The Cauldron Kids is a one hour narrative game wrapped up in minor exploration and about 5 mini-games if you want to break things down. BUT, the game is more than that. The dialogue is so funny and full of charm, it’s all about humor and cute things. The graphics are made with love and they have so many details. Even the sound effects when clicking on the menu is so sweet. The story is about witch kids doing naughty things while their mother is away and it’s like an adventure that brings me back to my childhood. The mini-games are fun and a nice change of pace at the right time. There is more content than the one hour I initially mentioned. You select one of the 2 characters with their own dialogues, there are achievements that encourage at least 2 runs depending on whether you look things up or not and the achievements for the 2 races (especially the shaker race) will require more time to get. Personally I recommend at least one blind first run and then look things up when needed for the second run or more. I’d say you’d get at least 2.5-3 hours if you’re a completionist.

The reason I took 5 hours is because I was trying to get the true fan achievement and I failed at it. The developers are luckily aware that this achievement is unreasonable in a cosy game like this and they’re currently changing this achievement into something more reasonable that should release soon. This would have been my only negative but the developers are already taking care of it. They’re lovely on discord btw. Extremely kind and helpful.

If you’re here purely for the gameplay and not caring about cute stories, then perhaps the game is not for you. You can’t really separate the whole package that is offered here. But if you find those kind of games appealing, then you can safely get it knowing it’s time well spent. €4 during the first week of release feels right. I hope we will get a sequel and see more of the gang. We need more of Mr. Vermicelli!