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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.
Vampyr: Talisman of Invocation
DOS19893.4/5
Windwalker (Moebius 2)
DOS19892.8/5 action RPG
Ys: The Vanished Omens
DOS19894.1/5 JRPG, action RPG
Ys: The Vanished Omens (also known as The Ancient Land of Ys) is an abandoned top-down open-world action RPG designed by Masaya Hashimoto, developed by Nihon Falcom and released by Kyodai Software Marketing for DOS in 1989. Ys: The Vanished Omens was published (earlier) for quite a few other home computers and console.
2400 A.D.
DOS19884/5
Alien Fires 2199 AD
DOS19883.6/5 action RPG
Alternate Reality: The City
DOSMac19884.1/5
Alternate Reality: The City is a role-playing video game developed by Paradise Programming for various platforms including Atari 8-bit, Atari ST, and Commodore 64. It was released in 1985. In Alternate Reality: The City, players find themselves in a mysterious and surreal city known as simply "The City". The game takes place in a fantasy setti...
BattleTech: The Crescent Hawk's Inception
DOS19884/5 board game
Evets
DOS1988freeware3.5/5 dungeon crawl, roguelike
Galdregon's Domain
DOS19883.8/5
Might and Magic 2: Gates to Another World
DOS19884/5 first-person party-based RPG
Might and Magic II: Gates to Another World is a classic role-playing video game developed and published by New World Computing. It was originally released in 1988 for various home computer platforms, including the Apple II, MS-DOS, and Commodore 64. The game is part of the long-running Might and Magic series and is known for its deep gameplay, and ...
Moraff's Revenge
DOS19883.7/5 dungeon crawl, roguelike
Omega
DOSLinux1988freeware3.8/5 roguelike
Pool of Radiance
DOSMac1988protected4.1/5
Questron 2
DOS1988protected3.8/5
Scavengers of the Mutant World
DOS19883.9/5 top-down party-based RPG
The Bard's Tale 2: The Destiny Knight
DOS19884/5 first-person party-based RPG
Ultima 5: Warriors of Destiny
DOS19884.2/5 sandbox RPG, top-down party-based RPG
Wasteland
DOS1988protected3.9/5 top-down party-based RPG
Wizardry 4: The Return of Werdna
DOS19883.6/5 dungeon crawl, first-person party-based RPG
Wizardry 5: Heart of the Maelstrom
DOS19883.5/5 dungeon crawl, first-person party-based RPG
Adventure Construction Set
DOS19873.9/5
Adventure Construction Set is an abandoned application developed by Stuart Smith and published for DOS, Amiga, Apple II and Commodore 64 by Electronic Arts in 1987. As the name suggests, ACS is a game-building system (we're talking about adventure RPGs) that lets you edit maps, items, creatures, etc. Included with ACS is a complete game called...
Le Maitre Des Ames
DOS19873/5 first-person party-based RPG