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Escape First Alchemist ⚗️

First-person escape game, playable solo or co-op with up to 4 people. Solve riddles of a reclusive alchemist that trapped you in his workshop. Brew potions and overcome challenges as he laughs at your failures and makes light of your successes...But what if things are not what they seem?

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Developer
OnSkull Games
Publisher
OnSkull Games
Release
March 2, 2023
3 years and 153 days ago
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Very Positive1,094 reviews83.0%

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About the Game

Escape First Alchemist ⚗️ is a multiplayer first person escape room / adventure game, where you play as the apprentices of the reclusive sorceror-alchemist "Trismegistus". Your benevolent master managed to trap himself in a prison of his own making, and has bestowed upon you the challenge of releasing him. Of course, to make sure you don't just run away from his cunning riddles, he deigned fit to trap you as well...

Find ingredients and discover new potion recipes. Craft unique potions and gain the powers you need to escape.

Solve numerous interactive puzzles using logic, observation and communication.

Search the workshop for artifacts, inspect them carefully and find all missing clues!

Features

  • A fully voice acted 'Master' who begs you to release him but doesn't stop pestering you about your every action.

  • Play with up to 4 people to cooperate, or race to the end to see who can solve the puzzles first

  • Craft potions from recipes found throughout the game with various effects

  • Explore a unique workshop inspired by real alchemical history, with a fantasy twist!

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