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The best action RPG games

ARPG games (the acronym stands for Action Role-Playing Game) borrow gameplay elements from the action genre and mix them with real-time gameplay still retaining core RPG concepts that makes a CRPG (Computer Role-Playing Game) what it is. Combat is often dependent on the players' own reflexes while combat tactics usually play a minor role.
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Sorcerian

DOS1990 Nihon Falcom
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System Shock

DOS1994protected Looking Glass Studios
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God of Thunder

DOSWindows XP/98/951993freeware Adept Software
God of Thunder is a classic computer game developed by Adept Software and released in 1993. It's a puzzle platformer with a fantasy theme. In the game, you control Thor, the Norse god of thunder, on a quest to save Midgard (Earth) from the evil god Loki and his minions.The gameplay involves navigating through various levels filled with obstacles, e...
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Ultima 8: The Lost Vale

DOS1994canceled Origin Systems
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DarkSpyre

DOS1990 Event Horizon
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Spirit of Excalibur

DOS1990 Synergistic Software
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Autoduel

DOS1985 Origin Systems
What do you get when you mix Mad Max, Car Wars, and a fondness for vehicular homicide? You get Autoduel (1985, DOS), a top-down driving RPG where your car is your castle and your guns are your diplomatic policy. Part racing game, part combat sim, and part postal delivery service (seriously), it's the kind of game that punishes mistakes with explosi...
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Burntime

DOS1993 Max Design
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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 & Dragons meets Arabian Nights, with sand, spells, and more genies than you can reasonably fit into one bottle. The combat&r...
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Darkstone

Windows XP/98/951999protected Delphine software
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Alien Fires 2199 AD

DOS1988 Paragon Software
Released in 1988, Alien Fires 2199 AD looks and plays like someone tried to translate a fever dream into a sci-fi RPG. You control some dude with a chin of steel and a crew that seems perpetually confused. The interface is clunky, the combat baffling, and the plot? Something about galactic diplomacy, maybe? It’s not quite “so bad it&rsq...
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Dragons of Flame

DOS1989protected U.S. Gold
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Entomorph: Plague Of The Darkfall

Windows XP/98/95Windows 3.xMac OS1995protected SSI Strategic Simulations Inc.
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The Faery Tale Adventure: Book I

DOS1987 MicroIllusions
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Fairy Tale Adventure 2: Halls of the Dead

DOSWindows XP/98/951997 The Dreamers Guild
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Hillsfar

DOS1989protected Westwood Studios
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ICON: Quest for the Ring

DOS1984 Macrocom
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The Adventures of Robin Hood

DOS1992 Millennium Interactive
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Moebius

DOS1987 Origin Systems
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Prophecy: the Fall of Trinadon

DOS1989 Activision
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Doom: The Roguelike

DOS2005freeware
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Windwalker (Moebius 2)

DOS1989 Origin Systems