Hey there, fellow Catz! Ready for a new season? Let's go! Season 5: Gift of the Epics Season 5 will be all about epic items. The following bonuses will be active during the next season: · Bosses drop an additional tier 1 epic item. · Greatly increased epic item drop chance (scales with dungeon level). · Epic items now have a randomized bonus power (scales with dungeon level, higher for lower ti…
Hey there, fellow Catz! Ready for a new season? Let's go! Season 4: Gift of the Jeweler Season 4 will be all about gems and their casket. The following bonuses will be active during the next season: · During season 4, gems can be found not only from bosses, but also in treasure rooms. · The chance to find rare gems is greatly increased. · Bosses drop additional dust (scales with dungeon level).…
Hey there, fellow Catz. Everyone enjoying the 'Gift of the Enchantress'? Cool! Today I want to share with you the information about when the current season ends and the next one begins. You still have a little time to improve your rankings in the seasonal leaderboard. Season Dates · Season 3 end: November 23, 2025 · Season 4 start: December 1, 2025 Season End Routine What happens at the end of…
Hey there, fellow Catz! Ready for a new season? Let's go! Season 3: Gift of the Enchantress Season 3 is the first (of many) seasons in ZpellCatz dedicated to a specific theme. ZpellCatz has many different systems that very few players have ever seen. It's time to change that! Season 3 will be all about enchantments and chaos enchantments. · During season 3 all rare and epic items found are ench…
Hey there, fellow Catz. I hope you have as much fun with the increased speed in season 2 as I do. Today I want to share with you the information about when the current season ends and the next one begins. You still have a little time to improve your rankings in the seasonal leaderboard. Season Dates · Season 2 end: August 24, 2025 · Season 3 start: September 12, 2025 Season End Routine What hap…
Hey there, fellow Catz! One year ago, ZpellCatz was released - happy birthday! Let's celebrate together with version 1.5 and the start of a new season. Experimental: Time Distortion Compared to other (modern) ARPGs, it's noticeable that ZpellCatz plays a bit slower. That's generally okay, but I want to start a test in version 1.5 to see if a speed boost would benefit the game. Therefore, the ge…
Hey there, fellow Catz. I really enjoyed playing the first season of ZpellCatz. But every season comes to an end and the end of season 1 is just around the corner. Season Dates · Season 1 end: May 18, 2025 · Season 2 start: June 6, 2025 (a day after ZpellCatz' first birthday!) All info about the changes that come with season 2 and version 1.5 will be dropped at the start of the season. Season E…
Happy new year, fellow Catz! 2024 was a big year for SimaGames, especially with the release of ZpellCatz. Let's start 2025 right with an announcement: Seasons are coming to ZpellCatz. Seasons If you already play other ARPGs, you should be familiar with the concept of seasons (some games also call it ladder or cycle). Otherwise, here's a rough introduction: There's a new season every few months.…
Hey there, fellow Catz! A new version of ZpellCatz is available now that brings smooth collisions and many small improvements. Collision System Rework The old collision system had obvious weaknesses. Players were stuck on walls, bosses were blocked by Familiars, and melee enemies had difficulty attacking together without getting stuck. For the current version 1.3.0, I took the time to completel…
Hey there, fellow Catz! A new version of ZpellCatz is available now. Intermediate Realm Rewards I really like the Intermediate Realm in ZpellCatz. It's intended to be a fun grind experience, but it turned out a little bit too grindy in version 1.1.0 of ZpellCatz. That's why the third tier of rewards was changed from 10 dungeon clears to 7 dungeon clears. Since players now do fewer runs per Inte…
Hey there, fellow Catz! A new version of ZpellCatz is available now. Aim Assistant It's sometimes hard to hit enemies with skills like 'Ice Missiles' or 'Fire Ball' in the recently released version 1.0.0. This update simplifies the aim assistant options menu. Also, skills that had trouble hitting enemies now have a minor shot pursuit effect when the aim assistant is activated. Finally, there wa…
Hey there, fellow Catz. I'm super happy to announce that ZpellCatz is now available here on Steam! Guides & Info Probably the best idea is to play the game right now . But if you would like more information or are stuck somewhere, here are a few good sites: · A guide for new players can be found on Steam ( ) or on the SimaGames homepage ( ) · Don't know which epic items to craft / hunt for? Inf…
