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Artificer: Science of Magic
Developer Psilocybe Games
Your exploration ship crashlands on a mysterious planet where apparently magic is real. Learn how to survive in this hostile territory by applying your technical abilities to the arcane. Discover how to cast spells and craft elixirs. Uncover the planet's secrets to find your way out. From the Steam store page
144 reactions from 4 sources (Steam reviews, Bluesky, Lemmy, Mastodon) · newest Nov 2, 2026 · last updated Nov 2, 2026 · How this works
Audience score
61
Fresh
44 positive · 28 negative
95% range 50–72%
| Source | + | − | = |
|---|---|---|---|
| Steam reviews | 44 | 28 | 0 |
| Bluesky * | 8 | 1 | 55 |
| Lemmy * | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Mastodon * | 0 | 1 | 2 |
* shown, not counted in the score (label accuracy below our 85% bar or not yet audited).
Steam's own rating
Mixed
49 of 78 reviews positive (all languages, per Valve)
What players are saying
62% recommend · 45 yes, 28 no
Counted from the reviewers’ own thumbs up/down on the 73 English Steam reviews we collected, not by the AI. Valve’s all-language rating: Mixed (62 of 96 positive).
Players praise the game's unique mix of survival, crafting, and puzzle-solving on an alien planet. [1][2][3] Some reviewers find the game frustrating due to obscure puzzles and a lack of guidance. [4][5][6] A few players note the game has been abandoned or lacks content, while others appreciate ongoing updates. [7][8][9]
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Representative posts
- [4]
The game starts out quite fun. The art style is ok and you'll be discovering recipes working mini games to research monster parts after you've killed them. It's interesting. It plays similar to "Don't Starve" without the hunger aspects. But like the "Don't Starve" series the developers want to you to enjoy discovering the game and avoid hand holding as much as possible. ...this is where the issues being to show up. …
- [5]
Game has a lot of interesting ideas, but they're horribly implemented. Very little is explained, and you're discouraged from experimentation because the crafting system is so tedious. You have to manually drag and drop each ingredient into a cauldron to brew potions, and those potions+more ingredients are used to create more potions and so on and so forth. Every step of the way you're dragging and dropping …
- [1]
Don't be fooled by the superficial similarities to Don't Starve, this isn't an open-ended base-building survival-crafting game; it's a narrative puzzle-adventure with a mixing of interesting and innovative survival-crafting mechanics. On release, a number of the puzzles were quite obscure and didn't have particularly apparent clues - since then the game has been patched a number of times and the progression is a lot …
- [3]
Okay, this game is amazing. Survival? Check. Creepy alien planet? Check. Aggressive local wildlife? Check. Brewing alchemical concoctions using makeshift tools? Check. I haven't even reached the part where the protagonist is supposed to learn magic, but I'm already hooked. This game is worth the wait, and is definitely worth its price. Thoroughly recommended.
- [2]
This game is an enjoyable little survival adventure that mixes scifi and fantasy in a really interesting way. Plus you can pat the Doggo so 11/10. EDIT: For disclosure I am a Patreon supporter of the developer, however that was because the game looked very good so YMMV.
Summarised from 34 of the 141 public posts collected about this game; every point cites the posts behind it ([n] opens the post) and the split is counted from the posts’ own ratings. Updated Oct 13, 2026. How summaries are made
RottenBot@rottenbot · automated account
62% of the 73 Steam reviewers we collected recommend Artificer: Science of Magic. The complaint that keeps coming up: puzzles are obscure and lack clear clues. Deal-breaker or nitpick?
Reactions
60 of 144 · most liked firstComm for @bigbadarcamedes.bsky.social of their Kitsune Wizard Artificer for a homebrew TTRPG game! With 6 levels of chonk [1/2]
neutral · AI labelView post →Chronic Expansion (Featuring Artificer from the hit game Risk of Rain 2) #nsfwart #breastexpansion #assexpansion #ror2
neutral · AI labelView post →#RWArtMonth 2025 Day 26: Explosive Parry - I didn't realise this was possible when I played as Artificer for the first time, and I enjoy the idea of this defensive technique.
positive · AI labelView post →The game starts out quite fun. The art style is ok and you'll be discovering recipes working mini games to research monster parts after you've killed them. It's interesting. It plays similar to "Don't Starve" without the hunger aspects. But like the "Don't Starve" series the developers want to you to enjoy discovering the game and avoid hand holding as much as possible. ...this is where the issues being to show up. You WILL...run into some pretty solid brick walls in progression of the…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →FInally got around to making the Artificer design for my Tabletop Pints. Looking for some Gaming Glassware for home game? I have a ton of options. Pints, scotch and stemless wine. Check them out at ko-fi.com/mcetching/shop
neutral · AI labelView post →MINOS: Home A-Labyrinth is a free holiday gift on Steam from Artificer ahead of their upcoming maze-building roguelite MINOS! Build festive traps to defend your home from clumsy intruders in this legally distinct seasonal homage to everyone's favorite holiday film.
