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Alchemist's Castle

Kabuk Games · 2017-11-02

SteamPlayStation Store

ActionAdventureIndie

Modes: Single player · Perspectives: Third person

Releases: Nov 2017 (Linux), Nov 14, 2017 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Mar 28, 2018 (PlayStation 4), Oct 13, 2019 (Nintendo Switch), Nov 2017 (Mac)

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!

Alchemist's Castle is an Action, Adventure, Indie game released in 2017, priced at $0.99, with an estimated 20,000 to 50,000 owners and a Mostly Positive review sentiment (78% of 144 reviews).

0
playing now
78%
positive of 144 reviews
Mostly Positive
steam's rating (official)
20,000–50,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
70/100
IGDB user rating (1 ratings)
3.59★
PlayStation Store rating (135 ratings)
pending
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Unsupported
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Unsupported
$0.99
steam price (US)

0 players in-game as of 2026-10-14 08:00 UTC (census sample)

Health check

Quiet
  • · 0 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 3 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~0/week).
  • · Current weekly pace is under 5% of the all-time peak week (15 reviews).
  • · Top 33% of 27,667 Action games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-09-01

Estimated sales: 3.6k–8.6k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 144 total reviews — how this is computed.

All-time low: $0.69 at Steam (2019-06-26) · bundled 2×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $0.99 · on sale 1 of 2 observed days (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
151520172026Week of 2017-11-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2017-12-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2018-01-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2018-02-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2018-03-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2018-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-06-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2018-07-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2018-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2018-08-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2018-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-10-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2019-01-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2019-02-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2019-03-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2019-04-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2019-05-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2019-06-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2019-07-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2019-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-10-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2019-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-11-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2020-01-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-12-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 1 positive
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

102026-09-15 08:00 — 0 players2026-09-16 17:00 — 0 players2026-09-18 00:00 — 0 players2026-09-19 08:00 — 0 players2026-09-20 15:00 — 0 players2026-09-21 23:00 — 0 players2026-09-23 06:00 — 0 players2026-09-24 14:00 — 0 players2026-09-25 21:00 — 0 players2026-09-27 05:00 — 0 players2026-09-28 12:00 — 0 players2026-09-29 20:00 — 0 players2026-10-01 04:00 — 0 players2026-10-02 11:00 — 0 players2026-10-03 19:00 — 0 players2026-10-05 03:00 — 0 players2026-10-06 10:00 — 0 players2026-10-07 18:00 — 0 players2026-10-09 01:00 — 0 players2026-10-10 09:00 — 0 players2026-10-11 16:00 — 0 players2026-10-13 00:00 — 0 players2026-10-14 08:00 — 0 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Price history

$0.99$0.692017-11-032026-01-052017-11-03 — best price $0.992018-09-22 — best price $0.992018-12-20 — best price $0.742019-01-04 — best price $0.992019-02-04 — best price $0.742019-02-11 — best price $0.992019-06-26 — best price $0.692019-07-09 — best price $0.992019-10-28 — best price $0.692019-11-01 — best price $0.992019-11-26 — best price $0.692019-12-03 — best price $0.992019-12-20 — best price $0.692020-01-02 — best price $0.992020-01-23 — best price $0.692020-01-27 — best price $0.992020-06-25 — best price $0.692020-07-09 — best price $0.992020-10-29 — best price $0.692020-11-02 — best price $0.992020-11-25 — best price $0.692020-12-01 — best price $0.992020-12-22 — best price $0.692021-01-05 — best price $0.992021-02-11 — best price $0.692021-02-15 — best price $0.992024-06-27 — best price $0.792024-07-11 — best price $0.992024-11-27 — best price $0.692024-12-04 — best price $0.992025-06-26 — best price $0.692025-07-10 — best price $0.992025-09-29 — best price $0.692025-10-06 — best price $0.992025-12-18 — best price $0.692026-01-05 — best price $0.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Completion

12
achievements tracked
73.8%
earned "Jumper"
20.1%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsmacOSLinuxFull controller supportSingle-playerSteam AchievementsFull controller supportFamily Sharing

3 supported languages: English, Russian, Turkish

Player tags

2DIndieRetroActionAdventurePlatformerMetroidvaniaSingleplayerSide ScrollerPixel Graphics

Census log

Computed from census-recorded observations only — dates are observation dates.

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Similarity via IGDB.

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