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- Devolver Digital
- Devolver Digital
- Devolver Digital
- Devolver Digital
Wizard with a Gun
Released On: Oct 16, 2023
72
5.5
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Metascore
Mixed or Average
Based on 25 Critic Reviews
72
52% Positive
13 Reviews
13 Reviews
44% Mixed
11 Reviews
11 Reviews
4% Negative
1 Review
1 Review
Metascore
Mixed or Average
Based on 25 Critic Reviews
72
52% Positive
13 Reviews
13 Reviews
44% Mixed
11 Reviews
11 Reviews
4% Negative
1 Review
1 Review
Wizard with a Gun excels at providing players with a deep magic system and a wild world to inflict it on. With the world hanging on by a thread, it’s up to you to rewind time again and again until your mission is complete.
Wizard with a Gun is an engaging action adventure that seamlessly blends roguelike and crafting elements. It initially feels slow in the opening hours, but players who stick with it will find themselves deeply immersed, enhancing their base and character. This game offers an enjoyable experience even if you’re not a survival genre enthusiast. Plus, its multiplayer functionality adds significant replay value, making it a well-rounded gaming choice. Don’t be deterred by a sluggish start; Wizard with a Gun has much to offer.
User Score
Mixed or Average
Based on 11 User Ratings
5.5
36% Positive
4 Ratings
4 Ratings
27% Mixed
3 Ratings
3 Ratings
36% Negative
4 Ratings
4 Ratings
User Score
Mixed or Average
Based on 11 User Ratings
5.5
36% Positive
4 Ratings
4 Ratings
27% Mixed
3 Ratings
3 Ratings
36% Negative
4 Ratings
4 Ratings
There's something with the core idea here. The pure act of shooting things with different spell combinations and collecting loot to improve your spells is fun. Combining effects to get the required materials (burning trees to get charcoal, destroying iron with electricity to get charged bars) is also a great idea that should be featured more often.
Unfortunately, it gets bogged down by repetition, mostly down to the vast amounts of different items you need to upgrade your spells in combination with limited inventory space.
I just want to upgrade my spells to tackle harder content, but I need to go on 5 different scavenging expeditions to gather everything I need - each time having to revisit the starter areas in order to collect enough time to actually find everything I need.
This game feels like a good basis to build on, if only there were some more adventurous spell combinations (especially on the defensive side) and upgrades to push the spellslinging idea further ...
Maybe that's something that can be achieved with later updates and content patches (or a full-blown DLC). As it stands now, all we have is a fun concept and design bogged down by repetetiveness and lackluster gameplay variety.
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A lean roguelite that never feels like it's wasting your time, even if it's got some rough edges.
Whether you play solo or in co-op, Wizard with a Gun will offer you moments of pure enjoyment. It combines various intriguing mechanics to craft a distinct adventure of random exploration. The concept of blending highly customizable firearms with magic elements is a promising one, and the game successfully delivers on it. Regrettably, the overall gameplay can become somewhat repetitive.
Wizard With a Gun is a strong start for Galvanic Games, and the effort that has gone into the crafting system and elemental mechanics is well-appreciated. You can lose a lot of hours simply shaping ammo and gathering resources. However, the controls are loose, the lore could be better integrated, and the endgame is bare. Despite these issues, though, Wizard With a Gun is a competent shooter that has a lot of potential and is well worth watching as it develops over time.
Wizard with a Gun is an entertaining co-op action game, but balance issues and an unsatisfying ending leave it feeling unfinished and in need of updates.
Unimpressive build variety, strange and tedious resource collecting, and the lack of meaningful and fun progression make Wizard with a Gun a disappointment. Ultimately, Wizard with a Gun has a really great concept and some great ideas, but it fumbles the execution.
As of this review I have beaten the game and completed all major objectives.
The game is charming and fun in pockets. A bit on the easy and short side, and gameplay gets slightly repetitive.
Builds are a bit fun when the game allows it, certain combos are supported and many others are unsupported with passives and thus just a gimmick.
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PC
This is the odd mutant offspring of Hades and Don't Starve with awkward controls, restrictive design, and very little in the way of originality. Mediocre.
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Summary Wizard with a Gun is an online cooperative sandbox survival game set in a magical wilderness wrought with dangerous creatures and arcane mysteries. Embark on a journey alone or with friends to collect, craft, and outfit your wizard however you see fit as you explore the unknown. Carefully design weapons, bullets, and furnishings for you...
Platforms:
- PlayStation 5
- PC
- Xbox Series X
Initial Release Date: Oct 16, 2023
Developer:
- Galvanic Games
Publisher: Devolver Digital
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