Abandonware DOS title

The best 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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Cobra Mission

DOS1992NSFW JRPG
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Hired Guns

DOS1993 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 ...
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ZAngband

Windows 10/11Mac OSDOSLinux1999freeware dungeon crawl, roguelike
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 ...
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Champions of Krynn

DOS1990protected
Champions of Krynn is a RPG released in 1990 by Strategic Simulations, Inc. (SSI) and is the first game in the Dragonlance Gold Box series. It is based on the Advanced Dungeons & Dragons ruleset and set in the world of Krynn, ...
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Circuit's Edge

DOS1990 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 R...
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Gateway to the Savage Frontier

DOS1991protected
Gateway to the Savage Frontier is a Dungeons & Dragons computer role-playing game released in 1991. It was developed by Beyond Software (later known as Stormfront Studios) and published by SSI (Strategic Simulations, Inc.) as ...
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Warriors of Legend

DOS1993 action RPG
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Ultima 7 Part 2: Serpent Isle

DOS1993 sandbox RPG, top-down party-based RPG
After the well-received Ultima VII: The Black Gate, Origin decided to reuse their impressive Ultima engine for one more game. Ultima VII: Part Two - Serpent Isle picks up right where The Black Gate leaves off. This time, the Avata...
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Ultima Underworld 2: Labyrinth of Worlds

DOS1993protected action RPG
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Forgotten Realms: Unlimited Adventures

DOSMac OS1993protected
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 Ad...
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Pool of Radiance

DOSMac OS1988protected
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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...
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Times of Lore

DOS1989 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 Ori...
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DND

DOS1984 dungeon crawl, roguelike
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Knights of Xentar

DOS1994NSFW JRPG
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Dark Sun: Shattered Lands

DOS1993protected top-down party-based RPG
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Ardentryst

Windows 10/11Linux2009 JRPG, platform
Ardentryst is the indie platformer that tried really hard to be a Metroidvania and kinda pulled it off. With anime-style art, RPG elements, and two playable characters, it’s got ambition pouring out of its pixelated pores. T...
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Betrayal at Krondor

DOS1993protected first-person party-based RPG
If you like your RPGs verbose, Betrayal at Krondor is basically a fantasy novel you play. Set in Raymond E. Feist’s Midkemia, the game oozes with narrative depth, detailed characters, and the occasional goblin ambush. The co...
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J.R.R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings, Vol. I

DOS1990 top-down party-based RPG
J.R.R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings, Vol. I is an abandoned fantasy top-down DOS RPG game set in the The Lord of the Rings universe. The Lord of the Rings I was developed and released by Interplay Productions in 1990. The ...
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Alternate Reality: The City

DOSMac OS1988
Alternate Reality: The City is a role-playing video game developed by Paradise Programming for various platforms including Atari 8-bit, Atari ST, and Commodore 64. It was released in 1985. In Alternate Reality: The City, play...
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The Magic Candle

DOS1989 sandbox RPG, top-down party-based RPG
The Magic Candle: Volume 1 is the first chapter of a series of fantasy old school RPGs. The Magic Candle was developed and released by Mindcraft Software in 1989 for DOS but was also published for Apple II and Commodore 64. The wh...
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Xenomorph

DOS1990
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Might and Magic 3: Isles of Terra

DOS1991protected first-person party-based RPG
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Space Rogue

DOS1989 space simulation, sandbox RPG
Space Rogue is a science fiction RPG developed by Richard Garriott's Origin and desined by Paul Neurath. Space Rogue combines a 3D space simulation with a top down view RPG gameplay. As a space pilot you can hunt bou...
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J.R.R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings, Vol. II: The Two Towers

DOS1992 top-down party-based RPG
J.R.R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings, Vol. II: The Two Towers is an abandoned fantasy top-down DOS RPG game set in the The Lord of the Rings universe. The Lord of the Rings II was developed and released by Interplay Productions ...
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UnReal World v. 3.20

Windows XP/98/95Mac OS1992freeware roguelike
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Ragnarok

DOS1993freeware roguelike
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Exile: Escape from the Pit

Windows XP/98/95Mac OSWindows 3.x1995freeware top-down party-based RPG
Exile: Escape from the Pit is a turn-based role-playing game (RPG) developed by Spiderweb Software. It is part of the Exile series, originally released in the mid-1990s. This game was later remade and re-released as Avernum: Escap...
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The Bard's Tale

DOS1987 dungeon crawl, first-person party-based RPG
The Bard's Tale: Tales of the Unknown was developed by Interplay Productions and published by Electronic Arts for DOS and other systems. The game takes place in the fictional city of Skara Brae, which is overrun by monsters a...