About Wielders of the Essence
Wielders of the Essence is a game tagged Bullet Heaven, Base Building and Incremental by Lavapotion, launching on Steam on Nov 5, 2026. That is a packed week for games like it, with 113 similar games launching the same week. The quietest week ahead for games like it starts Nov 23. The Steam games most like it include Bullet Meltdown, Tower of Babel: Survivors of Chaos and Iris Blade.
Single-player horde survival with a touch of incremental base building. Cast spells, command troops, and take your town from puddle to paradise. Eight-minute runs. Eight hours to complete.
Launch window
Open in Launch Week CheckerBusiest weeks for games like this one in the next 12 weeks:
- Week of Nov 2, 2026 — Packed, 113 similar games
- Week of Oct 26, 2026 — Packed, 107 similar games
- Week of Nov 9, 2026 — Packed, 93 similar games
Quietest: Nov 23, Dec 7, Jan 11.
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Steam data
Everything Steam lists for Wielders of the Essence · record updated 1 day ago
Overview
App info
- App type
- Game
- Developer
- Lavapotion
- Publisher
- Lavapotion, Coffee Stain Publishing
- Website
- wielders.com
- Support
- lavapotion.com
Platforms
- Steam Deck
- Verified
- Controller
- Full support
Features
7Patches
Patch notes
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Apr 30, 2026 Devblog: The Remix Update
Hello Wielders,We've been meaning to write this devblog for a while. The honest reason it took so long is that every time someone sat down to summarise where the game was, somebody else would push a new feature into the build and the summa…
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Feb 24, 2026 First patch is out!
Hello Wielders!The demo is live and we've been reading every comment, review, and piece of feedback rolling in. The response has been incredible. Thank you. Genuinely! Seeing players discover things we've spent months building. That's the …
News
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Oct 23, 2026 · Community Announcements All about units
Greetings Wielders!It's another day in the swamp, and it's been a busy week since our last post, but in a very good way! Our amazing playtesters are either too busy having fun to send in bug reports,…
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Oct 16, 2026 · Community Announcements Swamp Magic!
Greetings Wielders! What a great day in the swamp it is!Those last weeks before any release really are something special. One would think that after a couple of releases under our belt, we'd be used …
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Oct 8, 2026 · Community Announcements We are Steamdeck verified!
Greetings Wielders!It’s time for another update about your favourite frog-themed survival game! And with November 5 getting closer, you can expect to hear from us a little more often. There is quite …
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Oct 2, 2026 · Community Announcements One month until launch!
Greetings Wielders! It’s hard to believe that our little game releases in just a little over a month! What started as a crazy idea during a morning meeting has definitely grown far beyond the palate …
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Sep 17, 2026 · Community Announcements New demo, out now!
Greetings Wielders!Been a while since we did an update, and so much is happening right now that we’d better give you one. Things are looking a little different around here. Wielders of the Essence h…
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Aug 27, 2026 · Community Announcements Remember, remember, the 5th of November!
Hello Wielders,We were so caught up in the preparation for a new demo build and PC Gamer show that we completely forgot to post this news on Steam. Wielders of the Essence launches on Steam on Novemb…
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May 22, 2026 · Community Announcements Superpowers unlocked!
Hello Wielders, Last time, we promised a new trailer and a huge demo update. The trailer is now done, and we are thrilled to announce that it will premiere at the PC Gaming Show on the 7th of June! T…
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Mar 13, 2026 · Community Announcements Up next after Next Fest?
Hello Wielders,About two weeks ago we launched our demo during Steam Next Fest. The result was truly spectacular and we now have over 25,000 Wishlists for the game. A huge thank you to each and every…
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Feb 26, 2026 · Community Announcements Twitch votes and treasure troves
Hello Wielders! What’s this? Two patches in one week? I guess we are feeling weirdly productive during Next Fest! We've now added something we've been wanting to try for a while: Twitch chat integrat…
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Feb 23, 2026 · Community Announcements Next Fest is here!
It's our great pleasure to present you with the demo for Wielders of the Essence! It was tough getting the demo ready for Next Fest but we think you will like it!Please check it out, and feel free to…
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