Element Mage
Defend your rune circle as a mage who must switch between fire, ice and storm, because each monster only takes damage from the element that counters it.
Element Mage is a glowing wave-survival action game where quick thinking matters as much as quick aim. You stand in a spinning rune circle under a violet night sky while fire, ice and storm creatures drift in from the edges. Only the right element hurts each foe: ice beats fire, storm beats ice and fire beats storm. Hit a monster with the wrong spell and it simply resists or even absorbs the bolt and speeds up.
Each wave sends more creatures, faster. Wisps float in gently, imps weave from side to side, armoured golems take three hits and prism spirits change element every time you strike them. Every third wave an Elemental Lord arrives, a crowned boss with a large health bar that switches element on a visible three-second timer. Kills build a chain multiplier, three same-element kills in a row score double, and a fallen enemy can spark onto a nearby twin. Kills also fill an Arcane Nova that clears the screen and chunks the boss. You regain a heart each wave, and your best wave earns a saved rank from Apprentice to Elemental Sage.
It suits players who enjoy colour-matching under pressure and neon arena shooters. Tip: watch the small coloured pip on each enemy, which shows the element you need, and switch before you fire instead of after.
How to play
Pick fire, ice or storm, then cast at enemies before they reach your circle. Each enemy only takes damage from its counter element: ice beats fire, storm beats ice, fire beats storm. Chain kills for multipliers, fill the Nova meter to clear the screen, and defeat the Elemental Lord every third wave. Enemies that reach you cost a heart; the run ends at zero hearts.
Controls
- 1 / 2 / 3 or A / S / D: Choose fire, ice or storm
- Q / E / Tab, Left / Right: Cycle element
- Click an enemy: Cast at it
- Space / J / Up: Auto-cast at the best target
- F / W / Shift: Arcane Nova when charged
- Tap element buttons, tap enemies: Switch and cast on touch screens
- P / Esc: Pause
- M: Mute
- R: Restart after game over
Category: Action games
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