Last Mage news & patch notes

We're happy to announce that Last Mage is now Steam Deck verified! Now you can take it with you comfortably anywhere you go :)

As for the developement, please stay tuned for the next upodate. We're working on the next map with new mechanics and a curse system, which will make longer rounds even more intense!

With this update, we bring you new map: Death Gorge. A new challenge lies ahead, as you won't be the only one hungry for experience in this place. Who will you be fighting against this time? Only way to find out is to check it for yourself!

There is also a lot of Quality of Life changes in this update, based on feedback from all of you. Some are regarding the UI, some UX and overall gameplay. If you want to check out detailed patchnotes for this update, please check them below!

New Features:

• New map: Death Gorge 

• New items: Implant Battery, Discharge Battery, Old Battery Stack

• New Mythical spell upgrade: Leap

• Added mana fountain in the Catacombs

• Added signalling before Magic Sword casts

• Added new stat icons for: Casting time, Critical Chance, Critical Damage, Spell Speed, Pierce, Power Gain, Damage Interval, Magic Attack, Inspire, Number, Knockback, Armor Melt, Curse and Curse Point 

• Added pause menu mini stats

• If there is a spell granted by equipment, at the start of the dungeon it will roll to allow player to choose the adequate amount of upgrade levels

• When an item is placed in the bag, new animation will play showing stats change

• Added comics at the end of Death Gorge

Bug Fixes:

• Extra wisdom earned from challenges is added correctly now

• Teleport spell no longer gets stuck on environment obstacles

• Mechanical Monster attack signal is no more displaying even after the monster is defeated

• Fixed Thunderbolt Spread pointing upwards too often

• Fixed Blood Shield upgrade activating even if there is no hp loss

• Removed unused diamonds from Artificer Cape

• Gameplay resolution setting is changing correctly now

• Fixed blinking cracks in Suspicious hill

• Fixed crafting interactions in hero select screen

• Fixed Assistant reminder dot

• Fixed "Required completion by mage" typo

• Fixed Dragon Hearth and Wyvern Hearth

• Fixed enchant counter

• Fixed starting spells upgrade and banish

• Fixed description in lexicon

Changes:

• Changed Thunder Bolt basic skill description (from “An electric discharge that hits nearest enemies” to "An electric discharge that hits a chain of nearest enemies")

• Improved Barrier visuals and added visual indicator of amount of layers

• Added slight delay after revive

• From now on, each spell upgrade type can be picked 3 times max. When the upgrade is picked, it’s indicated by diamond over the upgrade button.

• Wyvern Heart now takes 3 instead of 4 backpack slots

• Added new exit animations in each dungeon

• Added animation in the inventory control hints

• Added new ghoul animation in the intro

• Improved text legibility on Steamdeck

• Dice upgrades while dropping loot can be skipped with click/tap now

• Improved chance display legibility

• New sprites for Tusk and Thunder Scepter

New Features:

• Added delay for level-up buttons appearance

• Added new Mythic to Thorn: Charger

Bug Fixes:

• Fixed incorrect ingredient display in crafting

• Improved pool generation and Mythic validation

• Fixed Skill Tree sometimes appearing empty despite assignments

• Fixed Skill Tree reset not refreshing shards

• Fixed Hourglass item not scaling properly

• Fixed issue on Steam Deck where Banish couldn’t be selected if Enchant was inactive

• Fixed Ghoul Champion spawning too early on Suspicious Hill

• Removed placeholder visuals from spell cards

As always, thank you for the feedback you gave us! In this update we offer you the first playable version of the skill tree. Develop your skills, check out how they influence your gameplay experience and then share your thoughts with us! We want grinding for the shards to be rewarding and skill tree useful to you, so feel free to tell us what would you want from it :)

If you want to check out detailed patchnotes for this update, please check them below!

New Features

• Skill Tree - Initial implementation of the skill tree system, including upgrades such as Physical Attack, Movement Speed, Mana Regeneration, and more.

• Banish & Enchant - New functionalities added to the card selection screen, giving players more control over their builds.

• Challenges - A map-based challenge system that rewards players with additional Wisdom EXP, supporting faster progression in the skill tree.

• SFX Updates - Added new sound effects for selected spells (FireBreath, DeathBeam, Teleport, Explosion).

• New items (Arch Mage Cape, Artificer Cape, Dark Lord Cape, Dark Orb, Victors Arm) and Thunder Scepter is back.

• Objective progress bars displaying the remaining time to complete a stage

Balance

• Crafting - Improved crafting flow with clearer suggestions on what items can be crafted.

• Improved navigation during level-up screens

Quality of Life

• Level Select UI - Redesigned map selection screen with improved visuals.

• Comic Intro - Minor adjustments, including a more impactful knocking sequence.

• Visual Improvements - Improved stat display animations and added a new skip button.

• Added Unity Analytics tool to help improve gameplay experience

• Crafting connection colours tweaks

• Skill Tree popup can now be closed by clicking on the background

Fixes

• Fixed a sudden FPS drop occurring on the Suspicious Hill map.

• Roller Champion now attacks again

• Fixed Skilltree button not reseting completely  

• Fixed Victors Arm connection bug  

• Fixed same spell being drawn after using Banish on it

• Fixed Rage from Hallberds and non-melee kills not working correctly

• Fixed crafting links breaking after closing the game

• Fixed keyboard adding Skilltree shards 

• Fixed issues with Mythic item connections

• Fixed incorrect spell number after using Banish

• Ghoul from tutorial grants the correct amount of XP now

• Fixed Skill Tree orbs not working after assigning points to Charges

• Fixed Steam Deck issue where L2/R2 were not displayed as zoom in/out buttons in the Skill Tree

Fixes:

• Spell-related achievements and others should now work correctly

• Fixed damage pops for showing up despite 'Barrier' being active

• Fixed Thorn scale and spawn enemies issues on 'Suspicious Hill' map

• Fixed decimal damage values

New Features:

• Magic Reflux: Added new explosion projectile.

