Paper Sorcerer is a throwback to the glorious 1980s, paying homage to great blobbers of old and to the point-and-click adventures from the MacVenture series, such as Shadowgate.

The most evil of sorcerers has been up to some usual naughty shenanigans, terrorising innocents and wreaking havoc, so a group of heroes has been forced to imprison this danger to society inside a magical book. You play as that evil sorcerer (or sorceress) who must now find a way to break free and exact revenge – an obvious connection to Wizardry IV.

The monochrome visual style is original and beautifully minimalist, with the sleek ink design illustrating the central theme of a world within a book.

The core gameplay of Paper Sorcerer consists of 3D first-person exploration and puzzle solving with 2D turn-based combat. The game's dungeon is made of different levels within the magical book prison, each having three floors followed by a boss area. You'll encounter enemies as floating black clouds, and combat begins once you approach them.

As in Wizardry IV, you can summon minions to help you, creating a party of up to four characters. You may choose from creatures such as skeletons, witches, ghosts, vampires, cultists, werewolves, trolls and other nasty monsters, each one possessing a wide variety of skills and magic, giving you plenty of party compositions and battle strategies to play with.

Battles can be very tense, as you'll have to plan for the long run. All characters have Defense points, which block physical damage but decrease with each blow. Health can only be recovered by casting spells, resting or using potions, but you always begin battle with full Defense points. This leads into an interesting dynamic, where you'll have to weigh up which stat to invest in and what sort of restoration spells to use.