Abandonware rpg games sorted by title, from Z to A

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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Azalta: Cult of the Raven

DOS19964/5 top-down party-based RPG

Avalon

DOS1998freeware3.8/5 JRPG

Autoduel

DOS19853.8/5 board game, vehicular combat, action RPG

Autoduel is an abandoned top-down open world post apocalyptic RPG/driving game hybrid designed by Chuck Bueche and Richard Garriott of Ultima fame. Autoduel was developed by Origin Systems and was released in 1985 for DOS, Atari 8-bit, Atari ST, C64, Apple II, Macintosh, Amiga. Autoduel is based on a board game designed by Steve Jackson himself.

Ardentryst

WindowsLinux20094.1/5 JRPG, platform

Arcanum: of Steamworks and Magick Obscura

DOS2001protected4.2/5

Anvil of dawn

DOS1995protected3.8/5 dungeon crawl

Angband

Windows XP/98/95DOSLinux1992freeware4/5 dungeon crawl, roguelike

Ancients 2: Approaching Evil

DOS19943.9/5 first-person party-based RPG

Ancients 1: Deathwatch

DOS19913.8/5 first-person party-based RPG

Ancient Domains of Mystery (ADOM) v1.1

Windows XP/98/95DOSLinux1996freeware3.9/5 dungeon crawl, roguelike

Anachronox

Windows XP/98/952001protected4.1/5 action RPG

An Elder Scrolls Legend: Battlespire

Windows XP/98/951997protected4/5 action RPG, dungeon crawl

Amulets & Armor

DOS1997freeware4.1/5 action RPG

Amulets & Armor is a first-person ARPG (action RPG) with a fantasy setting. It was developed and published as shareware for DOS by United Software Artists in 1997. Amulets & Armor became freeware in 2013. Gameplay is mission-based; the player can take up quests in any order and even complete the same quests over and over.

Amulet of Yendor

DOS19853.6/5 roguelike

Amberstar

DOS19924/5 top-down party-based RPG

Amberstar is a fantasy old school RPG very similar to Ultima 6 that uses a top-down view for interiors and small locations and a first person pseudo 3D view for everything else. Unfortunately, the sequel (called Ambermoon) was available for Amiga only and no version existed for DOS or Windows. Amberstar was developed and published by Thalion for DO...

Alternate Reality: The City

DOSMac19884.1/5

Alternate Reality: The City is a role-playing video game developed by Paradise Programming for various platforms including Atari 8-bit, Atari ST, and Commodore 64. It was released in 1985. In Alternate Reality: The City, players find themselves in a mysterious and surreal city known as simply "The City". The game takes place in a fantasy setti...

AlphaMan

DOS19953.6/5 roguelike

Alien Fires 2199 AD

DOS19883.6/5 action RPG

Aleshar World of Ice

DOS19973.8/5

Albion

DOSWindows XP/98/9519954.2/5

Albion is a science fiction role-playing game (RPG) developed and published by German studio Blue Byte Software. It was released in 1995 for MS-DOS and later for Amiga. Albion is notable for its blend of traditional RPG elements with a unique setting and storyline.The game takes place on the planet Albion, a world with a rich history and diver...

Al-Qadim: The Genie's Curse

DOS1994protected3.8/5 action RPG

Akalabeth: World of Doom

DOS1981freeware3.6/5

Akalabeth is a RPG game allegedly developed in just one summer by the Ultima franchise creator Richard Garriott. It's a dungeon crawler with wire-frame black and white graphics. Akalabeth is played in both first person 3d and top down view points.

Adventure Construction Set

DOS19873.9/5

Adventure Construction Set is an abandoned application developed by Stuart Smith and published for DOS, Amiga, Apple II and Commodore 64 by Electronic Arts in 1987. As the name suggests, ACS is a game-building system (we're talking about adventure RPGs) that lets you edit maps, items, creatures, etc. Included with ACS is a complete game called...