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Rift Wizard 2

92% positive · 771 Steam reviews · released Jan 31, 2025 · by Dylan White

Traditional RoguelikeMagicProcedural GenerationMinimalistRetroRPG1990'sTurn-Based Strategy

What it likely sold — estimate, stated as a range on purpose

Lifetime units: ~25,443 (P10–P90: 10,177 – 55,975)

Gross revenue: ~$417,057 ($166,819 – $917,531)

Estimate, method v1.0 — before Steam's ~30% share, refunds and VAT. The band means: we'd be surprised if the truth sat outside it. How we estimate

Player voice — measured shares of Steam thumbs, never a model

Difficulty & balance83% positive · 42 mentions
“At first glance, describing RW2 is enough to make most fans of the genre roll their eyes. If you’re reading this, chances are you’ve already sunk hundreds of hours into something just like it: a re‑imagining of the original Rogue, lone…”Recommended · Steam review · Apr 2025 · 9 h played
Gameplay & mechanics90% positive · 29 mentions
“Amazing game. Puts a lot of roguelikes to shame with the sheer amount of spells, items, and skills to choose from. I would also say that it is significantly better than Rift Wizard 1. Don't listen to the reviews claiming that you have to…”Recommended · Steam review · Feb 2025 · 68 h played
Content & longevity90% positive · 29 mentions
“I might be statistically one of the worst players to ever touch this game with nearly 100 hours played and zero dubs, but this game is tight if u like classic-style roguelikes with a heavy focus on strategy, immense build variety, and…”Recommended · Steam review · Aug 2025 · 94 h played
Visuals & audio96% positive · 23 mentions
“At first glance, describing RW2 is enough to make most fans of the genre roll their eyes. If you’re reading this, chances are you’ve already sunk hundreds of hours into something just like it: a re‑imagining of the original Rogue, lone…”Recommended · Steam review · Apr 2025 · 9 h played
Performance & stability84% positive · 19 mentions
“Hurl fireballs, raise an undead army, or lose yourself in a forest of psychic bushes while your enemies perish. Annihilate your foes with fire and lightning spells, hammer them with holy vengeance, or freeze them all with a blizzard. Utter…”Recommended · Steam review · Dec 2025 · 30 h played
Controls & UI80% positive · 15 mentions
“I would have written this review earlier, but I wanted to wait until I'd had an equal number of hours playing Rift Wizard 1 under my belt. But, I happened to have a conversation with a friend about game mechanisms this past week, and in…”Recommended · Steam review · Apr 2026 · 374 h played
Price & value83% positive · 12 mentions
“OK so a bit of background. I came to this game because of Path of Achra, which I absolutely love and honestly cannot get enough of. The guy who made it - Ulfsire - cited Rift Wizard as one of his key influences. Right then, if Ulfsire says…”Recommended · Steam review · Feb 2025 · 58 h played

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Game DNA — store facts, community tag votes, labeled AI inference

Technology

2D

Art style

Pixel art

Setting

Fantasy

Structure

Procedural

How you play together

Single-player

Business model

Buy to play

Sources: Valve store fields · community tag votes · AI-inferred values are marked and drawn from a fixed vocabulary.

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