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Buckshot Battlemage

Blast, cleave, and telefrag your way through hordes of felonious fellas with shotgun magic in this arcade twin stick shooter. Upgrade your spells to ludicrous levels and ascend to bullet nirvana, unlocking…

5 September 2025

Buckshot Battlemage is an indie developed by squid_lawyer, released 5 September 2025 on Linux and PC (Microsoft Windows).

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What Buckshot Battlemage is

Buckshot Battlemage is an indie game developed by squid_lawyer and released in 2025. It is available on Linux and PC (Microsoft Windows).

The premise, in the publisher's words

Blast, cleave, and telefrag your way through hordes of felonious fellas with shotgun magic in this arcade twin stick shooter. Upgrade your spells to ludicrous levels and ascend to bullet nirvana, unlocking more weapons and stages as you play.
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How it plays

Its themes are action. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.

What it launched against

Buckshot Battlemage launched on 5 September 2025, within three weeks of Hollow Knight: Silksong, Metal Gear Solid Delta: Snake Eater, Silent Hill f and Hell is Us.

Released around the same time: Hollow Knight: Silksong, Metal Gear Solid Delta: Snake Eater, Silent Hill f, Hell is Us.

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When did Buckshot Battlemage come out?
Buckshot Battlemage was released on 5 September 2025 for Linux and PC (Microsoft Windows).

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