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Tangled Tales
DOS19893.5/5 Origin Systems
Targhan
DOS19893.5/5 Silmarils
The Crack of Doom
DOS19893.7/5 Beam Software
The Dark Heart of Uukrul
DOS19893.9/5 Digital Studios Limited
The Kristal
DOS19893.9/5
The Magic Candle
DOS19894/5 Mindcraft Software
The Magic Candle: Volume 1 is the first chapter of a series of fantasy old school RPGs. The Magic Candle was developed and released by Mindcraft Software in 1989 for DOS but was also published for Apple II and Commodore 64. The whole Magic Candle series is very similar to some of the early Ultima games in every aspect: turn-based combat, top-down v...
The Quest for the Time-bird
DOS19893.9/5 Infogrames
The Usurper
DOS19893.8/5 Sir-tech Software
Times of Lore
DOS19894.1/5 Origin Systems
Times of Lore is an abandoned action RPG designed by Chris Roberts, developed and released by Origin Systems in 1989 for DOS and many more 8 bit and 16 bit platforms. Compared to Ultima (the much more popular franchise also by Origin) Times of Lore is a washed down RPG, more similar to a NES game. In fact, Roberts was inspired by The Legend of Zelda.
Vampyr: Talisman of Invocation
DOS19893.4/5
War in Middle Earth
DOS19893.9/5 Synergistic Software
War in Middle-earth is a real-time strategy game developed by Synergistic Software and published by Melbourne House. It was released in 1988 for various platforms including the Commodore 64, ZX Spectrum, and Amstrad CPC.The game is based on J.R.R. Tolkien's epic fantasy world of Middle-earth, specifically focusing on the events depicted in "The Lor...
Ys: The Vanished Omens
DOS19894.1/5 Nihon Falcom
Ys: The Vanished Omens (also known as The Ancient Land of Ys) is an abandoned top-down open-world action RPG designed by Masaya Hashimoto, developed by Nihon Falcom and released by Kyodai Software Marketing for DOS in 1989. Ys: The Vanished Omens was published (earlier) for quite a few other home computers and console.
Zork Quest: The Crystal of Doom
DOS19893.8/5 Tom Snyder Productions
Zork Zero: The Revenge of Megaboz
DOS19894/5 Infocom
Alternate Reality: The City
DOSMac OS19884.1/5 Paradise Programming
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...
Death Sword
DOS19883.9/5 Palace Software
Death Sword (also known as Barbarian in Europe), is a fighting game developed by Palace Software, set in a fantasy world full of huge sword-wielding barbarians. Compared to modern brawlers, Death Sword gameplay may seem slow, but at the time it was considered adequate. Instead of rushing into multiple chain combos, the slow pace allow the players t...
Dungeon Master's Assistant Vol 1
DOS1988protected4/5 SSI Strategic Simulations Inc.
Dungeon of Shalan
DOS19883.5/5
Evets
DOS1988freeware3.5/5 SAck Enterprizes
Feud
DOS19884/5 Binary Design
Galdregon's Domain
DOS19883.8/5 Pandora
Gnome Ranger 2: Ingrid's Back
DOS19883.8/5 Level 9 Computing
King's Quest 4: The Perils of Rosella
DOS1988protecteddemo3.8/5 Sierra On-Line
King's Quest IV: The Perils of Rosella is an adventure game developed and published by Sierra On-Line in 1988. It is the fourth installment in the popular King's Quest series created by Roberta Williams. The game was originally released for MS-DOS and Apple II computers and later ported to other platforms.The story of King's Quest IV follows Prince...
Kingdom of Kroz
DOS1988freeware3.7/5 Apogee Software
Legend of the Sword
DOS19884/5 Silicon Software
Might and Magic 2: Gates to Another World
DOS19884/5 New World Computing
Might and Magic II: Gates to Another World is a classic role-playing video game developed and published by New World Computing. It was originally released in 1988 for various home computer platforms, including the Apple II, MS-DOS, and Commodore 64. The game is part of the long-running Might and Magic series and is known for its deep gameplay, and ...
Moraff's Revenge
DOS19883.7/5 Moraffware
Pool of Radiance
DOSMac OS1988protected4.1/5 SSI Strategic Simulations Inc.
Questron 2
DOS1988protected3.8/5 Westwood Studios
Shadowgate
DOSWindows 3.xMac OS19884/5 ICOM Simulations
Shadowgate is an abandoned fantasy-themed adventure game developed by ICOM Simulations and released by Mindscape in 1988 for Macintosh, DOS, and also for Amiga, Apple IIgs, Atari ST, NES. Shadowgate uses the ICOM MacVenture engine (Deja Vu, Uninvited). Shadowgate was later remade in an enhanced version for Windows 3.1.