The Apothecary's Apprentice
A downloadable game for Windows
Play as Kidd, a young goat who works at a potion shop. You've been tasked with gathering some rare potion
ingredients for the shop. Explore three unique levels as you search for ingredients.
NOTE: Visuals in this release trailer are old and greatly improved in the current version!
There are leaves spread across the levels that can be collected. Each level contains enemies, hazards and platforming challenges. Use all of Kidd's movement options to explore and collect leaves.
Movement
Swing from branches and other objects using your scarf as a rope!
Glide by holding your scarf above your head.
You carry a bag full of potions that can be used to take out enemies.
Explore using all of Kidd's abilities!
Other features
- Each level features a hidden collectable!
- These will be shown on the main menu.
- Speedrun timer and medals for completing the game and individual levels quickly!
- Medals come in four tiers: bronze, silver gold and diamond.
Controls
Controls for different actions can be seen in-game by selecting 'View Controls' from the bottom of the options menu.
The main controls are also explained through gameplay.
You will need a keyboard and mouse.
Credits
Game design, programming, level creation, sprites/graphics, animation, sound effects by Charlton Lane
Music by Kevin Macleod (incompetech.com)
Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
Thanks to Travis, Casey, John and Aaron for playtesting!
Updates 
v1.3.1
- Can throw potions while airborne
- Improved lighting system
- See the devlog for full changenotes
v1.3
- Visual overhaul of almost every asset in the game!
- Added a hidden collectable to each level
- Updated level select screen layout
- Check the devlog for more info
v1.2.1
v1.2
- Added "Start new game!" button to the menu at all times
- Added an ending scene to the game
- Bug fixes
- Check the devlog for more info
v1.1
- Added in-game speedrun timer (Enable it in the options menu)
- Levels now track your fastest time
- The game now tracks your fastest completion time
- Added medals to reward you for achieving fast times
- Minor fixes
- Check the devlog for more info
Please comment with any feedback or issues!
Download
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Development log
- Apothecary's Apprentice v1.3.1 - Minor UpdateNov 20, 2022
- Apothecary's Apprentice v1.3 - Major visual overhaul!May 01, 2022
- Apothecary's Apprentice v1.2.1 - Minor UpdateJan 06, 2021
- Apothecary's Apprentice v1.2 - Ending scene and changes based on suggestionsJan 02, 2021
- Apothecary's Apprentice v1.1 - The Speedrunning Update!Dec 31, 2020
- The Apothecary's Apprentice - Out Now!Dec 26, 2020
Comments
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What a cool game! I really enjoyed playing it on my phone. Level design is good as well as player actions feel well calibrated. Only potion bottles felt a bit too weak.
Thank you!
Can you make a Android version to thegame The Go to 2D to 3D ple
I found an area in the cave level like the three lap swing area a gets really dark and I can't see anything is that supposed to happen?
Hello Dragon, you don't know me but i followed your projets on Itchio and Youtube. Do you have another active social media like: twitter, instagram and etc? What happened to you during the time you haven't been posting anymore?
If you don't want to respond these questions, that's fine.
I wanted to let you know that i created a gameplay channel and will post a gameplay of this game. If you're interested : Gameplay_Channel
Thanks for your attention and pacience to read, Love you man (no homo).
Hey, yeah it's been a bit quiet around here. I got a full-time job in game dev so that's kept me pretty busy and I haven't had as much motivation to finish any personal projects. As for social media, I don't post anywhere besides the games here and the trailers on youtube. Maybe I'll look into that...
Anyway, looking forward to your gameplay vid if you do make one. Thanks for the comment :)
I Finally recorded a video, Thanks for being patient.
i can't find the five leafs left in the second level :c does someone have this problem too?
:0!!
bonjour, je ne reussis pas a attraper les trucs pour faire comme avec une liane, aidez moi s’il vous plait
the game is very cool wow keeep it up, zinger's mom-
Hi. I'm pretty sure I hold the world record for any%, my record is 5:22. I know a how to do a faster one but still couldn't perform a perfect run.
Here's a link:
Btw I didn't use your speedrun update, maybe now I'll try some more.4:40 is on the same channel
A fun platformer. I was kinda hoping to see what that special potion was but maybe in a future Kidd adventure. :) Happy New Year!
i just realized that the song of the level with the gusts of wind is the killigan´s treasure battle theme!!!!! :0
Huh, I'm not familiar with that game but the song is Achaidh Cheide by Kevin MacLeod. It's a royalty free song and it's quite the banger :D
Fun game with cool art and sounds! The mechanics feel polished so it was a joy to play. I would fully recommend giving this a download.
Amazing game dev :D
This game is a lot of fun to play! Great adventure and nice pixel art!
Check my Video. This game is on my Top 5 of this Week!
Thanks for playing, glad you liked it :D
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brillant game
Wow you finished the game so quickly! I didn't expect anyone to 100% it so soon after launch.
I can look into adding controller support but I don't own any controllers to test with so it probably won't happen for a while, sorry.