- Season 6 is now live - 1 June 2026
Hey there, fellow Catz! Ready for a new season? Let's go!Season 6: Gift of SimplicitySeason 6 is all about normal / special / rare items. The following bonuses are active during this season:Bosses drop an additional rare item and an additional special jewelry item (if hero level 10 or higher).Treasure rooms drop an additional normal item and an additional special item.Normal / special / rare items now have a randomized bonus power (scales with dungeon level). Note: This bonus is removed when crafting epic items.As in the last seasons, the overall difficulty is lower due to the strong bonuses. Just how strong do you think your Familiar will be if you give them four pieces of rare jewelry with a high bonus power roll? Have fun!Season 6 DatesStart: June 1, 2026End: August 16, 2026Season End RoutineWhat happens at the end of a season?Seasonal heroes move to the non-seasonal realm. This also…
- Season 5 is now live - 2 March 2026
Hey there, fellow Catz! Ready for a new season? Let's go!Season 5: Gift of the EpicsSeason 5 will be all about epic items. The following bonuses will be active during the next season:Bosses drop an additional tier 1 epic item.Greatly increased epic item drop chance (scales with dungeon level).Epic items now have a randomized bonus power (scales with dungeon level, higher for lower tiers).As in the last seasons, the overall difficulty is lower due to the strong bonuses. Have fun playing around with all kinds of epic items!"Gift of the Epics" Update (1.8.0) Mar '26*** General *** - Added seasonal contentFull ChangelogStay up to DateNever miss an update? Follow SimaGames here on Steam:https://store.steampowered.com/developer/simagames
- Season 4 ends soon - 8 February 2026
Hey there, fellow Catz. Ready for the usual seasonal dates update?Season DatesSeason 4 end: February 15, 2026Season 5 start: March 2, 2026Season End RoutineWhat happens at the end of a season?Seasonal heroes move to the non-seasonal realm. This also removes their seasonal tree and associated bonuses.Each season has its own shared stash. At the end of a season, the content of the seasonal shared stash will be moved to the regular shared stash.If the regular shared stash doesn't have enough space, excess seasonal items will expire. You may want to clean up your shared stashes before the end of a season (if you care about non-seasonal items).Stay up to DateNever miss an update? Follow SimaGames here on Steam: https://store.steampowered.com/developer/simagames
- Season 4 is now live - 1 December 2025
Hey there, fellow Catz! Ready for a new season? Let's go!Season 4: Gift of the JewelerSeason 4 will be all about gems and their casket. The following bonuses will be active during the next season:During season 4, gems can be found not only from bosses, but also in treasure rooms.The chance to find rare gems is greatly increased.Bosses drop additional dust (scales with dungeon level).Unsocketing gems is a lot cheaper.As in the last season, the overall difficulty is lower due to the strong bonuses. But it's fun to find items (or gems in this season) that you've never seen in many previous runs. Along with the season, a new version will also be released that enhances some gems."Gift of the Jeweler" Update (1.7.0) Dec '25*** Balance *** - Reduced required level for top tier gems from 80 to 70 - Level 70 gems: +6 base mind / int / vit, increased resistance(s) - Level 50 gems: +4 base mind /…
- Season 3 ends soon - 14 November 2025
Hey there, fellow Catz. Everyone enjoying the 'Gift of the Enchantress'? Cool!Today I want to share with you the information about when the current season ends and the next one begins. You still have a little time to improve your rankings in the seasonal leaderboard.Season DatesSeason 3 end: November 23, 2025Season 4 start: December 1, 2025Season End RoutineWhat happens at the end of a season?Seasonal heroes move to the non-seasonal realm. This also removes their seasonal tree and associated bonuses.Each season has its own shared stash. At the end of a season, the content of the seasonal shared stash will be moved to the regular shared stash.If the regular shared stash doesn't have enough space, excess seasonal items will expire. You may want to clean up your shared stashes before the end of a season (if you care about non-seasonal items).Stay up to DateNever miss an update? Follow Sima…
- ZpellCatz season 3 is now live - 12 September 2025
