Abandonware rpg games
In a Role-Playing Game (RPG), players control one or more characters in a fictional world, be it fantasy-oriented, contemporary, sci-fi, etc. RPGs follow up on traditional tabletop role-playing games features, including narrative threads full of obstacles and enigmas, character development, combat systems, or complex inventories.
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Beneath Apple Manor
DOS1983freeware4.2/5 roguelike, dungeon crawl
Beneath Apple Manor is a pioneering game in the roguelike genre, originally developed and released in 1978 by Don Worth for the Apple II and later re-released for DOS as a "Special Edition". It's one of the earliest known role-playing video games (RPGs) with procedurally generated dungeons.In Beneath Apple Manor, players take on the role of an adve...
Betrayal at Krondor
DOS1993protected4.1/5 first-person party-based RPG
Blades of Exile
Windows 3.xMac OSWindows XP/98/951997freeware4/5 top-down party-based RPG
Blades of Exile is a classic role-playing video game developed by Spiderweb Software. It's the third installment in the "Exile" series. The game was released in 1997 for Mac OS, and later for Windows in 1998.In Blades of Exile, players control a party of adventurers who explore the underground world of Exile/Avernum, a vast network of caves and dun...
Bloodstone: an Epic Dwarven Tale
DOS19934/5 top-down party-based RPG
Bloodwych
DOS19893.8/5 dungeon crawl, first-person party-based RPG
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.
Blues Brothers RPG
Windows XP/98/952004freeware3.8/5 JRPG
Buck Rogers: Countdown to Doomsday
DOS1990protected4.2/5
Buck Rogers: Matrix Cubed
DOS1992protected4/5
Buck Rogers: Matrix Cubed is a CRPG developed by SSI Strategic Simulations Inc. and released in 1992 for DOS only. Buck Rogers: Matrix Cubed is the sequel to Buck Rogers: Countdown to Doomsday and it's based on a campaign setting created by TSR in the late 80s. The game uses the Gold Box engine, common to much of the RPGs developed by SSI.
Captive
DOS19923.9/5 dungeon crawl, first-person party-based RPG
Castle of the Winds
Windows 3.x1993freeware4.2/5 dungeon crawl, roguelike
Castle of the Winds is a fantasy roguelike role-playing game developed by SaadaSoft in the early 1990s. It was designed for Windows 3.x and is notable for being one of the earliest graphical RPGs for that platform. The game features a top-down perspective and incorporates elements of dungeon crawling, exploration, and character development.The game...
Cavequest
DOS19853.3/5
Challenge of the Five Realms
DOS1992protected3.8/5 sandbox RPG, top-down party-based RPG
Champions of Krynn
DOS1990protected4.1/5
Circuit's Edge
DOS19904.1/5 interactive fiction
Circuit's Edge is a cyberpunk-themed role-playing game developed by Westwood Associates and published by Infocom. It was released in 1990 for MS-DOS. Set in a dystopian future, Circuit's Edge takes place in the fictional city of Rhoes Island, a dark and gritty urban landscape filled with crime, corruption, and advanced technology. Players take on t...
Cobra Mission
DOS1992NSFW4.1/5 JRPG
Conan: the Cimmerian
DOS19914.2/5 action RPG
Cosmic Soldier: Psychic War
DOS19893.8/5 dungeon crawl, JRPG
Crystals of Arborea
DOS19904.2/5 first-person party-based RPG
Curse of the Azure Bonds
DOS1989protected4/5
Daemonsgate
Windows XP/98/95DOSLinuxMac OS1993protected3.9/5 sandbox RPG
Dark Designs 1: Grelminar's Staff
DOS19903.9/5 dungeon crawl, first-person party-based RPG
Dark Designs 2: Closing the Gate
DOS19904/5 dungeon crawl, first-person party-based RPG
Dark Queen of Krynn
DOS1992protected4.1/5
Dark Sun 2: Wake of the Ravager
DOS1994protected4/5 top-down party-based RPG
Dark Sun: Shattered Lands
DOS1993protected4.1/5 top-down party-based RPG
Darklands
DOSLinuxWindows XP/98/95Mac OS1992protected4/5 sandbox RPG
Darklands was a unique historical isometric RPG that mixed real historical data from medieval Germany during the 15th century with a touch of folklore and fantasy. Unfortunately it was also the only Microprose RPG of that kind and beauty. The original game box contained a huge manual with info on european folklore (including the live...
DarkSpyre
DOS19903.8/5 dungeon crawl, action RPG
Darkstone
Windows XP/98/951999protected3.8/5 dungeon crawl, action RPG
Death Knights of Krynn
DOS1991protected4/5
Decker
Windows2002freeware3.6/5 roguelike, turn-based tactics