Top-Rated Free Dark Fantasy Games on Steam

59 free Dark Fantasy games with 500+ reviews and a 70%+ positive rating, newest first.

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Vampire's Fall 2 - Players say: Explore a vampire-ruled 2D dark-fantasy world, take quests, build vampiric abilities, and fight with tactical turn-based combat. Players like: Tactical Turn-Based Combat · Dark Gothic Atmosphere · Character Build Variety ·
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Rise as a vampire in a handcrafted 2D dark-fantasy RPG. Master devastating powers, confront horrific enemies, and forge your destiny in a world shattered by a brutal civil war between humans and vampires.

Dreadmyst - Players say: An isometric fantasy MMO where four classes hunt monsters, shape builds with earned XP, loot dungeons, and battle players. Players like: Old-School MMO Feel · Flexible Character Builds · Responsive Tab-Target Combat ·
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Dreadmyst is an online fantasy RPG running on its own engine. Customize your stats and abilities as you slaughter the aberrations plaguing a cursed land. Choose from four playable classes, level up, farm gear, run dungeons (PvE), and fight other players (PvP). Tab target combat.

Power Fantasy - Players say: Choose a hero, dodge enemy projectiles, and survive escalating hordes by drafting upgrades across repeatable roguelike runs. Players like: Heavy Metal Soundtrack · Addictive Horde Combat · Unlockable Heroes ·
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Survive hordes of blood hungry enemies and hope for the best upgrades while you level up! Power Fantasy is a fresh rogue-survivors-like with unique heroes and tons of customization.

Wheelchair Wizards - Players say: Battle up to seven other players as a wheelchair-using wizard, casting spells and upgrading your build in chaotic 2D arena matches. Players like: Funny Friend Matches · Chaotic Spell Combat · Easy To Learn ·
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Wheelchair Wizards is a 2-8 player party game where you battle your friends while upgrading your wizard.

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Jul 30, 2025
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Lunacid - Tears of the Moon - Players say: As Calamis Cerulean, explore first-person dungeons, find weapons and spells, and use light and dark magic to stop an ancient awakening. Players like: Atmospheric World · Lunacid Lore · Exploration and Secrets ·
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Lunacid: Tears of the Moon is a First Person Dungeon Crawler made with the Sword of Moonlight - King’s Field making tool from 2000. Explore various dungeons for powerful weapons and spells to forestall the previsioned end of the world.

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Apr 12, 2025
79% 👍
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MementoMori - Players say: Lead witches fighting spreading curses in an idle RPG, arranging teams, upgrading gear, and advancing through auto-battles. Players like: Character Songs · Distinctive Artwork · Relaxed Daily Play ·
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Dive into a World Where Sorrow Meets Beauty

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Mar 24, 2025
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Morimens - Players say: As Keeper, lead four Awakeners against Kadath’s eldritch threat, building card combos and navigating unpredictable roguelite runs. Players like: Deckbuilding Synergies · Lovecraftian Art · Story and Lore ·
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Morimens is a roguelite card-battler inspired by the Lovecraftian mythos. Bond with a diverse cast of Awakeners, build your perfect deck, and battle through the mists of Kadath—facing wild events and uncovering maddening truths at every turn.

Hollow Survivors: Prologue - Players say: As a sane Hollow, fight monster hordes, shape each run with soul cards, and climb the Tower to confront a cult. Players like: Pixel-Art Atmosphere · Build Experimentation · Run-Based Progression ·
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The Prologue is just part of the gameplay that awaits you in the full version. Battle through hordes of horrific creatures as you hack and slash your way to the top of the Tower in this rogue-like dungeon crawler game. Choose from a variety of upgrades, new weapons, and save the Tower.

Tap Wizard 2 - Players say: Build an elemental wizard for automatic enemy-wave battles, then turn each time-loop defeat into lasting upgrades. Players like: Idle-Action Blend · Build Customization · Music and Graphics ·
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Choose your Spells, Perks, and Traits, then let the Wizard do all of the work in this unique Idle RPG! Tap Wizard 2 is a fusion of the Idle, Incremental, ARPG, and Twin-Stick Shooter genres, resulting in a game like no other!

