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Alchemist's Castle

83% positive of 66 Steam reviews

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Released
2017
Steam Deck
Unsupported
Platforms
Steam, PlayStation

Made by Kabuk Games.

About the game

Fight your way through the dungeons of the Alchemist's Castle, collect power ups and take back what is rightfully yours from the Alchemist himself in this old-school metroidvania!

Tagged by players

  • Metroidvania
  • Side Scroller
  • Puzzle Platformer
  • Retro
  • Pixel Graphics
  • Action
  • Adventure
  • Platformer

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What players say

  • Recommended
    Alchemist's Castle is an exploratory platformer that tries to channel Metroidvania titles, and at least for its price does a decent job doing so. The artwork is quite decent, which is why I picked it up. Upon playing it, I found several flaws (as documented below), but the developers are open to criticism and have made changes based on the issues I encountered with the game. While there's still a few flaws within…

    44 min played when written. 11 found it helpful.

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  • Recommended
    A mini-Metroidvania, focusing more on semi-puzzly platforming than combat. A bit too open for its own good towards the middle where if you miss one particular exit you can go down several dead ends where potential progress is just out of reach, but I'll admit that's on me for forgetting there was a room which I'd entered but died pretty dumbly. Once you get all abilities (and thus can get back to the final boss) a…

    4.1 h played when written. 2 found it helpful.

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  • Not recommended
    Pros: Smooth platforming mechanics Linux support Cons: Short game (about 2 hours) Too easy. Very little challenge other than the final boss. Mediocre graphics I don't regret the 2 hours I spent beating this game. However, if you have a long list of videogames you have been meaning to play, Alchemist's Castle is not as likely to be worth your time compared to many others. I can't recommend this game when there are…

    2.2 h played when written. 4 found it helpful.

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