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Apotheker

Pine Drake Games · 2020-11-20

Steam

CasualIndie

Modes: Single player · Perspectives: First person, Text

Releases: Nov 20, 2020 (PC (Microsoft Windows))

After inheriting your grandmother's old shop, you must learn the subtle art of potion-making. Balance the effects of your brew using a variety of ingredients and tools and discover the intricacies that the magic of science has to offer!

Apotheker is a Casual, Indie game released in 2020, priced at $4.99, with an estimated 20,000 .. 50,000 owners and a Positive review sentiment (98% of 49 reviews).

0
playing now
98%
positive of 49 reviews
Positive
steam's rating (official)
20,000–50,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
Unknown
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: 0
$4.99
steam price (US)

0 players in-game as of 2026-10-14 09:00 UTC (census sample)

After inheriting your grandmother's old shop, you must learn the subtle art of potion-making. As you collect money and ingredients needed to make the Elixir of Life to save her, you will also encounter various citizens of Rheinwall, who will help you on your quest to save Grandma.(Storyline via IGDB)

Health check

Quiet
  • · 0 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 8 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~1/week).
  • · Review velocity up 14% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 47% of 29,032 Casual games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-09-02

All-time low: $1.99 at Steam (2023-12-21)via IsThereAnyDeal

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
7720202026Week of 2020-11-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 1 positive
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

002026-09-15 10:00 — 0 players2026-09-16 18:00 — 0 players2026-09-18 01:00 — 0 players2026-09-19 09:00 — 0 players2026-09-20 16:00 — 0 players2026-09-22 00:00 — 0 players2026-09-23 08:00 — 0 players2026-09-24 15:00 — 0 players2026-09-25 23:00 — 0 players2026-09-27 06:00 — 0 players2026-09-28 14:00 — 0 players2026-09-29 21:00 — 0 players2026-10-01 05:00 — 0 players2026-10-02 12:00 — 0 players2026-10-03 20:00 — 0 players2026-10-05 04:00 — 0 players2026-10-06 12:00 — 0 players2026-10-07 19:00 — 0 players2026-10-09 03:00 — 0 players2026-10-10 10:00 — 0 players2026-10-11 18:00 — 0 players2026-10-13 01:00 — 0 players2026-10-14 09:00 — 0 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Price history

$9.99$1.992020-11-202025-07-102020-11-20 — best price $9.992021-01-05 — best price $9.992021-02-15 — best price $9.992021-04-05 — best price $9.992021-07-08 — best price $9.992021-08-14 — best price $9.992021-09-16 — best price $9.992021-11-01 — best price $9.992021-12-01 — best price $9.992022-01-05 — best price $9.992022-02-03 — best price $9.992022-04-04 — best price $9.992022-05-09 — best price $9.992022-07-07 — best price $9.992022-10-31 — best price $9.992022-11-29 — best price $9.992023-01-05 — best price $9.992023-02-13 — best price $9.992023-03-23 — best price $9.992023-05-01 — best price $9.992023-07-13 — best price $9.992023-11-28 — best price $9.992024-01-04 — best price $9.992025-03-13 — best price $2.492025-06-26 — best price $1.992025-07-10 — best price $4.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Completion

30
achievements tracked
94.5%
earned "Beginner's Brew"
18.5%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsSingle-playerSteam AchievementsFamily Sharing

Player tags

2D3DCasualPuzzleColorfulStylizedManagementStory RichConversationSingleplayer

Census log

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

Players also track

Anna's QuestMasochisiaRusty Lake HotelPLANET ALPHAUnforeseen IncidentsRusty Lake: RootsForgotton AnneMemorrha

Similarity via IGDB.

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