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Potionomics: Masterwork Edition will launch for PlayStation 5, Xbox Series, and Switch on October 22 for $29.99 / €29.99, publishers XSEED Games and Marvelous Europe, and developer Voracious Games announced. Digital pre-orders are available now for Xbox Series and Switch.

Potionomics first launched for PC via Steam on October 17, 2022. The PC version will receive a free update that adds the new content from Potionomics: Masterwork Edition day and date with its release on October 22.

Physical editions of Potionomics: Masterwork Edition will also be available for all console platforms. In North America, a limited edition will be available for $49.99, which includes a copy of the game, a physical version of the original 120-plus pages digital art book, a two-disc soundtrack featuring all 58 tracks from the game, and a set of 12 trading cards with new character illustrations. In Europe, a standard edition will be available for €39.99.

Here is an overview of the game, via XSEED Games and Marvelous Europe:

About

The art of Potionomics begins with perfecting your potion-brewing craft and building your deck of haggling cards to help you make the most of each sale. In order to succeed in Rafta’s lively economy you’ll need to get to know the colorful residents who will help you collect new recipes, elite ingredients, and even all-new cards for your deck. Whether it’s your first day on the job or you’re a sorcerer’s salesman, the magic of capitalism has never been more alive than in Potionomics: Masterwork Edition.

Key Features

Can You Hear Me Now? – Sylvia’s story comes alive with all-new voice acting providing an added layer of depth and connection to Owl, Roxanne, Quinn, Mint, and other beloved characters. Additionally, new text languages will include German, Japanese, Korean, and Simplified and Traditional Chinese.

More Modes, More Fun – Make more of your time in Rafta with the new “Endless” mode, where the selling never stops. Test your sales skills with “Capitalism” mode, or don’t, and take it easy with “Cozy” mode for a more casual experience. Plus, the new “One Love/Free Love” options allow you to express Sylvia’s feelings with as few or as many suitors as you can handle.

Wheel and Deal – Negotiations can be tense when every coin counts, but you’ll manage Sylvia’s stress with ease by playing your cards right. Develop friendships with adventurers and other shopkeepers on Rafta to learn even more advanced negotiation tactics.

Recipe for Success – Choose the best ingredients to make even basic potions extraordinary, perfecting the taste and aroma to please your pickiest customers. But beware—if you aren’t careful, you’ll get some pretty gross results!

Fantastic Friends and Foes – Rafta, home to some of the world’s most potent magic, is packed with big RPG personalities, each seeking a leg up in their adventures. Befriend and recruit them to help you level up your own potion game, but don’t expect everyone to be friendly…

Your Shop, Your Rules – Make your shop really pop with customizable decor. Style points aren’t the only perk; decorating your shop just right can improve your prices, make better quality potions, and more!

Watch a new trailer below.

Potionomics 101 Gameplay Trailer

From Gematsu

Publishers XSEED Games and Marvelous Europe, and developer Voracious Games have announced Potionomics: Masterwork Edition for PlayStation 5, Xbox Series, and Switch. It will launch this fall.

The shop simulator and RPG about the business side of potion brewing first launched for PC via Steam on October 17, 2022.

Potionomics: Masterwork Edition will offer a “bevvy” of new features, including voice-overs, Endless Mode, “Cozy” and “Capitalism” difficulty levels, and additional languages. The new content and features will also be made available for the PC version of Potionomics simultaneously with the release of Potionomics: Masterwork Edition.

A physical Limited Box Set will also be available for all console platforms in North America. Available for pre-order soon through XSEED Games Store and participating retailers for $49.99, the Limited Box Set will include a copy of the game, a physical version of the original 120-plus pages digital art book, a two-disc soundtrack featuring all 58 tracks from the game, and a set of 12 trading cards with new character illustrations.

