POTTED

You are a sentient little houseplant. Your owner, a Researcher named Dr. Smith, accidentally packed you with a space station shipment. Can you survive the journey and find your way home?

About the Game
POTTED is a puzzle game where you play as the plant, managing your photosynthetic energy to grow roots toward water and rotate leaves toward light. But here's the catch: your roots cast shadows and can dry out - crossing light beams reduces the light you can collect and can be deadly. Every move is a strategic trade-off.

The Story
Day 1: Life is peaceful at SpaceTech Research, Inc.
Day 17: Dr. Smith accidentally packs you with the ISS supply shipment
Day 45: Back on Earth you are left in a forgotten in a warehouse with space junk
Day 67: Can you survive long enough to be found? Will you ever find home?

Gameplay
- Left mouse button and drag to grow roots toward water sources - but watch where you place them
- Right mouse button to rotate leaves to catch the light - aim carefully!
- Mind your root path: roots crossing the light beams block your photosynthesis and can dry out
- Conserve energy - every action costs resources (transfers to points/high score)

Three Levels, Three Challenges
- The Office: navigate the obstacles and choose your route wisely
- The Spaceship: catch floating water droplets while a rotating light sweeps the cargo bay
- The Warehouse: survive in darkness with unreliable flickering lights

Two Plants = Two Difficulty Levels
Pothos (Easy) - 4 roots, 100 energy, forgiving drain rates
Aloe (Hard) - 2 roots, 60 energy, high light needs

Features (or at least attempted features)
- Shadow and light-based puzzle mechanics
- Energy management system
- Story with a complete narrative arc
- Win/lose conditions with score ranking (S/A/B/C/D)
- Pixel art style and backgrounds (still working on my style here)
- Rought 10-15 minutes to complete

Made for Brackeys Game Jam 2026.1 in 6 days using Godot 4.6 and Krita

Can you survive as a plant lost in space?