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Spellcaster University cover art

Spellcaster University

Sneaky Yak Studio · 2021-06-15

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SimulationStrategy

Modes: Single player · Perspectives: Side view

Releases: May 02, 2025 (PlayStation 5), May 02, 2025 (Nintendo Switch), May 02, 2025 (Xbox Series X|S), Sep 24, 2019 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Sep 24, 2019 (Mac), May 02, 2025 (PlayStation 4)

Develop a prestigious university of mages. Build rooms, train your students, fight orcs, slay the bureaucrats, manage your budget... a director's life is not a quiet one.

Spellcaster University is a 2021 Simulation, Strategy game priced at $24.99, estimated to have 200,000 .. 500,000 owners, with a Very Positive sentiment (83% of 4303 reviews).

99
playing now
83%
positive of 4.4k reviews
Very Positive
steam's rating (official)
200,000–500,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
50/100
IGDB user rating (4 ratings)
5
Nexus mods (1.6k downloads)
4.18★
PlayStation Store rating (49 ratings)
16h
to beat · rushed 10h · completionist 31h
gold
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Playable
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
$24.99
steam price (US)

99 players in-game as of 2026-10-14 13:00 UTC (census sample)

Trailer

Spellcaster University trailer thumbnail

Spellcaster University - Trailer

≈368,108 YouTube results for this game's trailer search

Health check

Quietly active
  • · 99 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 116 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~15/week).
  • · Review velocity up 1% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Current weekly pace is under 5% of the all-time peak week (405 reviews).
  • · Top 6% of 16,650 Simulation games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-28

Estimated sales: 87k–196k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 4,366 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

GOG$7.49-70%
Microsoft Store$19.99

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $7.49 at Steam (2026-09-26) · bundled 3×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $24.99 · on sale 51 of 82 observed days · at its all-time low (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
33433420192026Week of 2019-09-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2019-09-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2019-10-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2019-10-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2019-11-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2019-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-01-01: 103 positiveWeek of 2020-01-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2020-02-01: 96 positiveWeek of 2020-02-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2020-03-01: 86 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2020-04-01: 58 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2020-05-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-06-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2020-07-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-08-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2020-09-01: 46 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2020-10-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-11-01: 28 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2020-12-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-01-01: 44 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 28 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-03-01: 159 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 29 negativeWeek of 2021-04-01: 75 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2021-05-01: 41 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 334 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 71 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 149 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 34 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 81 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 18 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 47 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 66 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 32 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 159 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 44 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 28 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 41 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 60 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 58 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 28 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 41 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 26 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 31 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 27 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 43 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 20 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 37 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 29 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 5 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

671112026-09-14 22:00 — 24 players2026-09-16 06:00 — 15 players2026-09-17 14:00 — 36 players2026-09-18 21:00 — 42 players2026-09-20 05:00 — 26 players2026-09-21 12:00 — 27 players2026-09-22 20:00 — 41 players2026-09-24 03:00 — 25 players2026-09-25 11:00 — 34 players2026-09-26 18:00 — 399 players2026-09-28 02:00 — 446 players2026-09-29 09:00 — 269 players2026-09-30 17:00 — 360 players2026-10-02 00:00 — 205 players2026-10-03 08:00 — 233 players2026-10-04 16:00 — 342 players2026-10-06 00:00 — 172 players2026-10-07 07:00 — 105 players2026-10-08 15:00 — 149 players2026-10-09 22:00 — 175 players2026-10-11 06:00 — 121 players2026-10-12 13:00 — 124 players2026-10-13 21:00 — 126 players2026-10-14 13:00 — 99 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).
5523Oct 2019Aug 2026Oct 2019 — avg 9 · peak 38Jan 2020 — avg 160 · peak 2,031Apr 2020 — avg 83 · peak 247Jul 2020 — avg 35 · peak 104Oct 2020 — avg 36 · peak 96Jan 2021 — avg 68 · peak 210Apr 2021 — avg 117 · peak 708Jul 2021 — avg 347 · peak 634Oct 2021 — avg 159 · peak 722Jan 2022 — avg 89 · peak 203Apr 2022 — avg 189 · peak 655Jul 2022 — avg 118 · peak 221Oct 2022 — avg 65 · peak 135Jan 2023 — avg 85 · peak 189Apr 2023 — avg 71 · peak 161Jul 2023 — avg 74 · peak 153Oct 2023 — avg 51 · peak 107Jan 2024 — avg 62 · peak 134Apr 2024 — avg 62 · peak 207Jul 2024 — avg 68 · peak 129Oct 2024 — avg 50 · peak 102Jan 2025 — avg 54 · peak 118Apr 2025 — avg 62 · peak 134Jul 2025 — avg 43 · peak 98Oct 2025 — avg 40 · peak 89Jan 2026 — avg 41 · peak 93Apr 2026 — avg 35 · peak 70Jul 2026 — avg 39 · peak 84Aug 2026 — avg 40 · peak 87
Monthly average players (source: steamcharts.com) — history via steamcharts.com; live census sampling since Aug 2026.

