The Mushroom Journal

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The Mushroom Journal is a single player casual role playing game with fantasy and mystery themes. It was developed by MageBerry and was released on December 13, 2025. It received positive reviews from players.

You’ve moved to Mush Meadows to recover from burnout from the city and working life. By selling all your belongings, you set out to start a new life closer to nature and buy a cabin that has been abandoned for a while. You discover that the cabin used to belong to a mushroom enthusiast, and they left their basket and unfinished journal there, among other things. It almost looks like they’ve just d…

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Audience ScoreBased on 20 reviews

graphics3 positive mentions

grinding1 negative mentions

Charming pixel art style and cozy atmosphere create a wholesome and relaxing experience.
Educational mushroom identification mechanics offer an engaging and fun puzzle element.
Game is a cute and simple student project with a soothing soundtrack that many players found enjoyable.

Lacks meaningful goals and replay value, leading to repetitive gameplay after tutorial completion.
Small, poorly designed map with restrictive and sometimes frustrating movement hampers exploration.
Multiple bugs, limited content, and lack of features like a map, meaningful use of currency, and save indicators reduce overall polish and engagement.

gameplay
8 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
38%
24%
38%
The gameplay features solid base mechanics with enjoyable elements like mushroom identification, but is hindered by repetitive, monotonous loops and bugs that diminish overall fun. Suggestions for improvement include adding farming and customization options, clearer save notifications, and refining interaction mechanics to enhance engagement.
- “The design is nice; the game has good base mechanics which have potential.”
- “The mechanic to identify mushrooms is great, I love it.”
- “Making it possible to open the journal without interacting with mushrooms, and taking inspiration from 'Little Witch in the Woods' for the art style and drawing/collecting mechanic.”
- “Lastly, the game is a buggy mess and the gameplay loop is so boring it can be explained in one sentence: collect mushrooms that you have been instructed to by a random side-character and sleep to unlock the next character with the next mission.”
- “It sucks a lot of enjoyment out of the gameplay.”
- “Due to the save mechanic being going to sleep in the cabin, there should be a pop-up that states that the game has been saved.”
graphics
3 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
67%
The graphics feature a cozy and appealing art style that many users appreciate, though some feel the visuals appear unfinished or lacking polish. Comparisons to games like "Little Witch in the Woods" highlight a desire for more refined and interactive elements in the artwork.
- “Very nice concept and cozy art style!”
- “I'm a big fan of the artwork, the rest is lazy and seems unfinished but the devs don't seem like they're gonna fix it.”
- “Making it possible to open the journal without interacting with mushrooms, and taking inspiration from 'Little Witch in the Woods' for the art style, drawing/collecting mechanic.”
- “I'm a big fan of the artwork, but the rest is lazy and seems unfinished. The developers don't seem likely to fix it.”
- “Making it possible to open the journal without interacting with mushrooms would be an improvement. Taking inspiration from 'Little Witch in the Woods' for the art style and drawing/collecting mechanic would help.”
emotional
2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
Users find the game emotionally wholesome and comforting, but feel that its maze-like level design and restrictive movement detract from the overall enjoyment, impacting the emotional experience negatively.
music
2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
50%
50%
The game's music, featuring a short repeating guitar loop, evokes a cozy and soothing atmosphere but can become repetitive and potentially irritating over time.
- “For a student project, this game feels very homey. The music, while being a loop, is soothing and satisfying to listen to.”
- “Secondly, the music is a 1 minute loop of the same guitar jingle over and over again which will drive you crazy even if the entire game takes 30 minutes to complete.”
grinding
1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
Users feel the game could improve grinding by adding farming mechanics and options to customize living spaces and characters, enhancing engagement and variety.
stability
1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
The game suffers from significant stability issues, with frequent bugs that disrupt the experience. Additionally, repetitive gameplay contributes to a dull and unengaging loop.
story
1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
The story is criticized for being repetitive and uninspired, revolving around a monotonous loop of collecting mushrooms and unlocking characters, which contributes to a dull gameplay experience.

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The Mushroom Journal is a casual role playing game with fantasy and mystery themes.

The Mushroom Journal is available on PC and Windows.

The Mushroom Journal was released on December 13, 2025.

The Mushroom Journal was developed by MageBerry.

The Mushroom Journal has received positive reviews from players. Most players liked The Mushroom Journal for its graphics but disliked it for its gameplay.

The Mushroom Journal is a single player game.

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