Mystic Melee

Ben Hopkins · Serenity Forge

Released: Sep 19, 2017
Platforms: Windows
Last updated: 07 Sep 2026, 12:38 GMT

Updates & announcements

17 posts

28 Jul 2018Developer post
Update 0.87, Volcanice Updates, new maps
Hello! First off, I need to apologize for the hiatus in updates. Life got in the way of development for some time, but be assured that progress is being made again. Overall this update is mostly incremental with many small improvements. If you're an older player I invite you to c
17 Feb 2018Developer post
Update v0.85 - New Character: Thanos, World Maps
Thanos joins the fight! An ancient Frost Spectre, Thanos wields cold magic to impale enemies with icicles and float above the battlefield. Unlocked at the current last level of Volcanice, or playable immediately in Arena mode. Other changes: Added World Maps for Academy, Arboria,
Thanos joins the fight! An ancient Frost Spectre, Thanos wields cold magic to impale enemies with icicles and float above the battlefield. Unlocked at the current last level of Volcanice, or playable immediately in Arena mode.
Other changes:

Added World Maps for Academy, Arboria, and Summitar
Added Barstuk portrait
Low HP warning
Amaya passive changed from faster acceleration (less relevant with mechanics changes) to longer dodge
Various mechanics updates and bugfixes
Check back soon for the completion of the Volcanice world!
Original post
17 Feb 2018Developer post
Update v0.85 - New Character: Thanos, World Maps
Thanos joins the fight! An ancient Frost Spectre, Thanos wields cold magic to impale enemies with icicles and float above the battlefield. Unlocked at the current last level of Volcanice, or playable immediately in Arena mode. Other changes: Added World Maps for Academy, Arboria,
Thanos joins the fight! An ancient Frost Spectre, Thanos wields cold magic to impale enemies with icicles and float above the battlefield. Unlocked at the current last level of Volcanice, or playable immediately in Arena mode.
Other changes:

Added World Maps for Academy, Arboria, and Summitar
Added Barstuk portrait
Low HP warning
Amaya passive changed from faster acceleration (less relevant with mechanics changes) to longer dodge
Various mechanics updates and bugfixes
Check back soon for the completion of the Volcanice world!
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04 Jan 2018Developer post
Update v0.80 - New Character, Battle Levels, Volcanice Levels
New in update v0.80: New Character: Barstuk, The Wild Hermit Uses Leaf attacks and Nature magic. Down attack launches projectiles. Lower spell cooldowns (moved from Torr, Torr now has longer spell stuns). Note: Barstuk portrait pending Other Additions and Changes First levels of
New in update v0.80:
New Character: Barstuk, The Wild Hermit

Uses Leaf attacks and Nature magic.
Down attack launches projectiles.
Lower spell cooldowns (moved from Torr, Torr now has longer spell stuns).
Note: Barstuk portrait pending
Other Additions and Changes

First levels of new world: Volcanice. Unlocked after beating Arboria or Summitar.
Battle Levels added to all worlds. These challenges will test your combat skills in the campaign against the multiplayer AI. Meet special speed or stock requirements to earn Mystic Mana and unlock more levels.
Mechanics changes: - Dodging into an opponent casting a spell will break their attack and stun, allowing for a timely counter. - Hitstop added to attacks, enabling deadly combos and harder impacts.
Added more multiplayer maps.
Character selection and menu improvements.
Bot AI improvements.
Various bugfixes.
Happy New Year!
Original post
04 Jan 2018Developer post
Update v0.80 - New Character, Battle Levels, Volcanice Levels
New in update v0.80: New Character: Barstuk, The Wild Hermit Uses Leaf attacks and Nature magic. Down attack launches projectiles. Lower spell cooldowns (moved from Torr, Torr now has longer spell stuns). Note: Barstuk portrait pending Other Additions and Changes First levels of
New in update v0.80:
New Character: Barstuk, The Wild Hermit

Uses Leaf attacks and Nature magic.
Down attack launches projectiles.
Lower spell cooldowns (moved from Torr, Torr now has longer spell stuns).
Note: Barstuk portrait pending
Other Additions and Changes

