The Alchemist

by khill

co-authored: @idaedalusi, @quartzite

Overall★★★★★★★★★★3.79

Fun★★★★★★★★★★3.46

Innovation★★★★★★★★★★3.80

Theme★★★★★★★★★★4.23

Graphics★★★★★★★★★★4.17

Audio★★★★★★★★★★3.90

Mood★★★★★★★★★★3.88

Description

*Play in Full-Screen for best experience.*

The Alchemist has lived a long and dangerous life. Finally it seems his time has come, the grim reaper haunts his very home looking to take him to the great beyond. But it looks like the Alchemist isn't ready to go just yet. Help him stay alive as long as possible as he fights off against the reaper be creating potions from whatever ingredients he has left.

How to Play

* Click on a card in your hand to add that ingredient to your cauldron.
* Once you have three ingredients in your cauldron, a potion will automatically brew.
* Now you have to decide what to do with it. Do you drink it for yourself? Or throw it at the reaper
* Depending on the ingredients you put in, different effects can occur!
* Draw cards when you run out of ingredients.
* Mix and match potions to Delay the Inevitable!

~Share your high score!~

Credits

Quartzite - Music/Programming

Khill - Art/Programming

IDaedalusI - Programming

we did a lot of programming, lol

.

Tags: #atmospheric, #creepy, #dark, #point & click, #singleplayer, #spooky, #unity

Genres: survival

Tools: Unity

Comments16

JuulH5 Apr 2022, 01:55

It was a bit confusing at first, but the idea is really interesting. The graphics and music were really well made too! Great job :)

Stenblood5 Apr 2022, 01:56

Could not figure out how to survive longer except for throwing, still had a look of cool stuff tho.

ikilledkenny1215 Apr 2022, 01:57

LOL this is a meme

Bryce Campbell5 Apr 2022, 01:58

This is a great game but kind of confusing. The theme, graphics and sound were on point!

benk865 Apr 2022, 02:00

Whoa, this is a cool and unique game. I didn't expect a card-based game with this theme, but you did something fun!

I like the graphics, they kinda reminds me of Darkest Dungeon for some reason :D

Music has fight for your life vibe, so mr. Quaratize did great work!
Same thing goes to sound effects - they just feel good.

SwordMage5 Apr 2022, 02:05

nice concept. I also realized it helps to look at the symbols on the cards and not blindly chug everything - just like in real life!

ricardopino5 Apr 2022, 13:48

excelent concept, the art is amazing, congrats people, it really have a future.

Tyrannas5 Apr 2022, 17:36

Nice game ! Really like the idea, music and graphics are pretty neats too ! I just have a trouble finding a strategy to get past 60s, at some point I cannot achieve to gain either enough life, cards or push to survive x)

spladug5 Apr 2022, 18:08

That was really fun. I liked how inevitable (and creepy) the reaper was. The music really added to the vibe.

oramun6 Apr 2022, 08:14

The visuals on this game were really good and loved the music. Did find it a little hard to realise what the affects of the potions meant but once i had got it i really enjoyed it. Great game :)

LDJam user 06 Apr 2022, 08:53

Great concept.
Wonderful artwork and music.
Gameplay could have been better explained in-game

Spaghetti7 Apr 2022, 21:18

Interesting concept. I liked the idea of using a negative counter for time until death. The choice between drink and throw is nice, even though maybe not as meaningful as it could be - but being a jam game it is very good!

pwnofprophecy8 Apr 2022, 18:36

Really fun idea! I would recommend slowing the Reaper's approach early on so the fundamentals can get figured out earlier because I love the gameplay here.

LDP10 Apr 2022, 18:26

I'll always admire people able to find new types of gameplay with card games. This one was hard to understand at first but when everything starts to make sense, there's a lot of depth in the gameplay. This wall well polished with nice art, sounds and effects. You made a really great work.

dasMaichen17 Apr 2022, 21:32

That really nice card game! :-)
But waaaah! The dude with the sense is coming! Nice graphics! And yea... I delay my death... but for what reasons? :D

evgeney2429 May 2022, 04:05

It was a bit confusing at first, but the idea is really interesting.

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