for years after release. This support was provided with the collective help of the Wizardry 8 developers who donated their time. Fans of the series have continued the efforts, providing editors, mods and game info. Reception Wizardry 8 received "generally favorable reviews" according to the review aggregation website Metacritic. In 2017, Wizardry 8 made an appearance on IGN's "Top 100 RPGs of All Time" list at #99. Over a decade after the game's original release, IGN's Chris Reed praised the game's character creation tools and party system, citing the "stunning number of combinations to try in your party". Awards Wizardry 8 was named the best computer role-playing game of 2001 by Computer Gaming World, GameSpot and—tying with Arcanum: Of Steamworks and Magick Obscura—Computer Games Magazine. RPG Vault, The Electric Playground, GameSpy and the Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences nominated it as the year's top role-playing game, but gave these awards variously to Dark Age of Camelot, Arcanum and Baldur's Gate II: Throne of Bhaal. However, it won RPG Vault's "Outstanding Achievement in Music" and "Lifetime Achievement Award" prizes. GameSpot also named Wizardry 8 the year's tenth best computer game overall. While awarding the game, the editors of Computer Gaming World called Wizardry 8 "an awesome achievement. It's an old-school, turn-based unapologetically hardcore labor of love from veteran game makers who knew exactly what they were doing." Those of Computer Games Magazine hailed it as "Sir-Tech's opus" and as "the best party-based loot-gathering dungeon-crawl you've played since Crusaders of the Dark Savant." Additional awards include: Best Single Player RPG of 2001, RPGDot Best Sound in an RPG of 2001, RPGDot Editor's Choice Award, ActionTrip Editor's Choice Award, GamePen General references Wizardry 8 Official strategies & secrets, Mark H. Walker, SYBEX, Inc. (2001). References External links Patches and utilities downloads for Wizardry 8 2001 video games Electronic Arts games First-person party-based dungeon crawler video games MacOS games Role-playing video games Single-player video games Video game sequels Video games developed in Canada Video games featuring protagonists of selectable gender Video games scored by Kevin Manthei Windows games Wizardry Video games designed by Brenda Romero