Mandragora: Whispers of the Witch Tree is an upcoming side-scrolling Soulslike Metroidvania from Primal Game Studio and Knights. Set in a dark fantasy world it features intense melee, ranged and magic combat with a variety of fiends. Now, the studios behind it have revealed a brand new trailer at the Future Game Show Spring Showcase.
We recently previewed Mandragora here at LLC, of which we said:
There’s around six weeks until the full release of Mandragora: Whispers of the Witch Tree, and I can’t wait. The preview build I’ve been playing has such an addictive feel, with fluid platforming and satisfying combat, that I’m really looking forward to seeing what the other classes do, and finding out how the story will play out.
The new trailer shows off some of the key elements, including the six playable classes, each one of which features over 200 skill upgrades in their expansive talent trees – and you’ll need them to face off against 15 bosses and over a dozen mini-bosses, as you navigate Mandragora’s branching narrative, which was written by Brian Mitsoda, previously famous for Vampire: The Masquerade – Bloodlines.
Primal Game Studio is a Hungarian outfit made up of various industry veterans who have come together to make the biggest 2D Soulslike we’ve seen yet. As you can see from the trailer, Mandragora: Whispers of the Witch Tree is a stunning game, but it also plays incredibly well, with responsive, visceral combat and hundreds of weapon and armour combinations. It casts you as an Inquisitor sent out by the King-Priest to free the land from the grip of deadly witches and their monstrous minioons.
The trailer, below, also shows off the haunting original score, as composed by Christos Antoniou and performed by the FILMharmonic Orchestra of Prague. You can read our full preview here, or check out the official website for more information.
Mandragora: Whispers of the Witch Tree is set to release on April 17 2025 on PC, PS5, and Xbox.
