A small game by Cobo
Pestle PanicYou're the only alchemist in town, and everybody wants a potion.
A cozy potion-shop game where every night lasts ninety seconds. You make potions as fast as you can, then spend the gold on upgrades so you can make the rent.
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Grind some moonstone.
Click the mortar as fast as you can. Quick clicks push the Mult up, and if you slow down it falls apart. Mind the mess.
Drag an ingredient onto the mortar or the cutting board and click like mad, fill the flask, and hand it over before the customer runs out of patience. Every grind and chop can spill, and a grimy counter scares the tips away, so you mop as you go.
Every correct serve pays Gold × Mult. Fast serves push the Mult higher, one wrong potion or angry customer shatters it, and half of your best Mult carries over into the next night. In the last fifteen seconds the sky turns purple and the tips double.
Every night she deals three cards, and the one you keep sits on your counter tomorrow and bends the rules of the whole day. Blessings help, and curses hurt but pay triple.
After every shift you can buy three of the 35 upgrades, like a welcome mat that keeps customers patient or an apprentice who mops for you. Pay the rent every three days and you get a free perk too.
Wizards, goblins, knights and a cursed prince all want something different, and royal couriers pay triple Mult if you're quick.
Survive fifteen days to win, and endless mode opens up. If you get evicted you still earn stars for permanent upgrades, so the next run goes further.
The sign is flipping to OPEN.
Pestle Panic is free on itch.io. It isn't code-signed yet, so your computer may warn you the first time you open it, and the download notes on itch.io show you how.