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 モンカルファンタ ～勇者と水晶の少女～
Wizardry: The Five Ordeals and モンカルファンタ ～勇者と水晶の少女～ 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 3 years older than モンカルファンタ ～勇者と水晶の少女～ (2026). モンカルファンタ ～勇者と水晶の少女～ is currently ~13% cheaper on Steam than Wizardry: The Five Ordeals (34.99 USD vs. 39.99 USD). 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 モンカルファンタ ～勇者と水晶の少女～
Choose モンカルファンタ ～勇者と水晶の少女～ if you want the DualShock Controller Support side of the pairing. On Steam, it's the newer release (2026) and ships with the modern feature baseline. モンカルファンタ ～勇者と水晶の少女～ launched in 2026.
Both Wizardry: The Five Ordeals and モンカルファンタ ～勇者と水晶の少女～ sit in RPG on Steam and both list Playable without Timed Input and Keyboard Only Option, so either pick lands in the same broad neighborhood. Use the side-by-side table for the feature view, or follow the "Games like" links below to see ranked alternatives for either title.
Side-by-side comparison
 Wizardry: The Five Ordeals |  モンカルファンタ ～勇者と水晶の少女～ | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2023 | 2026 |
| Genres | Indie, RPG | RPG |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Deck Playable | Deck Playable |
| Price | 39.99 USD | 34.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 80.6% positive (124 reviews) | 2 reviews |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Single-player only |
| Developers | 59 Studio | Experience Inc. |
Side by side
- Both are RPG games on Steam.
- Wizardry: The Five Ordeals (2023) is 3 years older than モンカルファンタ ～勇者と水晶の少女～ (2026).
- モンカルファンタ ～勇者と水晶の少女～ 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 モンカルファンタ ～勇者と水晶の少女～ — FAQ
- Should I play Wizardry: The Five Ordeals or モンカルファンタ ～勇者と水晶の少女～ first?
- If you want chronology, Wizardry: The Five Ordeals (2023) came out before モンカルファンタ ～勇者と水晶の少女～ (2026). 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 モンカルファンタ ～勇者と水晶の少女～ 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.