Soulcaster (MagicalTimeBean)

Posted by on November 15, 2012


This is kind of an experiment, offering the full game on Newgrounds for free–we’re not sure what impact this will have on retail sales or what kind of ad revenue we’ll get, but I’m excited to bring this game to a wider audience. – [Author’s Description]

[Play online (HTML5)]

Games, Highly Recommended

11 Comments.

  1. JigxorAndy November 15, 2012 at 1:34 pm

    This is amazing! Great to have a go of it for free.

  2. David T. Marchand November 15, 2012 at 2:14 pm

    I currently don’t have the time this beautiful thing deserves.

  3. Radical Dreamer November 15, 2012 at 5:44 pm

    Oh my, it’s like Super Hydlide and The Lost Vikings had a child.
    I’m going to have wet dreams involving this game for the next two weeks.

  4. nobody November 15, 2012 at 6:25 pm

    This is really great. I probably would have played it sooner had it not been described (in it’s Indie Royale PC debut?) as a play on the tower defense genre. Though I can see the connection, in practice this feels much more like a like dungeon exploration game in which one can summon (and, crucially, retract) immobile allies without being able to attack directly oneself. That those allies block your own movement as well as that of the monsters is a key part of what gives this a strong tactical feel.

    Lastly, is it silly to say I’d love to see this expanded into something with more of a true Zelda-like exploration sensibility?

    • Ian November 26, 2012 at 10:43 pm

      I’d love to make a game like that, being a huge fan of Zelda, Metroid, Dark Souls, and other games you can pick your own path through. I need a bit more skill as a game designer before tackling that, though, because those games usually have a lot of systems (puzzles, combat, exploration, narrative). I’d like to perhaps offer a hub style system in Soulcaster III as a stepping stone to this fully explorable world.

  5. Matzerath November 16, 2012 at 8:32 am

    This guy is tops. Also; Escape Goat.

  7. Jerry November 18, 2012 at 4:30 pm

    I bought this game on Xbox 360 (indie) it is awesome. The sequel is just as good. I like to Upgrade the arrows and have 3 of them to shotgun enemies.

    Also try escape goat….gotta support MagicalTimeBean

    These are very well crafted games with a cool style.

  8. Jabberwok December 27, 2012 at 10:21 pm

    Bought this on xbox a while ago. Great game. Didn’t know there was a sequel, but I’ll track it down now. Would love to see an expanded world with more options and role-playing elements in the next one.