Rift Wizard 3

Amazing! Outstanding! Increadible! The Pros: Huge depth of gameplay. Countless possible builds in a roguelike that just begs you to assemble yourself differently next time. Hundreds of items and hundreds of spells, which synergize in non-trivial ways. And an upgrade system that allows spells to synergize in ways not available at initial spell purchase, so they can fit in your current build of choice. In short, you'll have o p t i o n s. The Cons: Difficult. Not for the faint of heart. A great majority of spells and items feel underpowered for the investment of MP or Mats. Some enemies feel unnecessarily tanky. Could always use some more options to fill the gaps of the existing stuff. Some schools of magic feel under-loved, as they lack variety and options, such as slime or ritual. Slime in particular struggles even killing spawners as they have 100% poison res. Equipment work inconsistently and unintuitively (my biggest complain is that multiplicative buffs are ONLY applied once, on the stats you had ON CRAFT, and NOT continuously updated). The entire product needs finetuning (hence the early access I suppose).

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Rift Wizard 3 is another exceptional entry in a great series of high challenge rogue-like games that pit you against a ramping difficulty engineered to force you to think of solutions and challenge your ability to combine components into a cohesive and salient strategy. The spellbook and equipment options are immense, and each run through the game presents novel pressure at engaging the player's thinking. Rift Wizard 2 & now 3 will easily be my most played games in 2025 & now 2026.

Words cannot describe the biblical amount of anger I have for those extra turn giving, angel bastards

if you're a certain type of autistic this game will hit like crack

Rift Wizard 3 is the latest and arguably greatest entry in the trilogy, and it, like its predecessor, revamps several elements of its gameplay in order to differentiate itself from them. It features the most complex and complicated mechanics to date, which is largely due to the sheer number of spells and craftable equipment, the latter of which succeeding skills in their entirety, for better or for worse. I won't lie, it took me a while to get used to and like this game, particularly being used to RW2 so much. I had some severe growing pains because of the difficulty curve and the general philosophy behind the removal of skills, but have since come to like and enjoy the variety that such a system offers. It should be noted that it is the least consistent entry in the series, because your progression in each run is gated by the presence of components, of which you won't always get what you need. As a tradeoff however, it also has the highest power level out of all them, because equipment is no longer limited per slot and you can craft some absurdly powerful combinations that clear the screen in a single turn without breaking a sweat. A nice addition is the new "wardrobe" feature, which allows you to unlock new costumes for your wizard after beating specific challenges, the majority of which are entirely new characters with unique graphics. It encourages trying different builds and completing challenges, which has always been Rift Wizard's "lategame" so to speak, once you're familiarized with the base game. While there's some arguments to be had that its similarity to previous entries discourages its pricing, it should be noted that RW3 is the most different one in the trilogy, both visually and mechanically, and therefore justifies much more of a purchase over RW2, than RW2 did for RW1. If the concept of this seems intriguing, and you have a liking for simple games that let you experiment endlessly to become a god in a variety of ways, I cannot recommend this game enough.

Aboslute Giga-Chad Developer, great game. It's a dungeon-crawling fever dream. Be ready to read, and think. You have a run as a Wizard, trying to destroy Mordred. You have points to spend on spells and upgrades for those, and you find components that you can craft into equipment. Combine those two together, and you have a plethora of insanely fun builds that you can pull off. For anybody who enjoys theory crafting, this game is great. And I want to reiterate again, great developer, kudos!! <3