The Braves - Players say: Choose a hero, battle monster hordes from a top-down view, combine skills and weapons, and upgrade between runs. Players like: Enjoyable Horde Combat · Distinct Hero Roster · Skill-Build Combos ·
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Demolish hordes of enemies and survive against all odds! Unlock different characters, find powerful skill combinations and embark on an exciting journey through the variety of very different worlds in this cute but unforgiving roguelike game!

Akatori: Сhapter One - Players say: Young monk Mako explores two realms, fighting with fists and a bird companion that doubles as a weapon and platforming tool. Players like: Distinctive Pixel Art · Satisfying Combat · Responsive Platforming ·
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Join young Mako as she ventures into a wild world of exploration and finds a mysterious bird companion. Navigate through two distinct realms with your staff and face off against an ancient sentinel in this prologue to the action-packed metroidvania Akatori.

Sonder - Players say: A discarded robot and a soul explore a thought-shaped world, combining their distinct abilities to solve puzzles and fight. Players like: Co-op With Friends · Teamwork Puzzles · Emotional Story ·
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Experience an innovative co-op adventure where two players have to work together. Engage in collaborative puzzle solving and dynamic combat with each player having unique abilities. Delve into a psychological narrative that explores the essence of humanity.

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Feb 15, 2024
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Sheepy: A Short Adventure - Players say: Guide a living plush sheep through a ruined facility, gaining movement abilities to platform, face threats, and uncover its past. Players like: Soundtrack and Sound · Pixel-Art Atmosphere · Smooth Platforming ·
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A Short Handcrafted Pixel Art Platformer that follows Sheepy, an abandoned plushy brought to life. Sheepy: A Short Adventure is the first short game from MrSuicideSheep.

Grim Clicker - Players say: Build a dark-fantasy warrior through branching skills and gear, then use clicks or automatic combat to push into lost worlds. Players like: Branching Skill Builds · Idle And Active Play · Steady Character Growth ·
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Grim Clicker is an IDLE/RPG clicker where you will find your own strategy to explore the lost worlds. Inspired by games such as Diablo, Grim Dawn, Dark Souls, etc., the game features a complex character development, many unique items, active and passive playstyle.

Cryptis - Players say: Fight undead in a fast first-person arena shooter, using guns and a sword while jumping and dashing through enemy waves. Players like: Fast-Paced Combat · Smooth Movement · Retro-Gothic Visuals ·
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Shoot, slice, and shred your way through hordes of the undead in Cryptis, a retro-inspired boomer shooter combining modern visuals with '90s gameplay. Embrace the chaos, slaughter your enemies, and leave nothing left standing!

Buriedbornes2 - Dungeon RPG - - Players say: Possess corpses, choose routes through dangerous dungeons, and build a turn-based fighter from skills, runes, and gear. Players like: Deep Build Variety · Addictive Dungeon Runs · Dark Art Style ·
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"The oldest and most abhorrent Prophecy has become reality. This is endless and merciless warfare for Buriedbornes, army can revive forever." The long-awaited sequel to the easy-to-play turn-based dungeon RPG series is finally here!

A Date with Death - Players say: When the Grim Reaper claims your soul, spend a week chatting, teasing, and making choices that could change your fate—or start a romance. Players like: Flustered Grim Reaper · Witty Chat Banter · Character Customization ·
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Fight against & romance the one hunting for your soul in A Date with Death, a romance chat simulator where you date(?) the Grim Reaper himself. Create your own character, decorate your apartment, and chat away with the charming yet dangerous Grim Reaper through text and video calls.

Moonring - Players say: As a Dreamless in a land lit by five moons, explore Caldera, fight in turn-based battles, and choose a path among its gods. Players like: Open-World Discovery · Intriguing Worldbuilding · Retro Art and Music ·
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A dark-fantasy, turn-based, retro-fusion of classic turn-based RPGs and roguelikes, all presented with a unique neon aesthetic.

StormEdge: Wind of Change - Players say: As mage Lily, dodge forest monsters to charge spells, spring traps, and trace the disturbance behind the Elemental Storms. Players like: Pixel-Art Style · Fluid Dodge Combat · Simple Roguelite Runs ·
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Wind of Change is the first chapter of StormEdge, an action roguelite adventure. Dodge enemies' attacks, trigger deadly traps, and explore the captivating tale of Elemental Storms' origins. Brace for treacherous challenges and test your skills against the Tempests!

