The Dream Alchemist

just found this gem of a game and of course bought it. the story and plot was well written and captivated me from the start. i'm one of those who likes to have a walkthrough or some small guide available as i want some sort of guidance towards the ends, however you do not need it for this game. there's PLENTY of choices(which i LOVE), and the endings is for either of the stats and you get like the ending after with your LI. if you make the wrong choice, you can easily press "back" to make your choice again. the nsfw scenes were AMAZINGLY written, i loved every part of it. well done. i could not find any place where they said the recommended order to do each of the LI's routes, so i dont really think it has that much to say, however i did it in this order:

theo - friends to lovers, not my favorite but in this case, it worked out wonderfully and i feel like it was natural to start off with him. flirty horndog but lets be real, so is MC. went with the charisma ending on his good end, got first the bad ending and forgot that i could just go back instead of playing the whole game for the last choice lol. 8/10

atlas - now i don't know if you honestly should do felix or atlas second, but since felix is like the MC i figured atlas, then felix. though the routes with these two are veeeery intertwined, and you can basically just flirt with both of them, there's some differences if you choose the options that makes atlas's bar go higher and vice verca. LOVED the sexual content with atlas and his flirting with MC. loved how he was there for MC through some difficult times and shared some of his troubled past as well. did the intelligence ending with atlas. thought i wouldn't enjoy the forbidden fruit, but boy was i wrong. 9/10

felix - since i already did atlas in the first route, felix's route was very.. skippable, like i said, their routes are super intertwined and i did not hate that. it was nice to see how their buildup was, how MC and felix went from not liking each other, to interested to actually love each other. they have different upbringings but ending up together... it was good? i think it made more sense to me with felix and MC rather than atlas and MC, but it might just be my taste. again.. LOVED the sexual content here as well, i love how well written it was my god. did the strength ending with felix, since i thought it might be very similar to atlas's, however it was not. 10/10 EDIT: i did the second route with felix as dev said in the comments. did not disappoint, was even better than the poly route, sooo good. 100/10

alasdair - saving the best for last, am  i right or what? his route did not disappoint me at all and i do believe that his route is the one that you should play last, as this one tells you more about some questions you have when you play ex, theo's route. before i started the game and saw that a CAT was a love interest, i couldn't even believe how in the world that would work or even if i wanted to know how it'd work, but again, boy was i wrong. their relationship was easily my favorite out of all four of the LI, both in terms of friendship and intimacy. i liked their conversations, i liked how open alasdair was with that he was interested in MC's abilities and wanted to know more of it. the anticipation was k i l l i n g me, and having alasdair talking about boundaries and communication was amazing. i really liked how he wanted MC to voice what she wanted. everyone deserves alasdair in their lives. older LI is also a very big plus in my book. loved him both in human form and cat form. want to give him cuddles and pet him in both forms too. did all the stats endings with him, loved him that much. 100/10

the ONLY bad things, was in alasdair route, when you met with nina, her spirit changed form/clothes mid sentence, i believe that was a bug, so it's not a issue and it's only for one scene. also, wish the endings were longer, wanted to see their future future. but you know, you can't get everything in life.

don't want to spoil anything to the people who are considering playing the games, but honestly, buy it. play it. it's worth it. there's so many choices, a lot of bad endings but the good endings are so good. i really recommend this game, and it's not expensive at all. it's worth the price and honestly, i would not think twice if it was higher. THANK YOU clara for this game, i absolutely adored it. can't wait to see what you bring to life next xx

Hi!  

This is a Chinese player who likes your game very much.  I am a big fan of otome game and I've invited two groups of my friends to play with me. 

But the pity is the game does not support Chinese and some of my friends cannot fully understand the content. 

So is there any chance for me to help you translate the game into Chinese or other localization work?

hi, is there any way to purchase the game with all routes in one go? i'd love to support your work, the demo has convinced me haha

hi! first off just wanna say congrats on the amazing game <3 story, artwork and characters are absolutely captivating and i was wondering if you were planning on releasing the dream alchemist on steam somehow (it would be easier to purchase with other curencies), in any case super excited for your future work!

Alasdair's route did not disappoint <3
I loved all the LI (maybe Atlas' slightly less ? I'm not huge on forbidden romance), and I especially enjoyed the fact that each route allows to uncover different parts of the mystery.

I'll keep an eye out for your future work !

This was a fantastic project and blast to experience. All LIs are unique in their on way, I wish it was longer and have more cgs but thanks really worth it to pay for this game. Looking forward to see your other games!

The atlas route was SO GOOD. a nice touch of slow burn, and perfect forbidden lovers. starting the alasdair route now, unsure how i can move on from atlas though lmao. this game is incredible ◡̈  and i love the historical accuracy as well!

The best dollar I've spent in my entire life

Hello played the demo and I'm already in love with it. Though how do I purchase the routes? Do I need to donate money to do so?  Other games I purchased before have a link with the update

Will there be a comprehensive version of the game? As in, all routes together?

omg omg i've been waiting so long for alasdair's route, i'm so happy!!! :D gonna play it rn <3

Hi! I just finished Felix's route and I loved it. I wanted to know if there is a perfect ending or if every stat gives you a good ending. So far I've only got the Charisma ending.