neutral · AI labelView post →I would just like to note that I have BEEN on this hobbyhorse for years — my poor Artificer has now been in TWO abortive home campaigns, but in the Jasper’s Game Week Pancake Game run by @enthusiamy.bsky.social, Sparky’s robo-Pangolin was named by chat: Pancake. www.twitch.tv/videos/14808...
neutral · AI labelView post →Watch the PC Gaming Show Tokyo Direct from @pcgamer.com today to check a look at a new game announcement from our friends at Artificer! youtube.com/watch?v=2AD-...
neutral · AI labelView post →[Forever-Free Friday] Minos: Home A-Labyrinth temporarily turns Artificer's Ancient Greek maze-builder into a free Home Alone game. [RPS article](https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/minos-home-a-labyrinth-temporarily-turns-artificers-ancient-greek-maze-builder-into-a-free-home-alone-game)
neutral · AI labelView post →⚔️ BSKY Introduction Thread: FFXIV Edition! 🐋 Character: Cerise 🐋 Server: Aether 🐋 Main: DNC/DoH (Aether Artificer) 🐋 When did you start? SB 🐋 Favorite thing to do in game: gpose, housing, vfx editing, weapon modding!
neutral · AI labelView post →Don't be fooled by the superficial similarities to Don't Starve, this isn't an open-ended base-building survival-crafting game; it's a narrative puzzle-adventure with a mixing of interesting and innovative survival-crafting mechanics. On release, a number of the puzzles were quite obscure and didn't have particularly apparent clues - since then the game has been patched a number of times and the progression is a lot clearer than it was, but if you're expecting it NOT to be a puzzler, you're…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Growth Nectar (Once again featuring Artificer from the hit game Risk of Rain 2) #nsfwart #breastexpansion #assexpansion #giantess #ror2
neutral · AI labelView post →Husband is letting me make a bunboi Artificer for our next D&D campaign and of course I had to design him in-game 🥰
positive · AI labelView post →This game is an enjoyable little survival adventure that mixes scifi and fantasy in a really interesting way. Plus you can pat the Doggo so 11/10. EDIT: For disclosure I am a Patreon supporter of the developer, however that was because the game looked very good so YMMV.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Mr. Sakharine Hunt the Spider #Artificer :) for a fairy #dnd game
neutral · AI labelView post →Artificer- Comette Steel Defender- Ward Infused Homunculus Servant- Momo For a Dread Delusion themed game with friends
neutral · AI labelView post →New month, new pinned comment/ #promosky Heyo, I'm CBcartoons (CB, for short). I'm a Planeswalking Artificer (PNG TBD) with high-functioning ASD who occasionally streams, voice acts, and gushes/rants about video games and his hyperfixations. Feel free to follow if you're not listed under DNI.
neutral · AI labelView post →I turned us into Slugcats. @soul.follows.gay @bfsoul.on.computer when can I drag you onto RainWorld and feed you to the lizors- I MEAN… help you play the game??? #rainworld #slugcats #rivulet #artificer #spearmaster #fanart
neutral · AI labelView post →The player character lineup for Saturday’s game: Dragonborn Cleric Goblin Artificer Tortle Ranger Tiefling Sorcerer
neutral · AI labelView post →Bonus NPC G'nash from a game I ran a few years ago! They're an Artificer #gnolvember #gnollvember
neutral · AI labelView post →Friday afternoon. The students are energetic, but I’m ready for the weekend. Going to spend some time finishing my character build for Jerome’s upcoming game. It’s a support-focused Artificer—heavy on the botany. #DnD #Gaming
neutral · AI labelView post →This is more of an Early preview since I've only been playing it for about an hour and a half but man I must say I really love what I've seen, I almost never review games so I'm going to give it my best describing why I like it so much The world looks kinda normal, like it's just earth with bigger creatures but researching it definitely feels wonderful, the mechanics really drive in that ''I'm some scientist that knows nothing about this planet and I'm basically just trying my best'' which…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →In my Artificer era all over again, life is a cycle, just like in that one indie game, I forgot the name
positive · AI labelView post →artificer from that game with the rain in it #rainworld #artificer #art
neutral · AI labelView post →Welp, I feel like I've done all the testing I can, so... it's official. You can grab my Baldur's Gate 3 mod implementing the Eberron: Forge of the Artificer version of the Artificer class off mod.io or the in-game mod interface. mod.io/g/baldursgat...