Lilith Wants to Buy Your Soul - Players say: Answer a demon imp’s personality questions, discuss demon lore, and see what dollar value she assigns to your soul. Players like: Cute Demon Character · Soul-Appraisal Humor · Heartfelt Message ·
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Take a personality test with a definitely-not-clingy demon girl.

Monsters Domain: Prologue - Players say: Command a monster army defending its domain, directing creatures, looting heroes, and developing dark-magic upgrades. Players like: The unusual premise of playing as monsters defending their realm, rather than as heroes. · Developing and directing the monster army, including experimenting with tactics and upgrades. · Management and customization activities such as optimizing production and traps. ·
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Defend the Monsters’ Domain. Kill heroes and collect their treasures. Play the Monsters’ side and loot foolish warriors who dare to explore your realm. Build up your forces, upgrade them and equip them with better weapons, skills and tricks to lure and kill even more shiny forces of the light.

Shogun Showdown: Prologue - Players say: As the Wanderer, a lone warrior seeking redemption, position attacks, chain upgraded tiles, and battle the Shogun's forces. Players like: Tactical Turn-Based Combat · Attack Combos · Pixel Art ·
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Fight the army of the Shogun in this free version of Shogun Showdown, a turn-based combat game with rogue-like and deck-building elements. Position yourself and attack at the right time, upgrade your tiles and combo them to get ready to face the Shogun!

Halls of Torment: Prelude - Players say: Choose a hero, survive escalating monster waves in dark dungeons, shape each run with upgrades, and face tormented Lords. Players like: Dark Retro Atmosphere · Run-to-Run Builds · Addictive Survival Loop ·
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Slay hordes of terrifying monsters in this horde survival roguelite. Descend into the Halls of Torment where the Lords of the underworld await you. Treasures, magical trinkets, and a growing cast of heroes will grant you the power to vanquish these horrors from beyond. How long can you survive?

Limbus Company - Players say: As manager, lead twelve Sinners through a dystopian city, using turn-based tactics to pursue buried Golden Boughs. Players like: Story and Characters · Dystopian Worldbuilding · Memorable Soundtrack ·
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As the Executive Manager of Limbus Company, lead your group of twelve Sinners, venture into the buried facilities of Lobotomy Corporation, and lay claim on the Golden Boughs.

Buriedbornes - Dungeon RPG - Players say: Choose a class, navigate dungeon rooms, and combine skills and equipment in a punishing turn-based crawl. Players like: Build Variety · High Replayability · Absorbing Runs ·
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The oldest and most abhorrent Prophecy has become reality. This is endless and merciless warfare for Buriedbornes, army can revive forever.

Ascend: Reborn - Players say: As a warrior serving one of three gods, battle Titans, explore dungeons, customize your fighter, and ascend through sacrifice. Players like: Xbox 360 Nostalgia · Satisfying Combat · Character Customization ·
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Ascend Reborn is an old-school, 3rd person action RPG. Wage war as a brutal Caos warrior on your journey to Ascension. The reign of the Titans has come to an end. The New Gods have risen to claim ultimate power and need a champion. Will you rise to the challenge?

Trapped with Jester - Players say: Wake amnesiac in a carriage with a strange jester, then shape a short horror visual novel through dialogue choices. Players like: Jester's Voice Acting · Distinctive Character Art · Memorable Jester ·
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An unusual horror-themed Visual Novel about waking up in a carriage with a stranger… Whatever could go wrong?

Soulstone Survivors: Prologue - Players say: Fight through enemy hordes as a Void Hunter, learn skills, craft weapons from gathered materials, and challenge powerful bosses. Players like: Highly Addictive ·
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Face the Lords of the Void and their endless minions, collect their Soulstones and become a god! In this Action Roguelite, unveil secret spells, craft mighty weapons, unlock multiple characters, discover game-breaking synergies and conquer the power of the void.

Spellbook Demonslayers Prologue - Players say: Choose a character, weave through demon hordes, and build up automatically cast spells to defend the Cosmic Library. Players like: Spell Build Variety · Metal Soundtrack · Shrine Bonuses ·
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Slay thousands of demons with powerful magic to protect the Cosmic Library! Choose new spells and upgrades every run to create overpowered builds with each character, and steal the powers of defeated enemies to destroy the demonic horde.

