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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Temple of Apshai Trilogy
DOS19853.5/5 dungeon crawl
The Temple of Apshai Trilogy is a series of classic role-playing games developed by Automated Simulations (later known as Epyx) in the late 1970s and early 1980s. These games were among the earliest examples of computer-based RPGs and were influential in shaping the genre.The "Temple of Apshai Trilogy" was notable for its depth of gameplay and intr...
Worlds of Legend: Son of the Empire
DOS19934.2/5
Cosmic Soldier: Psychic War
DOS19893.9/5 dungeon crawl, JRPG
Menzoberranzan
DOS1994protected4/5 first-person party-based RPG
Menzoberranzan is a old DOS fantasy first person perspective RPG developed by DreamForge Intertainment in 1994 from an original idea by John McGirk. Menzoberranzan setting is based on the Dungeons & Dragons Forgotten Realms campaing setting. Menzoberranzan gameplay is party-based and class-based.
Wizardry 3: Legacy of Llylgamyn
DOS19833.8/5 dungeon crawl, first-person party-based RPG
Wizardry III: Legacy of Llylgamyn is a classic role-playing video game developed by Sir-Tech and released in 1983. It is the third installment in the Wizardry series. Originally released for the Apple II, it was later ported to other platforms, including the Commodore 64, IBM PC, and various Japanese computers. The game is set in the fant...
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...
Whale's Voyage
DOS19934/5 first-person party-based RPG
Whale's Voyage is an abandoned science fiction first-person view party-based RPG, developed by neo Software Produktions and released by Pro One Software in 1993. Whale's Voyage is currently abandonware and it was published for PC (DOS) and Amiga.
The Dark Heart of Uukrul
DOS19893.9/5 top-down party-based RPG
Might and Magic 3: Isles of Terra
DOS1991protected4/5 first-person party-based RPG
Dark Queen of Krynn
DOS1992protected4.1/5
Buck Rogers: Matrix Cubed
DOS1992protected4/5
Buck Rogers: Matrix Cubed is a CRPG developed by SSI Strategic Simulations Inc. and released in 1992 for DOS only. Buck Rogers: Matrix Cubed is the sequel to Buck Rogers: Countdown to Doomsday and it's based on a campaign setting created by TSR in the late 80s. The game uses the Gold Box engine, common to much of the RPGs developed by SSI.
MegaTraveller 2: Quest for the Ancients
DOS19913.7/5 top-down party-based RPG
MegaTraveller 2: Quest for the Ancients is the sequel to MegaTraveller 1: The Zhodani Conspiracy. It is a science fiction role-playing game (RPG) released in 1991, developed by Paragon Software. Like its predecessor, MegaTraveller 2 is set in the expansive Traveller universe.In MegaTraveller 2, players continue their journey in the Third Imperium, ...
Galdregon's Domain
DOS19883.8/5
UnReal World v. 3.20
Windows XP/98/95Mac OS1992freeware4.1/5 roguelike
Planet's Edge
DOS1991protected4/5 top-down party-based RPG
Ultima Underworld: The Stygian Abyss
DOS1992protected4.2/5 dungeon crawl, action RPG
Ultima Underworld: The Stygian Abyss is one of the first free-roaming first-person 3D ARPG (action RPG) ever created. The Stygian Abyss is the dungeon of the same name, part of the land of Britannia, and it's set in the Ultima universe created by Richard Garriott. Ultima Underworld was designed by Paul Neurath, developed by Blue Sky Productions and...
Eye of the beholder 3: Assault on Myth Drannor
DOS1991protected3.9/5 first-person party-based RPG, dungeon crawl
Dark Sun 2: Wake of the Ravager
DOS1994protected4/5 top-down party-based RPG
Legend of Faerghail
DOS19904/5 first-person party-based RPG
Legend of Faerghail is a role-playing video game developed by Electronic Design Hannover and published by Rainbow Arts. It was released in 1990 for the Commodore 64, Amiga, and MS-DOS platforms. The game is set in the fantasy world of Faerghail, where the player controls a party of adventurers on a quest to defeat the evil sorcerer Daldras.The game...
Realms of Arkania 3: Shadows Over Riva
DOS1996protected4/5 first-person party-based RPG, sandbox RPG
The Legacy: Realm of Terror
DOSLinuxMac OS1993protected3.9/5
The Legacy: Realm of Terror is a first-person view survival horror RPG set in the modern world, in a haunted house. The Legacy was developed by Magnetic Scrolls and published by MicroProse Software in 1993.
Moria
DOS1992freeware3.9/5 dungeon crawl, roguelike
Pools of Darkness
DOSMac OS1991protected4.2/5
Pools of Darkness is a computer role-playing game (CRPG) developed and published by Strategic Simulations, Inc. (SSI). It is the fourth entry in the "Gold Box" series of Dungeons & Dragons games, which are based on the Advanced Dungeons & Dragons (AD&D) ruleset. The game was released in 1991 for MS-DOS and later ported to other platform...
Champions of Krynn
DOS1990protected4.1/5
Hack
DOS1984freeware3.8/5 dungeon crawl, roguelike
Heimdall 2: Into the Hall of Worlds
DOS19944.1/5
Cavequest
DOS19853.3/5
Septerra Core: Legacy of the Creator
Windows XP/98/951999protected4/5 JRPG
Stonekeep
DOSWindows XP/98/95Mac OS1995protected4/5 dungeon crawl
Stonekeep is a first-person role-playing game (RPG) developed by Interplay Entertainment. It was released for MS-DOS in 1995 and later for other platforms such as Windows and Macintosh.The game is set in the fantasy world of Britannia, where the player takes on the role of a hero named Drake. The story revolves around the protagonist's quest to def...
ZAngband
WindowsMac OSDOSLinux1999freeware4.2/5 dungeon crawl, roguelike
Zangband is a variant of the popular roguelike game Angband. Zangband, short for Zelazny Angband, was developed by Chris Weisiger and first released in 1994. The game features a fantasy world with diverse races, classes, and monsters. Players explore dungeons, caves, and other environments in a quest to reach the bottom level of the dungeon, d...