Doodle God is a
puzzle video game developed by JoyBits and originally released for
iOS and
Adobe Flash. It released around the same time as another similar
browser gameLittle Alchemy, both of which share gameplay inspired by a
DOS game Alchemy from 1997.
Gameplay
Acting as the Doodle God,
the player must combine available elements together to gain access to new elements. Combinations can be both physical (such as combining
Water and
Lava to obtain
Steam and
Stone) and
metaphorical (such as combining
Water and
Fire to obtain
Alcohol). The game begins with only the four
classical elements (fire, water, air and earth), and centers on the discovery of 249 elements across 26 categories. Should the player be stuck, a hint is available every few minutes.[11]
Doodle God received the Weekly Users' Choice award on a web game portal
Newgrounds.[15] The game became a commercial success and has made it JoyBits' flagship series of games, having sequels and spin-offs such as Doodle Devil, Doodle Kingdom, Doodle Creatures, Doodle Tanks and Doodle Farm.