2026-08-17 14:22 UTC · Community Announcements · Criterium
Hello everyone,We have just deployed a new hotfix aimed at resolving a critical launch issue affecting players using modern HTC Vive hardware.Hardware & Compatibility Fix:Fixed HTC Vive Launch Failures: Resolved a software conflict that prevented the game from launching properly for users on modern HTC Vive headsets such as: Vive Cosmos, Vive Pro 2, Vive Focus, and Vive XR Elite headsets.A special thanks to DiamondBird21 on the Steam Discussions for taking the time to investigate the root cause and sharing the initial workaround with us.
2025-12-17 14:19 UTC · Community Announcements · Aldin
Hello Wizards! Have you ever wished that Skully could react to something specific you said, but he didn’t? Well you will never have that problem again because today we’re introducing Custom Reactions! Custom Reactions is a small update just in time for Christmas that lets you define a specific sentence you would like Skully to react to and then record whatever sound you would like Skully to play when you say that. Custom Reactions is available right now on all platforms — Quest, Steam, Steam Deck, PlayStation and iOS! This is a feature that we hope everyone will find fun and we encourage exper
2025-11-25 16:40 UTC · Community Announcements · Aldin
Hey Wizards! Thank you for the wonderful reception to Skully's Fantastic Fails! It's been quite the show for us seeing all the videos of Skully being launched this past month :) In this patch we are mostly polishing and bug fixing, however we are introducing one new feature: "Type to Talk" giving you the option to type to use voice - this has been a much requested feature since we released voice powers and screen mode. We are initially only making it available on screens but VR players, please let us know if you are interested in this feature as well!To enable Type to Talk open the in-game Men
2025-10-27 13:04 UTC · Community Announcements · Aldin
Spooky season greetings, wizards! You can now dive into the massive FREE Skully’s Fantastic Fails major content update, featuring an incredible new rocket launch section in the Courtyard to do some wildly strange rocket experiments, 1,000+ new Skully voicelines and reactions, fully redesigned menu with a detailed Waltz Codex, and even more Tower events! Also Waltz is launching on iOS!Feature highlights included in Skully's Fantastic Fails:💀1000+ New Voicelines for Skully! Brand new voice lines are scattered all across the experience — most echo through the Courtyard, but you’ll also discover
2025-07-03 16:56 UTC · Community Announcements · Largo
Big things have been brewing in the world of Waltz! We’re thrilled to announce Skully’s Fantastic Fails, a brand-new FREE content update coming this fall—and it’s packed with surprises. The update will follow a totally new release if Waltz of the Wizard on iOS also coming this fall!For the first time ever, you'll get to explore the Courtyard with Skully, complete with hundreds of new reactions and voicelines. Then there's the new mysterious rocket launch platform in the Courtyard. What does it do? Why is it there? You’ll have to find out for yourself ...But that's not all!We’ve also added a ho
2025-01-10 15:20 UTC · Community Announcements · Criterium
General Fixes/Improvements • Fixed black screen sometimes occuring when launching (when launching VR-mode, screen-mode will now be activated if no VR runtimes or VR headsets are found) • Fixed Wards in some cases getting stuck, blocking progression • Fixed finger accessibility menu not working correctly • Fixed Neutron Orb VR gesture breaking under specific circumstances • Fixed Tower visitors (Igor, giant, bat) frequently showing up right when game is started • Fixed melee weapons breaking in screen-mode if they were released mid-swing • Fixed Air Drawing graphics being scaled wrong if user w
2024-12-18 13:39 UTC · Community Announcements · Aldin
Greetings Wizards! We're happy to announce that Waltz of the Wizard is now Steam Deck Verified! The positive response to the Screen Mode on PC inspired us to take things a step further. We've worked hard to deliver a polished and seamless screen and controller experience, specially optimized for Steam Deck and look forward for Deck users to dive in and enjoy the magic. Following this is also a Patch update with multiple bug fix & improvements for VR and Screen Modes. We hope everyone can enjoy a great holiday and we look forward to sharing more news next year! We'll leave you with a new Screen
2024-11-11 16:42 UTC · Community Announcements · Criterium
