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The Herbalist
"The Herbalist" is a smooth and meditative game from the creators of "Everlasting Summer". You'll need to recreate some recipes of ancient potions with Slavya.
What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via SteamSpy as of 2026-05-15.
“Alright, confession time. Would I have bought this game if it didn't feature Slavya from ES? Probably not. Am I a simp and a looney? Yes. Do I sometimes sit in a corner and wonder what the hell I'm doing with my life? Yes. With that being said, this is a genuinely nice…”
— a player, Steam review · 5 hrs played“The Herbalist is a calm, contemplative indie experience developed and published by Moonworks that places discovery, experimentation, and atmosphere far above urgency or challenge. Rather than presenting itself as a traditional adventure or role-playing game, it functions more as…”
— a player, Steam review · 12 hrs playedLatest official news
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Screenshots
Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.
Facts & details
From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-15.
| Genres | Casual, Indie |
| Player tags | Anime · Visual Novel · Nudity · Singleplayer · Relaxing · Puzzle · Crafting · Atmospheric · Female Protagonist · 2D · Mythology · Memes (SteamSpy community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Steam Achievements · Steam Trading Cards · Family Sharing |
| Languages | English, Russian, Spanish - Spain, Japanese, Simplified Chinese |
| Achievements | 64 |
| Estimated owners | 0 – 20,000 (SteamSpy) |
| Official site | http://moonworks.ru |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Minimum: OS *: Windows XP, Vista, 7, 8, 10 Processor: Pentium 4 Memory: 1 GB RAM Graphics: The graphics card must support DirectX 9.0 DirectX: Version 9.0 Storage: 300 MB available space Additional Notes: A sheet of paper, and a pencil or a pen to write down different combinations of potions