StrategyIs Alchemia: Creatio Ex Nihilo worth it for you?
We tell you who should skip it, too.
Play it if you…
Good fit- Turn-based strategy players who want combat built around combining collected ingredients
- Roguelike fans who enjoy recipes and builds that vary between runs
- Puzzle-minded players who want to plan around enemy encounters and artifacts
Skip it if you…
Saves you a refund- Players who want a fixed set of recipes may hit a wall when combinations change from run to run.
- Players seeking action-based combat may bounce off the turn-based strategy encounters.
- Players looking for a puzzle game without combat may find the enemy battles central to the experience.
Our take on Alchemia: Creatio Ex Nihilo
The likely sticking point is the run-by-run recipe system: players who prefer learning a stable set of combinations may struggle when the available recipes vary. The turn-based battles also ask for strategy against a roster of more than 35 enemy types.
What is Alchemia: Creatio Ex Nihilo?
Alchemia is a turn-based strategy roguelike with puzzle elements.
Across each run, players gather alchemical reagents and assemble them into magical recipes for combat, while building a personalized satchel. Recipes vary between runs, and the combinations can be used against more than 35 enemy types. Journeys through the land of Alchemia also bring encounters with friends, ancient knowledge, relics, and events. Players can discover 60 recipes, collect more than 35 artifacts to customize a build, and encounter over 20 detailed events. The setting brings together magic, alchemy, fantastical creatures, and remnants of an older civilization.
How Alchemia: Creatio Ex Nihilo plays
- 01Run-specific recipes
- The game lists 60 recipes and more than 10 quintillion possible combinations within each run.
- 02Artifact collection
- More than 35 artifacts can be looted and used to customize a build.
- 03Journey events
- Journeys include over 20 detailed events alongside encounters with foes, friends, and ancient knowledge.
- 04Enemy encounters
- Combat involves strategizing against more than 35 different enemies.
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Alchemia: Creatio Ex Nihilo: platforms & release
Is Alchemia: Creatio Ex Nihilo worth it?
It is worth it if: turn-based strategy players who want combat built around combining collected ingredients. Skip it if: players who want a fixed set of recipes may hit a wall when combinations change from run to run.
Where can I download Alchemia: Creatio Ex Nihilo?
Use the Download Now button on this page: it opens Alchemia: Creatio Ex Nihilo's store page, where you can choose how to get it.
What platforms is Alchemia: Creatio Ex Nihilo on?
Windows, macOS and Linux.







