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Love Alchemy: A Heart In Winter
Developer Ilving Studio
When a new romance blossoms, the door to mystery opens in Love Alchemy. From the Steam store page
50 reactions from 2 sources (Steam reviews, Bluesky) · newest Sep 13, 2026 · last updated Oct 8, 2026 · How this works
Audience score
43
Mixed
21 positive · 28 negative
95% range 30–57%
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| Steam reviews | 21 | 28 | 0 |
| Bluesky * | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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1 newer reactions are still waiting for a label.
Steam's own rating
Mixed
33 of 66 reviews positive (all languages, per Valve)
What people are saying
Summary pending — the reactions are listed below.
Reactions
50 of 50 · most liked firstThis short classic HOG will pass as an ok game for me. The story about a young woman named Alison who met her prince charming through the internet, the first time she met him was during Christmas time, they spend some nice time together before inviting her to his castle where she started to unfold his mystery. Her artist lover isn't who he is claiming to be. https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2072644858 The gameplay is like any hidden objects game, you walk around,…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This game is the perfect example of developpers giving up during the creative process. The first part is pretty nice, but as soon as you reach the second portrait, everything becomes more and more rushed. Don't bother with it, you'll end disappointed.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I'd give this a neutral if it was possible, but I feel the negative outweighs the positive. Positive - Beautiful graphics. - HO shows objects clearly - Interesting concept of the story - Puzzles that can be skipped - You can use the map to teleport to other rooms Neutral - Not enough character development with the characters you meet along the way, I liked the concept of helping each woman, but they're not on the screen very long. - Rushed ending. You spend a lot of build-up for something…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →So I saw my friends did this. Here are my fandom list - Lovecraftian horror/Cthulhu Mythos - Project moon - Funamusea - Creepypasta - Fear and Hunger - Sucker for Love - Alchemy Stars - Reverse 1999 - Blashphemous - Hollow Knight - Souls game - Houseki no kuni - Hazbin Hotel/Helluva boss etc.
unlabelledView post →A better than average hidden object, especially for a game not built with Artifex tools. Possibly a prototype of that engine, though. The story isn't fantastic but the art is great, there are some exquisite backgrounds (including a Daliesque setting in the first 'paintaing'), and there's no show-stopper here. (The hint button sometimes fails to work, but exiting to the main menu and returning to the game fixes it, as mentioned on the forum.) Liked it. It's very short, though (finished it in…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →https://youtu.be/uXL3YppPR_g Single threaded puzzle progression is at odds with the wide initial spaces shown to players. With such limited paths exploration is lacking from the first moments of play.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →A very enjoyable, though short, HOG. A little light on the HOGs, but the story line was much more respectable than the title suggests. I was worried this would be a little too young for me, but overall, I really enjoyed it.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →FINALLY a HOG with a storyline where you don't have to find your abducted kid/wife/husband/father (...) but instead your fiancé is the evil one. This game has extremely beautifully drawn areas and a map that allows you to switch places quickly. The story is solid but rushed; and throughout the game I constantly wished for a stronger emotional connection to the jailed girls - Maybe even an ending scene showing all of the girls finally resuming their liberty.. If you like HOGs, I recommend…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →My first negative review ever. If I don't like a game, I just uninstall it and move on. This one is so bad that I wouldn't recommend it even if it was on sale. Hints rarely work, you have to click on a very specific point or it will fail... It feels rushed and unfinished. It's not worth the time you'll waste on it.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Barely an hour of gameplay, a hint system that keeps breaking, a few crashes, and a story that, well.... excuses a violent killer because he "did it for love", which is pretty ♥♥♥♥♥♥ up.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Nice art, but not better than other HOPAs, a truely nonsensical story (not better or worse than other HOPAs), but an F for efford when it comes to the English localization. If you've taken on learning Russian like me, you may enjoy finding untranslated Russian words in the search lists, but I still had to look them up. Also, the English words in the lists are badly translated, too - e.g. a "sheet of paper" that ended up a leaf (as in "from a tree"). If you get a key for this game via a…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This is a short HOG but it was much less back and forth than many games in this genre. Most of the puzzles could be solved with items in the immediate area, so you do not have to back up 15 rooms to get a piece of a lock that opened another lock. This makes the game shorter but more enjoyable. You go back through rooms you already played because of the castle layout but it didn't feel like tedium. There are a couple of translation issues when finding objects, but overall it did not spoil…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Below average on the "Mountain Crime: Requital" scale. Stunning art, but that's about it. Story was alright, but there were many moments that I questioned the main character's decisions/thought processes. There were also a few mis-translated/not translated points in the game, and a few things where more direction would have been nicer (for example, I received a prompt that would have been helpful at the beginning of the game, at the end of the game). Not bad, but I'd definitely wouldn't…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →The puzzles sometimes pointless, you don't have to leave a room for a solution. The music is repetitive. The whole thing is cheaply made...
