Survivors-like Games

Wielders of the Essence is a 2D survivors-like (bullet heaven) game on Steam by Lavapotion. Wielders of the Essence is single-player only, according to its Steam store page. Wielders of the Essence costs $5.39 and 93% of its 434 Steam reviews are positive.

Popularity62.7
Players, 7-day average544
Steam reviews434
Positive93%
Price$5.39
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What is Wielders of the Essence?

Steam users tag Wielders of the Essence as top-down and pixel-art, with a fantasy setting. Beyond the usual waves of enemies and level-up choices, its tags point to base building, hack-and-slash combat and loot. Wielders of the Essence has a free demo on Steam and lists 9 supported languages.

Single-player horde survival with a touch of incremental base building. Cast spells, command troops, and take your town from puddle to paradise. Eight-minute runs. Eight hours to complete.

Does Wielders of the Essence have co-op?

No. Wielders of the Essence is listed on Steam as single-player only. For similar games you can play with friends, see co-op survivors-like games or games like Wielders of the Essence.

How popular is Wielders of the Essence?

Wielders of the Essence has a popularity score of 62.7 out of 100, with an average of 544 players in game over the last week and 434 Steam reviews. The score is not a measure of sales; see the methodology.

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Steam tags: Bullet Heaven, Base Building, Incremental, Resource Management, Action Roguelike, Pixel Graphics, Hack and Slash, Loot, Top-Down, 2.5D.

Co-opSingle-player
2D or 3D2D
Price$5.39 (10% off)
Steam reviews93% positive of 434
ReleaseNov 5, 2026
Steam DeckVerified
PlatformsWindows, macOS
DeveloperLavapotion
PublisherLavapotion, Coffee Stain Publishing
DemoAvailable on Steam

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