Rift Wizard
Turn-based fantasy roguelike with spell combinations and permanent death
Dylan White · Released Sep 1, 2021
- Reviews
- Very Positive
- 92% of 1,066
- Recent reviews
- Not enough recent
- Players
- 3
- daily peak, Nov 7, 2026
- Steam Deck
- Unsupported
- Last update on Steam
- 4 years ago
- May 17, 2022
What is Rift Wizard?
In this 2D, turn-based fantasy roguelike, you play an amnesiac wizard rebuilding his spellbook to confront a rival. You fight monsters across 25 randomly generated levels, choosing spells and passive skills while managing limited resources. Death ends the run.
For you if...
- +you like planning turn-based battles around spell combinations
- +you enjoy difficult runs where death ends your progress
Not for you if...
- −you want a forgiving game with room for mistakes
- −you prefer story and exploration to constant battles
What players say
92% of 1,066 reviews are positive
Players praise the range of spell combinations and the satisfaction of finding a build that works. They often describe the difficulty as punishing; some find the spell list hard to navigate or the maps hard to read.
How many players finish Rift Wizard?
11% of Steam players have unlocked «First Win», the achievement for finishing the main story.
Share of everyone who owns the game on Steam, including those who barely played it. Updated weekly.
Screenshots and trailer
Rift Wizard system requirements
Minimum: 1600 x 900 resolution dis…, 0.3 GB RAM, 0.6 GB of disk space.
As published by the developer.
Can my PC run Rift Wizard?
The published requirements do not name a graphics card we can compare.
Set up my PC →Minimum
- OS
- 64 Bit Windows
- Graphics
- 1600 x 900 resolution display or higher
- Memory
- 256 MB RAM
- Storage
- 600 MB available space
Recommended
Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
Does Rift Wizard have co-op or multiplayer?
No: single-player only, no multiplayer modes declared.
Does Rift Wizard run on Steam Deck?
Unsupported No: Valve rates it Unsupported on Steam Deck.
- Not supported on SteamOS
PC version details
- DRM
- None declared on Steam
- Controller
- Keyboard and mouse
- Platforms
- Windows
- Achievements
- 21
- Steam features
- Family Sharing
- Languages
- Full audio: English.
Does Rift Wizard use AI-generated content?
No AI-generated content is disclosed on the game's Steam page.
Self-reported by the developer under Steam rules: it covers AI content that ships in the game, not tools used to make it. Steam page checked on Oct 25, 2026. How to filter AI games on Steam
Tags
- Character Customization
- Roguelike
- Dungeon Crawler
- Perma Death
- Turn-Based
- Magic
- Turn-Based Combat
- 2D
- Procedural Generation
- Pixel Graphics
- Minimalist
- Fantasy
- Strategy
- Traditional Roguelike
- Top-Down
- Old School
Recent updates
- May 16, 2022 · Bugfix Build
- Apr 15, 2022 · Spring Cleaning Patch
- Apr 4, 2022 · Beta Update 20220404
- Mar 28, 2022 · Beta Update 20220328
- Mar 21, 2022 · Beta Update 20220321