positive · AI labelView post →Been taking the week off of game dev cuz I realized I haven't taken a break since I move into my new place. Been playing a custom Minecraft modpack to relax...AND! I did some Pixel art of Arkon, my Warforged Artificer! Might use it in a future game? #gamedev #pixelart #art #indiedev
positive · AI labelView post →New month, new pinned comment/ #promosky Heyo, I'm CBcartoons (CB, for short). I'm a Planeswalking Artificer (PNG TBD) with high-functioning ASD who occasionally streams, voice acts, and gushes/rants about video games and his hyperfixations. Feel free to follow if you're not listed under DNI.
neutral · AI labelView post →Artificer from the hit game Rainworld! . #art #rainworld
neutral · AI labelView post →I'm stumped for #Mermay2025. but an old influence came in, Thanks @centaurworks.art My D&D #OC, Artillerist Artificer, Idalia Holland as a mermaid with her in game kit (cannons, shields and rifle) #OCsky #Mermay
positive · AI labelView post →Genius game! Reaserching awesome things on this Magic new planet was a pleasure. Nice graphic, interesting storyline. Those tricky small games could be more interesting some times. But on the other hand it makes this game more challenging. Let it try, you won't regret.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →New month, new pinned comment/ #promosky Heyo, I'm CBcartoons (CB, for short). I'm a Planeswalking Artificer (PNG TBD) with high-functioning ASD who occasionally streams, voice acts, and gushes/rants about video games and his hyperfixations. Feel free to follow if you're not listed under DNI. More⬇️
neutral · AI labelView post →Going live on Twitch today at 10am MDT for the Artificer Chat! Come hang out and celebrate your wins with me, then vote on what game I'm gonna play. See y'all then!
neutral · AI labelView post →With The Dnd group resuming our main campaign last night I thought I try something! This is Di my Shifter Artificer 1 ❤️ = One fact! (credit: FFXIV in game gpose)
neutral · AI labelView post →Some of the characters my partner still need to meet in game Grace the Artificer Dwarf Alexei the Rhinofolk Barbarian The twins Elise and Rubio, Dancer and Bard respectively And Ervin the Paladin Gnome
neutral · AI labelView post →revising my review as the game has had quite a few changes and updates. I still would not recommend this, I think it has potential to be a really good and fun game however there needs to be some more polishing for sure. I pointed out in my previous review that the Chimer armor made you essentially invincible. the issue with that has been resolved, however I did notice that the Chimer armor still nullifies even the petrification damage and sometimes even poison damage. If that is intentional I…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Stuff you find within a Mad Artificer's Lair. In the next session, the player characters will enter the lair of a group of Nothics who have holed up in the old temple of a God of Magic. And I need some ideas for absolutely unhinged magical items that should give even player characters second thoughts about using them. Any ideas?
neutral · AI labelView post →Also this is Petrov my tabaxi Artificer that im going to be playing for my next dnd game #Dnd #dndcharacter #Dndart
neutral · AI labelView post →The Warforged Artificer AL, and his Steel Defender Betty! For @slightlylesssane.bsky.social for the game we're in c:
positive · AI labelView post →This game has great concept and fun mechanics ... too bad has very little content ... you can see evrything in 6 hours, and after that the game become repetitive wait until some content update, at least 4 times the content right now needed to make the game worth it and enjoyable Anddddddd .... it was abandoned ... have been 2 years without new update
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Okay, this game is amazing. Survival? Check. Creepy alien planet? Check. Aggressive local wildlife? Check. Brewing alchemical concoctions using makeshift tools? Check. I haven't even reached the part where the protagonist is supposed to learn magic, but I'm already hooked. This game is worth the wait, and is definitely worth its price. Thoroughly recommended.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Morning! I've been having a blast working on Garden of Fire! In fact, this is the most fun I've had in a good while working on a game project :) Worked hard all yesterday on the Artificer archetype! the drawing took me quite a while. Not sure as to its finality, but for placeholder, it serves.
