Potion Tycoon

Every seasoned gamer would feel that there's a tycoon for just about everything now and find that any new title with that label is scraping the bottom of the barrel for ideas. That's precisely the case with Potion Tycoon, which gives the impression that a concept found as a minigame in many fantasy titles has been stretched into a full-blown offering.

You can immediately guess what Potion Tycoon is about; it's a management simulator based on potion-making. It's that already established assumptions about this tycoon game that's surrounding us with unenthusiastic vibes around the game. However, I, like others, am always open to being pleasantly surprised by sandbox simulation games such as these. Let's see if Potion Tycoon will spark any magic.

My Potion Brings All the Heroes to the Yard

The concept for Potion Tycoon is abundantly clear without pressing a key in the game. You'll be a potion master running a magic shop, catering to all the heroes you usually play as in your favorite fantasy RPG titles. Someone must keep the factory lines rolling while those protagonists are on adventures, right? Your job is to create potions they want to buy, build on your successes, and expand your potion store.

Players will start from a charming little boutique, expanding into a full-blown factory as every adventurer begins to take notice of the potent effects of your potions. If your concoctions are good enough, soon you'll have a magic business empire! But the real question is getting to that elite status any fun? There will have to be a lot of grinding involved to get there.

First, what's most respectable about the game is the hand-drawn visuals providing a medieval gothic charm. But the title is a slog when it comes down to the core mechanics of Potion Tycoon. The developers took the most menial parts of RPG minigames. They threaded them together to create the most fierce possible grind to success. Perhaps players enjoy that farming lifestyle, but experimenting, creating, and convincing patrons with potions gets old quickly.

The lack of direction, automated processes, and flurry of disconnected dialogue make it tricky to progress your store. There aren't many points of a playthrough where you feel immersed in the magic business world, which should be the game's primary aim. However, if statistics and management are your things, there could be an angle that gets you more engrossed than a casual player.

Missing Ingredients

Potion Tycoon is not a poor experience, but it feels relatively flat, given the otherworldly theme integrated into the title. Every gameplay element feels like a rigged grind, where any ambition to succeed eventually becomes overwhelmed by the intricacies and erratic operational expectations. If you compare it to other management games, it's no Prison Architect, but we've seen worse tycoons.

Round-Up - Pros & Cons

Pros:

• The hand-drawn visuals are excellent
• The theme of the game is brought to life well
• Those who enjoy intricate management sims could get well-immersed

Cons:

• The entire game feels like a long grind
• The game could use some more mechanics that spark the entertainment factor
• Dialogue is disjointed, making achieving things difficult.

Potion Tycoon is a simulation of a potion store owner. Did you think potions in games appear just because or because of the knowledge of heroes in alchemy? Not at all, only your manufactory depends on the turnover of potions. Create your own production, hire workers and successfully attract customers to your store. Combine potion-making and micromanaging your store to outmaneuver potential rivals.

Pros of the game:

• Nice visual design
• Expand your store inventory
• Gain loyal customers