Wizardry 6: Bane of the Cosmic Forge
Skip · RPG · 2013
The verdict
SKIP IT.
It scores 48, under the fair line, at $4.99.
- Length
- 41.9h 59h to 100%
- Value
- $0.12/hr
- Reviews
- 78% of 292 positive
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What drives the score
How to read this
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About the game
FULL-COLOR ANIMATED graphics DIGITIZED sound (NO add-on cards required)HARD DISK supported11 Races, 14 Professions (with rankings!)Weaponry, Physical and Academia SkillsSix Spellbooks, 462 CombinationsNon-Player CharactersAn arsenal of over 400 researched itemsVaried Fighting ModesPrimary and Secondary AttackContinuous JourneyUnlimited...
Minimum specs
Minimum on the Steam store: 512 MB of memory, 3D graphics card or or onboard graphics compatible with DirectX 9.0c, 1 GB of storage. Runs on Windows, macOS, Linux.
The value story
The lowest price on record is $0.74, set in December 2014. It has been discounted 25 times in the 13 years tracked here. The median cut across all of them is 75 percent, about 9 weeks apart.
Value puts it in the top 20 percent of the games it competes with. It is cheaper than 67 percent of its genre, and better reviewed than 64 percent. Among the games that feel like it, Wizardry 8 ($9.99, scores 78) beats it on value, while it beats Might & Magic X - Legacy ($29.99, scores 18).
Players
- Players online
- 10 when we last checked, on Oct 18, 04:56 UTC
Player counts from the Steam Web API.
What players say
It's old. I'd recommend wiz 8 first, it's a complete game, and the latest in the series. If you love that, play 6, and if you still want more... 7.
2 more reviews, 1 not recommended
This is an excellent dungeon crawl where you can actually die at any level. It has great puzzles and a good story line. The biggest downside is you do have to map...or have one hell of a memory.
Despite being a Wizardry fan, and having played 1, 2, 7 and 8, the 6th installment is just brutal in difficulty. It needs mods, guides, and a lot of patience to play. I only recommend playing it if you are the following: 1) Die hard Wizardry fan that just has to play it. 2) Wizardry fan that also has 7 and 8 and you want to progress from 6 with some nice gear. 3) A gamer that loves to torture themselves with brutal...
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Cite this score
Wizardry 6: Bane of the Cosmic Forge scores 48/100 on the BANG Score (a skip) as of Oct 19, 2026. The BANG Score rates what a game is worth for the money. Via Steam BANGERS. https://steambangers.com/game/245410/wizardry-6-bane-of-the-cosmic-forgeReviews set the ceiling, and price against real length moves the BANG Score inside it. How it works, and where it is weak → Steam reviews as of Sep 29, price as of Oct 14. A number here look wrong? Tell me and I will check the inputs.