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AdventureRPGLife SimStory RichOpen WorldFarming SimCharacter Customization

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Game description

Become immersed in a musical woodland fantasy world where casting a spell is as easy as playing a song. Attend classes, grow the university garden, make friends with classmates and townsfolk, and explore the island’s many oddities and mysteries in this story-driven witch academy RPG.

Basic info

DeveloperEastshade Studios
PublisherEastshade Studios
PlatformsWindows
Steam DeckPlayable
Release dateSep 30, 2026
Price

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Minimum specs

OSWindows 7 64bit
ProcessorDual-core processor (Intel Dual Core 2.0 GHz or AMD Athlon X2 5200+ 2.6 GHz)
Memory6 GB
GraphicsGeforce 9600 GS, Radeon HD4000, Shader Model 3.0, 512 MB
Storage5 GB
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Review Analysis Score

Based on 268 reviews from the past 1 year

86.0/ 100
Top 30%

Steam rating: Very Positive (93%)

Review analysis summary (Reviewed Oct 15, 2026)

Gorgeous art and a dreamy magic school life win 70 reviews of Songs of Glimmerwick; it scores 86.0.

👍 Strengths

Visuals & Sound appears in 69% of analyzed reviews and ranks 70th of 1249. 70 reviews call the art gorgeous and a joy to look at. Story & World ranks 225th of 1096: 62 say the world feels magical and dreamy with an immersive school life loop. 47 had a blast, some exploring every activity for many hours. Others find the sound and music lovely, and some praise writing and world building that draw them in.

👎 Where it falls short

Gameplay ranks 1059th of 1396. 32 reviews call controller controls clunky and say inventory management takes too many clicks. 18 say there is almost no guidance, so everything must be figured out alone. 10 note the game is built around one school year with limited endgame content. Others find the gardening mechanic underdeveloped, and a few saw Chinese characters display as boxes. Content Volume ranks 575th of 1351, and Tech & Support ranks 365th of 1399.

Representative reviews Original reviews ↗

“the world feels magical and dreamy, immersive school life loop” · 62 reviews
“had a blast playing, 200 hours exploring and enjoying all activities” · 47 reviews
“sound and music are lovely” · 33 reviews

How it holds up

−50+5

Controls, difficulty, progression and depth
Mentioned in 50% of reviews · Bottom 30% of the games we've analyzed

Controls & feel -2.47 · Responsiveness, precision, and how the menus handle
Negative “controller controls are clunky and inventory management requires excessive clicking” · 32 reviews
Positive “inventory has 30 slots from start, convenient” · 2 reviews

Progression 15% · Difficulty 5% · Onboarding 17% · Freedom 16% · Strategy 8%

Plot, characters and the world
Mentioned in 74% of reviews · Top 30% of the games we've analyzed

World +4.01 · Lore, atmosphere, and how immersive the setting is
Positive “the world feels magical and dreamy, immersive school life loop” · 62 reviews

Story 40% · Characters 27%

How much there is to do, variety and replay value
Mentioned in 32% of reviews · Top 50% of the games we've analyzed

Volume +1.31 · How much there is to play, including endgame, for the price
Positive “seasonal tasks provide 40 hours of content” · 6 reviews
Negative “game designed for one year, limited endgame content” · 10 reviews

Variety 18% · Replayability 4%

Graphics, art style, music and sound
Mentioned in 69% of reviews · Top 10% of the games we've analyzed

Audio +4.38 · Music, sound effects, and voice acting
Positive “sound and music are lovely” · 33 reviews
Negative “godawful stone song is irritating as hell” · 1 review

Visuals 55%

Playing with others, the community and servers

Not enough data — only 2% of reviews mention this.

Playing together +3.67 · Fun of playing with friends, teammates, or rivals

Community 1% · Servers & Connection 0%

Pricing, cheaters, balance and matchmaking
Mentioned in 7% of reviews · Top 40% of the games we've analyzed

Pricing -0.02 · Whether the price, DLC and microtransactions are reasonable, and how much paying gives you an edge
Negative “price is slightly expensive” · 3 reviews
Positive “fair price aligns with value delivered, low system requirements” · 1 review

Anti-cheat 0% · Balance 1% · Matchmaking 0%

Bugs, performance and developer support
Mentioned in 15% of reviews · Top 30% of the games we've analyzed

Stability -0.12 · Crashes, freezes, save loss, and game-breaking bugs
Negative “text display bug with Chinese characters showing as boxes” · 8 reviews

Performance 4% · Developer support 6%

Grey means too few reviews mention it to trust. — means almost no reviews mention it.

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