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About The Apothecary of Trubiz
The Apothecary of Trubiz is a compact, single‑player game where you act as an apothecary tasked with prescribing medicines. A manual written in a fictional language must be deciphered word by word, and the resulting translations guide your concoctions.
Each in‑game day brings new patients, and you mix and prescribe treatments based on hints in the manual. Your translation progress and discovered medicines persist across runs, allowing you to refine or deliberately mis‑prescribe for multiple endings.
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Fictional Language Deciphering
The core mechanic involves entering translations yourself, word by word, from a manual written in a fictional language. Correct entries are auto‑filled, letting you build a growing glossary as you progress.
Hints for translation appear throughout the manual, and you may need to predict meanings before testing them on patients. Successful predictions confirm correct translations, while errors can be revisited in later runs.
- Compare repeated symbols to spot patterns early.
- Keep a separate note of guessed meanings for quick reference.
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Mixing and Prescribing Medicines
Once you have enough translated terms, you can mix medicines according to patient conditions. The manual provides hints on mixing methods, and you must apply the correct ingredients to each case.
Testing the effects directly on patients confirms whether your concoction matches the intended treatment. Even failed attempts can be recorded and used in subsequent playthroughs.
- Match ingredient clues with patient symptoms before mixing.
- Record failed mixes to avoid repeating mistakes.
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Daily Patient Visits
Each in‑game day, new patients arrive seeking cures. Their conditions are presented, and you must select the appropriate medicine based on your current translations.
The cycle repeats daily, giving you continual opportunities to test hypotheses and refine your language knowledge while managing a steady flow of cases.
- Prioritize patients whose symptoms match recently decoded words.
- Use early days to experiment with simple translations.
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Multiple Playthroughs and Knowledge Carryover
The game supports multiple runs, and any translation progress or discovered medicines carry over between them. This persistence lets you build on earlier attempts, whether successful or not.
Even if you fail in an initial run, the accumulated knowledge remains, encouraging you to return and pursue different endings or perfect a treatment.
- Note down your glossary after each session for quick reference.
- Experiment with alternative endings after mastering the core translations.
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Steam Achievements and Cloud Save
The title includes Steam Achievements, offering additional goals as you play. Steam Cloud is supported, so your progress can be stored online.
Family Sharing is also supported, so other accounts can experience the game.
- Check the achievement list to guide your translation priorities.
- Steam Cloud can help protect your progress across devices.
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