Potion Permit

Gameplay consists primarily of action role-playing elements, with minigames used to represent certain complex actions such as creating a potion.^[1] Additional gameplay elements come from the foraging system, as well as socialization with non-player characters (NPCs).^[2]

Potion Permit was developed in Bandung, Indonesia by the studio MassHive Media, having been inspired by Stardew Valley, Moonlighter, and other games.^[3] The game was announced in September 2020.^[4]

The game was released for Microsoft Windows, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X/S on September 22, 2022, and on Amazon Luna on September 23, 2022.^[2][5][6]

The Mobile version was released on February 6, 2024.

Potion Permit received "mixed or average" reviews, according to review aggregator Metacritic.^[7][9][8]

GameSpot praised the aesthetics and narrative of the game, though it also noted issues with the depiction of some character traits.^[10] Nintendo Life similarly praised the aesthetics of the game in their review, additionally making a positive note of the mini-games, while critiquing the low difficulty of the game.^[11]

GameSpot, Destructoid and Push Square both noted the presence of a large number of bugs as a detracting point.^[2][13][10] TouchArcade noted that the performance issues on Switch hardware could lead to issues in timing critical minigames.^[15]

At the 2025 Pégases Awards, Potion Permit was nominated for Best Foreign Mobile Game.^[16]