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Warlocks vs Shadows
Slay monsters. Defeat epic bosses. Collect magical gear. Become a Warlock and save the universe.
What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via Steam as of 2026-09-26 · quoted reviews as of 2026-05-13.
What reviewers agree on
55 of the 101 reviews raise this.
“Great potential. Needs work. Pros: _Excellent characters: If you're a MOBA fan, you're gonna have a good time here. Characters are varied in term of play style and a lot of them are fun to play. 5 are unlocked at the…”
“Pros: - It's fun for a decent while solo, despite its simplicity. - Good variety of heroes to choose from. - Excellent fun when you have friends to play with. (See cons section for details). - Fast paced and can get the…”
“As a playable character in this game, I only wish it had more levels because I had a lot of fun with it. I'm talking at least twice or three times as many levels, perhaps at the expense of less waves per level or…”
19 of the 101 reviews raise this.
“Pros: - It's fun for a decent while solo, despite its simplicity. - Good variety of heroes to choose from. - Excellent fun when you have friends to play with. (See cons section for details). - Fast paced and can get the…”
“This retro hybrid of action RPG, brawler and platformer is definitely something of a surprising treat. The premise seems almost too simple: Pick one of 10 (5 initial, 5 unloackable) Warlocks and fight through the…”
“First Impressions: This is a great game. Looks like Risk of Rain, but even more chaotic, and levels! Pros: Fast Paced action Upgradeable skills Great boss battles Online Co-Op Great music, Needs more though. Cons:…”
14 of the 101 reviews raise this.
“Great potential. Needs work. Pros: _Excellent characters: If you're a MOBA fan, you're gonna have a good time here. Characters are varied in term of play style and a lot of them are fun to play. 5 are unlocked at the…”
“Pros: - It's fun for a decent while solo, despite its simplicity. - Good variety of heroes to choose from. - Excellent fun when you have friends to play with. (See cons section for details). - Fast paced and can get the…”
“Playing through Warlocks while it was in development was a lot like being a parent. It seems like it was only yesterday that I had high hopes for this fantasy take on Risk of Rain called Warlocks (who goes by Warlocks…”
14 of the 101 reviews raise this.
“This retro hybrid of action RPG, brawler and platformer is definitely something of a surprising treat. The premise seems almost too simple: Pick one of 10 (5 initial, 5 unloackable) Warlocks and fight through the…”
“I first thought this would be a game where you would advance from the left to the right of the map killing monsters on the way. But instead its a wave based game, which is just fine aswell. First try I did, it killed me…”
“Early Access Review Well done! Very excited to see what the dev does with this game. 9/10 first look score. Pros: Ice Witch (character played) Seems well balanced! Hard to come by these days. Games that seem fairly…”
10 of the 101 reviews raise this.
“When I first saw the game, I thought: "This looks awesome. What's the catch?" When I first played the game, I thought: "I need to stop wasting my money." Two minutes later, I thought: "This is even more awesome than it…”
“I first thought this would be a game where you would advance from the left to the right of the map killing monsters on the way. But instead its a wave based game, which is just fine aswell. First try I did, it killed me…”
“The characters control great and the action is crazy and fun, the netcode needs work though. It desyncs after one level. Easy to play in short bursts.”
26 of the 101 reviews raise this · 2 of them still recommend the game.
“Online multiplayer crashed every 10 minutes and the levels are just grinding in a small area untill a counter is reached. Though this would be a nice change for my collection but the game needs more mechanics for it to…”
“From what I can tell, this game is alright, but just doesn't feel right. Too rough around the edges for me. Levels are too small to provide much in the way of dynamic fights. Pick the best spot for the character and…”
“Decent game single player. Bit repetitive, and a less fun clone of Risk of Rain. Characters are kind of unique. Multiplayer (the big draw) does not work even after multiple patches to fix it. Developers abandoned the…”
25 of the 101 reviews raise this · 13 of them still recommend the game.
“Pros: - It's fun for a decent while solo, despite its simplicity. - Good variety of heroes to choose from. - Excellent fun when you have friends to play with. (See cons section for details). - Fast paced and can get the…”
“Online multiplayer crashed every 10 minutes and the levels are just grinding in a small area untill a counter is reached. Though this would be a nice change for my collection but the game needs more mechanics for it to…”
“I was hoping that this game would be similar to Hero Siege and would have decent controller support but unfortunately it doesn't. You can't remap keys and the jump is bound to up stick button which is plain awful.…”
23 of the 101 reviews raise this · 8 of them still recommend the game.
