The PC version of Wizardry Variants Daphnereleased on Steam. The latest game in the long-running dungeon crawler RPG franchise appeared on mobile platforms back in October 2024, but now more players on a new platform can jump in too.
The story of Wizardry Variants Daphne is centered on an abyss that opens every 100 years, spreading a curse across the land. While the kings normally work to hold back the curse, the current king is missing. Now adventurers are taking up the mantle, delving into a deadly labyrinth to stop the curse themselves. As with many other games in the Wizardry series, this is a tough first-person dungeon crawler with complex mechanics.
Wizardry Variants Daphne has a few notable names involved with it. Character designs have been created by Yusuke Kozaki, best known for his work on the Fire Emblem and No More Heroes series. He also designed a few Pokemon, including Cetoddle and Varoom. Boss design work was done by Katsuya Terada, whose work includes Blood: The Last Vampire, as well as some design work for the Tekken series. The score was composed by Hitoshi Sakamoto, best known for his soundtracks for Ivalice Final Fantasy games such as Final Fantasy Tactics. The voice cast includes Morgan Cambs (Xenoblade Chronicles 2) and Doug Cockle (The Witcher series).
Wizardry was originally an early Western RPG franchise that laid the foundations for the genre. This is especially true in Japan, where it not only inspired the creation of Dragon Quest but also spawned its own series of Japanese developed Wizardry games. Wizardry Variants Daphne is the latest of these games.
Wizardry Variants Daphne is out now for the PC via Steam and mobile devices.
Published: Mar 6, 2025 01:00 pm