- December 20, 2021
- Pico Games
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Witch Explorer is a single player tactical shooter game with fantasy, anime, medieval, historical and others themes. It was developed by Pico Games and was released on December 20, 2021. It received overwhelmingly positive reviews from players.
Witch Explorer is a game which features a mix of both shoot 'em up and tower defense gameplay. You play as the witch Tia, who is on a teasure-hunt in order to remove her debt and improve her magic shop. The goal of the game is to defeat waves of monsters by both strategically placing units on the map, and by flying around on the map while shooting and dodging projectiles and enemies yourself.
- Unique and fun blend of tower defense and bullet hell/shoot 'em up mechanics creating engaging and challenging gameplay.
- Charming and cute art style with well-done animations and a pleasant soundtrack, enhancing overall game appeal.
- Good progression system with upgrades for towers and character, supported by a simple, sweet story and enjoyable characters.
- Controls are clunky and not customizable, with no mouse support making keyboard play awkward; controller highly recommended.
- Game is relatively short with a limited number of levels and upgrades, leading to grinding and some players feeling the game is unfinished or lacks content.
- Some balance and technical issues, including unclear hitboxes, frustrating difficulty spikes, awkward tower placement UI, and occasional unfair enemy spawn timings.
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The story is generally described as simple, short, and somewhat clichéd, but charming and fitting for the game’s cute art style and gameplay. While not deeply complex or richly detailed, it effectively supports character relationships and themes of friendship and family, adding to the overall enjoyable experience. Some players wished for a more spaced-out or extended narrative to enhance emotional moments.
“The art is very cute, the gameplay is complex and chaotic beyond what a friendly art style would hint at, and as cliche as the story is, I really enjoy the characters and their relationships.”
“If you want a unique and fun tower defense game that has bullet-hell gameplay, cute monsters, a story about friendship and family, some really lovely artwork, and a pretty good soundtrack, then Witch Explorer might be the game for you.”
“Well, I played the prologue and was really looking forward to seeing the continuation from the last one and so far it's really fun. Big fan of the story and characters and I hope this hidden gem of a game has installments in the future, there's a lot of stuff to build on.”
“The only real negative I had for the game is that the story is so-so and you realistically will upgrade everything way before you finish the game, even if you are not replaying missions.”
“The story is short and sweet, but don't expect a complex and detailed story with big twists and turns; it's simple, and that's fine for my taste.”
“You could have spaced out the ending a bit more story-wise; the sad moment is ripped away too soon.”
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Witch Explorer is a tactical shooter game with fantasy, anime, medieval, historical and others themes.
Witch Explorer is available on Nintendo Switch, PC, Steam Deck and Windows.
Witch Explorer was released on December 20, 2021.
Witch Explorer was developed by Pico Games.
Witch Explorer has received overwhelmingly positive reviews from players. Most players liked this game for its gameplay but disliked it for its story.
Witch Explorer is a single player game.
Similar games include The Knight Witch, Archvale, Rollers of the Realm, Legends of Kingdom Rush, Patch Quest and others.