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The best Dungeons & Dragons games

Dungeons & Dragons (D&D) is a tabletop role-playing game (RPG) that combines elements of storytelling, strategy, and chance. It was first published in 1974 by Gary Gygax and Dave Arneson and has since become one of the most popular and influential role-playing games in the world. 
Dungeons & Dragons has inspired a variety of video games spanning multiple genres, from classic RPGs to action-adventure titlesThese games vary in style and mechanics but share a common thread of drawing inspiration from the rich lore and rules of Dungeons & Dragons.
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Blood & Magic

DOS1996 Tachyon Studios
From the people who brought you Dungeons & Dragons, here's Blood & Magic (1996), the RTS that nobody remembers but definitely deserves a second glance. You summon golems from magical “blood forges” because appa...
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Al-Qadim: The Genie's Curse

DOS1994protected Cyberlore studios
In Al-Qadim: The Genie's Curse (1994), you’re not some grizzled barbarian or pointy-hatted wizard - no, you’re a noble corsair with charm, a sword, and a knack for getting into magical messes. This is Dungeons & Dr...
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Dragons of Flame

DOS1989protected U.S. Gold
Dragons of Flame (1989) was SSI’s continuation of the Dragonlance saga, following up on Heroes of the Lance. Like its predecessor, it was a side-scrolling action RPG that tested your reflexes and your patience. Guiding a par...
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Curse of the Azure Bonds

DOS1989protected SSI Strategic Simulations Inc.
Based on the popular D&D module, Curse of the Azure Bonds puts you in control of a party of adventurers cursed with magical tattoos that force them into dangerous quests. You’ll explore towns, battle monsters in classic ...
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Dungeon Master's Assistant Vol 2

DOS1989protected SSI Strategic Simulations Inc.
The sequel that proved even Dungeon Masters need sequels. Dungeon Master’s Assistant Vol. 2 refined the formula with more monsters, better encounter tools, and enough data to run a small fantasy empire. Released in 1989, it ...
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Baldur's Gate III: The Black Hound

Windows 10/112003canceled Black Isle Studios
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...
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Hillsfar

DOS1989protected Westwood Studios
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Ravenloft: Strahd's Possession

DOS1994protected DreamForge Intertainment
Ravenloft: Strahd's Possession is a computer role-playing game (CRPG) released in 1994. It is set in the Dungeons & Dragons campaign setting of Ravenloft, which is known for its gothic horror themes. The game was developed by ...
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Dragon Strike

DOS1990protected Westwood Studios
Released in 1990, Dragon Strike dared to combine the wonder of Dungeons & Dragons with the thrill of first-person flight simulation. Yes, instead of piloting jets, you piloted dragons—fire-breathing, wing-flapping, fanta...
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Telengard

DOS1985freeware Avalon Hill
Telengard is one of the earliest computer role-playing games, released in 1982 for various home computers like the Commodore 64, Apple II, and TRS-80 and later for PC. It was developed by Daniel Lawrence and was heavily inspired b...
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Ravenloft: Stone Prophet

DOS1995protected DreamForge Intertainment
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 e...