A new Wizardry: The Five Ordeals remaster heads to Steam via Early Access in June 2021, publisher Game*Spark Publishing and developer 59Studio have announced.

When the Wizardry: The Five Ordeals remaster heads to Steam via Early Access, it will include all the features of the 2006 original, including the official scenarios made playable in the core game. The scenario editor and user interface need work, however, hence the Early Access release.

The Wizardry: The Five Ordeals remaster is based on the 2017-released iOS version of Wizardry Gaiden: Prisoners of the Battles, which is based on the 2006-released PlayStation 2 original of the same name. It’s being remastered and tweaked in Unity engine, with a multitude of things being enhanced and improved for PC.

Here’s a rundown on the game, via its Steam page:

The best spin-off of “Wizardry”, beloved for 15 years in Japan, is coming to Steam

The Wizardry series was born in 1981. In Japan, it is known as the originator of hard-core fantasy games, and many japanese fantasy works have been under its influence.
Old “Wizardry” which follows the old hack and slash TRPG style, the objective is to create a character/party in the training center on the edge of town, and conquer the labyrinth in first person dungeon crawl. Combat is a simple turn-based system, now synonymous with JRPGs, and storytelling is narrative heavy, the Japanese still believe that is one and only master piece.

Wizardry: The Five Ordeal made 2006 that aspires to go back to the old school. Created by the staff of the “Wizardry Gaiden” series, a spin-off of the Wizardry series known in Japan. Five independent scenarios (each taking a dozen hours to complete) can be played in one software package. Main Monster Design are Jun Suemi (Japanese famous illustlator), BGM Made by Basiscape (known by 13 Sentinels: Aegis Rim).

Made and share Your Own Adventure

This Game’s biggest main feature is Scenario Editor. You can make your own old-fashioned dungeon crawler, and you can also play those made by others. Of course, the balance of the game is yours to decide. Over the past 15 years, Japanese users have created more than 110 scenarios, and were the driving force behind bringing the game to Steam.

Brand New Enhanced Version

In Wizardry: The Five Ordeal on this version, remade under the Unity engine. almost has been overhauled except for the game balance and foundation of the game. You may be able to play this game as an old-school new one, made in 2021.

• Widescreen/high resolution support, 3D labyrinth and high resolution monsters.
• 4 UI modes in total, including 2 completely new ones.
• New built-in scenario selector.
• Gamepad support.
• Steam cloud support.
• Custom portraits support.
• Various editor updates and enhancements