Wizardry: Proving Grounds of the Mad Overlord

Buy77%

Mostly Positive · 1k player reviews · Medium confidence

Worth it for the right player.

Digital Eclipse · Dungeon Crawler · May 23, 2024

Player review score
77%
Mostly Positive
Price
$34.99
Playing right now
All-time peak
Not charted

Steam only charts its most-played games, and this one isn’t among them.

Achievements
28
total to unlock
Steam does not publish achievement rarity.
Languages
6
Full audio0 of 6
Subtitles6 of 6

Should I buy Wizardry: Proving Grounds of the Mad Overlord?

Buy it if you like
  • Gameplay: 98 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Graphics: 77 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Difficulty: 38 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Combat: 44 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Bugs: 30 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Interface: 24 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 1k player reviews · updated

What players think

The recurring themes across 300 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.

Why players love itThings to know
50% of themes are praise8% are divided42% are complaints
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
98 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
While it's fun to always have that fear lurking around the corner not knowing what enemy is going to drain levels from your party members and waste you hours of grinding, i appreciate what the devs have done to bring every detail about the game to light, from it's enemies, maps, and mechanics.
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
77 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
It is Wizardry how you remembered it with a huge graphics update.
Difficulty
Players who bring up Difficulty mostly praise it.
38 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
What unfolds from that premise is a deeply methodical and often unforgiving gameplay loop.
Steam Deck
Players who bring up Steam Deck mostly praise it.
12 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
I put that in the "Good Pile" as I avoided playing it on steam deck for the longest time, but it works beautifully IMO and makes for a very nice experience on the go.
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
12 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Where the original release was sparse in presentation, this version introduces music and improved sound design that bring the dungeon to life in subtle but meaningful ways.
Controls
Players who bring up Controls mostly praise it.
7 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
The controller interface is quite competent so feel free to grab that xbox controller.

Theme by theme

Scored on what reviews say about each topic, not the thumbs.

Players love
Gameplay98 reviews
Graphics77 reviews
Difficulty38 reviews
Steam Deck12 reviews
Audio12 reviews
Controls7 reviews
Divided opinion
Characters
89% still recommend
Players complain
Combat
57% still recommend
Bugs
57% still recommend
Interface
71% still recommend
Story
75% still recommend
Crashes
63% still recommend

What you get

Can you play it alone, does a controller work, does it run on your machine.

Play modes

  • Single-player

Controller

  • Partial Controller Support

Store features

  • Family Sharing
  • Steam Cloud

Platforms

  • Windows

Valve device support

Steam DeckPlayable
SteamOSPlayable
Steam MachinePlayable

Should I buy it now?

Based on Steam price history.

Prices have been lower
$34.99

The lowest we've tracked is $10.49.

6 points recordedtoday · $34.99

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