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Ways of Alchemy

Medieval card game about brewing potions and evading the Inquisition

RocketBrush Games · Published by RocketBrush Games, Gamersky Games · Released Aug 22, 2025

IndieRPGSimulation

Reviews
Mostly Positive
70% of 709
Recent reviews
Very Positive
81% of 22 in 30 days
Players
19
daily peak, Oct 28, 2026
Steam Deck
Playable
Last update on Steam
2 weeks ago
Oct 8, 2026
Minimum PC
4GB VRAM
8 GB RAM · 6 GB disk
Full requirements

What is Ways of Alchemy?

You play a novice alchemist in a single-player, card-based simulation set in a medieval fantasy world. You follow recipes or experiment with ingredients, expand an inherited shack into a settlement, and equip adventurers for quests. You pursue mastery through different subclasses, with your decisions leading to different endings.

For you if...

  • +you enjoy card-based management games with branching progression

Not for you if...

  • −you want direct character control rather than menu-driven play

What players say

70% of 709 reviews are positive · 81% of 22 in the last 30 days

Players praise the potion-making loop and describe the game as easier to understand than Cultist Simulator. The most common complaints concern repetitive resource grinding, limited automation, and cumbersome card management.

Screenshots and trailer

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Ways of Alchemy system requirements

Minimum: 4GB VRAM, 8 GB RAM, 6 GB of disk space.

As published by the developer.

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Minimum

OS
Windows 10 or later, 64-bit
Processor
2GHz or better
Graphics
4GB VRAM, integrated graphics cards will only work if post-2012
Memory
8 GB RAM MB RAM
Storage
6 GB available space
DirectX
Version 11

Does Ways of Alchemy have co-op or multiplayer?

No: single-player only, no multiplayer modes declared.

Does Ways of Alchemy run on Steam Deck?

Playable Playable: it runs on Steam Deck with some adjustments.

  • Sometimes shows mouse, keyboard or non-Deck controller icons
  • Some text entry requires manually opening the on-screen keyboard
  • 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
Keyboard and mouse
Platforms
Windows
Achievements
38
Steam features
Cloud saves, Family Sharing
Languages
Text only: English, Japanese, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, Korean, Russian.

Does Ways of Alchemy 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 27, 2026. How to filter AI games on Steam

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Recent updates

1 DLC available.

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