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Games like Little Alchemy

Start with four classical elements, combine two at a time and see what appears. These three browser games share that idea with different limits and goals.

  1. A 3D alchemy workshop with a daily target

    Alembic

    By Goblin Originals

    Controls
    Drag into the cauldron, tap two elements, or type to search
    Progression
    200+ original elements, quests and a daily par

    Brew Fire, Water, Earth and Air in a candlelit 3D atelier. Each discovery joins a Grimoire sorted by category, with silhouettes for elements still missing. A hint names one ingredient of something you can brew right now, and a mix that fizzles costs nothing.

    Choose this for a finite recipe book with hints, plus a daily target scored against the fewest brews it can take.

    Play Alembic

  2. The sequel from the original’s studio

    Little Alchemy 2

    By Recloak

    Controls
    Drag one element onto another
    Progression
    720 elements to discover

    Begin with air, earth, fire and water and merge pairs to build a large library of items, each with a short description. The recipe list is fixed and hand-made.

    Choose this for the closest match to the original game. It is also available on iOS and Android.

    Play Little Alchemy 2

  3. Open-ended crafting with no final element

    Infinite Craft

    By Neal Agarwal

    Controls
    Drag one element onto another
    Progression
    No set goal; first-ever results are marked First Discovery

    Start with water, fire, wind and earth. When a pair has never been combined before, a language model names the result, and it is saved so every player gets the same answer for that pair.

    Choose this for open-ended experimenting. There is no recipe book to finish, so it suits curiosity more than completion.

    Play Infinite Craft

Questions about games like Little Alchemy

Which game is closest to Little Alchemy?

Little Alchemy 2, the sequel from the same studio. Alembic and Infinite Craft keep the start-with-four-elements idea but add a 3D workshop with a daily target, or open-ended results named by a language model.

Can you finish these games?

Alembic and Little Alchemy 2 have fixed recipe lists, so you can work toward discovering everything. Infinite Craft has no defined end.

Do these games need a download?

No. All three run in a web browser. Alembic is free, needs no account and uses WebGL for its 3D workshop.

Alembic is our game. The other links go to their creators’ sites. Alembic is a separate game inspired by the element-combining format; it is not affiliated with Little Alchemy or Recloak.

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