Mushroom 11

Mushroom 11 is an experimental puzzle platformer 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]

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

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
Reception
Aggregate score
AggregatorScore
MetacriticPC: 78/100[8]
iOS: 80/100[9]

Mushroom 11 received positive early critical response for the game's unique mechanic and theme.[10][11][12] It was a finalist for the IGF 2014 Excellence in Design.[13][14] 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."[15]

Mushroom 11 was nominated by IGN for its "Most Innovative" game of 2015 award.[16]

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References
  1. "Hands On with Mushroom 11". GameSkinny.
  2. "Unlike with most fungi I enjoyed Mushroom 11 growing on me". Destructoid.
  3. "Indie Fund Backing Global Game Jam hit Mushroom 11". Joystiq.
  4. "Unity3D.com".
  5. "Indie-Fund".
  6. "fsolnews.blogspot.com".
  7. "Mushroom 11 Hands-On: The Future Sound Of Fungus". Rock, Paper, Shotgun.
  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. "The Ars Indie Showcase: 30 Games to Watch in 2014". Ars Technica.
  11. "How Mushroom 11 uses self-destruction to build a future". Polygon.
  12. "A Post-Apocalyptic Game That Isn't About Humans". Kotaku.
  13. "IGF.com".
  14. "Road to the IGF: Untame's Mushroom 11". Gamasutra.
  15. http://uk.ign.com/articles/2015/10/15/mushroom-11-review
  16. "Most Innovative". IGN. Ziff Davis. 2016-01-09. Archived from the original on 2016-04-21. Retrieved 2016-05-21.
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