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Games like Alchemy Garden

If Alchemy Garden is your kind of game, the closest matches are Summer in Mara, Lucie's Potager and STORY OF SEASONS: Grand Bazaar — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its chill, cozy and relaxing. Each pick is ranked by what players of this game also play, shared genres and tags, and review-mined similarity — not a generic popularity list.

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About Alchemy Garden: Craft magic potions and sell them in your own alchemy shop! Explore the world and harvest plants to discover new recipes! Take care of your own garden of alchemy and decorate the shop as you like!

2022IndieSimulationCasual12.99 USDDeck PlayableWindowsby MadSushi Games
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Creative freedom in garden layoutMeditative rhythm of daily tasksPlant variety is charming and cuteChillCozyRelaxing

Players who liked Alchemy Garden also play

Steam players who put hours into Alchemy Garden also tend to own these titles — a signal called collaborative filtering. imho.run cross-references millions of library ownership patterns to surface games whose real audiences overlap, regardless of whether their genre tags match.

  1. Summer in Mara

    WHY THIS

    Top pick for Alchemy Garden fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Simulation with Alchemy Garden.

    Take care of your own island and sail with your boat in this cozy farming adventure! Relax and unwind exploring a tropical archipelago or harvesting your own crops while helping others. Discover the story of Summer in Mara, with farming, crafting and exploring mechanics.

    2020IndieAdventureSimulation19.99 USDSteam ↗
  2. Lucie's Potager

    WHY THIS

    Second-strongest match for Alchemy Garden fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Casual with Alchemy Garden.

    Farm and sell exotic plants with Lucie in this shopkeeping RPG!

    2023IndieRPGCasual19.99 USDSteam ↗
  3. STORY OF SEASONS: Grand Bazaar

    WHY THIS

    Shares a cozy mood with Alchemy Garden.

    Third-strongest match for Alchemy Garden fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Simulation and Casual with Alchemy Garden.

    Searching for a peaceful farm life, a fresh mountain breeze, and your own market stall? Look no further than the friendly community of Zephyr Town! Here you’ll grow crops and raise animals, get to know the locals, and sell your wares at the town's bazaar to restore it to its former glory.

    2025SimulationCasual49.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Cottonville

    WHY THIS

    Shares shop management and a chill mood with Alchemy Garden.

    Ranked #4 for Alchemy Garden fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Simulation with Alchemy Garden.

    Create, farm, and style in Cottonville – a cozy dress-up game with farming and sim mechanics!

    2025IndieSimulationRPG10.99 USDSteam ↗
  5. OddFauna : Secret of the Terrabeast

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #5 for Alchemy Garden fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Simulation with Alchemy Garden.

    Grow the TerraBeast you live on from a tiny patch of land into a whimsical world! In this fully hand-sculpted, playful systemic sandbox, you'll explore vibrant biomes, farm, craft, build, and befriend the wild OddFauna to create a thriving ecosystem.

    2026IndieAdventureSimulation24.99 USDSteam ↗
  6. Deiland: Pocket Planet

    WHY THIS

    Shares a chill mood with Alchemy Garden.

    Ranked #6 for Alchemy Garden fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Simulation with Alchemy Garden.

    Deiland: Pocket Planet is a farming adventure where you will have to take care of your tiny planet. Farm, craft, fight and explore the universe of Deiland.

    2021IndieAdventureSimulation14.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. Stranded Sails - Explorers of the Cursed Islands

    WHY THIS

    Shares a chill mood with Alchemy Garden.

    Ranked #7 for Alchemy Garden fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Simulation with Alchemy Garden.

    Farm, cook, craft and decorate in this casual open world farming adventure! Set up camp with your crew after being shipwrecked on a mysterious archipelago. Your quest is to survive, explore and uncover the secrets of the Cursed Islands. Take care of your crew to build relationships and earn rewards!

    2019IndieAdventureSimulation24.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  8. Hokko Life

    WHY THIS

    Shares a cozy mood with Alchemy Garden.

    Ranked #8 for Alchemy Garden fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Simulation with Alchemy Garden.

    Hop off the train and into your new life in the village of Hokko! Take over the old workshop and get creative; use crafted materials and design everything in town! With complete creative freedom, what type of town will you build?

    2022IndieAdventureSimulation19.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Reviewers mention these as similar to Alchemy Garden

Surfaced from review text: when other players write 'if you liked X, try Y', we catch the name and resolve it back to a Steam game.

  1. The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim

    WHY THIS

    Shares a whimsical mood with Alchemy Garden.

    Reviewers of Alchemy Garden cross-mention this title as a similar play.

    EPIC FANTASY REBORN The next chapter in the highly anticipated Elder Scrolls saga arrives from the makers of the 2006 and 2008 Games of the Year, Bethesda Game Studios. Skyrim reimagines and revolutionizes the open-world fantasy epic, bringing to life a complete virtual world open for you to explore any way you choose.

    2011RPG19.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. Stardew Valley

    WHY THIS

    Shares a cozy mood with Alchemy Garden.

    Reviewers of Alchemy Garden cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie and Simulation with Alchemy Garden.

    You've inherited your grandfather's old farm plot in Stardew Valley. Armed with hand-me-down tools and a few coins, you set out to begin your new life. Can you learn to live off the land and turn these overgrown fields into a thriving home?

    2016IndieSimulationRPG14.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. Moonlighter

    WHY THIS

    Shares shop management and a whimsical mood with Alchemy Garden.

    Reviewers of Alchemy Garden cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie with Alchemy Garden.

    Moonlighter is an Action RPG with rogue-lite elements that demonstrates two sides of the coin – revealing everyday routines of Will, an adventurous shopkeeper that secretly dreams of becoming a hero.

