Dreadfully slow and by the time you've hit steel, you've already experienced most of what the game has to offer in terms of gameplay and even then the sole bonus mechanic isn't enough to speed up the game substantially enough to be considered balanced nor does it add enough complexity to make it fun. On top of that the game is pretty lacking in terms of uniqueness and meeting the theme

This is an ok game- Pretty slow and steady but otherwise not too problematic. But it is a bit too generic and most of the layers don't really introduce anything new. The alchemy feel is definitely missing a bit- I feel like I'm "prestiging" more than "transmuting". Regardless, good work submitting something for the jam!