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The Wizards: Dark Times

Face the end of the world in the sequel to The Wizards. The critically acclaimed VR spellcaster returns with a gesture-based system, challenging enemies, grand adventure, and the ever-witty narrator.

90 4 June 2020

The Wizards: Dark Times is an adventure developed by Carbon Studio, released 4 June 2020 on Meta Quest 3, PlayStation VR2, PlayStation VR and Meta Quest 2.

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What The Wizards: Dark Times is

The Wizards: Dark Times is an adventure game developed by Carbon Studio and released in 2020. It is available on Meta Quest 3, PlayStation VR2, PlayStation VR, Meta Quest 2, Oculus Quest, Oculus VR and SteamVR. It runs on Unreal Engine 4.

The premise, in the publisher's words

In the wake of a terrible blight on Meliora, a new, even darker force threatens the land… Travel in time to a completely new era, face new enemies and allies, and brandish your spells against fresh challenges in this standalone expansion to The Wizards. Pick up your motion controllers and prepare for another journey into the perilous history of Meliora! Dark Times will include reworked and improved spellcasting mechanics, offering you a new opportunity to enjoy the enchanting experience of weaving magic with nothing more than gestures of your hands. As a standalone game, it will take you to never-before-seen locations, where you’ll be able to discover the fantasy realm in a new light.
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How it plays

It is played from a first person perspective. Its themes are action and fantasy. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component. Available modes: Co-operative, Multiplayer and Single player.

How it was received

The Wizards: Dark Times holds a critic score of 90 out of 100. That places it above 92% of the 7,527 rated adventure games in our database, which average 72. Games released in 2020 averaged 73, so it scored 17 points above the year average.

What it launched against

The Wizards: Dark Times launched on 4 June 2020, within three weeks of The Last of Us Part II, Valorant, Desperados III and Tetris Effect: Connected. It reviewed better than 3 of the 4.

Released around the same time: The Last of Us Part II, Valorant, Desperados III, Tetris Effect: Connected.

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When did The Wizards: Dark Times come out?
The Wizards: Dark Times was released on 4 June 2020 for Meta Quest 3, PlayStation VR2, PlayStation VR, Meta Quest 2, Oculus Quest, Oculus VR and SteamVR.

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