Today’s Niche Spotlight is The Witch & The 66 Mushrooms, a Metroidvania by Gotcha Gotcha Games, Kadokawa, and Playism.
You play as a young girl with a magic hat that must brave an evil witch’s labyrinth to reclaim your brother’s stolen body. Fight enemies with a variety of magical weapons, including throwing knives, hammers, and swords. Find all of the hidden mushrooms to unlock new powers and abilities.
You can find the Steam trailer below.
The Witch & The 66 Mushrooms is available on Windows PC via Steam for $6.99 USD.
You can find a rundown (via Steam) below:
A young girl equipped with a magical hat must take on the “Witch’s Labyrinth” in order to take back her brother’s body, stolen by the Witch.
This is an exploration-style 2D action-adventure game in which you’ll make use of a variety of weapons as you traverse sprawling stages.
The game was developed using Pixel Game Maker MV, software with which anyone can easily make their very own action games.Game Features
- Decimate your enemies with all sorts of weapon attacks, including knives, swords, hammers, and more!
- Explore the huge, sprawling stages and unlock all the various maps!
- Find all the hidden mushrooms! Some mushrooms only appear once certain conditions have been fulfilled!
- Enjoy awesome graphics utilizing the Pixel Game Maker MV particle feature!
Controls
- Directional key: Move
- A button: Jump (also features double-jump)
- X button: Knife attack
- Y button: Special weapon attack
- R button: Back dash
*Settings can be changed by pressing the F1 key on the title screen.
Extra Bonuses
As a special bonus for users purchasing this game, the game’s materials/assets will be included in the package. Please check the “witch materials” folder inside the game installation folder.
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