Scholar of the Arcane Arts

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Scholar of the Arcane Arts is a Roguelike Action RPG where you must rely on your knowledge of how magic actually works to survive. The five Planes of magic have invaded your world.

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ESDigital Games
Release date:
11 March 2025
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All Steam reviews:
Positive (25)

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Description




Scholar of the Arcane Arts is a Roguelike Action RPG where you must rely on your knowledge of how magic actually works to survive. The five Planes of magic have invaded your world. As a Scholar, you now need to learn new spells by collecting magic scrolls. You must solve puzzles, unlock secret dungeons, and defeat monstrous beings to find these powerful scrolls. Each school of magic interacts with one another differently. It is up to you to figure out which spell to use to counter, disable or attack!

LEARN to be a wizard, FEEL like a wizard, PLAY as a wizard and then BECOME a Wizard!



It is all about magic spells, monster lairs and saving the world!



  • Over 10,000 spell combos!

Collect, combine and upgrade the spells! Use a wide variety of spells from the five schools of magic: Hydromancy, Pyromancy, Geomancy, Necromancy and Aeromancy. Upgrade your spells and find the most powerful combinations!



  • Explore 3 procedurally generated magical worlds and defeat the dark creatures



Explore large, procedurally generated worlds to solve puzzles, complete dungeons and find powerful spells that will help you on your journey. Each world is full of dangerous enemies, dungeons, and monster lairs. Beat the enemies that are faster and stronger than you, and defeat the terrifying Demigods!



  • Hand-drawn pixel art graphics



Enjoy the hand-drawn pixel art carefully mixed with the fabled magical shaders to deliver you a stunning dark fantasy experience!

Recommended system requirements

minimum*

OS *:
Windows 7 or newer
Processor:
Intel i5 or better
Memory:
1 GB RAM
Graphics:
Nvidia 450 GTS/Radeon HD 5750 or better
Storage:
1 GB available space

recommended*

Not specified

User reviews

Nul Arc
Recommended | 15 Dec 2022
8.9h played

Scholar of the Arcane Arts is a game based around combining spells as you cast them to get more powerful and different effects. There are so many unique spells and combos that half the fun is just finding new ones. The

Helpful: 15
CorwinLogrus
Recommended | 23 Dec 2022
18.2h played

I haven't had this much fun slinging elemental combo spells since Chrono Trigger Dev is extremely responsive and open to feedback from the community What's there now is an absolute blast and I cannot wait to see all the

Helpful: 13
pickle popper
Recommended | 15 Dec 2022
8.8h played

After 20 years I have finally proved them all wrong, all the haters, from my parents to those stuck-up administrators in the Hogwarts admission office who never sent me an owl. Here I am spell slinging spells and

Helpful: 11
Rythli
Recommended | 31 Dec 2022
1h played

I'm really enjoying what I see here currently. I love the artstyle, sound design, and core game play loop. It feels almost like a dance having to rotate spells for hidden combinations against enemies while

Helpful: 13
Joe - Fox Hollow Games
Recommended | 10 Feb 2025
11.7h played

Don't be fooled by the art, this is a wild gem of an experience. I would heartily recommend Scholar to any roguelike fan. The amount of spell combos is truly ridiculous. It's not just that there are lots of combos, it's

Helpful: 3
agr1ma
Recommended | 31 Dec 2023
1.1h played

Extremely fun to play roguelike adventure. It is very honest and you can feel that it was crafted with care and love. I really enjoyed the core game play mechanics. They way you combine spells just feel so natural. <3

Helpful: 1