The best abandonware rpg games
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Champions of Krynn
DOS1990protected4.1/5
Starflight
DOS19864.1/5 sandbox RPG
Starflight is a classic space exploration and role-playing video game released in 1986 by Binary Systems and published by Electronic Arts. It is known for its innovative gameplay, as well as its open-ended approach to space exploration and storytelling.The game is set in a massive, procedurally generated universe with thousands of star systems to e...
Knights of Xentar
DOS1994NSFW4.1/5 JRPG
Fallout 2
Windows XP/98/951998protected4.1/5
Amulets & Armor
DOS1997freeware4.1/5 action RPG
Amulets & Armor is a first-person ARPG (action RPG) with a fantasy setting. It was developed and published as shareware for DOS by United Software Artists in 1997. Amulets & Armor became freeware in 2013. Gameplay is mission-based; the player can take up quests in any order and even complete the same quests over and over.
Tunnels & Trolls: Crusaders of Khazan
DOS19904.1/5 top-down party-based RPG
UnReal World v. 3.20
Windows XP/98/95Mac1992freeware4.1/5 roguelike
Pool of Radiance
DOSMac1988protected4.1/5
Realms of Arkania 1: Blade of destiny
DOS1992protected4.1/5 first-person party-based RPG, sandbox RPG
Ardentryst
WindowsLinux20094.1/5 JRPG, platform
Ys: The Vanished Omens
DOS19894.1/5 JRPG, action RPG
Ys: The Vanished Omens (also known as The Ancient Land of Ys) is an abandoned top-down open-world action RPG designed by Masaya Hashimoto, developed by Nihon Falcom and released by Kyodai Software Marketing for DOS in 1989. Ys: The Vanished Omens was published (earlier) for quite a few other home computers and console.
Ultima Underworld 2: Labyrinth of Worlds
DOS1993protected4.1/5 action RPG
Treasures of the Savage Frontier
DOS1992protected4.1/5
The Four Crystals of Trazere
DOS19924.1/5
Cobra Mission
DOS1992NSFW4.1/5 JRPG
Ragnarok
DOS1993freeware4.1/5 roguelike
Hired Guns
DOS19934.1/5 first-person party-based RPG
Hired Guns is an abandoned game developed by DMA Design and published by Psygnosis in 1993 for DOS and Amiga platforms. Hired Guns is a sci-fi RPG in which you control four mercenaries in four individual simultaneous first person sub-screens tasked with destroying all the bad guys from a single planet.
DND
DOS19844.1/5 dungeon crawl, roguelike
Gateway to the Savage Frontier
DOS1991protected4.1/5
Dark Sun: Shattered Lands
DOS1993protected4.1/5 top-down party-based RPG
Forgotten Realms: Unlimited Adventures
DOSMac1993protected4.1/5
After publishing a plethora of Gold Box titles, SSI decided to release a fantasy RPG based on the Forgotten Realms scenarios of Dungeons & Dragons where the player could create its own adventures. Forgotten Realms Unlimited Adventures (FRUA) is the ultimate Gold Box RPG and received praise from everyone who played it. If you loved Dark Knights ...
Shard of Spring
DOS1987protected4.1/5
Realms of Arkania 2: Star trail
DOS1994protected4.1/5 first-person party-based RPG, sandbox RPG
Times of Lore
DOS19894.1/5 action RPG
Times of Lore is an abandoned action RPG designed by Chris Roberts, developed and released by Origin Systems in 1989 for DOS and many more 8 bit and 16 bit platforms. Compared to Ultima (the much more popular franchise also by Origin) Times of Lore is a washed down RPG, more similar to a NES game. In fact, Roberts was inspired by The Legend of Zelda.
Lords of Doom
DOS19904.1/5 first-person party-based RPG
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 various platforms including DOS, Amiga, and Commodore 64.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, corru...
Blades of Exile
Windows 3.xMacWindows XP/98/951997freeware4.1/5 top-down party-based RPG
Warriors of Legend
DOS19934/5 action RPG
Ultima 7 Part 2: Serpent Isle
DOS19934/5 sandbox RPG, top-down party-based RPG
After the well received Ultima 7 The Black Gate, Origin decided that their Ultima engine could be used for one more game. Ultima 7 Part 2: Serpent Isle begins right after The Black Gate ends. This time the Avatar travels to a whole new land, far away from the usual Britannia. Serpent Isle brings its own charm to the series; exploring new lands...
Betrayal at Krondor
DOS1993protected4/5 first-person party-based RPG