Mushroom 11

Mushroom 11
DeveloperUntame
PublisherUntame
ProducerKara Kono
DesignerItay Keren
ProgrammerItay Keren
Artists
  • Simon Kono
  • Julia Keren-Detar
WriterItay Keren
ComposerThe Future Sound of London
EngineUnity
Platforms
Release
  • WW: October 15, 2015
GenrePuzzle-platform
ModeSingle-player

Mushroom 11 is a 2015 puzzle-platform game developed and published 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 the 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. Archived from the original on 3 May 2017. Retrieved 28 November 2014.
  2. ↑ "Unlike with most fungi I enjoyed Mushroom 11 growing on me". Destructoid. 14 April 2014. Archived from the original on 8 May 2021. Retrieved 28 November 2014.
  3. ↑ "Indie Fund Backing Global Game Jam hit Mushroom 11". Joystiq. Archived from the original on 2015-01-31. Retrieved 2014-11-28.
  4. ↑ "Unity3D.com". Archived from the original on 2014-09-24. Retrieved 2014-11-28.
  5. ↑ "Indie-Fund". Archived from the original on 2019-03-23. Retrieved 2014-11-28.
  6. ↑ "fsolnews.blogspot.com". Retrieved 2014-11-28.
  7. ↑ Meer, Alec (3 October 2014). "Mushroom 11 Hands-On: The Future Sound Of Fungus". Rock, Paper, Shotgun. Archived from the original on 19 January 2021. Retrieved 28 November 2014.
  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. Archived from the original on 8 November 2020. Retrieved 28 May 2021.
  11. ↑ Crossley, Rob (22 October 2015). "Mushroom 11 Review". GameSpot. Archived from the original on 10 October 2021. Retrieved 28 May 2021.
  12. ↑ Rad, Chloi (15 October 2015). "Mushroom 11 Review". IGN. Archived from the original on 10 October 2021. Retrieved 28 May 2021.
  13. ↑ Evans-Thirlwell, Edwin (15 October 2015). "MUSHROOM 11 REVIEW". PC Gamer. Archived from the original on 10 October 2021. Retrieved 28 May 2021.
  14. ↑ Nakamura, Darren (9 March 2017). "Mushroom 11 review - Just a cool idea or a genuinely great platformer?". Pocket Gamer. Archived from the original on 10 October 2021. Retrieved 28 May 2021.
  15. ↑ "The Ars Indie Showcase: 30 Games to Watch in 2014". Ars Technica. 5 May 2014. Archived from the original on 10 October 2021. Retrieved 14 June 2017.
  16. ↑ "How Mushroom 11 uses self-destruction to build a future". Polygon. 6 May 2014. Archived from the original on 26 February 2021. Retrieved 28 November 2014.
  17. ↑ "A Post-Apocalyptic Game That Isn't About Humans". Kotaku. 21 April 2014. Archived from the original on 22 January 2021. Retrieved 28 November 2014.
  18. ↑ "IGF.com". 22 September 2016. Archived from the original on 26 November 2014. Retrieved 28 November 2014.
  19. ↑ "Road to the IGF: Untame's Mushroom 11". Gamasutra. 30 January 2014. Archived from the original on January 31, 2014.
  20. ↑ "Mushroom 11 Review". 15 October 2015. Archived from the original on 8 December 2019. Retrieved 18 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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