Choose Wizardry: The Five Ordeals
Choose Wizardry: The Five Ordeals if you want an Indie game with Adjustable Text Size, Color Alternatives, and Camera Comfort. Wizardry: The Five Ordeals launched in 2023.
Wizardry: The Five Ordeals vs Wizardry: Proving Grounds of the Mad Overlord
Wizardry: The Five Ordeals and Wizardry: Proving Grounds of the Mad Overlord both land in RPG on Steam, which is why they keep getting compared. The comparison below is built from each game's Steam metadata — release year, genres, categories, Steam Deck status, price, and review score — refreshed daily by imho.run's scraper. Headline differences: Both are RPG games on Steam. Wizardry: The Five Ordeals (2023) is 1 year older than Wizardry: Proving Grounds of the Mad Overlord (2024). Wizardry: Proving Grounds of the Mad Overlord scores higher on Steam reviews (82.3% positive) than Wizardry: The Five Ordeals (80.6% positive). No login or purchase needed — scroll for the full table, the verdict FAQ, and links to ranked similar games for both titles.
Which should you pick?
Choose Wizardry: Proving Grounds of the Mad Overlord
Choose Wizardry: Proving Grounds of the Mad Overlord if you want an Action experience. Wizardry: Proving Grounds of the Mad Overlord launched in 2024.
Both Wizardry: The Five Ordeals and Wizardry: Proving Grounds of the Mad Overlord sit in RPG on Steam, so either pick lands in the same broad neighborhood. Steam reviews are nearly tied (80.6% vs 82.3% positive), so genre fit is the cleanest tiebreaker — scroll the table for the feature-by-feature view.
Side-by-side comparison
 Wizardry: The Five Ordeals |  Wizardry: Proving Grounds of the Mad Overlord | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2023 | 2024 |
| Genres | Indie, RPG | Action, RPG |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Deck Playable | Deck Playable |
| Price | 39.99 USD | 34.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 80.6% positive (124 reviews) | 82.3% positive (804 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Single-player only |
| Developers | 59 Studio | Digital Eclipse |
Side by side
- Both are RPG games on Steam.
- Wizardry: The Five Ordeals (2023) is 1 year older than Wizardry: Proving Grounds of the Mad Overlord (2024).
- Wizardry: Proving Grounds of the Mad Overlord scores higher on Steam reviews (82.3% positive) than Wizardry: The Five Ordeals (80.6% positive).
- Wizardry: Proving Grounds of the Mad Overlord is currently ~13% cheaper on Steam than Wizardry: The Five Ordeals (34.99 USD vs. 39.99 USD).
- Both are Deck Playable.
Wizardry: The Five Ordeals vs Wizardry: Proving Grounds of the Mad Overlord — FAQ
- Which is better, Wizardry: The Five Ordeals or Wizardry: Proving Grounds of the Mad Overlord?
- On Steam reviews the two are nearly tied: Wizardry: The Five Ordeals sits at 80.6% positive (124 reviews), Wizardry: Proving Grounds of the Mad Overlord at 82.3% (804). The choice usually comes down to genre fit and the platform features each one supports — see the comparison table above.
- Should I play Wizardry: The Five Ordeals or Wizardry: Proving Grounds of the Mad Overlord first?
- If you want chronology, Wizardry: The Five Ordeals (2023) came out before Wizardry: Proving Grounds of the Mad Overlord (2024). If neither is a sequel to the other, order doesn't really matter — start with whichever fits your current mood, since both share enough on Steam to make either a reasonable opener.
- Are Wizardry: The Five Ordeals and Wizardry: Proving Grounds of the Mad Overlord similar?
- They overlap on RPG on Steam, so the catalogue groups them together — but "similar" depends on the specific mechanics. Use the genre + category rows above to decide whether the overlap matches what drew you to the one you've already played.