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Witchtastic

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88%Game Brain Score
gameplay, graphics
music, story
92% User Score Based on 191 reviews
Critic Score 67%Based on 1 reviews

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Witchtastic is a single player and multiplayer casual strategy game with a comedy theme. It was developed by Red Fur Games and was released on October 26, 2021. It received mostly positive reviews from critics and very positive reviews from players.

Witchtastic is a challenging 1-4 player coop game about brewing and delivering magic potions as fast as possible. Take on the role of an aspiring witch and experience charming adventures with your friends.

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Audience ScoreBased on 191 reviews
gameplay25 positive mentions
stability2 negative mentions
  • Engaging and addictive co-op gameplay with a witchy theme that fans of Overcooked and similar games will enjoy.
  • Good variety of mechanics and levels that stay fresh and challenging, with creative twists like enemies and puzzle-like level designs.
  • Smooth multiplayer experience with remote play options, and enjoyable character customization and charming graphics and sound.
  • Clunky and sometimes unreliable controls leading to frustration, including issues with item interaction and input delays.
  • Technical problems such as bugs, glitches, inconsistent level difficulty pacing, and multiplayer desync or lag.
  • Relatively short game length and limited content; players desire more levels, DLC, and deeper character customization options.
  • gameplay
    61 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The gameplay offers a fun, engaging loop with a variety of mechanics that keep levels fresh and challenging, especially in multiplayer. While it’s easy to pick up and introduces new twists well, some technical bugs and occasional mechanical frustrations can disrupt the experience. Overall, it’s a solid and creative evolution of the busy-work, teamwork genre akin to Overcooked, praised for its level design and enjoyable multiplayer dynamics.

    • “Highly recommend for the gameplay (every level adds new twists and mechanics) and for the fun of sorting out the best way to plan things out with your friends.”
    • “Great variety of levels and mechanics, and very well balanced for 2 players - getting 3 gems on every stage is possible but challenging.”
    • “The core gameplay mechanic revolves around crafting potions by collecting and processing ingredients within a pre-specified time window. Additionally, each level introduces new gameplay mechanics and recipes.”
    • “Some bugs and jank in the movement and mechanics cause glitches that sometimes require restarting the level, which can disrupt gameplay.”
    • “Witchtastic is a pointless restaurant management plate-spinning busy work game, essentially a ripoff of Overcooked, but swapping the usual 'make recipes for customers as fast as you can' gameplay with witches brewing potions.”
    • “The starting levels feel a bit too similar to Overcooked mechanic-wise, lacking originality until later stages introduce interesting twists.”
  • graphics
    15 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The game's graphics feature a charming and unique art style with a cute witch-themed aesthetic that many players find enjoyable and polished. While the visuals are generally praised for their beauty and cohesion with music and sound, some note the lack of customizable graphics settings as a limitation. Overall, the graphics contribute positively to the game's engaging and fun presentation.

    • “The graphics, music, sound effects, voice effects, etc. all come together nicely which makes me surprised how little known this game is.”
    • “The art style is best described as beautiful.”
    • “I really enjoy it and the aesthetic and art is amazing.”
    • “There's no option to change the resolution and no useful graphics tweaks.”
    • “The presentation of the game itself from its graphics to its music is alright enough.”
    • “Graphics - unique.”
  • music
    9 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The music in the game is generally described as good and fitting, complementing the overall presentation and aesthetic. While it may not be particularly memorable or standout, it supports the atmosphere well and contributes positively to the gaming experience.

    • “Good music, gameplay that gets your brain working, very well made.”
    • “Always gets compared to other franchises, but stands well on its own, and the visuals and music are great.”
    • “The aesthetic is cute, the music is cute, the witches are cute, and I had an absolute blast playing this game with my friend.”
    • “Soundtrack is just alright.”
    • “The presentation of the game itself from its graphics to its music is alright enough.”
    • “The sound effects get the job done and seem very fitting, while the music teeters on genre appropriate, but not overly memorable or interesting - I think 'safe' is a good word to use here.”
  • story
    5 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The story in the game is generally seen as weak or minimal, with little background provided about key elements like the kingdom or main characters. While the gem collection is a highlight, players feel there is a lack of narrative depth or connection. However, some appreciate that each stage has a distinct, self-contained story with evolving mechanics.

    • “+ great thing is that each stage is a completely separate story, with additional mechanics”
    • “In Witchtastic you play as a gifted witch who can brew potions. The story is simple: you start brewing potions from grass and mushrooms and eventually use ingredients like rat tails and skulls.”
    • “Gem collection was an absolute highlight, but the game needed way more backstory about the kingdom, Owlie's identity, and his motivations.”
    • “Gem collection was an absolute highlight, but the story needed much more depth. We don't even know the name of the kingdom, who Owlie really is, or why he has such a strong opinion on what we should be doing.”
    • “Story - not really a story.”
    • “In Witchtastic, you play as a gifted witch who can brew potions, but the story seems weak or almost nonexistent. It mostly focuses on potion crafting, progressing from basic ingredients like grass and mushrooms to more gruesome ones like rat tails and skulls.”
  • humor
    4 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    Users find the game's humor to be genuinely funny and enjoyable, especially when playing with others, highlighting laugh-out-loud moments and amusing sound effects that add to the fun. The humor often stems from shared mishaps and intense, awkward situations that lead to lots of laughter.

    • “Me and my sister were looking for another game after being abandoned by the Overcooked franchise with no further game or level releases. This one hits the spot and is so fun, with much sighing and awkward silences. The witch scream is hilarious, which my sister does about every 15 seconds lol.”
    • “Addictive and fun, this one is laugh out loud funny with friends!!!”
    • “I don't know if I could play it without other people as it becomes pretty intense, but I spent a lot of time laughing at our mistakes.”
  • stability
    2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The game offers enjoyable casual chaos but suffers from bugs and glitches in movement and mechanics that can disrupt gameplay, sometimes requiring level restarts. This instability may frustrate completionists seeking skill-based high scores.

    • “Some bugs and jank in the movement and mechanics cause glitches that sometimes require restarting the level.”
    • “Fun for casual chaos, but potentially maddening for completionists who want their high scores to be determined by skill, not glitches.”
  • optimization
    1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The optimization aspect raises concerns regarding both performance and precision, indicating that the game may experience issues such as lag or inaccuracies that affect overall smoothness and gameplay quality.

  • grinding
    1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    Grinding in the game can be tedious, as players often need to wait for ingredients to process, though some shortcuts like flying over to the cauldron help reduce downtime.

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Witchtastic is a casual strategy game with comedy theme.

Witchtastic is available on Nintendo Switch, PC, Steam Deck and Windows.

Witchtastic was released on October 26, 2021.

Witchtastic was developed by Red Fur Games.

Witchtastic has received mostly positive reviews from players and mostly positive reviews from critics. Most players liked Witchtastic for its gameplay but disliked it for its music.

Witchtastic is a single player game with multiplayer and local co-op support.

Similar games include Overcooked 2, Overcooked, Diner Bros, Lovers in a Dangerous Spacetime, PlateUp! and others.