An Amazing Wizard

It could really use some quality-of-life updates but the game in its current state is still fun. Great variety of spells and the spell-merging mechanic is what makes this game unique compared to similar ones.

Fun, strong potential, reminiscent of Noita, but unique. Completely unbootable on super-ultra wide monitors though. cannot navigate to menu to change monitor resolution. (Played on laptop earlier, was fun)

“Yer a Wizard..and destruction incarnate!” The game is a multifaceted marvel of a roguelite. There are a plethora builds to approach the game with: Want to be a necromancer with an army of undead fairies and otherworldly beings? You can. Want to surround yourself with an orbiting deadly whirlwind of electrical and icy chaos with a sword that creates gravity vortexes when you hit things with it, go for it! The spell crafting involves planning for chaos (though it can get overpowered mid-late game), with rules for triggering new spells on collision/destruction/initial cast and their respective mana costs. One of my favorite combinations is surrounding a boomerang with orbiting leaves that each cast explosions every time they hit something. Add to this a system of perks, artifacts, starter classes altars for blessing items, and enchanting melee weapons, and you have a lot to work with. I've unlocked most items in the game and counted 100s of relics & spells. You’ll need to cycle through them as your adversaries have strengths/weaknesses to the various elements. The game also features hundreds of fantasy creatures, along with a good variety of minibosses and bosses. At the time of writing, the game has at least 9 bosses, all of which evolve with each difficulty, with the final boss being a different character on each mode. Combat is fluid and emergent, though it can occasionally be tricky to see enemy attacks when you raise a lot of minions scattered across the stage. The foreground artwork could also be simplified further. Metaprogression can feel a bit grindy at the start, though you do progress quickly and can toggle things off at will. NPCs, challenges, gauntlets, and arenas add additional variety to the game. You can see from the updates that the developer has been super responsive to feedback and consistently improving the game.