Hocus Pocus

1994 Apogee Software75Good

Playtime

ShortTypically 6 hours

Playable on

Available on

Steam
$4.99

Game modes

Single player

Details

Launch: June 1, 1994
Developer: Moonlite Software
Publisher: Apogee Software
Themes: Action
Fantasy
Genres: Platform
Adventure

Overview

Terexin, leader of the Council of Wizards, is sending the young sorcerer, Hocus, on a special mission to prove his worthiness.

Players83

Great

Steam83from 145 reviews

It’s 1994. Your parents banned Duke Nukem and Leisure Suit Larry for violence and crude content, handing you a floppy disk with a cartoon wizard instead. Apogee’s Hocus Pocus was the ultimate parent-approved consolation prize, and it turned out to be an absolute blast. The moment that Apogee logo faded from your CRT monitor, your Sound Blaster card...

This is a game I played a few times as a kid. I randomly thought of it one day and checked to see if it was on Steam; I bought it and it gave me a nice bit of nostalgia for the weekend. This isn't a game that will be at the top of most people's list. Even for me, it is not the most amazing game I have played. It's a short game you can play that won't...