Alchemist's Awakening similar games & best alternatives

Alchemist's Awakening

PC (Microsoft Windows), Linux, Mac • 2019

Should you play it?

Enter a world full of magic, mystery, beautiful landscapes and dangerous creatures. Build your own destiny, by yourself or with some friends, gather materials, use elements as attacks, recombine them into building blocks... and use your Alchemist's power to give life to any shape you built.

What works
  • Unique and deep crafting system
  • High creativity and customization
  • Large immersive world
  • Relaxing music and atmosphere
  • Active developer engagement
Things to keep in mind
  • Limited enemy variety and ai
  • Some bugs and technical issues
  • Minimal story and progression
  • Combat is clunky and basic
  • Lack of tutorial and guidance

What to play next

Similar games, hidden gems, and fresh directions from this game.

Top picks

Games that feel the closest overall

  • Planet Centauri

  • Forever Skies

  • ΔV: Rings of Saturn

  • Poke ALL Toads

  • Ancient Warfare 3

  • StarsOne

  • Isopod: A Webbed Spin-off

  • Total Miner

  • Astro Colony
Hidden Gems

Less popular games with surprisingly high similarity

  • Poke ALL Toads

  • Isopod: A Webbed Spin-off

  • Total Miner
If you liked…

Recommendations by what you enjoyed most

  • Creativity

    Path of Exile
  • Experimenting

    Ghostlore
  • Expression

    Garry's Mod

Similarity map

Explore nearby similar games and see why they’re close.

How to use the graph
Similarity map

Each dot is a game. They are arranged from the same motivation profile as in the “Why this game works” section below. Closer dots usually mean more similar reasons to play (exploration, competition, relaxation, etc.)—not that one game is “better” than another.

  • Purple star: this page’s game — everything on the map is relative to it.
  • Coloured chips: click to highlight games that mainly differ on that motivation; click again to reset.
  • Dotted line: link between this page’s game and the one selected for comparison.
  • Hover a dot for a screenshot preview, score, and top score gaps; click to compare in the panel on the right.
  • Scroll or double-click the chart to zoom out and see more games.

Why don’t the axes read like a score? This view uses t-SNE: it only keeps who is close to whom. The scales are not “good to bad” or hours played—they separate groups on the map. Read distance between dots, not the axis numbers (hidden on purpose).

Alchemist's Awakening: Less representative of its motivational profile, with noticeable differences. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Survival, Violence, Competition, Thrill. Here, the score leans higher than usual among comparable games on Cooperation, Expression, Survival.

Why this game works

A motivational profile of the game, with the closest similar game for each player motivation.

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    "Players have freedom to choose wizards, spells, races, and strategies with many build options and modding support."

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    "Players have freedom to craft, build, and create their own golems and spells with few restrictions."

  • Competence

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    "Combat requires timing and skill, crafting and building systems provide clear progression and feedback."

    Capsule for Dawn of Defiance Dawn of Defiance

    "Crafting system requires skillful combination of elements and shapes; combat and building have some challenge."

  • Competition

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    -3

    "Focus is on personal exploration and progression rather than competing against others."

    Capsule for Approaching Infinity Approaching Infinity

    "Focus is on personal exploration and creation rather than competing against others."

  • Continuation

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    3

    "Many players report long play sessions (8-15 hours), exploration, and engagement with story and atmosphere encouraging extended play."

    Capsule for Kona II: Brume Kona II: Brume

    "Many players report long play sessions exploring, crafting, and building; some mention hundreds of hours."

  • Cooperation

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    2

    "Supports multiplayer co-op with teamwork, though co-op is buggy and less emphasized than solo play."

    Capsule for Astro Colony Astro Colony

    "Supports multiplayer and co-op play, though some technical issues exist; collaboration is possible but not core."

  • Creativity

    Game with the same Creativity vibe

    5

    "Extremely creative gameplay through build customization, skill gem combinations, and crafting systems."

    Capsule for Path of Exile Path of Exile

    "Highly creative gameplay with custom building, spell crafting, and golem creation."

  • Domination

    Game with the same Domination vibe

    -4

    "Interactions are cooperative or solo; no evidence of dominance or power over others."

    Capsule for waxweaver waxweaver

    "Interactions are cooperative or solo; no evidence of dominance or power over others."

  • Escapism

    Game with the same Escapism vibe

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    "Immersive world, exploration, and crafting provide strong escape from real life stress and routine."

    Capsule for Enshrouded Enshrouded

    "Immersive world, relaxing exploration, and magical crafting provide escape from real life."

  • Expectation

    Game with the same Expectation vibe

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    "Players engage voluntarily out of interest and curiosity; no pressure or obligation noted."

