Underplayed Gems

Academagia: The Making of Mages (2017)

Academagia: The Making of Mages cover
Developer
Black Chicken Studios, inc.
Platforms
Windows
Genres
Adventure, Indie, RPG, Simulation, Strategy
Rating
3.5 of 5, 290 player ratings
Typical playtime
about 19 hours
Where to get it
Steam

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How it feels

A deep, text-driven fantasy school simulator where you shape your own magical coming-of-age story through choices and skill-building.

whimsicalimmersivetext-basedexploratoryslice of lifestrategicmagical school

What players say

Players praise the deep lore and character customization, but warn of a steep learning curve with little explanation, a clunky UI with tiny text, and a known save-corrupting bug that has gone unfixed for years. The series has been abandoned.

Screenshots

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