The Slormancer

The Slormancer

Released May 2025

Fight hordes of enemies led by The Slormancer, an evil warlock from the past, in an absurd yet epic Action RPG! Experience fast-paced gameplay, loads of shiny loot, tons of collectibles, countless hours of content, and carefully crafted pixel art.

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Evaluation

The Slormancer left Early Access and reached its 1.0 release on May 13, 2025, after approximately four years in development. At that launch, the developer stated "this is only the beginning" and committed to continued post-launch development. The most significant upcoming content is the **Whimsical Witch**, a new fourth playable class being developed as a paid DLC. In the August 6, 2026 developer post — the most recent communication — Slormite Studios confirmed the DLC is targeting a release "sometime during Q4 2026," and indicated that the next news from the studio will likely include a release date announcement. The class has been extensively detailed across multiple developer updates, with all skills, mechanics, and specializations fully described and in-game. The August 6, 2026 post also announced a significant process change: the developer is ending their monthly "Slormite Chronicles" newsletter format (which ran from April 2021 through issue #64) in favor of publishing updates only when there is meaningful news to share. The developer was explicit that this change does not mean development has slowed or stopped — rather that the work being done (brainstorming, balancing, writing tooltips) doesn't lend itself to monthly newsletters. They expect the next post to include a Whimsical Witch release date. A **console release** (PS5, Xbox, Switch, and Switch 2) is also in progress, being handled by an external porting team. Physical Deluxe Editions are planned for PS5 and Switch. The currently listed storefront date of December 31, 2026 is described as a placeholder, with the actual date to be announced within the next few months. The Whimsical Witch DLC will not be part of the console Deluxe Edition but is planned to arrive on consoles later.
Evidence
Developer confirms the Whimsical Witch DLC is targeting a release 'sometime during Q4 2026,' and states the next communication will likely include a release date announcement. This is the most recent developer communication.
news post · Aug 6, 2026 source content planned
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Developer announces the end of the monthly Slormite Chronicles newsletter format, explicitly clarifying this is not a sign of stalled development but a shift to publishing only when there is meaningful news to share.
news post · Aug 6, 2026 source development ongoing
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Content

2 of 2 released · no outstanding content

Media

Details

Publisher
Slormite Studios
Achievements
83
Platform
Windows
Controller
full support
Steam Deck
Playable
Players
Single-player

About this game

The Slormancer is an epic 2D Action-RPG Dungeon Crawling game following a band of outcasts on their fight against hordes of enemies led by The Slormancer! Play as a Mighty Knight, a Fierce Huntress or a Mischievous Mage, master hundreds of abilities and ancestral powers, gear up, fight for the reputation of your kind and prove your value to the realm.

Experience fast-paced gameplay, loads of shiny loot, tons of collectibles, countless hours of content, and carefully crafted pixel art.

KEY FEATURES

You were born with absolutely no skill whatsoever, and yet you find a way to be the last hope of the realm as the enigmatic Slormancer and his incompetent underling try to conquer the world once again. How great. But like your grandfather once told you: "You might not have the talent but you have the will."

Unlock and master more than 200 unique Abilities, Upgrades and Passives for every class. Each active Ability has its own skill tree, allowing you to create unique combinations.

Choose your Legacy and inherit ancient powers among more than 150 Element-related Skills and Passives in the Ancestral Skill Tree.
Master Fire and summon powerful elementals, use Ice to freeze your foes, convoke Thunder and create massive storms, embrace the power of Light or make one with Shadow, it's up to you!

120 unique and game-changing weapons available for every class. Each Slorm Reaper is a unique and priceless weapon that you can loot during your adventure. Once found, wield it to benefit from its powerful effect, level it up, and eventually evolve it to a greater form.

Find and collect Normal, Magic, Rare and Epic items with completely random properties but also shiny Legendary items with more than 200 unique affixes.
Then enhance them with an infinite upgrade system!

Unlock Skills, Upgrades, Ancestral Abilities, Ultimatums and Runes, find Epic Items, and collect Slorm Reapers to create deadly combinations that suit your own play style!

The Slormancer is all about Collection and Progression so you can switch at any point between any skills you’ve previously unlocked, Slorm Reapers and items you’ve previously found, even between the 3 classes of the game! This unique Flexibility allows you to swap between different combinations and play styles in the blink of an eye, whenever you feel like it.

Defeat lots of unique monsters, elites and bosses with more than 40 different affixes through procedurally generated adventures, venture into The Slorm Temple, face The Great Forge and hunt down The Warlords in The Netherworld through 7 different environments. There are always things to do and monsters to kill! And it's always different!

WAIT! THERE'S MORE

  • A soundtrack so breathtaking that you will never want to hear something else again.

  • A story so deep and meaningful that you will tell it to your grandchildren.

  • A spooky but lovely village full of absurd villagers.

  • Over 200 achievements to unlock... we lost count ages ago!

  • Loadouts, Loot Filters, it’s all in there!

  • Tons of options, screenshakes, damage numbers, we got you covered!

  • Bindable controls.

  • Click-to-Move support.

  • Full Controller support.

Last evaluated Aug 27, 2026
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