The most popular abandonware rpg games
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Angband
Windows XP/98/95DOSLinux1992freeware4/5 dungeon crawl, roguelike
Hired Guns
DOS19934.1/5 first-person party-based RPG
Hired Guns is an abandoned game developed by DMA Design and published by Psygnosis in 1993 for DOS and Amiga platforms. Hired Guns is a sci-fi RPG in which you control four mercenaries in four individual simultaneous first person sub-screens tasked with destroying all the bad guys from a single planet.
Times of Lore
DOS19894.1/5 action RPG
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.
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...
UnReal World v. 3.20
Windows XP/98/95Mac OS1992freeware4.1/5 roguelike
Champions of Krynn
DOS1990protected4.1/5
Ishar: Legend of the Fortress
DOS1992protected3.8/5 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 being Crystals of Arborea). Ishar is a classic RPG like Wizardry or Might & Magic and it plays the same way, but the en...
Wizardry 2: The knight of diamonds
DOS19823.8/5 dungeon crawl, first-person party-based RPG
ShadowCaster
DOS19933.9/5 action RPG
Shadowcaster is a first-person action role-playing game developed by Raven Software and published by Origin Systems. It was released in 1993 for MS-DOS computers.In Shadowcaster, players assume the role of Kirt, a young man who discovers that he is the last of the Shadowcasters, a powerful group of shapeshifters with the ability to transform into d...
The Aethra Chronicles
DOS19943.9/5 top-down party-based RPG
The Aethra Chronicles is not a well know fantasy RPG, but it deserves some praise. It was developed by only one person (Micheal Lawrence) and, as the title implies, was intended to be the first volume of a saga. Unfortunately, volume two and three were never made. For a shareware game, Aethra was pretty solid and is still loved by the ones who play...
Wizardry 6: Bane of the Cosmic Forge
DOSLinuxMac OS1990protected4.1/5 dungeon crawl, first-person party-based RPG
Drakkhen
DOS19893.8/5
Shadoworlds
DOS1993protected4/5
Divine Divinity
WindowsMac OS2002protected4.3/5 sandbox RPG, action RPG
Divine Divinity is a role-playing game (RPG) developed by Larian Studios and released in 2002. It's the first game in the Divinity series, which has since expanded with several sequels and spin-offs. The game is set in a fantasy world called Rivellon, which is threatened by the rise of an evil force known as the Black Ring. Players take on the role...
Realms of Arkania 3: Shadows Over Riva
DOS1996protected4/5 first-person party-based RPG, sandbox RPG
Cavequest
DOS19853.3/5
Might and Magic 4: Clouds of Xeen
DOS1992protecteddemo3.8/5 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, which is composed of four elemental realms: air, earth, fire, and water. The game features a first-person perspective and ...
Ancients 1: Deathwatch
DOS19913.8/5 first-person party-based RPG
Vampire: The Masquerade - Redemption
Windows XP/98/95Mac OS2000protected4.3/5 action RPG
AlphaMan
DOS19953.6/5 roguelike
Curse of the Azure Bonds
DOS1989protected3.9/5
Telengard
DOS1985freeware3.4/5 dungeon crawl
Crystals of Arborea
DOS19904.2/5 first-person party-based RPG
Entomorph: Plague Of The Darkfall
Windows XP/98/95Windows 3.xMac OS1995protected3.9/5 action RPG
Wizardry 4: The Return of Werdna
DOS19883.6/5 dungeon crawl, first-person party-based RPG
Spirit of Adventure
DOS19914/5 first-person party-based RPG
Conan: the Cimmerian
DOS19914.2/5 action RPG
Phantasie 1
DOS1987protected3.8/5 top-down party-based RPG
MegaTraveller 2: Quest for the Ancients
DOS19913.6/5 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, ...
The Dark Heart of Uukrul
DOS19893.9/5 top-down party-based RPG