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About Garden of Witches
Garden of Witches is a fast‑paced action roguelike where you, as the Thread Witch, wield giant scissors and wield witchcraft to defeat rival witches. The game blends frantic combat with a hand‑drawn world and a story that follows five chapters and a three‑part epilogue.
Each run lets you choose scissors, spells, and special skills, then strengthen them with Imprints and Relics. Death is permanent for the run, but you keep permanent upgrades that let you experiment with new builds and increase the Garden’s difficulty.
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Combat System
Combat revolves around mastering enemy attack patterns and using a mix of scissors, spells, and special skills. Each boss has distinct personalities, transformations, and attack cycles that require timing and positioning.
The player can personalize their approach by selecting tools from the Armory and enhancing them between runs, allowing varied playstyles across attempts.
- Observe a boss’s pattern before committing to heavy attacks.
- Swap spells between runs to discover synergistic combos.
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Character Customization
Players choose scissors, spells, and special skills from an Armory, then reinforce favorites with Imprints and Relics. These upgrades reshape familiar abilities from run to run.
Permanent upgrades persist after death, letting you refine builds and experiment with new witchcraft without losing progress.
- Focus Imprints on a single skill to maximize its impact.
- Balance relics between offense and defense for survivability.
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Story Structure
The narrative follows a five‑chapter main arc where the Thread Witch gathers witches for an annual tea‑party ritual. After completing the main story, a three‑part epilogue continues the journey.
Each witch inhabits a unique domain, offering distinct visual and thematic settings that enrich the hand‑drawn world.
- Pay attention to dialogue for hints about boss weaknesses.
- Explore each domain fully to uncover optional lore.
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Progression and Difficulty
Death ends the current run, but permanent upgrades carry over, allowing stronger future attempts. Once you feel confident, you can customize the Garden’s difficulty to test your mastery.
The game tracks achievements, stats, and cloud saves, supporting continued improvement across sessions.
- Upgrade core abilities before raising difficulty.
- Use Steam Cloud to keep progress across devices.
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Platform Support
Garden of Witches is available on Windows and supports full controller functionality, including DualShock and DualSense devices. Steam features such as achievements, cloud saves, and family sharing are integrated.
The game recommends using a gamepad for optimal control, though it remains playable with other input methods.
- Enable Steam Cloud before first launch to safeguard saves.
- Try DualSense adaptive triggers for enhanced feedback.
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