Indie

The Apothecary of Trubiz

94% positive of 547 Steam reviews

Released: 2025
Steam Deck: Playable
Platforms: Steam

Made by kinjo, Image Labo. Published by kinjo.

About the game

A short puzzle game where you decipher a fictional language, mix potions, and treat patients. Enjoy the thrill of understanding and the small stories that unfold from each cure.

Tagged by players

Language Learning
Word Game
Investigation
Logic
Mystery
Multiple Endings
Puzzle
Short
Relaxing
Pixel Graphics
Atmospheric
Fantasy

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Indie

The Apothecary of Trubiz

94% positive of 547 Steam reviews

View on Steam

Released: 2025
Steam Deck: Playable
Platforms: Steam

Made by kinjo, Image Labo. Published by kinjo.

About the game

A short puzzle game where you decipher a fictional language, mix potions, and treat patients. Enjoy the thrill of understanding and the small stories that unfold from each cure.

Tagged by players

Language Learning
Word Game
Investigation
Logic
Mystery
Multiple Endings
Puzzle
Short
Relaxing
Pixel Graphics
Atmospheric
Fantasy

What players say

Recommended
It's fun to figure out if you've interpet the correct word or not. There's no way to confirm if you got it right or not - unlike Chants of Sennaar, so you're left with hoping what you guessed is correct - similar to Homicipher. Because of that, the game is short and you're meant to make mistakes / replay so you understand what the missing words are. It's a simple, short game you can finish in 1 sitting. I got it as…
3.1 h played when written. 1 found it helpful.
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Recommended
The Apothecary of Trubiz is a minimalist game where you decipher a recipe book and use it to treat the patients of a small town. The music is nice and the graphics are charming. Having beaten the game with some placeholder nouns and verbs still in place, I don't have a complete grasp of the encoded language, but I did well otherwise. If you like this system of deciphering words, I definitely recommend Chants of…
1.9 h played when written. 0 found it helpful.
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Not recommended
Good concept, but terrible graphics, lack of variety (there are not many mechanics), poor gameplay, and bad design (forced failures, badly designed conlang) make this a slog and not fun to actually play. Give it a pass.
57 min played when written. 1 found it helpful.
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