Paper Sorcerer

Paper Sorcerer

Ultra Runaway Games · January 22, 2014 · Dungeon Crawler, Turn-Based, Party-Based RPG, Old School, Exploration

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Paper Sorcerer price by region

Paper Sorcerer costs £0.77 in the United Kingdom, €0.88 in Europe (EUR), $1.33 in the United States, $1.33 in Georgia (USD), zł4.92 in Poland, CA$5.49 in Canada, NZ$5.99 in New Zealand, A$6.53 in Australia and R$8.67 in Brazil right now.

Cheapest Paper Sorcerer offer in each region, in local currency
RegionBest priceOfficial storeKey shopStores
United Kingdom £0.77 −75% £3.14 £0.77 6
Europe (EUR) €0.88 −78% €3.99 €0.88 8
United Statesyour region $1.33 −70% $4.49 $1.33 8
Georgia (USD) $1.33 −56% $2.99 $1.33 8
Poland zł4.92 −72% zł17.54 zł4.92 6
Canada CA$5.49 CA$5.49 — 4
New Zealand NZ$5.99 −10% NZ$5.99 — 4
Australia A$6.53 −10% A$6.53 — 4
Brazil R$8.67 −17% R$10.49 R$8.67 5

Each row is a real price from that region's own stores, not a currency conversion, so the figures are not directly comparable. Switch regions in the header to shop the one you buy in.

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About Paper Sorcerer

✦ AI summary

Paper Sorcerer is a stylish turn-based RPG where you play as a trapped sorcerer escaping a magical tome while commanding a party of monsters to fight heroes and solve environmental puzzles. The strategic battle system prioritizes tactical decision-making over grinding, with hand-drawn visuals and a focus on party customization that sets it apart from traditional RPGs.

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. Explore and solve environmental puzzles to unlock secret paths and find extra loot! A double-sided adventure, an RPG with adventure game elements.

Initial Steam release is for PC, Mac and Linux are in the works.
If you'd like to play it on Mac or Linux right away, you can pick it up on the website ultrarunaway.com, and a Steam key will be included in your purchase.



Save files from the demo transfer to the full version!

A powerful sorcerer is on the cusp of dominating the land. A group of heroes bands together and seals him away inside a magical tome. Now as the sorcerer you must escape from this ancient prison and find a way to regain your magical powers using your wits and an array of summonable creatures to aid you. There may be more powerful forces at work as you navigate the dungeons and fight the heroes sent to subdue you...

Key Features


  • Play as a renegade sorcerer as he struggles to escape the book prison and regain his powers.
  • Escape a magical prison filled with heroes hunting you down at every turn.
  • Leave behind mana and to-hit rolls for an exciting new battle system that emphasizes strategy and tactics over grinding.
  • Strategically manage an energy pool to unleash devastating special attacks in battle.
  • Assemble a party of fiendish creatures to join you as allies in battle.
  • Numerous different creatures and fiends to unlock, further customizing your party; including a healer Witch, a trickster Imp, assassin Troll, and a berserker Minotaur.
  • Discover fiendish puzzles and solve them with a combinations of spells, items, and your wits.
  • Hand-drawn high-resolution sprites
  • All-inclusive game, promise to never make you pay for DLC content.

Paper Sorcerer — game info

Platforms
Windows
Player modes
Single-player
PC Game Pass
Not included

What Steam players say

Recent verbatim reviews from Steam — separate from playze.io community reviews below.

✦ AI summary

Paper Sorcerer is a pixel-art first-person dungeon crawler that players praise for its unique black-and-white art style, engaging storytelling, and classic party-based gameplay, though it suffers from significant technical issues including game-breaking menu bugs, tedious and unbalanced combat encounters, and several bugged achievements that frustrate the experience.

Recommended Jan 3, 2026
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5 found this helpful
Recommended Feb 3, 2026
A beautifully crafted, pixel-art RPG with engaging storytelling, deep gameplay, and charming characters that create a memorable, atmospheric experience.
3 found this helpful
Not recommended Jan 30, 2026
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 plenty of instances where the menu never appeared which forced me to quit out of the game and reload. This happened often enough that it became a bit frustrating to have to deal with. Thankfully I didn't lose much progress due to this, but if you weren't saving often enough you could lose hours of progress. Also, there are around seven achievements that are bugged. This isn't as big a deal for me, but if you're someone who enjoys hunting achievements, you'll never be able to unlock all of them here. I know the game is over twelve years old at this point which could be the cause of some of the odd bugs I encountered, but it's just not worth buying with the state it's in even at the low price point. I hate to say that, I really do. I did enjoy the game, but I simply canno…
2 found this helpful
Recommended Aug 21, 2026
hey, i liked it. didnt finish it, but i liked it. would recommend for the price
Not recommended Aug 15, 2026
Plainly speaking, this game is just not good. I was lured in by the interesting art style, but besides that, there is nothing else going on here. If your game is about combat only, make sure the combat is entertaining - instead, the combat here is basic, slow and tedious. The cherry on top is that you cannot quickly restart it or load the game. Have I mentioned there are no shortcuts for the combat ? Ugh! Bottom line, there are plenty of other, much better dungeon crawlers than this one, do yourself a favour and play them instead.
Not recommended Aug 6, 2026
Man, I really wanted to like this game. I did for the first half of the game. But it's got some serious issues with bugs and balancing that get obnoxious in the endgame. [h3]The Good[/h3] [list] [*]The artstyle is interesting and unique. Everything is black and white and flat, giving the impression of pen and paper drawings [*]Classic 4-man party. Summon whatever style minion you want to customize [*]Lots of loot, lots of secrets [/list] [h3]The Bad[/h3] [list] [*]Fights are long, and there are lots of them. You will also likely either be extending fights on purpose to farm energy or you will return to the sanctuary often for heals. [*]Fights are pretty unbalanced. It's funny when 2 enemy clerics buff on the same turn (only works once), less funny when 3/4 of the party is killed turn 1 by overpowered endgame minions. [*]Most puzzles only have the illusion of creative choice, and you are punished for getting it wrong. Try the wrong key? Key's mangled, hope you didn't need it. One of your summons has a unique option to bypass the puzzle? Ha, didn't work. Why even have it as an option?? [*]Bugs are pretty common. Some are not a big deal, like uninteractable pots appearing …

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