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Potion Permit

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

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

ActionAdventureCasualRPG

Reviews
Mostly Positive
79% of 4,580
Recent reviews
Mixed
66% of 30 in 30 days
Players
20
daily peak, Nov 7, 2026
Steam Deck
Verified
Last update on Steam
1 year ago
Nov 13, 2024
Minimum PC
R7 240
6 GB RAM · 2 GB disk
Full requirements

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 4,580 reviews are positive · 66% of 30 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.

Players over time

▼ -69% vs a month ago

Players online on Steam, one sample a day.

Highest since Sep 2026: 182 players on Sep 22, 2026.

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Screenshots and trailer

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Potion Permit system requirements

Minimum: R7 240, 6 GB RAM, 2 GB of disk space.

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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

Recommended

OS
Windows 10
Processor
Intel Core i3-4130 or AMD Ryzen 3 1200
Graphics
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 460, 1 GB or AMD Radeon HD 7770, 1 GB
Memory
6 GB RAM
Storage
2 GB available space
DirectX
Version 10

Does Potion Permit have co-op or multiplayer?

No: single-player only, no multiplayer modes declared.

Does Potion Permit run on Steam Deck?

Verified Yes, Verified by Valve: it works on Steam Deck out of the box.

  • 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

PC version details

DRM
None declared on Steam
Controller
Full controller support
Platforms
Windows, macOS
Achievements
38
Steam features
Cloud saves, Family Sharing, Trading cards
Languages
Text only: English, French, German, Spanish - Spain, Korean, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Japanese, Indonesian, Traditional Chinese.

Does Potion Permit use AI-generated content?

No AI-generated content is disclosed on the game's Steam page.

Self-reported by the developer under Steam rules: it covers AI content that ships in the game, not tools used to make it. Steam page checked on Oct 27, 2026. How to filter AI games on Steam

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Recent updates

31 DLC available.

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