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About the Game

The corrupt wizard Gaufroi has kidnapped your master, Mage Alguin, and only you have any hope of saving him. You may be an apprentice now, but to save your master, you will need to explore ten deadly dungeons, decipher mind-bending puzzles, avoid terrifying traps, and vanquish hordes of vicious monsters.

Until you are able to wield every elemental power in the palm of your hand, evil remains ascendant! It is your turn now to sling gouts of flame, javelins of ice, arcs of lightning, and swirling tempests! Don your wizard’s robe and begin your Mage’s Tale!

• Collect mystic ingredients, which you can use to craft hundreds of custom spells in your very own Mage's Workshop.
  
  
• Explore the ancient crypts, sewers, and dungeons to discover devious traps and secret rooms hidden around every corner.
  
  
• Experience a story that takes place in the same world as The Bard’s Tale series and soon before the events of The Bard’s Tale IV: Barrows Deep!
  
  
• The Mage's Tale is an adventure designed from the ground up to capture the magic of the VR gaming experience.

Latest news

• Announcements·13 Jun 2018Official

  50% Discount Coupon for all Mage Tale Owners

  Hello everyone, Beside our goal of offering great deals to our community from time to time, we made The Mage’s Tale to promote VR gaming, and we’re always looking to group up with our fellow devs in our shared goal to push the medium forward. To that end, we’ve partnered with Vertigo Games (makers of the outstanding zombie apocalypse epic Arizona Sunshine), who are offering all owners of The Mage’s Tale a 50% off discount coupon that they can use this month to purchase Skyworld! About Skyworld Skyworld is a strategy spectacular that really impressed us, showcasing another way that VR can take a tried and true gaming concept (real-time strategy) and turn it into something truly special. Be like a king or queen moving their pieces over a giant table representing their realm, except this time when the pieces meet, the battle happens right there in front of you. Take a look at the trailer here: https://youtu.be/LFa2J9eJGsU Where can I find my coupon? When logged into your Steam account, click the envelope located on the top right of your screen to go to your inbox, then go to your inventory where the coupon will be found. In order to claim your discount, all you then need to do is add the game to your cart. Per Valve, “When you add a valid item to your cart, Steam will apply any of your applicable coupons automatically.“ We hope you enjoy it!
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• Patch Notes·29 May 2018Official

  The Mage's Tale Patch 1.9 Released

  https://steamcdn-a.akamaihd.net/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/32351569/4d5519cd884506b5ce40520d578c822a432eb69d.png Hi everyone, This patch contains a few new small gameplay options, along with a variety of tweaks and bug fixes. Our biggest addition is a game manual for you to peruse. You can check out the patch notes below to find where that's at on your computer. Give it all a try and please let us know what you think! Thank you again to all of the VR users who have supported The Mage's Tale here on Steam! - The inXile team -ADDED A MANUAL (on Steam Page and in SteamLibrary/steamapps/common/The Mage's Tale/Manual) -Changed colliders to allow player to get closer to cauldrons/treasure boxes/etc. in Free Move -Updated movement to allow player to get closer to doors/walls/etc. in Free Move -Free Move Option now allows for 360 movement on trackpad -Fixed corrupted wizard lightning attack -Added Option button to disable turn rotation buttons on controller -Fixed puzzle box rotation lock not being properly interactable after a fail -Fixed a fight in 2-1 -Player can no longer pause during intro cutscene while it's all loading in -Fixed a highlight issue with Save File 4 -Fixed issue where spell recharging could reset after completion -Moved a torch in 1-3 -Fixed a bug in moving with your shield up -Various other minor bug fixes
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• Patch Notes·4 Apr 2018Official

  The Mage's Tale Patch 1.8.04 Released

  https://steamcdn-a.akamaihd.net/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/32351569/b3e1e4c668826fe6548a99e15e7526244591a59b.png Hi everyone, We listened to your feedback and, as promised, have just released a major update that adds in some new movement options. Controller Based Movement: this attaches the primary directions to the controller, as opposed to the head, for movement. forward is now the direction the controller points as opposed to the headset Touch to Move (Vive only): this utilizes the trackpad functionality of the Vive wand to input directions. The player can just place their thumb and slide it for directional inputs as opposed to pressing down on the pad for basic movements These are available via the options menu for users who prefer them. We hope you like them! Give them a try and please let us know what you think! - The inXile team
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• Patch Notes·4 Apr 2018Official

  The Mage's Tale Patch 1.8.04 Released

  https://steamcdn-a.akamaihd.net/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/32351569/b3e1e4c668826fe6548a99e15e7526244591a59b.png Hi everyone, We listened to your feedback and, as promised, have just released a major update that adds in some new movement options. Controller Based Movement: this attaches the primary directions to the controller, as opposed to the head, for movement. forward is now the direction the controller points as opposed to the headset Touch to Move (Vive only): this utilizes the trackpad functionality of the Vive wand to input directions. The player can just place their thumb and slide it for directional inputs as opposed to pressing down on the pad for basic movements These are available via the options menu for users who prefer them. We hope you like them! Give them a try and please let us know what you think! - The inXile team
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• Patch Notes·30 Mar 2018Official

  The Mage's Tale Patch 1.8.03 Released

  Hi everyone, We've just released a small update that fixes a couple of minor visual issues. In addition, we have removed a sensor check that was causing problems for WMR users. Keep in mind that WMR headsets are not officially supported, but if you want to give it a try then this problem should not give you any headaches any more. We hope you'll like it, let us know what you think. - The inXile team
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