Wizardry: The Five Ordeals

First-person party dungeon crawler with lethal turn-based combat

59 Studio · Published by Game*Spark Publishing · Released Oct 26, 2023

Reviews: Very Positive; 85% of 554
Recent reviews: Not enough recent
Playing now: 108; right now
Steam Deck: Playable
Last update: 4 months ago; May 19, 2026

What is Wizardry: The Five Ordeals?

A single-player, first-person RPG built around separate dungeon-crawling scenarios. You create a party of up to six characters, explore grid-based 3D mazes, and fight turn-based battles under rules that include permanent character loss and overwritten saves.

For you if...

+you enjoy unforgiving, old-school dungeon crawlers
+you like building parties for turn-based battles
+you want multiple scenarios built on one ruleset

Not for you if...

−you dislike permanent character loss and overwritten saves
−you prefer free movement over grid-based mazes
−you prefer modern, streamlined RPG interfaces

What players say

85% of 554 reviews are positive

Players praise the old-school Wizardry rules, punishing combat, and selection of official and user-made scenarios. Common complaints focus on weak English localization, a clunky interface, and the price.

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Wizardry: The Five Ordeals system requirements

As published by the developer.

Minimum

OS: Windows 11 64bit
Notes: Maybe work on Windows 7/8/10, but we didn't provide any support.

PC version details

DRM, required accounts, controller support and Steam features.

DRM: None declared on Steam
Third-party account: Scenario Editor Service (This is not necessary if you are not creating a any your own scenario) (Supports Linking to Steam Account)
Controller: Keyboard and mouse
Platforms: Windows
Steam features: Cloud saves, Family Sharing