Here is an overview of the original release, via XSEED Games:

About

Potionomics: Masterwork Edition is an expanded port of Voracious Games’ award-winning magical shop sim. Building on the success of the 2022 PC release, with an 89 percent positive user review score on Steam, Potionomics: Masterwork Edition will bubble up on consoles with all the post-launch updates and improvements released to date, plus new voice acting, a fresh Endless gameplay mode, additional difficulty levels, and more. The art of Potionomics begins with perfecting your potion-brewing craft and building your deck of haggling cards to help you make the most of each sale. In order to succeed in Rafta’s lively economy you’ll need to get to know the colorful residents who will help you collect new recipes, elite ingredients, and even all-new cards for your deck. Whether it’s your first day on the job or you’re a sorcerer’s salesman, the magic of capitalism has never been more alive than in Potionomics: Masterwork Edition.

Key Features

Wheel and Deal – Negotiations can be tense when every coin counts, but you’ll manage Sylvia’s stress with ease by playing your cards right. Develop friendships with adventurers and other shopkeepers on Rafta to learn even more advanced negotiation tactics.

Recipe for Success – Choose the best ingredients to make even basic potions extraordinary, perfecting the taste and aroma to please your pickiest customers. But beware—if you aren’t careful, you’ll get some pretty gross results!

Fantastic Friends and Foes – Rafta, home to some of the world’s most potent magic, is packed with big RPG personalities, each seeking a leg up in their adventures. Befriend and recruit them to help you level up your own potion game, but don’t expect everyone to be friendly…

Your Shop, Your Rules – Make your shop really pop with customizable decor. Style points aren’t the only perk; decorating your shop just right can improve your prices, make better quality potions, and more!

Watch the announcement trailer below.

Announce Trailer

Shop simulator and RPG Potionomics will launch for PC via Steam on October 17, publisher XSEED Games and developer Voracious Games announced.

The standard edition will cost $24.99, while the Deluxe Edition including a digital art book and soundtrack will cost $39.99. The standard edition will be available at a 10 percent-off launch week discount, while the Deluxe Edition will be available at a 15 percent-off discount. Both discounts will end on October 24.

Here is an overview of the game, via XSEED Games:

Welcome to Rafta, a fantastical island abuzz with crowds of adventurers and powerful magics. Following the untimely death of her uncle, penniless novice witch Sylvia finds herself in over her head as she becomes the new proprietor tasked with keeping his potion shop afloat. Thankfully, she won’t have to go it alone as she learns the arts of potion crafting and salesmanship. Sylvia will encounter both helpful allies and challenging adversaries as she hones her skills to make her shop THE number-one potion destination in Rafta!

Potionomics is a combination deckbuilding and management simulator packed with colorful characters, vibrant personalities, and a charming story about personal growth and the entrepreneurial spirit. As Sylvia, players will need to learn how to brew the best potions in Rafta, sometimes through trial and error, and then market their wares to adventurers visiting their shop. Selling potions as a novice potion maker can be a daunting task, with negotiations playing out through a card-based system where players will seek to balance Sylvia’s stress levels while getting the most money they can for her wares. But worry not as many of these customers, including other shopkeepers, can be befriended for a range of benefits including learning advanced bargaining tactics! Depending on how Sylvia plays her cards, some of these customers may become more than just friends.

Watch a new trailer below. View a new set of screenshots at the gallery.

Release Date Trailer

XSEED Games will publish Voracious Games-developed shop simulator and RPG Potionomics for PC worldwide, the company announced.

Here is an overview of the game, via XSEED Games:

Potionomics is a game about the business of brewing and selling magical potions. Sylvia, a penniless young witch, must save her shop from the clutches of a debt collector, but she can’t do it alone. With the help of fellow merchants, fledgling adventurers, and an overbearing owl, Sylvia will master the art of potion brewing and the nuance of salesmanship to rescue her shop. After using magical ingredients to brew up a bevy of potent wares, the budding entrepreneur will wheel and deal to make sales with a colorful cast of fickle customers, all while tackling fierce competition and an ever-changing economy. Along the way she’ll encounter classic RPG creatures and heroes of all sizes. Sprinkle in some magic and players are in for a fantastical adventure unlike any they’ve ever experienced before!

Watch the announcement trailer below. View a set of screenshots at the gallery. Visit the official website here.