Chart history

PositiveNegative
12122026-09-262026-10-052026-09-26: 6 new positive2026-09-26: 3 new negative2026-09-27: 3 new positive2026-09-28: 6 new positive2026-09-28: 5 new negative2026-09-29: 7 new positive2026-09-29: 1 new negative2026-09-30: 1 new positive2026-09-30: 3 new negative2026-10-01: 3 new positive2026-10-03: 12 new positive2026-10-05: 7 new positive2026-10-05: 6 new negative
New Steam reviews per day (census review snapshots). Positive above the line, negative below.

Price history

$24.99$7.492019-09-242026-10-142019-09-24 — best price $22.492020-08-03 — best price $22.222021-01-05 — best price $24.992021-05-02 — best price $24.932021-10-15 — best price $24.992021-11-26 — best price $19.992022-02-17 — best price $24.992022-03-25 — best price $19.912022-06-10 — best price $16.272022-07-19 — best price $24.992022-09-16 — best price $17.992022-10-24 — best price $16.192022-12-13 — best price $17.492023-01-06 — best price $24.992023-01-31 — best price $20.432023-03-14 — best price $15.732023-06-01 — best price $24.992023-08-07 — best price $24.992024-01-04 — best price $24.992024-03-01 — best price $24.992024-04-01 — best price $24.992024-04-23 — best price $24.992024-05-30 — best price $24.992024-07-19 — best price $24.992024-09-19 — best price $9.992024-11-27 — best price $9.992025-01-27 — best price $9.992025-06-27 — best price $8.742025-09-25 — best price $8.742025-11-20 — best price $24.992026-01-22 — best price $24.992026-03-27 — best price $8.792026-06-25 — best price $8.742026-08-29 — best price $8.752026-09-06 — best price $8.752026-09-14 — best price $24.992026-09-22 — best price $8.752026-09-30 — best price $24.992026-10-08 — best price $7.492026-10-14 — best price $7.49
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Twitch viewers

2602026-09-30 22:34 — 0 viewers2026-09-30 23:34 — 3 viewers2026-10-01 00:34 — 3 viewers2026-10-01 01:34 — 3 viewers2026-10-01 02:34 — 4 viewers2026-10-01 03:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-01 04:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-01 05:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-01 06:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-01 07:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-01 08:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-01 09:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-01 10:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-01 11:34 — 13 viewers2026-10-01 12:34 — 19 viewers2026-10-01 13:34 — 19 viewers2026-10-01 14:34 — 23 viewers2026-10-01 15:34 — 26 viewers2026-10-01 16:34 — 1 viewers2026-10-01 17:34 — 1 viewers2026-10-01 18:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-01 19:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-01 20:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-01 21:34 — 1 viewers2026-10-01 22:34 — 1 viewers2026-10-02 11:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-02 12:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-02 13:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-02 17:34 — 14 viewers2026-10-03 06:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-03 07:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-05 06:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-05 07:34 — 0 viewers
Hourly Twitch viewers (census snapshots).

Completion

26
achievements tracked
77.1%
earned "Teaching staff"
28.2%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsmacOSSingle-playerSteam AchievementsSteam CloudFamily Sharing3 DLC

7 supported languages: English, French, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, German, Spanish - Spain, Japanese

Post-launch support: 3 DLC released, first 2021-06-09, latest 2026-12-31 (Steam store data)

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)4,3240%26
PS5 (PlayStation)3719%21
Xbox Series, Xbox One (Xbox)303%20
Switch (Nintendo)50%0
PS4 (PlayStation)30%21

Players tracked by Exophase (achievement/trophy trackers) — a sample of the player base, not total sales.

Where its players are

Share of Steam reviews by language (top languages measured) — a proxy for where the player base lives.

Player tags

3DIndieMagicEconomyColorfulNonlinearColony SimManagementSimulationDark Fantasy

Census log

Computed from census-recorded observations only — dates are observation dates.

Recent updates

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