Alchemy Factory is a simulation game that puts you in the shoes of a magic apprentice, who is tasked with managing an alchemy workshop and selling alchemical goods in hopes of becoming a renowned alchemy magnate. You start from humble beginnings and work your way to owning an established enterprise.

Set in the medieval ages, where magic and industry blend together, Alchemy Factory features the use of industrial-grade machinery to automate production and keep your supply lines flowing through. The game also has an online co-op feature that lets your friends join and assist you in running your magical workshop.

Build a sustainable factory

Alchemy Factory’s goal is to create a self-efficient alchemy workshop that produces alchemical goods to be sold for profit. The game teaches you how to build machinery to automate the production process. The voxel-perfect building system allows you to perfectly place and snap machines like conveyor belts and pipelines together. This gives room for creative designs, resulting in a highly sustainable factory.

As you progress through the game, you can unlock advanced technology and logistics, like teleportation networks, to streamline the production process. Other than constructing machines, you also have to manage the shop itself by making sure shelves are stocked with adequate supplies, so that customers can purchase the goods that they need. Later on, you can also automate the sales process and let the money flow.

Having an established factory can get repetitive after a while. Once you lay out all the machinery, you won’t have anything else to do other than watch your income flow passively. You can alleviate boredom by inviting friends over through co-op play. They can help you further improve your factory’s design, or they can stare in awe at the magic you’ve built.

Worth it for its innovative approach

Overall, Alchemy Factory innovatively approaches the management genre. Instead of the usual restaurant or food business, you operate a magical store, which gives it a unique identity. It’s a game where hard work pays off, as you begin with manual labor and later on rely on automated production systems to manage your store. A satisfying journey, to say the least.