Hotpot of Horrors
The storm rages. It's a school night. But you have a debt to pay, and the hotpot waits for no one...
1 pot.
5 minutes.
2 endings.
HOTPOT OF HORRORS is a free, 5-minute spooky potion puzzler with storybook vibes. Decipher recipes and brew sinister stews as you delve deeper into dark magic. Be careful not to burn yourself.
Mobile/touchscreen users: YMMV, but you might have better luck with "tap object, then drag".
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Credits
SFX:
Boiling water by JalynCatbtg under CC BY 4.0
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Pencil writing by InspectorJ under CC BY 4.0
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Opening thunder by Inchadney CC BY 4.0
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BGM:
Come Play with Me & Wretched Destroyer by Kevin MacLeod under CC BY 4.0
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Comments
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On Windows in Chrome browser, clicking the button on the pot only returns what I have put into the pot into the original positions. I haven't seen the game proceed in any way after that. Tried many ways, watch how the other players played it, but nothing worked.
Hmm I can't recreate the problem on my end--when I test the game on Chrome on my Windows machine, it works fine. If you don't have the correct ingredients, it'll just reset the room ingredients, so it sounds like it's triggering the "incorrect" response for you every time, no matter what you add?
This seemed to work fine on mobile ios firefox, but the button to activate the pot was too small to notice so I didn't know what to do to continue after inputting the first recipe. I was able to play it fine after I switched to my computer, but a hint to press the pot button would have been helpful. This game is really cool! The hint for the good ending was really clever.
Ah that's good to know, thank you for the feedback! Thanks for trying it out and I'm happy to hear you got the good ending!
I love how if you fail twice the recipe just spells (hehe) it out for you.
First and second tries : Ominous, dark poetry.
Third try : Look dingus, we need a RED APPLE and an EYEBALL. Can you do that?
Also I feel so smart for getting the good ending! I will be joining my twelve sisters soon.
Haha I know, but I tried to make receiving the hints a little spooky too! I love hint systems and catch-up mechanics, I feel like they keep the momentum going in a game.
Thanks for checking out this little spooky-cute game, and I'm pleased to hear you've been recruited to the coven! :)
Solid game, keep up the good work.
Thank you so much!
This was really cute!
Thank you!
i realised too late that i had to do a spell and then i died lol
Ah so close!! And thank you for playing!
i got the good endingg yay
Nice! Thanks for dropping a comment too!
I GOT THE GOOD ENDING BOYS!
Haha this is great, I'm so glad you got it!
Thank you man and thank you for this fun game:)
What a cute simple game. <3
Thank you very much!
Loved the game! look me a bit more thinking to figure out what most of them were the first time but it was really fun!
I'm so glad you riddled it out and had fun! Thank you for commenting too!
solid game
Thank you for playing!
Making a magical hotpot for your witch friend - what could go wrong?🧙♀️
Thank you so much!
Very enjoyable little puzzle game, great atmosphere and effects, great to enjoy on a dark and stormy night! :D
Thank you for leaving a comment! I appreciate it!
Woah that was so cool! Loved the whole concept and ideas, and I really liked all of the little details and red herrings! :)
I'm so glad the puzzles worked out and you had fun! Thank you for leaving a comment, and happy halloween! ^_^
I loved it! The game felt super cozy & terrifying. Replayed the game a few times to try and get the second ending. It took some careful reading, but I got it!
Thanks for playing, I'm glad you figured it out!