Drecom Reveals Wizardry VI SFC Port for 2027 on Steam
Drecom is marking the series' 45th anniversary with a coordinated product push that pairs a long-sought SFC port with music distribution and merchandise, rather than a single game announcement.
Key Facts
- Drecom announced the Super Famicom version of Wizardry VI: Bane of the Cosmic Forge will be ported and released in 2027, with D4 Enterprise handling development.
- The Steam wishlist page for the Wizardry VI port opened on September 15, 2026, and price and additional platforms are undecided.
- Wizardry VI: Bane of the Cosmic Forge was originally released on the Super Famicom by ASCII on September 29, 1995.
- Four Wizardry soundtrack albums began streaming on September 15, 2026, through Apple Music, Spotify, Amazon Music, and YouTube Music, distributed by Bandai Namco Music Live.
- Signed reproduction art prints of new 45th anniversary art by illustrator Jun Suemi are sold made-to-order at 60,500 yen and 44,000 yen, with orders open until October 18 at 23:59.
Reporting from 3 sources: 4Gamer.net, Denfaminicogamer, Game Spark.
Drecom announced on September 15, 2026, during its Wizardry Day event, that the Super Famicom version of Wizardry VI: Bane of the Cosmic Forge will be ported and released in 2027. The port is handled by D4 Enterprise. The Steam wishlist page opened the same day, with price and full platform details to follow. The original SFC release was published by ASCII on September 29, 1995, and the Steam page describes the port as keeping its 1995 atmosphere, with 3D dungeon exploration and turn-based command battles. Drecom also confirmed four soundtrack albums are now streaming worldwide via Apple Music, Spotify, Amazon Music, and YouTube Music, distributed by Bandai Namco Music Live. Those albums collect music composed by Kentaro Haneda for earlier Wizardry entries. Merchandise includes signed reproduction art prints of new 45th anniversary art by illustrator Jun Suemi, apparel, a relief-style art board, and an upcoming collaboration with BEAMS MANGART.
- September 15 is Wizardry Day, recognized in 2025 by the Japan Anniversary Association.
- Drecom acquired the copyrights to Wizardry 6, 7, 8, and Wizardry Gold, plus the domestic and international Wizardry trademark rights, in 2020.
- The original Wizardry released in the United States in 1981 and is described as one of the founding titles of RPGs, having influenced later games with party formation, dungeon exploration, and character growth.
- Wizardry VI is the SFC version of the sixth game in the series, released in 1990; the SFC edition followed on September 29, 1995, published by ASCII. Platform support and price for the new port are not yet revealed.
- The four albums streaming now are We Love Wizardry (original release December 5, 1987), Wizardry II Suite: The Legacy of Llylgamyn (March 5, 1989), Wizardry III Suite: The Knight of Diamonds (April 21, 1990), and Wizardry V Suite: Heart of the Maelstrom (December 16, 1992), all composed by Kentaro Haneda, with Tamiya Terashima arranging and performing on the fifth.
- Jun Suemi's signed reproduction prints come in two types: "Renga" at 60,500 yen and "Treasure Chest" at 44,000 yen, both made to order. A relief-style art board "Renga" is 11,000 yen.
- T-shirts (black and white) are 10,780 yen each, and 100 stadium jackets at 41,800 yen go on sale from September 16 at 18:00, each with a numbered certificate. All orders close October 18 at 23:59.
Synthesized by Yomimono from the 3 cited sources below, including Japanese-language reporting where cited, then editorially reviewed before publishing.