A carefully constructed magic system can easily make a fantasy RPG unforgettable.

Tristan Jurkovich began his career as a journalist in 2011. His childhood love of video games and writing fuel his passion for archiving this great medium’s history. He dabbles in every genre, but ...

Put on your sorcerer's hat; things are about to get magical in these fantastic open-world RPGs. While not exactly magic, the open-world Pokemon games, like Pokemon Legends: Z-A, have the titular ...

From Morrowind to Skyrim, The Elder Scrolls games have defined the fantasy genre for a long time in the gaming industry, but they are definitely not the end-all be-all when it comes to magic systems.

There’s nothing quite like sitting down to play a tabletop RPG with friends. The collaborative storytelling, the dice rolls, the inevitable chaos as things get off track all give TTRPGs a special sort ...

Adam Braunstein is a Contributor at DualShockers who has been covering games professionally since 2019. He primarily writes lists and features, with a focus on RPGs, JRPGs, action-adventure games, VR, ...

Tristan Jurkovich began his career as a journalist in 2011. His childhood love of video games and writing fuel his passion for archiving this great medium’s history. He dabbles in every genre, but ...

Abracadabra, these deep and immersive magic systems will make your cares disappear. That is, except for the following RPG examples. These magic systems go beyond caring about getting stronger spells ...