Abandonware rpg games sorted by release date
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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Dink Smallwood
Windows XP/98/951998freeware action RPG
Dink Smallwood is an action role-playing video game developed by Robinson Technologies. It was first released in 1997 for Windows and later became freeware. The game was created by Seth Robinson, and it gained a cult following for...
Fallout 2
Windows XP/98/951998protected
Return to Krondor
Windows XP/98/951998protected
If you liked Betrayal at Krondor, Return to Krondor is that younger cousin who tries real hard to live up to the family name. It's got 3D graphics (for 1998), turn-based combat, and a plot that’s practically marinated in Ray...
Darkstone
Windows XP/98/951999protected dungeon crawl, action RPG
Might and Magic 7: For Blood and Honor
DOS1999protected first-person party-based RPG
Might and Magic VII: For Blood and Honor is a fantasy role-playing game (RPG) developed by New World Computing and released in 1999. It is the seventh installment in the long-running Might and Magic series. The game is set in...
Septerra Core: Legacy of the Creator
Windows XP/98/951999protected JRPG
Ultima 9: Ascension
Windows XP/98/951999protected sandbox RPG, action RPG
ZAngband
Windows 10/11Mac OSDOSLinux1999freeware 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 ...
Baldur's Gate 2: Shadows of Amn
Windows XP/98/95Mac OS2000protected
If Baldur’s Gate was a sprawling epic, Shadows of Amn is the Shakespearean sequel with better everything: graphics, writing, drama. Your soul is stolen (again), your allies are weirder, and your enemies wear more eyeliner. T...
Deus Ex
DOSMac OS2000protecteddemo first-person shooter, action RPG
Deus Ex is a critically acclaimed action role-playing video game developed by Ion Storm and published by Eidos Interactive. It was released in 2000 and was designed by Warren Spector, combining elements of first-person shooters, s...
Icewind Dale
Windows XP/98/95Mac OS2000protected
Nox
Windows XP/98/95Mac OS2000protected action RPG
Vampire: The Masquerade - Redemption
Windows XP/98/95Mac OS2000protected action RPG
Vampire: The Masquerade - Redemption is an action role-playing game released in 2000 by Nihilistic Software and published by Activision. It is based on the "Vampire: The Masquerade" tabletop RPG by White Wolf Publishing. The ...
Anachronox
Windows XP/98/952001protected action RPG
Anachronox is a 2001 role-playing video game developed by Ion Storm and published by Eidos Interactive with a futuristic, cyberpunk-inspired setting. The game was written and directed by Tom Hall, one of the original developers be...
Arcanum: of Steamworks and Magick Obscura
DOS2001protected
Arcanum: Of Steamworks and Magick Obscura is a classic role-playing game developed by Troika Games and published by Sierra On-Line. It was released in 2001 for Microsoft Windows. The game is set in a unique steampunk fantasy world...
IVAN (Iter Vehemens ad Necem)
DOSWindows 10/11LinuxMac OS2001freeware roguelike, dungeon crawl
NetHack - Falcon's Eye
Windows XP/98/952001freeware dungeon crawl, roguelike
TomeNET
Windows XP/98/95LinuxMac OS2001freeware roguelike, dungeon crawl
TomeNET (Troubles of Middle Earth, Net) is an online, multiplayer rogue-like game set in the world of J.R.R. Tolkien's Middle-Earth. It’s a persistent-world game inspired by Angband, a single-player dungeon-crawler based on ...
Decker
Windows 10/112002freeware roguelike, turn-based tactics
Divine Divinity
Windows 10/11Mac OS2002protected sandbox RPG, action RPG
Divine Divinity is a role-playing game (RPG) developed by Larian Studios and released in 2002. It's the first game in the Divinity series, which has since expanded with several sequels and spin-offs. The game is set in a fantasy w...
Icewind Dale 2
Windows XP/98/95Mac OS2002protected
The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind
Windows XP/98/952002protected action RPG, sandbox RPG
The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind is a critically acclaimed open-world action role-playing video game developed by Bethesda Game Studios. It was released in 2002 and is the third installment in the Elder Scrolls series. The game is...
Baldur's Gate III: The Black Hound
Windows 10/112003canceled top-down party-based RPG
Baldur's Gate III: The Black Hound was an unreleased role-playing video game that was intended to be the sequel to the critically acclaimed Baldur's Gate series. It was initially announced by Black Isle Studios, a division of Inte...
Lionheart: Legacy of the Crusader
Windows XP/98/952003protected action RPG
The Temple of Elemental Evil
Windows XP/98/952003protected top-down party-based RPG
The Temple of Elemental Evil is a computer role-playing game (CRPG) released in 2003 by Troika Games and published by Atari. The game is set in the World of Greyhawk, one of D&D's most famous campaign settings. The story ...
Van Buren (Fallout 3)
Windows XP/98/952003canceleddemo
Van Buren was a science fiction post-apocalyptic RPG being developed by Black Isle Studios and never published. Van Buren was the direct sequel to Fallout 2, part of the Fallout franchise. Van Buren was canceled in 2003.
Beyond Divinity
Windows XP/98/95Windows 10/112004protected action RPG
Beyond Divinity is an action RPG developed by Larian Studios and released in 2004 as the direct sequel to Divine Divinity. It builds on its predecessor’s isometric, real-time combat and party-based exploration. You play...
Blues Brothers RPG
Windows XP/98/952004freeware JRPG
Yes, this exists. Blues Brothers RPG (2004, Windows XP) is what happens when someone looks at a legendary blues duo and says, “What if they fought zombies with saxophones?” Set in a world that’s part dungeon craw...
Warp Rogue
Windows 10/11Linux2004freeware roguelike
Doom: The Roguelike
DOS2005freeware action RPG, roguelike