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Steam app 2518960 · updated 12 Sep 2026, 19:29 UTC

Wizardry: Proving Grounds of the Mad Overlord

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

Wizardry: Proving Grounds of the Mad Overlord Steam header artwork
Digital EclipseDigital Eclipse, Atari
107playing now
11824-hour peak
602all-time peak
46average, last 30 days

The last 30 days

+14.2Gain+44.19%% gain167Peak

709 hourly samples, with the daily peak drawn over them. Weekends are shaded.

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Daily peakEvery hourly sample

All time

37 months, September 2023 to September 2026. The highest number of people in the game at once, each month, on a time axis -- a gap in the record stays a gap.

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Monthly peak

The last four months

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The highest number of people in the game at once, each month. Four, because four is as far back as the source keeps anything finer than one figure a month.

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July 2026

31 days, each one the highest figure that day. The source keeps no hourly detail this far back. Weekends are shaded.

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August 2026

31 days as the curve, each the highest figure that day. Behind it, 434 hourly samples from 13 Aug, which is as far back as the source keeps every hour. Weekends are shaded.

01529445801 Aug06 Aug11 Aug16 Aug21 Aug26 Aug31 AugSaturday 01 August 202651 peakSunday 02 August 202652 peakMonday 03 August 202645 peakTuesday 04 August 202643 peakWednesday 05 August 202642 peakThursday 06 August 202638 peakFriday 07 August 202644 peakSaturday 08 August 202641 peakSunday 09 August 202652 peakMonday 10 August 202646 peakTuesday 11 August 202650 peakWednesday 12 August 202639 peakThursday 13 August 202638 peakFriday 14 August 202646 peakSaturday 15 August 202652 peakSunday 16 August 202647 peakMonday 17 August 202639 peakTuesday 18 August 202641 peakWednesday 19 August 202639 peakThursday 20 August 202640 peakFriday 21 August 202648 peakSaturday 22 August 202654 peakSunday 23 August 202651 peakMonday 24 August 202638 peakTuesday 25 August 202642 peakWednesday 26 August 202635 peakThursday 27 August 202634 peakFriday 28 August 202639 peakSaturday 29 August 202643 peakSunday 30 August 202641 peakMonday 31 August 202635 peak

September 2026

12 days as the curve, each the highest figure that day. Behind it, 275 hourly samples. Each dip is a night. Weekends are shaded.

0459013518001 Sep03 Sep05 Sep07 Sep09 Sep11 SepTuesday 01 September 202627 peakWednesday 02 September 202636 peakThursday 03 September 202628 peakFriday 04 September 202696 peakSaturday 05 September 2026163 peakSunday 06 September 2026167 peakMonday 07 September 2026134 peakTuesday 08 September 2026121 peakWednesday 09 September 2026106 peakThursday 10 September 2026102 peakFriday 11 September 2026107 peakSaturday 12 September 2026118 peak

October 2026

Wizardry: Proving Grounds of the Mad Overlord was released on 23 May, 2024.

Not out yet.There is nothing to draw for this month.
Nothing here is interpolated or estimated; where a sample is missing the line is broken.

Game information

Updated 12 Sep 2026, 19:29 UTC
App ID
2518960
Last updated
22 Aug 2024 build 15463068
Developer
Digital Eclipse
Publisher
Digital Eclipse, Atari
Release date
23 May, 2024
Platforms
Windows
Download size
1.20 GB
Install size
1.39 GB
Genres
Action, RPG
Game modes
Single-player
Controller support
Partial
Achievements
28

Features & support

Steam features

Steam CloudFamily Sharing

Controllers & input

Partial Controller Support

Accessibility

Popular tags

Dungeon CrawlerParty-Based RPGCRPGExplorationRPGTurn-Based StrategyFirst-PersonCharacter CustomizationDark FantasyDragonsFantasyDemonsDarkMagicWerewolvesOld SchoolZombiesSingleplayerVampiresClass-Based
About this gameFull description from Steam
Featuring the GRAMMY® Award-winning score by Winifred Phillips! Wizardry: Proving Grounds of the Mad Overlord is a full 3D remake of the first game in the legendary Wizardry series of RPGs. The first party-based RPG video game ever released, Wizardry: Proving Grounds of the Mad Overlord was a direct inspiration to series like Final Fantasy and Dragon Quest. Digital Eclipse's revival preserves the appeal of the classic, with many upgrades for modern role-playing game fans. Dungeon Crawling, Deluxe Craft your own party of adventurers and head into the labyrinth at the behest of the mad overlord Trebor, in search of the amulet stolen by the evil wizard Werdna. Battle groups of challenging enemies, avoid hidden traps, and make your way deeper into the dungeon as you prepare for the ultimate battle: Facing Werdna himself. Commitment to Accuracy Wizardry: Proving Grounds of the Mad Overlord is built directly on top of the original 1981 game's code. Although it looks all new, underneath the hood is the authentic game. You can even view the original Apple II interface as you play. Challenge Without Hassle While the well-known difficulty of the enemies has not been altered, quality-of-life improvements have been added in every area. Party management, navigation, spellcasting, and combat have all been significantly enhanced. A Legend Reborn If you're just discovering the legendary Wizardry franchise, Wizardry: Proving Grounds of the Mad Overlord is the perfect jumping-in point for new players. Series veterans will love the gorgeous new graphics and sound, and the streamlined interface.
Content & age ratings2 regional ratings