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Thumbs down. I liked the artwork, but not the gameplay. Some hidden object names were not translated correctly into English and some hidden object names were not translated at all. For example, “дротик” was used instead of the English word “dart.” Some of the puzzles didn’t seem logical and the hitboxes were often too small. The map did have the ability to instantly travel between locations, but the map does not indicate which locations have been completed or which locations have possible…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I wish there was a meh button, This game wasn't awful but it is lacking a lot, would I recommend, no! why? because there is better on steam for the money you will spend. Okay the positives, It is a beautiful scenery and style game, the concept is a good one, you go from room to room unlocking portraits in which you travel through different eras and styles solving problems to free people. It's not a brain buster so if you wish easy, lazy casual this is your game Negatives sorry to say…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →A mediocre short HOG with many flaws pros. ok story 2 endings? cons. very short ( around 1 hour and 40 minutes for the main story) no bonus chapter many misspellings. a leaf is a piece of paper a pool 8 ball is a map? and there is also a russian non translated word which is a dart the hint button is just for show overall i do not recommend this game. it is short and boring. 2/10
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This is a routine hidden object casual puzzle/adventure game with mild historical/fantasy/mystery theme. Solving various puzzles and hidden object minigames reveals the plot and uncovers the mystery. Unfortunately this one is quite dated and doesn't have proper widescreen support, only displaying 4:3 aspect ratio with no graphics tweaking options. Lack of widescreen support prevents me from recommending this game.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →played this a while ago and forgot so its not bad game if i remember but wait for sale or price drop
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This game is kind of hilarious in how badly it's put together. There's a hidden object scene that lists "sheet of paper" and wants you to find an oak leaf. There's a location labeled only "Acid". The first (and, I assume, only) choice you're given in the game is whether to let Charles drug you, after which if you pick the wrong thing (which I did, to see what would happen--it's pretty obvious) you get a nonstandard game over and cannot go back to make a different choice. Your only option is to…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Okay, okay... This game doesn't have really good reviews, but I... I LIKED IT! Screw the sometimes strange item names, the design of the castle/characters were pretty damn cool! The H.O.G scenes look fun and not overly clattered too. *Phew*. There is no map too, but I didn't get lost! So happy! Well... I was just going to... You know... Passively play this game... Then ended up beating it in one sitting, YES IT IS SHORT. BUT THE STORY! The going into paintings!!! YES! For some…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Keeps you alert
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This game has been so glitchy for me the entire time I've played it. I'm about halfway through (at the gypsy scene) and I apparently need a coffee kettle (I had to look up a walkthrough) and the area that you get it is closed to me at this point. If you play this game, look up a walkthrough. But I would recommend that you don't pay more than $0.25 for this game. It'll be weird for the time you play it and then (even based on other reviews) you will get stuck and have to replay or restart. And…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →The hint function is hilariously bad. It rarely works. There are some localisation issues with the English version too - on several occasions in hidden object scenes, the names of items were still in Cyrillic characters. The ending is very abrupt.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Very short game, bad translations and some words aren't even translated. The art style is pretty. Out of 9 women only 2 have a name whereas the man has at least two of them, so don't expect a grand and developped story or an original one.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →kinda meh. so far I have found some of the hidden object labels have odd descriptions for an item, or one that was in another language. when using some items, sometimes not registering when you would think it should be no voice acting story is not my thing.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Such a wonderful game, a little on the easy side but still it was really fun!
