One game you should keep an eye on that was briefly covered here recently is An Amazing Wizard, an upcoming action roguelike that looks pretty fun. The developer just launched a Kickstarter campaign, and there's a demo available - and it has full Native Linux support.
Taking inspiration from Dead Cells, Risk of Rain, Wizard of Legend and more if you like any of those you'll probably feel right at home with An Amazing Wizard. I still think it's a dull name, but at least the game seems like a lot of fun.
"Defeat kings of everchanging worlds to recover your lost memories. With each difficulty level, the world becomes more and more distorted by Chaos. Break cosmic rules by designing your own Magic — add special effects to spells and merge them as you desire!"
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Features:
- PROCEDURALLY GENERATED WORLD - Experience and explore a unique world with every playthrough, making no two runs ever the same.
- ACTION ROGUEVANIA - Combining the fast-paced 2D action of the Metroidvania with the addictive replayability of the roguelite to create an action-packed game that brings the best of both genres.
- 250+ PERMANENT UPGRADES - Grow more powerful between runs. Unlock new items, weapons, and artifacts; increase your powers of a particular element.
- MERGE SPELLS - Set a chain of effects consisting of different Spells.
- 7 ELEMENTS - Unlock and play as 1 of 7 Elemental Wizards, each with their own advantages, disadvantages and specialist skillsets.
- ENCHANT YOUR EQUIPMENT - Unlock and search for Astral Forges to add enhancements and spell effects and abilities to your weapons and spells.
- 200+ UNIQUE ARTIFACTS - Every artifact is unique and has its own special use, from boosting stats to adding Special rules.
- CURSES - Greed is punishable. At best, your world will lose colors. At worst, enemies will endlessly spawn wherever you go.
- 100+ SPELLS - Cast powerful fireballs, unleash destructive tornadoes, summon creatures to aid you in battle, temporarily slow down time and even breathe poison.
- DOZENS OF MAGIC WEAPONS - From a simple Sabre to a powerful Zeus Wand.
- 5 WORLDS - Unique with their own enemies, breakable objects, and level design specifics. If Ice World is more of a straightforward one, Earth Cave is filled with hidden rooms.
- DIFFICULTY LEVELS - Kill the world’s boss and increase the World Chaos Level to unlock new levels, enemies, and challenges.
- MANY BOSSES - At the end of each level you will face a brutal and merciless boss whom you need to defeat to progress to the next.
- A LOT OF SECRETS AND MYSTERIES TO DISCOVER - Learn why the Void Leaders are so afraid of your power, and uncover mysteries of this magical world.
- HOURS OF FUN - 50-100+ hours depending on your skill.
- MULTIPLE SAVE SLOTS - Everyone in the family can have their own save file.
The developer is hoping to raise 10,000 to finish development, with most of the funding going towards the artwork.
Check it out on Kickstarter with a demo on Steam.
Article taken from GamingOnLinux.com.
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