Birth, Life, and Death. Perfect harmony. Or so they say.

"The Fourth Archmage" is a short JRPG in which three adventurers search for an enigmatic figure said to have the power to bring snowstorms and frigid weather, discovering the true history of the theocratic Archmages that run their society and taking the future of the land into their own hands.

This game was especially made for the University of St. Andrews Game Jam 2026, with the theme of "Seasons".

1.0 is the version initially submitted, 1.1 contains several minor bug fixes to improve the experience. 1.1 is the recommended experience for all purposes. Sans an urgent situation (e.g. an unknown seizure hazard) there are no plans for future patches.

 
1.1 patch notes:

- Fixed an issue where the first room of the second dungeon rendered incorrectly.

- Fixed an issue where encounters from the first dungeon triggered in the second.

- Fixed an issue where the checkpoint system never triggered.

- Fixed an issue where some residual information could carry between encounters.

- Fixed an issue where the hint to solve a certain puzzle did not appear.

- Fixed an issue with one of the first boss's attacks.

- Fixed an issue where Magic Barrage's targeting displayed incorrectly.

- Fixed some discrepancies between room collision and room appearance in the second dungeon.

- Slightly altered one line of dialogue.

WONTFIX: When using Heavy Blow, Cross Slash, or Throwing Knife on enemy shields, energy is not depleted and Heavy Blow remains unresolved. This was recognised during development as a convenient anti-frustration feature and has been left in as a result.