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The best first-person party-based RPG games

Party-based role-playing games with a first person perspective became popular after the release of Dungeon Master in 1989. Before Dungeon Master only a handful RPGs used first person, the Bard's Tale and Wizardry series among others. Dungeon Master managed to create a very neat user interface without sacrificing the gameplay. Some of the most popular first person perspective series are: Eye of the Beholder, the Wizardry series, Might and Magic.

Most popular first-person party-based RPG applications

First-person party-based RPG applications

  • realms-of-arkania-3-03
    DOS1996protected4/5 Attic Entertainment Software
  • whales-voyage-06
    DOS19934/5 neo Software Produktions

    Whale's Voyage is an abandoned science fiction first-person view party-based RPG, developed by neo Software Produktions and released by Pro One Software in 1993. Whale's Voyage is currently abandonware and it was published for PC (DOS) and Amiga.

  • ancients2-approaching-evil-02
    DOS19943.9/5 Farr-Ware Software
  • wizardry1-splash
    DOS19813.9/5 Sir-tech Software

    Wizardry: Proving Grounds of the Mad Overlord is a role-playing video game that was first released in 1981. It's one of the pioneering titles in the dungeon-crawling genre and one of the first computer role-playing games (CRPGs).Developed by Andrew C. Greenberg and Robert Woodhead, and published by Sir-Tech, Wizardry was initially released for the ...

  • ishar1-splash
    DOS1992protected3.9/5 Silmarils

    Ishar: Legend of the Fortress is a first-person grid-based RPG developed by Silmarils and released in 1992 for DOS, Amiga and Atari ST. Ishar: Legend of the Fortress is the second game, part of the Ishar game series (the first being Crystals of Arborea). Ishar is a classic RPG like Wizardry or Might & Magic and it plays the same way, but the en...

  • doomdark-revenge-01
    DOS19853.9/5 Beyond Software

    Doomdark's Revenge is a strategy and role-playing video game developed by Mike Singleton and originally released in 1985 for DOS and various home computer systems, including the ZX Spectrum, Amstrad CPC, and Commodore 64. It is the sequel to the earlier game Lords of Midnight and is known for its unique combination of strategy, adventure, and story...

  • eotb3-3
    DOS1991protected3.9/5 SSI Strategic Simulations Inc.
  • legend-faerghail-03
    DOS19903.9/5 Electronic Design Hannover
  • Superhero_League_Of_Hoboken-5
    DOS1994protected3.9/5 Legend Entertainment
  • wizardry2-1
    DOS19823.9/5 Sir-tech Software
  • yendor3-05
  • captive-5
    DOS19923.8/5 Mindscape
  • dark-designs-1-05
    DOS19903.8/5 Softdisk Publishing
  • ancients1-deathwatch-01
    DOS19913.8/5 Farr-Ware Software
  • yendorian-tales-book2-ch2-03
    DOS19963.8/5 SW Games
  • wizardry-3-01
    DOS19833.8/5 Sir-tech Software
  • lords-of-midnight-01
    DOS1984remake3.8/5 Beyond Software
  • might-and-magic-4-6
    DOS1992protected3.8/5 New World Computing
  • ishar-3-3
    DOS1994protected3.8/5 Silmarils
  • bloodwych-4
    DOS19893.8/5

    Bloodwych is an abandoned RPG set in the fantasy world of Trazere. Two players can play at the same time in split screen mode, a feature that was unusual at the time, especially for an RPG. Bloodwych was released in 1989 by Image Works for DOS, Amiga, Amstrad CPC, Atari ST, C64, ZX Spectrum.

  • ravenloftsthrad-4
    DOS1994protected3.8/5 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 DreamForge Intertainment and published by Strategic Simulations, Inc. (SSI).The gameplay is based on the Advanced Dungeo...

  • dragon-wars-08
    DOS1990protected3.7/5 Interplay Productions
  • wizardy-4-5
    DOS19883.6/5 Sir-tech Software
  • ishar2-7
    DOS1994protected3.5/5 Silmarils
  • minesoftitan-3
    DOS19893.5/5 Westwood Studios

    Mines of Titan (also known as Mars Saga for other platforms) is an abandoned single-player RPG with a sci-fi setting (you're going to Mars!). Mines of Titan was developed by Westwood Studios and released by Infocom in 1989 for DOS, Apple II and Commodore 64.

  • wizardry-5-5
    DOS19883.5/5 Sir-tech Software
  • ravenloft-stone-prophet-07
    DOS1995protected3.2/5 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 engine. Stone Prophet was developed by DreamForge Entertainment and published by SSI in 1995.

  • le-maitres-des-ames-03
    DOS19873/5 UBI Soft