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Magicians & Looters

Magicians & Looters

Guide three sociopathic apprentices through an open world filled with caves, castles and underground cities as you search for your kidnapped teacher. Discover countless secrets, loot hidden treasure troves, and decapitate your enemies. Or immolate them. Or smack them in the face with fruit.

Released Jul 1, 2014 Developer Morgopolis Studios Platforms Windows · Linux IndieActionAdventureMetroidvaniaPlatformer
View on Steam ↗ $6.99 (US · as of 2026-05-14)

What players say

Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via Steam as of 2026-09-28.

87.5%positive128 reviews
Recommended · 34 found this helpful

“This is a very fun game, I love combat platformers! You start out with only a sword and a shield and must fight your way through the Wizardry school. Later on, you can switch to other characters at camps you find, in order to use their unique skills and moves to progress in the…”

— a player, Steam review · 3 hrs played
Recommended · 20 found this helpful

“This is easily among the best Metroidvania games available, so if you like the genre you'll definitely like this game. The controls, mechanics, and level design are extremely well polished, the dialogue is funny in a very silly way, and the overall difficulty is extremely fair.…”

— a player, Steam review · 6 hrs played
Recommended · 11 found this helpful

“One of the top Castlevania clones you've never played. Look past the weird artwork and you'll find an extremely playable game with three different characters, each with their own playstyles and unique abilities. Breakable walls, hidden areas, new abilites to find, shops, relics,…”

— a player, Steam review · 7 hrs played
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Achievement stats

Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-09-28.

29achievements
8.4%median completion
4.1%rarest: Ain't Nobody Got Time For That
21.5% of players 15.2% of players 15.1% of players 13.4% of players 13.4% of players 13.3% of players 13.2% of players 12.4% of players 11.4% of players 10.9% of players 10.6% of players 10.1% of players 9.0% of players 8.7% of players 8.4% of players 8.2% of players 7.9% of players 7.8% of players 6.7% of players 6.5% of players 6.3% of players 6.2% of players 6.1% of players 5.7% of players 5.6% of players 5.5% of players 5.0% of players 4.3% of players 4.1% of players 21.5% 0% most earned rarest
Almost everyone has
21.5%Access Denied — Destroy 5 missiles by hitting them
15.2%Gnome Hunter — Hunt and kill the most dangerous game
15.1%Pancakes! — Get squished by a door or masher
Rarest badges of honor
4.1%Ain't Nobody Got Time For That — Beat the game in under two hours
4.3%Victory Lap — Beat the game a second time
5.0%Carrie — Defeat Oraskue with only fireballs

Latest official news

Developer announcements via the Steam news API — links go to the original posts. More across all games on the news hub.

Mar 18, 2026
Magicians and Looters Now on Linux and Steam Deck

Thanks to all the players who signed up for and participated in the playtest. We could not have done it without you.

Feb 07, 2026
Linux Playtest

Do you dream of playing Magicians and Looters on Linux or Steam Deck? Do you have friends or family who swore off gaming until they can play Magicians and Looters on their Linux machines? Join the Lin

Nov 12, 2022
Soundtrack Now Available

https://cdn.akamai.steamstatic.com/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/6167542/e75757a8c4dc2b5bfc6d59f75aeaeb866960002a.png Good news! The Magicians and Looters soundtrack is now available for purchase

Nov 26, 2015
We're still alive (and Happy Thanksgiving!)

To our friends and family in the USA, Happy Thanksgiving! If you're at home relaxing with some games, maybe you can spread the word about our game! Magicians & Looters is currently 50% off In other ne

Nov 26, 2015
We're still alive (and Happy Thanksgiving!)

To our friends and family in the USA, Happy Thanksgiving! If you're at home relaxing with some games, maybe you can spread the word about our game! Magicians & Looters is currently 50% off In other ne

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Screenshots

Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.

Facts & details

From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-09-28.

GenresAction, Adventure, Indie
Player tagsIndie · Action · Adventure · Metroidvania · Platformer · 2D (SteamSpy community voting)
FeaturesSingle-player · Steam Achievements · Full controller support · Steam Trading Cards · Gamepad Recommended · DualShock Controller Support · DualShock Controller Support · Family Sharing
LanguagesEnglish * *
ControllerFull support
Achievements29
Official sitehttp://mal-game.com
Minimum system requirements (PC)

Minimum: OS *: Windows XP or newer Memory: 600 MB RAM Graphics: 1280 x 720 resolution or better Storage: 1500 MB available space