Mushroom 11

Mushroom 11
Developer(s) Untame
Designer(s) Itay Keren
Artist(s) Simon Kono
Composer(s) The Future Sound of London[1]
Engine Unity
Platform(s) Microsoft Windows
OS X
Linux
Release date(s)
Genre(s) Platformer
Mode(s) Single-player

About

Mushroom 11 is an experimental puzzle platformer created by Untame.[3] The game is a 2D side-scroller where players control a green mushroom by deleting parts of cells while it simultaneously regrows. The mushroom can be split and shaped to solve puzzles.[4]

Development

The game was started at the 2012 Global Game Jam event at New York University.[5] Mushroom 11 uses the game engine Unity.[6] The music for the game was licensed from The Future Sound of London.[7][8]

Reception

Mushroom 11 has received a lot of early critical response for the game’s unique mechanic and theme.[9][10][11] It was a finalist for the IGF 2014 Excellence in Design.[12][13] It has also been supported by Indie-Fund.[14]

References

  1. ↑ "Just Rolling with the Apocalypse in Mushroom 11". Joystiq.
  2. ↑ "Steam store page".
  3. ↑ "Hands On with Mushroom 11". GameSkinny.
  4. ↑ "Unlike with most fungi I enjoyed Mushroom 11 growing on me". Destructoid.
  5. ↑ "Indie Fund Backing Global Game Jam hit Mushroom 11". Joystiq.
  6. ↑ "Unity3D.com".
  7. ↑ "fsolnews.blogspot.com".
  8. ↑ "Mushroom 11 Hands-On: The Future Sound Of Fungus". Rock, Paper, Shotgun.
  9. ↑ "The Ars Indie Showcase: 30 Games to Watch in 2014". Ars Technica.
  10. ↑ "How Mushroom 11 uses self-destruction to build a future". Polygon.
  11. ↑ "A Post-Apocalyptic Game That Isn't About Humans". Kotaku.
  12. ↑ "IGF.com".
  13. ↑ "Road to the IGF: Untame’s Mushroom 11". Gamasutra.
  14. ↑ "Indie-Fund".