Fixes:

• Key rebinding now works correctly after a reset (this time permanently we hope)

• Items no longer fail to rotate properly after crafting.

• Fixed missing reminder dot on newly unlocked characters.

• Fixed missing crafting reward issue.

• Dialogues now correctly pause when opening the settings menu.

• The skip button is now hidden during the initial spell level-up.

• Fixed Swordsman achievement trigger.

• Fixed crafting invalid index error

• Fixed Magic Sword visual glitch after upgrade.

• Suspicious Hill - fixed Big Thorn issue, endless level-up loop, and unbeatable enemies.

• Fixed input issue after spell selection.

• Adjusted Hero Panel card font. 

Hi there!

First of all, thank you everyone for giving us a chance and trying Last Mage!

We are especially grateful to everyone who took their time to write a review or join discussion on Steam community. Your feedback is incredibly helpful and is exactly a reason we launched Last Mage in Early Access. Previous game we worked on was developed in similar fashion, but this is first game we launch a game on the Steam this early in the development. Our previous one was released on mobile first and only then ported to Steam. Now our lack of experience of "do's & don'ts" of Early Access on Steam is very showing ːsteamfacepalmː

We also want to take action about voiced concerns about the lack of communication. We'll do our best to keep communication regular and clear from now on, starting today.

Without further ado, we read all feedback and what could be done the fastest, was improved in this fix. You can read detailed patch notes below.

Patch notes Last Mage v.0.5.1879

New Features

• Added skip button for cut scenes and fast forward button in comics cut scenes

• Added 'Skip' button in spell choice window

• New animation for Mechanical Monster attack

• "Settings" button is now accessible during tutorial.

Balance

• Difficulty balance on maps 2 & 3

• Buffed 'Magic Sword' rune

  • Duration 3s -> 4s

  • 33% bigger

  • swings 4% faster

• De-buffed 'Enchanted Worm' in Suspicious Hill

Fixes

• Fixed key binding returning to default settings

• Fixed 'Bouncy' Mythic upgrade

• Visual adjustments of timer and quest line in Suspicious Hill

• Fixed Mechanical Monster sometimes getting stuck on the bridge

• Fixed achievements not triggering even if the conditions were met

• Better visibility when Mechanical Monster is healing

• Fixed Roller getting stuck in charge animation

• Fixed 'Ethereal Boomerang' visual artifacts

• Fixed 'Death Beam' visual effect getting stuck after firing the spell

Ready to blast some monsters with magic? 🪄 🐛

Last Mage launches in Early Access today!

Nothing is easy when you have to descend into catacombs overflowing with monsters, but even if a little bit late, we got there!

We took all your feedback to our hearts and with completely new spells, more maps, another playable character and so many changes in UI it would be hard to list it in one entry, it's ready to enter Early Access!

Also great thanks to Wanderbots for letting us use his gameplay for broadcast! Go and give them a subscribe as well :)

💬 Share your thoughts on the Steam discussion board or our Discord

Thank you for helping us keep the flame of magic alive.

Weird Johnny Studio

Our Last Mage demo is live right now as part of Steam Next Fest (October 13–20), and the first impressions are very promising! Content creators are already diving into the chaos, exploring the depths, and sharing early gameplay, and the feedback so far has been very positive ,which warms our dark hearts. 🖤

If you haven’t yet, now’s the perfect moment to descend into the catacombs yourself. Test your spellcraft, tailor your backpack, and see how far you can survive in this roguelite, reversed bullet-hell world.

Your feedback during this week means everything - it helps us polish, balance, and make Last Mage the best it can be.

✨ Play the demo now - Last Mage Demo 💬 Share your thoughts on the Steam discussion board or our Discord 🧙‍♂️ Add Last Mage to your wishlist to support the development

Thank you for helping us keep the flame of magic alive. Weird Johnny Studio

FIXES

- Teleport spell has been updated and should now be visible to all players

- Removed unnecessary connections in crafting

BALANCE

- Re-balanced some items

UI

- Spell buttons (active and passive) have been moved to the center of the screen

ANIMATION

- Improved the portal appearance when assembling teleportation stones

OTHER - Added a glow effect to informational overlays

- New default cursor

Adventurers, the wait is over - the demo for Last Mage is now live on Steam!

Before the chaos of Steam Next Fest (Oct 13/20, 2025), you can already descend into the abyss and take your first steps as the last sorcerer in a world that has turned against magic.

What to Expect in the Demo

⚔️ Fast-paced chaos of reversed bullet-hell combat - face relentless waves of horrors, weaving spells to survive.

🎒 Backpack Management - tailor your inventory layout, rotate items, and unlock synergies that may save your life.

✨ Artefacts & Loot - recover powerful relics left behind by fallen adventurers and test their dangerous interactions.

🌑 A Glimpse of the Story - begin your journey as the mage dragged from exile into the depths.

This is just the beginning of the fight - but your feedback during this early demo will help us sharpen the edges before the game’s full release.

👉 Go and check the Demo Now!

And please wishlist 'Last Mage' to stay updated and be ready to join us during Steam Next Fest, where the abyss grows even deeper.

Thank you for your feedback and support!

Weird Johnny Studio