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Reception

Wizordum is a brilliant return to the golden age of 90s FPS games, paying homage to the classics without ever losing its own identity. It combines frantic action, striking visuals, clever puzzles and delightful secrets, delivering an experience that feels both nostalgic and modern at the same time. It’s a game made with genuine love for the genre —...

Wizordum is a nostalgic throwback that still feels new and exciting to play. It’s a great step into high fantasy while being true to its inspirations.

Unfortunately, I couldn’t shake the feeling that if Wizordum halved its runtime, adding interactive environments that complemented the various weapons and spells, there could’ve been something special here. But as it stands Wizordum provides little more than what a 90’s shooter could, thirty odd years ago.

Make no mistake, by no means is Wizordrum a bad game. The game features some good level design, and it’s simply impossible to mess up a gameplay loop inspired by Heretic and old-school Doom. But this is the issue: it’s just a very derivative game, whose main appeal (it being heavily inspired by Heretic) feels less impactful after the release of Nightdive’s...

Fun old-school retro-style fantasy FPS on PS5