Echoes of Mystralia casts its spell on Steam Early Access today

If you’ve ever played an RPG and thought the small number spells were a little too restrictive, Echoes of Mystralia might have the solution, offering millions of magical combinations for you to conjure up.

Borealys Games has officially launched Echoes of Mystralia into Steam Early Access today, August 11, bringing its action-heavy roguelite to you PC owners for the first time outside of previous demos and playtests.

Set in the same universe as Mages of Mystralia, Echoes puts you in the shoes of Mazarim, a Watcher tasked with protecting the Cycle of Memories as a mysterious Rift threatens the World’s Memory. Naturally, this means plenty of magical beings need dealing with along the way.

The main feature, that we previously alluded to, is its open-ended spell-crafting system. Rather than simply selecting a spell from a predetermined list, you can physically arrange components on a freeform canvas, changing how your creations behave depending on their layout.

At Early Access launch, there are seven magical elements, 16 starting spell forms, and more than 100 Memories that can be used to modify your creations. Combine all of that to get to the millions of potential spells we touched on.

There’s plenty surrounding the spell-slinging, too. Three regions are currently available to explore alongside Guardian encounters, Elite fights, hidden puzzles, and Rifted Echoes. Builds can also be refined using more than 40 Relics and 50 Altar upgrades, while the Lotus progression system provides permanent upgrades between runs.

What’s great is that we already know that Early Access won’t be a forever thing, either. Borealys currently aims to reach version 1.0 within a year, with further spells, puzzles, relics, bosses, storylines, dialogue options and an entirely new region planned before the full release. Quality-of-life improvements and other changes will also be shaped by player feedback throughout development.