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Wizard101

KingsIsle Entertainment · 2018-09-06

SteamPlayStation Store

AdventureCasualMassively MultiplayerRPGStrategyFree To Play

Modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative, Massively Multiplayer Online (MMO) · Perspectives: Third person

Releases: Jan 13, 2026 (Nintendo Switch), Oct 09, 2025 (PlayStation 4), Oct 09, 2025 (Xbox One), Sep 02, 2008 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Feb 15, 2011 (Mac)

Unleash your inner magic and prepare to unravel the mysteries surrounding a death professor gone rogue. Darkness threatens to engulf the Spiral as you master powerful spells, explore over 22 whimsical worlds, and team-up with friends in this nostalgic wizard turn-based deckbuilding MMORPG.

Wizard101 is a free-to-play Adventure, Casual, Massively Multiplayer and RPG title released in 2018, with an estimated 500,000 to 1,000,000 owners and a Very Positive review sentiment (83% of 9552 reviews).

277
playing now
82%
positive of 9.7k reviews
Very Positive
steam's rating (official)
500,000–1,000,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
95
twitch viewers (latest)
4.5
viewers/channel (concentration)
0/100
critic score (0 outlets, IGDB)
71/100
IGDB user rating (29 ratings)
4
Nexus mods (8.1k downloads)
4.13★
PlayStation Store rating (5,728 ratings)
gold
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Unsupported
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
Free
steam price (US)

277 players in-game as of 2026-10-14 11:00 UTC (census sample)

Wizard101 is a 2008 massively multiplayer online role-playing game (MMORPG) developed and published by KingsIsle Entertainment. Players take on the role of student wizards who must save the Spiral, the fictional universe in which the game is set, from various threats. Players battle enemies by casting spells using a variety of different weapons in a turn-based combat system, similar to collectible card games.

Trailer

Wizard101 trailer thumbnail

Wizard101 Official Trailer (2022)

≈171,597 YouTube results for this game's trailer search

Health check

Healthy
  • · 277 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 702 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~88/week).
  • · Review velocity down 27% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 4% of 28,691 Adventure games in the census by review count.

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
22422420182026Week of 2018-09-01: 224 positiveWeek of 2018-09-01: 118 negativeWeek of 2018-10-01: 57 positiveWeek of 2018-10-01: 28 negativeWeek of 2018-11-01: 51 positiveWeek of 2018-11-01: 20 negativeWeek of 2018-12-01: 34 positiveWeek of 2018-12-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2019-01-01: 31 positiveWeek of 2019-01-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2019-02-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2019-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-03-01: 32 positiveWeek of 2019-03-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2019-04-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2019-04-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2019-05-01: 29 positiveWeek of 2019-05-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2019-06-01: 38 positiveWeek of 2019-06-01: 18 negativeWeek of 2019-07-01: 74 positiveWeek of 2019-07-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2019-08-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2019-08-01: 16 negativeWeek of 2019-09-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2019-09-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2019-10-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2019-10-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2019-11-01: 106 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 17 negativeWeek of 2019-12-01: 95 positiveWeek of 2019-12-01: 18 negativeWeek of 2020-01-01: 92 positiveWeek of 2020-01-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2020-02-01: 82 positiveWeek of 2020-02-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2020-03-01: 110 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 22 negativeWeek of 2020-04-01: 135 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 32 negativeWeek of 2020-05-01: 128 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 32 negativeWeek of 2020-06-01: 108 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 19 negativeWeek of 2020-07-01: 113 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 32 negativeWeek of 2020-08-01: 99 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 17 negativeWeek of 2020-09-01: 80 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 16 negativeWeek of 2020-10-01: 123 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 16 negativeWeek of 2020-11-01: 89 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 21 negativeWeek of 2020-12-01: 131 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 28 negativeWeek of 2021-01-01: 114 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 26 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 85 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 20 negativeWeek of 2021-03-01: 81 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 17 negativeWeek of 2021-04-01: 86 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 21 negativeWeek of 2021-05-01: 88 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 16 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 77 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 33 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 102 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 28 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 100 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 20 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 87 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 77 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 21 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 91 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 120 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 33 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 132 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 21 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 67 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 88 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 75 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 17 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 100 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 79 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 29 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 123 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 23 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 94 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 19 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 104 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 20 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 79 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 17 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 111 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 20 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 96 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 32 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 105 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 17 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 103 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 17 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 94 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 16 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 61 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 84 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 22 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 104 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 21 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 95 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 20 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 100 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 22 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 85 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 20 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 96 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 16 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 89 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 102 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 17 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 81 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 65 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 120 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 32 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 107 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 27 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 104 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 30 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 98 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 19 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 86 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 19 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 100 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 27 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 127 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 31 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 89 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 27 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 124 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 32 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 106 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 18 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 82 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 24 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 67 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 16 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 87 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 83 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 107 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 17 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 86 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 16 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 97 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 25 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 72 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 74 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 104 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 204 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 25 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 90 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 76 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 63 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 59 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 66 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 82 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 21 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 69 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 22 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 81 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 20 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 48 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 15 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