Magic Rampage - Players say: Choose a fantasy hero, platform through monster-filled dungeons, hunt secrets, and build gear while investigating the king's fate. Players like: Story And Characters · Secrets And Levels · Classes And Builds ·
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Magic Rampage is a fast-paced action RPG platformer with a massive single-player campaign, deep character customization, and challenging dungeons. Master powerful gear, uncover secrets, and test your skills in competitive and PvP modes.

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May 24, 2022
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10 Minutes Till Dawn - Players say: Survive a ten-minute monster siege in a top-down shooter, choosing a hero, weapon, and upgrades to shape each run. Players like: ·
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Shoot down an ever growing horde of Lovecraftian monsters. Choose from a variety of upgrades to create unique and game-breaking builds. Unlock a diverse cast of characters and weapons with unique powers.

Phobies - Players say: Collect fear-inspired creatures, then outmaneuver rivals on hex-grid battlefields in asynchronous or real-time tactical matches. Players like: Tactical Mind Games · Distinctive Creature Designs · Asynchronous Match Flexibility ·
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Phobies is a tactical card collecting strategy game where players battle one another in the surreal realm of the subconscious, where fears manifest. Use devious tactics and unleash a dazzling array of attacks and abilities to achieve victory!

Century: Age of Ashes - Players say: Ride a customizable dragon in class-based arena combat, using aerial maneuvers and teamwork across PvP objectives and PvE waves. Players like: Aerial Dragon Combat · Responsive Dragon Flight · Detailed Dragon Designs ·
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Century: Age of Ashes is a free-to-play multiplayer dragon shooter. Master a growing roster of classes and dragons, compete in intense arena battles and rule the skies in fast-paced aerial combats.

The Darkest Tales — Into the Nightmare - Players say: A toy bear and fairy cross a nightmare of twisted fairytales, battling monsters and platforming through danger to rescue his owner. Players like: Dark Fairytale World · Atmospheric Music · Combat And Exploration ·
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When a nightmare creeps into reality, the only ones that can help are those whose magical powers we’ve believed in since childhood. A brave teddy bear and his fairy sidekick head to the darker side of “happily ever after” to rescue his owner, Alicia.

Blood Spear - Players say: Play as a demonic spear that possesses fallen warriors, impales foes from range, and absorbs blood to stay alive. Players like: Distinctive Spear Combat · Dark Visual Atmosphere · Blood-Based Healing ·
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Blood Spear is a unique ranged action-adventure student game in which you play as a demonic spear. Emerging from a deep slumber, you are thirsty for blood. Throw with precision to impale and defeat powerful foes inside grandiose environments where a long-coveted power lies.

Dinner with an Owl - Players say: Trapped in an owl-like host’s mansion, navigate a surreal point-and-click time loop, question guests, and solve a riddle to escape. Players like: Eerie Atmosphere · Distinctive Art · Music and Voice ·
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Break the puzzling spell of your eccentric host! Dinner with an Owl: A short surreal point and click adventure.

He Needs His Medicine - Players say: A police officer investigates a bizarre apartment, gathers ingredients, and mixes medicine for a creature, with six possible endings. Players like: Unsettling Atmosphere · Distinctive Visuals · Multiple Endings ·
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You have been dispatched for a 911 call. From the moment you step inside the apartment, you realize something is really wrong with the place. You are gonna make Him the last dosage. He needs his medicine.

B100X - Auto Dungeon RPG - Players say: Guide apostle Holly through the Eternal Cave: choose floors, automate turn-based battles, and strengthen her with loot and synthesis. Players like: Equipment Synthesis · Build Experimentation · Background Auto-Battles ·
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Devilishly addictive RPG presented by Nussygame, the developer of "Buriedbornes"!

Cloud Climber - Players say: As a lone climber in a water-starved world, explore towering ruins, uncover their history, and keep ascending toward the clouds. Players like: Distinctive Visual Style · Melancholy Atmosphere · Intriguing Premise ·
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A surreal first person walking sim about the end of humanity. Explore magnificent sky-bound ruins, and learn why they were built.

The Life and Suffering of Sir Brante — Chapter 1&2 - Players say: Shape Sir Brante’s early life in a text-based RPG, where choices build traits and relationships in a rigid, god-ordained empire. Players like: Consequential Choices · Dark Worldbuilding · Character Development ·
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A narrative-driven hardcore RPG set in a gritty world where the gods are real. Set out on a challenging lifetime journey, where every choice you make has a price to pay and consequence to it. Will you become an inquisitor, a judge, or conspire against the old order? Dare to decide!

