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Alchemia: Creatio Ex Nihilo

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60%Game Brain Score
Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, music
Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, grinding
86% User Score Based on 21 reviews

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Alchemia: Creatio Ex Nihilo is a single player tactical turn-based strategy game with a fantasy theme. It was developed by Space Paca and was released on July 31, 2025. It received positive reviews from players.

Alchemia is a turn-based strategy roguelike with a hint of puzzle. You'll collect alchemical reagents, building your own personalized combat satchel, and combine them into magical recipes, unique to each run, to battle against outlandish foes.

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86%Audience ScoreBased on 21 reviews
gameplay4 positive mentions
replayability2 negative mentions
  • Innovative deckbuilding twist using alchemy-style reagent and recipe mechanics, which adds a fresh strategic layer.
  • Addictive and fun gameplay loop with challenging enemies and satisfying mastery of combos and recipes.
  • Good art style, music, and developer engagement with the community, promising potential for future improvements and content.
  • High RNG and inconsistent difficulty lead to some fights feeling either too easy or frustratingly hard, impacting enjoyment.
  • Limited content and replayability in early acts, with repetitive runs and lack of meaningful build variety.
  • Bugs, crashes, and balance issues remain unresolved, along with a perceived lack of polish and ongoing development, making it feel abandoned.

  • gameplay

    7 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The gameplay is generally enjoyable and addictive, featuring a unique alchemy-based mechanic involving reagents and recipes. However, some players feel it lacks replayability, especially for fans of roguelike builder games. Overall, the core mechanics are praised for their creativity and fun.

    • “I'm loving the gameplay loop, it's very fun and addictive.”
    • “This game's unique mechanic is dressed up as alchemy, and revolves around the concept of reagents and recipes.”
    • “I also think the core mechanics are pretty cool.”

  • replayability

    3 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    Replayability opinions are mixed: fans of deckbuilder roguelites find the game fully playable and worth replaying, while those expecting deeper roguelike elements may feel the mechanics lack sufficient replay value, especially without rewarding meta progression.

    • “Although the way it is right now, it's fully playable and replayable - so if you like deckbuilder roguelites, I'd definitely recommend giving this one a try!”
    • “If you're here because you like roguelike deckbuilders, then this game will leave you feeling a little let down, mostly because the otherwise interesting mechanics are utterly devoid of replayability.”
    • “However, I think it's entirely unreasonable to expect people to do your meta progression grind if you're not going to put a premium on replayability.”

  • grinding

    2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The grinding aspect is criticized for becoming tedious due to easily accessible deck thinning and resources, which enables a dominant strategy that removes challenge and turns early gameplay into a repetitive, slow slog focused on brute forcing recipes and extensive map exploration without meaningful choices.

    • “Deck thinning always being accessible once you find the shop node combined with the fact that you always have access to recipes and base reagents means that I can go for this strategy every time, enemies have no chance of defeating me, and the game devolves into a tedious slog.”
    • “The first act very quickly becomes a tedious swamp of stalling fights while you brute force certain recipes while you just explore the entire map (you're never forced to choose a path on the map, you are free to explore everything you've seen in any order).”

  • music

    2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The music is praised for creating a terrific atmosphere and is well-loved by players, enhancing the overall experience despite some gameplay repetitiveness.

    • “Terrific atmosphere; loved the music, although the game got a little repetitive at times, but you unlock new stuff as you progress.”
    • “The music is also super nice.”

  • graphics

    1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The graphics are praised for creatively enhancing the deckbuilding concept by offering a visually distinct and innovative presentation that sets it apart from typical card-based games.

  • stability

    1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The game offers enjoyable gameplay but is hindered by frequent bugs, impacting its overall stability.

  • atmosphere

    1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The game features a terrific atmosphere enhanced by enjoyable music, though some players find it becomes a bit repetitive over time. Progression through unlocking new content helps maintain interest.

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Alchemia: Creatio Ex Nihilo is a tactical turn-based strategy game with fantasy theme.

Alchemia: Creatio Ex Nihilo is available on PC, Mac OS, Windows and Linux.

Alchemia: Creatio Ex Nihilo was released on July 31, 2025.

Alchemia: Creatio Ex Nihilo was developed by Space Paca.

Alchemia: Creatio Ex Nihilo has received positive reviews from players. Most players liked Alchemia: Creatio Ex Nihilo for its gameplay but disliked it for its replayability.

Alchemia: Creatio Ex Nihilo is a single player game.

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