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As an Inquisitor in a decaying fantasy realm, fight through a 2.5D world, unlock routes, and shape your hero with class-based skills.
Released 17 Apr 2025
Mix Class Talents
Unlock Hidden Routes
Dodge and Parry
Slay your way in Mandragora: Whispers of the Witch Tree, an epic action RPG set in a dark fantasy world. Battle monsters, master six unique Classes, craft hundreds of useful items, and explore the secrets of an expansive, interconnected world.
Developed by Primal Game Studio · Published by Knights Peak
In Faelduum, a realm threatened by monsters and unraveling forces, you play an Inquisitor whose growing doubts lead them onto a path beyond their royal orders. The story unfolds across a dark fantasy world and includes quests, characters, and multiple endings.
Fight through side-scrolling 2.5D locations with blades and magic. Manage stamina, dodge and parry enemy attacks, and face monsters and bosses as you explore interconnected areas, uncover secrets, and return to routes opened by new abilities.
Choose from six starting classes and develop your character through talent trees, skills, weapons, and gear. Craft items and upgrade services through the camp’s artisans, take on side quests, and adjust the difficulty to suit your playstyle.
Players who enjoy the game often praise its painterly dark-fantasy presentation, the freedom to experiment with class skills and builds, and the rewards of exploring for hidden routes and items. Many also enjoy its stamina-based combat and boss fights, though reactions to the challenge vary. Recurring criticisms include repeated minibosses, resource grinding, hazardous platforming, and reports of bugs that blocked progress.
Journey into a decaying world full of monsters and secrets in Mandragora: Whispers of the Witch Tree, an epic dark fantasy action RPG.
Create your Inquisitor from one of six unique Classes, and wield blades and magic against nightmarish creatures. Craft hundreds of weapons and items and learn powerful Talents to define your combat style. Explore a vast, interconnected world and unearth its mysteries in a journey that will push your skills to their limits.
Faelduum teeters on the edge of ruin. Dark forces seep into its reality through tears in the fabric of existence, unleashing monsters upon it.
You are an Inquisitor. Tasked with rooting out heretics and enforcing the King Priest’s will, your devotion has never wavered… until now. One fleeting moment of defiance sets you on an irreversible path that leads to the heart of Faelduum’s unraveling fate.
From the towering majesty of Crimson City, through festering darkness, and into the horrors of Entropy... what will you become at journey’s end?
Fall into a sinister tale with multiple endings woven by Brian Mitsoda, set in a dark fantasy world stunningly realized in a rich painterly art style, and soundtracked by the haunting original compositions of Christos Antoniou (Septicflesh) and the FILMharmonic Orchestra Prague.
60 quests and 75 unique locations await your discovery, with new secrets, hidden treasures, and intriguing characters hidden across Faelduum’s vast expanse.
Choose from one of six unique Classes, including the Vanguard, Flameweaver, Spellbinder, Nightshade, Wyldwarden, and Vindicator.
Whether by blade or magic, master your craft in brutal battles. Combat is simple to grasp with nuanced depth—dodge, parry, and strike with perfect timing to avoid a pitiful fate.
Hunt in pursuit of wild wolves, vampires, and a whole bestiary crawling with relentless creatures and nightmarish bosses.
The road ahead is yours to pave. Create your Inquisitor and develop them through six Talent Trees, with hundreds of skill and combat upgrades available. Craft powerful weapons and gear to define your playstyle, die less, and deal death faster.
If you’re new to action RPG or Soulslike games, you can also tune the difficulty to your skill level in the settings.
| Platforms | Windows |
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| Achievements | 85 |
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| Controller support | PlayStation, Xbox |
| Controller required | No |
| Demo | View demo on Steam |
| DLC / extras | 8 listed on Steam |
| DRM / EULA |
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| Website | Official website |
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