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

Mushroom 11 is an puzzle-platform game 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.[15][16][17] It was a finalist for the IGF 2014 Excellence in Design.[18][19] 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."[20]

Mushroom 11 was nominated by IGN for its "Most Innovative" game of 2015 award.[21]

References

  1. "Hands On with Mushroom 11". GameSkinny. 22 April 2014.
  2. "Unlike with most fungi I enjoyed Mushroom 11 growing on me". Destructoid. 14 April 2014.
  3. "Indie Fund Backing Global Game Jam hit Mushroom 11". Joystiq.
  4. "Unity3D.com".
  5. "Indie-Fund".
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  7. Contributor, Alec Meer; Meer, Alec (3 October 2014). "Mushroom 11 Hands-On: The Future Sound Of Fungus". Rock, Paper, Shotgun. {{cite web}}: |last1= has generic name (help)
  8. "Mushroom 11 for PC Reviews". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved 2018-11-26.
  9. "Mushroom 11 for iPhone/iPad Reviews". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved 2018-11-26.
  10. Nakamura, Darren (17 October 2015). "Review: Mushroom 11". Destructoid. Retrieved 28 May 2021.
  11. Crossley, Rob (22 October 2015). "Mushroom 11 Review". GameSpot. Retrieved 28 May 2021.
  12. Rad, Chloi (15 October 2015). "Mushroom 11 Review". IGN. Retrieved 28 May 2021.
  13. Evans-Thirlwell, Edwin (15 October 2015). "MUSHROOM 11 REVIEW". PC Gamer. Retrieved 28 May 2021.
  14. Nakamura, Darren (9 March 2017). "Mushroom 11 review - Just a cool idea or a genuinely great platformer?". Pocket Gamer. Retrieved 28 May 2021.
  15. "The Ars Indie Showcase: 30 Games to Watch in 2014". Ars Technica. 5 May 2014.
  16. "How Mushroom 11 uses self-destruction to build a future". Polygon. 6 May 2014.
  17. "A Post-Apocalyptic Game That Isn't About Humans". Kotaku. 21 April 2014.
  18. "IGF.com". 22 September 2016.
  19. "Road to the IGF: Untame's Mushroom 11". Gamasutra. 30 January 2014.
  20. "Mushroom 11 Review". 15 October 2015.
  21. "Most Innovative". IGN. Ziff Davis. 2016-01-09. Archived from the original on 2016-04-21. Retrieved 2016-05-21.
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