Magicka

Crashes every 4.37 minutes. Added together, more crash time than game time.

fully bugged game, thanks for refund.

Don't buy it, when a game needs to be downgraded (or to user a user made patch) not to bug, it's a shithole

horribly crashes. save your money, it's too late for me.

horribly crashes. save your money, it's too late for me.

Do not buy this game, it's unplayable because it crashes all the time. Worst, they will not refund even if the game is not working.

Basically unplayable in it's current state.

We spent a few nights trying to play it group of 3 friends and spent so much time dealing with crashes and disconnections we didn't even finish a single chapter.

Don't bother buying it anymore unless they release an update.

Very fun and goofy, and infinitely more fun with friends.

Crashes every 5 minutes and has no UI scaling options so character dialogue is nearly unreadable.
Beautiful looking game and seems like a lot of fun, but it's impossible to play. I even tried and failed to improve the crashing with community fixes to no avail.

Really solid game, doesn't take itself seriously and is fun to play with friends.

The writing is funny, the gameplay is clean and overall I really enjoyed the story.

Constant crashing. No UI scaling.

I'm thoroughly convinced no one at Paradox or Arrowhead played through the game a single time. It crashes all the time without fail. At one of the chapters, the game consistently crashes. One might be able to brute force to get through that area, but as someone who's completed it and crashed about 6 times now, I think it's a safe conclusion to call this unplayable.

It crashes all the time

It completely kills my internet whenever I join multiplayer or host multiplayer. Crashes because of this. It seems like such a fun game, but this makes it unplayable for me. Maybe it would work singleplayer.

best magic system and implementation ever.
want to make a wall of clouds that shocks enemies as they enter? done.
want to make land mines that make enemies attack their friends? done.
want to accidentally kill your friends with meteor shower? so very done.
(don't worry you can revive them after)
rather play with a sword? no problem!
flaming, exploding, freezing, soaking, confusing, healing, etc... it's all possible.
Did i mention custom armors, auras, beams, spikes, etc? no? how about ak-47s? it is all here baby !

unstable

Glitchy and crashes constantly. Unplayable. Hopefully Magicka 2 will be more stable

Crashes constantly on Windows 11. :(

Wanna hop into this being one of the indie classics but gotta give it a negative review for now. They gotta fix the crashes man it doesn't let you play for more than like 20 minutes.

I like it. But you could update this one because it keeps crashing for no reason.

no

It was a good game when I originally played it, but sadly its unplayable now. frequent crashes and unable to join or host even a LAN multiplayer game is disheartening. This game ran better when it could be torrented 10 years ago. However now, you cant even play coop.

Not sure what Magicka 2 is like? but when I've paid so much for DLC over the years, its kind of left a bad taste in my mouth.

There are work around's if you can be bothered to downgrade and fix the game yourself. But it seems Paradox wont.

it could be an amazing experience if it wasn't unplayable godforsaken trash

Constant crashes. Do not buy unless you want to get in the weeds downgrading to older versions, etc etc etc...

Game is too linear. I love that magic system, its really good made. If u add that player can manipulate with history, that will be perfect

Fun game, crashes on windows.
You need to get fix patch from internet to really play this.

Game become very slow and crash often for no good reason. I can no longer recommend this game.

One of my favorite games. Unfortunate that it crashes so often.

Font size is so small you'll need a magnifying glass to read it. Crashed 3 times in the 0.7hrs I've played it. Mouse and keyboard controls are wonky at best, darn near unplayable most of the time. Controller configuration is undocumented, so had to use trial and error. All spells seemed over powered, enemies died almost instantly. Villagers also died almost instantly, even when we weren't targeting them.

The element-mixing mechanics are creative and fun, especially in multiplayer co-op where the enjoyment is amplified. While the story feels somewhat light and frivolous, it fits well with the game's overall relaxed tone. The only downside is the high control demands on controller players in multiplayer mode, which could affect the experience for some.

Great game back in it's time, but currently unplayable. Needs remaster\update to stably work on current systems.

Used to be unstable but fun, oh how I miss those days.
Now... It's unstable AND not fun because of the constant crashes. Blep.

Save yourself the frustration and play Magicka 2.
Or... if you want to play this game, you gotta tweak your settings.

Super crashy

This game, minus the crashes, is every childhood dream came true. It feels like you're doing complex hand signal akin to what shinobis in Naruto are doing. In real time. Props to AH. 10/10.

