Potion Permit

Cozy pixel-art life sim about brewing remedies and healing townsfolk

MassHive Media · Published by PQube · Released Sep 22, 2022

Action Adventure Casual RPG

Reviews: Mostly Positive; 79% of 5,440
Recent reviews: Mixed; 68% of 32 in 30 days
Playing now: 117; peak 24h 146
Steam Deck: Verified
Last update: 1 year ago; Nov 13, 2024

Free demo available, 4 playing it now: get the demo.

Metacritic: 72/100 (critic reviews)

What is Potion Permit?

A single-player pixel-art life sim RPG set in Moonbury, where an outside chemist treats sick residents and tries to earn the town's trust. You diagnose patients, gather ingredients with tools, fight monsters in real time, brew remedies, upgrade equipment, unlock recipes, and build relationships with townspeople.

For you if...

+you want a relaxed single-player life sim
+you enjoy gathering ingredients and crafting potion remedies
+you value pixel art and town relationship stories

Not for you if...

−you need challenging combat and diagnosis minigames
−you dislike repetitive resource gathering and upgrade grinds
−you expect deep romance after characters start dating

What players say

79% of 5,440 reviews are positive · 68% of 32 in the last 30 days

Players commonly praise the pixel art and animation, along with the chemist premise and townspeople's stories. The main complaints are repetitive wood-and-stone gathering, low challenge, shallow late-game relationships, and mechanics that feel underdeveloped; some players also report getting stuck on terrain.

Screenshots and trailer

Potion Permit system requirements

As published by the developer.

Minimum

OS: Windows 10
Processor: Intel Core i3-2100 or AMD Phenom II X4 965
Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTS 250, 1 GB or AMD Radeon R7 240, 2 GB
Memory: 6 GB RAM
Storage: 2 GB available space
DirectX: Version 10

PC version details

DRM, required accounts, controller support and Steam features.

DRM: None declared on Steam
Controller: Full controller support
Platforms: Windows, macOS
Achievements: 38
Steam features: Cloud saves, Family Sharing, Trading cards

Steam Deck: Verified

All functionality is accessible with the default controller configuration
Shows Steam Deck controller icons
In-game text is legible on Steam Deck
Default graphics settings perform well on Steam Deck

Multiplayer and co-op

Single-player

Languages

Text only: English, French, German, Spanish - Spain, Korean, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Japanese, Indonesian, Traditional Chinese.