Regional ratings

DEJUS14Violência
IGRS18Kekerasan
System requirementsMinimum and recommended hardware

Minimum

Minimum: Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system OS: Windows 10 Processor: AMD Ryzen 7 3750H Memory: 8 GB RAM Graphics: AMD Radeon RX Vega 10 GPU Storage: 2 GB available space

Recommended

Recommended: Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system OS: Windows 10 Processor: Intel Core i5-6400 CPU @ 2.70GHz Memory: 16 GB RAM Graphics: GeForce GTX 970 Storage: 2 GB available space

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Supported languages6 languages
LanguageFull audio
English
French
Italian
German
Spanish - Spain
Japanese

A blank audio cell means full audio was not marked in the returned language list.

Screenshots & trailersScreenshots and trailers

Trailers

AchievementsTotal count and selected achievements

28 achievements in total.

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The Act of CreationAchievement
Class ActAchievement
Personal GrowthAchievement
Stats All, FolksAchievement
Novice AdventurerAchievement
Experienced AdventurerAchievement
Master AdventurerAchievement
It's All Down From HereAchievement
Secret AdmirerAchievement
TrickyAchievement

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15 developer announcements, Sep 2023 to Aug 2024 · times in UTC

August

  1. Update Notes for 1.1.1 (Hotfix)

    Addressed a potential lock up when casting DUMAPIC under certain circumstances

    Patch notes
  2. Update 1.1: The Fast Combat Update

    Greetings, adventurers! We've heard your feedback since the release of Wizardry, and we appreciate all your suggestions. We've fixed numerous bugs and added a few features requested specifically by players, and we hope these changes make…

    stephen.frost

May

  1. Update Notes for 1.0

    Wizardry: Proving Grounds of the Mad Overlord has reached a major milestone with the 1.0 release of the game. Here are the items that were addressed/improved in this latest update: Numerous bugfixes Finalized localization implemented…

    Patch notes

April

  1. Update Notes for Patch 0.4.1

    Hello and happy Friday! We are releasing a small update to the current 0.4 version of the game to address some player feedback and introduce a new experimental feature! (As noted below, please back up your saves before you attempt it!)…

    Patch notes

March

  1. Update Notes for 0.4: March of the Mad Overlord

    Friends and adventurers, we sincerely hope you find this massive March of the Mad Overlord update to have been worth the wait. We've spent the first quarter of 2024 bringing many planned features and upgrades into the game; here's what you…

    Dant.Rambo

December

  1. Hotfix 0.3.1

    A work-in-progress version of Japanese localized text was erroneously enabled in Update 0.3. We are still working on this feature and it is not yet ready to be played. We have disabled it in this patch. Our apologies for the inconvenience.

    Patch notes
  2. Update notes for Early Access Version 0.3 | Blessings of Cant

    Well met, adventurers — it's time for another update to our reimagined version of Wizardry: Proving Grounds of the Mad Overlord. This time we've tried to focus on player feedback as much as possible, and we're expanding some of the core…

    Dant.Rambo

November

  1. Nominate Us!

    We have received the following scroll, with a message scrawled in what we hope is merely maroon ink: Woe to you adventurers who dare trespass upon my labyrinth! I, Werdna, devised my dungeon to punish any mortals foolish enough to challenge…

    Dant.Rambo
  2. Hotfix 0.2.2

    Fixed an issue where starting equipment was not being given to new characters upon character creation.

    Patch notes
  3. Hotfix 0.2.1

    New Identification System now automatically rolls to identify enemies as the original game did instead of requiring the player to use the Inspect Enemy action to do so. This makes the system more opt-in and the new system now provides an…

    Patch notes

October

  1. Update notes for Early Access Version 0.2

    Hello from the Digital Eclipse Wizardry development team. We have made significant progress in addressing much of the feedback that we have received over the last six weeks. Early access version 0.2 of Wizardry contains some new features…

    Patch notes

September

  1. Hotfix 0.1.0.3

    WERDNA had a breakthrough warding himself against the madness of the amulet. He can now more easily differentiate between the loyal undead and pesky adventurers when unleashing the power of TILTOWAIT.

    Patch notes
  2. Hotfix 0.1.0.2

    Fixed uncommon issue in combat that was causing the game to soft lock Fixed bug with HP generation at level up that was artificially keeping character’s hit points lower than they should have been Highlight on enemies for selection can now…

    Patch notes
  3. Hotfix 0.1.0.1

    Fixed an issue that was preventing new spells from being awarded properly when leveling Possibly addressed an uncommon issue that was causing save data to be overwritten by default data (Please let us know if you still see it - we're having…

    Patch notes
  4. Initial Release Version 0.1

    This is the initial release version of Wizardry: Proving Grounds of the Mad Overlord.

    Patch notes

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