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Wizardry: Proving Grounds of the Mad Overlord

First-person party RPG remaking a punishing 1981 dungeon crawl

Digital Eclipse · Published by Digital Eclipse, Atari · Released May 23, 2024

ActionRPG

Reviews
Mostly Positive
76% of 1,270
Recent reviews
Mixed
64% of 17 in 30 days
Players
35
daily peak, Nov 7, 2026
Steam Deck
Playable
Last update on Steam
2 years ago
Aug 22, 2024
Minimum PC
RX Vega 10 GPU
8 GB RAM · 2 GB disk
Full requirements

What is Wizardry: Proving Grounds of the Mad Overlord?

A single-player, first-person party RPG and full 3D remake of the 1981 original. Create a group of adventurers, explore a fantasy labyrinth floor by floor, fight enemies in turn-based battles, avoid traps, and recover an amulet stolen by the wizard Werdna.

For you if...

  • +you enjoy unforgiving, old-school dungeon crawls and careful mapping
  • +you like creating and managing a customizable adventuring party
  • +you want classic mechanics with modern quality-of-life options

Not for you if...

  • −you want forgiving progression without grinding or lost parties
  • −you prefer modern RPG systems over faithful 1981 design
  • −you dislike complex mazes and frequent backtracking

What players say

76% of 1,270 reviews are positive · 64% of 17 in the last 30 days

Players praise the updated graphics, music, interface, and mapping options while retaining the original mazes and difficulty. The most common complaints concern soft locks during combat or party management, crashes, save problems, and bugs that corrupt or erase characters.

Players over time

▼ -39% vs a month ago

Players online on Steam, one sample a day.

Highest since Sep 2026: 93 players on Sep 22, 2026.

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How many players finish Wizardry: Proving Grounds of the Mad Overlord?

9.3% of Steam players have unlocked «The Overlord's Honor Guard», the achievement for finishing the main story.

Share of everyone who owns the game on Steam, including those who barely played it. Updated weekly.

Screenshots and trailer

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Wizardry: Proving Grounds of the Mad Overlord system requirements

Minimum: RX Vega 10 GPU, 8 GB RAM, 2 GB of disk space.

As published by the developer.

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Minimum

OS
Windows 10
Processor
AMD Ryzen 7 3750H
Graphics
AMD Radeon RX Vega 10 GPU
Memory
8 GB RAM
Storage
2 GB available space

Recommended

OS
Windows 10
Processor
Intel Core i5-6400 CPU @ 2.70GHz
Graphics
GeForce GTX 970
Memory
16 GB RAM
Storage
2 GB available space

Does Wizardry: Proving Grounds of the Mad Overlord have co-op or multiplayer?

No: single-player only, no multiplayer modes declared.

Does Wizardry: Proving Grounds of the Mad Overlord run on Steam Deck?

Playable Playable: it runs on Steam Deck with some adjustments.

  • Sometimes shows mouse, keyboard or non-Deck controller icons
  • Some text entry requires manually opening the on-screen keyboard
  • Some in-game text is small and may be hard to read
  • All functionality is accessible with the default controller configuration
  • Default graphics settings perform well on Steam Deck
  • External controllers are not supported for the primary player

PC version details

DRM
None declared on Steam
Controller
Keyboard and mouse
Platforms
Windows
Achievements
28
Steam features
Cloud saves, Family Sharing
Languages
Text only: English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Japanese.

Does Wizardry: Proving Grounds of the Mad Overlord use AI-generated content?

No AI-generated content is disclosed on the game's Steam page.

Self-reported by the developer under Steam rules: it covers AI content that ships in the game, not tools used to make it. Steam page checked on Oct 27, 2026. How to filter AI games on Steam

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Recent updates

1 DLC available.

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