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The Magus Circle Characters: Mages and NPCs
Quick answer
Steam currently lists six playable mages. The official store describes their individual skill trees and abilities. A count is not a complete named roster, and this wiki has not tested all six characters’ unlock conditions or rankings.
Documented names and source boundaries
| Name | What the source establishes | What it does not establish |
|---|---|---|
| Milk | First player character in the developer’s concept portfolio; referenced in released hotfixes | Current full skill values or every story outcome |
| Matcha | Portfolio lists a playable character; hotfixes mention her unlock and scenes | Complete acquisition steps |
| Anchan | Portfolio lists a playable character; released hotfixes reference her ability or scene | Complete acquisition steps |
| The Gambler / Sandra | Named mansion NPCs in concept material | Current reward amounts or every interaction |
| Curio | Developer’s 1.0.6 note reports a trading-exploit fix | A complete trade catalogue or proof of a playable-mage role |
The developer portfolio still contains pre-release wording and concept art. Its Milk biography is fictional lore, not a historical biography. We retain those names with their source attribution rather than assuming every design detail shipped unchanged.
The studio behind the characters
The people who made the game are documented on the studio’s own About page, checked October 24, 2026. By Witchlight describes itself as “a group of artists, sound designers, coders, writers, and game developers”, and lists six members:
| Name | Role |
|---|---|
| Kevin R. | Co-Founder & Director, Lead Programmer |
| Dayuun L. | Co-Founder & Art Director |
| Sean P. | Sound & Music Director |
| Cindy L. | Artist & Animator |
| Annamaria K. | Coder |
| Nethra F. | Marketing & Voice Actor |
That roster is worth reading next to the character list above. The studio is small enough that the people who draw the game, compose its music and voice its characters are the same people who write its code — and one of them is credited for marketing and voice acting, which lines up with the studio publishing its own release vlogs on the official YouTube channel.
Note that the About page and the developer’s concept portfolio name the same people with slightly different credit lists: the portfolio credits Kevin as Producer, Dayuun as Art Director and Sean as Sound Director, and adds a writer credit that the About page does not list. Both pages are dated pre-release documents in places, so treat the role wording as approximate — the team itself is not in doubt.
What the released announcements add
The official Steam news API, checked October 6, includes developer hotfix notes with useful clues:
- 1.0.3: a fix involving enforced Milk selection until the Matcha unlock.
- 1.0.6: a fix for Bunny Form interrupting Milk’s level-up and a tarot display issue in character selection.
- Update plans: tarot, potions and scribing were named as meta-progression systems needing clearer presentation.
These are developer-reported fixes, not this wiki’s tested walkthrough. A mention of an unlock does not tell us the complete trigger; a tarot display fix does not establish a one-card-per-mage acquisition rule.
Before following an unlock guide
Check that the guide shows the current build, the exact character name, the requirement displayed in the game and the resulting unlocked selection. Do not treat a concept-art screenshot, drink-like name or patch-note reference alone as proof of a complete route.
If selection behaves unexpectedly, update the game and compare your symptom with the relevant hotfix notes. Do not reset a save or spend rare resources based on an unverified unlock instruction.
What to read next
How to play covers current official input assistance. The upgrade guide explains published totals without inventing character builds. No character tier list or ending matrix is claimed here.
Sources and update note
October 24, 2026: added the studio’s own team roster from its About page, and noted where that page and the concept portfolio credit the same people differently. No change to the character roster itself: Milk, Matcha and Anchan remain the only sourced names, and no unlock path has been verified.
October 6, 2026: checked current Steam features, the developer’s concept portfolio and selected official post-launch announcements. The portfolio reader was marked as crawled last week, not a client test. Removed the false real-person inference, the obsolete claim that Steam gives no mage count, and the obsolete suggestion that tarot appears only in a player comment. Full roster, unlock steps, build values and endings remain untested in-client.
Frequently asked questions
How many playable characters are in The Magus Circle?
The current Steam store lists six mages with their own skill trees and abilities, checked October 6, 2026. This wiki has not independently tested every mage or unlock path.
Who is Milk?
The developer's concept portfolio labels Milk the first player character and gives her a Renaissance-Italy alchemist backstory. That is fictional character lore, not evidence that Milk was a real historical person or that all concept details remain unchanged.
Who else is documented?
The developer portfolio names Matcha and Anchan as playable characters. Released hotfix notes also reference them, but do not supply a complete roster or all unlock requirements.
Which mansion NPCs are documented?
The concept portfolio names The Gambler and Sandra as NPCs. The 1.0.6 hotfix mentions a Curio trading exploit. These sources do not establish that those are every NPC or provide tested rewards.
How do I unlock each mage?
A complete current unlock sequence is not verified by this wiki. The 1.0.3 note mentions a fix involving Milk and the Matcha unlock, but that is not a step-by-step acquisition guide.
Is the tarot system confirmed?
Developer update plans mention tarot as meta-progression, and 1.0.6 notes a tarot display fix in character selection. This confirms a system reference, not the player claim that each character requires a particular card.
Related pages
Sources
This page was compiled from the sources listed in our content evidence trail (refs: S6, S7, S1, S4, S8). Official material — the Steam store page and the developer's own site — takes priority; hands-on press coverage and aggregated player reviews of the February 2026 demo are used where official detail does not exist, and are labelled as such.
Unofficial fan site. Not affiliated with By Witchlight. Content last verified October 24, 2026.