The Wizard and The Slug
Jump, dash, and shoot your way through this story-rich action 2D platformer. Together with your magical wizard companion, play as the world's cutest, fastest, most agile slug as you explore a world full of charm, humor, and endearing characters.
- Price:$4.99
- Release Date:11/2/2020
- Developer:Silkworm
- Publishers:
- Last Updated:1/5/2025
- Steam App Id:1271170
The Wizard and The Slug
- Windows
- Mac
- Linux
- Steam Deck (Playable)
Steam Charts, Stats, and Live Player Count
At the moment, The Wizard and The Slug has 1 concurrent player online and in-game. This is 50% lower than its previous all-time peak of 2 players achieved on 3/4/2024.
Review History Chart
Track historical review trends and overall ratings for The Wizard and The Slug. It has received a total of 50 reviews on the Steam store and achieved a Player Score of 85 (Very Positive).
Community Hub Members & Followers Chart
Explore the cumulative breakdown of Steam community hub members for The Wizard and The Slug and its growth over time. It currently has 196 followers on its community page.
The Wizard and The Slug Price
The Wizard and The Slug costs $4.99 in the Steam store as of 1/5/2025. It can be purchased as a standlone game or through a bundle like The Wizard and The Slug + OST or 2D Platformers which offer a discount off the game's base price.
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About The Wizard and The Slug
The Wizard and The Slug is an Indie, Casual, Action, Adventure, and Strategy game developed by Silkworm. On 11/2/2020, it was released on the Steam Store by Meridian4, and Silkworm.
Players have rated The Wizard and The Slug as "Very Positive" out of 50 total reviews on the Steam Store. These are split between 50 positive reviews and 0 negative reviews — an overall 100% positive review rating.
It can be played and ran on Windows systems. At the moment, it is possible to play The Wizard and The Slug on the Steam Deck but some functionaliy may not be fully supported.
According to Steam’s category system, The Wizard and The Slug supports the following features:
- Family Sharing
- Full controller support
- Steam Cloud
- Steam Achievements
- Single-player
From the Steam community, The Wizard and The Slug has been tagged with the following user tags:
- Side Scroller
- Fantasy
- Multiple Endings
- Story Rich
- Platformer
- Controller
- Hand-drawn
- Precision Platformer
- 2D Platformer
- Action-Adventure
- Cute
- Funny
- Strategy
- Cats
- Anime
- Colorful
- Action
- Cartoony
- Female Protagonist
- 2D
Media & Sceenshots
Watch the featured video for The Wizard and The Slug and see the latest screenshots from the Steam Store.
DLC & Related Apps
The Wizard and The Slug is referenced by 1 other related app in the Steam Store.
| Image | Name | Type | Release Date | Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | The Wizard and The Slug Soundtrack | Music | 11/2/2020 | View |
Related Bundles
The Wizard and The Slug is included in 2 bundles in the Steam Store.
| Image | Name | Apps | Packages | Price | Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | The Wizard and The Slug + OST | 2 | 2 | $7.18 | View |
| 2D Platformers | 6 | 6 | $15.70 | View |
Related Packages
The Wizard and The Slug is referenced by 2 packages in the Steam Store.
| Name | Price | Actions |
|---|---|---|
| The Wizard and The Slug - Commercial License | $9.99 | View |
| The Wizard and The Slug | $4.99 | View |
Frequently Asked Questions
Soures & References
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The Wizard and The Slug data has been sourced from:
- Valve Corporation. (2025, January 5). The Wizard and The Slug on Steam. Steam Store. https://store.steampowered.com/app/1271170
- Valve Corporation. (2025, January 5). The Wizard and The Slug. Steam Community Hub. https://steamcommunity.com/app/1271170
- Silkworm. (2023, July 8). The Wizard and The Slug. The Wizard and The Slug. https://silkwormgames.com/