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Near-Mage

89% positive of 183 Steam reviews

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Released
2025
Steam Deck
Playable
Platforms
Steam, GOG

Made by Stuck In Attic.

About the game

Attend a magic school, learn spells, and explore a folklore-rich Transylvania in this hand-crafted narrative adventure.

Tagged by players

  • Vampires
  • Magic
  • Point & Click
  • Choose Your Own Adventure
  • Lore-Rich
  • Hand-drawn
  • Visual Novel
  • Character Customization
  • Choices Matter
  • Open World
  • Story Rich
  • Third Person

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What players say

  • Recommended
    Near-Mage? More like Near-Game...because this is mostly a walking simulator and visual novel; there's not much game aspect here. The story and dialogue are somewhat juvenile, but I liked the artwork and music and almost all of the voice acting. I liked all the weird characters hanging around.

    14 h played when written. 0 found it helpful.

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  • Not recommended
    It is with a heavy heart that I give this game a thumbs down. Gibbous was such an amazing game with great artwork, engaging conversations, great soundtrack and a great story. I was so excited for the Near-Mage game to come out and when it did I rushed to buy it. I was so disappointed. This game has none of what Gibbous had but tries to. It is the overdecorated cupboard from Gibbous and it makes my eyes water. The…

    6.7 h played when written. 5 found it helpful.

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