Hey there, fellow Catz! Ready for a new season? Let's go!Season 3: Gift of the EnchantressSeason 3 is the first (of many) seasons in ZpellCatz dedicated to a specific theme. ZpellCatz has many different systems that very few players have ever seen. It's time to change that! Season 3 will be all about enchantments and chaos enchantments.During season 3 all rare and epic items found are enchanted, chaos enchanted or both.This bonus does not apply to crafted rare / epic items or ones gambled from the merchant.However, enchantments and chaos enchantments stay when you upgrade or craft an item.During season 3, treasure rooms and boss rooms drop an additional rare item.In my test runs for the season, I found some truly interesting enchanted items. What can you expect from Season 3? The difficulty level will be a bit lower, the power progression is all over the place, but it's fun to find a re…
- Season 2 ends soon - 25 July 2025
Hey there, fellow Catz. I hope you have as much fun with the increased speed in season 2 as I do.Today I want to share with you the information about when the current season ends and the next one begins. You still have a little time to improve your rankings in the seasonal leaderboard.Season DatesSeason 2 end: August 24, 2025Season 3 start: September 12, 2025Season End RoutineWhat happens at the end of a season?Seasonal heroes move to the non-seasonal realm. This also removes their seasonal tree and associated bonuses.Each season has its own shared stash. At the end of a season, the content of the seasonal shared stash will be moved to the regular shared stash.If the regular shared stash doesn't have enough space, excess seasonal items will expire. You may want to clean up your shared stashes before the end of a season (if you care about non-seasonal items).Stay up to DateNever miss an…
- ZpellCatz "Time Distortion" Update (1.5.0) - 6 June 2025
Hey there, fellow Catz! One year ago, ZpellCatz was released - happy birthday! Let's celebrate together with version 1.5 and the start of a new season. Experimental: Time Distortion Compared to other (modern) ARPGs, it's noticeable that ZpellCatz plays a bit slower. That's generally okay, but I want to start a test in version 1.5 to see if a speed boost would benefit the game. Therefore, the general pace has been increased quite significantly for this version (and this season). Feel free to try it out and please let me know what you think of the change. Should we keep the new game speed or revert back to the original after the season? Less Grind, More Variety I enjoy unlocking new dungeons and bonuses in the Intermediate Realm. However, it sometimes feels very grindy to fight the same enemies and bosses over and over again before you're "allowed" to move on to the next dungeon. For this…
- Season 1 ends soon - 22 April 2025
Hey there, fellow Catz. I really enjoyed playing the first season of ZpellCatz. But every season comes to an end and the end of season 1 is just around the corner. Season Dates Season 1 end: May 18, 2025 Season 2 start: June 6, 2025 (a day after ZpellCatz' first birthday!) All info about the changes that come with season 2 and version 1.5 will be dropped at the start of the season. Season End Routine What happens at the end of a season? Seasonal heroes move to the non-seasonal realm. This also removes their seasonal tree and associated bonuses. Each season has its own shared stash. At the end of a season, the content of the seasonal shared stash will be moved to the regular shared stash. If the regular shared stash doesn't have enough space, excess seasonal items will expire. You may want to clean up your shared stashes before the end of a season (if you care about non-seasonal items).…
- "Seasons" Update (1.4.0) - 7 February 2025
Hey there, fellow Catz! Season 1 has started and with version 1.4 it brings a significantly better leveling experience in the Intermediate Realm. Seasons You can find everything about Seasons in ZpellCatz in the announcement from January. If you missed it, you can read it all here: Seasons are coming to ZpellCatz "Seasons" Update (1.4.0) February '25 *** New Features *** - Added a seer skill tree (level 45+) - Changed max level to 100, adjusted exp curve - Added seasons with seasonal tasks, a season skill tree and a leaderboard *** General *** - Slightly adjusted the position of some dungeon entrances *** Epic Items *** - 'Bite of the Hydra': Added dark to fire conversion - 'Storming Club': Now grants increased 'Shock Nova' range - 'Light': Increased all res - 'Mithril Garb': Increased defense - 'Leather of Havoc': Increased pierce all *** Intermediate Realm *** - Map: Moved 2 uber boss…
