shadows where you need it, with upgrades available later on to make it easier to stay in shade.

Have fun!