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Alkimya: House of Wisdom

A first-person survival horror game set in the House of Wisdom during the 1258 siege of Baghdad. Scavenge for resources, craft alchemical flasks, unlock an interconnected sanctum of Golden Age puzzles, and…

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Alkimya: House of Wisdom is an adventure developed by Iksyr on PlayStation 5 and PC (Microsoft Windows).

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What Alkimya: House of Wisdom is

Alkimya: House of Wisdom was developed by Iksyr. It is available on PlayStation 5 and PC (Microsoft Windows). It runs on Unreal Engine 5.

The premise, in the publisher's words

1258. The Mongols have taken Baghdad and the House of Wisdom, the city's great library, is burning. You are Yusuf, a master alchemist, and your daughter is dying. Somewhere inside the House is Iksyr, the only cure. The invaders hold the halls above. Below, the House's scholars left cosmic experiments that were never meant to be found. Scavenge materials, craft alchemical flasks, fight with the strange weapons the House's scholars kept secret, and solve its locked routes and hidden shortcuts to descend.
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How it plays

It is played from a first person perspective. Its themes are action, horror, mystery and survival. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.

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