1.1k2772026-09-14 21:00 — 826 players2026-09-16 05:00 — 641 players2026-09-17 12:00 — 382 players2026-09-18 20:00 — 682 players2026-09-20 03:00 — 878 players2026-09-21 11:00 — 315 players2026-09-22 19:00 — 823 players2026-09-24 02:00 — 960 players2026-09-25 10:00 — 382 players2026-09-26 17:00 — 856 players2026-09-28 01:00 — 1,081 players2026-09-29 08:00 — 311 players2026-09-30 16:00 — 491 players2026-10-01 23:00 — 792 players2026-10-03 07:00 — 489 players2026-10-04 15:00 — 611 players2026-10-05 22:00 — 768 players2026-10-07 06:00 — 463 players2026-10-08 13:00 — 362 players2026-10-09 21:00 — 682 players2026-10-11 04:00 — 728 players2026-10-12 12:00 — 302 players2026-10-13 20:00 — 662 players2026-10-14 11:00 — 277 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).
685115Sep 2018Aug 2026Sep 2018 — avg 315 · peak 734Dec 2018 — avg 126 · peak 258Mar 2019 — avg 124 · peak 282Jun 2019 — avg 137 · peak 250Sep 2019 — avg 118 · peak 242Dec 2019 — avg 169 · peak 348Mar 2020 — avg 277 · peak 629Jun 2020 — avg 324 · peak 610Sep 2020 — avg 301 · peak 538Dec 2020 — avg 345 · peak 720Mar 2021 — avg 313 · peak 567Jun 2021 — avg 334 · peak 603Sep 2021 — avg 335 · peak 690Dec 2021 — avg 393 · peak 900Mar 2022 — avg 295 · peak 560Jun 2022 — avg 396 · peak 783Sep 2022 — avg 398 · peak 867Dec 2022 — avg 526 · peak 1,042Mar 2023 — avg 369 · peak 682Jun 2023 — avg 430 · peak 787Sep 2023 — avg 471 · peak 997Dec 2023 — avg 471 · peak 943Mar 2024 — avg 410 · peak 731Jun 2024 — avg 528 · peak 907Sep 2024 — avg 672 · peak 1,206Dec 2024 — avg 497 · peak 949Mar 2025 — avg 475 · peak 836Jun 2025 — avg 515 · peak 949Sep 2025 — avg 491 · peak 987Dec 2025 — avg 580 · peak 1,054Mar 2026 — avg 425 · peak 784Jun 2026 — avg 529 · peak 935Aug 2026 — avg 621 · peak 1,082
Monthly average players (source: steamcharts.com) — history via steamcharts.com; live census sampling since Aug 2026.

Chart history

PositiveNegative
19192026-09-212026-10-132026-09-21: 4 new positive2026-09-21: 2 new negative2026-09-22: 19 new negative2026-09-23: 7 new positive2026-09-23: 11 new negative2026-09-24: 3 new positive2026-09-24: 8 new negative2026-09-25: 5 new positive2026-09-25: 9 new negative2026-09-26: 1 new positive2026-09-26: 4 new negative2026-09-27: 4 new positive2026-09-27: 2 new negative2026-09-28: 5 new positive2026-09-28: 6 new negative2026-09-29: 1 new positive2026-09-29: 3 new negative2026-10-01: 3 new negative2026-10-03: 2 new positive2026-10-04: 2 new positive2026-10-04: 2 new negative2026-10-05: 3 new positive2026-10-06: 1 new positive2026-10-06: 1 new negative2026-10-07: 1 new positive2026-10-09: 1 new positive2026-10-10: 1 new positive2026-10-11: 4 new positive2026-10-12: 3 new positive2026-10-13: 1 new positive
New Steam reviews per day (census review snapshots). Positive above the line, negative below.

