Wizordum

Play it on: Windows (Steam Deck YMMV)
Current goal: Find every last secret

I played first-person shooter Wizordum back during its early access period and had a blast, but as is often the case with early access games), I found myself wanting to stop and wait for it all to be finished. And now it is, and oh boy, it’s great!

When you look at screenshots, Wizordum looks like it’s going to be one of those super-fast boomer shooters, and I was very much here for that. But it turns out this is a far more methodical affair, with huge levels made of multiple buildings and floors, each hiding those good old Doom-style secrets in their walls. Combat is a mix of melee and ranged, with extra one-off spell scrolls and items to use, oomphed up between levels by visiting a shop. And it’s just so much fun. I’m rather troublingly obsessed with trying to find every secret in the levels, which is certainly slowing me down, but I have so much treasure! — John Walker