Game*Spark Publishing and 59studio announced Wizardry: The Five Ordeals is coming to Nintendo Switch on January 30, 2025. A demo of the Nintendo Switch version is playable at Tokyo Game Show 2024.
Wizardry: The Five Ordeals for Nintendo Switch features most of the previously released DLC, with the exception of Prisoners of the Battles and The Absence of Misericordia. The aforementioned DLC will be available at launch for 2,480 yen and 1,480 yen respectively. Moreover, the day one update adds User Scenarios.
Here’s an overview of the game, via Steam:
Classic hardcore gameplay. Experience a deep dungeon crawling RPG. This game was created by the main staff that worked on the popular RPG series back in 2006. In this game, players can experience many different dungeon crawler RPGs using the same base system. Available for the first time on Steam and outside of Japan with enhancements to the UI and much more. Official scenarios seen for the first time each with dozens of hours of gameplay.
Gameplay that is easy to get into. Players will create their own character – much like a traditional tabletop RPG – and venture into a grid based dungeon with a party of up to 6 members. The turn based combat mixes the simplicity of JRPGs with the difficulty of tabletop RPGs. (Our internal dice is not rigged!) Your character can be lost forever and saves will be overwritten. Get ready for a classic hardcore adventure.
Newly improved version
The Steam version has been overhauled using the Unity engine. While the core gameplay is left unchanged from 2006, the UI has been improved for a modern audience.
Improvements include:
- Wide screen/high resolution support with new UI and 3D mazes with high resolution monsters
- In-game scenario selection
- Gamepad support
- Steam cloud support
- Custom portraits support