Hey there, fellow Catz! Exciting news today. ZpellCatz now has a release date and we're transitioning from closed beta to open beta. Release Date Announcement ZpellCatz will be released on June 5, 2024 here on Steam. Join the Open Beta The closed beta of ZpellCatz ends today, but we are smoothly transitioning into open beta. A big thank you to everyone who participated in the closed beta and pr…
Hey there, fellow Catz! A new version of the ZpellCatz closed beta is available now. This version features a UI overhaul, a new tailor NPC and lots of balance changes. As with any new beta version, more players are invited. So, check your e-mails / Steam client if you've registered for access. Also, there'll be an exciting announcement regarding ZpellCatz next week. Stay tuned! New Features The…
Happy new year, fellow Catz! 2024 starts with a lot of new features for ZpellCatz : Highscore, (shared) stash, new game modes and lots of minor changes. In addition, the demo / prologue has been updated so that Familiars and local multiplayer are now available there. As with any new beta version, more players are invited. So, check your e-mails / Steam client if you've registered for access. Ne…
Hey there, fellow Catz! Familiars got some love in this new version of the ZpellCatz closed beta and local multiplayer is finally here. As with any new beta version, more players are invited. So, check your e-mails / Steam client if you've registered for access. New Features Local multiplayer is here! Connect a gamepad / joystick and enjoy playing together with your friends and family. Familiar…
Hey there, fellow Catz! A new version of the ZpellCatz closed beta is ready to be played. As with any new beta version, more players are invited. So, check your e-mails / Steam client if you've registered for access. New Features Having trouble to adjust the audio volumes to match your system in ZpellCatz 0.97.0? Audio volumes can now be controlled via slider to allow finer adjustments. Cats sh…
Hey there, fellow Catz! The ZpellCatz closed beta has started, a new Familiar joins the game and epic item web documentation is ready to browse. Closed Beta Start The closed beta has started! So, check your e-mails / discord messages / Steam client if you've registered for access. Did you receive a key / access? Have fun playing and please give feedback ! Ways to give feedback: - Join my Discor…
Hey there, fellow Catz! A new version of the demo / prologue is ready to be played and the ZpellCatz closed beta starts soon. "Ready for Beta" Update (0.97.0) August '23 *** General *** - Fixed a "Load Game" menu selection issue - Adjusted class combination names - Minor dialogue adjustments - Added clouds to the main menu screen *** Gameplay Changes *** - Equipment can no longer be changed whi…
Hey there, fellow Catz! Today I want to announce the start of ZpellCatz' closed beta. Want to know more about the beta or join the playtest yourself? Read on. Closed Beta Start The closed beta starts on September 1, 2023 at 16:00 CEST . Living in another time zone? This might help: (I'm not affiliated with worldtimebuddy). How to Join? It's important to request beta access before September if y…
Hey there, fellow Catz! Today I want to talk about the progress of the last months and the changes of the new version (prologue / demo). AI Upgrade Last time, I talked about Familiars in ZpellCatz . Familiars can be controlled by a friend in local multiplayer or by an AI for moments when there are no friends sitting next to you. ^^ In order to be able to switch back and forth between those two…
Hey there, fellow Catz! Today I want to talk about Familiars and local multiplayer in ZpellCatz. Since both features are early in development at the moment, there's a high chance that some things change over time. But lets take a look at the current implementation. Familiar Park There's a Familiar Breeder NPC called Drac who has a small park in Greencat Village. When you visit the Familiar park…
Hey there, fellow Catz! Today I want to talk about one of the NPCs in ZpellCatz: The Blacksmith. Last time, I talked about the Merchant NPC . In contrast to the Merchant where you can acquire new items, the Blacksmith in ZpellCatz can't create new items. Instead, they are able to enhance or transform a given item. Lets have a look at the Blacksmith's services. Sell Item Get rid of items you no…
Hey there, fellow Catz! Today I want to talk about one of many possible late game builds in ZpellCatz: A Fury Shaman that is focused on "Lightning Totem". Since the playable demo / prologue features some early gameplay, I thought it might be a good idea to show how late game builds could look like in ZpellCatz. We'll start with a Fury Shaman because it's the class combination that's playable in…
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