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Wizardry: Proving Grounds of the Mad Overlord

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2.8/5

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2.8

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Wizardry: Proving Grounds of the Mad Overlord
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Check our Digital Eclipse Bundle! Purchase The Making of Karateka together with Wizardry: Proving Grounds of the Mad Overlord. 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 Wiz...
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2.8/5

( 123 Reviews )

2.8

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2023, Digital Eclipse, ...
System requirements
Windows 10, AMD Ryzen 7 3750H, 8 GB RAM, AMD Radeon RX Vega 10 GPU, 2 GB available space, Requires a...
Time to beat
18 hMain
20 h Main + Sides
34 h Completionist
20.5 h All Styles
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Check our Digital Eclipse Bundle! Purchase The Making of Karateka together with Wizardry: Proving Grounds of the Mad Overlord.



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.

Digital Eclipse Entertainment Partners Co. use of certain elements from Proving Grounds of the Mad Overlord have been authorized by SirTech Entertainment Corp.

2024 Digital Eclipse Entertainment Partners, Co. WIZARDRY and the WIZARDRY logo are registered trademarks of Drecom Co., Ltd. in the U.S. and elsewhere. Digital Eclipse and the Digital Eclipse logo are trademarks of Digital Eclipse Entertainment Partners, Co. Proving Grounds of the Mad Overlord licensed by SirTech Entertainment Corp. All rights reserved.

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Why buy on GOG.COM?
DRM FREE. No activation or online connection required to play.
Safety and satisfaction. Stellar support 24/7 and full refunds up to 30 days.
Time to beat
18 hMain
20 h Main + Sides
34 h Completionist
20.5 h All Styles
Game details
Works on:
Windows (10, 11)
Release date:
{{'2023-09-15T00:00:00+03:00' | date: 'longDate' : ' +0300 ' }}
Size:
1.5 GB

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Posted on: June 23, 2025

BarutiMadu

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Dark Souls of Dungeon Crawler

I think I have been liking this series just because its on the tough side. Yeah, the unfair crit happens from time to time but over all its more about strategy and party placement rather than just going in with 6 mages and blasting things to all get out .... ok well that's the end game but otherwise you'll need to adapt or you're gunna get stomped. Its more like playing DCC (dungeon crawl classic) than hero dnd.


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Posted on: June 23, 2025

m1rock

Games: 664 Reviews: 3

Great Starting Point

If your interested in getting into old CRPGs start here, Read the manual do the research and get questing!


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Posted on: August 24, 2024

ShamblingDeath

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Games: 100 Reviews: 1

Hard core

Turn all the QoL improvements (and 'make it easier' bits) off and this is the OG CRPG that hates you (although it's much easier to make a backup scenario "disk").


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Posted on: August 25, 2024

jackw_2

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Games: 13 Reviews: 1

love it

My first computer game on my Apple IIc I love the upgraded look of this too


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Posted on: August 26, 2024

Grinner6

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Games: 39 Reviews: 1

Past Blast

It's like I was transported back 40 years, but with modern interfaces. I didn't realize that I could get sucked back into the old school CRGPs but I have. I don't even mind having the use graph paper to map things out. This can be overly repetitious but still bunches of fun.


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