Witchfire is coming to early access on September 20.
Witchfire is coming to early access on September 20.
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Dark fantasy shooter Witchfire debuts on September 20 in early access

The Astronauts announced that Witchfire, a dark fantasy shooter, will debut in early access on September 20.

The company unveiled the news in a new gameplay trailer that debuted at the Summer Game Fest. The rogue-lite title comes from the creators of Painkiller, Bulletstorm, and The Vanishing of Ethan Carter.

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Dean Takahashi is editorial director for GamesBeat. He has been a tech journalist since 1988, and he has covered games as a beat since 1996. He was lead writer for GamesBeat at VentureBeat from 2008 to April 2025. Prior to that, he wrote for the San Jose Mercury News, the Red Herring, the Wall Street Journal, the Los Angeles Times, and the Dallas Times-Herald. He is the author of two books, "Opening the Xbox" and "The Xbox 360 Uncloaked." He organizes the annual GamesBeat Next, GamesBeat Summit and GamesBeat Insider Series: Hollywood and Games conferences and is a frequent speaker at gaming and tech events. He lives in the San Francisco Bay Area.