The Witch's Cauldron

It's cute and it's cheap. Other than that, a bit underwhelming. The first hour or so of the game you spend unlocking every combination of the ingredients. The game is helpful in providing a list of all combinations you can try and tracking what you did. After that the game is a full-time text adventure with dozens of plot lines you can interact with by throwing potions at people. Completing a line gets you an achievement. Not very interesting, and not a lot of tracking of what's connected to what. At the same time you try to balance two scales where some radom events can really mess you up. You kinda just keep replaying and trying randomly or consult some guides. Not horrible, but nothing I could recommend either.

Fun and chill game with some thought through additional underplot. Engaging, artistic and simple.

The Witch’s Cauldron, developed and published by Harvey games, is an indie narrative-driven roguelike that places choice, reputation, and consequence at the heart of its design. You step into the role of a witch living on the edge of society, operating from a modest cauldron and slowly weaving your influence through a medieval world shaped by superstition, fear, and quiet desperation. Rather than focusing on combat or spectacle, the game builds its identity around social tension and moral ambiguity, asking players to carefully consider how every potion brewed and every favor granted will echo through the surrounding community. At the core of the experience is a steady flow of townsfolk who arrive with personal problems, secret desires, and questionable requests. These encounters form the backbone of the game’s narrative, with each decision nudging your reputation in different directions. Helping too generously can build trust and fame, while darker solutions may spread fear and suspicion. The game constantly tracks how the world perceives you, creating a fragile balance between being a helpful local legend and a dangerous outcast. This tension ensures that even seemingly small cho…

I was really disappointed by how little there was to the game. It's incredibly repetitive and there's not a lot to it. It's hard to even follow the stories of the villagers to know what your decisions do.

ii don't know what I expected, but this is incredibly boring. Potioncraft is so much better. This has nice art, but the gameplay is putting me to sleep.

Didn't like the game. Feels like it lacks purpose.