"Nothing is created, nothing is lost, everything is transformed." - Antoine Lavoisier, 'Elements of Chemistry'
'Alcyone' is a chemistry puzzle game set across the periodic table. Your goal is to weave scattered elements together to synthesize molecules, and assemble them to trigger chemical reactions. Molecules don't simply stay in place. As temperatures rise and fall, matter changes states between gas, liquid, and solid—floating up or sinking down. This unique system adds depth to the puzzle in a truly distinctive way. Design your own chain reactions and lose track of time in the world of chemistry. Simply enjoy the game, and real-world chemical knowledge will follow like a gift.
Build molecules and trigger reactions.
• Combine elements to synthesize a wide variety of molecules. Experience the vast world of chemistry and find joy in discovering over 1,300 real-world compounds.
• Compounds change through three phases—solid, liquid, and gas—depending on the ambient temperature. Their physical properties, where solids and liquids sink and gases rise, act as key variables in your puzzles.
• Place identical compounds in adjacent cells to trigger reactions. The more complex the elemental composition of the compound, the higher the score you earn, allowing you to find your own efficient scoring path.
• Your score increases exponentially as the number of reacting compounds grows and the chain reactions last longer. Strategize your placement to achieve the highest possible scores.
• From basic reactions like acid-base neutralization and hydrolysis to advanced organic chemistry, combine real-world chemical reactions to design and enjoy spectacular chain reactions.
Explore the periodic table and collect elements.
• Conquering numerous stages organized by atomic number, from Hydrogen (H, 1) to Krypton (Kr, 36), allows you to explore chemistry from basic to advanced levels step-by-step.
• Every time you complete a stage, you can collect new elements or unlock new chemical reactions that expand the possibilities of your experiments and your scientific toolkit.
• Upgrade each element to significantly boost your scoring efficiency. As you upgrade specific elements, the value of every compound containing them increases, letting you reach much higher scores.
• Acquire and upgrade organic functional groups to improve synthesis efficiency. Even compounds with complex structures can be created much more easily and quickly using upgraded functional groups.
Alcyone is continuously improved through regular updates. Focus entirely on the joy of chemistry without any in-app purchases or pop-up ads.
Great game to kill time with and very fun. However, I would have benefitted greatly from a very brief tutorial and tips as some of the game mechanics are frustrating even if you know chemistry decently well. For example, it took me way too long to realize that reactions changed the temperature which change matter states, as well as struggling with how to maneuver elements into the proper spot. Also, I ruined several runs by accidentally sending my combination in the wrong direction, could there be a limited undo feature (some sort of token/currency mechanism?) to salvage longer runs without affecting the challenge?Thanks!Edit: Amending my review to 5 stars because the dev incorporated undo and retry stage mechanisms that make the game just forgiving enough to not be overly frustrating. Cheers!
Developer Response
Thank you for your valuable feedback. With update 1.3.6, i've added a button "undo" to revert to a previous state if you make a mistake. And I've also made it possible to restart a stage if you fail, provided you have sufficient credits. I'll continue to improve the remaining suggestions—such as tutorials—in future updates, so please stay tuned.
Great game for the scientific minded
DevT.G
I am no chemist but I really enjoyed this game. Worth the money, no ads. Kind of like 2048 but truly has its own unique mechanics and it is obvious the developer has talent. I just recently completed all stages. For anyone who is struggling and looking for help, try doing N2O4+ N2H2, and also C6H6 + H2O + H2O2 for relatively easy massive points. I am not sure exactly how the scoring system works, but it seems like its exponential relative to how many atoms are in the molecule. Hydrocarbons chains generate a lot of points but can be difficult to reliably generate.I would really like if the game did a better job at explaining/demonstrating the reactions like hydrolysis. Each element/compound has its own encyclopedia page which is cool, but more work should be done to explain the game mechanics, or at least more to read about different chemical reactions.Overall great game, recommend.
Thanks for making such a great chemistry game.
Arandomteen2453
I want to start off by saying that this game became a huge time waster for me. I'm so entranced because of how every molecule reacts with one another. The hydrolysis reactions with lithium hydroxide and lithium nitrate are super cool, not to mention all of the different molecules and elements. Thank you for making such a great game and I am so proud that you released another update after almost 4 months. Thank you for such a great game
Developer Response
I’m truly grateful to hear that you're continuing to enjoy the game. I’ll make sure to repay your support with even better updates!
Amazing game + thoughts (edit!!)
EsterAldehyde
EDIT: I really hate the dark mode. Please add a way to have light mode.I love this game! It’s so addicting, and I get so excited every time I make something I’ve heard of before (“OMG! I GOT SERINE! I GOT GLUCOSE! I GOT UREA!”)However, here are some things that could be improved- it’s not clear what the processes you can buy actually do. This should be explained, because when a bunch of your compounds just disappear and you get 1600 points, that’s cool and all, but I want to know why- it’s also not clear what the colors mean. Are they base and acid? - some kind of achievement system would be cool for people like me who are NOT good at this game. This way we could learn what features are in it (like acid base interactions) which would otherwise take a long time to figure out. Don’t have them be “in your face” but have a menu where you can see interactions you haven’t had yet, or what molecules you didn’t make yet.
Developer Response
Update 1.2.2 now allows manual configuration of the Light/Dark Mode setting. Thank you for your feedback.
ACHIEVEMENTS & DISCOVERY
• Added 73 new challenge achievements.
• Achievements require Game Center integration and unlock properly when signed in.
• Access the "Discovery" page via the dropdown menu on the Statistics page.
• The "Discovery" page distinguishes between discovered and undiscovered molecules.
• Added a search feature on the "Discovery" page to search by molecule name or chemical formula.
• View discovery status of all molecules containing a specific element on the Element Info page.
STATISTICS
• Molecular statistics have been made significantly more granular.
• Molecule formation now tracks direct synthesis vs. transformation reactions separately.
• Molecule removal tracks score reactions, transformation reactions, and use as synthesis materials separately.
• Check the average score multiplier relative to the unit score (including element score upgrade bonuses).
• View the rank of each molecular record relative to all discovered molecules.
• Added a button in Settings to reset molecular statistics (achievements and discovery data are preserved).
USER INTERFACE
• Optimized landscape layout for iPhone Duo.
• Differentiated cell colors in the preview to predict temperature changes when forming molecules.
• Molecule Info statistics now distinguish between all-time records and the current game.
• The "Combination" section on the Molecule Info page can now be collapsed.
• Added buttons to adjust encyclopedia text size.
• Updated cell colors for acid salts and diprotic acids.
• Inverted GHS pictogram colors in Dark Mode to reduce eye strain.
OTHER IMPROVEMENTS & FIXES
• Corrected countable instances of "element" to "atom".
• Corrected locale-specific floating-point notation (French, German, Spanish).
• Magnesium hydroxide can now trigger neutralization reactions.
• Borane (monoborane) is now always in a gaseous state.
• Corrected physical property data for alkanes, alkenes, and alkynes.
• Excluded unformable isomers from the database so they no longer appear as stage objectives.
Version 1.6.0
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Seller
Boil Studio Inc.
Size
95.4 MB
Category
Puzzle
Compatibility
Requires iOS 15.6 or later.
iPhone Requires iOS 15.6 or later.
iPad Requires iPadOS 15.6 or later.
iPod touch Requires iOS 15.6 or later.
Languages
English and 7 more
English, French, German, Japanese, Korean, Simplified Chinese, Spanish, Traditional Chinese