The Apothecary Diaries Palace Chronicles is a free-to-play browser-based character-raising simulation set in the world of the anime The Apothecary Diaries. Players raise Maomao, a young apothecary, and solve stage-based incidents within the imperial palace and pleasure district by combining apothecary knowledge with item compounding. The game features the original Medical Office facility system, over thirty-five characters from the source series with exclusive newly drawn illustrations, and full multilingual support across Japanese, English, Traditional Chinese and Korean.
Maomao is an apothecary raised in the pleasure district. After being kidnapped, she now works as a servant in the rear palace. All she wanted was to quietly serve out her term and avoid any trouble. But when she solves an incident in the rear palace, her talents are discovered. Poison testing, interpersonal conflicts, troublesome matters of all kinds—new challenges find Maomao every day. By gathering medicinal herbs, improving facilities, and working with companions, Maomao's world slowly expands. Armed with knowledge and intellect, she tackles each problem that comes her way.