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Whirlwind Magician
Experience the tale of a cheerful girl and a grouchy talking hat in this charming Metroidvania, where every ability is hat-based! Throw the hat to attack enemies, teleport to him to make perilous leaps, and fly him through narrow tunnels of spikes as you escape a dangerous magic forest.
What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via Steam as of 2026-09-26.
“the hat talks and it is not happy”
— a player, Steam review · 1 hrs played“Short but very sweet.”
— a player, Steam review · 1 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.
Latest official news
Developer announcements via the Steam news API — links go to the original posts. More across all games on the news hub.
Patch 1.0.1
A patch has been released for Whirlwind Magician. Here are the changes: Made one of the strength fruits easier to obtain. (Hover over spoilers for details - these spoil how to get it as well as info a
Community Spotlight #1: Speedrun by Sekeri_rat!
Welcome to the first Whirlwind Magician Community Spotlight, where I highlight one or more things from Whirlwind Magician players and fans that I think are cool! (These posts will not be scheduled) To
Thank you for 11+ positive reviews!
Hey everyone, I wanted to thank all of you who purchased the game so far and especially those of you who left a review! It really means a lot to me! We have reached the 10 total reviews needed to gene
Whirlwind Magician is available now!
It's finally here! If you like the game, please consider leaving a review on Steam! Steam games unlock a lot more visibility when they reach at least 10 total reviews - so leaving a review is one of t
Whirlwind Magician is Releasing May 7th!
Whirlwind Magician finally has a release date! It will be available on May 7th at 10AM PDT (That's exactly 2 weeks from now!) It will cost just $2.99 USD. The price may be lower or higher in countries
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Screenshots
Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.
Facts & details
From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-09-26.
| Genres | Action, Adventure |
| Player tags | Metroidvania · 2D Platformer · Cute · Female Protagonist · Action-Adventure · Funny · Story Rich · Action · Platformer · Magic · Cartoony · Nature (SteamSpy community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Steam Achievements · Full controller support · Steam Cloud · Family Sharing |
| Languages | English |
| Controller | Full support |
| Achievements | 2 |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Minimum: Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system OS: Windows 10 or later Processor: Intel Core i3-8140U* Memory: 256 MB RAM Graphics: Graphics card supports OpenGL 3.3 Storage: 145 MB available space Additional Notes: *System requirements are a work-in-progress and will be updated as the game is tested on more hardware. The actual CPU and GPU requirements are likely much lower than what is listed