How to play other route on Mac?

Hi, was wondering how to get on Theo's route? It keeps saying his route isnt available in this version :(

I loved the demo and bought the current routes.! I was wondering if there was a walkthrough though or is it not needed?

Do we ever get to learn more about the shadow & who it is?

Can't wait for Felix's route. Sorry, do you have any idea of when it's going to be released?

i've been enjoying atlas' route so much! thank you :) it appears that i can't romance felix in this route, though he is present. could i get some help with this? thanks! 

Such an incredible game!! It is SO beautiful and its really interesting. The art is so gorgeous (Alphonse Mucha whomst??) and the writing is so fun. I loved following this story and it's so easy to read, so I totally recommend it! I keep saying I'm not a friends to lovers kinda gal but beautifully written stories like this keep proving me wrong, and I'm so excited for Theo's route (though I will admit Alasdair caught my eye immediatley and never really un-caught it) <3

loved the demo so much!!! im gonna smooch the catboy uwu

and also all the other ROs because i actually really really like them all!!! usually im very much a pick-favorites type of person but i'm fascinated by all the characters; they all feel real and distinct and fun and i'm excited to learn more about them

this is too amazing omg i'm totally rooting for the development n full game of this :D the lore n the characters are too damn interesting 

I just finished it. It's really great. The artstyle, lore and world-building suits each other perfectly. All the characters, their design and the story feel like a mix between WW1/2 European/middle eastern history and Jugendstil. Which makes sense because Jugenstil was around WW1. Including the tid-bit, that is very important, about the refugees of a lost nation and their forceful resettlement hits home with me and I'm so glad that you mentioned it in a game about nations trying to eat each other.

I must say whenever an otome game pops up it's very rare that I find every of the LIs appealing or interesting. This here goes beyond "oh he looks nice I guess". They all have interesting and solid personalities. The dialogue flows naturally. Oh and all that lovely hair.... *cough*. Visually everyone of the LI is gorgeous and totally my type. You are really good at drawing expressions which also aid the characterization of a characters. They just really fit each of them. The amount of different sprites you've drawn for each scene is pretty impressive.

I'm very happy with the dialogue options we get presented with. Makes it hard to pick one, because they often all have their merit.

And sorry about blabbing about the LIs, but again... it's pretty rare for me to find an otome like visual novel were every male LI suits my taste. I like long hair and preferably no beard or even a beard stubble. Hah... You even gave them a banging personality and didn't turn them into idiots with no agency or goals.

Lovely demo, the premise is really interesting and the worldbuilding seems like it will deliver. The game does need a bit of proofreading/testing (sometimes the text goes beyond the box or the wrong Nova sprite shows up - with longer hair when she's supposed to have short hair), but these are minor details compared to how promising it looks. I'd be really interested in seeing how the two Felix routes will branch out, seeing as to how they shared quite a bit of text in the beginning (they had to of course, for us to get to know him more). Great job and looking forward to seeing more!

Played this demo today and it is super stylish and captivating! Really enjoying Nova's range of dialogue options, and particularly intrigued by Alasdair. Agree with a previous commenter about the font - it's lovely, but slightly hard to read. Best of luck with the development of this game. I'm beyond eager for more!

This game is just dripping in style, I loved every bit of the Mucha aesthetic but I was also pleasantly surprised by how fleshed out the lore and setting was. The story had so many twists and turns I couldn't stop reading! The font is a bit hard to read at first but I got used to it after a while.

Loved this! I love a good friends-to-lovers path + flirty LIs, so naturally, Theo had my attention immediately, but Felix is also an interesting LI who I'd definitely replay for.

I'm curious about Alasdair (since I was hardcore Theo this first playthrough, I barely saw Alasdair) so I'll probably replay and get his help lol. 

Basically, I think you've created at least two, and probably three, great LIs and an interesting story, and I'll definitely be following your progress!  

wow,I'm sold

It looks like it will be an amazing game!I played the demo and it was awesome.All of the characters are interesting and I can't wait to find out the rest of the story.Love interests are so handsome too!

I love this! I immediately went for Alasdair but really all three of the guys were super interesting. The premise and plot immediately hooked me and the dialogue options are perfect (a lot made me laugh). I can't wait for more :)

Made an account so I could comment here. This demo was amazing, I enjoyed it so much!! The premise is unique, and I am looking forward to seeing how the rest of the story will go. The RO are all interesting, although Alasdair has been my favorite so far. Even though he makes me a bit suspicious...The soundtrack is good, and the GUI is one of the most beautiful ones I have seen in a visual novel. All things considered, this is an amazing demo, and I can't wait to see more from you!

big fan of this so far!!! very interesting premise

I really really  like this visual novel it's so unique usually i don't like mc to have her own design i like to imagine or customize but i like her and also the STORYLINE IS AMAZING and every other character is unique just one thing the backgrounds need more work they look a little bit to plain i don't know how to decribe it i think just the colouring anyway good luck