Abandonware rpg games sorted by release date

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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Evets

DOS1988freeware3.5/5 dungeon crawl, roguelike

Galdregon's Domain

DOS19883.8/5

Might and Magic 2: Gates to Another World

DOS19884/5 first-person party-based RPG

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 dungeon crawl, roguelike

Omega

DOSLinux1988freeware3.8/5 roguelike

Pool of Radiance

DOSMac1988protected4.1/5

Questron 2

DOS1988protected3.8/5

Scavengers of the Mutant World

DOS19883.9/5 top-down party-based RPG

The Bard's Tale 2: The Destiny Knight

DOS19884/5 first-person party-based RPG

Ultima 5: Warriors of Destiny

DOS19884.2/5 sandbox RPG, top-down party-based RPG

Wasteland

DOS1988protected3.9/5 top-down party-based RPG

Wizardry 4: The Return of Werdna

DOS19883.6/5 dungeon crawl, first-person party-based RPG

Wizardry 5: Heart of the Maelstrom

DOS19883.5/5 dungeon crawl, first-person party-based RPG

Bloodwych

DOS19893.8/5 dungeon crawl, first-person party-based RPG

Bloodwych is an abandoned RPG set in the fantasy world of Trazere. Two players can play at the same time in split screen mode, a feature that was unusual at the time, especially for an RPG. Bloodwych was released in 1989 by Image Works for DOS, Amiga, Amstrad CPC, Atari ST, C64, ZX Spectrum.

Cosmic Soldier: Psychic War

DOS19893.9/5 dungeon crawl, JRPG

Curse of the Azure Bonds

DOS1989protected3.9/5

Demon's Winter

DOS1989protected3.8/5 top-down party-based RPG

Don't Go Alone

DOS19893.9/5 first-person party-based RPG

Dragons of Flame

DOS1989protected3.9/5 action RPG

Drakkhen

DOS19893.8/5

Dungeons of Kairn

DOS19893.6/5 top-down party-based RPG

Hillsfar

DOS1989protected3.8/5 action RPG

Keef the Thief: A Boy and his Lockpick

DOS19894/5

Knights of Legend

DOS19894.2/5

Legacy of the Ancients

DOS19893.7/5

Legend of the Red Dragon

DOS19893.5/5

Legends of Murder: Volume 1 - Stonedale Castle

DOS1989protected3.5/5

Mines of Titan

DOS19893.6/5 first-person party-based RPG

Mines of Titan (also known as Mars Saga for other platforms) is an abandoned single-player RPG with a sci-fi setting (you're going to Mars!). Mines of Titan was developed by Westwood Studios and released by Infocom in 1989 for DOS, Apple II and Commodore 64.

Prophecy: the Fall of Trinadon

DOS19893.4/5 action RPG

Space Rogue

DOS19894/5 space simulation, sandbox RPG

Space Rogue is a science fiction RPG developed by Richard Garriott's Origin and desined by Paul Neurath. Space Rogue combines a 3D space simulation with a top down view RPG gameplay. As a space pilot you can hunt bounties, buy and sell goods, land on starbases or outposts and talk to NPCs, do quests, etc.