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Is Waltz of the Wizard worth it for you?
We tell you who should skip it, too.
Play it if you…
Good fit- VR players who prefer open-ended experimentation to a tightly scripted adventure
- Fantasy fans who want character interactions driven by speech and gestures
- Players drawn to exploratory worlds with secrets and unusual object reactions
Skip it if you…
Saves you a refund- Players seeking a tightly linear campaign may find the sandbox structure too open-ended.
- Those looking for conventional combat progression may find the focus on experimentation and interaction less familiar.
- Players who do not want to speak or type during play may not suit the character and command interactions.
Our take on Waltz of the Wizard
Rather than treating magic as a fixed set of combat abilities, the game makes speech, gestures, gaze, and object reactions part of play. Its story sits within an interactive sandbox, where experiments with characters and the environment can produce unexpected results.
What is Waltz of the Wizard?
Waltz of the Wizard combines a story with an interactive sandbox set in a fantastical realm.
Players use varied magic, including firestorms, time manipulation, object transformation, and natural particles. Mystical artifacts, potions, and other objects respond in distinct ways. Skully, an on-device AI character, reacts to spoken words, gaze, gestures, and events in the environment, with thousands of voice-acted dialogues. Voice commands can modify characters and objects, while Type to Talk offers a text-based option. The journey includes exploring Skully’s memories, seeking glory in the Observer Fortress, discovering secrets, and experimenting with unstable medieval rockets. Multiple updates have added new content, activities, secrets, and interactions with Skully.
How Waltz of the Wizard plays
- 01Reactive AI character
- Skully responds to speech, gaze, gestures, and events in the surrounding environment.
- 02Varied magic abilities
- Spells include fireball storms, time manipulation, frog transformations, and control of natural particles.
- 03Interactive artifacts
- Relics, potions, and other magical objects produce distinct effects during interactions.
- 04Voice command play
- Spoken commands can modify characters and objects, with Type to Talk as an alternative.
- 05Story sandbox structure
- Activities include exploring Skully’s memories, visiting the Observer Fortress, and uncovering secrets.
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Waltz of the Wizard: platforms & release
Is Waltz of the Wizard worth it?
It is worth it if: VR players who prefer open-ended experimentation to a tightly scripted adventure. Skip it if: players seeking a tightly linear campaign may find the sandbox structure too open-ended.
Where can I download Waltz of the Wizard?
Use the Download Now button on this page: it opens Waltz of the Wizard's store page, where you can choose how to get it.
What platforms is Waltz of the Wizard on?
Windows only.
