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Is Wizardry: The Five Ordeals worth it for you?
We tell you who should skip it, too.
Play it if you…
Good fit- Dungeon-crawler fans who want to build a party and explore grid-based mazes
- RPG players who prefer turn-based combat with tabletop-style difficulty
- Players seeking scenarios described as offering dozens of hours of gameplay each
Skip it if you…
Saves you a refund- Players who want characters to be protected from permanent loss
- Players who prefer forgiving combat over a mix of JRPG simplicity and tabletop-style difficulty
- Players looking for the dungeon layouts, names, interface, or graphics of Wizardry #1–5
Our take on Wizardry: The Five Ordeals
The design pairs party-based dungeon exploration with permanent character loss and overwritable saves. That consequence-heavy structure gives up the safety of recoverable characters and protected progress, making each expedition carry a lasting risk.
What is Wizardry: The Five Ordeals?
Create characters and lead a party of up to 6 members through grid-based dungeons.
Combat is turn-based, combining straightforward JRPG-style battles with the difficulty of tabletop RPGs. Characters can be lost permanently, and saves can be overwritten. The game uses a shared base system for multiple dungeon-crawling RPG scenarios, including official scenarios described as offering dozens of hours of gameplay each. This Steam version retains the core gameplay from 2006 while updating the interface. It also adds widescreen and high-resolution support, 3D mazes and high-resolution monsters, in-game scenario selection, gamepad support, Steam Cloud support, and custom portraits.
How Wizardry: The Five Ordeals plays
- 01Party-based dungeon crawling
- A player-created group can include up to 6 characters and explores grid-based mazes.
- 02Permanent character loss
- Characters may be lost forever, and saved progress can be overwritten.
- 03Scenario selection
- The game includes an in-game menu for choosing among its dungeon-crawling scenarios.
- 04Custom portraits
- Players can use custom character portraits.
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Wizardry: The Five Ordeals: platforms & release
Is Wizardry: The Five Ordeals worth it?
It is worth it if: dungeon-crawler fans who want to build a party and explore grid-based mazes. Skip it if: players who want characters to be protected from permanent loss.
Where can I download Wizardry: The Five Ordeals?
Use the Download Now button on this page: it opens Wizardry: The Five Ordeals's store page, where you can choose how to get it.
What platforms is Wizardry: The Five Ordeals on?
Windows only.
