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Ways of Alchemy cover art

Ways of Alchemy

RocketBrush Games · 2025-08-22

Steam

IndieRPGSimulation

Modes: Single player

Releases: Aug 22, 2025 (PC (Microsoft Windows))

Become a medieval alchemist in this card game. Brew deadly potions, discover ancient recipes, hire adventurers, and outwit the Inquisition. Transform your humble shack into an alchemical empire. No wands are required — just knowledge and wit.

75%
positive of 724 reviews
Mostly Positive
steam rating
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
$17.99
steam price (US)

Health check

Quiet
  • · 17 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~2/week).
  • · Review velocity down 35% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Current weekly pace is under 5% of the all-time peak week (331 reviews).
  • · Top 27% of 20,529 Indie games in the census by review count.
Estimated sales: 14k–33k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 724 total reviews — how this is computed.

All-time low: $10.79 at Steam (2026-06-25)via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $17.99 · on sale 8 of 16 observed days (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
23723720252026Week of 2025-08-22: 237 positiveWeek of 2025-08-22: 94 negativeWeek of 2025-08-29: 52 positiveWeek of 2025-08-29: 33 negativeWeek of 2025-09-05: 25 positiveWeek of 2025-09-05: 9 negativeWeek of 2025-09-12: 10 positiveWeek of 2025-09-12: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-09-19: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-09-19: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-09-26: 16 positiveWeek of 2025-09-26: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-10-03: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-10-03: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-10-10: 12 positiveWeek of 2025-10-10: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-10-17: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-10-24: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-10-24: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-10-31: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-10-31: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-11-07: 7 positiveWeek of 2025-11-14: 5 positiveWeek of 2025-11-21: 5 positiveWeek of 2025-11-21: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-11-28: 12 positiveWeek of 2025-11-28: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-12-05: 5 positiveWeek of 2025-12-05: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-12-12: 7 positiveWeek of 2025-12-12: 6 negativeWeek of 2025-12-19: 7 positiveWeek of 2025-12-19: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-12-26: 5 positiveWeek of 2025-12-26: 5 negativeWeek of 2026-01-02: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-01-02: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-01-09: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-01-09: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-01-16: 3 positiveWeek of 2026-01-16: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-01-23: 6 positiveWeek of 2026-01-23: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-01-30: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-02-06: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-02-06: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-02-13: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-02-20: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-02-27: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-02-27: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-03-06: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-03-06: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-03-13: 3 positiveWeek of 2026-03-20: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-03-20: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-03-27: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-03-27: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-04-10: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-04-17: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-04-24: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-04-24: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-05-08: 3 positiveWeek of 2026-05-15: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-05-22: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-05-22: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-05-29: 5 positiveWeek of 2026-05-29: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-06-05: 5 positiveWeek of 2026-06-12: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-06-19: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-06-26: 3 positiveWeek of 2026-06-26: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-07-03: 3 positiveWeek of 2026-07-03: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-07-17: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-07-31: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-08-07: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-08-07: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-08-21: 2 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Price history

$17.99$10.792025-08-222026-07-092025-08-22 — best price $16.192025-08-29 — best price $17.992025-09-29 — best price $14.392025-10-20 — best price $17.992025-12-02 — best price $14.032025-12-13 — best price $17.992025-12-18 — best price $13.492026-01-05 — best price $17.992026-01-17 — best price $12.592026-01-31 — best price $17.992026-03-05 — best price $12.592026-03-18 — best price $17.992026-03-19 — best price $12.592026-03-26 — best price $17.992026-04-19 — best price $11.692026-05-03 — best price $17.992026-06-25 — best price $10.792026-07-09 — best price $17.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Completion

38
achievements tracked
95.7%
earned "A Fresh Start"
48.8%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsSingle-playerSteam AchievementsAdjustable Text SizeCustom Volume ControlsPlayable without Timed InputSave AnytimePartial Controller SupportSteam CloudFamily Sharing

6 supported languages: English, Japanese, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, Korean, Russian

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)2060%38

Players tracked by Exophase (achievement/trophy trackers) — a sample of the player base, not total sales.

Census log

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

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