RPGFit check
Is The Mage's Tale worth it for you?
We tell you who should skip it, too.
Play it if you…
Good fit- Virtual reality players who want a fantasy dungeon adventure rather than a non-VR game
- Fantasy fans who prefer spellcasting and monster combat to stealth-focused play
- Players who enjoy exploring dungeons and solving puzzles as part of a rescue story
Skip it if you…
Saves you a refund- Players looking for a broad, open-ended world may find the adventure’s ten-dungeon structure restrictive.
- Players seeking a non-combat experience may find the focus on fighting monsters limiting.
- Players without access to virtual reality equipment
Our take on The Mage's Tale
The game centers its adventure on virtual reality spellcasting and dungeon exploration, giving less room to a broader range of play styles. Its ten-dungeon structure also sets a defined scope rather than an expansive world to roam.
What is The Mage's Tale?
Take the role of a wizard’s apprentice on a mission to save a captured master.
The game unfolds across ten dungeons, where players solve puzzles, evade traps, and battle monsters. Gather ingredients and combine them in a workshop to make hundreds of spells. Combat uses elemental powers such as fire, ice, lightning, and wind. The dungeons include crypts, sewers, hidden chambers, and other areas to explore. Its story is set in the world shared by The Bard’s Tale games, shortly before the events of The Bard’s Tale IV: Barrows Deep. The experience is built for virtual reality.
How The Mage's Tale plays
- 01Spell crafting
- Ingredients found during exploration can be used to create hundreds of custom spells in the Mage’s Workshop.
- 02Elemental magic
- Combat uses fire, ice, lightning, and wind-based attacks.
- 03Dungeon exploration
- Ten dungeons include traps and hidden rooms across settings such as crypts and sewers.
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The Mage's Tale: platforms & release
Is The Mage's Tale worth it?
It is worth it if: virtual reality players who want a fantasy dungeon adventure rather than a non-VR game. Skip it if: players looking for a broad, open-ended world may find the adventure’s ten-dungeon structure restrictive.
Where can I download The Mage's Tale?
Use the Download Now button on this page: it opens The Mage's Tale's store page, where you can choose how to get it.
What platforms is The Mage's Tale on?
Windows only.
