DALLAS – Dec. 4, 2024 – Wizordum, the retro first-person spellcaster developed by Emberheart Games and published by Apogee Entertainment, conjures a 1.0 launch date for PC via Steam on Wednesday, March 5th, 2025, as announced today at the OTK Games Expo.
Wizordum has been in Early Access, currently with its first two episodes. Finally, Episode 3 completes the game and takes the last surviving mage of Wizordum on a supernatural chase into the most dangerous levels yet. Wage all-out war against the evil keepers of Chaos. Seven vast new levels with three new weapons await players.
Scott Miller, CEO of Apogee: “This game checks all of the boxes for me, with its old-school colorful charm, but with forward thinking gameplay that matches today’s standards. It’s a rare mix that takes me back to when we released Wolfenstein 3D to the world, and for us making a magical game that looks like it’s from that era had enormous appeal. I’ve been happily playtesting it nonstop!”
Episode 3 adds many cool areas, including both fire and ice levels, with lava flows and chillingly deadly icicles. Hitch a ride on a minecart that will insta-splat any enemy in its path.
New weapons include the Faewood Crossbow, shooting path-clearing magical bolts, and the Staff of Chaos, a weapon that dispenses chaotic, untamed fire, ice and storm attacks that can’t be controlled, so just aim in the right direction and let the destruction happen!
Wizordum is a game full of secret areas and easter eggs like all Apogee games going back to the 90’s. Even a Dopefish awaits to be found–a creature that first appeared in Commander Keen.
Also, locate Lore Scrolls dispersed throughout the realm that tell of Terrabruma’s peculiar past, and enjoy quality-of-life upgrades to previous episodes. Design speedrun-friendly challenges, full-length episodes, and everything in between with the in-game level editor.
“Every step of our journey with Wizordum has been massively fulfilling, and with the upcoming launch of 1.0, we can’t wait to welcome new mages to confront Chaos,” said Primož Vovk, developer at Emberheart Games. “With new locations, weapons, and the conclusion of the epic story, we’ve succeeded in creating a fitting ending to our homage to fantasy shooters of the past.”
Wizordum is launching in 1.0 on March 5, 2025, and currently available on PC via Steam Early Access for $14.99. To learn more about the magical world of Wizordum, check out the official Wizordum X / Twitter account and Discord. For more information on the legendary publisher Apogee Entertainment,visit the official Apogee Entertainment website and follow @Apogee_Ent on X / Twitter.
About Emberheart Games
The lead developer on Wizordum is Primož Vovk of Emberheart Games, whose previous work includes recent remasters of past Apogee hits from the ‘90s, like Crystal Caves, Secret Agent, and Monster Bash. Wizordum is an all-new IP and collaboration between Apogee and Emberheart on an IP owned by Emberheart Games.
About Apogee Entertainment
Apogee is featured in John Romero’s new book, Doom Guy, along with Masters of Doom, the new FPS documentary, the book Shareware Heroes (2022 release), and many others – because Apogee was a critical player in the rise of the PC gaming, essentially creating the indie scene.
Apogee also funded, produced and published Id Software’s Wolfenstein 3D, the first ever FPS game, and also created pioneering games like Duke Nukem 3D, numerous Duke console games, Prey, Shadow Warrior, Rise of the Triad, and co-owned/co-created Max Payne 1 & 2. These games all earned over $1.5 billion commercially. (Apogee used the “3D Realms” label for many of these releases, but the company was always Apogee.)
The renamed Apogee Entertainment, with original founder Scott Miller still at the helm, continues to empower today’s incredibly talented indie developers. Apogee currently has nine other games currently in development.