Children of Silentown: Prologue - Players say: As young Lucy investigates disappearances in a monster-haunted village, explore Silentown, question residents, and solve puzzles. Players like: Hand-Drawn Atmosphere · Intriguing Mystery · Mood-Setting Music ·
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Prologue to Children of Silentown, a dark adventure game that tells the story of Lucy, a young girl growing up in a village deep into a forest inhabited by monsters. People disappearing is nothing uncommon in the village, but this time, Lucy is old enough to investigate on her own. Or so she thinks.

SpellForce 3 Versus Edition - Players say: Build an army, develop a hero, and face AI skirmishes or ranked and unranked one-on-one battles in a fantasy RTS. Players like: RTS-RPG Blend · Hero Builds · Challenging AI ·
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The SpellForce 3: Versus Edition gives you the chance to enter the battlefields of Eo for free, letting you test your RTS skills against AI opponents or even other human players.

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Nov 3, 2020
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Unbound: Worlds Apart Prologue - Players say: Guide Soli through a fractured fantasy world, using reality-bending portals to solve platforming puzzles and evade threats. Players like: Interest in Full Game · Portal Puzzle Design · Illustrated Visuals ·
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Unbound: Worlds Apart Prologue is an introduction for an upcoming 2D Metroidvania puzzle platformer where you can conjure different magic portals to travel between the worlds. Each portal gives you a unique ability to explore hand-crafted worlds and outsmart deadly creatures.

Stela - Players say: Guide a young woman across a collapsing ancient world, solving environmental puzzles and slipping past dangerous creatures. Players like: Haunting Atmosphere · Wordless Storytelling · Engaging Pace ·
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Stela is a cinematic, atmospheric platformer about a young woman witnessing the final days of a mysterious ancient world.

My Friend is a Raven - Players say: As the last man alive, Lutum searches his old apartment for a sick raven, solving puzzles to uncover the plague and four endings. Players like: Distinctive Hand-Drawn Art · Eerie Atmosphere · Multiple Endings ·
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You return to your old apartment one last time, in search of a sickened raven. You must speak to him, and discover the cause behind the calamity that has spread across the world.

Gothic Playable Teaser - Players say: As a condemned prisoner in a magically sealed mining colony, explore its camps, take quests, fight creatures, and craft healing food. Players like: World Atmosphere · Quest Choices · Music And Setting ·
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The Kingdom of Myrtana has been invaded by an implacable horde of orcs. King Rhobar II, in need of a large quantity of magical ore in order to forge powerful weapons, operates the Khorinis mines with all available prisoners.

Wizard And Minion Idle - Players say: Build a wizard and minion through idle combat, spell upgrades, crafting, resource management, and reincarnation for lasting bonuses. Players like: Long-Term Progression · Many Upgrade Systems · Idle Resource Gains ·
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Train your stats, cast spells, feed your minion, defeat monsters and bosses, raise demons, craft gems, go fishing and so much more in Wizard and Minion Idle--WAMI. This free to play, solo developed, Idle/active hybrid game has flexible pacing for long-time play-ability.

Idle Wizard - Players say: Build a wizard through idle mana gains, class-specific spells, pets, gear, upgrades, challenges, and progression resets. Players like: Distinct Class Builds · Layered Long-Term Progression · Background Idle Play ·
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RPG/Idle hybrid about becoming the most powerful wizard there is. Pick a class, get a pet, configure and improve your character in a myriad ways!

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Jan 24, 2019
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Lake of Voices - Players say: As guard Kikka crosses a monster-haunted lake with a desperate party, timed choices decide who survives and what is revealed. Players like: Memorable Characters · Branching Story Paths · Atmospheric Art ·
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A free horror Visual Novel about an ill-fated journey across Sinnlos, a lake where gruesome monsters lurk just beneath the surface. With times being so dire you'll need to decide what, and who, is going to be sacrificed. Anyone can be saved, but not everyone can be.

Spellsworn - Players say: Spellcasters duel in shifting arenas, buying and upgrading spells between rounds to outplay rivals alone or in teams. Players like: Fun With Friends · Spell Build Variety · Chaotic Party Battles ·
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Enter a world of magic and battle, where your wits and reflexes will be pushed to their limits! Choose your spells, enter the ever-changing arena and prepare to obliterate all who stand in your way!

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Mar 13, 2018
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