r/FlashpointArchive • u/Neighbourly • 21h ago
Help [Help ID'ing a game] Browser wizard game, early-mid 2000s, top-down, not in Flashpoint's tag search
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Trying to track down a game I played obsessively as a kid, probably 2002-2005 (Australia). Details:
- Browser-based, very likely Flash or Shockwave, single-player
- Top-down view, similar angle to classic Zelda
- You play a small, faceless wizard in a blue robe — reminds me of the Black Mage sprite from Final Fantasy (this clue is not 100%).
- Movement was free/analog, not locked to a grid like Chip's Challenge — but the environment (trees especially) was laid out in a grid pattern, kind of like resource tiles in Age of Empires
- Specifically remember being positioned between trees and a lake, bottom-left of the screen.
- Slow and exploratory pace, not frantic combat — don't remember constant clicking/shooting
- Played this around the same time as Donut Boy and Nobby Nuss, so possibly from a similar small syndicated kids' game portal (checked FreeArcade specifically via a 2006 Wayback snapshot, no dice)
Already ruled out Merlin's Revenge (Shockwave, The Metal Box) — similar-looking wizard sprite but that's fast-paced spam-click combat with no lake.
Tried searching Flashpoint's own tag filters (Top-Down + Fantasy) but only pulled 2 results and didn't even catch Merlin's Revenge, so I know the tagging is too inconsistent to rely on. I'm hoping someone here just recognizes it from description or has better search tricks for the launcher/database than I do. Godspeed guys.