ActionFit check
Is Alkali worth it for you?
We tell you who should skip it, too.
Play it if you…
Good fit- Precision-platformer fans who want to navigate hazards through physics-based interactions
- Players who prefer long campaigns to short platforming games
- Level creators who want to build stages and share them through Steam Workshop
Skip it if you…
Saves you a refund- Players seeking instant-death platforming may find the replenishable body system changes the stakes of failure.
- Players who want a short, compact campaign may find the 70 levels and more than 750 screens extensive.
- Players looking for multiplayer gameplay may not find it here; the described sharing feature is for user-created levels.
Our take on Alkali
The campaign has a stated scale of 70 levels, more than 750 screens, and about 20 hours, but the store copy gives little detail about how those stages vary. Its clearest structural distinction is managing a body that can lose mass without dying instantly.
What is Alkali?
Alkali is a precision platformer in which the player controls an alkali-metal body.
React with water to leap upward, move fire by acting as a torch, or give up half your mass to pass through a spinning saw. The body does not die instantly: collect pieces of metal to replenish it, and use its changing size to move through hazards. The game includes 70 levels and more than 750 screens, with a main campaign described as approximately 20 hours long. Dark worlds add more challenging levels, while collected diskettes reveal details about the setting. An integrated level editor lets players create stages and share them through Steam Workshop.
How Alkali plays
- 01Elemental Reactions
- Water can propel the body upward, while its torch-like properties can move fire through the environment.
- 02Changing Body Mass
- Metal pieces replenish the body, and sacrificing half its mass can open a path through a saw.
- 03Level Creation
- Created stages can be shared with other players through Steam Workshop.
- 04Story Collectibles
- Finding diskettes reveals more about the world.
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Alkali: platforms & release
Is Alkali worth it?
It is worth it if: precision-platformer fans who want to navigate hazards through physics-based interactions. Skip it if: players seeking instant-death platforming may find the replenishable body system changes the stakes of failure.
Where can I download Alkali?
Use the Download Now button on this page: it opens Alkali's store page, where you can choose how to get it.
What platforms is Alkali on?
Windows only.
