Abandonware DOS title

The most popular 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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Entomorph: Plague Of The Darkfall

Windows XP/98/95Windows 3.xMac OS1995protected SSI Strategic Simulations Inc.
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Windwalker (Moebius 2)

DOS1989 Origin Systems
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System Shock

DOS1994protected Looking Glass Studios
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Divine Divinity

Windows 10/11Mac OS2002protected Larian Studios
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...
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Lionheart: Legacy of the Crusader

Windows XP/98/952003protected Black Isle Studios
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Dragons of Flame

DOS1989protected U.S. Gold
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DarkSpyre

DOS1990 Event Horizon
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Moebius

DOS1987 Origin Systems
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ICON: Quest for the Ring

DOS1984 Macrocom
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ShadowCaster

DOS1993 Raven Software
Shadowcaster is a first-person action role-playing game developed by Raven Software and published by Origin Systems. It was released in 1993 for MS-DOS computers.In Shadowcaster, players assume the role of Kirt, a young man who di...
darkstone-03

Darkstone

Windows XP/98/951999protected Delphine software
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Vampire: The Masquerade - Redemption

Windows XP/98/95Mac OS2000protected Nihilistic Software
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 ...
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The Adventures of Robin Hood

DOS1992 Millennium Interactive
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Ultima Underworld 2: Labyrinth of Worlds

DOS1993protected Looking Glass Studios
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Burntime

DOS1993 Max Design
Post-apocalyptic survival meets real estate management in Burntime, where the world is ruined, but you still need to hire employees and secure water rights. It’s like Mad Max if Max decided to open a franchise of fortified r...
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Deus Ex

DOSMac OS2000protecteddemo Ion Storm
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...
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Warriors of Legend

DOS1993 Synergistic Software
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Ultima 8: The Lost Vale

DOS1994canceled Origin Systems
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Hillsfar

DOS1989protected Westwood Studios
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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,...
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Doom: The Roguelike

DOS2005freeware
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Vengeance of Excalibur

DOS1991 Synergistic Software