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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Death Knights of Krynn

DOS1991protected

Ah, Death Knights of Krynn—a 1991 RPG where you fight hordes of undead in the Dragonlance universe. SSI’s Gold Box series wasn’t known for holding your hand, and this one is no exception. You’ll roll dice, ...

Decker

Windows 10/112002freeware roguelike, turn-based tactics

In the neon-lit corridors of cyberspace, you're a "decker," infiltrating corporate mainframes like a digital ninja. Released in 2002, this roguelike RPG offers a tile-based cyberpunk experience where you bypass security programs, ...

Defender of Boston: The Rock Island Mystery

DOS1992

In this 1992 DOS RPG, you play as an agent of the Faunus Foundation, protecting the world from cosmic horrors. Set in 1921, the game combines detective work with Lovecraftian elements. It's like Sherlock Holmes meets Cthulhu&mdash...

Demon's Winter

DOS1989protected top-down party-based RPG

In this 1989 DOS game, you survive in a post-apocalyptic world where demons have taken over. Scavenge for resources, fight off demonic creatures, and try to rebuild civilization. It's like playing Fallout, but with more demons and...

Deus Ex

DOSMac OS2000protecteddemo first-person shooter, action RPG

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...

Diablo

Windows XP/98/951996protecteddemo dungeon crawl, action RPG

In 1996, Diablo descended onto PCs and basically defined the “click until everything dies” genre. The gothic town of Tristram sits atop a dungeon stuffed with demons, loot, and an alarming number of barrels. You pick a...

Dink Smallwood

Windows XP/98/951998freeware action RPG

With a name like Dink Smallwood, you’d expect something ridiculous—and you’d be right. Released in 1998 for Windows XP, this action RPG follows a pig farmer with delusions of heroism. The game pokes fun at fantas...

Disciples of Steel

DOS1994 top-down party-based RPG

By 1994, RPG fans were spoiled with titles like Might and Magic and Ultima. Then along came Disciples of Steel, a brutally complex, turn-based fantasy epic for DOS. It drops you into a sprawling world with an overwhelming amount o...

Divine Divinity

Windows 10/11Mac OS2002protected sandbox RPG, action RPG

Don’t let the tongue-twister title fool you—Divine Divinity is a classic in the sprawling world of RPGs. Think of it as Diablo’s eccentric cousin who insists on telling stories at family gatherings. Released in 2...

DND

DOS1984 dungeon crawl, roguelike

Before there was Baldur’s Gate or Skyrim, there was DND. This 1984 DOS dungeon crawler is as old-school as it gets, complete with ASCII graphics, endless hallways, and monsters that live entirely in your imagination. The gam...

Don't Go Alone

DOS1989 first-person party-based RPG

Doom: The Roguelike

DOS2005freeware action RPG, roguelike

Dragon Slayer: the Legend of Heroes

DOS1989 JRPG

Dragon Wars

DOS1990protected first-person party-based RPG

Dragonflight

DOS1991 top-down party-based RPG

Dragons of Flame

DOS1989protected action RPG

Drakkhen

DOS1989

Dungeon Crawl

Windows XP/98/95DOSLinux1997freeware dungeon crawl, roguelike

Dungeon Crawl (also known as Linley's Dungeon Crawl from the name of the original programmer: Linley Henzell) is a classic roguelike: an RPG with permadeath, procedural generation and high replayability. Dungeon Crawl was released...

Dungeon Explorer

DOS1990

Dungeon Hack

DOS1993protecteddemo dungeon crawl

Dungeon Hack is a dungeon-crawling role-playing game (RPG) developed by DreamForge Intertainment and published by Strategic Simulations, Inc. (SSI). It was released in 1993 for MS-DOS and is known for its randomly generated levels...

Dungeon Master

DOS1992 dungeon crawl, first-person party-based RPG

Dungeon Master is a classic computer role-playing game (CRPG) developed by FTL Games and released in 1987. It's considered one of the pioneering titles in the dungeon crawler genre. In Dungeon Master, players navigate through a du...

Dungeon master 2: The legend of Skullkeep

DOS1995 dungeon crawl, first-person party-based RPG

Dungeons of Kairn

DOS1989 top-down party-based RPG

Dusk of the Gods

DOS1991

Elona

Windows 10/112007freeware roguelike, sandbox RPG

Elona (short for Eternal League of Nefia) is a free roguelike RPG developed by Japanese indie developer named Noa in 2007. Its gameplay combines elements of open-world exploration, dungeon crawling, and life simulation. It has com...