A downloadable game for Windows and macOS

The Alchemist was told to see if she could transmute the Shadow Creacher to stone using her powers of petrification. Instead, she turned on her captors, joining the Creacher in escape.

After a government experiment goes wrong, two specimens have an opportunity to escape the facility once and for all! Play as the Alchemist and the Shadow Creacher, each with a unique skillset, and work through the 18 levels of puzzle-solving required to break out of the facility.


(This is my first time ever making a game, so... be nice! Hope you enjoy! And please play with headphones if you can, I put a lot of work into the audio.)

(This was originally for Pirate Jam 15, but I wasn't satisfied with the quality of the game, so I spent an extra 10 days developing it.)

Game Design Document!


Change Log

v1.0.0.1: Fixed exploit in Level 17,  fixed a collision bug with an object introduced in Level 10

v1.0.0.2: Fixed problems introduced with collision fix (such is the life of a game dev), fixed clipping issue in Level 18

v1.0.1: Bigger update. Added goo, fixed a LOT of bugs, added grid-snap during petrification, made a certain object's detection less unfair, improved mixing of music (and put it all into stereo mode, which apparently is NOT on by default), and finally made a MacOS port.

Download

Download
The Creacher and the Alchemist.exe 96 MB
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The Creacher and the Alchemist.dmg 148 MB
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The Creacher and the Alchemist.zip 147 MB

Install instructions

Windows:

Just run the EXE file. If Windows says it's untrustworthy, click more info and run anyway. You may also need to give permission to "make changes to your device" (aka install the game). Enjoy! :)


Mac:

As far as I can tell, without me having a paid developer ID, Macs will think my game is damaged/malware. This page can help you bypass the warnings for only my game (not turn off protections for everything). Sorry for the inconvenience! Enjoy. :)

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