During the Middle Ages a terrifying, mysterious disease raged across Italy. It killed thousands of people, whole towns and villages perished together. There were legends of a mythical town of Apothecarium, where the secret to defeating the disease was hidden.
This game has a lot of problems, but overall it is playable. The main thing is that unlike this developer's other hidden object/puzzle games the outerworld puzzles are extremely obtuse and using the hints is a main game play mechanic that has a recharge, so you're really kind of wasting your time trying to solve them. This is a fictional, somewhat Renaissance-era game with gothic horror elements.
The puzzle...
0 found this helpful, 2026-09-11
Recommended10 hrs played
Very nice and well made HOG game. The game has lot of animations, hidden object and other puzzles and has a good length. I was positively surprised.
Things I did not love:
* pixel-hunting in some situations to find the one correct one that will register the item I've found
* the game penalizing me if I click too many times in the same area trying to find that one pixel
* morphing objects in the hidden object puzzles. I get why it's done, I just don't dig it.
* some of the puzzles were very obscure with the answers, others were so blatantly obvious that I was...
2 found this helpful, 2026-04-29
Recommended13 hrs played
It was a good game. It is not linear. Had to use the hint a lot. It crashed a couple of timed, but it saved where I was in the game. For the small cost it was worth it.
1 found this helpful, 2026-06-01
Not recommended20 hrs played
This game is actually kind of cool, it has a lot of features that other HOGS don't. The story is fun and the environments are spooky, The puzzles are actually quite challenging which is a pleasant surprise.
however I can't recommend it because of how buggy it is. I had a bug that forced me to restart completely and multiple crashes. I think this game desperately needs a patch before anyone should buy it.
(my...
0 found this helpful, 2026-05-07
Recommended10 hrs played
Apothecarium: The Renaissance of Evil - Premium Edition developed by Space Monkey International and published by 1C Online Games is a darkly themed hidden object adventure that blends historical intrigue with supernatural mystery, placing players in a decaying Renaissance setting shaped by plague, obsession, and failed ambition. The game builds its identity around the enigmatic city of Apothecarium, a once-celebrated...
0 found this helpful, 2026-04-15
Recommended5 hrs played
Short version: 56%
Apothecarium is beautiful and filled to the brim with content. But it is also incredibly slow and aggravatingly tedious, thanks to the overcrowded scenery and the overabundance of stages.
Long version:
I wish I could say better things about Apothecarium: The Renaissance of Evil, because it is apparent that the developers put an incredible amount of effort into this hidden object game. And,...
23 found this helpful, 2016-12-21
Recommended8 hrs played
Works fine with zero problems so far (Windows 7). A feature packed hidden-object game with a cheesy horror story.
Pros:
The game designers should be applauded for making this game so casual-friendly - this game bends over backwards to cater for casual gamers:
- stuck on a hidden object? Play a match 3 game to bypass it instead!
- stuck on a puzzle? Simply wait for a meter to fill up and skip the puzzle instead.
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