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Wizardry

Drecom is running a coordinated 45th anniversary push for the Wizardry series, with a Steam port of the Super Famicom version of Wizardry VI set for 2027 and soundtrack distribution already live. Wizardry Variants Daphne remains the active driver of the franchise, passing 4 million downloads and running a Final Fantasy XI collaboration through September 10, 2026.

Synthesized from 17 Yomimono stories · updated Oct 10

The anniversary push from Drecom is the clearest thread running through the latest Wizardry coverage. The publisher opened a 45th anniversary site on June 1, 2026, teasing an announcement, then released a Jun Suemi main visual on June 11 and confirmed a batch of products on September 15, timed to Wizardry Day: a 2027 Steam port of the 1995 Super Famicom version of Wizardry VI: Bane of the Cosmic Forge, four soundtrack albums streaming worldwide, and merchandise including signed reproduction prints, a stadium jacket limited to 100 pieces, and a BEAMS MANGART collaboration. The rights picture is split. Atari acquired rights to the first five games in May 2026, while Drecom holds the later titles and Variants Daphne.

Variants Daphne is the series' active commercial engine. It passed 4 million downloads as of August 2026, and Drecom marked the milestone with a login campaign, a new alternate style adventurer voiced by Yu Kobayashi, and a new quest. The game's first cross-company collaboration, with Square Enix's Final Fantasy XI, opened July 30 and runs to September 10, with Prishe, Iroha, and Zeid as playable adventurers, a collaboration dungeon, and Relic Weapons. Drecom promoted it with transit ads across the Greater Tokyo area.

Elsewhere, Wizardry Gaiden: Five Trials continues to receive updates for its scenario editor 20 years after release, and it was the subject of a Steam key revocation after an unauthorized sale on DIRECT GAMES. An anime adaptation of Kumo Kagyu's Wizardry-based light novel Blade & Bastard is scheduled for 2027 with Tomoki Kobayashi directing and Shimpu on animation production.

Key facts

Anniversary
The series marks its 45th anniversary in 2026, having debuted in 1981. ↗
Anniversary visual
Drecom released a 45th anniversary main visual by illustrator Jun Suemi on June 11, 2026, featuring characters from Wizardry Variants Daphne and the novel Blade & Bastard. ↗
Wizardry VI port
Drecom will release a 2027 Steam port of the 1995 Super Famicom version of Wizardry VI: Bane of the Cosmic Forge, handled by D4 Enterprise. ↗
Soundtrack distribution
Four soundtrack albums of music composed by Kentaro Haneda for earlier Wizardry entries are streaming worldwide, distributed by Bandai Namco Music Live. ↗
Variants Daphne downloads
Wizardry Variants Daphne surpassed 4 million total downloads worldwide as of August 2026. ↗
FFXI collaboration
The Final Fantasy XI collaboration event in Wizardry Variants Daphne opened July 30, 2026, and runs until September 10 at 12:59, adding Prishe, Iroha, and Zeid as playable adventurers. ↗
Trademark rights
Drecom acquired trademark rights for the Wizardry series in 2020. ↗
Blade & Bastard anime
The anime Blade & Bastard, set in the Wizardry world and adapting Kumo Kagyu's light novel, is scheduled for 2027 with director Tomoki Kobayashi and animation production by Shimpu. ↗
First five games rights
Atari acquired the rights to the first five Wizardry games in May 2026. ↗
Five Trials key revocation
Game*Spark Publishing revoked Steam keys for Wizardry Gaiden: Five Trials purchased on DIRECT GAMES after the game was sold at an unintended price of reportedly 90 yen for a bundle normally priced at 7,146 yen. ↗

Timeline

Synthesized by Yomimono from the cited Yomimono stories below, each itself sourced, then editorially reviewed. Every fact links the story it came from.

Facts

Noted
featured in collaboration pop-up shop · 2026-09-07
Release
tv · 2027 · 2026-06-30
Announced
opening of a 45th anniversary special site with a countdown to June 4 · 2026-06-01

Connections

Music by
jun suemi
Writes of
so bin

Structured graph also available as JSON at /public/entities/wizardry. CC BY 4.0.

All coverage

22h ago

Wizardry Variants Daphne Marks Second Anniversary with Naraku Campaign in Tokyo and Osaka

Drecom's 3D dungeon RPG Wizardry Variants Daphne reached its second anniversary on October 15, 2026. The #NarakuShinshokuchu campaign runs from October 19 through November 1, with an eyes-and-ears Naraku space at Shinjuku Station's Metro Promenade from October 19 to 25, and grotesque creature sightings in Shibuya and Umeda over the full period. Participants who follow the official X account and post sightings with the hashtag or scan QR codes enter a lottery for a pure gold identification tag (K24, about 15g) and a 20,000-yen Amazon gift card.

