Alchemy Factory is a medieval-themed automation game from D5 Copperhead, published by Gamirror Games. You start with a small shop, use conveyor belts, pipes and magical devices to build automated production lines, then stock your shelves with potions, jewelry and relics. The 1.0 release adds a Wagon Logistics System and revamped shopkeeping, and the whole factory can be run co-operatively with friends over online or LAN co-op.

Chart credential: #3 on the Steam 250 best games of the week chart as a new entry, with a score of 8.29 from 2,606 reviews. Released 7 September 2026.

Key features

Conveyor belts carry the entire economy, not just the crafting

Most alchemy games stop at a crafting menu. Here the belt network is the game: grinding, extracting, distilling and smelting are separate machines that have to be physically linked, so a bottleneck three steps upstream shows up as an empty shelf in your shop. That turns balancing inputs and outputs into the actual skill being tested rather than a resource counter.

The shop is the pressure valve on the factory

Commissions and shelf stock give the automation a deadline. A factory game without a customer is a sandbox; attaching a storefront means every production line is judged by whether it filled an order on time, which is why the Wagon Logistics System added at 1.0 matters more than it sounds — moving finished goods is now its own problem to solve.

Co-op splits the factory, not the screen

Online and LAN co-op let players divide the plant by function, so one person can own smelting while another owns the shop floor. Automation games are unusually good at this because the work is already modular; the failure state is a partner who optimises their section into a supply the rest of the chain cannot absorb.

Where to find it

Available on Steam for $14.39. Windows PC. Supports English, Simplified Chinese, Japanese, French, German, Russian, Spanish, Portuguese, Traditional Chinese and Korean.

Frequently asked questions

How much does Alchemy Factory cost?

Alchemy Factory is 14.39 dollars on Steam as of 9 September 2026. It is a one-time purchase with no free version.

Does Alchemy Factory have co-op?

Yes. It supports online co-op and LAN co-op, so players can split the factory by function — one running production, another running the shop.

Is Alchemy Factory in Early Access?

No. It released as a full 1.0 version on 7 September 2026, and that release added the Wagon Logistics System and revamped shopkeeping.

Is Alchemy Factory like Factorio?

It shares the conveyor-belt automation core, but adds a retail layer. Production chains exist to stock a shop and fulfil commissions, so the goal is a working storefront rather than an ever-expanding factory.

How good are Alchemy Factory reviews?

It entered the Steam 250 weekly chart at number 3 with a score of 8.29 from 2,606 reviews, the strongest debut on that chart for the week ending 9 September 2026.

What languages does Alchemy Factory support?

English, Simplified Chinese, Japanese, French, German, Russian, Spanish, Brazilian Portuguese, Traditional Chinese and Korean.