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Is A Sceptic's Guide to Magic worth it for you?
We tell you who should skip it, too.
Play it if you…
Good fit- Point-and-click adventure fans who want investigation and puzzle-solving
- Players interested in English folklore and ancient Greek mythology who want a story-driven game
- Players who prefer branching narratives with moral choices and multiple endings
Skip it if you…
Saves you a refund- Players seeking action-focused combat rather than investigation, puzzles, and spell use
- Players who prefer a linear story without alternate endings or a hidden extra chapter
- Players looking for an open-world adventure rather than exploration across a defined set of city locations
Our take on A Sceptic's Guide to Magic
The game trades continuous action for deliberate investigation, item gathering, and puzzle-solving. Its branching choices and several endings add narrative variation, but the point-and-click structure keeps the experience focused on a slower, clue-driven pace.
What is A Sceptic's Guide to Magic?
Set in Birmingham in 1993, this point-and-click adventure follows forensic investigator Lester Chapman as a ritual murder investigation exposes him to witchcraft, gods, and demons.
Players follow clues, solve puzzles, gather ingredients, prepare potions, and cast spells while Lester learns magic from an obscure book. Fianna, a teenage witch, is also playable as a secondary character. The game combines crime investigation with magical item gathering and exploration across more than twenty city locations, including places based on real sites. Its nine chapters include several possible endings, along with a hidden bonus chapter featuring another playable character. The setting draws on English folklore and ancient Greek mythology.
How A Sceptic's Guide to Magic plays
- 01Investigation puzzles
- Players follow clues and solve puzzles while investigating a ritual murder.
- 02Spells and ingredients
- More than twenty spells are available alongside collected ingredients and other items for making potions and casting magic.
- 03Two playable characters
- The game includes playable sections for forensic investigator Lester Chapman and witch Fianna.
- 04Birmingham locations
- The investigation covers more than twenty locations across Birmingham, including places based on real-life sites.
- 05Multiple endings
- Moral choices can lead to several different conclusions across the nine chapters.
- 06Hidden bonus chapter
- An extra concealed chapter features a new playable character.
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A Sceptic's Guide to Magic: platforms & release
Is A Sceptic's Guide to Magic worth it?
It is worth it if: point-and-click adventure fans who want investigation and puzzle-solving. Skip it if: players seeking action-focused combat rather than investigation, puzzles, and spell use.
Where can I download A Sceptic's Guide to Magic?
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What platforms is A Sceptic's Guide to Magic on?
Windows only.
