Potion Craft: Alchemist Simulator similar games & best alternatives

Potion Craft: Alchemist Simulator

2022

Should you play it?

Potion Craft is an alchemist simulator where you physically interact with your tools and ingredients to brew potions. You're in full control of the whole shop: invent new recipes, attract customers and experiment to your heart's content. Just remember: the whole town is counting on you.

What works

  • Unique and creative potion crafting system
  • Relaxing and cozy atmosphere
  • Beautiful medieval art style
  • Engaging experimentation and exploration
  • Frequent updates and developer support

Things to keep in mind

  • Late game can become repetitive and grindy
  • Limited narrative and character development
  • Some ui and quality of life improvements needed
  • Economy and progression pacing issues
  • Lack of multiplayer or social features

What to play next

Top picks

Games that feels the closest overall

  • The Apothecary of Trubiz

  • Blacksmith. Song of two Kings.

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  • The Herbalist

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More story-driven

Games that feels like Potion Craft: Alchemist Simulator but with deeper narrative immersion

  • The Witch's Cauldron

  • ENSCROLL

  • BOOK OF HOURS

  • Ritual of Raven

  • Strange Horticulture

  • Seeds of Calamity

Less fantastical

Games that feels like Potion Craft: Alchemist Simulator but with less imaginative fiction

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  • Cookard

  • Little Sim World

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More idle-friendly

Games that feels like Potion Craft: Alchemist Simulator but with a stronger idle, pick-up-and-play feel

  • Maltese's Fluffy Onsen

  • Rusty's Retirement

  • Tiny Rails

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  • Tingus Goose

More leadership-focused

Games that feels like Potion Craft: Alchemist Simulator but with more leadership over others

  • Potion Tycoon

  • Ale Abbey - Monastery Brewery Tycoon

  • Ways of Alchemy

  • Kynseed

  • Lakeside Bar

  • Merchant of the Skies

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Potion Craft: Alchemist Simulator: Broadly representative of its motivational profile, with a few distinct shifts. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Survival, Violence, Competition, Thrill. Here, the score leans higher than usual among comparable games on Expression. It leans lower than usual among comparable games on Story, Intimacy.

Last update: 21/08/2026