Mushroom 11 Explained

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.^{[8] [9] [10]} It was a finalist for the IGF 2014 Excellence in Design.^{[11] [12]} 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."^[13]

Mushroom 11 was nominated by IGN for its "Most Innovative" game of 2015 award.^[14]

External links

• • Developer website

Notes and References

1. Web site: Hands On with Mushroom 11. 22 April 2014 . GameSkinny.
2. Web site: Unlike with most fungi I enjoyed Mushroom 11 growing on me. 14 April 2014 . Destructoid.
3. Web site: Indie Fund Backing Global Game Jam hit Mushroom 11. Joystiq.
4. Web site: Unity3D.com.
5. Web site: Indie-Fund.
6. Web site: fsolnews.blogspot.com.
7. Web site: Mushroom 11 Hands-On: The Future Sound Of Fungus. Rock, Paper, Shotgun . 3 October 2014 . Contributor . Alec Meer . Meer . Alec .
8. Web site: The Ars Indie Showcase: 30 Games to Watch in 2014. 5 May 2014. Ars Technica.
9. Web site: How Mushroom 11 uses self-destruction to build a future. 6 May 2014. Polygon.
10. Web site: A Post-Apocalyptic Game That Isn't About Humans. 21 April 2014 . Kotaku.
11. Web site: IGF.com. 22 September 2016.
12. Web site: Road to the IGF: Untame's Mushroom 11. 30 January 2014. Gamasutra.
13. Web site: Mushroom 11 Review. 15 October 2015.
14. Web site: Most Innovative. IGN. Ziff Davis. 2016-01-09. 2016-05-21. https://web.archive.org/web/20160421024912/http://www.ign.com/wikis/best-of-2015/Most_Innovative . 2016-04-21. live.