Oct 6

Basilisk Games Opens Steam Page For The Sundered Anvil

Basilisk Games opened the Steam store page for The Sundered Anvil on October 2, 2026. The 3D dungeon RPG has players build a four-person party from eight preset characters or custom characters, with eight races, eight classes, and 25 skills. It is turn-based, single-player, playable offline, and set in the high fantasy world of Olytheus. It is scheduled for PC via Steam in 2027, with no indication of Japanese language support as of that date.

Oct 4

Wizardry Variants Daphne Brings Its Abyss To Tokyo Game Show 2026

Drecom's free-to-play dungeon RPG Wizardry Variants Daphne appeared at Tokyo Game Show 2026 with a walkthrough built on three 2.5-meter LED screens, letting players crawl the dungeon The Abyss of Beginnings in first person. Playtesters voted as a group on story choices, including whether to give a healing herb to a dying woman and who should open a trapped chest. The game launched in October 2024 and reached 4 million downloads as of August 2026.

Sep 15

Drecom Reveals Wizardry VI SFC Port for 2027 on Steam

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.

Sep 15

Drecom Ports Super Famicom Wizardry VI to Steam in 2027

Drecom announced on September 15, 2026, timed to Wizardry Day, that it will release a Steam port of Wizardry VI: Bane of the Cosmic Forge in 2027. This is the 1995 Super Famicom version of the dungeon RPG, not the 1990 PC original. The store page is already live. The announcement came as part of a batch of items marking the series' 45th anniversary, including streaming distribution of soundtracks from past titles and an apparel collection. Drecom also opened orders for reproduction art prints and relief-style boards using anniversary art by illustrator Jun Suemi, with signed prints priced at 44,000 yen and 60,500 yen. A stadium jacket, limited to 100 pieces and priced at 41,800 yen, goes on sale September 16, 2026. A collaboration with BEAMS MANGART is planned. The original PC version has been hard to buy through official channels since the Project EGG sales page for Wizardry Legacy was removed.

Sep 7

Wizardry and Shigoto Neko Pop-Up Returns With Overtime Edition in Tokyo

Drecom will run a second Wizardry and Shigoto Neko collaboration pop-up shop in Tokyo from September 17 to October 31, 2026. The overtime edition, named Zangyou-hen, follows a February run that was well received. It will appear at Shosen Book Tower in Akihabara, Shosen Grande in Jimbocho, and Horindo Shoten Takadanobaba. Advance sales of new collaboration goods begin September 7 on DRECOM SHOP, with a Big Resurrection Sticker bonus for purchases of 10,000 yen or more.

Aug 20

Wizardry Variants Daphne Passes 4 Million Downloads, Launches Commemorative Campaign

Drecom announced that Wizardry Variants Daphne has surpassed 4 million total downloads worldwide. To mark the milestone, a campaign running from August 20 to September 9, 2026, gives all logging-in players 2,000 Orgu Gemstones plus Rare Remains. The update also adds the alternate style adventurer Heroine of the Evening Calm Elize, voiced by Yu Kobayashi, and the new quest Fordraig Labyrinth Exploration.

Aug 18

FFXI Collaboration in Wizardry Variants Daphne Recreates Relics, NMs, and Life Sentences

The Final Fantasy XI collaboration event 'Castle of Deep Dark Illusions' is now live in the dungeon RPG Wizardry Variants Daphne. The event brings Castle Zvahl into the Daphne world, with the Dark King's hatred eroding a lord's family. Zeid, Prishe, and Iroha join as playable characters, and the event reproduces FFXI elements including Relics, Notorious Monsters, and even the game's notorious 'life sentences'.

Aug 4

Wizardry Variants Daphne x FFXI Collab Ads Hit Tokyo Transit

Drecom has begun running transportation advertisements for the collaboration between Wizardry Variants Daphne and Final Fantasy XI, with displays appearing on the JR Yamanote Line, at 38 stations in the Greater Tokyo area, and inside taxis. The ads, which feature the collaboration's key visual, started appearing on August 1 and August 3, 2026. Static images are shown at stations and on trains, while video ads run on rear-seat monitors inside Tokyo taxis. Display periods vary by medium: station platform bench ads run through August 15, Yamanote Line hanging ads through August 16, and Akihabara Station's large digital signage and taxi in-car ads through August 9. The collaboration itself is a limited-time event, with the interview between the two directors revealing that quests, characters, voices, weapons, battle systems, and dedicated jobs were all built as one-off content. Square Enix's FFXI producer and director, Yoji Fujito, said the volume of content surprised even the supervising team, and Drecom's Daphne director, Keisuke Kanayama, noted the initial plan was cut to about half its original size.

