Fit check
Is The Black Cat Magician worth it for you?
We tell you who should skip it, too.
Play it if you…
Good fit- Players who enjoy animal-led RPG stories about protecting a home
- Explorers who prefer free map movement with random encounters
- RPG players who want upgradeable characters with individual skills
Skip it if you…
Saves you a refund- Players seeking combat built around systems more detailed than character skills and artifact effects
- Players who prefer a tightly directed route instead of free exploration and random encounters
- Players looking for a puzzle-focused or stealth-focused game
Our take on The Black Cat Magician
Players who need a clearly defined combat system may bounce when they reach battles and find that the stated combat choices center on character skills and artifact effects.
What is The Black Cat Magician?
Cloudy the Black Cat learns that her home is about to be demolished.
She seeks support from the king, the courts, and the church to protect her tower, while a strange organization follows its own plans. This role-playing game combines exploration, tasks, companions, and combat. The map can be explored freely, with random encounters during exploration. Players can use upgradeable characters, each with four skills, and mystical artifacts that influence combat. The game also offers several gameplay styles, allowing combat and character choices to shape how encounters are approached.
How The Black Cat Magician plays
- 01Upgradeable characters
- Characters can be improved as Cloudy works to protect her home.
- 02Character skills
- Each character has four skills for use in gameplay.
- 03Random encounters
- Free exploration of the map can produce unexpected encounters.
- 04Combat artifacts
- Mystical artifacts can influence the outcome of combat.
The Black Cat Magician compared to similar games
The Black Cat Magician centers on protecting a tower through companions, tasks, free map exploration, random encounters, upgradeable characters, and combat artifacts. Ghost of a Tale instead follows a mouse minstrel in a medieval animal world, with an emphasis on exploration, stealth, disguises, and conversations.
The Black Cat Magician: platforms & release
Is The Black Cat Magician worth it?
It is worth it if: players who enjoy animal-led RPG stories about protecting a home. Skip it if: players seeking combat built around systems more detailed than character skills and artifact effects.
Where can I download The Black Cat Magician?
Use the Download Now button on this page: it opens The Black Cat Magician's store page, where you can choose how to get it.
What platforms is The Black Cat Magician on?
Windows and macOS.
