Drecom has announced that a collaboration between dungeon RPG Wizardry Variants Daphne and Final Fantasy XI is coming later this summer. A teaser visual for the Wizardry Variants Daphne and Final Fantasy XI collaboration was also revealed featuring Cait Sith from the Wings of the Goddess expansion.
Drecom launched its Wizardry 45th anniversary website on June 4. The website includes a special message and media interview with Wizardry series creator Robert Woodhead, which was published on Japanese gaming media outlet Game*Spark. A new official YouTube channel for the Wizardry website is also open, and a special survey is now underway, allowing Wizardry fans to share messages and memories regarding the franchise.
Wizardry Variants Daphne is available now for Android, iOS, PC via Steam worldwide. A manga adaptation the dungeon RPG launched on October 15, 2025 on Drecom’s DRE Comics manga website. Noriyuki Fujisawa is drawing the Wizardry Variants Daphne manga and Toshikiri Hamamura writes the scripts.
Lastly, here’s an overview, via Steam:
Story
Once every 100 years, the Abyss opens. It is a curse of death that consumes the continent. A Warlock who coveted Death, devoured people and animals and enveloped the world in despair. Inheriting the power to seal the Abyss over generations, kings have continued to protect the kingdom from its curse. But now, the king has vanished, and the world is being consumed by death, moment by moment. Resistance itself is meaningless. There is naught but to perish.
Adventure with allies
Experience an adventure of your very own with unique allies based on combinations of classes and races.
Difficulty with a bite
Perilous traps and mighty foes await in the dungeon. Take on a high difficulty that only Wizardry can offer.
Cadre of renowned creators
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- Main Character Design: Yusuke Kozaki – Manga artist and illustrator; in addition to writing manga, he also does design work for anime and games, and is well known for the fine touches in his character designs.
- Boss Monster Design: Katsuya Terada – His work, centered on manga and illustration, includes character designs video games and movies, as well as poster for theater productions.
- Sound: Hitoshi Sakimoto – Has composed for more than 130 game titles of all genres. With their rich sound and epic scale, his scores have received tremendous support not only in Japan, but also from overseas.
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