Witches x Warlocks
Witches x Warlocks is a cute and light-hearted Halloween Raising Sim; featuring a customizable protagonist and 4 love interests of different genders!
Witches x Warlocks will be available as a free version with 3 love interests (male, female, nonbinary).
The DLC will contain additional illustrations and one additional romance route.
Seven days until Halloween!
Seven days until the final exams!
Seven days until Fay Nightshade gets booted out of school for being the only witch unable to cast a single spell.
Take control of Fay and help them cram a semester’s worth of studying in the last week before the exams!
How many spells can you learn? And will you manage to find Fay a date for the Halloween festivities afterwards?
♦ Customizable protagonist (hair colour, skin colour)
♦ Custom name & pronoun
♦ 4 romantic interests (2 male, 1 female, 1 nonbinary)
♦ 28 spells / scenes to unlock
♦ Partial VA
♦ 6 endings
♦ Around 1 hour per playthrough
Steam User 7
Positives:
Even though the game is short and simple, it's still great, especially since it's free. The characters' designs are super cute, and I grew fond of all of them. I also appreciate LGBTQ representation in games like this. Moreover, the art style is gorgeous and easy on the eyes, which is always a plus in my books. The game is easily one of my comfort games that I replay from time to time when I feel like playing through something to cheer me up.
Negatives:
As much as I love the cast, the MC themself is genuinely unbearable. They're extremely annoying and very pushy. It's just sad to watch them interact with anyone, because they keep pushing everyone's boundaries. MC's interactions with Lawrence are especially upsetting as he's clearly very uncomfortable a lot of the time. Another thing that can be counted as a flaw is the limited choices we have. I don't mind this personally, but considering the game is a visual novel, a genre known for the variety of choices the player can make I figured it's worth mentioning. There are usually only two choices occasionally that don't affect anything. Lastly, the story is pretty shallow. Since the game is meant to be short and simple I don't see the issue in it myself, but again, it can be frustrating to people expecting more lore going into the game. The relationships between characters develop quickly, and considering how the MC is it's a miracle they even developed.
Overall I would recommend this game to players looking for a short, fluffy otome game that's inclusive. When it comes to buying the DLC, I'd say go for it, as long as you enjoyed the base game. I personally really liked Lawrence and how the gameplay is so I don't regret getting it!
Steam User 3
I love it. It is lighthearted, but has its moment with delicious angst, and the writing of the characters is very well done. Every single one is likable and interesting. There are not a lot of characters present, but i cared about every single one of them while i played, and very little games have actually achieved that.
The MC is quirky but not to the point where it is annoyingly, and it is always good to see an MC with actual personality for once. They also have great chemistry with the love interests. Speaking of which, the love interests are the best I've seen in a while. They are memorable, have interesting backstories, and the fact that they are supernatural creatures is actually part of their stories. Not like other games, where supernatural creatures might as well just be humans with some superpowers.
The only thing I can complain about is that the game is too short, left me wanting to know more about the love interests, especially Zero <3; and maybe that i would have liked to know more about the MC matchmaking stories.
Steam User 2
The closest description of the game for me is "a good way to pass the time." The choices are clear and easy to understand, and it's really easy to pass the final exam. The save system bothered me a bit at first, but I got used to it.
As for the art style, I LOVE the art style!!!!!!! I’m ready to spend the rest of my life admiring Damion’s art details!! It’s not the kind of art that makes you blush, but it’s truly beautiful in an indescribable way! This game is more entertaining than romantic, and I had so much fun that I didn’t even notice the exam day coming.
As for the negatives, I felt like I didn’t have the freedom to get closer to the characters. If I attend around four lessons with each of the three characters, I can unlock their route after the exam easily, regardless of the choices I made during my conversations with them. This isn’t noticeable on the first playthrough, but during the second one, it gets a bit disappointing. I also kind of wished the final illustration was more distinct from the rest of the game—it would’ve added a special touch. But overall, it’s good for a free game.
However, I have one last frustration about it—why does Lawrence barely appear in the game?! When I saw the cover, I set my eyes on him and decided to go after him specifically, but he only rarely appears at the beginning of the game. I thought I made the wrong choices, but when I replayed and made different decisions, he still doesn’t appear, and I can’t unlock his route! I looked up how to get close to him only to find out his route is only available in the DLC! Why even put him on the cover if he’s barely in the game?! I felt tricked! I was planning to buy the DLC, but now it just feels like I’m being forced to.
The game deserves a 7.5/10. I would’ve rated it higher if it focused more on romance, but it’s good either way and I love how you get to know the characters.
(But I’d give it a 1/10 if I count what was done with Lawrence.)
Steam User 0
this was a lovely game! I played it with my roommate and we both had a wonderful time, absolutely worth checking out
Steam User 0
Cute little game! Recommend the DLC as well if you want Lawrence's ending and cute interactions as well, I expected that this'll just be a cute game, but it amazingly surpass my high expectation! (Although. the bugs sometime ruins the moments).
Steam User 0
I do love this game, but it does have a few drawbacks. It says "4" love interests, but its actually only 3 unless you buy the DLC. I havent bought it yet, but I hope its just as good as the other ones. The characters are amazing, all with their own unique interests and personalities. My only other issue is that I wish the game was longer, because I really liked it and i doubt their will be a sequel or any big updates as it ended off with no indication of one. Cant wait to try out the DLC and their other games!
Steam User 0
Awww it's such a cute VN, really (AND HALLOWEEN THEMED TOO!!) It's free of cost and omg, I DIDN'T EXPECT THE GAME TO HAVE VOICE ACTING AS WELL?? The game mechanics are simple and it's pretty easy to choose which love interest you wish to end up with in the end. It won't take long to finish a single playthrough (as of now I finished all the 3 routes in the free version in under 2 hours) so it's a good pick for those who have short attention span >:D
I'm really hoping I could find similar game like these, it's so wholesome and worth reading. DEFINITELY RECOMMENDED!!
p.s I genuinely love all the love interests, but honestly, zero has my heart from the start HAHAHA