Magic Potion Liberators Hands-On Shows Claudia's Slash-First Action
The finale trades Millionaire's side-view loop for a twin-stick-style, deflection-based design, which is the structural change that has to carry Claudia's story and the series' close.
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A demo of Magic Potion Liberators, the fifth Magic Potion game and the series finale from studio ARTIFACTS, was playable at OSAKA INDIE GAMES SUMMIT 2026 on October 3 and 4. The PC (Steam) release is set for 2027. It shifts focus from Pastel to the witch Claudia and adds omnidirectional shooting plus a slash that deflects white enemy bullets.
ARTIFACTS showed the demo at a two-day Osaka indie event on October 3 and 4, 2026. Stages run toward boss fights, and the action mixes 360-degree magic bullets with a close-range slash. Hikari Ki of ARTIFACTS said all white bullets enemies fire are deflectable, so players can pull in bullet hell and return it for heavy boss damage.
Runs are roguelite: potions picked up during stages grant abilities limited to that run, and gems and mana carried back to a base camp permanently strengthen the protagonist. The game was announced around 2023 and originally aimed for 2024; Ki said the delay came from packing too much into the series' concluding chapter.
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