Abandonware rpg games sorted by year, newest first

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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Tunnels & Trolls: Crusaders of Khazan

DOS19904.1/5 top-down party-based RPG

Ultima 6: The False Prophet

DOS1990protected4.2/5 sandbox RPG, top-down party-based RPG

Wizardry 6: Bane of the Cosmic Forge

DOSLinuxMac1990protected4.1/5 dungeon crawl, first-person party-based RPG

Worlds of Ultima: The Savage Empire

DOS1990freeware4/5 top-down party-based RPG

After the success of Ultima 6: The False Prophet, Origin decided to "create worlds" not part of the popular Ultima series (strictly speaking) using the same engine of Ultima 6. They came up with two games: The Savage Empire and Martian Dreams. The Savage Empire is set in a stone age-like world and features prehistoric tribes, dinosaurs, insectoid a...

Xenomorph

DOS19904/5

Zeliard

DOS19904/5 JRPG, action RPG, metroidvania

Zeliard is a fantasy platformer - JRPG hybrid with metroidvania gameplay elements developed by Game Arts and released for DOS in 1990. Zeliard is a single-player game.

Bloodwych

DOS19893.8/5 dungeon crawl, first-person party-based RPG

Bloodwych is an abandoned RPG set in the fantasy world of Trazere. Two players can play at the same time in split screen mode, a feature that was unusual at the time, especially for an RPG. Bloodwych was released in 1989 by Image Works for DOS, Amiga, Amstrad CPC, Atari ST, C64, ZX Spectrum.

Cosmic Soldier: Psychic War

DOS19893.9/5 dungeon crawl, JRPG

Curse of the Azure Bonds

DOS1989protected3.9/5

Demon's Winter

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

Don't Go Alone

DOS19893.9/5 first-person party-based RPG

Dragons of Flame

DOS1989protected3.9/5 action RPG

Drakkhen

DOS19893.8/5

Dungeons of Kairn

DOS19893.6/5 top-down party-based RPG

Hillsfar

DOS1989protected3.8/5 action RPG

Keef the Thief: A Boy and his Lockpick

DOS19894/5

Knights of Legend

DOS19894.1/5

Legacy of the Ancients

DOS19893.7/5

Legend of the Red Dragon

DOS19893.5/5

Legends of Murder: Volume 1 - Stonedale Castle

DOS1989protected3.5/5

Mines of Titan

DOS19893.6/5 first-person party-based RPG

Mines of Titan (also known as Mars Saga for other platforms) is an abandoned single-player RPG with a sci-fi setting (you're going to Mars!). Mines of Titan was developed by Westwood Studios and released by Infocom in 1989 for DOS, Apple II and Commodore 64.

Prophecy: the Fall of Trinadon

DOS19893.4/5 action RPG

Space Rogue

DOS19894/5 space simulation, sandbox RPG

Space Rogue is a science fiction RPG developed by Richard Garriott's Origin and desined by Paul Neurath. Space Rogue combines a 3D space simulation with a top down view RPG gameplay. As a space pilot you can hunt bounties, buy and sell goods, land on starbases or outposts and talk to NPCs, do quests, etc.

Starflight 2: Trade routes of the Cloud Nebula

DOS19894.2/5 sandbox RPG

Tangled Tales

DOS19893.5/5

The Dark Heart of Uukrul

DOS19893.9/5 top-down party-based RPG

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...

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.