Mushroom Season

About

Mushroom Season is a single player open world management game. It was developed by Actus Games and was released on July 25, 2024. It received mostly positive reviews from players.

Welcome to Mushroom Season - mushroom picking simulator! Customize your character and immerse yourself in the competitive world of mushroom picking. Explore rich forests filled with diverse mushrooms—some delicious, some deadly. Master the art of identification, tackle survival challenges, and engage in fun side quests. Drive vehicles to cover more ground and aim for the prestigious mushroom picki…

+34

Skip User Reviews

79%

Audience ScoreBased on 57 reviews

gameplay4 positive mentions

grinding2 negative mentions

Realistic and educational mushroom identification with detailed environments that help players learn about fungi.
Relaxing and cozy atmosphere with beautiful scenery and immersive audio, great for casual and chill gameplay.
Fun and enjoyable driving mechanics with engaging car handling and physics, adding a unique twist to the mushroom foraging sim.

Unoptimized performance causing high GPU usage and stuttering even on high-end PCs, leading to headaches for some players.
User interface and controls are clunky and unintuitive, including difficulty reading the in-game phone, too many separate keybinds, and inconvenient interaction buttons.
Gameplay loop can feel tedious and repetitive due to survival mechanics, small map size, lack of content variety, and limited options for resting and inventory management.

gameplay
8 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
50%
12%
38%
The gameplay offers a unique and enjoyable mushroom-picking experience, featuring challenging sorting mechanics and well-executed offroad driving. Despite some initial learning curve, all elements function smoothly without technical issues, making it a fun and polished simulator overall.
- “Driving cars feels awesome, love the offroad mechanics.”
- “While I'm not a big fan of these simulator games because they're often poorly made with basic or janky animations and mechanics, this one is actually good and fun.”
- “The gameplay is actually challenging when you have to sort the mushrooms before selling them.”
- “I picked up this game because I like mushrooms and this is a rather unique concept, but everything about the gameplay loop frustrates me in some way.”
- “Tl;dr: I would recommend this EA for what it is now; it offers about 3-5 hours of gameplay.”
- “I'm a casual in mushroom picking, so I wouldn't call myself an expert. I had to check the phone a lot in the first hour of gameplay to remember all the possible mushrooms in the game (currently around 35, I don't remember exactly).”
graphics
6 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
67%
16%
17%
The graphics feature realistic and adjustable visuals that run smoothly on mid-range hardware, with nature elements like trees and grass well-rendered. However, manmade objects and NPCs appear low-quality, giving the overall visuals a somewhat outdated, GTA3-like feel. While the visuals are a strong point, interaction and character design need improvement to enhance immersion.
- “The identification is realistic and the graphics can be adjusted to work on just about anything.”
- “Besides great visuals, all elements and mechanics of the game are working correctly.”
- “Second one with i7-4790, GTX 1660 Super 6GB and 8GB RAM gives around 55 to 70 fps at 1080p on high settings, while still retaining nice visuals.”
- “Bro now if this was 2004 I would say this is the best game ever, if this was 2014 I would also say it is playable and retro, but now it is 2024 and the graphics look like GTA 3. No matter how professional the mushroom part is, it is hard to get into the mood to play this part.”
music
5 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
60%
40%
Users generally find the music good and fitting, particularly praising its ability to capture the feeling of night driving and creating an addictive driving atmosphere. Some also desire more options, such as having ambient menu music play throughout the game.
- “The idea is fun, the music for driving is good, and it captures the wonderful feeling of night driving very well.”
- “I got my car broken while recklessly driving with the addicting music list.”
- “Good music.”
- “Decent music”
- “Would also love the option to have the ambient music from the menu play throughout the game as well.”
story
4 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
50%
25%
25%
The story offers a clear main goal with a relaxed, open-world approach that encourages exploration and side quests without time pressure. However, frequent technical issues like lags and crashes significantly hinder the experience. Despite these problems, the setting and quest ideas are appreciated and show promising potential.
- “I love how, despite there being a clear goal (winning the competition), the game doesn't pressure you and lets you roam freely with no time limit for the quests.”
- “Definitely would recommend; can't wait for more mushrooms to gather, side quests, and places to explore.”
grinding
2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
Grinding in the game is criticized for being overly tedious due to unclear maps and cumbersome transportation. The realistic mechanics result in numerous repetitive tasks and excessive button presses, making simple actions like gathering mushrooms feel like a hassle.
humor
2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
The game's humor is highlighted by its amusing dialogue and the intentionally tedious transportation, which players find funny. However, the vague map labeling detracts slightly from the experience.
- “Funny dialogue.”
optimization
2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
50%
50%
The optimization is generally good, allowing smooth gameplay on multiple PCs, though some users report it as extremely unoptimized.
- “Having good optimization, I can play it on two PCs without issues.”
- “Extremely unoptimized!”
stability
1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
The game's stability is poor, with frequent lags, freezes, and crashes occurring every few minutes, making it difficult to complete missions.
- “Either lags, freezes, or crashes every 5 minutes, so you can't even finish a mission.”