Last Mage 0.7.2453

As the Last Mage, the player is tasked with exploring dungeons filled with monsters in order to uncover the source of a disaster plaguing the game's world. The Early Access version focuses on delivering this core mission through repeated dungeon runs across four battle maps, with the developer noting plans to expand available maps, spells, and playable characters as the story and content continue to develop.

Last Mage blends bullet heaven-style combat — surviving escalating waves of monsters using ranged spell attacks — with a shape-based backpack management system that functions almost like a puzzle layered on top of the action. Players choose and upgrade spells to match their preferred combat style, then must strategically place items and backpacks of varying shapes and rarities to unlock combination effects. Runs take place across four current battle maps, with two playable characters offering different starting abilities and approaches to the same core loop of fighting, looting, and crafting.

Launch the game and choose one of the two available playable characters, each offering different starting abilities. Select your starting rune or spell to define your initial approach to a run. Enter one of the four available battle maps and begin fighting through hordes of monsters. Collect items and manage your backpack, arranging item shapes carefully to test different placement combinations. Gather XP orbs to trigger reactions between correctly combined items, unlocking additional power. Upgrade your spells as you progress, choosing from over 100 available upgrades across the game's nine spells. Continue exploring dungeons to uncover the source of the disaster plaguing the game's world. Track your progress through Steam Achievements as you experiment with new characters, spells, and item combinations across runs.