Jul 31

Wizardry Variants Daphne Launches Final Fantasy XI Collaboration Event

Drecom opened the collaboration event between its 3D dungeon RPG Wizardry Variants Daphne and Square Enix's MMORPG Final Fantasy XI on July 30, 2026. The event, titled "Castle of the Deep Dark Fantasy," runs until September 10 at 12:59. It adds a collaboration-exclusive dungeon and story where a suspicious castle appears in Northern Hollow, the lord's sons go missing, and players must track the ghost castle to bring them back. Three Final Fantasy XI characters join as new adventurers: Prishe, the Cursed Child of Tavnazia, voiced by Aya Hirano; Iroha, the Singer of the Star's Song, voiced by Inori Minase; and Zeid, the Black Iron Whirlwind, voiced by Shin-ichiro Kamio. Players can obtain one of six recruitment items during the event, choosing among these three collaboration adventurers or three legendary adventurers: Red Beard, the Rebel Against God; Arboris, King of the Sea of Trees; and Avenius, the Flash. The collaboration also introduces Relic Weapons, special equipment obtainable with Gil and upgradeable through reforging, plus a Trade Broker in Northern Hollow Village for trading reforge materials. Special supplies and limited-time missions offer additional scrolls and Gil. A dedicated website includes a Collaboration Rank Test quiz and a promotional video.

Jul 26

Wizardry Variants Daphne and Final Fantasy XI Collaboration Starts July 30

Drecom announced on July 24, 2026, that the 3D dungeon RPG "Wizardry Variants Daphne" (iOS, Android, PC) will begin a collaboration event with Square Enix's MMORPG "Final Fantasy XI" on July 30. The collaboration includes an item distribution within Final Fantasy XI: the equipment item "Mask of the Abyss," based on the player character "Masked Adventurer" from Wizardry Variants Daphne, will be given away during a distribution period scheduled for August. Further details of the event are to be announced in subsequent reports. To mark the collaboration, 4Gamer.net published a special conversation between Wizardry creator Robert Woodhead and former Square Enix developer Hiromichi Tanaka, who worked on the first three Final Fantasy titles. In the discussion, Tanaka noted that the ninja job in the original Final Fantasy was directly influenced by Wizardry, and that the medieval fantasy world brought to computers by Wizardry became a driving force for his work. Woodhead and Tanaka also reflected on the early days of computer game development, including packaging innovations and the experimental nature of titles like Wizardry IV.

Jul 9

Wizardry Gaiden: Five Trials Scenario Editor Update Adds Continuous Events, Monster Images

The 20th anniversary sale for Wizardry Gaiden: Five Trials on Steam and Switch is ending soon, but the game is also getting a major scenario editor update. The update introduces continuous event functions, more monster images from DLC, and new scenario settings. Free portrait DLCs, including collaborations with Denki no Kissaten and Kitsune no Kaerimichi, are available. The Switch version has received two performance updates and is confirmed to run better on Switch 2.

Jul 3

Wizardry Variants Daphne and Final Fantasy XI Collaboration Set for Summer 2026

Drecom announced on July 3, 2026, that a collaboration event between the 3D dungeon RPG Wizardry Variants Daphne and Square Enix's MMORPG Final Fantasy XI will take place in the summer of 2026. Specific content and timing details are to be announced later. Final Fantasy XI began service in Japan in May 2002 and will celebrate its 25th anniversary in 2027. The game has released five expansion packs, including Chains of Promathia and Seekers of Adoulin, and its latest scenario, The Embryo of the Eclipsed World, has been distributed since 2020. Wizardry Variants Daphne is the latest entry in the Wizardry series, which marks its 45th anniversary in 2026. The collaboration will bring together the world of Vana'diel from Final Fantasy XI with the harsh dungeon exploration of Wizardry Variants Daphne. The announcement comes as Final Fantasy XI approaches its 24th anniversary in 2026.

Jun 30

Blade & Bastard Anime Teaser PV Reveals Staff, 2027 Release

Warner Bros. Japan released the first teaser PV for the anime Blade & Bastard, set in the Wizardry world. The dark fantasy series adapts Kumo Kagyu's light novel with character drafts by so-bin. The teaser shows first footage and reveals main staff including director Tomoki Kobayashi and animation production by Shimpu. The anime is scheduled for 2027.

Jun 27

Wizardry Gaiden: Five Trials Steam Keys Revoked After Unauthorized 90 Yen Sale

Game*Spark Publishing is revoking Steam keys for Wizardry Gaiden: Five Trials purchased on the external store DIRECT GAMES after the game was sold at an unintended price, reportedly 90 yen for a bundle normally priced at 7,146 yen. The publisher called the revocation a painful decision and directed customer inquiries to DIRECT GAMES.

Jun 11

Wizardry 45th Anniversary Main Visual by Jun Suemi Released

Drecom released a main visual by illustrator Jun Suemi for the 45th anniversary of the RPG Wizardry on June 11, 2026. The artwork features characters from Wizardry Variants Daphne and the novel Blade & Bastard. A special survey collecting fan memories and messages runs until August 31.

Jun 1

Wizardry 45th Anniversary Site Opens With Countdown to June 4

The official Wizardry series X account, operated by Drecom, announced the opening of a 45th anniversary special site on June 1, 2026. The site shows a countdown ending around 18:00 JST on June 4, when an announcement is expected. The series debuted in 1981 and reaches its 45th anniversary in September 2026. It is unclear whether the announcement involves the first five games, whose rights were acquired by Atari in May 2026, or the later titles held by Drecom.