Want to capture the magic of LARPing? The $3 indie game Mage Arena is shooting up the Steam charts. Make a lobby of up to eight players, divide into Wizards and Warlocks, and start yelling “FireBall!”, “Freeze!”, and “Magic Missile!”

The game is voice controlled. You speak your spells – and reviewers say it works really well – which is a nice change of pace from many voice controlled games that often have a…less than perfect voice recognition hit rate.

The mechanics are comical. Fireballs hit like localized nukes or obliterate the caster if they’re land too close. A direct freeze spell hit turns your friend into a hilarious block of ice while you ready a magic missile barrage.