Mushroom 11

Mushroom 11
Developer(s) Untame
Publisher(s) Untame
Producer(s) Kara Kono
Designer(s) Itay Keren
Programmer(s) Itay Keren
Artist(s)
  • Simon Kono
  • Julia Keren-Detar
Writer(s) Itay Keren
Composer(s) The Future Sound of London
Engine Unity
Platform(s)

Release date(s)
  • WW: October 15, 2015
Genre(s) Puzzle-platform
Mode(s) Single-player

Mushroom 11 is an experimental puzzle platformer created by Untame.[1] 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.[2]

Development

The game was started at the 2012 Global Game Jam event at New York University.[3] Mushroom 11 uses the game engine Unity.[4] It has also been supported by Indie-Fund.[5] The music for the game was licensed from The Future Sound of London.[6][7]

Reception

Mushroom 11 received positive early critical response for the game’s unique mechanic and theme.[8][9][10] It was a finalist for the IGF 2014 Excellence in Design.[11][12] IGN awarded it a score of 9.0 out of 10, saying "Mushroom 11 is a strange and unique game that reshapes the way you think about its puzzles."[13]

Mushroom 11 was nominated by IGN for its "Most Innovative" game of 2015 award.[14]

References

  1. ↑ "Hands On with Mushroom 11". GameSkinny.
  2. ↑ "Unlike with most fungi I enjoyed Mushroom 11 growing on me". Destructoid.
  3. ↑ "Indie Fund Backing Global Game Jam hit Mushroom 11". Joystiq.
  4. ↑ "Unity3D.com".
  5. ↑ "Indie-Fund".
  6. ↑ "fsolnews.blogspot.com".
  7. ↑ "Mushroom 11 Hands-On: The Future Sound Of Fungus". Rock, Paper, Shotgun.
  8. ↑ "The Ars Indie Showcase: 30 Games to Watch in 2014". Ars Technica.
  9. ↑ "How Mushroom 11 uses self-destruction to build a future". Polygon.
  10. ↑ "A Post-Apocalyptic Game That Isn't About Humans". Kotaku.
  11. ↑ "IGF.com".
  12. ↑ "Road to the IGF: Untame's Mushroom 11". Gamasutra.
  13. ↑ http://uk.ign.com/articles/2015/10/15/mushroom-11-review
  14. ↑ "Most Innovative". IGN. Ziff Davis. 2016-01-09. Archived from the original on 2016-04-21. Retrieved 2016-05-21.
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