Wigmund
Released Mar 2022
Defeat the evil Antiochus as you fight his malefic servants in this open-world fantasy action RPG with a unique, real-time combat game-play. Crafting, fishing, hunting, cooking, talents, professions and many other things are at hand.
80% positive · 818 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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Evaluation
Wigmund launched out of Early Access on March 28, 2022, with the developer explicitly calling it the release of the "full game" and noting "This is the final content update." Following launch, the developer continued improving the game with two notable post-launch content additions: Patch 1.1.0 on August 8, 2022 (adding an archery build, professions, and talents) and Patch 1.3.0 on March 7, 2023 (adding pets and a new difficulty level). After March 2023, post-launch content additions shifted to smaller quality-of-life patches and item additions rather than major content expansions.
The most important signal for the game's current status comes from the March 30, 2026 patch notes (Patch 1.4.7), which — while delivering minor technical fixes — concluded with: "We'll also share news soon about our next project - stay tuned!" This language strongly indicates The Scholastics consider Wigmund a finished product and are moving on to a new game. This aligns with an earlier March 28, 2023 post that began soliciting community input on potential future titles.
The game has no unreleased DLC, no announced upcoming content, and no season pass or ongoing content cycle. The developer's own communications confirm their attention has shifted to a new project. Wigmund is a complete, self-contained RPG.
Evidence
Patch 1.4.7 delivers technical fixes, and the developer closes by noting they will 'share news soon about our next project — stay tuned,' indicating Wigmund is a finished product and the studio is moving on.
Patch 1.3.0 added pets (a dog and a fire bird) and a new 'Impossible' difficulty level — the last major content addition to the game.
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Developer
Publisher
The Scholastics
Achievements
12
Platform
Windows
Controller
full support
Steam Deck
Playable
Players
Single-player
About this game
Two twin brothers. A fellowship of warriors. And only one true King.
Wigmund is a story-driven RPG set up in a medieval fantasy world inspired by those cultures - Anglo-Saxon and Celtic - which also inspired J.R.R. Tolkien. Build your fellowship and explore an open-world, rich with outlaw camps, ruined castles, dangerous caverns and forgotten ruins. You are not limited by classes. Develop your knight in favor of speed, health, damage or preternatural abilities.
Unique game-play for swordsmen
Control Wigmund's sword with gestures, your mouse becoming an extension of his weapon. It is really different and it might take practice before you can master it. That is not all, getting out of trouble with dodges and rolls is also required! No boss fight can be a simple stand-still hack & slash but an opportunity to prove your sword mastery.
Move with WASD, attack once with a left click. Swipe the mouse to your left and your hero will slash to the left, swipe the mouse to your right and your hero will slash to the right.
Archery
The archery build offers the opportunity to engage enemies form a safe(r) distance. As you might expect, this is easier to learn and use than the way of the sword.
Professions
We have included three professions: Medicine, Crafting and Survival. With Medicine one will be able to craft potions for healing and elixirs that will increase stats for a longer duration. Collecting herbs will play a crucial role in this profession.
With Crafting one can create some auxiliary armor pieces, item upgrades and jewels for enhancing items and weapons. Collecting animal hides and mining will be very important in crafting. And finally with Survival one will be able to fish, hunt and create different gastronomic experiences. And yes... with the proper dwarven fishing pole, one might even fish some treasure.
Detailed equipment
In addition to standard equipment items various other character equipment pieces were added, like tomes, knee-guards and arm-guards. Invest the reagents and rewards you collect along the journey in equipment.
Talents
There are available perks with four specializations: two handed sword ("Sword"), sword & shield ("Shield"), bow ("Ranger") and Exorcist for a melee-caster type of build. Vendors will provide re-specialization runes that will reset all points invested in any talents and attributes for a quick in-game re-specialization for players that would like to try out more than one build.
Abilities
Many abilities are available. Some of them reflect the Talent/Perk system. They include (but are not limited to): a holy shield for Exorcists, a Dagger Storm for Rangers and a Shield Wall for Sword & Shield warriors.
Special attacks
Crush your foes with devastating special attacks that will give you the upper hand in a battle.
Preternatural skills
Unleash various up-gradable preternatural abilities that will aid you in battle, either defensively or offensively.
Last evaluated Jun 25, 2026
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