Spells & Secrets

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Spells & Secrets
Developer Alchemist Interactive
Publishers
  • Rokaplay
  • Merge Games (consoles)
Director Roman Matuszczak
Engine Unity
Platforms
Release9 November 2023
Genre Roguelike
Modes Single-player, multiplayer

Spells & Secrets is a roguelike game developed by Alchemist Interactive and published by Rokaplay and Merge Games. It was released on 9 November 2023 for Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S and Nintendo Switch.

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Gameplay

Spells & Secret is an isometric roguelike (self described rogue-lite) game set in procedurally-generated wizard academy Greifenstein. The player controls a student fighting magical creatures using physics-based spells. It features a cooperative mode and character creator. [1]

Development

Spells & Secrets was developed by Düsseldorf, Germany-based studio Alchemist Interactive (formerly Lemonbomb Entertainment, developers of Stranded Sails [2] ) and published by Rokaplay and Merge Games for consoles. [3] It was crowdfunded on Kickstarter in April 2022 [4] [5] and was shown at Future of Play Direct at E3 2022. [6] An early access version was planned for summer 2022. [1]

The game was released on 9 November 2023 for Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 5 and Nintendo Switch. [7] The Xbox Series X/S was delayed to a later date. [8]

References

  1. 1 2 Brown, Andy (2022-04-05). "'Spells & Secrets' trailer reveals a magical roguelike in a wizarding school". NME. Retrieved 2023-12-10.
  2. ↑ "Alchemist Interactive: Neuer Name für Lemonbomb Entertainment". GamesWirtschaft.de (in German). 2021-05-06. Retrieved 2023-12-10.
  3. ↑ Bellingham, Hope (5 October 2023). "This magical co-op roguelike looks like a cozy Hogwarts Legacy, and it's out next month". Gamesradar+.
  4. ↑ "Spells & Secrets: Zauberschule-Spiel startet auf Kickstarter". GamesWirtschaft.de (in German). 5 April 2022.
  5. ↑ published, Brittany Vincent (2022-04-08). "Spells & Secrets looks like a wholesome alternative to Hogwarts Legacy and it got funded in one day". GamesRadar+. Retrieved 2026-03-09.
  6. ↑ Jones, Rebecca (15 February 2023). "Spells & Secrets uses roguelike inspirations to bring a magical school to life". Rock, Paper, Shotgun.
  7. ↑ Romano, Sal (4 October 2023). "Spells & Secrets launches November 9". Gematsu.
  8. ↑ Kudinov, Ana (12 November 2023). "Spells & Secrets: Ab sofort könnt ihr der Roguelite-Zauberschule beitreten". Eurogamer.de (in German).

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