The Spell Brigade

The Spell Brigade

Steam Deck Verified

Bolt Blaster Games · Bullet Heaven · Apr 29, 2026

Yes, worth buying.

At $12.99. It has been as low as $9.35.

81%
Very Positive
16k player reviews
High confidence
Buy it if you like
  • Story and characters: 80 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Co-op: 67 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Multiplayer: 38 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Performance: 12 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Crashes: 12 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 16k player reviews · updated 3 days ago

What players think

The recurring themes across 300 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.

Why players love itThings to know
58% of themes are praise25% are divided17% are caveats
Story and characters
Players who bring up Story and characters mostly praise it.
EDIT: As of a recent update, Wizards are now unlocked with Quests instead of Gold again, leaving a lot more money available for unlocking upgrades and making unlocking wizards a lot more fun.
80 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Co-op
Players who bring up Co-op mostly praise it.
Even after just 1 co-op match, I knew it would be fun enough to warrant such a low entry price.
67 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Multiplayer
Players who bring up Multiplayer mostly praise it.
I love this game because it's got a lot of variety, and multiplayer is a huge plus.
38 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
The movement is good, the visuals are good, the sounds are good, the feeling is good.
30 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Servers and matchmaking
Players who bring up Servers and matchmaking mostly praise it.
-I would like an option to limit matchmaking so I can play with people who are in my country.
11 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Controls
Players who bring up Controls mostly praise it.
ALLOW US TO CHANGE THE KEYBINDS OURSELVES ???
11 of 300 sampled reviews raised it

+1 more the community rallied around

Theme by theme

Every theme is scored by what reviewers actually said about it, not just whether they recommended the game.

LovedMixedComplained about
Players love7 themes
Story and characters80 reviews
Co-op67 reviews
Multiplayer38 reviews
Graphics30 reviews
Servers and matchmaking11 reviews
Controls11 reviews
Audio9 reviews
Divided opinion% still recommend
Gameplay98 reviews
65%
Difficulty45 reviews
62%
Combat15 reviews
47%
Players complain% still recommend
Performance12 reviews
83%
Crashes12 reviews
58%

Ranked by how many sampled reviews mention each topic. A topic sits in a column by what reviewers said about that topic; the percentage beside it is how many of them recommended the game anyway.

Should you buy it now?

Crit’s read on the price, from Steam price history.

Prices have been lower

Currently $12.99. The lowest we've tracked is $9.35.

5 points recordedtoday · $12.99

The data behind the verdict

For the players who want the receipts.

Player review score
81%
Very Positive
Playing right now
Achievements
119
total to unlock
Rarest-achievement stats coming soon
Average playtime
Not tracked yet

We’ll surface hours-played once playtime ingestion ships.