Mushrooming
A downloadable game for Windows
Have you heard of the mushroom that doesn’t exist?
Atticus has. And now, he’s holed up in a rented cabin beneath the forest, where the mythical Grand Bolete was last seen 25 years ago. Fueled by liquid courage, he ventures into the woods, chasing legend and glory.
But something else is out there - a deranged astronaut with a gun, standing between him and the truth.
FEATURES
- A folk horror adventure
- 20 - 30 minutes of cosmic terror
- Open area to explore, filled with mushrooms
- Immersive sound design, from sleepy morning forest to the analog nightmares from orbit
- Scary, unique villain who will do anything to protect the REDACTED
- Retro graphics
- Physics based object interaction
SPECIAL THANKS
Thank you to fantastic Nox Sound Design for their Essentials Pack that helped bring Mushrooming to life.
All other sounds and music are from ZapSplat.
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Very good game
Glad you enjoyed and thanks for playing and showing the game on your channel!
Not gonna lie, really simple game with great visuals and sounds as well as did not suspect so many endings. Great job!
Thanks for playing and showcasing the game on your channel. YOur commentary made it a joy to watch!
Nice game, gives me nostalgia.
Very cool and unique story ! Definitely the first time I've played a mushroom sifi thriller. Keep up the good work!
Thank you so much, had a great time watching you play the game! I will add little notification for player when they are leaving area so they don't get confused like you did, which I am very sorry about! Thanks again!
EDIT: The update is now live!
If you die before killing the experiment, the game become unplayable
Maybe spawn the player with the gun? I have no idea
EDIT: finished, good game even if it relays on "try and error" game mechanic
The gun should be in front of the cabin, when you open the door.
Thanks for playing! Were you able to find the gun?
NO WAY, I didn't see it...sorry
I restarted it and killed the horrible mutant before it could grasp his legs on Atticus's body, hurrah
Congrats!
Really really liked the visuals, atmosphere and style are really great and you clearly know how to make them, had a bit of a problem with gameplay and story and spent more time than I'd like to admit trying to understand what's what and what to do, won't spoil anything, it might be a problem with my terrible sleep deprivation but from reading Niven's comment it seems that is kinda real issue, hope that you'll fix some of that stuff in the future since your work has some fine potential! Best of luck!
Thanks for the feedback! What was the biggest issue you faced?
First of all, I enjoyed the game and loved how important items slowly glow it was very nicely done, completely understand lack of let's say on screen objectives (direction waypoints etc.) But have to say that I had a bit of direction problem (tho I found out what I have to do pretty quickly, it was a bit annoying) and other "issue" was way I was holding the fuel can it kinda blocked 60 percent of my screen :) but it just added up to the creepiness and all. Hope this answer helped.
So in the end you figured it out, and that's great! Sorry for getting you annoyed, but I enjoy making gameplay based on exploration and experimentation :) Good luck with your projects and thanks for playing!
NICE
Thanks for playing!
Excellent game
Thanks for playing and for recording the game! Means a lot!
I have no idea why but my stupid antimalware program have "founded" a trojan virus in the download file...how can I byass this dumb program?
EDIT: The third time it finally gave up and made me download this game, yay
Hope the effort was worth it!
Thank you very much! Glad you enjoyed, thanks for showing the game on your YouTube channel.