Every Wizard with a Gun Screenshot and Trailer Revealed So…

Summary

Devolver Digital's upcoming indie game Wizard With a Gun has received positive press and initial impressions from its closed beta, indicating a polished experience for fans.
The game combines elements from other successful indie titles, with a unique spell-combining mechanic and a heavy emphasis on combat.
Wizard With a Gun features procedurally generated environments, a crafting economy, and the ability to customize a wizard's appearance.

When it comes to publishing compelling indie games, few studios have the same kind of winning track record as Devolver Digital. The Austin-based publisher has made a name for itself by publishing some of the most successful breakout indie titles over the last decade, and its upcoming sandbox survival game Wizard With a Gun looks to continue this trend, gaining some positive press and initial impressions from its closed beta ahead of release on October 17. Wizard With a Gun's developer Galvanic Games is also an experienced studio with several games under its belt, giving every indication that the 1.0 launch of the title will present players with a polished experience for Devolver Digital fans.

Described by Devolver as "an online cooperative sandbox survival game set in a magical wilderness wrought with dangerous creatures and arcane mysteries", Wizard With a Gun looks to borrow elements from other successful indie titles across its various elements. The art style and tongue-in-cheek humor calls to mind last year's Cult of the Lamb (also published by Devolver Digital), and with regard to its unique spell-combining mechanic, Wizard With a Gun seems to share some DNA with the cult-classic PC title Noita, albeit with a much more accessible approach.

All Wizard With a Gun Official Screenshots So Far

Although Wizard With a Gun is a self-described survival game, the screenshots that have been revealed so far show that title has a heavy emphasis on combat. The isometric perspective and cartoonish visual style highlight Wizard With a Gun's spell casting mechanic, which allows players to combine various spells and come up with their own unique incantations to use when combating the game's various enemies. Much like Noita, players have to be careful when combining and empowering their spells, which have the potential to quickly go from simple fireballs to screen-engulfing blazes.

The developer notes that the environments in Wizard With a Gun are procedurally generated, and players will need to scavenge these environments for resources to use in the game's crafting economy. Any resources collected can be used to create and combine spells to produce unique abilities, and these abilities can be upgraded to increase their effectiveness in combat. Additionally, players can customize their wizard with a unique wardrobe and accessories, helping their in-game avatars stand out when playing with friends in co-op.

One of the most striking features of Wizard With a Gun is its art style, which mixes high strangeness with a cartoonish aesthetic similar to games like Cult of the Lamb or fellow survival title Don't Starve. The cel-shaded visuals and humorous enemy designs all point toward a game that promises to provide plenty of laugh-out-loud moments as players inadvertently explode themselves through misengineered spells while trying to take out various eldritch horrors.

Wizard With a Gun Reveal Trailer

The initial reveal trailer for Wizard With a Gun arrived two years ago in 2021, providing players with a brief glimpse of the title's gameplay preceded by a moody and atmospheric animated short. From what's shown in the reveal trailer, there are glimpses of the game's world, art style, and crafting mechanics, but most of the trailer is spent highlighting the game's atmosphere and art style. Although Wizard With a Gun is now headed to all modern platforms, the initial reveal trailer classifies the title as only heading to PC and Nintendo Switch.

Wizard With a Gun Single-Player Gameplay Overview

Despite advertising itself as a co-op survival game, Wizard With a Gun does include a full single-player mode. The second official trailer for the game reveals the single-player experience for those that are interested in the title but prefer to play solo. This trailer is also preceded by an animated short but goes more in-depth into the mechanics and flow of Wizard With a Gun's gameplay, giving players more concrete details regarding what they can expect during the game's runtime.

Wizard With a Gun Release Date Trailer

The third official trailer for Wizard With a Gun details the title's release date, which is coming up soon on October 17. Considering that the game was initially revealed in 2021, Wizard With a Gun has undergone somewhat of a lengthy development process between its debut and eventual release. This third trailer continues the trend established by the other two by starting things off with an animated short introducing players to Wizard With a Gun's world before delving into some gameplay footage.

Wizard With a Gun – Gunmancer's Diary: Ammo Craftwork

The most recent trailer for Wizard With a Gun focuses on the title's spell crafting as well as the various recipes that players can expect to craft in-game that grant their titular guns with various spells as ammunition. Rather than include another animated short to kick things off, this trailer dives right into gameplay footage before shining the spotlight on a handful of different ammunition recipes and their ingredients. If this latest trailer is any indication, Devolver Digital's latest game promises to keep up the publisher's current hot streak.