Waltz of the Wizard

Waltz of the Wizard Review: A VR Magic Toybox on a Phone, $7.99 Past the Tower

A Cauldron, Seven Spells, a Rocket Pad and a Skull Who Never Stops Talking

The game is a physics toybox with a fantasy theme and a comedian in it. You stand in a handcrafted wizard's tower and pick things up — to drop into a cauldron whose recipes grant powers: a tornado that hurls objects, lightning, bouncing spectral orbs, a sonic scream — seven destructive spells in all. Skully, the skull on the shelf, comments on everything with thousands of recorded lines and a fragmented past to uncover; Igor wanders in with rocket parts, and the launch pad lets you build bizarre engines, blast Skully into space and enjoy the failures. The paid world adds a courtyard with a humming portal circle and a desolate train stop, a fortress dungeon to conquer, riddles on chalkboards, and strange worlds. The VR original won the NYX Game Awards' best innovation; the App Store made this port Game of the Day. A July 1, 2026 Play five-star with 37 votes calls it incredibly fun.

Built for VR Hands: Grabbing, Portrait Mode and a Trial of One Room

The controls are the port's open question. The July 1 reviewer found a joystick-mode toggle in settings and still struggled to grab things while the game seemed stuck in portrait — Aldin replied that it works in both orientations and asked whether rotation lock was on. A July 17, 2026 App Store five-star says it is just like the VR version with controls a little more difficult, and flags a broken xylophone code, egghead; a September 13 five-star's whole review is that it is better in VR. The trial is the other thread: a May 13 Play three-star loves the look and sound and will not pay £7 on the strength of a single room, asking for a little more gameplay before the wall.

Free Tower, $7.99 Unlock, No Ads — and Previous Buyers Keep It

The model is a demo with a purchase: the tower area is free with no advertising, and the Waltz of the Wizard full game is $7.99 on the App Store, with Google Play's range of $2.49 to $3.49 reflecting regional pricing rather than a cheaper deal. Aldin's patch notes add the honourable detail: players who bought the game before it went free-to-try keep the full unlock automatically. Data is the one surprise for a solo toybox: Google's card lists location, personal info and four other types collected, with app info shared, while Apple lists no tracking. The iOS build is 2.28 GB on iOS 17 or later, iPhone and iPad; Android needs 10; English only, rated Teen and 13+. Play shows 50,000-plus installs and 1,080 reviews at 4.8; the App Store 1,966 ratings at 4.8. Prices are regional.