Academagia: The Making of Mages
Text-based life simulation about shaping a young wizard's school year
Black Chicken Studios, inc. · Released Apr 20, 2017
- Reviews
- Mixed
- 68% of 282
- Recent reviews
- Not enough recent
- Players
- 0
- daily peak, Oct 30, 2026
- Steam Deck
- Untested
- Last update on Steam
- 8 years ago
- Jan 20, 2018
What is Academagia: The Making of Mages?
You play a teenage newcomer to a magic academy in the city of Mineta in this single-player life simulation and RPG. During your first school year, you attend classes, build friendships or rivalries, train a familiar, and develop skills through study, spellcasting, and adventures.
For you if...
- +you enjoy reading fantasy stories and exploring their lore
- +you like managing schedules and developing specialized characters
Not for you if...
- −you prefer visual storytelling to large amounts of text
- −you want straightforward systems with a gentle learning curve
What players say
68% of 282 reviews are positive
Players praise the detailed world and freedom to build different kinds of characters. They criticize unresolved bugs and the absence of promised later school years.
Screenshots and trailer
Academagia: The Making of Mages system requirements
Minimum: DirectX 9 GPU, 1 GB, 3 GB RAM, 0.4 GB of disk space.
As published by the developer.
Can my PC run Academagia: The Making of Mages?
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Set up my PC →Minimum
- OS
- 7, 8, 10 (x64 OS)
- Processor
- 1 GHz
- Graphics
- DirectX 9 or later with 1 GB RAM
- Memory
- 3 GB RAM
- Storage
- 400 MB available space
- Notes
- .NET 4.0 Framework, Display resolution 800 x 600
Recommended
- OS
- 10
- Processor
- 2 GHz
- Memory
- 4 GB RAM
- Notes
- Display resolution 1920 x 1080 or higher
Does Academagia: The Making of Mages have co-op or multiplayer?
No: single-player only, no multiplayer modes declared.
Does Academagia: The Making of Mages run on Steam Deck?
Untested Not yet tested by Valve on Steam Deck.
PC version details
- DRM
- None declared on Steam
- Controller
- Keyboard and mouse
- Platforms
- Windows
- Achievements
- 8
- Steam features
- Family Sharing, Trading cards
- Languages
- Text only: English.
Does Academagia: The Making of Mages use AI-generated content?
No AI-generated content is disclosed on the game's Steam page.
Self-reported by the developer under Steam rules: it covers AI content that ships in the game, not tools used to make it. Steam page checked on Oct 27, 2026. How to filter AI games on Steam
Tags
- Simulation
- RPG
- Indie
- Adventure
- Strategy
- Choose Your Own Adventure
- Text-Based
- Magic
- Fantasy
- Singleplayer
- Life Sim
Recent updates
- Jan 20, 2018 · Update to Version 3.0.22
- Jan 20, 2018 · Update to Version 3.0.22
- Jun 30, 2017 · Update to Version 3.0.12
- Jun 30, 2017 · Update to Version 3.0.12
- Jun 19, 2017 · Update to Version 3.0.11