- Seasons are coming to ZpellCatz - 24 January 2025
Happy new year, fellow Catz! 2024 was a big year for SimaGames, especially with the release of ZpellCatz. Let's start 2025 right with an announcement: Seasons are coming to ZpellCatz. Seasons If you already play other ARPGs, you should be familiar with the concept of seasons (some games also call it ladder or cycle). Otherwise, here's a rough introduction: There's a new season every few months. Heroes that are created during a season usually receive some sort of temporary bonus and are allowed to compete for spots on a seasonal leaderboard. Some games also have thematic features that are only active during one season. In ZpellCatz we will have seasonal tasks, a season tree and a leaderboard. Newly created seasonal heroes can complete seasonal tasks. As a reward, they receive points for their season tree. The points can be used to unlock bonuses. There are three branches: More loot, addi…
- "Smooth Operator" Update (1.3.0) - 1 November 2024
Hey there, fellow Catz! A new version of ZpellCatz is available now that brings smooth collisions and many small improvements. Collision System Rework The old collision system had obvious weaknesses. Players were stuck on walls, bosses were blocked by Familiars, and melee enemies had difficulty attacking together without getting stuck. For the current version 1.3.0, I took the time to completely rework the collision system. This benefits both CPU-controlled enemies and familiars, who can now reach their goal more easily, as well as players, who can now slide smoothly past walls and objects instead of getting stuck. I tested the changes extensively. If you still notice any errors (especially related to collisions), please let me know via Discord or the ZpellCatz Steam Community. Quality of Life In addition, the new version brings many smaller adjustments that make playing more pleasant.…
- Patch Update (1.2.1) - 11 August 2024
Patch Update (1.2.1) August '24 *** Bugfixes *** - Fixed a bug where multiple gamepads of the same type were not detected (thanks for reporting!) - Fixed a warning positioning bug in the options menu *** Engine *** - Game engine update - Library updates
- ZpellCatz "Hunt for Epics" Update (1.2.0) - 26 July 2024
Hey there, fellow Catz! A new version of ZpellCatz is available now. Intermediate Realm Rewards I really like the Intermediate Realm in ZpellCatz. It's intended to be a fun grind experience, but it turned out a little bit too grindy in version 1.1.0 of ZpellCatz. That's why the third tier of rewards was changed from 10 dungeon clears to 7 dungeon clears. Since players now do fewer runs per Intermediate Realm dungeon and thus find fewer items and statues before entering the next more powerful ones, some clear rewards have been increased to compensate. Tier 3 Epic Smart Drops My level 51 Forest Shaman has found 9 copies of 'Guardian of Aeons' but didn't find a single 'Sapphire Rod' or 'Tundra Walker' yet. Random drops are part of every ARPG, but it feels a little bit frustrating to keep finding the same tier 3 epic items over and over again. To fix this, the tier 3 epic item smart drop sy…
- "Aim and Revival" Update (1.1.0) - 14 June 2024
Hey there, fellow Catz! A new version of ZpellCatz is available now. Aim Assistant It's sometimes hard to hit enemies with skills like 'Ice Missiles' or 'Fire Ball' in the recently released version 1.0.0. This update simplifies the aim assistant options menu. Also, skills that had trouble hitting enemies now have a minor shot pursuit effect when the aim assistant is activated. Finally, there was a bug that the aim assistant wasn't working for Familiars controlled by a player. This issue has been fixed! Shrine of Revival ZpellCatz was never designed to be a super hard souls-like game. I got feedback that the difficulty on normal / normal was way too high and that it's frustrating to re-run the whole dungeon when you die during a boss fight. That's why I developed a cool new feature: Shrines of Revival! The room directly in front of a boss now always contains a Shrine of Revival. If you d…
- ZpellCatz Release 1.0.0 - 5 June 2024
