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Games RPG The Fool's Apprentice
Mature content
RPG · The Planar Danse

The Fool's Apprentice

The Fool's Apprentice
Mature content
Steam Deck Unsupported Windows
Mixed · 53% of 53
DeveloperThe Planar Danse
GenreRPG
Wait for a sale Chip's verdict · US updated 3 days ago

No real discount right now, sitting 100% of the way from its all-time low to full price. One to watch rather than buy today.

Why this verdict
Price position between all-time low and full price 100%
All-time low $6.79 · 8d ago
Player reviews 53% positive of 53
Quality score 53/100
Value score 0/100

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About this game

What this game is, in the developer's words

A wizard academy management sim where you—an obviously benevolent professor—must manage & cast spells on your many apprentices so that they might study the right spells… and perhaps even survive the researching process. Some may die, but oh well, can’t save them all!

The Fool's Apprentice is a magic school simulator that puts you in the position of Arcanist Tharn, a mage from a prestigious family by the same name. As this accomplished wizard, you will shepherd your many woefully unskilled apprentices towards a modicum of knowledge... by ensuring they cannot possibly step outside the bounds of proper curriculum. Levitate them, toss them around, control their minds or wipe them, and even throw them into portals to other worlds! 

The good apprentices will survive, surely. As for the bad, what can a professor do?

Plot the future of magic at the helm of your Conservatory, through the following tools:

  • Enroll new apprentices under your tutelage, managing their skills, directing their studies with spells, and steering them away from an accidental demise!

  • Build Research, and use it to upgrade magical workstations or unlock new sciences!

  • Respond to Dilemmas, as the choices you make for your Arcane Conservatory shape the future of mankind in this new age of magic & science!

  • Kidnap citizens for experimentation.

  • Earn the love of the public for the wonderous scientific advancements brought to the sun-kissed canal city of Golryon! But be careful, withholding every bit of magic from the public might lead them to riot!

A new age dawns! Arcanoscience, and its related fields of mago-mechanical study, has been discovered, and as engineering marvels both profound in their spellcraft and ingenious in their design are constructed... it has come time for the next generation of apprentices.

One wizened Arcanist shall teach them... You!

  • Strategize and construct the ideal Conservatory, choosing fields of magical study to focus upon, arcane workstations of varying risk, effect, and difficulty, and decorations both cosmetic and of eldritch power!

  • Manage & Cast Spells On each and every apprentice, directing them away from such foolish things as "ambition", and "artistic passion," towards the most socially acceptable magicks... or defy the Arcane Conservatory itself and spread magic among the people!

  • Decorate and customize your own Arcane Conservatory in this wizard academy Simulator!

  • Engage in the Narrative-driven ebb and flow of the demands of the magocratic city of Golryon. One day the Conservatory might request increased production of elemental cannons; and on the next the Duke might demand that you teach magic to a distant cousin!

  • Try not to be imprisoned for criminal arcane malpractice.

The Fool's Apprentice returns to The Planar Danse once again, the connected universe of Apollyon, Skulltide, and Spirit's Almanac, the previous games and novel set within the same world. It is endlessly replayable, but all unlocks can be unlocked in ~8 hours of play.

Build the future of magic, today!

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Accepted price history and the lows that matter

Historical lows
All-time low ATL $6.79 2026-07-06
3-month low $6.79
12-month low $6.79
Current $16.99
Price events From the accepted price history · updates automatically
Jul 9, 2026
Sale ended · back to $16.99
Jul 6, 2026
New all-time low $6.79

The Fool's Apprentice price history and best deals

The Fool's Apprentice for PC currently sells from $16.99 at authorized stores. Its all-time low is $6.79, set on 2026-07-06.

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Should I buy The Fool's Apprentice now or wait?
Our verdict is wait. At 100% of the way to full price, it usually drops harder in seasonal sales, so patience tends to pay.
Is $16.99 a good price for The Fool's Apprentice?
$16.99 sits 100% of the way from the all-time low of $6.79 to the full price. It has been cheaper before, so there is room to wait.
Where can I buy The Fool's Apprentice?
The Fool's Apprentice is tracked at steam. We only list authorized stores here and always link out with a clean outbound link.
Scores
Steam reviews Mixed · 53%
53% positive of 53
Media (7)
Tech
Steam DeckUnsupported
SteamOSSupported
Requirements
System requirements platform
Minimum
Minimum:
  • Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
  • OS: Windows® 10 64 Bit
  • Processor: Quad-core Intel or AMD, 2.5 GHz or faster
  • Memory: 8 GB RAM
  • Graphics: R9 290/GTX 1060 +
  • DirectX: Version 12
  • Storage: 5 GB available space
Recommended
Recommended:
  • Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
  • OS: Windows® 10 64 Bit
  • Processor: Quad-core Intel or AMD, 3.2 GHz or faster
  • Memory: 8 GB RAM
  • Graphics: RTX 2070, Radeon RX 6700 XT or equivalent
  • DirectX: Version 12
  • Storage: 5 GB available space
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          Achievements (43)
          ACH_2_GRADFAIL 39.2%
          ACH_2_MULTIDEATH 7.8%
          ACH_2_ROOM 5.6%
          ACH_BALANCE 3.4%
          ACH_2_ROOM_2 2.6%
          ACH_DECEIT 2.6%
          ACH_SOURCE 1.4%
          ACH_2_PEACENODIE 1.3%
          Facts
          DeveloperThe Planar Danse
          PublisherThe Planar Danse
          GenresRPG · Simulation · Strategy
          ModesSingle-player
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