Attention

2851332026-05-29 — 195 pageviews2026-06-02 — 184 pageviews2026-06-06 — 139 pageviews2026-06-10 — 194 pageviews2026-06-14 — 171 pageviews2026-06-18 — 133 pageviews2026-06-22 — 172 pageviews2026-06-26 — 171 pageviews2026-06-30 — 164 pageviews2026-07-04 — 182 pageviews2026-07-08 — 210 pageviews2026-07-12 — 220 pageviews2026-07-16 — 210 pageviews2026-07-20 — 191 pageviews2026-07-24 — 175 pageviews2026-07-28 — 213 pageviews2026-08-01 — 166 pageviews2026-08-05 — 184 pageviews2026-08-09 — 198 pageviews2026-08-13 — 160 pageviews2026-08-17 — 160 pageviews2026-08-21 — 159 pageviews2026-08-25 — 152 pageviews2026-08-29 — 183 pageviews2026-09-02 — 285 pageviews2026-09-06 — 212 pageviews2026-09-10 — 166 pageviews2026-09-14 — 162 pageviews2026-09-18 — 169 pageviews2026-09-22 — 195 pageviews2026-09-26 — 212 pageviews2026-09-30 — 200 pageviews2026-10-04 — 233 pageviews2026-10-07 — 137 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Twitch viewers

50692026-09-30 20:34 — 188 viewers2026-10-01 05:34 — 357 viewers2026-10-01 14:34 — 57 viewers2026-10-01 23:34 — 264 viewers2026-10-02 08:34 — 15 viewers2026-10-02 17:34 — 112 viewers2026-10-03 02:34 — 370 viewers2026-10-03 11:34 — 56 viewers2026-10-03 20:34 — 84 viewers2026-10-04 05:34 — 405 viewers2026-10-04 14:34 — 60 viewers2026-10-04 23:34 — 183 viewers2026-10-05 08:34 — 71 viewers2026-10-05 17:34 — 114 viewers2026-10-06 02:34 — 372 viewers2026-10-06 11:34 — 17 viewers2026-10-06 20:34 — 145 viewers2026-10-07 05:34 — 70 viewers2026-10-07 14:34 — 39 viewers2026-10-07 23:34 — 266 viewers2026-10-08 08:34 — 63 viewers2026-10-08 17:34 — 79 viewers2026-10-09 02:34 — 445 viewers2026-10-09 11:34 — 20 viewers2026-10-09 20:35 — 176 viewers2026-10-10 05:34 — 327 viewers2026-10-10 14:34 — 28 viewers2026-10-11 00:34 — 153 viewers2026-10-11 09:34 — 50 viewers2026-10-11 18:34 — 97 viewers2026-10-12 03:34 — 491 viewers2026-10-12 12:34 — 24 viewers2026-10-12 21:34 — 234 viewers2026-10-13 06:34 — 109 viewers2026-10-13 15:34 — 41 viewers2026-10-14 00:34 — 223 viewers2026-10-14 09:34 — 9 viewers2026-10-14 18:34 — 133 viewers2026-10-14 19:34 — 95 viewers
Hourly Twitch viewers (census snapshots).

Details

WindowsMulti-playerMMOPvPOnline PvPCo-opOnline Co-opIn-App PurchasesDualShock Controller SupportDualSense Controller SupportSteam Input API Support2 DLC

3 supported languages: English, French, German

Post-launch support: 2 DLC released, first 2024-11-01, latest 2025-10-28 (Steam store data)

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Switch (Nintendo)620%0

Players tracked by Exophase (achievement/trophy trackers) — a sample of the player base, not total sales.

Where its players are

Share of Steam reviews by language (top languages measured) — a proxy for where the player base lives.

Player tags

PvPRPGMagicMMORPGColorfulCraftingCard GameNostalgiaOpen WorldDeckbuilding

Census log

Computed from census-recorded observations only — dates are observation dates.

Recent updates

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Similarity via IGDB.

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