{"rewrite":{"id":"r_9469569ea4ff5ff965ccdf45","clusterId":"c_5d9e4e5b51638da5b0d5c194","slug":"alchemy-factory-leaves-early-access-with-1-0-launch","model":"deepseek-v4-flash","headline":"Alchemy Factory Leaves Early Access with 1.0 Launch","summary":"Alchemy Factory, the automation and shop management sim from developer D5 Copperhead and publisher Gamirror Games, left early access with its 1.0 release on Steam on September 8. The game spent about nine months in early access, during which it sold more than 200,000 copies and earned a \"Very Positive\" rating from roughly 2,300 Steam user reviews, 89 percent of them positive. The 1.0 update adds a wagon logistics system, an upgraded shop management system that supports multiple stores and customers moving between floors, and large teleport gates that bring customers into the shop from any area. Set in a medieval fantasy world, the game casts the player as an apprentice alchemist building automated production lines to make potions, jewelry, and holy relics. A release sale discounts the game 20 percent to 1,600 yen including tax through September 21. D5 Copperhead is a three-person studio based in Suzhou, China, and Alchemy Factory is its first title.","whyItMatters":"The 1.0 launch completes the full early access roadmap, and the game's 200,000-plus sales and \"Very Positive\" rating come from a three-person studio's first title.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003eThe game is a 3D automation sim. The player starts as an apprentice alchemist running a small shop and works toward becoming an alchemist master representing a nation. Magic devices can take over every step of shop management, from gathering and processing to manufacturing, display, and sales.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDuring early access, the team added a sandbox mode with unrestricted building and crafting, a miniaturization device that shrinks the player to one-tenth size to explore world details, elevators for instant movement to upper floors, and Steam Workshop blueprint sharing. More than 3,500 blueprints were shared on the Workshop during early access. The game sold 150,000 copies within its first month.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe team cited Factorio and the Japanese game 無人島物語4 as influences in a Game Spark interview. Conveyors and equipment are placed in voxel format, and a liquid and pipeline system carries materials through the lab. Portals teleport materials to automate supply. The 1.0 release also includes gameplay improvements, bug fixes, and expanded localization based on player feedback. The release sale is the game\u0026#39;s lowest price to date. All three team members previously worked on multiple titles at game companies.\u003c/p\u003e","blueskyPost":"A three-person studio's debut factory sim sold 200,000 copies in early access and just hit 1.0, complete with teleport gates that beam customers straight into the shop.","twitterPost":"Alchemy Factory's 1.0 launch adds a wagon logistics system and multi-store management, and the release sale drops it to its lowest price yet: 1,600 yen, 20 percent off, through September 21.","threadsPost":null,"newsletterBlurb":"Alchemy Factory left early access on September 8 with a 1.0 update that adds wagon logistics, multi-store management, and teleport gates for customers. The three-person studio behind it has sold more than 200,000 copies and holds a \"Very Positive\" Steam rating. A 20 percent launch sale runs through September 21.","attributionJson":"[{\"source\":\"Automaton\",\"url\":\"https://automaton-media.com/articles/newsjp/20260908-465765/\",\"title\":\"ファンタジー工場自動化シム『Alchemy Factory』正式リリース、効率化の魔の手が「お客」にも。\\\"魔法だからできる\\\"やりすぎ自動化商売\"},{\"source\":\"Game Spark\",\"url\":\"http://www.gamespark.jp/article/2026/09/08/171915.html\",\"title\":\"【20%オフ】\\\"非常に好評\\\"自動化錬金シム『Alchemy Factory』正式版1.0リリースで過去最安値セールも！聖遺物なども作る自分だけの工房を築け\"}]","lintFlagsJson":null,"lintHits":0,"costUsd":0,"inputTokens":14793,"outputTokens":6462,"status":"published","repairAttempts":0,"nextRepairAt":null,"factsAttemptedAt":1788862783,"createdAt":"2026-09-08T10:13:35.000Z","publishedAt":"2026-09-08T10:18:20.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-09-08T10:18:20.000Z"},"cluster":{"id":"c_5d9e4e5b51638da5b0d5c194","canonicalTitle":"【20%オフ】“非常に好評”自動化錬金シム『Alchemy Factory』正式版1.0リリースで過去最安値セールも！聖遺物なども作る自分だけの工房を築け","representativeArticleId":"a_8a824c0a5a6e5f69a8b3c910","sourceCount":3,"writtenSourceCount":2,"writeAttempts":0,"isSolo":false,"entitiesJson":"{\"anime_titles\":[],\"manga_titles\":[],\"work_titles\":[\"Alchemy Factory\"],\"studios\":[\"Gamirror Games\"],\"people\":[],\"type\":\"release\",\"domain\":\"games\",\"is_roundup\":false}","contentType":"news","status":"published","firstSeenAt":"2026-09-08T07:00:03.000Z","lastSeenAt":"2026-09-08T11:28:17.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-09-08T11:32:37.000Z"},"attribution":[{"source":"4Gamer.net","url":"https://www.4gamer.net/games/969/G096968/20260908052/","title":"ポーションや聖遺物を生産する中世ファンタジー工業シム「Alchemy Factory」，正式版を本日リリース"},{"source":"Automaton","url":"https://automaton-media.com/articles/newsjp/20260908-465765/","title":"ファンタジー工場自動化シム『Alchemy Factory』正式リリース、効率化の魔の手が「お客」にも。“魔法だからできる”やりすぎ自動化商売"},{"source":"Game Spark","url":"http://www.gamespark.jp/article/2026/09/08/171915.html","title":"【20%オフ】“非常に好評”自動化錬金シム『Alchemy Factory』正式版1.0リリースで過去最安値セールも！聖遺物なども作る自分だけの工房を築け"}],"entities":{"anime_titles":[],"manga_titles":[],"work_titles":["Alchemy Factory"],"studios":["Gamirror Games"],"people":[],"type":"release","domain":"games","is_roundup":false},"keyFacts":["Alchemy Factory launched version 1.0 on Steam on September 8, 2026, after about nine months in early access.","The game has sold more than 200,000 copies and holds a \"Very Positive\" rating from about 2,300 Steam reviews, 89 percent positive.","The release sale offers a 20 percent discount to 1,600 yen including tax through September 21.","D5 Copperhead, a three-person studio in Suzhou, China, developed the game; it is the studio's first title.","The 1.0 update adds a wagon logistics system, multi-store shop management, and teleport gates that bring customers into the shop."]}