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CasualIndieSimulationStrategyAutomationMedievalBuildingSandboxMultiplayer

883 playing

Peak in the last 24 hours: 1,642

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Game description

Start small, team up with friends, and automate production with conveyor belts, pipes, and magical devices. Stock your shop with potions, jewelry, and relics, complete commissions, and build an alchemy empire! Alchemy Factory 1.0 is out now with the Wagon Logistics System and revamped shopkeeping.

Basic info

DeveloperD5 Copperhead
Publisher Gamirror Games
PlatformsWindows
Steam DeckPlayable
Release dateSep 7, 2026
Price

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Minimum specs

OSWindows 10 or later (64-Bit)
Processori5-3570 3.4 GHz 4 Core
Memory8 GB
GraphicsNvidia GTX 1060, or AMD RX 470/RX 570, or equivalent performance & VRAM
Storage3 GB
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Review Analysis Score

Based on 461 reviews from the past 1 year

83.0/ 100
Top 50%

Steam rating: Very Positive (88%)

Review analysis summary (Reviewed Oct 31, 2026)

Building alchemy production lines can be gripping, as 461 analyzed reviews show, and this factory game scores 83.0.

👍 Strengths

198 reviews find it a fleshed out and really fun experience, and the most upvoted praises its high complexity. 64 enjoy the strategic depth of factory automation, the most upvoted calling it excellent and deeply engaging. 26 like the creative freedom of vertical, stackable factories, and the most upvoted says the small scale design feels fresh. Some say they got stuck playing for hours trying to get production chains right. Content Volume ranks 240th of 1351.

👎 Where it falls short

67 reviews find the build controls awkward, with some calling building and demolition tedious and hotkeys unintuitive. 50 want clearer guidance, and some say mechanics and recipe keys are poorly explained at the start. A few also mention a weak Korean translation. 30 feel progression is frustrating, with some saying unlocks force full redesigns of production lines instead of fine tuning, and others finding reputation decay too harsh. Gameplay ranks 685th of 1396, and Tech & Support ranks 460th of 1399.

Representative reviews Original reviews ↗

“fleshed out and really fun experience with high complexity” · 198 reviews
“factory automation mechanics are excellent and deeply engaging” · 64 reviews
“graphics are janky but oddly charming for a shop sim” · 23 reviews

How it holds up

−50+5

Controls, difficulty, progression and depth
Mentioned in 73% of reviews · Top 50% of the games we've analyzed

Strategy +2.97 · Depth of builds, tactics, and meaningful choices
Positive “factory automation mechanics are excellent and deeply engaging” · 64 reviews
Negative “cauldron system breaks progression logic; only one viable endgame build path remains” · 8 reviews

Progression 30% · Difficulty 8% · Onboarding 23% · Freedom 27% · Controls & feel 25%

Plot, characters and the world
Mentioned in 13% of reviews · Bottom 20% of the games we've analyzed

World +1.83 · Lore, atmosphere, and how immersive the setting is
Positive “cosy atmosphere and pleasant factories to observe” · 6 reviews
Negative “world feels empty outside factory logistics” · 3 reviews

Story 1% · Characters 2%

How much there is to do, variety and replay value
Mentioned in 24% of reviews · Top 20% of the games we've analyzed

Volume +3.50 · How much there is to play, including endgame, for the price
Positive “large and complex content, great value” · 19 reviews
Negative “wish there was more items to craft and sell” · 2 reviews

Variety 9% · Replayability 3%

Graphics, art style, music and sound
Mentioned in 19% of reviews · Bottom 30% of the games we've analyzed

Visuals +2.66 · Graphics, art style, and animation
Positive “graphics are janky but oddly charming for a shop sim” · 23 reviews
Negative “lacks aesthetic customization and immersive alchemy atmosphere” · 3 reviews

Audio 4%

Playing with others, the community and servers

Not enough data — only 7% of reviews mention this.

Playing together +3.03 · Fun of playing with friends, teammates, or rivals

Community 0% · Servers & Connection 1%

Pricing, cheaters, balance and matchmaking
Mentioned in 10% of reviews · Top 40% of the games we've analyzed

Balance -0.13 · Whether classes, weapons, and builds are evenly matched
Negative “late game balance requires 200+ smelters for 10 silver dust production” · 10 reviews
Positive “great game design and idea” · 2 reviews

Anti-cheat 0% · Pricing 3% · Matchmaking 0%

Bugs, performance and developer support
Mentioned in 26% of reviews · Top 40% of the games we've analyzed

Stability -0.10 · Crashes, freezes, save loss, and game-breaking bugs
Negative “early access crashes happen repeatedly throughout gameplay” · 21 reviews
Positive “polished even in multiplayer as a new game” · 3 reviews

Performance 8% · Developer support 11%

Grey means too few reviews mention it to trust. — means almost no reviews mention it.

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