role-playing video game
Wizardry VI: Bane of the Cosmic Forge
By Sir-Tech, released 1 Jan 1990
- Linux
- Microsoft Windows
- macOS
- DOS
- Super Nintendo Entertainment System
- Classic Mac OS
What it is
Wizardry VI: Bane of the Cosmic Forge is a role-playing game from Sir-Tech, first released in 1990. It sends a party of six companions into an ancient castle to seek the Cosmic Forge, a magical pen whose writing altered the course of time. The journey involves finding treasure and equipment, meeting secretive inhabitants, solving puzzles and facing dangerous creatures. Character choices include 11 races and 14 professions, with weapon, physical and academic skills. Six spellbooks provide 462 spell combinations, and the game lists an arsenal of more than 400 researched items. It also includes non-player characters, different fighting modes, primary and secondary attacks, continuous journey, backups and save-game support. Steam lists single-player and Family Sharing. The broader platform list includes DOS, Windows, Linux, macOS, Classic Mac OS and Super Nintendo Entertainment System; the Steam listing names Windows, macOS and Linux. Publishers listed are Drecom Co., Ltd., Nightdive Studios and Atari.
What players like, and what they don't
- Choose from 11 races and 14 professions
- Six spellbooks with 462 combinations
- More than 400 researched items
- Party of six companions
- Save-game and backup support
- Steam features list single-player only
- Steam platforms are Windows, macOS and Linux
Who it suits
It suits players interested in party-based fantasy role-playing, character-building choices, spell combinations and dungeon exploration. The listed platforms include several computer systems as well as Super Nintendo.
Bane of the Cosmic Forge centers on assembling a six-character party and exploring a dangerous castle. Its many listed races, professions, skills and spells give character choices a prominent role.
