Full game metadata
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Steam app type | game |
| Steam App ID | 4179190 |
| Live current players | 0 |
| SteamPulse tracked peak | 3 |
| Live count (today's peak floor) | 0 |
| Price | $1.99 |
| Free to play | No |
| Discount | 0% |
| Original price USD | $1.99 |
| Current price USD | $1.99 |
| Release date | Apr 3, 2026 |
| Developer | 泉游工作室 |
| Publisher | 泉游工作室 |
| Owners estimated | Not available |
| SteamSpy owner estimate minimum | Not available |
| SteamSpy owner estimate maximum | Not available |
| Review type | 6 user reviews |
| Positive review percent | 83% |
| Positive reviews | 5 |
| Negative reviews | 1 |
| Total reviews | 6 |
| Steam recommendations | Not available |
| Achievements | 11 |
| Average playtime forever | Not available |
| Windows support | Yes |
| macOS support | No |
| Linux support | No |
| Parent game | Not available |
| Store URL | https://store.steampowered.com/app/4179190/ |
Short description
A dark tactical puzzler where you consume poison to gain power. In a world void of Qi, use [Foresight] to see enemy intent. Outmaneuver foes using [Movement Cards] and lure them into deadly traps. Perfect information, no random dodging. Only pure strategy saves you from death.
About this game
Devour the Elixir is a cultivation-themed, turn-based puzzle strategy game. You play as a cultivator awakened from deep slumber, using two types of cards within the Inner Realm: Movement Cards: such as Ascend Two Steps or Move Left Two Steps , used to precisely control your direction and route. Technique Cards: such as Heaven’s Pull or Spirit Traction , used to manipulate enemies, trigger mechanisms, and shift the battlefield. Every card you play is a choice between risk and opportunity — evade the pursuit of outer demons, make clever use of mechanisms, refine elixirs to advance your cultivation… all to uncover why cultivators of this world can only progress through devouring elixirs. Game Features Unique Setting · A World of Elixir-Based Cultivation In this realm, devouring elixirs is the sole method of cultivation, forming a distinctive reimagining of the 修仙 genre. Dual-Card System · Strategy Through Movement & Techniques Movement Cards determine your direction, distance, and landing point—forming the core of the puzzle design. Technique Cards allow special actions such as pushing enemies, swapping positions, creating obstacles, and more. Together, they produce deeply strategic level solutions. Foresee the Future · Read Your Next Fate Each card previews where you will end up at the end of the turn and what damage or danger may occur, allowing you to plan the optimal route with limited resources. Mechanisms & Monsters · Layered Tactical Puzzles Fire vents, one-way teleporters, freezing traps, push mechanisms, puppet replication… Multiple systems intertwine to form complex and highly thoughtful tactical puzzles. Hundred Trials · A Heart That Never Fades Over 122 handcrafted stages await your challenge. Absorb the essence of elixirs deep within your consciousness and complete your own path of cultivation. Eastern Cultivation Aesthetics A blend of traditional cultivation themes and Chinese-inspired visual design creates a serene, mysterious Inner Realm. Worldview Centuries ago, cultivators of Jiehǎi could freely draw spiritual energy through meditation. Until one night—the fall of a Celestial Immortal—and the world’s essence collapsed. From that moment…
Supported languages
Simplified Chinese, English