Play Wizardry Empire - Fukkatsu no Tsue (Japan) Online

Wizardry Empire: Fukkatsu no Tsue is one of those Game Boy Color RPGs that somehow slipped under the radar outside Japan—which is a shame, because it’s a surprisingly solid dungeon crawler. You start by rolling up a party of six characters (good luck deciding between fighters, mages, and thieves when they all have hilariously tiny sprites), then immediately get thrown into a maze of twisty corridors, hidden traps, and monsters that’ll wipe you out if you’re careless.

The pixel art has that chunky GBC charm, and the turn-based combat feels straight out of the early Wizardry games—no hand-holding here. You’ll spend half your time scribbling maps on graph paper and the other half nervously watching your priest’s MP drain as they patch up your battered party. It’s punishing, but in that satisfying way where every step forward feels earned. Just don’t expect flashy cutscenes or tutorials—this one’s for the masochists who miss when RPGs kicked your teeth in and called it "atmosphere."

If you’ve got a soft spot for claustrophobic dungeons and the kind of game where forgetting to pack a torch can mean certain doom, Fukkatsu no Tsue is worth digging up.