Potion Permit similar games & best alternatives

Potion Permit

PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Android, Xbox Series X|S, iOS • 2022

Should you play it?

Moonbury's residents need healing, and you're the best chemist around! With your trusty tools, a brewing cauldron, and a canine companion at your side, you'll need to diagnose symptoms, gather ingredients, brew potions, and cure ailments in this open-ended sim RPG.

What works
  • Cozy and relaxing gameplay
  • Charming pixel art and animations
  • Engaging potion crafting puzzles
  • Meaningful npc relationships
  • Quality of life features like fast travel and dog companion
Things to keep in mind
  • Some repetitive grind especially late game
  • Limited depth in romance and social interactions
  • Lack of mouse support and awkward controls
  • Bugs and glitches reported
  • Minimal character and home customization

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Hidden Gems

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Each dot is a game. They are arranged from the same motivation profile as in the “Why this game works” section below. Closer dots usually mean more similar reasons to play (exploration, competition, relaxation, etc.)—not that one game is “better” than another.

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Why don’t the axes read like a score? This view uses t-SNE: it only keeps who is close to whom. The scales are not “good to bad” or hours played—they separate groups on the map. Read distance between dots, not the axis numbers (hidden on purpose).

Potion Permit: A very typical example of its motivational profile. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Survival, Violence, Competition, Thrill. Here, the score leans higher than usual among comparable games on Fellowship, Intimacy. It leans lower than usual among comparable games on Thrill.

Why this game works

A motivational profile of the game, with the closest similar game for each player motivation.

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Last update: 01/06/2026