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Thornkin

The forest is tainted. Shadows spread, twisting the land and choking its heart. Only you can save it.

Gather rare ingredients scattered across the world, from glowing flowers to hidden crystals. Master the craft of potion-making and brew the Purification Potion—the forest’s last hope.

Features:

- Explore enchanted yet corrupted landscapes

- Collect magical ingredients hidden in the world

- Craft potions to restore balance and unlock new abilities

- After brewing your first potion, press T to transform into a rolling ball form—perfect for fast travel and reaching hard-to-get areas

Can you cleanse the forest and restore its spirit? The Thornkin are counting on you.
Very W.I.P


Controls

Player controls

  •  "WASD" to move
  • After unlocking the first potion, "T" to transform into a ball.
  • Inside the house, accessing the alchemy system is done by interacting with the green pedestal using the "E" key

Alchemy controls

  • "W", "D":  to switch between stations.
  • "S": Go back to top view.
  • "S" again: return to player view. 


Instructions:

Find ingredients around the world to unlock three potions. The order of the potions is:

  1. Spherification
  2. Fire resistance
  3. Purification

* Currently, there is a bug that allows crafting the Fire resistance before Purification.
Start from the forest platform, then Frost, then Lava, and don't forget the potions ;)

Alchemy system:

Each  potion is created by combining three ingredients, each added to the cauldron at a specific temperature (color)

- 3 stations: Ingredient materializer, Recipe book, and Cauldron.

 Recipe book:

Right, Left arrows to flip pages

Ingredient materializer:

Ingredients are unlocked after finding them in the world. Press the icon of the ingredient to materialize it on the board. Press again to dematerialize.

Cauldron:

Add ingredients in the correct order at the right cauldron temperature. 

Left-click on an ingredient to place above the cauldron, (Right-click to return to the board).
Left-click again to drop the ingredient into the cauldron. 

"Spacebar" to hit up the cauldron 

Exiting the game saves progress (unlocked ingredients and potions). To start a new game, delete "Save.json" in AppData. 

Bugs:

- No sound effects on any of the potion-making systems. 

- The second potion should unlock the lava zone. The zone is unlocked from the start.

- "New Game" button loads saved game. "Saved Game"  button does nothing

- End game screen is bugged. The game ends when you craft the purification potion.

Updated 12 days ago
Published 13 days ago
StatusReleased
PlatformsWindows
AuthorGoGameDev

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