Spooky Update Hits The Spell Brigade, Co-Op Wizard Survivors-Like, With 1.0 Release on the Horizon
Early Access Update 13 “Pumpkin Panic” adds seasonal outfits, new spells, and more content!
22 OCTOBER 2025 — Bolt Blaster Games kicks off the spooky season with a new update for The Spell Brigade. Following last month’s release of the new realm, Astral Riftlands, Update 13 brings even more fresh content!
New Spells, Pumpkin Outfits, Enemy, and more!
Update 13 brings spooky new features and content to the game:
✨ Two new spells: Swirl Sickle and Spear Barrage enter the pool and can be selected like any other during a run, opening up new build paths and late-game synergies.
👻 New elite enemy: The Broodmaw joins the battlefields, dropping eggs that hatch if left unchecked. Spoiler alert: you don’t want the eggs to hatch.
🎯 New objective: A herd of Mana Beasts has escaped. When this objective appears, wizards must herd them into the nearest pen so they can be returned home safely.
😈 Dark-element overhaul: Corruption gets meaner and smarter. Many enemies now respond with custom behavior when corrupted, even bosses like Sol’phish and Krog’wa can fall to the darkness if your build is strong enough.
🎃 Seasonal outfits: Bryony’s attempt at a secret mission to the forbidden Pumpkin Realm has backfired, and now they’re everywhere! Four pumpkin outfits (they’re pretty cool!) are now available to unlock through quests.
The Spell Brigade - Official Early Access Update 13 Trailer:
And the spookiest feature… the update countdown is gone from the game’s starting screen. After more than a year of frequent content drops, Update 13 will be the final content update before 1.0.
On the path to 1.0
The team confirms that 1.0 is coming soon and that he full release won’t be the end: The Spell Brigade will continue to receive support after 1.0, but today marks the last content drop before that milestone. Players can follow progress and behind-the-scenes updates on the official Discord.
Press & Creators who want to dive in right away can request one or multiple Steam keys here and check it out for themselves:
Request a Steam key for The Spell BrigadeSteam Page: store.steampowered.com/app/2904000/The_Spell_Brigade
Press Kit: thespellbrigade.notion.site
Press Contact: maria@boltblastergames.com (Interviews welcome!)
About the game
The Spell Brigade is a survivors-like with online co-op for 1-4 players. Team up with your wizard friends to slay hordes of dark creatures. Complete team-based objectives, unlock new upgrades, and create overpowered spell synergies. Friend nor foe is safe in this friendly fire bullet hell!
Key features
- Survivors-like Gameplay with Multiplayer Madness: Enjoy the thrill of fighting thousands of weird monsters together. Complete missions and upgrade spells as a team. Survive together!
- Team-Based Combat: Assemble your Brigade and traverse the mystical warpath together. Experience the benefits of fighting as a team, even if it means occasionally stepping on each other’s toes. Fear not, as even the most unfortunate deaths can be remedied through the power of sorcery & friendship.
- Dynamic Spell System: Find, upgrade, and combine your spells with powerful elements. The game ensures that no two builds are ever the same, and with multiple wizards in your squad, the potential for pure, unhinged chaos is endless!
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About Bolt Blaster Games
Bolt Blaster Games is an eight-person indie studio from Belgium, founded in 2020 and debuting in 2023 with GAZZLERS, a cartoony VR roguelite shooter. Supporting GAZZLERS post-launch showed the team the value of community feedback and engagement.
They carried these learnings into their next title, The Spell Brigade, by releasing it in Early Access and shipping community-driven updates for over a year. Now they’re channelling that experience into bringing The Spell Brigade to a 1.0, staying true to their goal of making great, fun games and growing one release at a time.
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