Hey there, fellow Catz. I'm super happy to announce that ZpellCatz is now available here on Steam! Guides & Info Probably the best idea is to play the game right now. But if you would like more information or are stuck somewhere, here are a few good sites: A guide for new players can be found on Steam (https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3248995139) or on the SimaGames homepage (https://www.simagames.com/games/zpellcatz-assets/guide-for-new-players.html) Don't know which epic items to craft / hunt for? Info on all epic items can be found here, sorted by tier: https://www.simagames.com/games/zpellcatz-assets/epics-t1.html, https://www.simagames.com/games/zpellcatz-assets/epics-t2.html, https://www.simagames.com/games/zpellcatz-assets/epics-t3.html Want to chat with other players, give feedback or report a bug? Discord (https://discord.gg/D6CkrUu) and the Steam communit…
- Release Date Announcement - 17 April 2024
Hey there, fellow Catz! Exciting news today. ZpellCatz now has a release date and we're transitioning from closed beta to open beta. Release Date Announcement ZpellCatz will be released on June 5, 2024 here on Steam. Join the Open Beta The closed beta of ZpellCatz ends today, but we are smoothly transitioning into open beta. A big thank you to everyone who participated in the closed beta and provided feedback. You have helped ZpellCatz become a lot better. The open beta starts today and will end a few days before release. Everyone is invited to take part in the beta test via Steam Playtest, so check it out and please give feedback. Want to join the open beta? Visit ZpellCatz' Steam page and click "Request Access". Check out this screenshot: Stay up to Date Never miss an update? Follow & wishlist ZpellCatz here on Steam: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1447700/ZpellCatz/
- ZpellCatz "The Look" Update (0.101.3) - 13 April 2024
Hey there, fellow Catz! A new version of the ZpellCatz closed beta is available now. This version features a UI overhaul, a new tailor NPC and lots of balance changes. As with any new beta version, more players are invited. So, check your e-mails / Steam client if you've registered for access. Also, there'll be an exciting announcement regarding ZpellCatz next week. Stay tuned! New Features The UI and especially the menus needed some polish. Nearly every UI screen has been updated in the version and I really like the new style. Have a look at the updated skill and inventory screens: A new NPC joined the Greencat Village: Halge, the tailor. Halge offers a service to change the appearance of cat heroes. And the best part? The service is free of charge! So change your look as often as you want to. This version also feature a ton of balance changes. As I've added more and more late game con…
- ZpellCatz "Sharing is Caring" Update (0.100.0) - 5 January 2024
Happy new year, fellow Catz! 2024 starts with a lot of new features for ZpellCatz: Highscore, (shared) stash, new game modes and lots of minor changes. In addition, the demo / prologue has been updated so that Familiars and local multiplayer are now available there. As with any new beta version, more players are invited. So, check your e-mails / Steam client if you've registered for access. New Features A stash has been added to the Market Hall. It has 6 pages, 2 personal ones (per cat hero) and 4 shared ones. The shared pages are, well, shared amongst all heroes, allowing you to give items from one cat to another. Each page has 30 item slots, so you now have enough space to store every tier 1 and tier 2 epic item (if you want to do that for whatever reason :-D ). One of the features that I always enjoyed while playing Legends of Pixelia is now also available in ZpellCatz: Highscores! T…
- ZpellCatz "Very Familiar" Update (0.99.0) - 18 November 2023
Hey there, fellow Catz! Familiars got some love in this new version of the ZpellCatz closed beta and local multiplayer is finally here. As with any new beta version, more players are invited. So, check your e-mails / Steam client if you've registered for access. New Features Local multiplayer is here! Connect a gamepad / joystick and enjoy playing together with your friends and family. Familiars have been rebalanced, slightly shifting power from the cat hero to the Familiar with this update. They are no longer pure sources of passive stats through their talents. Also, the talents now provide a higher bonus to the Familiar and a smaller one to the cat hero. Lets see if talent choice will be more interesting now. Requesting Beta Access Want to join the closed beta? Visit ZpellCatz' Steam page and click "Request Access". Check out this screenshot: "Very Familiar" Update (0.99.0) November '…
