Doodle God's Bastard Cousin
I agree with a lot of the reviews that came before me: Alxemy is basically Doodle God with a different motif. Now, using the alchemy angle was a good idea, and if you remember how Doodle God went, you won't have too much trouble getting through the game, and if you do, the handbook for the game is available and containing all of the formulas. Alxemy does have a look all its own, and it also has a world perspective feature that allows you to see the results of your alchemy as you populate the world. But it doesn't change the fact that Alxemy is blatantly derivative and not quite as original as Doodle God. While the design is more elaborate, it lacks the simplicity of Doodle God, and some of the riddles don't quite make much sense (a chimp that can play a flute isn't so much a man, it's just a musical chimp). If you need to kill some time, you can give this game a play, but I would recommend, unfortunately, Doodle God or Doddle Devil instead.