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Wielders of the Essence

Lavapotion, Coffee Stain Publishing

Single-player horde survival with a touch of incremental base building. Cast spells, command troops, and take your town from puddle to paradise. Eight-minute runs. Eight hours to complete.

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About This Game

Wielders of the Essence combines the adrenaline of bullet heaven games with the upgrade-driven satisfaction of incremental games. In each run, you’ll focus on defeating the hordes by casting spells and commanding units. During the campaign, you’ll keep returning to upgrade your town, transforming it from puddle to paradise.

More enemies, More loot

Each run sends you to a different part of the world, where you’ll face unique enemies, challenges, and terrifying bosses. Buy new gear in shops, find chests filled with strange trinkets, slay massive waves of enemies, and make sure you bring home enough loot to upgrade your town!

New Buildings, New Powers

Every building you construct unlocks something new: a troop, a stronger spell, or a skill you didn’t have before. The more you invest, the more powerful your Wielder will be in the next run.

Lots to Learn, Lots to Experience

Find, free, and play as six Wielders with different playstyles. Conquer every level and defeat every boss. Test your mettle on all difficulty settings and in the various new game modes you unlock by completing the game.

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  1. Wielders of the EssenceSteam announcement

    Less than a week from launch!

    Greetings Wielders! It's another Friday update! And that means that in less than a week, or six days if we do the math, Wielders of the Essence will be released! Are we…

  2. Wielders of the EssenceSteam announcement

    All about units

    Greetings Wielders! It's another day in the swamp, and it's been a busy week since our last post, but in a very good way! Our amazing playtesters are either too busy having fun…

  3. Wielders of the EssenceSteam announcement

    Swamp Magic!

    Greetings Wielders! What a great day in the swamp it is! Those last weeks before any release really are something special. One would think that after a couple of releases under…

  4. Wielders of the EssenceSteam announcement

    We are Steamdeck verified!

    Greetings Wielders! It’s time for another update about your favourite frog-themed survival game! And with November 5 getting closer, you can expect to hear from us a little more…

  5. Wielders of the EssenceSteam announcement

    One month until launch!

    Greetings Wielders! It’s hard to believe that our little game releases in just a little over a month! What started as a crazy idea during a morning meeting has definitely grown…

  6. Wielders of the EssenceSteam announcement

    New demo, out now!

    Greetings Wielders!​ Been a while since we did an update, and so much is happening right now that we’d better give you one. Things are looking a little different around here.…

  7. Wielders of the EssenceSteam announcement

    Remember, remember, the 5th of November!

    Hello Wielders, We were so caught up in the preparation for a new demo build and PC Gamer show that we completely forgot to post this news on Steam. Wielders of the Essence…

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