Abandonware DOS title

Party-based games

A party based system allows the player to create, customize and play with a party of adventurers at the beginning or during the game. The vast majority of old RPGs were party based: Ultima, Eye of the Beholder, The Magic Candle are just a few.
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Disciples of Steel

DOS19943.9/5
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Don't Go Alone

DOS19894/5 Sterling Silver Software
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Dragon Wars

DOS1990protected3.7/5 Interplay Productions
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Dragonflight

DOS19913.6/5 Thalion
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Dragons of Flame

DOS1989protected3.9/5 U.S. Gold
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Drakkhen

DOS19893.8/5 Infogrames
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Dungeon Master

DOS19924.2/5 FTL
Dungeon Master, released in 1987 by FTL for Atari ST and later for Amiga and DOS, is a classic dungeon-crawling role-playing game (RPG) that holds a special place in the hearts of many nostalgic gamers. Dungeon Master is considered the father of first-person, 3D, grid-based dungeon crawlers.
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Dungeons of Kairn

DOS19893.6/5
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Exile II: Crystal Souls

Windows XP/98/95MacWindows 3.x1996freeware3.9/5 Spiderweb Software
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Exile III: Ruined World

Windows XP/98/95MacWindows 3.x1997freeware3.9/5 Spiderweb Software
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Exile: Escape from the Pit

Windows XP/98/95MacWindows 3.x1995freeware3.9/5 Spiderweb Software
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Eye of the Beholder

DOS1991protected4.2/5 Westwood Studios
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Eye of the Beholder 2: The Legend of Darkmoon

DOS1991protecteddemo4.3/5 Westwood Studios
Eye of the Beholder II: The Legend of Darkmoon is a first-person party-based role-playing game (RPG) developed by Westwood Associates and published by Strategic Simulations, Inc. (SSI). It was released in 1991 as a sequel to the successful "Eye of the Beholder" game.Set in the Dungeons & Dragons universe, specifically the Forgotten Realms ...
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Eye of the beholder 3: Assault on Myth Drannor

DOS1991protected3.9/5 SSI Strategic Simulations Inc.
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Fairy Tale Adventure 2: Halls of the Dead

DOSWindows XP/98/9519973.8/5 The Dreamers Guild
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Forgotten Realms: Unlimited Adventures

DOSMac1993protected4.1/5 MicroMagic
After publishing a plethora of Gold Box titles, SSI decided to release a fantasy RPG based on the Forgotten Realms scenarios of Dungeons & Dragons where the player could create its own adventures. Forgotten Realms Unlimited Adventures (FRUA) is the ultimate Gold Box RPG and received praise from everyone who played it. If you loved Dark Knights ...
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Fountain of Dreams

DOS19904.1/5 Electronic Arts
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Gateway to the Savage Frontier

DOS1991protected4.1/5 Stormfront Studios
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Hard Nova

DOS19903.7/5 Malibu Interactive
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Heroes of Might and Magic

DOSWindows XP/98/951995protected4.2/5 New World Computing
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Heroes of Might and Magic II

DOSWindows XP/98/951996protected4.2/5 New World Computing
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Heroes of Might and Magic III: The Restoration of Erathia

Windows XP/98/951999protected4.2/5 New World Computing
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Heroes of the Lance

DOS1989protected3.9/5 U.S. Gold
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HeroQuest

DOSMac19913.9/5 Gremlin Graphics / Gremlin Interactive
HeroQuest is a classic video game adaptation of the popular board game HeroQuest, released in 1991 by Gremlin Interactive. HeroQuest faithfully recreates the turn-based, dungeon-crawling, and role-playing gameplay of the board game. Players take on the roles of different heroes, including a barbarian, dwarf, elf, and wizard, as they explo...
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Hexx: Heresy of the Wizard

DOS19944/5 Psygnosis
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Hired Guns

DOS19934.1/5 DMA Design
Hired Guns is an abandoned game developed by DMA Design and published by Psygnosis in 1993 for DOS and Amiga platforms. Hired Guns is a sci-fi RPG in which you control four mercenaries in four individual simultaneous first person sub-screens tasked with destroying all the bad guys from a single planet.
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Icewind Dale

Windows XP/98/95Mac2000protected3.9/5 Interplay Productions
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Icewind Dale 2

Windows XP/98/95Mac2002protected3.9/5 Black Isle Studios
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Ishar 2: Messengers of Doom

DOS1994protecteddemo3.5/5 Silmarils
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...