The gameplay of Mages Survival is based on the roguelike genre, which means that the game is randomly generated and permadeath is in effect. You have to survive as long as you can with your magic spells and find valuable treasures along the way. You can also customize your mage with traits, items, and game modes.

The game has a simple and intuitive one-hand and auto-aim control, which makes it easy to play on mobile devices. You can tap on the screen to move your mage and cast spells, and swipe to dodge enemy attacks. You can also pause the game and access the inventory, where you can equip items, change spells, and view your stats.

The game has six different mages to choose from, each with their own element and unique spells. You can unlock them by completing certain achievements or by spending gems, the premium currency of the game. The mages are:

Fire Mage: A mage who specializes in fire magic and can create fireballs, fire walls, and fire storms.
Ice Mage: A mage who specializes in ice magic and can create ice shards, ice spikes, and ice blasts.
Lightning Mage: A mage who specializes in lightning magic and can create lightning bolts, lightning chains, and lightning storms.
Earth Mage: A mage who specializes in earth magic and can create earth spikes, earth walls, and earth quakes.
Water Mage: A mage who specializes in water magic and can create water bubbles, water waves, and water vortexes.
Wind Mage: A mage who specializes in wind magic and can create wind blades, wind gusts, and wind storms.

The game has various magic spells that you can use to fight the enemies and survive. You can equip up to four spells at a time, and you can change them anytime in the inventory. You can also upgrade your spells by spending coins, the regular currency of the game. The spells are divided into three categories:

Offensive Spells: These are the spells that deal damage to the enemies and can have different effects such as burning, freezing, stunning, etc. Some examples are Fireball, Ice Shard, Lightning Bolt, etc.
Defensive Spells: These are the spells that protect you from the enemies and can have different effects such as shielding, healing, teleporting, etc. Some examples are Fire Wall, Ice Spike, Lightning Chain, etc.
Utility Spells: These are the spells that help you in various ways and can have different effects such as increasing your stats, summoning allies, creating traps, etc. Some examples are Fire Storm, Ice Blast, Lightning Storm, etc.

The game has various traits that you can choose to customize your mage and enhance your gameplay. You can equip up to three traits at a time, and you can change them anytime in the inventory. You can also unlock more traits by spending gems or by completing certain achievements. The traits are divided into three categories:

Positive Traits: These are the traits that give you an advantage and can have different effects such as increasing your damage, health, speed, etc. Some examples are Fire Affinity, Ice Affinity, Lightning Affinity, etc.
Negative Traits: These are the traits that give you a disadvantage and can have different effects such as decreasing your damage, health, speed, etc. Some examples are Fire Weakness, Ice Weakness, Lightning Weakness, etc.
Neutral Traits: These are the traits that have both positive and negative effects and can have different effects such as changing your element, spell, item, etc. Some examples are Fire Switch, Ice Switch, Lightning Switch, etc.

The game has various items that you can find and use to improve your survival. You can equip up to four items at a time, and you can change them anytime in the inventory. You can also buy more items by spending coins or gems, or by watching ads. The items are divided into four categories:

Weapons: These are the items that increase your damage and can have different effects such as adding extra projectiles, piercing, bouncing, etc. Some examples are Fire Sword, Ice Dagger, Lightning Staff, etc.
Armors: These are the items that increase your defense and can have different effects such as reducing damage, reflecting damage, absorbing damage, etc. Some examples are Fire Shield, Ice Armor, Lightning Cloak, etc.
Accessories: These are the items that increase your utility and can have different effects such as increasing your energy, health, speed, etc. Some examples are Fire Ring, Ice Pendant, Lightning Earring, etc.
Consumables: These are the items that you can use once and can have different effects such as restoring your health, energy, spell, etc. Some examples are Fire Potion, Ice Potion, Lightning Potion, etc.

The game has various game modes that you can choose to play and challenge yourself. You can unlock more game modes by spending gems or by completing certain achievements. The game modes are:

Normal Mode: This is the default game mode where you have to survive as long as you can with your magic spells and find valuable treasures along the way.
Hard Mode: This is the game mode where the enemies are stronger, faster, and more numerous, and the treasures are rarer and less valuable. You also have less health and energy, and the spells are more expensive to upgrade.
Chaos Mode: This is the game mode where the game is randomly changed every few seconds. You can have different mages, spells, traits, items, enemies, locations, etc. You also have less health and energy, and the spells are more expensive to upgrade.
Custom Mode: This is the game mode where you can create your own game by choosing your mage, spells, traits, items, enemies, locations, etc. You can also adjust the difficulty, the frequency, and the value of the treasures.