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MoteMancer

MoteMancer

An alchemical automation game of ever-changing logistical puzzles across six Elemental planes. Each Element transforms how you generate power, move resources, and defend your factory. Cultivate your own garden of possibility with dozens of uniquely shaped structures in this hex-grid sandbox.

Released Jul 14, 2025 Developer CyanAvatar Studios Platforms Windows Early AccessAutomationBase BuildingResource ManagementFantasy
View on Steam ↗ $29.99 (US · as of 2026-09-26)

What players say

Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via Steam as of 2026-09-25.

91.9%positive260 reviews
Recommended · 3 found this helpful

“If you like automation games then this game is for you. It has come a long way since it first came out. I was able to finish the game at about 115 fps so the optimization has come light years from the start. The research tree is polished and gives you a great since of…”

— a player, Steam review · 232 hrs played
Recommended · 2 found this helpful

“Motemancer is a great variation on a factory game without deviating too much from quality of life or other mechanical expectations to be frustrating. There's a lot of creativity here in how the different elemental planes work and synergies in research. The "entropy" (which is…”

— a player, Steam review · 104 hrs played
Recommended · 0 found this helpful

“Magic, hexagons, flower pylons (don't ask me, magic) the bad is that it kind of harms my [SCALE_THIS_THING_TO_9000] section of the brain as the pre-logistics (splitter and filtered inserters, also a bit hard to see each machine's throughput at a glance, and power brown out is…”

— a player, Steam review · 2 hrs played
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Player activity

Monthly average concurrent players. Live data self-collected from the Steam API · history through 2026-08 via SteamCharts.

259all-time peak
0 100 200 2026 120 avg · Jul 2025

Achievement stats

Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-09-26.

66achievements
1.0%median completion
0.0%rarest: Shattered Water
16.1% of players 15.4% of players 12.9% of players 12.7% of players 8.6% of players 8.5% of players 8.3% of players 7.8% of players 7.1% of players 5.7% of players 5.6% of players 4.8% of players 4.7% of players 4.4% of players 4.0% of players 3.8% of players 3.6% of players 3.5% of players 3.4% of players 3.4% of players 3.3% of players 3.1% of players 2.8% of players 2.6% of players 2.3% of players 2.3% of players 1.9% of players 1.4% of players 1.3% of players 1.2% of players 1.1% of players 1.1% of players 1.0% of players 1.0% of players 0.9% of players 0.9% of players 0.8% of players 0.8% of players 0.8% of players 0.8% of players 0.8% of players 0.7% of players 0.5% of players 0.4% of players 0.4% of players 0.3% of players 0.2% of players 0.1% of players 0.1% of players 0.1% of players 0.1% of players 0.1% of players 0.1% of players 0.1% of players 0.1% of players 0.1% of players 0.0% of players 0.0% of players 0.0% of players 0.0% of players 16.1% 0% most earned rarest
Almost everyone has
16.1%The Promise of Research — Fuse two ingredients with an Infusion Altar
15.4%Hex-Brained — Power 6 Structures with a single Mana Flare
12.9%Gathering Dawn — Enter the Plane of Life
Rarest badges of honor
0.0%Shattered Water — Restore the Great Portal with Shattered Water enabled
0.0%Shattered Shadow — Restore the Great Portal with Shattered Shadow enabled
0.0%Shattered Life — Restore the Great Portal with Shattered Life enabled

Price tracking

US-region pricing (USD), sampled twice daily by our own tracker since 2026-09-26. Steam prices vary by region — always confirm your local price on Steam.

$29.99current · sampled 2026-09-26 21:12 UTC
$29.99lowest since tracking began2026-09-26
US29.99 USD
EU28.99 EUR
UK24.99 GBP
Australia39.95 AUD
Canada39.99 CAD
Japan3,400 JPY
Brazil69.99 BRL
China99.00 CNY

Regional prices at last sample, in local currency — Steam sets each region's price independently.

Brazil≈$14 China Japan Australia Canada US EU UK≈$33

Cheapest → most expensive, converted to USD at ECB reference rates (2026-09-25). Relative comparison only.

Latest official news

Developer announcements via the Steam news API — links go to the original posts. More across all games on the news hub.

Sep 14, 2026
Monday Musings #63 – Nice to Haves

It's funny, while working through the Alchemists Journal feature and finding all the ways I want to teach lessons inside the game, many of the nice-to-have features have bubbled to the surface as feat

Aug 31, 2026
Monday Musings #62 – The Advent of the Alchemist's Journal

I have been talking about this feature for literally a year, and today is finally the day to put it in the game. MoteMancer has many unique rules and behavior and systems, and just a lot to learn in g

Aug 17, 2026
Monday Musings #61 – Multi-Texture Particles

When I was at school for computer animation, we had a saying - "Is it enough to fool the bartender?" The thing about graphics in general is you can spend almost an infinite amount of time making somet

Aug 04, 2026
Monday Musings #60 – Portals and Particles

As I've been looking through the toolbox for ways to bring buildings to life, one nagging problem has remained unsolved: particle interactions with portals. MoteMancer's solution to Portals is not sup

Aug 02, 2026
v0.5.060 Rolling Updates for August

Thank you for all the suggestions and reports. Many of these improvements came directly from forum posts and in-game F1 feedback. Thank you for helping make MoteMancer better! v0.5.060 Bunch of QoL re

Screenshots

Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.

Facts & details

From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-09-25.

GenresIndie, Simulation, Strategy, Early Access
Player tagsEarly Access · Automation · Base Building · Resource Management · Fantasy · Sandbox · Strategy · Puzzle · Crafting · Management · Open World · Simulation (Steam store community voting)
FeaturesSingle-player · Steam Achievements · Steam Workshop · Steam Cloud · Family Sharing
LanguagesEnglish * , French * , Italian * , German * , Spanish - Spain * , Japanese * , Korean * , Polish * , Portuguese - Brazil * , Portuguese - Portugal * , Russian * , Spanish - Latin America * , Turkish * , Traditional Chine…
Achievements66
Minimum system requirements (PC)

Minimum: Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system OS: Windows 10 (64-bit) Processor: Processor: Intel Core i5-2400 / AMD FX-6300 Memory: 4 GB RAM Graphics: Graphics: Intel HD 4000 / NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660 / AMD R9 270 Storage: 4 GB available space