The most popular abandonware rpg games

In a Role-Playing Game (RPG), players control one or more characters in a fictional world, be it fantasy-oriented, contemporary, sci-fi, etc. RPGs follow up on traditional tabletop role-playing games features, including narrative threads full of obstacles and enigmas, character development, combat systems, or complex inventories.

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Daemonsgate

Windows XP/98/95DOSLinuxMac OS1993protected3.8/5 sandbox RPG

Champions of Krynn

DOS1990protected4.1/5

Starflight 2: Trade routes of the Cloud Nebula

DOS19894.2/5 sandbox RPG

Heimdall

DOS19923.9/5

Rescue at Rigel

DOS19833.3/5

Ishar 2: Messengers of Doom

DOS1994protecteddemo3.5/5 first-person party-based RPG

Ishar 2: Messengers of Doom is a role-playing video game developed and published by Silmarils, released in 1993. It is the sequel to Crystals of Arborea and the second installment in the Ishar series. Set in the fantasy world of Kendoria, the game follows the adventures of a group of adventurers as they journey across the land to defeat the evil so...

Omega

DOSLinux1988freeware3.8/5 roguelike

Return to Krondor

Windows XP/98/951998protected3.9/5

Hillsfar

DOS1989protected3.8/5 action RPG

Ragnarok

DOS1993freeware4.1/5 roguelike

Incursion

WindowsLinuxMac OS2007freeware4/5 roguelike, dungeon crawl

Keef the Thief: A Boy and his Lockpick

DOS19894/5

Sorcerian

DOS19904/5 JRPG, action RPG, metroidvania

Prophecy of the Shadow

DOS1992protected4.1/5

Pool of Radiance

DOSMac OS1988protected4.1/5

Al-Qadim: The Genie's Curse

DOS1994protected3.8/5 action RPG

ICON: Quest for the Ring

DOS19843.6/5 dungeon crawl, action RPG

Rings of Zilfin

DOS1987protected3.2/5

Septerra Core: Legacy of the Creator

Windows XP/98/951999protected4/5 JRPG

Might and Magic 7: For Blood and Honor

DOS1999protected4.2/5 first-person party-based RPG

Might and Magic VII: For Blood and Honor is a fantasy role-playing game (RPG) developed by New World Computing and released in 1999. It is the seventh installment in the long-running Might and Magic series. The game is set in the fictional world of Enroth and takes place in the same universe as the previous Might and Magic games. Might and Mag...

Neverwinter Nights

DOS1991protected4/5

Blades of Exile

Windows 3.xMac OSWindows XP/98/951997freeware4.1/5 top-down party-based RPG

Shadow of Yserbius

DOS19933.8/5 dungeon crawl

The Aethra Chronicles

DOS19943.9/5 top-down party-based RPG

The Aethra Chronicles is not a well know fantasy RPG, but it deserves some praise. It was developed by only one person (Micheal Lawrence) and, as the title implies, was intended to be the first volume of a saga. Unfortunately, volume two and three were never made. For a shareware game, Aethra was pretty solid and is still loved by the ones who play...

Phantasie 1

DOS1987protected3.8/5 top-down party-based RPG

Defender of Boston: The Rock Island Mystery

DOS19923.2/5

Circuit's Edge

DOS19904.1/5 interactive fiction

Circuit's Edge is a cyberpunk-themed role-playing game developed by Westwood Associates and published by Infocom. It was released in 1990 for various platforms including DOS, Amiga, and Commodore 64.Set in a dystopian future, Circuit's Edge takes place in the fictional city of Rhoes Island, a dark and gritty urban landscape filled with crime, corru...