
Witchfire
Release Date: September 20, 2023 Early Access
Action, FPP, fantasy, roguelike, FPS, RPG elements, Polish, indie games, shooters, role-playing shooter, singleplayer
Steam
The second game of The Astronauts, a studio responsible for The Vanishing of Ethan Carter. Witchfire is a dark fantasy first-person shooter.
December 18, 2019
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Videos and Screens
[2:23] Witchfire Witchfire - Early Access Showcase 2024 Trailer
[2:11] Witchfire Witchfire - Ghost Galleon Update Trailer
The main pros of the game
- Stunning Visuals: Players consistently praise the game's graphics, art style, and atmospheric environments, highlighting the medieval/fantasy theme.
- Engaging Gunplay: The shooting mechanics are described as phenomenal, with unique and satisfying weapon handling that draws comparisons to games like Destiny and DOOM.
- Rewarding Gameplay Loop: The core gameplay loop, involving exploration, combat, and upgrades, is engaging and addictive. Players enjoy the mix of firearms and magical abilities.
- Challenging Yet Fair: The game offers a balanced difficulty level that is challenging but not overly punishing, allowing players to adapt and improve.
- No Microtransactions: The absence of microtransactions is a significant plus for many players, allowing for a more enjoyable gaming experience without additional purchases.
- Strong Community and Developer Support: Players appreciate the developers' engagement and commitment to improving the game based on community feedback.
The main cons of the game
- Limited Content: Many players feel that the game currently lacks variety in maps, enemies, and overall content, with only three maps available at present.
- Enemy Scaling Issues: The scaling of enemies with player levels can lead to frustrating experiences, making enemies feel like bullet sponges and diminishing the sense of progression.
- Stamina System Concerns: The stamina management system has drawn criticism, with players feeling it hampers mobility and makes encounters feel overly punishing.
- Gameplay Bugs: While not game-breaking, players have reported minor bugs and performance issues, including frame drops and animation glitches.
- High Price Point: Some players believe the current price of $40 is too steep given the limited content available in early access.
The features or elements that are missing from the game according to users
- Co-op Multiplayer: A significant number of players express a desire for a multiplayer co-op mode, feeling that it would enhance the overall experience.
- Expanded Content: Requests for more maps, bosses, and enemy variety are common, as players seek a richer and more diverse gameplay experience.
- Better Explanation of Mechanics: Users noted that some core mechanics, such as leveling and skill upgrades, are not well explained, leading to confusion.
- Improved Enemy Variety: Players want more distinct enemy types and behaviors to keep encounters fresh and engaging.
- Enhanced Exploration Elements: Suggestions include adding more secrets, hidden areas, and puzzles to encourage exploration beyond the main objectives.
Summary
- Overall, "Witchfire" is seen as a promising title with a solid foundation and a lot of potential, but it requires more content and refinement to fully realize its ambitions.
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Witchfire Description
Witchfire is a dark fantasy first-person shooter. It's the second game developed by The Astronauts, known for The Vanishing of Ethan Carter.
Mechanics
The game is an FPS with RPG elements, emphasizing combat, firearms and spellcasting. Enemy encounters are very fast-paced, both the player and the foes are very mobile, while the protagonist can sidestep to avoid enemy fire.
Witchfire features a wide selection of weapons, each coming with unique upgrades which are rather challenging to unlock. There's also an extensive elemental magic system. One of the four elements, water, lets us freeze enemies. Earth spells, in turn, can decompose enemy bodies. Acquired spells can be upgraded and developed further.
Magic also interacts with the environment and conventional weaponry. We can, for example, electrocute enemies standing in water or shatter frozen monsters.
Our only save haven in Witchfire is our hideout. We can store an infinite amount of items there, but during expeditions, our inventory's limited. We retain some of our loot and progress after each death.
The game was designed to be challenging and doesn't feature multiple difficulty levels.
Game modes
Witchfire only supports singleplayer.
Technical aspects
The game runs on the Unreal Engine 4 and features appealing visuals.
Last updated on May 15, 2019
Witchfire Summary
Platforms:
PC / Windows
Developer: The Astronauts
Publisher: The Astronauts
Age restrictions: 18+
Witchfire System Requirements
PC / Windows
Minimum: Intel Core i5-6600K 3.5 GHz, 8 GB RAM, graphic card 4 GB GeForce GTX 1050 Ti or better, 28 GB HDD, Windows 7 64-bit
Recommended: Intel Core i5-8400 2.8 GHz, 16 GB RAM, graphic card 6 GB GeForce GTX 1060 or better, 28 GB HDD, Windows 10/11 64-bit

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FPS Witchfire on New Gameplay Trailer; Release Date Revealed
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New Gameplay From Witchfire Shows Magic in Action
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Dark FPS Witchfire Delayed to 2023; Change Announced
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Witchfire Summer Game Fest 022 Trailer
An impressive gameplay trailer for the FPS Witchfire was shown at Summer Game Fest.
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