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The best false 3D games

Before the first real 3D techniques started to become popular in RPGs, some developers used to "mimic" a 3D perspective without 3D technology. The RPG that popularized that kind of "false 3D" was Dungeon Master. Fake 3D environments were also widely used in SSI Goldbox RPGs and a few others.
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Eye of the beholder 3: Assault on Myth Drannor

DOS1991protected3.9/5 SSI Strategic Simulations Inc.
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The Third Courier

DOS19893.9/5 Manley Associates
The Third Courier is an abandoned (atypical) adventure / role playing game set in Berlin during the cold war era and, of course, it's a spy game. The Third Courier was developed by Manley Associates and released by Accolade in 1989 for DOS, but it was also published for Amiga, Apple IIgs, Atari ST platforms.
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Moraff's Dungeon of the Unforgiven

DOS19933.9/5 Moraffware
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Captive

DOS19923.9/5 Mindscape
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Ishar: Legend of the Fortress

DOS1992protected3.8/5 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...
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Galdregon's Domain

DOS19883.8/5 Pandora
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Shadow of Yserbius

DOS19933.8/5 Sierra On-Line
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Bloodwych

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.
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Yendorian Tales: Book I - Chapter 2

DOS19963.8/5 SW Games
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Wizardry 2: The knight of diamonds

DOS19823.8/5 Sir-tech Software
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Wizardry 3: Legacy of Llylgamyn

DOS19833.8/5 Sir-tech Software
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Dark Designs 1: Grelminar's Staff

DOS19903.8/5 Softdisk Publishing
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Ancients 1: Deathwatch

DOS19913.8/5 Farr-Ware Software
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Anvil of dawn

DOS1995protected3.8/5 DreamForge Intertainment
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Ishar 3: The Seven Gates of Infinity

DOS1994protected3.8/5 Silmarils
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Might and Magic 4: Clouds of Xeen

DOS1992protecteddemo3.8/5 New World Computing
Might and Magic IV: Clouds of Xeen is a role-playing video game developed and published by New World Computing in 1992. It's part of the long-running Might and Magic series. In Clouds of Xeen, players explore the world of Xeen, which is composed of four elemental realms: air, earth, fire, and water. The game features a first-person perspective and ...
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Dragon Wars

DOS1990protected3.7/5 Interplay Productions
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Fates of Twinion

DOS19933.6/5 Sierra On-Line
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Mines of Titan

DOS19893.6/5 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.
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Wizardry 4: The Return of Werdna

DOS19883.6/5 Sir-tech Software
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Obitus

DOS19913.5/5 Scenerio Software
Obitus is a role-playing video game developed by Psygnosis and released in 1991 for various platforms including the Amiga, Atari ST, and DOS. It combines elements of role-playing games (RPGs) and action-adventure games and is set in a fantasy world.In the game, players control the protagonist who finds themselves transported to the realm of Obitus ...
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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...
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Moraff's World

DOS19913.5/5 Moraffware
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Wizardry 5: Heart of the Maelstrom

DOS19883.5/5 Sir-tech Software
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ShadowForce

DOS19943.3/5 Midnight Synergy / Interspace Software
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Le Maitre Des Ames

DOS19873/5 UBI Soft