Wizardry V - Heart of the Maelstrom

Wizardry V: Heart of the Maelstrom is a classic first-person dungeon crawler RPG on the SNES. Players create and customize a party of six customizable adventurers (Fighter, Thief, Cleric, Mage, Wizard, and Samurai), who explore expansive dungeon floors filled with monsters, traps, and puzzles. Combat is turn-based and tactical, with real-time action in some encounters; the maelstrom portal threatens the world with chaos, requiring the party to locate the Gatekeeper and seal it after the Orb of L'Kbreth is shattered. Notable characters include the mad sorceress Sorn, who imprisons the Gatekeeper, and NPCs like high priest G'Bli Gedook or Ironose the merchant for quests and trading. What sets it apart is its larger, non-grid dungeon layouts, detailed NPC interactions (including conversations, stealing, or attacks), swimming mechanics to dive for items, and deep character progression with classes like Samurai and Ninja.