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...

Yendorian Tales: The Tyrants of Thaine

DOS19973.9/5 first-person party-based RPG

Might and Magic 5: Darkside of Xeen

DOS1993protected4/5 first-person party-based RPG

Wizardry 6: Bane of the Cosmic Forge

DOSLinuxMac OS1990protected4.1/5 dungeon crawl, first-person party-based RPG

Daemonsgate

Windows XP/98/95DOSLinuxMac OS1993protected3.8/5 sandbox RPG

Champions of Krynn

DOS1990protected4.1/5

Rescue at Rigel

DOS19833.3/5

Heimdall

DOS19923.9/5

Keef the Thief: A Boy and his Lockpick

DOS19894/5

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...

Omega

DOSLinux1988freeware3.8/5 roguelike

Ragnarok

DOS1993freeware4.1/5 roguelike

Return to Krondor

Windows XP/98/951998protected3.9/5

Hillsfar

DOS1989protected3.8/5 action RPG

ICON: Quest for the Ring

DOS19843.6/5 dungeon crawl, action RPG

Incursion

WindowsLinuxMac OS2007freeware4/5 roguelike, dungeon crawl

Sorcerian

DOS19904/5 JRPG, action RPG, metroidvania

Prophecy of the Shadow

DOS1992protected4.1/5

Pool of Radiance

DOSMac OS1988protected4.1/5

Warriors of Legend

DOS19934/5 action RPG

Al-Qadim: The Genie's Curse

DOS1994protected3.8/5 action RPG

Ardentryst

WindowsLinux20094.1/5 JRPG, platform

Cavequest

DOS19853.3/5

Dragonflight

DOS19913.6/5 top-down party-based RPG

Rings of Zilfin

DOS1987protected3.2/5

Gateway to the Savage Frontier

DOS1991protected4.1/5

Obitus

DOS19913.5/5 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 in a fantasy world.In the game, players control the protagonist who finds themselves transported to the realm of Obitus ...

The Magic Candle

DOS19894/5 sandbox RPG, top-down party-based RPG

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...