MoteMancer

Open World· Automation· Base Building· Resource Management

Early access since Jul 2025

An alchemical automation game of ever-changing logistical puzzles across six Elemental planes. Each Element transforms how you generate power, move resources, and defend your factory. Cultivate your own garden of possibility with dozens of uniquely shaped structures in this hex-grid sandbox.

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Steam Updated 12 Oct 2026 $29.99

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Evaluation

MoteMancer has been in Early Access since July 14, 2025. On January 6, 2026, the developer said the 1.0 release would come when the work is done rather than on a fixed date. Major updates have continued since then: the Attunement Update arrived on June 18, 2026 with character customization, performance work, achievements, and power system changes, and the Artifice Update arrived on September 28, 2026 with the Alchemist's Journal, a reworked Blueprint system, pinnable recipes and plans, and a spell wheel. The September 28 post describes in-world art as the final major phase of the work and says controller support is still planned. A September 14, 2026 post said there is still more to do and that the Journal is still being expanded, and a further update shipped on October 1, 2026. Because the developer has announced remaining work before the full release, the game is still receiving planned content.

Evidence

The Artifice Update shipped, adding the Alchemist's Journal, a reworked Blueprint system, pinnable recipes and plans, and a spell wheel

news post · Sep 28, 2026 source content shipped

high

Developer describes in-world art as the final major phase of the work, says controller support is still planned, and lists animations, effects, and sound as continuing work

news post · Sep 28, 2026 source content planned

high

Content

1 of 1 released · no outstanding content

Released

MoteMancer Soundtrack

Jul 2025

Media

Details

Developer

CyanAvatar Studios

Publisher

CyanAvatar Studios

Achievements

Platform

Windows

Controller

—

Steam Deck

Playable

Players

Single-player

Automation Base Building Resource Management Fantasy Sandbox Strategy Puzzle Crafting Management Open World Simulation Magic Atmospheric Building 2D

About this game

MoteMancer is a fantasy automation game set across six overlapping Elemental planes. Design elegant systems on a Hex Grid, combining ingredients, structures, and magic to reshape the world through alchemical insight.

Unique Tools

Grow Mana Roots and Mana Leaves to collect power from the sun. Weave Streamways to move ingredients across your base. Each Element offers unique mechanics, and each plane brings its own puzzle pieces to the table. Combine Elements for powerful, synergistic effects.

Research Through Alchemy

Infuse ingredients to uncover their hidden potential. Unlock new tools through experimentation where every combination is a chance to discover something unexpected.

Elemental Arsenal

Learn spells to Nudge structures, Levitate across terrain, or use Daycaller to control the sun itself. Magic isn't just power, it's part of the puzzle.

Key Features

Six overlapping Elemental planes, procedurally generated and seamlessly traversable in real time.
Automation on a Hex Grid, with dozens of unique structures that reward clever positioning and planning.
Ingredient-based research, enabling multiple simultaneous lines of discovery.
Element-specific tools and power systems, encouraging distinct solutions for each plane.
Entropy, a creeping adversary that tears through the fabric of reality and tests the resilience of your systems.