Witchfire early access gets its first major title update: New classes, boss fights, weapons, and more

Early access first-person shooter from developer The Astronauts, Witchfire, recently got its first major title update. Dubbed the Ghost Galleon update, the new patch brings a host of additions including new classes, weapons, boss fights, balance changes, as well as a plethora of bug fixes for the game, bringing it closer to its final release version.

With the Ghost Galleon update, developer The Astronauts aims to give players more options when it comes to their playstyle and choice of weapons. The biggest new highlight of the update is easily the new classes added to the game, which provide a well-needed variety to Witchfire's combat system.

Here's everything you need to know about Witchfire's latest title update, the new classes, the Calamity event, and more.

The update also brings some careful redesigns of the game's level progression and Calamity systems, based on player feedback on the early access version. The early access for Witchfire was released back in September 2023 on the Epic Games Store. On the surface, it's a standard first-person shooter, but with some clever twists.

The game mixes roguelike, and souls-like elements within its FPS gameplay loop, delivering a rather unique experience. While the early access release version of the game had a strong foundation, it was lacking in a few key areas, including the rogue-like elements as well as giving players choice of different playstyles.

With the latest Ghost Galleon update, The Astronauts added not only new classes to the game but also a fresh Calamity event, after which the update has been named. Here's everything that has been added to Witchfire with the Ghost Galleon update:

The new classes include Slayer, Berserker, Hunter, Shadow, Saint, and Penitent.