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Potions: A Curious Tale

2024

Should you play it?

Potions: A Curious Tale is an adventure & crafting game where wit is your greatest weapon and combat is not always the answer. Play as Luna, a young witch who overcomes obstacles with the potions she brews, as she gathers items from enchanted lands and conquers devious puzzles on her quest.

What works

  • Cozy and relaxing gameplay
  • Creative potion crafting system
  • Engaging exploration and world design
  • Charming art style and music
  • Responsive and supportive developer

Things to keep in mind

  • Some bugs and technical rough edges
  • Limited combat depth
  • Lack of keybinding and map features
  • Simple and light story
  • Occasional tedious backtracking

What to play next

Top picks

Games that feels the closest overall

  • The Herbalist

  • Wytchwood

  • The Magical Mixture Mill

  • The Witch of Fern Island

  • Queen's Quest 2: Stories of Forgotten Past

  • Yono and the Celestial Elephants

More survival-focused

Games that feels like Potions: A Curious Tale but with a stronger survival pressure

  • Above Snakes: Prologue

  • Fabled Lands

  • Drova - Forsaken Kin

  • Märchen Forest: Mylne and the Forest Gift [Legacy ver.]

  • Stranded Sails - Explorers of the Cursed Islands

  • Serin Fate

More violent

Games that feels like Potions: A Curious Tale but with more combat and destruction

  • Cursemark

  • Cuisineer

  • DYSMANTLE

  • Gryphon Knight Epic

  • Arzette: The Jewel of Faramore

  • Evoland Legendary Edition

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Potions: A Curious Tale: 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 Experimenting. It leans lower than usual among comparable games on Intimacy, Thrill.

Last update: 21/08/2026