The Apothecary of Trubiz (2025)

Developer: kinjo, Image Labo
Publisher: kinjo
Platforms: Windows
Genres: Casual, Indie
Rating: 4.7 of 5, 506 player ratings
Typical playtime: about 2.1 hours
Where to get it: Steam

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How it feels

a quiet, thoughtful puzzle session where you slowly decode a fictional language to mix remedies for patients.

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What players say

Players praise this as a short translation puzzle game where you decipher a fictional potion manual to help villagers. The core decoding finishes earlier than the story suggests, leaving later days for applying knowledge. Most finish in 2 to 3 hours and find the price fair for the length. Some note that the puzzle leans more on general deduction than deep language work.

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