time. Reception An early incomplete version of Magicka was named Game of the Year 08 at the Swedish Game Awards 2008. Magicka received "mixed or average" reviews, according to review aggregator Metacritic. On release the game suffered criticism for its many bugs, crashes and glitches along with lag and connectivity issues with multiplayer which forced the developers to release a number of patches to try and address these issues. Reviewers noted the game was best when played in coop as opposed to solo play. The game received praise for its humour and quirkiness. Eurogamer gave the game 8/10 and noted that "It's hugely disappointing that this astounding game should be so crapulent at launch; it has the best magic system we've experienced, Pratchett-esque wit and immense variety." PC Gamer gave the game a 69/100 stating that without the serious connectivity issues and crashes at launch that the game "...could have been game of the year material!" , the game has sold 1.3 million copies worldwide; over 4 million expansion packs have been sold, with Magicka: Vietnam having reached over 500,000 sales. Sales It sold over 200,000 copies in its first 17 days on sale. It had sold 1.3 million copies and 4 million DLC packs , making it one of the most successful games published by Paradox Interactive and was credited with a 250% rise in profits for Paradox during 2012. , it has sold 2.8 million copies on Steam. Legacy A follow-up game for iOS and Android called Magicka: Wizards of the Square Tablet was developed by Ludosity Interactive and released by Paradox Interactive on March 28, 2013. The game had a Metacritic rating of 88% based on 9 critic reviews. In October 2018, the game was pulled from sale and support for it ceased in December due to it being incompatible with the General Data Protection Regulation. A novel written by Dan McGirt and published by Paradox Interactive called Magicka: The Ninth Element was released on November 7, 2013. Magicka: Wizard Wars was a free-to-play multiplayer online battle arena game developed by Paradox North and released by Paradox Interactive on May 27, 2014. It was closed July 21, 2016 due to a small player base and the large cost of running the servers. A sequel, Magicka 2, was announced on June 9, 2014. It was developed by Pieces Interactive, the developers of some of the downloadable content for