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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Might and Magic 3: Isles of Terra
DOS1991protected first-person party-based RPG
Moraff's World
DOS1991 dungeon crawl
Neverwinter Nights
DOS1991protected
Obitus
DOS1991 dungeon crawl
Obitus is a role-playing video game developed by Psygnosis and released in 1991 for various platforms including the Amiga, Atari ST, and DOS. It combines elements of role-playing games (RPGs) and action-adventure games and is set ...
Planet's Edge
DOS1991protected top-down party-based RPG
Pools of Darkness
DOSMac OS1991protected
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 Advance...
Spirit of Adventure
DOS1991 first-person party-based RPG
The Magic Candle 2: The Four and Forty
DOS1991 sandbox RPG, top-down party-based RPG
Ultima: Worlds of Adventure 2: Martian Dreams
DOS1991 top-down party-based RPG
Ultima: Worlds of Adventure 2: Martian Dreams is an abandoned science fiction RPG designed by Jeff George, developed by Origin Systems and released in 1991 for DOS. Martian Dreams uses the Ultima VI engine to depict Mars in a top ...
Vengeance of Excalibur
DOS1991 action RPG
Amberstar
DOS1992 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 ava...
Angband
Windows XP/98/95DOSLinux1992freeware dungeon crawl, roguelike
If you’ve ever thought The Lord of the Rings needed more ASCII and fewer hobbit feelings, Angband is your jam. Since 1992, this dungeon-crawling roguelike has been throwing players into a 100-level deathtrap where the ultima...
Buck Rogers: Matrix Cubed
DOS1992protected
This sequel takes the same D&D-in-space formula and tries to go bigger, bolder, and... okay, maybe just more complicated. Buck Rogers: Matrix Cubed continues the galactic struggle with improved combat depth and a slightly mess...
Captive
DOS1992 dungeon crawl, first-person party-based RPG
Challenge of the Five Realms
DOS1992protected sandbox RPG, top-down party-based RPG
Cobra Mission
DOS1992NSFW JRPG
Dark Queen of Krynn
DOS1992protected
Darklands
DOSLinuxWindows XP/98/95Mac OS1992protected sandbox RPG
Darklands was a unique historical isometric RPG that mixed real historical data from medieval Germany during the 15th century with a touch of folklore and fantasy. Unfortunately it was also the only Microprose RPG o...
Dungeon Master
DOS1992 dungeon crawl, first-person party-based RPG
Dungeon Master is a classic computer role-playing game (CRPG) developed by FTL Games and released in 1987. It's considered one of the pioneering titles in the dungeon crawler genre. In Dungeon Master, players navigate through a du...
Heimdall
DOS1992
Ishar: Legend of the Fortress
DOS1992protected first-person party-based RPG
Ishar: Legend of the Fortress is a first-person grid-based RPG developed by Silmarils and released in 1992 for DOS, Amiga and Atari ST. Ishar: Legend of the Fortress is the second game, part of the Ishar game series (the first bei...
J.R.R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings, Vol. II: The Two Towers
DOS1992 top-down party-based RPG
J.R.R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings, Vol. II: The Two Towers is an abandoned fantasy top-down DOS RPG game set in the The Lord of the Rings universe. The Lord of the Rings II was developed and released by Interplay Productions ...
Legends of Valour
DOS1992 sandbox RPG, action RPG
Might and Magic 4: Clouds of Xeen
DOS1992protecteddemo first-person party-based RPG
Might and Magic IV: Clouds of Xeen is a role-playing video game developed and published by New World Computing in 1992. It's part of the long-running Might and Magic series. In Clouds of Xeen, players explore the world of Xeen, wh...
Moonstone: A Hard Days Knight
DOS1992 action RPG
Moonstone: A Hard Days Knight is an action-RPG and strategy game developed by Rob Anderson and published by Mindscape in 1991 for the Amiga and later for MS-DOS. The game is famous for its combination of strategic, RPG elements wi...
Moria
DOS1992freeware dungeon crawl, roguelike
Prophecy of the Shadow
DOS1992protected
Realms of Arkania 1: Blade of destiny
DOS1992protected first-person party-based RPG, sandbox RPG
Shadowlands
DOS1992
Shadowlands is a video game released in 1992 for MS-DOS and Amiga platforms. Developed by Teque London Ltd and published by Domark, it's an isometric action-adventure RPG with puzzle-solving elements.In Shadowlands , players ...