Fit check
Is Whirlwind Magician worth it for you?
We tell you who should skip it, too.
Play it if you…
Good fit- Metroidvania fans who want traversal abilities tied to a throwable companion
- Platforming players who enjoy rooms built around precision movement and ability mastery
- Keyboard-and-mouse players who want freely aimed projectile controls
Skip it if you…
Saves you a refund- Players who want relaxed platforming may hit a wall in rooms requiring repeated mastery of movement abilities.
- Players who prefer straightforward routes may bounce off hidden techniques, secret abilities, and shortcut-focused exploration.
- Players seeking a broad multiplayer action game will not find that structure here.
Our take on Whirlwind Magician
The bounce point is the control scheme: players who rely on imprecise aiming may struggle once progress depends on throwing the hat in specific directions, teleporting to it, and guiding it through spike-filled passages.
What is Whirlwind Magician?
Whirlwind Magician is a Metroidvania about Viola, a cheerful aspiring magician, and Gibson, a reluctant talking hat.
The hat provides every ability: Viola can throw it at enemies, teleport to its position for difficult jumps, and send it through narrow spike-filled passages. Rooms combine platforming obstacles with enemy encounters and require repeated use of these abilities. Hidden routes include breakable walls, unusual ability applications, secret skills, and shortcuts that alter traversal. The game follows Viola and Gibson as they search for a way home through a dangerous magic forest, with their contrasting personalities reflected in their conversations. Keyboard and mouse play is recommended because the controls support 360-degree aiming for hat throws.
How Whirlwind Magician plays
- 01Hat-based abilities
- The hat serves as Viola’s weapon, teleport target, and flying tool for navigating hazards.
- 02Handcrafted challenge rooms
- Stages combine platforming sections with encounters that require familiarity with the available abilities.
- 03Hidden traversal routes
- Breakable walls, secret abilities, and unconventional techniques reveal shortcuts through the forest.
- 04360-degree aiming
- Keyboard and mouse controls allow hat throws in any direction.
- 05Character-focused story
- Viola and Gibson’s opposing personalities shape a journey about finding the way home.
Whirlwind Magician compared to similar games
Sundered: Eldritch Edition is another Metroidvania, while Whirlwind Magician centers traversal and combat on throwing, teleporting to, and flying a magical hat. Sundered is described as a chaotic Metroidvania with an expanded edition and prior updates; Whirlwind Magician emphasizes handcrafted platforming rooms, hidden movement techniques, and character dialogue.
Whirlwind Magician: platforms & release
Is Whirlwind Magician worth it?
It is worth it if: metroidvania fans who want traversal abilities tied to a throwable companion. Skip it if: players who want relaxed platforming may hit a wall in rooms requiring repeated mastery of movement abilities.
Where can I download Whirlwind Magician?
Use the Download Now button on this page: it opens Whirlwind Magician's store page, where you can choose how to get it.
What platforms is Whirlwind Magician on?
Windows only.