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →A pretty simple and small HIO. The story is ok and the overall gameplay a nit repetetive. Still fun for 1-2 hours. It has very few puzzles and there are 2 little translation errors in the HOS. I would rather recommend buying it on sale. I can recommend it
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →[url=https://store.steampowered.com/curator/45030479/]🧩Undecided & Puzzled Reviews🧩Visit and follow my curator page if you enjoyed this review❤️ Love Alchemy: A Heart in Winter This is my first negative review and it's sad because the game has potential. TL;DR at the end :) My thoughts: The game is about 2 to 2 1/2 hours long. The puzzles are incredibly easy to the point a child may even speed through them The music gets very repetitive and annoying at points (I had to mute the music to…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →In my opinion, every developer (or publisher) of games like these knows that they're basically evergreens. This was released in 2013 on steam (and is probably older) and, graphics aside, it is still fun to play these days. However, as a dev/pub being fully aware of this, I cannot by the life of me understand why there is no voice over at least for the story parts. Seriously, this (the voice overs) could've been done by an intern and the game would be so much better. Another point I have to…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Don't waste your money it is not fun or entertaining at all.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I have loved this game ever since I saw playthroughs of it online. This game has: -beautiful graphics -atmospheric music - a hint button, which is handy if you are stuck on puzzles - an interesting storyline - interesting and likable characters I highly recommend it for anyone who likes point and click adventure games, hidden object games or puzzle solving games. :)
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Computer freezes and I have to reboot and the game freezes up every time I get to
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This is one of the best Adventure Hidden Object games.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →fun for casual playing
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Not recommended. I have mixed feelings. On one hand, you have a pretty standard hidden object game with what is to be expected, nice graphics, lots of easy puzzles, some basic hidden object scenes and some form of light story to keep you moving forward. On the other hand, there are a lot of loose ends in the writing, some object names in the scenes don't match, the story is very rushed and there is a lot of backtracking so keep the hint button handy. Also, you have to play from the start if…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →The game is short and even compared to other Hidden Object games its pretty simple, but I did like the story it told.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →It has a lovely story to it, introduces a lot of characters, but after playing it a few times, still makes me smile. A boon if you like HOP's but with lots of places to search, so doesn't get dull.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Short (~75min) and mildly entertaining old school HO game. However, the game just feels unfinished. Apart from the obvious lo-res 4:3 aspect ratio (which you know you were getting when you bought it), several translations in the HO scenes are completely wrong and one was even still in Russian (in the English version) leaving you to just randomly click stuff until you hit whatever you should. The hint function was also not working for about half of the game - so no help there. A bit of…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →translations not done fully thoughout the game freezes on some puzzles
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →There are a few bugs in the English translation and gameplay is quite basic, but I would still recommend this game for its exceptional graphics, atmosphere, and storytelling. Just make sure you have a walkthrough handy if you can't figure out how to work around the bugs. The story is not in itself very interesting, but it progresses nicely and coherently, and each new character adds something to it. The protagonist is not the usual "super mom" you tend to find in the genre. She is quite a…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →A short but OK HOG, marred by slightly buggy hidden object segments - where the object did match the word. For example there was once a non-english word and a few other mismatches.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →The story is quite poor. The mini games offer little variety and the UI suffers of a few bugs that make sometimes the gameplay annoying.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →For some reason the game softlocks you and the hint button crashes the game, no way to progress.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Several HOG scenes are messed up. The names of the items to locate are wrong and don't match the items in the scene. The story is simplistic. Instead of strong female protagonist, we have a giddy teen with princess fantasies of romance. And she doesn't understand electricity and has trouble turning on her laptop (from the game). And cobwebs in the chandelier means that the castle needs a woman to take care of it (also from the game). Seriously? I felt icky after the sexist portrayal of…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →While I did really enjoy the story I had quite a time with the rest of this game. First of all the map is useless, as my game took too long to load it for it to be practical for quick travel and it didn't show locations where there was still things to do so ultimately it just took up space. Also I don't know if this game was originally in Russian, but in multiple HOS I was asked to find objects that were still listed in Russian or another cyrillic language and the only way to find said items…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →You can finish it in 90min. The visuals are the best part.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Surprisingly good? I paid like. 20 cents for this thing in a fanatical bundle and I actually really enjoyed the two hours I spent on it. Warning for some stereotypical racism and I'll be honest, I wasn't sympathetic towards the main villain despite the game telling me to be, but honestly are you ACTUALLY playing this game for its plot??? It was a fun two hours of finding objects and puzzle solving - I forgot how much I liked puzzle solving. Only gameplay complain is there were a few…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Cute little puzzle game. Completed it in a lazy runthrough under three hours. Nice find the item puzzles and then puzzles as to where to use certain things. Not super difficult but as with this style of game expect to get stumped and have to backtrack a time or two.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →A slightly better than average HOG with overly simplistic puzzles, a predictable plot, and a thin amount of content. Assets like music are reused frequently. Despite the fact that I'm colourblind, I played on Expert, rarely used the hint system, and played at a leisurely pace, I finished this title in under three hours. However, I found this game oddly charming enough to finish. Pick it up in a bundle or on sale!
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