Wizardry's own 1990 box copy said it plainly: ten years earlier the original set the standard in fantasy role-playing, and by the time Bane of the Cosmic Forge arrived, the line had sold two million copies and collected dozens of awards. This catalog bookends four decades with just two entries: Bane of the Cosmic Forge itself, which set out to redefine those standards and holds a perfect 10 here, and Wizardry Variants: Daphne, a 2024 mobile RPG announced for the series' 40th anniversary.
What connects a 1990 epic and a modern phone game is the design language Wizardry effectively wrote: unforgiving dungeon crawling and careful party building. Play Bane for the classic at full strength, or Daphne for the same punishing loop in a contemporary wrapper. Either way, expect a series that rewards planning over reflexes, and a catalog that only hints at everything released in between.
The Wizardry franchise spans 7 games in the CrossBinge catalog.
Games
- Wizardry: Proving Grounds of the Mad Overlord (1981)
- Wizardry: Knight of Diamonds - The Second Scenario (1982)
- Wizardry: Legacy of Llylgamyn - The Third Scenario (1983)
- Wizardry: The Return of Werdna - The Fourth Scenario (1987)
- Wizardry V: Heart of the Maelstrom (1988)
- Wizardry: Bane of the Cosmic Forge (1990)
- Wizardry Variants: Daphne (2024)