Hocus Pocus
Released May 2014
Terexin, leader of the Council of Wizards, is sending the young sorcerer, Hocus, on a special mission to prove his worthiness.
85% positive · 204 reviews
Done
All announced content has been released
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Done
All announced content has been released
High confidence
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Steam $0.84 $4.99 −83%
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Evaluation
Hocus Pocus is a classic DOS-era action platformer originally released in 1994 and brought to Steam on May 5, 2014. The store description presents the game as a complete, self-contained package with 36 levels across 16 realms — no post-launch content, expansions, or ongoing development have ever been communicated. The developer has posted no meaningful news or updates since the Steam release. With no update history, no DLC, and no announcements of future content, this game launched as a finished product and has remained so since its Steam debut.
Evidence
Store description presents the full game as a complete package: 36 levels, 30+ enemies, four bosses, and all features included at launch. No mention of additional content, DLC, or future updates.
No developer news posts of any substance have been published — zero content updates, patches, announcements, or development status posts exist in the record.
Media
Details
Developer
Publisher
Apogee Entertainment
Achievements
—
Platform
Windows, macOS
Controller
partial support
Steam Deck
Unsupported
Players
Single-player
About this game
This mission will take Hocus to 16 unique realms, each filled with unique dangers and enemies. Few have survived Terexin's final test. For many it's a one-way trip.
Along the way Hocus will encounter dragons, imps, ghosts and 30 more unique creatures, demons and enemies. Survive, and Hocus becomes a full-fledged, card carrying Wizard. The other option is not so favorable. After every two levels of play the level graphics, background and enemies completely change, giving this game unparalleled variety. Hocus Pocus is a action platform game, with exciting puzzles built into each level's structure.
Hocus is armed with a standard magic spell (he's not yet a full Wizard, after all), but he can find several potions that give him a temporary boost of magical energy. There are potions that give Hocus the ability to shoot rapidly, jump higher, teleport and fire a devastating energy blast, among others.
So Smooth, It's Magic: Smooth 360-degree scrolling, with a parallax background.
Six is the Magic Number: Over 6 megs of 256-color VGA animated graphics.
Monster Mayhem: Over 30 different monsters, four huge bosses and 36 huge levels.
A Wizard's Tale: Game saves, selectable skill levels and four cheat passwords!
Controller Support: Partial Xbox 360 Controller support.
Along the way Hocus will encounter dragons, imps, ghosts and 30 more unique creatures, demons and enemies. Survive, and Hocus becomes a full-fledged, card carrying Wizard. The other option is not so favorable. After every two levels of play the level graphics, background and enemies completely change, giving this game unparalleled variety. Hocus Pocus is a action platform game, with exciting puzzles built into each level's structure.
Hocus is armed with a standard magic spell (he's not yet a full Wizard, after all), but he can find several potions that give him a temporary boost of magical energy. There are potions that give Hocus the ability to shoot rapidly, jump higher, teleport and fire a devastating energy blast, among others.
Features
So Smooth, It's Magic: Smooth 360-degree scrolling, with a parallax background.
Six is the Magic Number: Over 6 megs of 256-color VGA animated graphics.
Monster Mayhem: Over 30 different monsters, four huge bosses and 36 huge levels.
A Wizard's Tale: Game saves, selectable skill levels and four cheat passwords!
Controller Support: Partial Xbox 360 Controller support.
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Last evaluated Jun 28, 2026
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