Alchemist's Atelier
The Alchemist's Atelier is a dark, atmospheric idle game set in a medieval laboratory. Starting with nothing but a mortar and pestle, you grind herbs, distill reagents, and unlock a chain of alchemical resources — from essence and mercury to sulfur, salt, and the rare, luminous Aurum. Build an atelier of ten producers, each evolving as your mastery grows. Fifteen transmutations fire automatically at key milestones, reshaping your operation without requiring any management. When enough Aurum has been refined, invoke the Great Work — a prestige that resets your run but earns permanent Lapis stones, each one multiplying every future cycle. The longer you play, the deeper the mystery. Claim glowing alchemical sigils for production boosts, unlock a Journal as the work progresses, and discover the Quintessence layer — a fifth element that accumulates across all time, funding upgrades that carry through every cycle forever.
About Alchemist's Atelier
Starting with nothing but a mortar and pestle, you grind herbs, distill reagents, and slowly coax a medieval laboratory to life. Resources chain together — essence leads to mercury, mercury to sulfur, and deep into each run you'll refine the rare, luminous Aurum. Ten producers fill your atelier, each one evolving automatically at key milestones so the operation reshapes itself while you watch the numbers climb.
When enough Aurum accumulates, you can invoke the Great Work — a prestige reset that strips your progress but banks permanent Lapis stones, multiplying every cycle that follows. A fifth layer called Quintessence builds across all time and funds upgrades that never reset, so nothing is truly lost. Alchemical sigils offer production boosts, and a Journal surfaces gradually as the work deepens, piecing together the mystery behind the atelier.
It fits neatly alongside other strategy and puzzle games, though its dark academic atmosphere sets it apart. Best experienced in a browser with the sound on — the ambient audio adds real weight to the slow, satisfying crawl toward the Great Work.
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How to use
- Tap GRIND to collect Herbs and begin your first cycle - Buy producers in the Atelier tab — they generate resources automatically while you're away - Resources unlock in a chain: Herbs → Reagents → Essence → Mercury/Sulfur → Salt → Aurum - Transmutations fire automatically when you hit milestones — no buttons to click - Tap sigils that appear on the Atelier screen for bonus production, lump-sum rewards, or rare Lapis - When the Great Work unlocks (500 Aurum), hold the Invoke button on the Great Work tab to prestige - Spend Lapis ◆ on permanent upgrades in the Lapis Shop — they carry through every cycle - After earning 10 total Lapis, the Crucible of Ages opens: a meta-layer that accumulates forever and funds five permanent upgrades beyond the Lapis shop
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