Submissions by joshuasavage tagged gothic

Summary

Little Shop of Golems is a point and click puzzle game, players take on the role of a young sorcerer running a shop selling golems. Golems are magically animated creatures which perform specific tasks. Players will be given jobs to do which they will complete by creating a golem which fills the requirements. The better it fills the requirements the more the player is paid.

Gameplay

Players receive orders with a request for a golem to fulfil a specific task, players are able to reject orders if they find them morally reprehensible or pay not high enough. Occasionally customers will visit the shop directly and the player will be able to engage in conversation and barter with them.

Once they have accepted an order players will combine the variety of materials they have in their possession to create a golem that will fulfil the purposes. They can check on the performance of the golems in test environments however testing will often destroy the golem meaning players will need to spend additional resources to build a version for sale.

Players will need to advance their techniques through a variety of tech trees to be able to keep up with the quality of orders as orders will become harder to fulfil as the game progresses.

The end goal is to run the store for one year as required by the sorcerer's master. If they are unable to succeed in this time then they will be deemed unfit to continue to apprentice under their master.

Mindset

Little Shop of Golems is a simple point and click combination game, players must manage resources and solve puzzle to match requirements given by customers. Underlying the game seeks to provide an interesting gothic narrative with unique characters and a coming of age story

Highlights

●Simple gameplay

●Strong narrative

●Unique gothic aesthetic


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