Life of a Wizard

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App ID	596910
App Type	Game
Developer	Hosted Games
Publisher	Hosted Games
Supported Systems	Windows macOS Linux
Technologies	Electron Container, ChoiceScript Engine
Last Changenumber	28975409
Last Record Update	14 May 2025 – 07:27:39 UTC ()
Release Date	17 March 2017 – 17:53:02 UTC ()

❓ 72.01%

67 reviews

In-Game

Write an archmage's autobiography in this 80-year 130,000-word interactive fiction! Play good or evil, man or woman, as you bring peace to the kingdom or take over the world with your sorcery. Brew potions, raise the dead, summon mythical beasts, control men's minds, and blast away your enemies.

Additional Information

Developer

Hosted Games

metacritic_name

Life of a Wizard

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Yes

ReleaseState

released

Publisher

Hosted Games

Store Release Date

27 February 2013 – 08:00:00 UTC ()

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Yes

Primary Genre

Indie (23)

Store Genres

Adventure (25), Indie (23), RPG (3)

Steam Release Date

17 March 2017 – 17:53:02 UTC ()

Original Release Date

27 February 2013 – 08:00:00 UTC () (1361952000)

Store Asset Modification Time

28 February 2017 – 18:16:57 UTC () (1488305817)

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Detected Technologies (?)

Electron Container, ChoiceScript Engine

Steam Deck Compatibility

Steam Deck:
Valve is still working on adding support for this game on Steam Deck
SteamOS:
Valve is still working on adding support for this game on SteamOS
category: Unsupported
steamos_compatibility: Unsupported
test_timestamp: 3 March 2023 – 00:00:00 UTC
tested_build_id: 10567857

configuration:

supported_input	other
requires_manual_keyboard_invoke	0
requires_non_controller_launcher_nav	0
primary_player_is_controller_slot_0	0
non_deck_display_glyphs	0
small_text	0
requires_internet_for_setup	0
requires_internet_for_singleplayer	0
recommended_runtime	proton-stable
requires_h264	0
requires_voice_files	0
gamescope_frame_limiter_not_supported	1
hdr_support	0

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First seen on SteamDB

16 February 2017 – 16:48:24 UTC (), in changelist #2711953

Supported Languages

1 Languages	Interface	Full Audio	Subtitles
English	Yes		Yes

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timestamp	12 December 2024 – 19:41:51 UTC

Depots

ID	Configuration	Size	DL.
596911	Windows Life of a Wizard Content	224.97 MiB	75.30 MiB
596912	macOS Life of a Wizard Depot mac	7.88 MiB	3.13 MiB
596913	Linux Life of a Wizard Depot linux	227.60 MiB	70.29 MiB

Total size on disk is 460.45 MiB and total download size is 148.72 MiB.

Total size on disk is 224.97 MiB and total download size is 75.30 MiB, when filtered to Windows, English, no DLC depots.

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Name	Description	Build ID	Time Updated
public		15812285	24 September 2024 – 18:09:11 UTC

Life of a Wizard

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