Engaging story, quests and characters
Mentioned in ~1 in 2 positive reviews
“Quests are honestly very creative, and some resolutions of them made me smile.”
Steam review · 9 h played ↗
Songs of Glimmerwick
Worth buying? What 166 Steam reviews say.Worth buying? Here’s what 166 Steam reviews actually say.
Very Positive · 92%Very Positive · 92%Eastshade Studios2026Life Sim · Farming Sim · RPG
$24.99
Open on Steam ↗US Steam price, checked 5 h ago
The verdict
A gorgeous, fully voiced musical-magic school cozy RPG with light farming and a stress-free clock. Skip it if you want deep farming or relationships, or if clunky inventory and thin content would bother you.
Great for
Cozy-game fans who want story, music, voice acting and a magic-school vibe without time pressure
Main risk
Clunky inventory/UI and thin, repetitive content may bore you or fall short of a school or farming sim
What players love
Gorgeous storybook art style
Mentioned in ~1 in 2 positive reviews
“The art direction is gorgeous and the whole game looks like a pop-up fairytale storybook brought to life”
Steam review · 37.5 h played ↗
Beautiful music and fun rhythm minigames
Mentioned in ~1 in 2 positive reviews
“you got to play guitar-hero-like rythm game to unlock new spells, once done - spell could be cast immediatelly”
Steam review · 38 h played ↗
Cozy, charming atmosphere with Hogwarts vibes
Mentioned in ~2 in 5 positive reviews
“it's basically a whimsical Hogwarts plus a chill version of Stardew Valley”
Steam review · 32.5 h played ↗
Excellent full voice acting
Mentioned in ~1 in 4 positive reviews
“The best voice acting I've ever encountered in a game.”
Steam review · 5.7 h played ↗
Stress-free time system
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 positive reviews
“There is really no time/schedule stress”
Steam review · 4 h played ↗
What players complain about
Too little to do, boring and repetitive
Mentioned in ~1 in 2 negative reviews
“very little to do. I find myself ending days early just to move on. It's boring.”
Steam review · 4.4 h played ↗
Clunky inventory and missing UI/QoL
Mentioned in ~2 in 5 negative reviews
“this game didn't have any sorting and autofill function not direct hotkey to basic thing like bag”
Steam review · 8.4 h played ↗
Few classes, not the school sim expected
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 negative reviews
“it just seems crazy that a game about a magical school would have so few classes”
Steam review · 1.1 h played ↗
Unclear quests and soft-lock risk
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 negative reviews
“Pretty sure I got soft locked out of probably a third of the game's content”
Steam review · 22.9 h played ↗
Bugs and crashes
Mentioned in ~1 in 8 negative reviews
“I've had 5 BSOD crashes so far with 28 hours in.”
Steam review · 31.4 h played ↗
Long travel with no fast travel
Mentioned in ~1 in 16 negative reviews
“There needs to be fast travel implemented or a broom that you can ride”
Steam review · 6.2 h played ↗
Since the last analysis (Oct 9)
- New complaintBugs and crashes (#5)
- New complaintLong travel with no fast travel (#6)
- Complaint goneRhythm minigame frustrating or miscalibrated
- Complaint goneController pop-up bug forces restart
- Praise movedEngaging story, quests and characters: #2 → #1
- Praise movedGorgeous storybook art style: #1 → #2
- Praise movedBeautiful music and fun rhythm minigames: #5 → #3
- Praise movedCozy, charming atmosphere with Hogwarts vibes: #3 → #4
System requirements
From the Steam store page
Steam Deck: PlayableController support5 GB
Minimum
OSWindows 7 64bit
ProcessorDual-core processor (Intel Dual Core 2.0 GHz or AMD Athlon X2 5200+ 2.6 GHz)
Memory6 GB RAM
GraphicsGeforce 9600 GS, Radeon HD4000, Shader Model 3.0, 512 MB
Storage5 GB available space
OSWindows 7 64bit
ProcessorDual-core processor (Intel Dual Core 2.0 GHz or AMD Athlon X2 5200+ 2.6 GHz)
Memory6 GB RAM
GraphicsGeforce 9600 GS, Radeon HD4000, Shader Model 3.0, 512 MB
Storage5 GB available space
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