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Wizardry: Crusaders of the Dark Savant

Begin your adventure in Crusaders of the Dark Savant. Import your characters from Bane of the Cosmic Forge or create a new party capable of surviving the rigors of a strange alien world. Both friends and foes…

21 September 1992

Wizardry: Crusaders of the Dark Savant is an adventure developed by Sir-tech Software, released 21 September 1992 on DOS, FM Towns, Linux and Mac.

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What Wizardry: Crusaders of the Dark Savant is

Wizardry: Crusaders of the Dark Savant is an adventure game developed by Sir-tech Software and released in 1992. It was published by ASCII Corporation. It is available on DOS, FM Towns, Linux, Mac, PC (Microsoft Windows) and PC-9800 Series.

The premise, in the publisher's words

With the disappearance of the Cosmic Forge, a pen with the power to alter destiny, the Cosmic Lords had temporarily lost their ability to completely control the fate and destiny of the Universe. In an unexpected occurrence far out in space, a Miner’s ship, lost due to a navigational malfunction after being attacked by space pirates, stumbled upon a small world which was uncharted on any map of the known galaxy. As it so happens, the Cosmic Lords were aware of the presence of this small planet and had safeguarded its existence by using the Forge to prevent any discovery by outside worlds. Once the Forge was stolen by the Bane King and Xorphitus the Wizard (the story of Bane of the Cosmic…
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How it plays

It is played from a first person perspective. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.

Where it sits in the Wizardry series

Wizardry: Crusaders of the Dark Savant is the 12th of 48 entries we hold in the Wizardry series. It arrived 11 months after Wizardry Gaiden I: Suffering of the Queen. The next entry was Wizardry Gaiden II: Curse of the Ancient Emperor in 1993.

See all 48 Wizardry games in release order →

What it launched against

Wizardry: Crusaders of the Dark Savant launched on 21 September 1992, within three weeks of Axelay, Alone in the Dark and Crash 'n' the Boys: Street Challenge.

Released around the same time: Axelay, Alone in the Dark, Crash 'n' the Boys: Street Challenge.

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When did Wizardry: Crusaders of the Dark Savant come out?
Wizardry: Crusaders of the Dark Savant was released on 21 September 1992 for DOS, FM Towns, Linux, Mac, PC (Microsoft Windows) and PC-9800 Series.

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