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The Spell Brigade

The Spell Brigade is an online co-op Survivors-like 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…

70 29 April 2026

The Spell Brigade is an indie developed by Bolt Blaster Games, released 29 April 2026 on PlayStation 5 and PC (Microsoft Windows).

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What The Spell Brigade is

The Spell Brigade is an indie game developed by Bolt Blaster Games and released in 2026. It is available on PlayStation 5 and PC (Microsoft Windows). It runs on Unity.

The premise, in the publisher's words

The Light Brigade is a video game developed and published by American studio Funktronic Labs. The player controls a member of the titular Light Brigade as they fight to free their world from corrupted forces. The Light Brigade released in early access during February 2023 for PlayStation VR2, Meta Quest 2 and Microsoft Windows.
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How it plays

It is played from a bird view / isometric perspective. Its themes are action and fantasy. It supports multiplayer for up to 4 players online. Local play supports 1 players. Available modes: Co-operative, Multiplayer and Single player. There are 119 achievements to unlock.

How it was received

The Spell Brigade holds a critic score of 70 out of 100. That places it above 32% of the 5,098 rated indie games in our database, which average 72. Games released in 2026 averaged 78, so it scored 8 points below the year average.

What you need to run it

The minimum specification calls for Intel i5-4590 or similar, 8 GB RAM and Geforce GTX 1050 or similar. An 8GB memory requirement is modest by current standards; most machines sold in the last five years clear it. Install size is roughly 3GB.

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What it launched against

The Spell Brigade launched on 29 April 2026, within three weeks of Pragmata, Replaced, Forza Horizon 6 and Directive 8020. All of them reviewed better. It arrived 6 years into the PlayStation 5's life, so it was built for hardware developers already knew well.

Released around the same time: Pragmata, Replaced, Forza Horizon 6, Directive 8020.

Cheats and codes

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Official trailer

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Quick answers

The Spell Brigade — frequently asked questions

When did The Spell Brigade come out?
The Spell Brigade was released on 29 April 2026 for PlayStation 5 and PC (Microsoft Windows).
What are the minimum PC requirements for The Spell Brigade?
At minimum, The Spell Brigade needs Intel i5-4590 or similar, 8 GB RAM, Geforce GTX 1050 or similar graphics, 3 GB available space of storage.
Does The Spell Brigade have multiplayer?
Yes. The Spell Brigade supports multiplayer for up to 4 players online.
How many GB is The Spell Brigade?
The PC version needs about 3 GB of storage, going by the storage line in the system requirements ("3 GB available space"). Updates can add to that, and console versions have their own sizes, which are not listed here.

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