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Mr. Sparkle's Nightmare

Also known as Mr. Sparkle's Nightmare, mr sparkles nightmare, mr-sparkles-nightmare

Mr. Sparkle’s tale has gone wrong. To escape the nightmare, you must combine runes to craft your own spells and survive relentless bullet-hell chaos.

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31 May 2026

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AnnouncementPublished 21 May 2026

Visual and difficulty update

In preperation for the Steam Next fest the demo has seen an update to the visuals to make it easier for players to see enemies, bullets and traps. The demo has also been rebalanced a bit to make players see a bit more c…

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March 2026
Welcome to the NightmareIntroducing Mr. Sparkle’s Nightmare; a fast, dark, skill-based take on spellcrafting and bullet hell combat! The spell crafting mechanic is at the core of the game, giving players near limitless freedom to combine runes…Announcement2 changesGameplay27 Mar 2026
August 2025
Mini-bosses, Healing & SellingHi everybody, here's a new update to the demo of Whiskers and Wizardry as I look to make the demo as polished as possible for the Steam Next Fest in October. Check it out! New Mini-bosses to face: 2 new mini-bosses join…Event8 changesFixGameplay20 Aug 2025
Pits of Lushwood - Update 0.7.0.7Demo Hotfix update 0.7.0.7 is now live! The demo has been hotfixed of bugs, and a new terrain piece has been added; Pits. Push ground enemies into them to eliminate them, but be careful not to fall in yourself!Announcementv0.7.02 changesFixGameplay07 Aug 2025
Major Demo OverhaulI'm happy to announce that the demo now finally has been updated with the big graphics and game design overhaul, that I've been working intensely on for the past 4-5 months. Steam post image After a lot of great feedbac…Event2 changesGameplay01 Aug 2025
March 2025
Challenge Design Revised!The demo has seen an update, where the design philosophy of the challenges has seen some severe changes. This means: Each room is now hand crafted with care, for a more engaging experience, which makes each room feel li…Announcement4 changesGameplayBalance26 Mar 2025
February 2025
Playing around Lushwood ForestJoin me when playing Whiskers and Wizardry!Announcement21 Feb 2025
Story, HUD and Baltic Steam EventDemo 0.6.0.0 is here! The demo includes The story is told through a cinematic in the beginning of the game You can now select to play the cinematic and/or the tutorial again after the first playthrough The magic sequenc…Event2 changesUI/audio21 Feb 2025
January 2025
Demo Hotfix 0.5.0.1Just updated the demo with a quick little hotfix adressing: Adding option for fullscreen windowed mode Letting the game run in background while loading. This should help players opening the game and browsing Steam while…Announcementv0.5.02 changesFixGameplay31 Jan 2025
Corrupted Runes have entered the Mr. Sparkle's Nightmare demo!Today the demo version 0.5.0.0 is out - and it's a good one! I've had a lot of feedback from testers this past week and two of the major points were: The demo is a bit too easy, which means there's an issue with experie…Event10 changesFixGameplay30 Jan 2025
Demo v 0.4.2.0 LiveDemo Patch 0.4.2.0 is now live! This is a smaller patch, but it includes some important hotfixes and QOL changes: Increased health on enemies at certain levels/difficulties. Made the curve a bit steeper to make it a bit…Announcementv0.4.29 changesFixBalance28 Jan 2025
Hotfix Demo 0.4.0.2I've just updated the demo with a small patch addressing some small issues I found when players were playing: Added proper control icons/names where appropriate when playing with controllers. Enhanced the auto aim sligh…Announcementv0.4.04 changesGameplay24 Jan 2025

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