Paper Sorcerer
Fair · RPG · 2014
The verdict
NO RUSH.
Fair at $4.99. Buy it if you want it.
- Length
- 13.3h 26.7h to 100%
- Value
- $0.38/hr
- Reviews
- 78% of 646 positive
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Buy now or wait
Discounted in 4 of its last 8 seasonal sales. Last cut ended 207 days ago.
- Next sale
- Winter Sale, Dec 17 to Jan 4
Sources: IsThereAnyDeal, Valve.
What drives the score
How to read this
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About the game
Paper Sorcerer is a stylish single player turn based RPG focused on strategy, party-building, and environmental puzzles. Fight with the skills and spells you've learned in a battle system that emphasizes strategy over grinding. Assemble a party of monsters and dark creatures to fight alongside you.
Minimum specs
Minimum on the Steam store: 512 MB of memory, Geforce2 MX 400 64/128-bit SDR, 64-bit DDR or better, 502 MB of storage. Windows only.
The value story
It has been discounted 36 times in the 13 years tracked here. The median cut across all of them is 80 percent, about 15 weeks apart. Today it is at full price, and its last discount ended about 30 weeks ago.
Value puts it in the top 16 percent of the games it competes with. It is cheaper than 67 percent of its genre, and better reviewed than 69 percent. Among the games that feel like it, Wizardry 8 ($9.99, scores 78) beats it on value, while it beats Wizardry: Proving Grounds of the Mad Overlord ($34.99, scores 39).
More about Paper Sorcerer
The main story runs 13.3 hours. Doing everything runs 27, 2.0 times as long.
The drop-off
45% start to 1% rarestNo achievement in this game marks the ending, so there is no finish rate. The curve runs from the most-unlocked achievement to the rarest, and its shape is where players stop. Steam global achievements
What players say
I really wish I could recommend this game, but it's too rough around the edges for me to do so. I love the presentation, and it does scratch that classic first-person dungeon crawler itch, but there are so many better options out there at this point. There are a lot of minor bugs that, while nothing more than annoyances, add up. I had to make sure to save quite often when going back to the main town, as there were...
2 more reviews, 1 not recommended
Score: 3/5 The Good 1. Novel art style is good overall and surprisingly not hard on the eyes. The shadows can often be janky but doesn't hinder enjoyment that much. 2. Loot/Gear is given to the player frequently from both hand-placed chests/items that can be interacted with in the world, as well as drops from combat. 3. Economy/pricing for a lot of things was pretty reasonable, outside of some of the gear's sell...
A beautifully crafted, pixel-art RPG with engaging storytelling, deep gameplay, and charming characters that create a memorable, atmospheric experience.
Steam reviews, mixed to its ratio and rotated daily. Opinions are theirs.
Cite this score
Paper Sorcerer scores 53/100 on the BANG Score (fair value) as of Oct 19, 2026. The BANG Score rates what a game is worth for the money. Via Steam BANGERS. https://steambangers.com/game/263560/paper-sorcererReviews 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 28, price as of Oct 18. A number here look wrong? Tell me and I will check the inputs.