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Waltz of the Wizard cover art

Waltz of the Wizard

Aldin Dynamics · 2019-07-10

SteamPlayStation Store

ActionAdventureIndieRPGSimulation

Modes: Single player, Co-operative, Split screen · Perspectives: First person

Releases: Jul 10, 2019 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Dec 05, 2019 (Meta Quest 2), Dec 05, 2019 (Meta Quest 3), Aug 27, 2019 (PlayStation VR), Oct 03, 2023 (PlayStation VR2)

Waltz of the Wizard sends you on journey of mischief, mayhem and mild sarcasm in a fantastical realm full of spells, secrets and some pretty strange characters.

Waltz of the Wizard is an Action, Adventure, Indie, and RPG game released in 2019, priced at $19.99, with a Very Positive review sentiment (91% of 967 reviews) and an owner estimate of 20,000 .. 50,000.— census verdict as of 2026-09-20

3
playing now
91%
positive of 967 reviews
Very Positive
steam's rating (official)
20,000–50,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
72/100
critic score (1 outlets, IGDB)
70/100
IGDB user rating (0 ratings)
4.51★
PlayStation Store rating (1,097 ratings)
gold
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Verified
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
$19.99
steam price (US)

3 players in-game as of 2026-10-14 05:00 UTC (census sample)

Your journey begins in a magical tower where you combine arcane ingredients into a boiling cauldron with the help of your torturable skull assistant, Skully, and embark on an absurdly mysterious adventure beyond the tower.(Storyline via IGDB)

Health check

Quietly active
  • · 3 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 133 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~17/week).
  • · Review velocity down 23% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 15% of 27,649 Action games in the census by review count.
Estimated sales: 24k–58k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 967 total reviews — how this is computed.

All-time low: $3.99 at Steam (2023-04-24)via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $19.99 · on sale 5 of 11 observed days (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
454520192026Week of 2019-07-01: 32 positiveWeek of 2019-08-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2019-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-09-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2019-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-10-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2019-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-11-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2019-12-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2019-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-02-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-04-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-05-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-04-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 45 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 38 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 30 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 35 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 29 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 40 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 43 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 28 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 30 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 31 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 4 positive
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

1922026-09-15 06:00 — 6 players2026-09-16 15:00 — 9 players2026-09-17 22:00 — 8 players2026-09-19 06:00 — 5 players2026-09-20 13:00 — 12 players2026-09-21 21:00 — 12 players2026-09-23 04:00 — 3 players2026-09-24 12:00 — 7 players2026-09-25 19:00 — 5 players2026-09-27 03:00 — 12 players2026-09-28 10:00 — 6 players2026-09-29 18:00 — 6 players2026-10-01 01:00 — 10 players2026-10-02 09:00 — 2 players2026-10-03 17:00 — 14 players2026-10-05 01:00 — 13 players2026-10-06 08:00 — 7 players2026-10-07 16:00 — 5 players2026-10-08 23:00 — 13 players2026-10-10 07:00 — 9 players2026-10-11 14:00 — 6 players2026-10-12 22:00 — 8 players2026-10-14 05:00 — 3 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).
282Jul 2019Aug 2026Jul 2019 — avg 12 · peak 129Oct 2019 — avg 2 · peak 7Jan 2020 — avg 2 · peak 10Apr 2020 — avg 2 · peak 8Jul 2020 — avg 3 · peak 10Oct 2020 — avg 2 · peak 11Jan 2021 — avg 3 · peak 10Apr 2021 — avg 2 · peak 8Jul 2021 — avg 8 · peak 47Oct 2021 — avg 4 · peak 14Jan 2022 — avg 4 · peak 13Apr 2022 — avg 2 · peak 10Jul 2022 — avg 3 · peak 7Nov 2022 — avg 4 · peak 18Feb 2023 — avg 2 · peak 6May 2023 — avg 2 · peak 8Aug 2023 — avg 2 · peak 6Dec 2023 — avg 3 · peak 10Mar 2024 — avg 2 · peak 6Jun 2024 — avg 21 · peak 53Sep 2024 — avg 17 · peak 53Dec 2024 — avg 28 · peak 112Mar 2025 — avg 19 · peak 57Jun 2025 — avg 12 · peak 46Sep 2025 — avg 11 · peak 28Dec 2025 — avg 23 · peak 68Mar 2026 — avg 12 · peak 37Jun 2026 — avg 10 · peak 26Aug 2026 — avg 9 · peak 20
Monthly average players (source: steamcharts.com) — history via steamcharts.com; live census sampling since Aug 2026.

Price history

$19.99$0.002018-09-212026-09-292018-09-21 — best price $0.002019-09-11 — best price $6.992019-11-01 — best price $9.992019-12-19 — best price $6.492020-03-30 — best price $9.992020-10-29 — best price $8.492020-12-01 — best price $9.992021-02-11 — best price $7.992021-09-06 — best price $12.992021-11-01 — best price $19.992021-12-22 — best price $12.992022-02-03 — best price $19.992022-07-18 — best price $11.992022-11-29 — best price $19.992023-03-17 — best price $9.992023-05-01 — best price $19.992023-08-21 — best price $4.992023-11-02 — best price $19.992024-02-12 — best price $9.992024-03-21 — best price $19.992024-06-27 — best price $16.992024-11-04 — best price $19.992025-03-13 — best price $11.992025-04-30 — best price $19.992025-08-16 — best price $11.992025-11-03 — best price $19.992026-03-19 — best price $11.992026-05-02 — best price $19.992026-09-29 — best price $19.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Completion

23
achievements tracked
84%
earned "Wizard Apprentice"
20.6%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsFull controller supportSingle-playerMulti-playerCo-opShared/Split Screen Co-opShared/Split ScreenSteam AchievementsFull controller supportTracked Controller SupportVR SupportedDualShock Controller Support

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)1,9981%23
PS5, PS VR2 (PlayStation)86616%24
PS4, PS VR (PlayStation)50037%12

Players tracked by Exophase (achievement/trophy trackers) — a sample of the player base, not total sales.

Player tags

VRIndieMagicActionCombatComedyHorrorFantasySandboxImmersive

Census log

Computed from census-recorded observations only — dates are observation dates.

Recent updates

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Similarity via IGDB.

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