    2018ActionIndieAdventure19.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  4. Potion Permit

    WHY THIS

    Reviewers of Alchemy Garden cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Casual with Alchemy Garden.

    Moonbury's residents need healing, and you're the best chemist around! With your trusty tools, a brewing cauldron, and a canine companion at your side, you'll need to diagnose symptoms, gather ingredients, brew potions, and cure ailments in this open-ended sim RPG.

    2022ActionAdventureRPG19.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Cheaper alternatives

Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Alchemy Garden at current Steam store prices.

  1. Garry's Mod

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~62% under Alchemy Garden on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Simulation with Alchemy Garden.

    Garry's Mod is a physics sandbox. There aren't any predefined aims or goals. We give you the tools and leave you to play.

    2006IndieSimulationCasual4.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. Vampire Survivors

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~62% under Alchemy Garden on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Casual with Alchemy Garden.

    Mow down thousands of night creatures and survive until dawn! Vampire Survivors is a gothic horror casual game with rogue-lite elements, where your choices can allow you to quickly snowball against the hundreds of monsters that get thrown at you. Be the bullet hell!

    2022ActionIndieRPG4.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. Slay the Spire

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~52% under Alchemy Garden on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Alchemy Garden.

    We fused card games and roguelikes together to make the best single player deckbuilder we could. Craft a unique deck, encounter bizarre creatures, discover relics of immense power, and Slay the Spire!

    2019StrategyIndie6.24 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  4. Cookie Clicker

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~62% under Alchemy Garden on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Simulation with Alchemy Garden.

    An idle game about making cookies! Originally released in 2013 on the web, and actively developed since then. This is the official version for Steam.

    2021StrategyIndieSimulation4.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. WEBFISHING

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~62% under Alchemy Garden on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Casual with Alchemy Garden.

    WEBFISHING a multiplayer chatroom-focused fishing game! Relax and fish (on the web!)

    2024IndieMassively MultiplayerCasual4.99 USDSteam ↗
  6. POSTAL 2

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~92% under Alchemy Garden on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Alchemy Garden.

    Live a week in the life of "The POSTAL Dude"; a hapless everyman just trying to check off some chores. Buying milk, returning an overdue library book, getting Gary Coleman's autograph, what could possibly go wrong?

    2012ActionIndieAdventure0.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  7. Buckshot Roulette

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~77% under Alchemy Garden on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Simulation with Alchemy Garden.

    Play Russian roulette with a 12-gauge shotgun. Four enter. One leaves. Roll the dice with your life. Good luck!

    2024ActionIndieSimulation2.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. OneShot

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~54% under Alchemy Garden on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Casual with Alchemy Garden.

    OneShot is a surreal top down Puzzle/Adventure game with unique gameplay capabilities. You are to guide a child through a mysterious world on a mission to restore its long-dead sun. The world knows you exist.

    2016IndieAdventureCasual5.99 USDSteam ↗

Free alternatives

Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.

  1. Bongo Cat

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Simulation with Alchemy Garden.

    Bongo cat needs your help. Bongo cat needz more hatz!!! Every time you press a key, Bongo cat will punch your taskbar. Type, click, play, work to collect more points. Which hats will you find?

    2025IndieSimulationMassively MultiplayerFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. Indigo Park: Chapter 1

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Alchemy Garden.

    Explore the abandoned childhood wonder of Indigo Park! Guided by Rambley the Raccoon, help restore power to the destroyed amusement park while you run from the reason it shut down.

    2024ActionIndieAdventureFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. The Looker

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Alchemy Garden.

    You wake up, alone, on a strangely familiar island full of puzzles that will frustrate and annoy you.

    2022IndieFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Our Life: Beginnings & Always

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Casual with Alchemy Garden.

    A twenty-dollar bill, four summers, fifteen years, and a one of a kind life. Create an experience that’s all your own in this near-fully customizable visual novel where you grow from childhood to adulthood with the lonely boy next door.

    2020IndieFree To PlayCasualFreeSteam ↗
  5. Travellin Cats in Paris

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Casual with Alchemy Garden.

    Find 100 cats hidden in Paris, France in this cute hand-drawn hidden object game by Travellin Cats - the original viral hidden cat game creator!

    2023IndieFree To PlayCasualFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  6. Virtual Cottage

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Simulation with Alchemy Garden.

    Virtual Cottage gives you a comfy place to rest and be productive without any distractions. Open the game, set yourself a goal and enjoy the atmosphere.

    2020IndieSimulationFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. Magic Archery

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Simulation with Alchemy Garden.

    Train a commoner to become the greatest archer in this short incremental game! Increase your stats, gather wealth from quests, buy upgrades, and infuse your arrows with magic.

    2024IndieSimulationRPGFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. Coloring Pixels

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Casual with Alchemy Garden.

    A relaxing coloring by numbers game. Enjoy completing a variety of images with differing themes, complexity, and sizes.

    2018IndieFree To PlayCasualFreeSteam ↗

Frequently asked about Alchemy Garden

Does Alchemy Garden run on Steam Deck?
Alchemy Garden is rated Playable on Steam Deck — it runs, but expect some manual adjustments (control remapping, text size, or graphics settings) for the best experience.
How much does Alchemy Garden cost?
Alchemy Garden is listed on Steam at 12.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to Alchemy Garden?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Alchemy Garden are Summer in Mara, Lucie's Potager, STORY OF SEASONS: Grand Bazaar.
Who developed Alchemy Garden?
Alchemy Garden was developed by MadSushi Games.

imho.run ranks Steam game alternatives using a mix of collaborative filtering (ALS / iALS / EASE / LightGCN), content scoring over genres, categories, Steam tags, developers, and publishers, plus AI-extracted vibes mined from review text. The page above is generated in seed mode anchored on Alchemy Garden.

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