The Magister

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App ID	1304770
App Type	Game
Developer	Nerdook Productions
Publisher	Digerati
Franchise	Digerati, Nerdook
Supported Systems	Windows
Technologies	GameMaker Engine
Last Changenumber	29684948
Last Record Update	21 June 2025 – 19:16:36 UTC ()
Release Date	2 September 2021 – 16:03:41 UTC ()

❓ 82.11%

132 reviews

In-Game

The Magister is a murder-mystery card-battler RPG. Build and customise your deck to fight in battles, or use ‘Tactical Diplomacy’ to pacify those who stand in your way. Gather clues and discover motives as you investigate the death of your predecessor and unmask the guilty culprit.

Additional Information

Developer

Nerdook Productions

controller_support

partial

community_visible_stats

Yes

ReleaseState

released

Publisher

Digerati

Store Release Date

2 September 2021 – 16:03:49 UTC ()

osarch

empty string

community_hub_visible

Yes

Social Media

https://discord.gg/H5JzQ8CfPC
https://x.com/nerdook
https://www.youtube.com/digeratidistribution/

Primary Genre

RPG (3)

Store Genres

Action (1), Adventure (25), Indie (23), RPG (3)

Steam Release Date

2 September 2021 – 16:03:41 UTC ()

Store Asset Modification Time

5 September 2022 – 23:38:27 UTC () (1662421107)

library_assets

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library_hero	en
library_logo	en
logo_position ↴
pinned_position	BottomLeft
width_pct	100
height_pct	100

osextended

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review_score

review_percentage

Detected Technologies (?)

GameMaker Engine

Steam Deck Compatibility

Steam Deck:
Some functionality is not accessible when using the default controller configuration, requiring use of the touchscreen or virtual keyboard, or a community configuration
This game sometimes shows mouse, keyboard, or non-Steam-Deck controller icons
Some in-game text is small and may be difficult to read
This game supports Steam Deck's native display resolution but does not set it by default and may require you to configure the display resolution manually
This game's default graphics configuration performs well on Steam Deck
SteamOS:
This game runs successfully on SteamOS
Note: Some functionality is not accessible when using the default controller configuration, requiring use of the touchscreen or virtual keyboard, or a community configuration
category: Playable
steamos_compatibility: Compatible
test_timestamp: 17 September 2022 – 00:00:00 UTC
tested_build_id: 7952864

configuration:

supported_input	gamepad
requires_manual_keyboard_invoke	0
requires_non_controller_launcher_nav	0
primary_player_is_controller_slot_0	0
non_deck_display_glyphs	1
small_text	1
requires_internet_for_setup	0
requires_internet_for_singleplayer	0
recommended_runtime	proton-stable
requires_h264	0
requires_voice_files	0
gamescope_frame_limiter_not_supported	1
hdr_support	0

First seen on SteamDB

24 April 2020 – 14:25:20 UTC (), in changelist #8271922

Supported Languages

1 Languages	Interface	Full Audio	Subtitles
English	Yes		Yes

Hardware Categories

Partial Controller Support

Assets

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logo

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logo_small

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small_capsule

english

capsule_231x87.jpg

header_image

english

header.jpg

library_assets_full

library_capsule ↴
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image2x/english	library_600x900_2x.jpg
library_hero ↴
image/english	library_hero.jpg
image2x/english	library_hero_2x.jpg
library_logo ↴
image/english	logo.png
logo_position/pinned_position	BottomLeft
logo_position/width_pct	100
logo_position/height_pct	100

Assets

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header	header.jpg
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page_background_path	app/1304770
raw_page_background	page_bg_raw.jpg
timestamp	5 September 2022 – 23:47:09 UTC

Trailers

256848678 ↴
trailer_name	The Magister \| Release Date Trailer
trailer_category	0
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trailer_480p/video/mp4	256848678/movie480.mp4
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trailer_max/video/mp4	256848678/movie_max.mp4
microtrailer/video/webm	1304770/395992/6ee0bcea6a55bb8ebed45f1be7d29c39dc3267b0/1751218713/microtrailer.webm
microtrailer/video/mp4	1304770/395992/6ee0bcea6a55bb8ebed45f1be7d29c39dc3267b0/1751218713/microtrailer.mp4
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screenshot_full	256848678/movie_full.jpg
trailer_base_id	395992
all_ages	true
is_highlight	true
timestamp	1662421624
256848658 ↴
trailer_name	The Magister \| Announcement Trailer
trailer_category	0
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microtrailer/video/webm	1304770/395969/95d6f581d925d9ade2126d78c7db79f51226505d/1751218712/microtrailer.webm
microtrailer/video/mp4	1304770/395969/95d6f581d925d9ade2126d78c7db79f51226505d/1751218712/microtrailer.mp4
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screenshot_full	256848658/movie_full.jpg
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all_ages	true
is_highlight	true
timestamp	1662421628

Depots

ID	Configuration	Size	DL.
228990	Windows Shared InstallDepot from 228980DirectX Jun 2010 Redist	No size
1304771	Windows The Magister Content	396.51 MiB	331.31 MiB
1304772	UnusedThe Magister Dev-build	No size
1304773	UnusedThe Magister Demo	No size

Total size on disk is 396.51 MiB and total download size is 331.31 MiB.

Branches

Name	Description	Build ID	Time Updated
public		9548586	19 September 2022 – 23:25:06 UTC

The Magister

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