Potion Permit

Potion Permit combines a simulation RPG with the everyday life of a chemist. In the town of Moonbury, you examine patients, gather healing herbs and other materials, brew medicines and earn the trust of the residents. There is also time to explore, build friendships and decorate your own home. Developer is MassHive Media, publisher PQube.

Potion Permit was released on September 22, 2022, for PC, Switch, PlayStation 4 and 5, and Xbox One and Xbox Series X|S. Since February 2024, there are also native versions for iOS and Android.

Potion Permit is available natively on Windows PC, macOS, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4 and 5, Xbox One and Xbox Series X|S. The mobile versions for iOS and Android come from Playdigious. Steam offers cloud saves and controller support.

Supplying Moonbury drives the game's progress. When you examine a sick patient, you work out which medicine is needed, gather raw materials nearby and brew a suitable remedy. Alongside your work as a chemist, there is exploration, quests and building friendships.

The Complete Edition, released May 30, 2024, includes the base game and over 30 cosmetic DLC items for decorating your house. A separate DLC pack is planned for owners of the base version. Free updates have since added new minigames, romance characters and the Grow Box.

On Windows 10, Potion Permit requires at least 6 GB RAM, an Intel Core i3-2100 or AMD Phenom II X4 965, and 2 GB of free storage. A Core i3-4130 or Ryzen 3 1200 is recommended, among others. Steam also offers a macOS version from Sierra 10.12 with at least 4 GB RAM.

Remedies are made in the brewing cauldron from gathered materials. Different recipes require different combinations of ingredients. The Grow Box, added later, also lets you grow certain raw materials yourself instead of only finding them in the wild.

Around Moonbury there are grasslands, desert and snowy regions. With a hammer, axe and sickle, you gather stone, wood and plants. The tools also serve to fend off monsters. Unlocked fast travel points connect the areas.

Conversations, gifts and tasks improve your relationship with individual residents. Successful treatments also earn you the town's recognition. Some relationships can become romantic. The later content updates added Victor and Helene, among others, as possible partners.

Potion Permit is a single-player game. Neither local co-op nor online multiplayer is supported. Examinations, gathering trips and building up Moonbury are designed for one person.

The dog Noxe accompanies the chemist along the paths through Moonbury. He helps you track down certain items and lets himself be petted.

The story has an ending, but Moonbury remains playable afterwards. You can keep gathering ingredients, making remedies, taking on tasks and deepening relationships. Progress in the town also comes from help requests and successful treatments.

On Steam, Potion Permit supports mouse and keyboard as well as controllers, cloud saves and achievements. German menus and subtitles are available. A Steam demo lets you try the game, and according to the publisher, your save progress can be carried over into the full version.

The mobile versions were released on Feb 6, 2024, via Playdigious. Both are standalone native games, not cloud streams. The story and the core chemist systems of the PC and console versions were adapted for smartphones and tablets.

Using examination minigames, the chemist identifies the symptoms of his patients. You then choose the matching recipe and brew a remedy. The town has around 30 residents who occasionally need help.