Wizardry 8
First-person fantasy dungeon crawler with custom parties and turn-based combat
Sir-Tech Canada · Published by Drecom Co., Ltd., Nightdive Studios, Atari · Released Sep 10, 2013
- Reviews
- Very Positive
- 89% of 1,230
- Recent reviews
- Not enough recent
- Playing now
- 26
- right now
- Steam Deck
- Unsupported
- Last update
- 7 years ago
- Aug 10, 2019
Metacritic: 85/100 (critic reviews)
What is Wizardry 8?
Wizardry 8 is a first-person, party-based fantasy RPG set in a 3D world of dungeons and outdoor areas. You create a group of adventurers, explore, talk to characters, and fight roaming monsters as the party seeks to reach the Cosmic Circle and confront the Dark Savant.
For you if...
- +you like experimenting with character classes and party roles
- +you enjoy tactical combat and searching for hidden items
Not for you if...
- −you want real-time combat instead of turn-based battles
- −you want quick movement and little time spent traveling
- −you dislike difficult fights that punish weak party builds
What players say
89% of 1,230 reviews are positive
Players praise the party-building choices, strategic combat, and exploration. Some complain about slow pacing and enemy scaling. Recent players also report launch failures and graphics or input problems on newer systems, including Macs.
Screenshots and trailer
Wizardry 8 system requirements
As published by the developer.
Minimum
- OS
- Windows XP
- Processor
- Pentium 233MHz Processor
- Graphics
- 8MB 3D Accelerated Video Card
- Memory
- 64 MB RAM
- Storage
- 2 GB available space
- DirectX
- Version 9.0c
- Notes
- Sound Card and Mouse also required for the best experience
Recommended
- OS
- Windows 7
- Processor
- Pentium 333MHz Processor
- Graphics
- 16MB 3D Accelerated Video Card
- Memory
- 128 MB RAM
- Storage
- 2 GB available space
- DirectX
- Version 9.0c
- Notes
- Sound Card and Mouse also required for the best experience
PC version details
DRM, required accounts, controller support and Steam features.
- DRM
- None declared on Steam
- Controller
- Keyboard and mouse
- Platforms
- Windows, macOS
- Steam features
- Cloud saves, Family Sharing
Steam Deck: Unsupported
- Not supported on SteamOS
Tags
- RPG
- Party-Based RPG
- Dungeon Crawler
- Turn-Based Combat
- First-Person
- Classic
- Fantasy
- Adventure
- CRPG
- Turn-Based
- Old School
- Singleplayer
- Exploration
- Atmospheric
- Sci-fi
- Open World
Recent updates
- Aug 10, 2019 · Update #2 for Windows is available now
- Oct 27, 2017 · FLAC soundtrack added and MacOS version fixed
- Dec 5, 2015 · New update out now
- Dec 5, 2015 · New update out now
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