Potionomics

Potionomics

Steam Deck Verified

Voracious Games · Deckbuilding · Oct 17, 2022

Yes, worth buying.

At $24.99. It has been as low as $14.99.

90%
Very Positive
7k player reviews
High confidence
Buy it if you like
  • Story and characters: 204 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Gameplay: 112 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Audio: 68 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Bugs: 12 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Crashes: 8 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Controls: 6 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 7k player reviews · updated 3 days ago

What players think

The recurring themes across 300 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.

Why players love itThings to know
50% of themes are praise25% are divided25% are caveats
Story and characters
Players who bring up Story and characters mostly praise it.
And what characters they are, every one of them is interesting to learn about and interact with.
204 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
The character animations and art style is really top notch, the music and atmosphere of the game world is very cute and polished, the dialog and relationships are written well with many different types of characters, and the gameplay is well balanced and thought out.
112 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
The music was also a joy to listen to, even after 60 hours I enjoy the soundtrack overall.
68 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
The character animations and art style is really top notch, the music and atmosphere of the game world is very cute and polished, the dialog and relationships are written well with many different types of characters, and the gameplay is well balanced and thought out.
48 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Optimization
Players who bring up Optimization mostly praise it.
I optimized the fun out of the game.
13 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Monetization
Players who bring up Monetization mostly praise it.
Then there's trying to use money to expand your shop, get better shelves, and getting larger cauldrons.
7 of 300 sampled reviews raised it

Theme by theme

Every theme is scored by what reviewers actually said about it, not just whether they recommended the game.

LovedMixedComplained about
Players love6 themes
Story and characters204 reviews
Gameplay112 reviews
Audio68 reviews
Graphics48 reviews
Optimization13 reviews
Monetization7 reviews
Divided opinion% still recommend
Difficulty91 reviews
82%
Interface28 reviews
75%
Steam Deck17 reviews
59%
Players complain% still recommend
Bugs12 reviews
42%
Crashes8 reviews
38%
Controls6 reviews
83%

Ranked by how many sampled reviews mention each topic. A topic sits in a column by what reviewers said about that topic; the percentage beside it is how many of them recommended the game anyway.

Should you buy it now?

Crit’s read on the price, from Steam price history.

Prices have been lower

Currently $24.99. The lowest we've tracked is $14.99.

3 points recordedtoday · $24.99

The data behind the verdict

For the players who want the receipts.

Player review score
90%
Very Positive
Playing right now
Achievements
30
total to unlock
Rarest-achievement stats coming soon
Average playtime
Not tracked yet

We’ll surface hours-played once playtime ingestion ships.