The best abandonware rpg games
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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
Planet's Edge
DOS1991protected4/5 top-down party-based RPG
Ultima 9: Ascension
Windows XP/98/951999protected4/5 sandbox RPG, action RPG
Might and Magic 5: Darkside of Xeen
DOS1993protected4/5 first-person party-based RPG
Dungeon master 2: The legend of Skullkeep
DOS19954/5 dungeon crawl, first-person party-based RPG
Might and Magic 2: Gates to Another World
DOS19884/5 first-person party-based RPG
Might and Magic II: Gates to Another World is a classic role-playing video game developed and published by New World Computing. It was originally released in 1988 for various home computer platforms, including the Apple II, MS-DOS, and Commodore 64. The game is part of the long-running Might and Magic series and is known for its deep gameplay, and ...
Zeliard
DOS19904/5 JRPG, action RPG, metroidvania
Zeliard is a fantasy platformer - JRPG hybrid with metroidvania gameplay elements developed by Game Arts and released for DOS in 1990. Zeliard is a single-player game.
Dark Sun 2: Wake of the Ravager
DOS1994protected4/5 top-down party-based RPG
Xenomorph
DOS19904/5
Might and Magic: World of Xeen
DOSMac1994protecteddemo4/5 first-person party-based RPG
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...
Space Rogue
DOS19894/5 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 bounties, buy and sell goods, land on starbases or outposts and talk to NPCs, do quests, etc.