Abandonware DOS title

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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Stonekeep

DOSWindows XP/98/95Mac OS1995protected3.9/5 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...
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Wizard's Crown

DOS1987protected4/5
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Forgotten Realms: Unlimited Adventures

DOSMac OS1993protected4.1/5
After publishing a plethora of Gold Box titles, SSI decided to release a fantasy RPG based on the Forgotten Realms scenarios of Dungeons & Dragons where the player could create its own adventures. Forgotten Realms Unlimited Adventures (FRUA) is the ultimate Gold Box RPG and received praise from everyone who played it. If you loved Dark Knights ...
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Icewind Dale 2

Windows XP/98/95Mac OS2002protected3.9/5
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Prophecy of the Shadow

DOS1992protected4.1/5
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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...
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Telengard

DOS1985freeware3.4/5 dungeon crawl
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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...
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Crystals of Arborea

DOS19904.2/5 first-person party-based RPG
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Ultima 8: The Lost Vale

DOS1994canceled3.8/5 action RPG
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Realms of Arkania 2: Star trail

DOS1994protected4.1/5 first-person party-based RPG, sandbox RPG
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Drakkhen

DOS19893.8/5
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Treasures of the Savage Frontier

DOS1992protected4.1/5
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Tunnels & Trolls: Crusaders of Khazan

DOS19904.1/5 top-down party-based RPG
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Dusk of the Gods

DOS19913.7/5
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Blues Brothers RPG

Windows XP/98/952004freeware3.8/5 JRPG
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Amulet of Yendor

DOS19853.6/5 roguelike
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Shadow of Yserbius

DOS19933.8/5 dungeon crawl
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Oubliette

DOS19833.3/5 dungeon crawl, roguelike
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Yendorian Tales: Book I - Chapter 2

DOS19963.8/5 first-person party-based RPG
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Demon's Winter

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

DOS19893.5/5
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Realms of Arkania 1: Blade of destiny

DOS1992protected4/5 first-person party-based RPG, sandbox RPG
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Phantasie 1

DOS1987protected3.9/5 top-down party-based RPG
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Gateway to the Savage Frontier

DOS1991protected4.1/5
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Prophecy: the Fall of Trinadon

DOS19893.4/5 action RPG
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Scavengers of the Mutant World

DOS19883.9/5 top-down party-based RPG
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Slash'Em

Windows XP/98/95Linux1997freeware4.1/5 dungeon crawl, roguelike