Dwarven Alchemist
A downloadable game
Traditional-modern dungeon-crawling roguelike where alchemy is a solution to every problem.
In this game, the alchemist himself is weak compared to dangers lurking in the caves. And he will stay that way: no level-ups. Yet through his ingenuity and ever-growing knowledge of ingredients, he will discover the means to overcome any obstacle standing in his way - be it making a strength potion to open a rusty door, a dexterity potion to sneak past the nasty horror, or extra-potent gunpowder for his trusty firearm to blow through a heavily armored foe with lead. Pick mushrooms, mine for ore, take parts of slain beasts. Brew vile poisons, make powerful explosives, create deadly gas bombs.
Adaptability is key to success, since the alchemist never knows what kinds of ingredients he will encounter on a particular run, so he has to make do with what he has, switching tactics and approaches on the fly as the situation demands. If you notice that the odds are stacked against you, escape is a possibility. And knowing when it's time to cut your losses and run to fight another day is an extremely valuable skill to have in this game.
The ultimate goal of the alchemist is to collect ingredients necessary to brew the Poison of Annihilation, to let his brethren slay the Great Wyrm and free their home of its foul presence. It is an arduous task that will require many descents into expansive, procedurally generated dungeons.
Between his descents, the alchemist operates an alchemy shop, taking orders from his clients. The same potion the alchemist needs to heal his own wounds might be needed in the town, so there is always an extra layer of planning to your adventures. Gold is required to improve your shoddy-at-first laboratory equipment, without which the ultimate goal cannot be completed.
Get into our Discord to ask any questions about the game:
https://discord.com/invite/7K66YG4U3q
Wishlist on Steam: https://store.steampowered.com/app/4037480/Dwarven_Alchemist/
Subscribe to our YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@DwarvenAlchemist
You can contact us at honest.guild.studio@gmail.com
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Are we going to get games that are not on dwarves one day? it's so annoying to always get the same kind of game over and over and over again. I wish at least one person in this world could make a game on elves.
I'll never understand this obsession, dwarves are so boring too. Anyway this game isn't for me at all so i'll skip it I think
Just thought I'd let you know - itch.io flagged you for investigation for "potential suspicious activity". I got a warning trying to go to your Youtube page.
Yeah, thank you. We think it's Itch treating us with suspicion because they haven't checked us still. Very fresh page. It will probably pass.
We have a verified page on Steam.