Ender Magnolia: Bloom in the Mist
84
★ /10
Nintendo Switch, 
PC, 
PS4, 
PS5, 
Xbox One, 
Xbox Series X/S
Where to buy
Ender Magnolia: Bloom in the Mist is a 2025 Metroidvania developed by Adglobe and Live Wire and published by Binary Haze Interactive, released January 22, 2025 for PC, Switch, PlayStation 4/5, and Xbox after a year in Early Access. Built on Unreal Engine 5, it holds Metacritic scores in the mid-80s — outreviewing its predecessor — and sits at “Overwhelmingly Positive” on Steam, with community threads calling it a Metroidvania-of-the-year pick within weeks of launch.
It’s the direct successor to Ender Lilies: Quietus of the Knights, set in the same world generations on — trading the original’s rain-soaked ruins for the smog of an industrial magic-science kingdom.
Technical Specifications
| Attribute | Details |
|---|---|
| Developers | Adglobe · Live Wire |
| Publisher | Binary Haze Interactive |
| Composer | Mili |
| Engine | Unreal Engine 5 |
| Early Access | March 25, 2024 |
| Full Release | January 22, 2025 (PC, Switch, PS4/PS5, Xbox) |
| Metacritic | Mid-80s (by platform) · Steam “Overwhelmingly Positive” |
| Genre | Metroidvania, dark fantasy |
| Mode(s) | Single-player |
Lilac and the Homunculi
In the Land of Fumes — a kingdom built on artificial beings called Homunculi, now driven berserk by toxic mist — the young “Attuner” Lilac wakes with no memory beside a masked Homunculus guardian. The structure mirrors the original’s heart: Lilac herself doesn’t fight, but purifies corrupted Homunculi whose spirits become her arsenal — now with each spirit mapped to its own button for a faster, more action-forward flow than Lily’s loadout-swapping, one of the sequel’s most-praised refinements.
Reception
Game Informer’s review title — “hitting harder than before” — summarized the consensus: better combat feel, richer traversal, stronger quality-of-life (generous fast travel, clear quest tracking), and another standout Mili score, with the familiar caveats of moderate difficulty and a story that echoes its predecessor’s beats. Both critics and the Steam audience rated it above the original — a rare Metroidvania sequel that improved on a beloved formula without alienating the players who loved the first.
Where to Play It Today
Ender Magnolia is on Steam, Switch, PlayStation, and Xbox, already appearing in seasonal sales, with physical Switch and PlayStation editions in circulation. Playing Ender Lilies first isn’t required, but the returning threads land harder with it behind you.