“Pros: - It's fun for a decent while solo, despite its simplicity. - Good variety of heroes to choose from. - Excellent fun when you have friends to play with. (See cons section for details). - Fast paced and can get the…”
“I was hoping that this game would be similar to Hero Siege and would have decent controller support but unfortunately it doesn't. You can't remap keys and the jump is bound to up stick button which is plain awful.…”
“Playing through Warlocks while it was in development was a lot like being a parent. It seems like it was only yesterday that I had high hopes for this fantasy take on Risk of Rain called Warlocks (who goes by Warlocks…”
21 of the 101 reviews raise this · 10 of them still recommend the game.
“Pros: - It's fun for a decent while solo, despite its simplicity. - Good variety of heroes to choose from. - Excellent fun when you have friends to play with. (See cons section for details). - Fast paced and can get the…”
“Online multiplayer crashed every 10 minutes and the levels are just grinding in a small area untill a counter is reached. Though this would be a nice change for my collection but the game needs more mechanics for it to…”
“Decent game single player. Bit repetitive, and a less fun clone of Risk of Rain. Characters are kind of unique. Multiplayer (the big draw) does not work even after multiple patches to fix it. Developers abandoned the…”
19 of the 101 reviews raise this · 9 of them still recommend the game.
“Online multiplayer crashed every 10 minutes and the levels are just grinding in a small area untill a counter is reached. Though this would be a nice change for my collection but the game needs more mechanics for it to…”
“As a playable character in this game, I only wish it had more levels because I had a lot of fun with it. I'm talking at least twice or three times as many levels, perhaps at the expense of less waves per level or…”
“I really really wanted to like this game. It was great fun at first, but the lack of any semblance of a story really bit it for me. It was fun to bash things about and figure out the abilities for a few hours, but then…”
Counted across 101 English reviews, sampled to match this game's 60.4% positive rating · as of 2026-05-13
“There's not really much to explain about the gameplay that you can't see in the trailers. It's a 2d hack and slash that has monsters attacking in waves. After the last wave you advance to the next stage until you reach the end of an act. You level up and upgrade your skills, you…”
— a player, Steam review · 12 hrs played“[Early Access Review] Description Warlocks vs Shadows is an action RPG/brawler game set in a fantasy world invaded by shadow monsters. Playing as an incredibly powerful Warlock and, by using magic skills and weapons, you fight through hordes of enemies. The game places great…”
— a player, Steam review · 3 hrs played“Alright, I feel that I got the most of this game within my ~6hours of gametime. Let's see why exactly I clicked Not Recommended button. Quick summary Pros: -Fun, fast gameplay with some skill involved -Many heroes to play, all of them have distinctly different abilities -Loot…”
— a player, Steam review · 6 hrs playedAchievement stats
Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-09-26.
Price tracking
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Latest official news
Developer announcements via the Steam news API — links go to the original posts. More across all games on the news hub.
New patch fixing online issues is live now.
Hello, We've finished working on the latest patch which will improve your experience in online modes. This patch will also fix some minor bugs and make a little tweaks in versus balance. Looking forwa
New patch fixing online issues is live now.
Hello, We've finished working on the latest patch which will improve your experience in online modes. This patch will also fix some minor bugs and make a little tweaks in versus balance. Looking forwa
Online issues.
Hello everyone! We are very sorry that a part of our players got some issues with online stability and connectivity. We've finished working on patch to improve these elements of Warlocks vs Shadows. S
Online issues.
Hello everyone! We are very sorry that a part of our players got some issues with online stability and connectivity. We've finished working on patch to improve these elements of Warlocks vs Shadows. S
Date of Warlocks vs Shadows full release on STEAM.
Hello guys, The time has finally come, we are leaving Early Access :) We will be releasing full version of Warlocks vs Shadows on August 19th. http://i.imgur.com/Y1yinrZ.jpg Prepare yourself for upcom
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Screenshots
Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.
Facts & details
From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-13.
| Genres | Action, Indie, RPG |
| Player tags | Indie · Action · RPG · Pixel Graphics · Fantasy · Co-op · Action RPG · Fast-Paced · Platformer · 2D · Local Co-Op (SteamSpy community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Multi-player · PvP · Online PvP · Shared/Split Screen PvP · Co-op · Online Co-op · Shared/Split Screen Co-op |
| Languages | English * , French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Japanese, Korean, Polish, Russian, Simplified Chinese * |
| Achievements | 21 |
| Official site | http://www.omlgames.com |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Minimum: OS *: Windows Vista Processor: Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Duo 1.8 Ghz or equivalent Memory: 2 GB RAM Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce 9400M 256MB DirectX: Version 9.0 Storage: 1200 MB available space Sound Card: DirectX compatible