The new survival game “Wizard with a Gun” combines many crazy ideas with a unique design. Above all, the combat system offers a lot of potential.
The publisher “Devolver Digital” has introduced a new survival game with “Wizard with a Gun”. The game is aimed primarily at players looking for a cooperative adventure with survival aspects and takes a completely different direction than, for example, the new MMO Riders Republic for extreme sports fans from Ubisoft.
The game combines magic with technology. The characters are wizards in robes and hats, but they fight with magical pistols, rifles, and other firearms to blow wolves and other beasts off the map.
The art style is also something special, as it uses a 2D style that some may already know from the popular survival game “Don’t Starve”.
Game with wizards and guns feels like Don’t Starve, but without the horror
What does the game remind you of? The newly announced title strongly resembles the survival hit “Don’t Starve” in design. “Don’t Starve” is from Klei Entertainment and also uses a 2D drawing style. When you rotate the camera, the painted images (sprites) of the characters rotate with it; there are no 3D animations.
Don’t Starve 
Wizard with a Gun
What does the game aim to offer? However, the wizard game also wants to do some things differently. While Don’t Starve relied heavily on a proper dose of horror, “Wizard with a Gun” seems to prioritize the combat system.
In the gameplay, you can already see how a weapon is modified and changed. The official description mentions expanding your own tower and warns that your own magic could get out of control.
The combination of magic and technology somewhat resembles steampunk scenarios that also combine these two aspects.
Here are the reactions: Many users think of “Wizard with a Gun” directly as well. Even though many are surprised that the game is not coming from Klei Entertainment, the studio behind “Don’t Starve”. One person wrote in surprise: “Incredible that this wasn’t made by Klei Entertainment.”
Other reactions are also quite positive: The user “Lilith does stuff” comments under the YouTube video:
Don’t Starve, but with a really good combat system? Damn yes! It was always a disappointment to see that Klei put so much effort into creating cool bosses only for the combat to be quite easy.
Lilith does stuff via YouTube.com
Many are therefore hoping that the new game will take the strong aspects of the horror survival game and expand them with cool new ideas. If that works, we can expect a really good survival title in 2022.
Here you can watch the trailer: You can watch the official trailer for “Wizard with a Gun” directly on YouTube. We have embedded the video here for you:
By the way, we at MeinMMO consider Don’t Starve to be one of the best survival games you can play in 2021. Here, we have already praised the hand-drawn, timeless graphics and the easy-to-learn gameplay:
Wizard with a Gun is set to be available for PC and Nintendo Switch in 2022
On what platforms will the game be released? The game is expected to be available officially on Steam for PC. It is still not known if it will be available for Windows, Linux, or Macintosh.
The game is also expected to be released for the Nintendo Switch.
When will the game be released? Currently, you can add the game to your wishlist on Steam. There is no exact release date or price yet, but it is expected to be released in 2022. You can find the game directly on Steam.
What else was there to see on Saturday at E3? Yesterday you could watch the “Ubisoft Forward 2021” stream at E3. We have summarized all the important information and news from the stream for you on MeinMMO:
E3 2021 starts: All new games, announcements, and trailers from Ubisoft Forward