First levels of new world: Volcanice. Unlocked after beating Arboria or Summitar.
Battle Levels added to all worlds. These challenges will test your combat skills in the campaign against the multiplayer AI. Meet special speed or stock requirements to earn Mystic Mana and unlock more levels.
Mechanics changes: - Dodging into an opponent casting a spell will break their attack and stun, allowing for a timely counter. - Hitstop added to attacks, enabling deadly combos and harder impacts.
Added more multiplayer maps.
Character selection and menu improvements.
Bot AI improvements.
Various bugfixes.
Happy New Year!
Original post
17 Nov 2017Developer post
Update v0.75 - Level reworks, Apostowl, and more!
Update v0.75 features lots of single player level changes and improvements, here are the big ones: The final Summitar levels, plus the boss: APOSTOWL All Arboria and Academy levels revised and upgraded with a new tiles, new features, and more speed! Faster movement mechanics, wit
Update v0.75 features lots of single player level changes and improvements, here are the big ones:

The final Summitar levels, plus the boss: APOSTOWL
All Arboria and Academy levels revised and upgraded with a new tiles, new features, and more speed!
Faster movement mechanics, with quick ground dash and speed conservation up slopes
Upgraded effects for dashing, speeding, and more
Next up, we'll be working on the first new character and more combat improvements!
Original post
17 Nov 2017Developer post
Update v0.75 - Level reworks, Apostowl, and more!
Update v0.75 features lots of single player level changes and improvements, here are the big ones: The final Summitar levels, plus the boss: APOSTOWL All Arboria and Academy levels revised and upgraded with a new tiles, new features, and more speed! Faster movement mechanics, wit
Update v0.75 features lots of single player level changes and improvements, here are the big ones:

The final Summitar levels, plus the boss: APOSTOWL
All Arboria and Academy levels revised and upgraded with a new tiles, new features, and more speed!
Faster movement mechanics, with quick ground dash and speed conservation up slopes
Upgraded effects for dashing, speeding, and more
Next up, we'll be working on the first new character and more combat improvements!
Original post
27 Oct 2017Developer post
Update v0.72 and v0.75 preview
Hello! Version 0.72 released last week with many fixes and enhancements to online play. Grab a friend and give it a try! We wanted to talk a little about new content in the next update, since 0.72 was mostly focused on early fixes. For version 0.75 we're working on: More Summitar
Hello!
Version 0.72 released last week with many fixes and enhancements to online play. Grab a friend and give it a try!
We wanted to talk a little about new content in the next update, since 0.72 was mostly focused on early fixes. For version 0.75 we're working on:

More Summitar levels + boss
Revamped and expanded Arboria levels, with new elements and tilesets
Reworked character attacks, with more unique directional abilities
Faster movement mechanics, with quick ground dash and speed conservation
There's also a new character on the way! Berstuk, the satyr hermit, wants you to get off his lawn.
He may not make it into 0.75, but look for him later in November!
Original post
27 Oct 2017Developer post
Update v0.72 and v0.75 preview
Hello! Version 0.72 released last week with many fixes and enhancements to online play. Grab a friend and give it a try! We wanted to talk a little about new content in the next update, since 0.72 was mostly focused on early fixes. For version 0.75 we're working on: More Summitar
Hello!
Version 0.72 released last week with many fixes and enhancements to online play. Grab a friend and give it a try!
We wanted to talk a little about new content in the next update, since 0.72 was mostly focused on early fixes. For version 0.75 we're working on:

More Summitar levels + boss
Revamped and expanded Arboria levels, with new elements and tilesets
Reworked character attacks, with more unique directional abilities
Faster movement mechanics, with quick ground dash and speed conservation
There's also a new character on the way! Berstuk, the satyr hermit, wants you to get off his lawn.
He may not make it into 0.75, but look for him later in November!
Original post
23 Sep 2017Developer post
First Update: Mechanics changes and bugfixes
Hello! First update is now live. Mostly, it contains improvements to gameplay mechanics and bugfixes that we've found from your feedback and from watching streams. Future updates will contain more new content, but we may be patching more frequently to begin with to make the base
Hello! First update is now live. Mostly, it contains improvements to gameplay mechanics and bugfixes that we've found from your feedback and from watching streams. Future updates will contain more new content, but we may be patching more frequently to begin with to make the base game just right.
Game changes and additions:

Base movement speed slightly faster
Dodge/dash move is faster
Easier to keep momentum even when not sliding
Almost all spells and abilities now allow cancelling animations into other attacks, some cooldowns lowered
Arboria Boss a bit slower, homing attacks break more easily
Level restarts now instant
Added ability to change joystick deadzone under Controller Settings->Joystick Settings
Bug fixes:

