Misery of Magic

Misery of Magic is a 2D action RPG, released by Aurora Dash on 12 July 2021. It stars Emerald Balewood, a red cat from the far future of Earth who mysteriously wakes up in the Domain of Magic after falling into despair. The story centres around Emerald's journey to find his brother Ember.

Mechanically, the game is heavily inspired by Merlin's Revenge, a trilogy of browser-based games made in the 2000s by Steve Riddett.

Overview of basic mechanics
The player starts out controlling Emerald in Poison's Lair. Weapons must be used to defeat enemies, the majority of which are surreal entities called Demons. Because different weapons have different properties, such as Weapon Colour and Damage Type, often multiple weapons need to be used in tandem to defeat demons. By collecting the Exp Orbs released by defeated demons, characters gain Levels and weapons gain Tiers. Later in the game, more complex demons are introduced and it is eventually possible to gain a second character.