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TEMPUS: A Wizard Awakes

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TEMPUS: A Wizard Awakes

Reviewed: 06 Jun 2026

PC

Propeller Cap Studio · 2025

Ludograph rating

B

Good

62 /100

Automated review
06010030Benefit →Low risk →B 47 · R 11
The Ludograph reading, plotted from the published benefit and risk sub-scores.

Growth (BDS)

47

Risk (RIS)

11

Daily limit

120min

Age guidance

7+

Developmental benefits

B1Cognitive
0.58
B2Social-emotional
0.37
B3Motor
0.35

TEMPUS: A Wizard Awakes offers a charming action-adventure experience that strongly engages cognitive skills. Players will frequently solve puzzles, make strategic decisions, and think critically about the consequences of their magic use. The game also fosters empathy through guiding a lost critter and allows for ethical reasoning through player choices. Its reactive world encourages learning and adaptation.

Design risks

R1Compulsion-loop pressure
0.13
R2Monetization
0.17
R3Social risk
0.00

While primarily a single-player experience, TEMPUS includes microtransactions that could potentially offer advantages or prompt spending, particularly around managing magical resources. The game features mild, cartoonish violence against vegetative enemies and allows for player choice in 'blasting' companions, which may require parental guidance for younger players.

Content (not in risk score)

R4.1Violence Level
0.33
R4.2Sexual Content
0.00
R4.3Language
0.00
R4.4Substance References
0.00
R4.5Fear / Horror
0.00

Content risk is displayed separately and does not affect the time recommendation.

Heads up

  • Monthly spendTypical real-money spend by engaged players: $5 – $20/mo.

Regulatory design checks · DSA — Not yet assessed·GDPR-K — Assessed: meets criteria·ODDS — Assessed: meets criteria

  • DSA:What Ludograph checks: whether the game's design gives minors the transparency the EU Digital Services Act expects: plain terms, honest defaults, and clear reporting routes.
  • GDPR-K:What Ludograph checks: whether age assurance and consent flows are designed for under-16s, in the spirit of GDPR Article 8.: Estimated from review data. No privacy or child-targeting concerns found.
  • ODDS:What Ludograph checks: whether paid random-reward drop rates are disclosed, as required in China, Japan and South Korea.: Estimated from review data. No paid random-reward mechanics found, so drop-rate disclosure requirements do not apply.

These reflect Ludograph's assessment of the game's design practices against each framework's criteria, not a legal compliance determination.

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Parents ask…

Is TEMPUS: A Wizard Awakes safe for kids?

Ludograph gives TEMPUS: A Wizard Awakes a rating of 62/100, recommended for ages 7 and up. It offers solid benefits but needs parental guidance on the risks.

What age is TEMPUS: A Wizard Awakes appropriate for?

Ludograph's rubric recommends a minimum age of 7+ for TEMPUS: A Wizard Awakes, based on benefits, risks, and content review.

How long should kids play TEMPUS: A Wizard Awakes?

Our session recommendation for TEMPUS: A Wizard Awakes is up to 120 minutes per day. It is derived from the game's own structure (natural stopping points, compulsion-loop design, monetization pressure, and social dynamics), not from a universal screen-time dose.

Session recommendations are design-based heuristics. Evidence linking specific daily durations to child outcomes is limited, and context matters as much as time; treat this as a starting point for household rules, not a clinical threshold.

What are the main risks of TEMPUS: A Wizard Awakes?

While primarily a single-player experience, TEMPUS includes microtransactions that could potentially offer advantages or prompt spending, particularly around managing magical resources. The game features mild, cartoonish violence against vegetative enemies and allows for player choice in 'blasting' companions, which may require parental guidance for younger players.