Solo developer Liviu Globa has announced Million Gems: Sorting Wizard for PC via Steam. The cosy first-person game traps players in a castle where sorting one million gems is the only way out.
Escape from a magical castle in Million Gems: Sorting Wizard, and freedom comes with a huge job: sorting one million gems. Solo developer Liviu Globa has announced the first-person PC game for Steam, with a planned release date of 21 December 2026. The game turns a repetitive task into a progression system built around increasingly powerful spells.
This article is based on the supplied announcement and its feature list. At the time of checking, independent confirmation of Million Gems: Sorting Wizard was not found in the available authoritative search results. The Steam Store results were unrelated pages rather than a verified listing for the title. Searches of Reuters, Bloomberg, AP and the Financial Times also produced no reporting on the game. The announcement, release date and platform therefore remain details reported in the supplied material, not independently confirmed facts.
One million gems
The premise is simple. Players take the role of a wizard trapped inside a castle filled with unsorted gems. There is no way out until the collection has been organised.
The wizard's first ability moves gems one at a time. That makes the size of the task clear from the start. The game does not hide it behind a standard combat or exploration structure.
That limitation forms the base of the design. Progress unlocks magical abilities that change how groups of gems can be handled. Clearing rooms reveals larger piles and pushes the sorting challenge deeper into the castle.
This is not a short puzzle set in a fantasy world. The stated goal is to process one million gems before the wizard can leave.
The announcement is dated 24 September 2026. It identifies Million Gems: Sorting Wizard as a PC release through Steam. The supplied material gives no price, system requirements, multiplayer features, accessibility options or other platforms. Those details cannot yet be treated as part of the launch plan. The available search results also contained no confirmed figures, technical specifications or platform-support information.
Spells replace repetition
The game's main escalation comes from its spell list. Arcane Palm can grab groups of gems. Fireball sweeps through piles. Vortex pulls gems together.
These abilities are described as ways to handle larger quantities, not as combat weapons. The focus stays on movement, collection and the satisfaction of clearing a crowded space.
Skill points feed into a magical skill tree. Spells can affect more gems, gain additional projectiles and become more efficient. The player starts with careful individual movements, then builds a toolkit that can create what the announcement calls magical chaos.
There is a useful contrast with the unofficial project discussed in an earlier report. That story covered a fan-made attempt to bring an existing Xbox game to PC. Million Gems: Sorting Wizard is an officially announced original project built around turning a simple interaction into a larger system.
The castle is not only a backdrop for the sorting count. New rooms open as areas are cleared, revealing larger deposits. The planned broom will let players fly through the building.
Exploration appears to support the main loop rather than replace it. The announcement does not say how the rooms are arranged, how many there are or whether the castle contains goals beyond sorting.
What has been confirmed
The confirmed feature set covers a single-player first-person game centred on one million colourful gems, spell-based collection, a skill tree, unlockable castle rooms and broom flight. The named abilities are Arcane Palm, Fireball and Vortex. Additional spells are mentioned but not specified.
Liviu Globa is developing the game under GIFT GAMES SRL.
The available trailer and Steam listing are the next places to look for visual evidence. The announcement does not say whether the trailer is a continuous gameplay demonstration or reveal which build was used for the footage.
The material supports the game's premise and feature claims. It does not prove final performance, the amount of content or whether the full million-gem progression will stay satisfying beyond the opening hours.
One date is set out. Million Gems: Sorting Wizard is currently planned for 21 December 2026 on PC via Steam. The announcement was issued on 24 September 2026.
The word "planned" matters. The announcement makes no claim about completion, final certification or launch readiness. It gives no earlier date that would make this a delay or schedule change.
The concept depends heavily on execution. Moving one object at a time can establish a clear baseline. Later spells must make growing piles feel readable and controlled instead of simply automatic.
The announcement promises satisfying progression. Independent testing will be needed to judge pacing, input response, visual clarity and whether the skill tree offers meaningful choices.
Million Gems: Sorting Wizard has a clear hook because its huge number is also its main design problem. The announced systems offer a route from patient manual sorting to broad magical control. The Steam date makes the project concrete, but it does not prove the final quality.
For players who enjoy calm first-person tasks with visible progression, this is a focused indie announcement. The million-gem target is still an ambitious idea that needs sustained gameplay evidence before it can be called more than an intriguing plan.
Progression here means more than unlocking stronger attacks. Each spell changes how much player input is needed to move a group of objects. The game will succeed or fail on how clearly those changes show cause and effect.
A feature list can confirm the intended structure. Only a playable build can show whether the move from handling single gems to clearing rooms with magic feels precise, relaxing and rewarding.
The wider search results support a cautious reading. Unrelated gaming pages found during research, including TheGamer's material on official announcements players may have missed, contain no information about Million Gems: Sorting Wizard.
The game has not received broad external coverage in the sources checked. No independent statement from Liviu Globa was found to verify the claims that he is developing the game alone, that it will launch on Steam or that it is planned for 21 December 2026.
Those details remain attributable to the supplied announcement until an official listing or developer statement becomes available.
