In this game, you play as a horse alchemist—or Chevalchemist—working for the great Neighcolas Flamel.

Each level, you get a recipe, which you must fulfill by putting the ingredients in the cauldron in order, from top to bottom. If by mistake you put the wrong ingredient in, you'll have to start all over again!

Some ingredients (bones, purple cubes & gold nuggets) come in batches, where all items are equivalent.

The game is pretty rough on the edges: there's no menu, no transition between the levels, and no end screen. There are five levels in total, and when you finish the last one, the game just stays in sandbox mode.