Castle Of Alchemists
Top-down action RPG and tower defense with alchemical trap combos
Team Machiavelli · Published by Team Machiavelli, IndieArk · Released Apr 10, 2025
- Reviews
- Very Positive
- 81% of 774
- Recent reviews
- Not enough recent
- Players
- 1
- daily peak, Nov 7, 2026
- Steam Deck
- Playable
- Last update on Steam
- 5 months ago
- May 19, 2026
What is Castle Of Alchemists?
You play Bellator, an alchemically enhanced soldier retaking a castle from otherworldly invaders, in a top-down action RPG and tower defense hybrid. Across levels set in mines, forges, and halls, you fight enemy waves, place traps and towers, craft equipment with randomized properties, and develop skills and mutations.
For you if...
- +you like fast action mixed with defensive planning
- +you enjoy experimenting with crafted gear and skill builds
- +you prefer dark fantasy settings and pixel art
Not for you if...
- −you want a mostly hands-off tower defense game
- −you dislike managing equipment and skill trees
What players say
81% of 774 reviews are positive
Players praise the visual style and the interactions between traps and elemental effects. Common complaints include awkward weapon switching, unclear menus, and traps that feel too weak or too costly to build to carry a defense.
Screenshots and trailer
Castle Of Alchemists system requirements
Minimum: 1gb avaliable VRAM, 4 GB RAM, 2 GB of disk space.
As published by the developer.
Can my PC run Castle Of Alchemists?
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- OS
- Win 10
- Processor
- Dual Core
- Graphics
- 1gb avaliable VRAM
- Memory
- 4 GB RAM
- Storage
- 2 GB available space
Does Castle Of Alchemists have co-op or multiplayer?
No: single-player only, no multiplayer modes declared.
Does Castle Of Alchemists run on Steam Deck?
Playable Playable: it runs on Steam Deck with some adjustments.
- Sometimes shows mouse, keyboard or non-Deck controller icons
- Some in-game text is small and may be hard to read
- All functionality is accessible with the default controller configuration
- Default graphics settings perform well on Steam Deck
PC version details
- DRM
- None declared on Steam
- Controller
- Full controller support
- Platforms
- Windows
- Achievements
- 23
- Steam features
- Cloud saves, Family Sharing, Trading cards
- Languages
- Text only: English, French, Italian, German, Simplified Chinese, Portuguese - Brazil, Traditional Chinese, Japanese, Russian, Turkish, Korean, Polish, Spanish - Spain.
Does Castle Of Alchemists use AI-generated content?
No AI-generated content is disclosed on the game's Steam page.
Self-reported by the developer under Steam rules: it covers AI content that ships in the game, not tools used to make it. Steam page checked on Oct 25, 2026. How to filter AI games on Steam
Tags
- Tower Defense
- Action RPG
- Pixel Graphics
- Action
- Top-Down Shooter
- Crafting
- Shoot 'Em Up
- 2D
- Strategy
- Combat
- Fantasy
- Real Time Tactics
- Tactical
- Indie
- Singleplayer
- Steampunk
Recent updates
- May 19, 2026 · Localization Improvements Update & See You at BitSummit
- Aug 7, 2025 · Patch 1.05 - Minor Balance Changes
- Apr 10, 2025 · 1.0 UPDATE!!!
- Mar 31, 2025 · 1.0 update is coming April 10th!
- Nov 12, 2024 · vEA_09b Update
1 DLC available.