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Overbrewed

Two-player asymmetric co-op potion shop where communication is the core mechanic.

challenge →
Two players with different roles have to learn a shop they can't run alone.
what i did →
Designed and wrote the in-world posters and player guides for both roles, built the burning-text UI effect, and cut the trailer.
result →
Shipped as a playable LAN prototype on itch.io (June 2026).
project type
School Team Project — Futuregames Warsaw
role
Game Designer — Trailer, UI Text Effects & In-World Writing
team
12 (5 designers, 3 programmers, producer, 3D artist, animator, 2 audio)
scope
Engine: Unreal Engine 5 • Platform: PC (2-player LAN co-op) • Status: Prototype, released on itch.io (June 2026)
Play on itch.io Watch the trailer
overbrewed_trailer.mp4

A two-player asymmetric co-op potion shop. One player runs the counter, the other brews and enchants, and neither can finish an order alone. Communication is the core mechanic: follow the instructions to the letter, and don't drop the flask.

My contributions

  • Cut the game's trailer in UE5 Sequencer.
  • Built the burning-text effect used in the UI, where text appears as if it's being burned into the page.
  • Designed and wrote the in-world posters and player guides: the Alchemists' Council recipe guide, the Guild advisory warning shoppers about cows with wands, and the how-to-play posters for both roles.
  • Gave design feedback in the team's design meetings on the two-role loop.

Design notes

  • Asymmetry by information: each role sees what the other one needs, so talking isn't optional, it's the loop.
  • Cost of failure is physical: drop the flask and the potion starts from scratch, which turns every hand-off into a small moment of tension.
  • References: Keep Talking and Nobody Explodes for the information split; Overcooked for the shop-under-pressure frame.

Results & learnings

  • Shipped as a playable LAN prototype on itch.io with a twelve-person, multinational team.

Gallery

  • In-game: the potion shop

  • In-game: the brewing hall

  • Poster: the Alchemists' Council recipe guide

  • Poster: Alchemists' Guild advisory

  • Poster: Skidaddle skidoodle

  • Player guide poster: how the shop works

  • Player guide poster: brewing steps

  • Formula book: Health Potion page