Booze Masters: Freezing Moonshine

Booze Masters: Freezing Moonshine, developed and published by Asmodev, is a surreal and darkly comedic first-person adventure that merges the mechanics of crafting and exploration with a deeply bizarre narrative. Set in a remote, snow-covered corner of the world, the game casts you as Quella, a young woman escaping a toxic workplace and chasing a dream of becoming an influencer. Her flight from the modern world leads her into a desolate motel community where eccentric locals, supernatural forces, and a mysterious moonshine trade intertwine. From the very beginning, Booze Masters establishes itself as a game that refuses to be pinned down—it’s equal parts absurdist satire, survival sim, and folk horror fable, all wrapped in a thick layer of indie experimentation. Its tone is disarmingly strange but consistent in its strangeness, capturing that unique blend of chaos and curiosity that defines Asmodev’s work. The core gameplay of Booze Masters centers on growing ingredients, crafting alcoholic concoctions, and experimenting with alchemical processes that blur the line between reality and hallucination. Quella must learn to distill moonshine using various stills and plants that she cu…

I have asked for an option to invert the mouse Y-axis controls in April 2022 -- no reaction from the devs until today...

No mouse invert unfortunately. You can attempt to play with a controller and use steam input to invert the y-axis but the controller support in the game is awful; - It doesn't help that I'm using an xbox controller but the on-screen glifs are for playstation. - For main menu and other parts of the UI you are just using a vitual mouse with the controller which feels awful. - Alot the of the on-screen indicated controls don't work, some have different controls e.g. the game says to press down on the d-pad to go into photo mode but its actually the Y button for me. - It says triangle to take the photo. I could never find the actual button to take a photo. - Similarly I couldn't find a button to enter the inventory which is obviously game breaking. Again the on screen glif is some playstation button and I've tried every button on the xbox controller and nothing worked.

Całe 30%

The game feels clunky and undercooked the core crafting loop is repetitive and quickly becomes a grind, lacking the satisfying progression expected from a simulation

A great experience after the excellent Priest Simulator. I recommend it to anyone thirsty for the opposite of the mainstream and I will play the next works of these unconventional creators with great pleasure. Hail to the guys from Asmodev!