Ps. Use 1.5.10 for full experience

Magicka

Overall impression

Magicka, first of all, caught my eye because of its interesting visual style. The style of mini-figures running around the screen in the world of the favorite fantasy genre. And in addition to this, a rich world that is interesting to explore, which in turn rewards the player for his curiosity about its secrets. The plot is not an Oscar nomination, but it has enough plot twists that keep the player in a state of expectation of something new and interesting. The game is great to play alone, despite the fact that the game is designed for 1 to 4 players.

What DID I like?

- The main feature of this game is to create your own spells, which can consist of maximum 5 elements. And there are 10 to choose from in total (Ice and Steam) .
- A large selection of spell combinations, which allows everyone to play in their personal style. Whether it's a full mixed cast spell, or careful calculation. Constant attack, or slowdown of enemy and defense.
- Magicks - a certain combination of elements that, when activated, can be a great bonus for the player, or the beginning of chaos.
- A variety of enemies in the main campaign, which will definitely not catch up with you. They also, in turn, require an individual approach from the player, in terms of attack, to defeat them.
- A variety of locations in the main campaign: starting from the native starting castle and maybe with Niflheim .
- An interesting world that rewards the player for studying it in the form of new: Magicks, staffs or melee weapons.
- Additional modes in the form of: survival on arena, or versus between players. Each of these modes could be played on separate maps.

What I DIDN'T like?

- The main MINUS: Lack of patches for game stability. While playing, I personally have repeatedly encountered a game crash to the desktop (no, this is not a cast of unique magick) . As a result, all your progress crashes along with the game, which will need to be started from the beginning of chapter or checkpoint if you lucky. A crash can usually happen at the end of a chapter or when moving to a new location.
- Dead multiplayer. In 28 hours of play, I have never been able to successfully play any session with other players for full chapter. There were three reasons for this: the lack of active games, being kicked by other players, or a game crash.

Conclusion

Having played twice through this game, I can say that this is one of those games that really drags you in due to short and interesting locations, each of which hides secrets and new mobs. Each of the chapters can have interesting twists that will probably appeal to everyone. But the main highlight of this game is its unique mechanic of constructing unique spells.
If it weren't for the lack of patches, regarding crashes, I'm sure that this game would be popular, though not in large circles, but in some. And for now, playing Magicka is a test of your luck, namely when it crashes :)

Once one of my favourite games but now it semi frequently crashes.

is broekn i bought 34 years ago so im not mad but like it is broken though

As other reviews are saying, game constantly crashes. Do not buy.

Fun

This game was epic back in the day. Now days it crashes like f***ing crazy. There are fixes if you want to go into the files and roll it back to a version that doesn't crash. I'd say, don't buy it. If the developers can't be bothered to fix it than they shouldn't have your money.

Don't bother. Crashes so much it might as well be tagged a "CTD Sim game"

Edit: I was curious, so i went online to Google "Magicka Crashes" and found a reddit with a patch. I MAY reinstall and try it out, but here's the link, while i Squirrell into something else:

https://www.reddit.com/r/magicka/comments/14yp9ym/release_magicka_fixes_for_multiplayer_and/?share_id=9kuqY2GpnhbEKGyA-zGh_&utm_content=1&utm_medium=ios_app&utm_name=ioscss&utm_source=share&utm_term=1

GL and game on gamers :)

Great concept, better enjoyed with friends tho

Top down spellcasting game where you combine 8 elements into different spells. Completely broken mechanics and everything being a glass cannon put this firmly into the comedy game genre. Well worth it

Paradox messed up the game. Constantly crashes and many things bug-out. There's a gajillion DLC and in-game purchases. Don't buy this game on steam.

★★★★☆

Commit war crimes with the arcane arts! Vietnam DLC sold separately.

Also, Vlad is NOT a vampire.

...Yeah, not even thirty minutes in for the gameplay, and the game crashes. Gonna say that it's a bad idea to get this game on that merit alone.

The actual game itself is interesting, at the very least, but being entirely honest; just don't get this game. It's way too old, too lacking in updates, and what DLC it has on offer is not really worth it unless you want more levels to move through (likely slowly, if you're not spamming Haste).

If the sequel's more stable, try that one. Skip this initial entry for all of the "nope" that I've been throwing around (I mean for goodness' sake, the OS requirements are XP, Vista and 7...and we no longer have support for 7 on Steam, so you tell me if that's not a bad sign).

Crashes too much to play, so I can't really review it.

I might look into fixing the crashes, but in the short time I did play, it bombards you with a system where you have to press a complex series of buttons to do anything and it's not fun. I have pretty nimble fingers, play instruments, type quickly, etc and it's still too much digital stress for me to enjoy.

game doesn't crash on me its smoov

amazing gameplay mechanics

funny story

music and sound is amazing

VERY GOOD MAAGICIA

Crashes all the time :(
Can't play at all...