The Wizard

Hey there! It's been a while, but it looks like a few people still enjoy The Wizard here! That is just awesome! Thank you all! It really makes us happy and proud! The Wizard was the first (somewhat) commercial game we published as Hypnotic Owl. Originally we tried to sell licenses to websites to allow them to host it (and even managed to sell one to ABC!). After that we tried running Ads and uploaded the game to Newgrounds, Konregate and Armor Games to get our next project funded. But eventually we found that it just wasn't worth it to befoul our beloved Wizard with ugly advertisements to make a couple of pennies every month. Instead we worked on securing funding to make a more fully fledged version of The Wizard to release on Steam. And that actually worked out! You probably have seen that annoying little banner we used to have in the game telling you about it. What we didn't really communicate very well, at least here, was that it's actually already finished and it's called Kevin's Path to Wizdom! We went through a few iterations on the name, because you simply couldn't find the game on Steam with that name. Too many games with Wizard in the name. You could literally type the complete name in the Steam search bar and would not see our game. In comparison there wasn't a single game with "Kevin" in the name on Steam. That's why we landed on that one. So, yeah, if you haven't already, go check out Kevin's Path to Wizdom on Steam: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1275600/Kevins_Path_to_Wizdom/! It's got additional levels, new mechanics (mana for example), lots of game modes and settings, a remastered and expanded soundtrack and a complete graphical overhaul while still keeping the original sprites in tact. We hope you'll like it as much if not more than the original! But if you don't, no worries, the OG Wizard is still here for you for free. Another change you might have missed: Crabman and I split up. He's still running Hypnotic Owl (https://hypnoticowl.com ), while I've founded Spell Loop (https://spellloopgames.com ). We each took our games with us, with the exception of The Wizard, which really is a product of the both of us. So, that is the reason of this recent update. I've added a Spell Loop splash and link to the main menu as well as updated the credits to serve justice to these changes. I've also updated the banner to Kevin's Path to Wizdom and made it a little less annoying (hopefully). Other than that and a few tiny fixes and improvements nothing has changed. It's still the old Wizard you all know and love and it will stay like that. Thanks again for you're continuing appreciation and have fun!