Aard and Wyzz: The rise of minions

Aard and Wyzz: The rise of minions

Curious Imp · July 15, 2024 · Indie, Local Multiplayer, Co-op, Local Co-Op, Casual

Aard and Wyzz: The rise of minions is free to play — no purchase needed. We track it so you know if that ever changes.

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About Aard and Wyzz: The rise of minions

Aard and Wyzz: The rise of minions is a local cooperative action-adventure video game where two players will take on the role of the boss Ardwiz, a tyrant wizard recently divided in two after the unexpected rebellion of his minions, with a lot of extra hours in his body. These two mages will have to work together, using their magical abilities and strength, as well as merging at certain times to enhance their skills and defeat the senior staff of the office.

  • Aard will be the melee and dynamic movement specialist.
  • Wyzz will dominate ranged combat through his magic orb.

Through real-time combat, they will have to use their skills to defeat the enemies and bosses of each department, where strategy and cooperation will be the key to victory.

This local co-op takes place in a magical office tower, making a satire of the classic figure of the all-powerful magician and the corporate power figures of today's world.

At some stages of the game, players will be able to briefly merge into the all-powerful wizard Ardwiz, winner of the best boss award for 200 consecutive years (voted by himself) and professional minion exploiter. The player controlling Aard will be in charge of movement, while the player controlling Wyzz will dominate the ranged attack.

Aard and Wyzz: The rise of minions — game info

Platforms
Windows
Steam Deck
Playable
Player modes
Co-op, Split screen
Controller
Partial controller support
PC Game Pass
Not included
More games like this:Split-screen games

What Steam players say

Recent verbatim reviews from Steam — separate from playze.io community reviews below.

Recommended Jul 28, 2024
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8 found this helpful
Recommended Mar 30, 2025
Short, but quite fun little coop-game. :)
3 found this helpful
Recommended Jun 3, 2025
Amazing 15-20 minute game. I was angry it ended.
2 found this helpful
Recommended May 31, 2025
Great game, would be even better if it had more content!
2 found this helpful
Not recommended Nov 10, 2024
"Aard and Wyzz: The rise of minions" is not really a game, it's a demo/advertisement for an as-yet unreleased 2.5D/iso shooter/puzzle game with lightweight RPG elements, but it's not appropriate to talk about the product that this is advertising, because this is not that product (and that product may never even be made). This has some really mediocre looking graphics that will understandably be a turn off for a lot of gamers, and it's a big contributor to the failure of the game to attract gamers despite having no up-front cost. Gaming is a primarly visual medium, and if developers want to succeed, they must understand that it's not an area for compromise. You deserve better than compromises. Insultingly, the developer insists that you should play this with a console peasant children's toy gamepad instead of KB+M. Developers should try to be aware which platform they're designing games for. It's the responsibility of the developer to ensure the game runs well on the platform they're selling it on, with the primary peripherals that PC gamers use. This is only free in the same way that adverts on Youtube and banner ads in your browser are. This is a game demo that's been dum…
2 found this helpful
Not recommended Sep 19, 2026
that's it? what

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