The recipes needed to create Life in the Little Alchemy games, plus the other elements it unlocks
The creation of Life is a major milestone on the path from inanimate matter to the wondrous world around us. Here’s how to play god and make it in the Little Alchemy games.
Ingredients needed to make Life
There are only 2 ways to make Life in Little Alchemy 1. In Little Alchemy 2 there are 12! Everything basically involves a combination of energy (electrical or otherwise) and a body of water.
| Game Version | Ingredients | Ingredient Images |
|---|---|---|
| Little Alchemy 1 | Swamp + Energy |   |
| Little Alchemy 1 | Love + Time |   |
| Little Alchemy 2 | Primordial Soup + Storm |   |
| Little Alchemy 2 | Primordial Soup + Lightning |  |
| Little Alchemy 2 | Primordial Soup + Time |  |
| Little Alchemy 2 | Primordial Soup + Volcano |  |
| Little Alchemy 2 | Primordial Soup + Energy |  |
| Little Alchemy 2 | Primordial Soup + Electricity |  |
| Little Alchemy 2 | Electricity + Ocean |  |
| Little Alchemy 2 | Electricity + Lake |  |
| Little Alchemy 2 | Electricity + Sea |  |
| Little Alchemy 2 | Lightning + Ocean | |
| Little Alchemy 2 | Lightning + Lake | |
| Little Alchemy 2 | Lightning + Sea | |
The quickest way to get to Life
For such an important element, Life is quite fast to make, needing only 6 steps in Little Alchemy 1, and 7 in Little Alchemy 2.
Little Alchemy 1
- Water + Earth → Mud
- Water + Air → Rain
- Earth + Rain → Plant
- Mud + Plant → Swamp
- Air + Fire → Energy
- Swamp + Energy → Life
Little Alchemy 2 (using Time)
You’ll need to discover 100 other elements to unlock Time
- Water + Water → Puddle
- Puddle + Puddle → Pond
- Pond + Pond → Lake
- Lake + Lake → Sea
- Earth + Sea → Primordial soup
- Primordial soup + Time → Life
Little Alchemy 2 (without Time)
- Water + Water → Puddle
- Puddle + Puddle → Pond
- Pond + Pond → Lake
- Lake + Lake → Sea
- Earth + Sea → Primordial soup
- Fire + Fire → Energy
- Primordial soup + Energy → Life
Steps to make the necessary ingredients
Life leads to an almost infinite plethora of astounding complexity. But it nearly always starts with a pool of chemicals and an energetic spark.
Swamp
Not a place you’d like to spend much time without a peg on your nose, but the perfect bag of chemicals to kick-start life.
Little Alchemy 1
- Mud + Plant
- Mud + Grass
Little Alchemy 2
- Mud + Grass
- Mud + Tree
- Tree + Lake
- Algae + Lake
- Algae + Pond
- Reed + Lake
- Reed + Pond
- Reed + Mud
Energy
The elemental jolt needed to get life going.
Little Alchemy 1
- Air + Fire
- Plant + Sun
Little Alchemy 2
- Fire + Fire
- Fire + Science
- Fire + Atmosphere
- Heat + Science
Love
Some people say that all you need is Love. But if you want to make Life in Little Alchemy 1, you’ll need a little Time too.
Little Alchemy 1
- Human + Human
Little Alchemy 2
- Human + Human
- Cupid + Bow
- Cupid + Arrow
Time
The greatest healer – and creator of Life.
Little Alchemy 1
- Sand + Glass
Little Alchemy 2
There are no recipes for Time in Little Alchemy 2 – you just have to wait until you’ve created 100 other elements.
Primordial Soup
You can only make this muck in Little Alchemy 2.
Little Alchemy 2
- Lava + Ocean
- Lava + Sea
- Planet + Ocean
- Planet + Sea
- Earth + Ocean
- Earth + Sea
Electricity
A healthy zap of this will get Life off to a fantastic start. Just ask Dr Frankenstein.
Little Alchemy 1
- Metal + Energy
- Wind turbine + Wind
- Solar cell + Sun
- Solar cell + Light
Little Alchemy 2
- Metal + Lightning
- Steel + Lightning
- Storm + Science
- Wind turbine + Wind
- Wind turbine + Motion
- Wind turbine + Storm
- Wind turbine + Sandstorm
- Solar cell + Sun
- Solar cell + Light
- Solar cell + Star
Storm
A spot of very bad weather can be just what you need to generate some life-producing energy.
Little Alchemy 1
- Cloud + Electricity
- Cloud + Energy
Little Alchemy 2
- Cloud + Cloud
- Cloud + Electricity
- Cloud + Atmosphere
- Rain + Wind
Lightning
Out of the raging storm, comes a handy bolt of lightning.
Little Alchemy 2
- Electricity + Cloud
- Electricity + Storm
- Electricity + Rain
- Energy + Cloud
- Energy + Storm
- Energy + Rain
- Land + Storm
- Zeus + Tool
- Cyclops + Tool
Lake
A medium-sized body of water might be big enough to contain the necessary chemicals for Life.
Little Alchemy 1
- Water + Pond
- River + Dam
Little Alchemy 2
- Pond + Water
- Pond + Big
- Pond + Pond
- Sea + Small
Sea
An even bigger body of water means even more chance to hit the Life jackpot.
Little Alchemy 1
- Water + Water
Little Alchemy 2
- Lake + Lake
- Lake + Water
- Lake + Big
- Ocean + Small
Ocean
Like a sea, but bigger. If You can’t make Life here, where can you make it?
Little Alchemy 1
- Water + Sea
- Sea + Sea
Little Alchemy 2
- Sea + Sea
- Sea + Water
- Sea + Big
- Tide + Container
What can you make with Life?
In real life, the answers surround us and are endless. In the Little Alchemy games though, here’s what can be made using the Life element.
Little Alchemy 1
| Element | Recipes |
|---|---|
| Alien | Life + Space |
| Bacteria | Swamp + Life |
| Bird | Life + Sky Air + Life |
| Egg | Life + Stone |
| Gingerbread man | Life + Dough |
| Golem | Clay + Life |
| Human | Earth + Life |
| Livestock | Farmer + Life |
| Pinocchio | Wood + Life |
| Plankton | Water + Life Ocean + Life Sea + Life |
| Robot | Metal + Life Steel + Life Life + Armor |
| Unicorn | Rainbow + Life Double rainbow + Life |
| Wild animal | Forest + Life |
| Zombie | Corpse + Life |
Little Alchemy 2
| Element | Recipes |
|---|---|
| Alien | Life + Space Life + Galaxy Life + Galaxy cluster Life + Solar system Life + Mars Life + Venus Life + Mercury Life + Saturn Life + Jupiter |
| Bacteria | Life + Primordial soup Life + Small Life + Mud |
| Death | Time + Life |
| Egg | Life + Container |
| Gingerbread man | Dough + Life Cookie + Life Cookie dough + Life |
| Golem | Statue + Life |
| Human | Clay + Life |
| Magic | Life + Rainbow Life + Double rainbow |
| Organic matter | Life + Death Life + Science |
| Phoenix | Fire + Life |
| Pinocchio | Wood + Life |
| Plankton | Water + Life Ocean + Life Sea + Life |
| Plant | Life + Soil |
| Robot | Life + Armor Life + Metal Life + Steel |
| Soil | Earth + Life Land + Life |
| Zombie | Corpse + Life |
Little Alchemy 2 category
Life has no categories in the encyclopedia
DLC packs needed
You don’t need any extra DLC packs to make Life