Fixed some incorrect AI behavior in the campaign levels (Gale fights)
Fixed leaderboard ghosts being overwritten when you didn't beat your previous score
Fixed occasional bug where dodge would not work correctly
Other minor fixes
There is still an issue where restarting a large number of times may cause a crash, that will be addressed in the next update coming ASAP.
A note on Leaderboards
It's awesome to see people already competing for top spots on the leaderboards and getting great times! Just want to note that the leaderboards will be cleared or invalidated a couple times during early access. We're aiming to only clear the leaderboards once or twice when level designs are updated, but gameplay changes could also allow for faster possible times.
Finally...
Don't forget about Arena mode! I know a lot of people have been playing the Campaign, but remember to try out the Arena to battle your friends or try out the game modes with bots (who play pretty well on some levels!). Including the crazy Hypersphere game:
Thanks for reading!
Original post
23 Sep 2017Developer post
First Update: Mechanics changes and bugfixes
Hello! First update is now live. Mostly, it contains improvements to gameplay mechanics and bugfixes that we've found from your feedback and from watching streams. Future updates will contain more new content, but we may be patching more frequently to begin with to make the base
Hello! First update is now live. Mostly, it contains improvements to gameplay mechanics and bugfixes that we've found from your feedback and from watching streams. Future updates will contain more new content, but we may be patching more frequently to begin with to make the base game just right.
Game changes and additions:

Base movement speed slightly faster
Dodge/dash move is faster
Easier to keep momentum even when not sliding
Almost all spells and abilities now allow cancelling animations into other attacks, some cooldowns lowered
Arboria Boss a bit slower, homing attacks break more easily
Level restarts now instant
Added ability to change joystick deadzone under Controller Settings->Joystick Settings
Bug fixes:

Fixed some incorrect AI behavior in the campaign levels (Gale fights)
Fixed leaderboard ghosts being overwritten when you didn't beat your previous score
Fixed occasional bug where dodge would not work correctly
Other minor fixes
There is still an issue where restarting a large number of times may cause a crash, that will be addressed in the next update coming ASAP.
A note on Leaderboards
It's awesome to see people already competing for top spots on the leaderboards and getting great times! Just want to note that the leaderboards will be cleared or invalidated a couple times during early access. We're aiming to only clear the leaderboards once or twice when level designs are updated, but gameplay changes could also allow for faster possible times.
Finally...
Don't forget about Arena mode! I know a lot of people have been playing the Campaign, but remember to try out the Arena to battle your friends or try out the game modes with bots (who play pretty well on some levels!). Including the crazy Hypersphere game:
Thanks for reading!
Original post
03 Sep 2017Developer post
Mystic Melee @ PAX West!
Hello! Mystic Melee is in the Indie Megabooth area at PAX West! Find it in the Serenity Forge booth, 755 :) On the development side of things, there's a new feature that really ups the ante in FFA deathmatch: Powerups! These special powers spawn at Arcane Altars. The player who n
03 Sep 2017Developer post
Mystic Melee @ PAX West!
Hello! Mystic Melee is in the Indie Megabooth area at PAX West! Find it in the Serenity Forge booth, 755 :) On the development side of things, there's a new feature that really ups the ante in FFA deathmatch: Powerups! These special powers spawn at Arcane Altars. The player who n
14 Jul 2017Developer post
Mystic Melee is at EVO 2017, and dev update!
Check out and play the game today and tomorrow in between your matches! We're in the MIX indie game showcase area. On the development side of things, I've added an often requested combat feature: Dodging! You can now use the shoulder buttons to dodge left or right at any time. It
14 Jul 2017Developer post
Mystic Melee is at EVO 2017, and dev update!
Check out and play the game today and tomorrow in between your matches! We're in the MIX indie game showcase area. On the development side of things, I've added an often requested combat feature: Dodging! You can now use the shoulder buttons to dodge left or right at any time. It
02 Jul 2017Developer post
Release Date and Denver Comic Con
Hello! We've had a great time showing off the game at Denver Comic Con! If you found this page after visiting us, we'd love for you to wishlist to keep up to date. We plan to post more updates here as the release approaches. On the release date - if you've been following for some
02 Jul 2017Developer post
Release Date and Denver Comic Con
Hello! We've had a great time showing off the game at Denver Comic Con! If you found this page after visiting us, we'd love for you to wishlist to keep up to date. We plan to post more updates here as the release approaches. On the release date - if you've been following for some