    Capsule for Pathologic 3 Pathologic 3

    "Players engage voluntarily out of interest and curiosity; no pressure or obligation noted."

  • Experimenting

    Game with the same Experimenting vibe

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    "Strong emphasis on trying new builds, skill combos, and glyph arrangements; encourages tinkering and creative exploration."

    Capsule for Ghostlore Ghostlore

    "Strong emphasis on experimenting with element combinations, building shapes, and spell creation."

  • Exploration

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    "Large open world with multiple biomes encourages discovery and curiosity-driven activities."

    Capsule for Shelter 2 Shelter 2

    "Large open world with diverse biomes and structures encourages discovery."

  • Expression

    Game with the same Expression vibe

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    "Extensive customization of characters, environments, and gameplay for self-expression."

    Capsule for Garry's Mod Garry's Mod

    "Players customize characters, buildings, and golems extensively for self-expression."

  • Fantasy

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    "Fantasy setting with magic, mythical creatures, and RPG elements."

    Capsule for Solace Crafting Solace Crafting

    "Fantasy setting with magic, alchemy, and mythical creatures."

  • Fellowship

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    1

    "Some community and multiplayer interaction, but many players focus on solo play."

    Capsule for Astro Colony Astro Colony

    "Some community and multiplayer interaction exists but many players focus on solo play."

  • Growth

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    "Players learn crafting recipes, farming mechanics, and improve skills gradually."

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    "Players learn crafting recipes and improve building skills, though progression is limited."

  • Health

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    "No physical activity or health-related gameplay elements."

    Capsule for 80 Days 80 Days

    "No physical activity or health-related gameplay elements."

  • Idle

    Game with the same Idle vibe

    -3

    "Requires active attention to survival, crafting, and base management; not a casual idle game."

    Capsule for The Infected The Infected

    "Requires attention for crafting, building, and combat; not a casual idle game."

  • Intimacy

    Game with the same Intimacy vibe

    -4

    "Social interactions are limited and surface-level; no emphasis on forming close relationships."

    Capsule for Orbifall Orbifall

    "Social interactions are limited and mostly surface-level; no close relationships described."

  • Leadership

    Game with the same Leadership vibe

    -3

    "No evidence of leadership roles; players cooperate or compete equally."

    Capsule for Ostrich Island Ostrich Island

    "No evidence of leadership roles; players mostly manage own creations or cooperate equally."

  • Progression

    Game with the same Progression vibe

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    "Some progression through unlocking bosses and items, but overall limited by early access content and static character abilities."

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    "Some item and spell progression exists but players can access powerful abilities early."

  • Relaxation

    Game with the same Relaxation vibe

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    "Calming music, art, and simple gameplay create a relaxing and stress-free experience."

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    "Calming music, immersive world, and creative gameplay promote relaxation."

  • Sensation

    Game with the same Sensation vibe

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    "Visuals and sounds are pleasant but not highly stimulating or intense."

    Capsule for Hydroneer Hydroneer

    "Visuals and sound are pleasant but not highly stimulating or intense."

  • Status

    Game with the same Status vibe

    -3

    "Focus is on personal enjoyment and creativity rather than social recognition or status."

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    "No emphasis on social status or recognition; focus is on personal creativity."

  • Story

    Game with the same Story vibe

    0

    "Minimal story content; mostly context-free sandbox gameplay with some lore and missions."

    Capsule for Superfly Superfly

    "Minimal story present; gameplay mostly context-free sandbox activities."

  • Strategy

    Game with the same Strategy vibe

    1

    "Some planning needed for crafting and resource management but overall straightforward."

    Capsule for Yonder: The Cloud Catcher Chronicles Yonder: The Cloud Catcher Chronicles

    "Some planning involved in crafting and building but limited strategic depth."

  • Thrill

    Game with the same Thrill vibe

    -2

    "Game is low risk and low tension; combat is simple and exploration is safe and relaxed."

    Capsule for Stranded Sails - Explorers of the Cursed Islands Stranded Sails - Explorers of the Cursed Islands

    "Combat and exploration have low risk and tension; mostly controlled experiences."

  • Value

    Game with the same Value vibe

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    "Players perceive good value for the price given the creativity and quality of the experience."

    Capsule for Strange Jigsaws Strange Jigsaws

    "Players perceive good value for price given creativity and gameplay depth."

  • Violence

    Game with the same Violence vibe

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    "Combat exists but is mild and not the main focus; more emphasis on crafting and building than destruction."

    Capsule for The Last Caretaker The Last Caretaker

    "Combat exists but is basic; emphasis is more on creation than destruction."

  • Survival

    Game with the same Survival vibe

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    "Some survival elements like hunger exist but are optional and not threatening."

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    "Some survival elements like avoiding enemies exist but no hunger or complex survival mechanics."

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