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Near-MageNewsAnnouncing our new game: Hocus Focus, a cozy Near-Mage spinoff!
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Announcing our new game: Hocus Focus, a cozy Near-Mage spinoff!

Near-Mage · published 6 Jan 2026, 15:28 UTC

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Greetings, Near-Mages!We’re thrilled to announce our new game: Hocus Focus!

Check out the trailer below:


And wishlist link:Set in the same universe as Near-Mage, Hocus Focus is a gamified focus game that will help you work, study, or relax to soothing tunes. The game is inspired by such cozy classics as Spirit City Lofi and Virtual Cottage, but with a magickal Transylvanian twist.

Customize your dorm room and avatar with hundreds of options:

Use productivity features such as pomodoro timers, task lists, a week planner, journaling, mood tracker - everything you need to bring your real life objectives into this fantasy universe.

All this to the tune of 7+ hours of original music written for the game, split up in themed playlists to fit your mood; plus, you can enhance your experience by mixing your own perfect brew of ambient sound on top. 

Level up and unlock new environments in Adventure Mode: if you’ve played Near-Mage, you’ll be able to revisit and chill in locations from the game. This time around you can change the time of day and the weather at the touch of a button, and make it rain or snow or command anywhere, anytime.

And while you unlock new locations, find and tame adorable Mitzkins! There are 15 species to be discovered, and once tamed you can select them to be your work and study desktop companion.

We’re so thrilled to be able to expand the universe of Near-Mage with Hocus Focus. If you love things like Lofi Girl, Spirit City or Virtual Cottage we’re sure Hocus Focus is the game for you. 

Ever since the release of Near-Mage we’ve been making our butts off to make Hocus Focus happen, and we want to thank everyone who plays our games for your support and encouragement. We hope you’re just as excited as we are :)

Time to bring your real life quests inside the world of Near-Mage with Hocus Focus ✨

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