Forbidden brew
Manage an underground witch’s shop in a world where magic is outlawed. Sell forbidden potions, survive government inspections, root out informants, and follow the fates of your customers. Every visitor could become a loyal regular... or the reason for your arrest.
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Every customer could be an informant. Every potion sold could become evidence.
Magic is outlawed.
The authorities have declared witches to be criminals, destroyed alchemical laboratories, and turned the use of magic into a severe violation of the law. Overseers patrol the streets, conduct raids, and hunt down anyone connected to witchcraft. But the demand for magic hasn't disappeared. You are a witch running an underground shop in a city of the future. Behind an inconspicuous storefront lies an illegal potion-selling business. People continue to come to you for healing, protection, luck, and power, risking their own freedom for forbidden magic. But in this city, you can trust no one. Every customer could be an informant.
Sell Forbidden Magic
Serve visitors, make choices, and decide who to trust. Some clients genuinely need help. Others are ready to report you to the authorities for a reward or their own safety. Every transaction increases the risk of exposure.
Expose Informants
Observe visitor behavior, memorize details of conversations, and analyze everything happening around you. A suspicious customer might turn out to be a regime agent. Sometimes a report will lead to a routine inspection. Sometimes—to a full-scale raid.
Survive Overseer Inspections
The authorities regularly conduct investigations and search for lawbreakers. Hide forbidden goods, cover your tracks, and get rid of evidence before the inspectors end up at your doorstep. A single mistake could cost you your freedom.
Brew Potions
Create forbidden potions for your customers, unlock new recipes, and maintain stocks of the most in-demand goods. But remember: the more popular your shop becomes, the more attention it attracts.
Meet Recurring Characters
The city's residents live their own lives. They don’t disappear after the first visit. Clients may return days or weeks later, continuing their stories, asking for help, and reacting to your past decisions. Your relationships with them will evolve over time.
Influence People's Fates
Every character has their own goals, problems, and secrets. Complete side quests, help the city's residents, or turn them away for your own safety. Any decision can lead to unexpected consequences.
Watch the Consequences unfold
In this city, danger threatens more than just you. Customers can be arrested for buying forbidden potions. Some will disappear after investigations. Others will end up in prison, become informants, or try to flee the regime. The world changes every day, and the fates of its inhabitants depend on your actions. Can you maintain your underground business and survive the next inspection, or will the overseers knock on your door one day?
