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The Wizard and The Slug

Silkworm · 2020-11-02

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ActionAdventureCasualIndieStrategy

Modes: Single player

Releases: Jun 10, 2022 (PlayStation 5), Jun 10, 2022 (PlayStation 4), Jun 10, 2022 (Xbox One), Jun 10, 2022 (Xbox Series X|S), Jun 10, 2022 (Nintendo Switch), Nov 02, 2020 (PC (Microsoft Windows))

Jump, dash, and shoot your way through this story-rich action 2D platformer. Together with your magical wizard companion, play as the world's cutest, fastest, most agile slug as you explore a world full of charm, humor, and endearing characters.

100%
positive of 52 reviews
Very Positive
steam rating
0–20,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
$4.99
steam price (US)

When a fugitive wizard meets a cute forest slug, a strange friendship is born. Together, they must journey through a fantasy world, unraveling the mystery surrounding an ancient curse. Your task is to play as the fastest, most agile slug in gaming history on its unforgettable platforming quest!(Storyline via IGDB)

Health check

Quiet
  • · 9 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~1/week).
  • · Review velocity down 10% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 74% of 12,290 Action games in the census by review count.
Estimated sales: 1.0k–2.3k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 52 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

Microsoft Store$4.99

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $0.74 at Steam (2025-06-26)via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $4.99 · on sale 0 of 1 observed days · $4.25 above the all-time low (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
5520202026Week of 2020-11-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 1 positive
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Details

WindowsFull controller supportSingle-playerSteam AchievementsFull controller supportSteam CloudFamily Sharing1 DLC

1 supported languages: English

Player tags

2DCuteAnimeFunnyActionStrategyControllerPlatformerStory Rich2D Platformer

Census log

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

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