Released May 23, 2024 $34.99 Mostly Positive Counts toward your Steam games

Wizardry: Proving Grounds of the Mad Overlord

By Digital Eclipse

Dungeon Crawler CRPG Party-Based RPG Exploration RPG Turn-Based Strategy First-Person Character Customization Dark FantasyDragonsFantasyDemons

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Reviews 1,237 Mostly Positive

Players yesterday 19 at the busiest moment

Owners 100K–200K estimated

Wizardry: Proving Grounds of the Mad Overlord is a game tagged Dungeon Crawler, CRPG and Party-Based RPG by Digital Eclipse, released May 23, 2024. It has 1,237 Steam reviews (Mostly Positive). It has an estimated 100K–200K owners on Steam. The Steam games most like it include Dawn of the Ashen Queen, Minerva Labyrinth and Shadows of the Dungeon.

Wizardry: Proving Grounds of the Mad Overlord is a full 3D remake of the first game in the legendary Wizardry series of RPGs.

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Dawn of the Ashen Queen 75% match · Dungeon Crawler, CRPG, Party-Based RPG
Minerva Labyrinth 75% match · Dungeon Crawler, CRPG, Party-Based RPG
Shadows of the Dungeon 71% match · Dungeon Crawler, CRPG, Party-Based RPG
Paper Sorcerer 70% match · Dungeon Crawler, CRPG, Party-Based RPG
Monsters of Mican 68% match · Dungeon Crawler, CRPG, Party-Based RPG
Jettatura 67% match · Dungeon Crawler, CRPG, Party-Based RPG
Legendary Journeys 67% match · Dungeon Crawler, CRPG, Party-Based RPG
Wizardry VI: Bane of the Cosmic Forge (SFC Version) 65% match · Dungeon Crawler, CRPG, Party-Based RPG
Wizardry Variants Daphne 64% match · Dungeon Crawler, CRPG, Party-Based RPG
Underkeep 64% match · Dungeon Crawler, CRPG, Party-Based RPG

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Everything Steam lists for Wizardry: Proving Grounds of the Mad Overlord · record updated 1 day ago

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Overview

App ID2518960

Release dateMay 23, 2024

Last change number39323160

Last record update1 day ago

App type: Game
Developer: Digital Eclipse
Publisher: Digital Eclipse, Atari
Steam profile: Counts toward game count and achievement totals · checked Nov 1, 2025
Franchise: Wizardry

Windows 64-bit

Steam Deck: Playable
Controller: Partial support

Single-playerSteam CloudPartial controller supportFamily Sharing

Patches

Build	Branch	Updated
15463068	public	Aug 22, 2024

Depots

ID	Name	Systems	Size	Download	Manifest
228988	— shared from 228980	Windows	—	—	—
228989	— shared from 228980	Windows	—	—	—
228990	— shared from 228980	Windows	—	—	—
2518961	—	All	1.39 GB	1.20 GB	1150205344733070935

Branch	Build	Updated	Access
public	15463068	Aug 22, 2024	Open

Configuration

Install foldersteamapps/common/Wizardry

Executable	Arguments	Systems	Description
wizardry.exe		All

Space per player4.8 MB

Filesup to 50

Save locations1

Root	Path	Pattern	Systems
WinAppDataLocal	murphy/Saved/SaveGames	*.sav	Windows

Achievements

Achievements282 hidden

Most unlocked82.2%It's All Down From Here

Rarest0.9%Gotta Catch 'Em All

It's All Down From Here Enter the maze for the first time 82.2%
The Act of Creation Create a character in the Training Grounds 68.6%
Welcome Back Raise a character from the dead 56.7%
Novice Adventurer Reach level 5 with a character 42.7%
Sleep for a Year Stay 52 times at The Adventurers' Inn 38.4%
Centurion Kill 100 enemies with a single character 33.1%
TKO Put a whole group of enemies to sleep 30.5%
Permanent Resident Hidden achievement 30.1%
Experienced Adventurer Reach level 10 with a character 23.5%
Secret Admirer Open 100 secret doors 20.9%
Heal Thyself Recover 500HP by casting spells 19.9%
Rod & Ring Hidden achievement 19.1%
Personal Growth Change the class of a Level 5+ character in the Training Grounds 18.8%
All Access Collect all key items in the Maze 18.5%
Supportive Cast party / character buff spells 25 times 14.3%
Boltac's Summer Home Spend 50,000 GP at Boltac’s Trading Post 14.2%
Tricky Disarm all trap types 13.7%
Begone! Dispel 50 enemies 12.9%