Underplayed Gems

Archmage Rises (2023)

Archmage Rises cover
Developer
Defiance Game Studio
Platforms
Windows, macOS
Genres
Indie, RPG, Simulation, Early Access
Rating
3.5 of 5, 437 player ratings
Typical playtime
about 12 hours
Where to get it
Steam

How it feels

A strategic and immersive fantasy simulation where you grow as a mage in a procedurally generated world, but feels early in development.

strategicimmersivedynamicproceduralturn-basedsimulationfantasyunfinished

What players say

Players criticize Archmage Rises for feeling like several unrelated systems glued together without cohesion, and for making resource gathering nearly impossible after a change to map generation. Encounters are too difficult, bugs block main quests, and the combat is minimal, leaving many recommending skipping it until substantial updates arrive.

Trailer

Screenshots

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