Improvements • Igor's robotic creation can now be posed! • You can now add hats, glasses and other wearables to Igor's robot • Music Tower in Courtyard now automatically turns on when you enter • Increased texture resolution of some explosive effects in the Fortress • Added camera shakes and footstep when Giant in Screen Mode Fixes • Fixed crash on Steam Deck • Added more alternative answers for riddles • Fixed realtime lights not being visible on some surface in Fortress • You can no longer fall down in Elevated when in Smooth Movement in VR • Grimoire pages are now non-destructible • Fixed b
2024-10-31 10:06 UTC · Community Announcements · Aldin
Seasons greetings wizards! We've seen Waltz grow like never before this year and have been amazed by the reception from our old and new users. Thank you, we are humbled! It is that magical time of year again and we are thrilled to announce yet another free update to Waltz of the Wizard this year available right now! Riddles, Ramblings and Robots includes a horde of new features and maybe a few bits in the spirit of the season… Skully is more alive than ever now, adding more than 700 new voice lines and a host of new reactions including a totally new riddle game, questions & answers, humms, whi
2024-06-10 16:43 UTC · Community Announcements · Aldin
Hello! This past month has been wild! Waltz of the Wizard went viral on social media and what’s followed is that poor Skully has never been thrown out the window so often in a single month. This has all helped Waltz reach new audiences and pushed it to best selling VR on Quest, Steam and PlayStation! Our thanks to everyone who’s been playing and to the streamers — we’ve been thoroughly enjoying all the amazing creativity in your videos. Skully is already VR’s most interactive character with hundreds of voicelines and enormous amount of unique reactions to what you say, facial expressions and g
2023-10-06 15:39 UTC · Community Announcements · Aldin
Fixes Fixed issue on PC where input (such as buttons or hand positions) was broken, rendering the game unplayable for some Fixed issue with new the achievements not unlocking if you had already finished all the required steps in the achievement Fixed an issue where Skully sometimes popped in at the wrong time in the Courtyard Attempt to fix an issue with Occlusion Culling in Fortress not working properly, leading to some elements of the Fortress being invisible
2023-10-04 10:41 UTC · Community Announcements · Aldin
Hi folks! We've got some exciting new features included in this release, here are some of the highlights: Use voice interactions with blazingly fast responsiveness We’ve made great strides to take voice interaction to the next level, and after a total redesign of our voice systems, everything behind voice runs locally on device (no network required!). This new version includes better reliability, better accuracy and much more consistent and faster latency. Voice enables you to modify your own abilities and create anything, anywhere, with just a few words. With voice we’re aiming to make true n
2022-11-21 16:33 UTC · Community Announcements · Aldin
Greetings! Change the World, is now live and available to all our existing users free of charge! https://cdn-images-1.medium.com/max/1600/1*LI0sbztgbtfVZWJSU8yo7Q.png Change the World puts voice interaction at the center of the experience. At the heart of the update are new kinds of voice powers that give you abilities to change the virtual world to your liking, with a spoken word and wave of your hand. Hundreds of voice commands now let you control your magic particles, summon objects or even characters just by speaking their name; change sizes, your strength, your size, object physics proper
2022-01-14 12:27 UTC · Community Announcements · Aldin
Waltz of the Wizard v2.2.2 - Bug fix patch Improvements • Added menu item for Aldin Newsletter Fixes • Improved freeze/crash frequency when loading between scenes (PC) • Fixed Aldin’s Reality ring showing success for specific invalid commands • Fixed game sometimes crashing when trying to use Voice Interaction if internet connection was off • Fixed Fortress cave lighting being too bright • Fixed realtime light for some particle effects sometimes not showing • Fixed projectile charge effect sometimes not showing for projectile based enemies (Blaster, Larvops) • Fixed user sometimes spawning ins
2021-12-17 17:38 UTC · Community Announcements · Aldin
Voice interaction is now available as an update for Waltz of the Wizard, the first VR app to use Meta’s new Voice SDK. This unique update makes it possible to speak to the beloved skull assistant character and use your voice and gestures to shape the world, as if by magic. Voice features are available on both Quest and PC VR headsets (SteamVR) and work internationally (English-only support for spoken language). The update adds over 200 new character voice lines and magic commands, introducing a broad range of innovative capabilities that haven’t been possible before in consumer software. Going
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