neutral · AI labelView post →Forgot to share this here. Woddle multi-classed into an Artificer last game and found some new threads to wear! 🎨 by @neontapirguts.bsky.social
neutral · AI labelView post →The game is controversial — at first I wanted to recommend the game, but after getting tired with dealing with inverted drag of skill tree I changed my mind. It's a marker that creators have no education in game design. I don't like it, cause it leads to creating low-quality games. Pros: - interesting idea of discovery and research of items and materials - nice art style Cons: - bad game design (inverted drag of skill tree, excessive repeating of the same actions because of how crafting…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →EDIT: I just blew past a roadblock that was preventing me from getting to the rest of the content. Disregard what I've said about the game being abandoned. I'll edit this review fairly once I'm done with the game. Hint: You can go into the tower. Caveat Emptor. I personally picked this game up for $3 USD on sale, and I'm not mad about it. What I'm mad about is that a potentially great game with fresh ideas appears to have been abandoned in development. So, Someone else pointed out that…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Game has a lot of interesting ideas, but they're horribly implemented. Very little is explained, and you're discouraged from experimentation because the crafting system is so tedious. You have to manually drag and drop each ingredient into a cauldron to brew potions, and those potions+more ingredients are used to create more potions and so on and so forth. Every step of the way you're dragging and dropping ingredients. It gets old REAL quick. The in game directions occasionally…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →THE GAME ITSELF IS SHIPPING RIVULET/ARTIFICER
neutral · AI labelView post →Eh. There's some potential here which just ends up being wasted. It's like there was this grand idea with some mechanics around it... and then the dev forgot that you actually have to make a coherent game around it. Alright, that's a little harsh. If I had to describe it in one word, it's "unrefined". There's a certain mechanic which the game explains to you and it's not even implemented in the game (source: dev's admission in the forums). I figured I'd wait until that particularity gets…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →The trial and error in this game is tiring.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Wow, I really wanted to like this game, it seems like everything I should enjoy, but nothing about it is done well. The game sells itself on the idea of research, but what research is entails in clicking on objects to gain points, and spending those points in what are essentially guessing games to learn. The second night time rolls around you are pursued by possibly the most visually offensive monsters I've every seen, and there is absolutely nothing you can do at least the first night except…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →(Name still pending) I’m playing a lightfoot Halfling Battlesmith Artificer. My original thought would be to act as the ship’s engineer and keep people’s gear upgraded. I don’t know if she’ll be on the front line, soaking up chaos like a sponge but I do plan for her to help out however needed. She does have a steel defender. I still don’t know what that will look like. Either some sort of aerial drone shaped like a jellyfish (I’m picturing the tendrils beign able to move independently and…
neutral · AI labelView post →Really good indie game for a low price. Great climate and interesting story, beautiful design. After about 1h it gets really intuitive, which in the beginnig is not so obvious. It took me about 15h to finish the game (however I had to find one or two hints on youtube) and it was 15h of fun. + visual aspect + story + mini-games + music + addictive - minor bugs - ai of oponents
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Oh dear, why haven't I played it before? I sat down to this game and didn't even notice when the night has passed! I died several times, the time passes relentlessly, I have so much to learn about how this world works, but that's the whole beauty of Artificer! If you're into this kind of thing, I absolutely recommend it!
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →ok it has potential, i don't like games that handhold you, i like to turn off map features etc in games, adds a bit of immersion and difficulties, this game is on the other end of the spectrum. randomly doing things like randomly clicking on things to see if you get a reaction irritates me, i still cant find items because it doesn't make sense. also once you get armour you're op so a bit of balance needs to be done. Good to keep an eye on this so i played an extra 13 hours, here is what i have…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Great little survival game, that focuses on discovering recipes, solving small puzzles and exploring the unique and exciting outer world setting, mixing science and magic. It's a little rough in terms of accessibility right now due to a lack of (essential) tooltips but the developer is very active in the forums and working on fixes and improvements in real time. Give it some love, it's kinda unique and I definetly want more.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →title:route root date:250325 ink #rainworld is my fav game but #artificer is my fav character. she's my foil. my next tattoo gonna be a big ol karma 1 symbol, just for her. my insp. for this piece was a playing card - how the face cards make sense upright and upside down. #rwart
neutral · AI labelView post →it really is like the only class fantasy left thats just totally unserviced by the game and is perfectly ground level warcraft and I'll scream if they go for like, "Titan Artificer" or some bullshet instead
neutral · AI labelView post →One day imma gonna play an Artificer in a regular dnd campaign again. One day. Rogues, Warlocks and Artificers are probably my favorite classes/definitely most played, especially Rogue and Artificer. Currently got a Rogue in my Saturday game, Warlock in the Currently on break Wednesday game and-
neutral · AI labelView post →No. The tutorial sucks. Things are not fully explained, not enough time given before you end up dying while still trying to figure things out or what to do. This game begs for controller support. UI looks like its made for it. But nope! kb+m only. Not that there's anything wrong with that, but I much prefer sitting on my couch with a controller. Game feels like a constant rush, there's no downtime! Hurry hurry hurry do some science before the next monster stumbles across you. Great…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This is a really fun game in magic, survival, crafting, sci-fi style. The story line is capturing, It gave me a sense of mystery that i really want to solve. Luckily there is a doggo way smarter than me for help and he is a good companion to be with on such a weird planet. The soundtrack is fantastic and combined with beautiful visuals make the experience immersing. I think you should give it a try!
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →One of the best indie games that I have ever played. The graphics is so trippy and the music makes the game immersive. I was so hyped for this release and after few play hours I'm not disappointed.
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