The most popular class-based games
A class based system forces the player to choose a specific "class" during the character generation and customization process. It's obviously used in games based on RPGs like Dungeons and Dragons, where the classes can be warrior, mage, thief, and so on.
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Wizardry 4: The Return of Werdna
DOS19883.6/5 Sir-tech Software
Crystals of Arborea
DOS19904.2/5 Silmarils
Quest for glory 1: So you want to be a hero
DOS1989protected4/5 Sierra On-Line
Legend of Faerghail
DOS19904/5 Electronic Design Hannover
Legend of Faerghail is a role-playing video game developed by Electronic Design Hannover and published by Rainbow Arts. It was released in 1990 for the Commodore 64, Amiga, and MS-DOS platforms. The game is set in the fantasy world of Faerghail, where the player controls a party of adventurers on a quest to defeat the evil sorcerer Daldras.The game...
Quest for Glory 3: Wages of War
DOS1992protected4.1/5 Sierra On-Line
Quest for Glory III: Wages of War is an adventure/role-playing game developed and published by Sierra On-Line in 1992. The player takes on the role of the Hero, who has journeyed from the city of Shapeir to the savannahs and jungles of Fricana. The main plot revolves around the brewing conflict between two tribes, the Simbani and the Leopardme...
Might and Magic: World of Xeen
DOSMac OS1994protecteddemo4/5 New World Computing
Might and Magic: World of Xeen is a fantasy role-playing game (RPG) released in 1994, which is a combination of two games: Clouds of Xeen and Darkside of Xeen. These games were part of the Might and Magic series, a franchise of RPGs developed by New World Computing. World of Xeen represents the merging of these two games into a single, interconnect...
Forgotten Realms: Unlimited Adventures
DOSMac OS1993protected4.1/5 MicroMagic
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 ...
Buck Rogers: Matrix Cubed
DOS1992protected4/5 SSI Strategic Simulations Inc.
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.
Pools of Darkness
DOSMac OS1991protected4.2/5 SSI Strategic Simulations Inc.
Pools of Darkness is a computer role-playing game (CRPG) developed and published by Strategic Simulations, Inc. (SSI). It is the fourth entry in the "Gold Box" series of Dungeons & Dragons games, which are based on the Advanced Dungeons & Dragons (AD&D) ruleset. The game was released in 1991 for MS-DOS and later ported to other platform...
NetHack - Falcon's Eye
Windows XP/98/952001freeware3.8/5
Dungeon Crawl
Windows XP/98/95DOSLinux1997freeware4/5
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 on 1997 but it's not maintained anymore. The spiritual successr of Crawl is DCCS (Dungeon Crawl Stone Soup).
Wizardry 6: Bane of the Cosmic Forge
DOSLinuxMac OS1990protected4.1/5 Sir-tech Software
Wizardry VI: Bane of the Cosmic Forge is a role-playing game (RPG) developed by Sir-Tech and released in 1990. It's the sixth installment in the long-running "Wizardry" series. The game begins with the player's party investigating a castle where the Cosmic Forge, a powerful magical pen capable of rewriting reality, was once used by a mad king ...
Icewind Dale
Windows XP/98/95Mac OS2000protected3.9/5 Interplay Productions
Divine Divinity
WindowsMac OS2002protected4.3/5 Larian Studios
Divine Divinity is a role-playing game (RPG) developed by Larian Studios and released in 2002. It's the first game in the Divinity series, which has since expanded with several sequels and spin-offs. The game is set in a fantasy world called Rivellon, which is threatened by the rise of an evil force known as the Black Ring. Players take on the role...
Anvil of dawn
DOS1995protected3.8/5 DreamForge Intertainment
Icewind Dale 2
Windows XP/98/95Mac OS2002protected3.9/5 Black Isle Studios
Moria
DOS1992freeware4/5
Ishar 3: The Seven Gates of Infinity
DOS1994protected3.8/5 Silmarils
Mageslayer
Windows XP/98/9519974.1/5 Raven Software
Champions of Krynn
DOS1990protected4.1/5 SSI Strategic Simulations Inc.
The Magic Candle 2: The Four and Forty
DOS19913.8/5 Mindcraft Software
Dark Sun 2: Wake of the Ravager
DOS1994protected4/5 SSI Strategic Simulations Inc.
Dark Queen of Krynn
DOS1992protected4.1/5 SSI Strategic Simulations Inc.
Cavequest
DOS19853.3/5
Curse of the Azure Bonds
DOS1989protected4/5 SSI Strategic Simulations Inc.
Dragon Wars
DOS1990protected3.7/5 Interplay Productions
Eye of the beholder 3: Assault on Myth Drannor
DOS1991protected3.9/5 SSI Strategic Simulations Inc.
ZAngband
WindowsMac OSDOSLinux1999freeware4.2/5
Zangband is a variant of the popular roguelike game Angband. Zangband, short for Zelazny Angband, was developed by Chris Weisiger and first released in 1994. The game features a fantasy world with diverse races, classes, and monsters. Players explore dungeons, caves, and other environments in a quest to reach the bottom level of the dungeon, d...
Wizardry 3: Legacy of Llylgamyn
DOS19833.8/5 Sir-tech Software
Wizardry III: Legacy of Llylgamyn is a classic role-playing video game developed by Sir-Tech and released in 1983. It is the third installment in the Wizardry series. Originally released for the Apple II, it was later ported to other platforms, including the Commodore 64, IBM PC, and various Japanese computers. The game is set in the fant...
Realms of Arkania 2: Star trail
DOS1994protected4.1/5 Attic Entertainment Software