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Escape First Alchemist ⚗ cover art

Escape First Alchemist ⚗

OnSkull Games · 2023-03-02

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ActionAdventureCasualIndieSimulationSports

Modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative

Releases: Jun 01, 2025 (PlayStation 5), Sep 01, 2023 (PlayStation 4), Mar 02, 2023 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Sep 01, 2023 (Xbox One), Feb 22, 2024 (Nintendo Switch)

First-person escape game, playable solo or co-op with up to 4 people. Solve riddles of a reclusive alchemist that trapped you in his workshop. Brew potions and overcome challenges as he laughs at your failures and makes light of your successes...But what if things are not what they seem?

83%
positive of 1.1k reviews
Very Positive
steam rating
20,000–50,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
gold
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
$9.99
steam price (US)

Health check

Cooling
  • · 83 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~10/week).
  • · Review velocity down 62% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 33% of 11,147 Action games in the census by review count.
Estimated sales: 22k–50k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 1,106 total reviews — how this is computed.

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
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Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Details

WindowsSingle-playerMulti-playerCo-opOnline Co-opSteam AchievementsPartial Controller SupportFamily Sharing

Player tags

3DCo-opLogicMagicCasualLinearPuzzleFantasyMysteryCrafting

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