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Take a temp job as a wizard-school security guard, crafting spells and robes to fight through randomized platforming dungeons.
Released 22 Sep 2014
Mix Spell Effects
Craft Passive Robes
Guard a Wizard College
Ever wanted to shoot poisonous lightning lasers? Freezing fireballs? Turrets that fire waves of miniature suns? How about lasers that shoot exploding black holes that suck out your enemies' life force? You can do that all in Magicmaker, the spellcrafting-focused platformer dungeon-crawler!
Developed by Tasty Stewdios LLC · Published by Tasty Stewdios LLC









After struggling to find work and pay rent, you take a security-guard job at a wizarding college. The job sends you into magical trouble across a platforming dungeon-crawler adventure.
Explore levels, fight enemies, and collect materials. Each material adds an effect—such as bouncing, lifesteal, or fire—so combining them lets you shape spells around your preferred approach.
You can also craft robes with passive effects and equip artifacts with special powers. Randomly generated levels and a New Game+ mode give you more opportunities to find materials and try different combinations.
Players who enjoy Magicmaker often praise the spellcrafting system for letting them invent unusual abilities and shape a personal playstyle. Reviews also describe the discovery loop and charming presentation as compelling, with one player highlighting repeated New Game+ runs. A few comments are less positive: one says that only a subset of spell combinations feels effective, and others mention a short playtime or a desire for updates.
| Platforms | Windows |
|---|---|
| Achievements | 82 |
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| Controller support | Xbox |
| Controller required | No |
| Demo | View demo on Steam |
| DLC / extras | 1 listed on Steam |
| Website | Official website |