The best 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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Legend of the Red Dragon
DOS19893.5/5
Dungeon Explorer
DOS19903.5/5
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...
Evets
DOS1988freeware3.5/5 dungeon crawl, roguelike
Legends of Murder: Volume 1 - Stonedale Castle
DOS1989protected3.5/5
Moraff's World
DOS19913.5/5 dungeon crawl
Tangled Tales
DOS19893.5/5
The Adventures of Robin Hood
DOS19923.5/5 action RPG
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...
Wizardry 5: Heart of the Maelstrom
DOS19883.5/5 dungeon crawl, first-person party-based RPG
Moebius
DOS19873.4/5 action RPG
Prophecy: the Fall of Trinadon
DOS19893.4/5 action RPG
Telengard
DOS1985freeware3.4/5 dungeon crawl
Obitus
DOS19913.4/5 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 ...
Vampyr: Talisman of Invocation
DOS19893.4/5
IVAN (Iter Vehemens ad Necem)
DOSWindowsLinuxMac OS2001freeware3.3/5 roguelike, dungeon crawl
Ruins of Cawdor
DOS19953.3/5 first-person party-based RPG, dungeon crawl
The Wizard's Castle
DOS1981freeware3.3/5
The Wizard's Castle is a classic text-based, dungeon-crawling adventure game released in 1980, designed by Joseph R. Power. The game was originally developed for the Exidy Sorcerer computer and later ported to various platforms, such as the TRS-80 and early IBM PCs. The game is set in a mysterious wizard's castle, where the player takes on the...
Cavequest
DOS19853.3/5
Oubliette
DOS19833.3/5 dungeon crawl, roguelike
Rescue at Rigel
DOS19833.3/5
Ravenloft: Stone Prophet
DOS1995protected3.2/5 first-person party-based RPG
Ravenloft: Stone Prophet is a fantasy RPG set in the egyptian Ravenloft campaign that uses the Advanced Dungeons & Dragon ruleset. It's the sequel to Ravenloft: Strahd's Possession and uses the same first person real-time 3d engine. Stone Prophet was developed by DreamForge Entertainment and published by SSI in 1995.
Defender of Boston: The Rock Island Mystery
DOS19923.2/5
Tera: La Cité des Crânes
DOS19863.2/5
Rings of Zilfin
DOS1987protected3.2/5
Aspetra
DOS19963/5 JRPG
Sword Quest 1: The Search
DOS19923/5
Lord of Destruction
DOS19942.9/5
Windwalker (Moebius 2)
DOS19892.8/5 action RPG