Potion Craft: Alchemist Simulator
Hooks you almost right away
What the data shows
- In the first 2 hours 1 in 6 reviews are negative (18%); after 7h it's 1 in 19 (5%).
- Fully opens up by hour 7.
- The opening is criticised less than in 77% of games we track.
- 17% of players who start reach the ending.
- The biggest drop-off is between “Alchemist's Path: Chapter I” (Complete Chapter I of the Alchemist's Path) and “Alchemist's Path: Chapter II” (Complete Chapter II of the Alchemist's Path): from 100% to 78% of starters.
- 74% of owners got the first achievement.
When it gets good
Share of positive reviews by how many hours the reviewer had played when writing the review.
before it gets good opening up fully opened up
Based on all 45,422 Steam reviews in every language. Median playtime in a sample of 299 reviews: 17.6h for positive, 9.7h for negative. Almost every game is rated lower in the first 2–3 hours: that window includes refunds and quick first impressions. What matters is how deep the dip is and how fast the game recovers.
Where players quit
Share of players who started the game and reached each story milestone. 100% is the most common achievement (74.5% of owners), so people who bought the game and never launched it don't count.
- Started playing 100%
- Alchemist's Path: Chapter I Complete Chapter I of the Alchemist's Path 100%
- Alchemist's Path: Chapter II Complete Chapter II of the Alchemist's Path Most players quit here 78% −22
- Alchemist's Path: Chapter III Complete Chapter III of the Alchemist's Path 60% −18
- Alchemist's Path: Chapter IV Complete Chapter IV of the Alchemist's Path 47% −13
- Alchemist's Path: Chapter V Complete Chapter V of the Alchemist's Path 35% −12
- Alchemist's Path: Chapter VI Complete Chapter VI of the Alchemist's Path 29% −6
- Alchemist's Path: Chapter VII Complete Chapter VII of the Alchemist's Path 24% −4
- Alchemist's Path: Chapter VIII Complete Chapter VIII of the Alchemist's Path 22% −3
- Alchemist's Path: Chapter IX Complete Chapter IX of the Alchemist's Path 17% −5
story milestone ending biggest drop-off
Story milestones were labeled by AI from achievement names and descriptions; mistakes are possible.
All achievements (29)
story milestone ending side
- Alchemist's Path: Chapter I Complete Chapter I of the Alchemist's Path 100%
- I need only your strongest potions! Create a tier 3 potion 90%
- Alchemist's Path: Chapter II Complete Chapter II of the Alchemist's Path 78%
- Breaking Bad Repair the Alchemy Machine 70%
- Alchemist's Path: Chapter III Complete Chapter III of the Alchemist's Path 60%
- Nigredo Create Nigredo 57%
- Alchemist's Path: Chapter IV Complete Chapter IV of the Alchemist's Path 47%
- We require more vessels Buy an Alchemy Machine upgrade 46%
- Good-natured Reach the maximum reputation level 42%
- Slippery Business Buy potion base: Oil 38%
- Void Salt Create Void Salt 38%
- Albedo Create Albedo 36%
- Alchemist's Path: Chapter V Complete Chapter V of the Alchemist's Path 35%
- Now we're cooking Fully upgrade the Alchemy Machine 29%
- Alchemist's Path: Chapter VI Complete Chapter VI of the Alchemist's Path 29%
- Oh, it's all sticky... Create an Unknown Substance 26%
- Moon Salt Create Moon Salt 25%
- Alchemist's Path: Chapter VII Complete Chapter VII of the Alchemist's Path 24%
- Citrinitas Create Citrinitas 24%
- Alchemist's Path: Chapter VIII Complete Chapter VIII of the Alchemist's Path 22%
- Rubedo Create Rubedo 20%
- Sun Salt Create Sun Salt 18%
- Alchemist's Path: Chapter IX Complete Chapter IX of the Alchemist's Path 17%
- Magnum Opus Create the Philosopher’s Stone 14%
- Legendary Alchemist Reach a popularity level of 15 13%
- Life Salt Create Life Salt 13%
- Pure Evil Reach the minimum reputation level 13%
- Philosopher's Salt Create Philosopher's Salt 8.9%
- Alchemist's Path: Chapter X Complete Chapter X of the Alchemist's Path 8.5%