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Wizard101 cover art

Wizard101

KingsIsle Entertainment · 2018-09-06

SteamPlayStation Store

AdventureCasualMassively MultiplayerRPGStrategyFree To Play

Modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative, Massively Multiplayer Online (MMO)

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.

923
playing now
83%
positive of 9.5k reviews
Very Positive
steam rating
500,000–1,000,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
110
twitch viewers (latest)
0/100
critic score (0 outlets, IGDB)
71/100
IGDB user rating (29 ratings)
gold
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Free
steam price (US)

923 players in-game as of 2026-08-30 02:00 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.

Health check

Healthy
  • · 923 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 8% of 11,362 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

1.0k2592026-08-06 22:00 — 793 players2026-08-07 06:00 — 558 players2026-08-07 14:00 — 460 players2026-08-07 22:00 — 732 players2026-08-08 06:00 — 598 players2026-08-08 14:00 — 507 players2026-08-08 22:00 — 889 players2026-08-09 06:00 — 644 players2026-08-09 14:00 — 586 players2026-08-09 22:00 — 955 players2026-08-10 06:00 — 523 players2026-08-10 14:00 — 508 players2026-08-10 22:00 — 858 players2026-08-11 06:00 — 534 players2026-08-11 14:00 — 463 players2026-08-12 22:00 — 772 players2026-08-14 06:00 — 535 players2026-08-15 13:00 — 451 players2026-08-16 21:00 — 980 players2026-08-18 05:00 — 610 players2026-08-19 12:00 — 331 players2026-08-20 20:00 — 663 players2026-08-22 03:00 — 756 players2026-08-23 11:00 — 354 players2026-08-24 19:00 — 660 players2026-08-26 03:00 — 838 players2026-08-27 10:00 — 259 players2026-08-28 18:00 — 591 players2026-08-30 02:00 — 923 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Attention

2531332026-05-29 — 195 pageviews2026-06-01 — 155 pageviews2026-06-04 — 173 pageviews2026-06-07 — 191 pageviews2026-06-10 — 194 pageviews2026-06-13 — 146 pageviews2026-06-16 — 192 pageviews2026-06-19 — 149 pageviews2026-06-22 — 172 pageviews2026-06-25 — 198 pageviews2026-06-28 — 185 pageviews2026-07-01 — 191 pageviews2026-07-04 — 182 pageviews2026-07-07 — 169 pageviews2026-07-10 — 195 pageviews2026-07-13 — 218 pageviews2026-07-16 — 210 pageviews2026-07-19 — 168 pageviews2026-07-22 — 211 pageviews2026-07-25 — 168 pageviews2026-07-28 — 213 pageviews2026-07-31 — 153 pageviews2026-08-03 — 160 pageviews2026-08-06 — 164 pageviews2026-08-09 — 198 pageviews2026-08-12 — 184 pageviews2026-08-15 — 157 pageviews2026-08-18 — 166 pageviews2026-08-21 — 159 pageviews2026-08-24 — 192 pageviews2026-08-26 — 169 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Twitch viewers

421172026-08-26 22:34 — 309 viewers2026-08-27 02:34 — 421 viewers2026-08-27 05:34 — 124 viewers2026-08-27 08:34 — 19 viewers2026-08-27 11:34 — 28 viewers2026-08-27 14:34 — 26 viewers2026-08-27 17:34 — 118 viewers2026-08-27 21:34 — 154 viewers2026-08-28 00:34 — 189 viewers2026-08-28 03:34 — 323 viewers2026-08-28 06:34 — 92 viewers2026-08-28 09:34 — 52 viewers2026-08-28 12:34 — 25 viewers2026-08-28 15:34 — 81 viewers2026-08-28 18:34 — 92 viewers2026-08-28 21:34 — 158 viewers2026-08-29 00:34 — 180 viewers2026-08-29 03:34 — 324 viewers2026-08-29 06:34 — 97 viewers2026-08-29 09:34 — 105 viewers2026-08-29 12:35 — 26 viewers2026-08-29 15:34 — 82 viewers2026-08-29 18:34 — 135 viewers2026-08-29 22:34 — 345 viewers2026-08-30 01:34 — 127 viewers2026-08-30 04:34 — 167 viewers2026-08-30 07:34 — 55 viewers2026-08-30 10:34 — 45 viewers2026-08-30 13:34 — 53 viewers2026-08-30 16:35 — 91 viewers2026-08-30 17:34 — 110 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

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.

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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