History

You play as Hemlock, an alchemist from a fallen dynasty, that due to a series of unfortunate events is currently fighting for his life.

Hemlock fights using his concoctions, and as you survive you will unlock new ones and improve the ones you have.

Be careful. You are an alchemist, not a warrior nor a mage. You are not immune to the effects of the substances you concoct. And even after you leave their areas of effect, most of them will have effects on you for some time.

Gameplay

There are currently 41 different upgrades in the game, and 9 unique poisons that can interact with each other, and with themselves. All of them can apply their effects multiple times to enemies and to the player, stacking.

New poisons can be unlocked when upgrading. A few are rarer than others.

As you try to survive, the game will cycle through 14 difficulties, and after the 14th one, will continue indefinitely. A run usually takes around 10 minutes to be completed, if you stop once you reach the last difficulty.

Finding out what each poison does trough the upgrade texts is a part of the fun, so I would recommend you stop reading here and play the game first. Below,  you can  find a list of every poison and their effects.

The instructions on how to play can be found in the in game menu. Good luck, and have fun!

------------------------ Spoilers below! Play the game first! ------------------------





Poisons

Common
  • Gas poisons: Your initial poison. Deals damage over time.
  • Slowness poisons: Removes a percentage of target's move speed.
Rare
  • Burning poisons: Acts in the same way as the gas poisons, but their zones last longer and they deal more base damage.
  • Weakness poisons: Enemies deal less damage to you. You throw poisons slower.
Epic
  • Fear poisons: Makes enemies run away from you in increasing speeds. Your movement controls are inverted.
  • Health poisons: An instant one time heal zone.
  • Regeneration poisons : Regenerates health over time.
  • Fracture poisons: Deal damage based on targets speed.
Legendary
  • Decay poisons: Deal damage over time, but are stronger than burning or gas poisons. Spreads.



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