Wizard Academy was sent to me from kipwak studios is another game I played as part of Steamfest. It is another game where the focus is building, this time it is a wizard school. I won’t lie, I truly wanted to love this one. It is a lot like Hotel Architect Steamfest Demo Review in that they have a very easy premise that has been done a lot in the past. This time it just sort of misses the mark for me.
The controls on how you build things just don’t really work for me, despite the simplistic placing down of rooms that are prebuilt, it is actually possible to fail the tutorial essentially. The first two times I attempted it I placed things down in such a way that my wizard couldn’t complete the rooms or enter them. But deleting them doesn’t give you back the resources required to build them. The building in question however is the only way to get the aforementioned resources to build that very room.
After sorting that out, however, the game does function pretty well if you don’t do this to yourself again or accidentally place a hall where you don’t need it. The game doesn’t do a good job of explaining what you need or don’t need in my opinion.
Enough of the negatives, I do like to stay positive here. The game looked great, and I loved watching my students run around and practice their spells. It is also undeniable that building your own wizard school for anyone who grew up watching Harry Potter is a dream come true.
There is definitely fun to be had with this game, and I don’t discourage anyone from trying this demo. Remember it is just that, a demo. Many of my issues can easily be sorted out before the full launch which is in April. Best wishes and may the gaming gods bring you glory.
