Brew

Brew

Released Nov 2025

Face the challenges of The Tower as you enroll into the Alchemy Academy in this action-packed, third-person, roguelite. Brew potions to boost yourself in the heat of battle and use multiple weapons to defeat dangerous foes and pass your exams!

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Steam $19.99
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Evaluation

Brew launched on November 6, 2025 and Snow Leaf Studios has been consistently active since release. Within days of launch, the developer posted a thank-you update on November 9, 2025 explicitly stating they had "more end game content" in the pipeline. A roadmap followed on December 3, 2025, confirming bigger content updates were planned for the coming months. The studio delivered on that promise with Update 1.1.0 on February 5, 2026 — a substantial post-endgame content drop that added the Ambition Board challenge system, a new enemy (the Tower Guide), hat stat bonuses, and extensive balance improvements. The most recent developer communication is a bug fix patch (Update 1.1.2) on May 12, 2026, which added Japanese localization and explicitly noted that "the team is currently cooking on some exciting news soon to be shared." That teaser has not yet been followed by an announcement or release as of today, September 17, 2026 — roughly four months later. The gap between the game's two major updates (launch in November 2025 to Update 1.1.0 in February 2026) was about three months, making the current four-month silence slightly beyond that window, though the developer's most recent post actively signaled upcoming news. The developer has not announced completion or any wind-down of support, and the May 2026 tease strongly implies content is still being prepared.
Evidence
Update 1.1.0 shipped post-endgame content: Ambition Board challenge system, new Tower Guide enemy, hat stats overhaul, and extensive balance changes.
news post · Feb 5, 2026 source content shipped
high
Developer published a roadmap promising 'bigger content updates' in the upcoming months following launch.
news post · Dec 3, 2025 source content planned
high

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Details

Publisher
Snow Leaf Studios
Achievements
24
Platform
Windows
Controller
full support
Steam Deck
Playable
Players
Single-player

About this game

Brew is an action-packed roguelite that emphasizes quick thinking and resource management in the midst of battle. With an intuitive crafting system, you can create an abundance of different potions to aid you in attempting your alchemy exams!

Gather ingredients and brew them up into powerful potions in the midst of battle! Use the potions to climb further into The Tower, by drinking and temporarily boosting yourself, throwing to affect the enemies and environment around you, or loading into your weapon to upgrade your potion gun! Achieve mastery over alchemy by utilizing potion abilities to create fierce combos!

Unlock unique badges and learn new potion recipes to create your own unique playstyle! With a wide variety of potion upgrades, character skills and secret rooms inside The Tower to unlock, you will feel like a true alchemy student learning new abilities after every class!

Get to know your fellow classmates and professors. Converse with them, try to impress them with a gift or spend your days hanging out with them! Deepening your friendships is the key to enjoying the student life at the Alchemy Academy!

Last evaluated Sep 17, 2026
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