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Alchemage

PC (Microsoft Windows) • 2020

Should you play it?

Begin your otherworldly life from scratch—with nothing but a single magic staff in hand. Shape the world with your own hands, build the home you love, or unleash the powers of alchemy and magic to battle relentless monsters from beyond.Set forth, Warlock!

What works

  • Engaging magic and crafting system
  • Large explorable world with diverse biomes
  • Creative building and map editor
  • Relaxing pixel art and soundtrack
  • Multiplayer cooperative mode available

Things to keep in mind

  • Game feels incomplete with limited content
  • Bugs and clunky controls reduce enjoyment
  • Durability system frustrating for some
  • Slow and uncertain development progress
  • Limited social and competitive features

What to play next

Top picks

Games that feels the closest overall

  • Regions of Ruin: Runegate

  • Crea

  • Planet Centauri

  • Regions Of Ruin

  • 9th Dawn III

  • Songbringer

Less social

Games that feels like Alchemage but with less teamwork and cooperation

  • Orion Sandbox Enhanced

  • Forsaken Isle

  • FOUNTAINS

  • Catmaze

  • Thorne - Death Merchants

  • Dead Cells

More intimate

Games that feels like Alchemage but with more focus on close relationships

  • Core Keeper

  • Hammerwatch

  • The Survivalists

  • Starbound

  • Hammerwatch Anniversary Edition

  • 9th Dawn Remake

Choose your own criteria ->

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How to read the map This is a polar difference map: direction = which motivation differs, and distance = how much (same units as the sidebar deltas).

Alchemage: Less representative of its motivational profile, with noticeable differences. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Cooperation, Fellowship, Intimacy, Leadership. It leans lower than usual among comparable games on Leadership, Intimacy, Continuation.

Last update: 10/08/2026