Abandonware rpg games sorted by release date
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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Dragons of Flame
DOS1989protected action RPG
Drakkhen
DOS1989
Dungeons of Kairn
DOS1989 top-down party-based RPG
Hillsfar
DOS1989protected action RPG
Knights of Legend
DOS1989
Knights of Legend is a tactical role-playing game (RPG) released by Origin Systems in 1989 for MS-DOS, the Apple II, and the Commodore 64. Known for its complex gameplay and strategic depth, the game provides a turn-based combat e...
Legacy of the Ancients
DOS1989
Legend of the Red Dragon
DOS1989
Legends of Murder: Volume 1 - Stonedale Castle
DOS1989protected
Mines of Titan
DOS1989 first-person party-based RPG
Mines of Titan (also known as Mars Saga for other platforms) is an abandoned single-player RPG with a sci-fi setting (you're going to Mars!). Mines of Titan was developed by Westwood Studios and released by Infocom in 1989 for DOS...
Prophecy: the Fall of Trinadon
DOS1989 action RPG
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...
Starflight 2: Trade routes of the Cloud Nebula
DOS1989 sandbox RPG
Tangled Tales
DOS1989
The Dark Heart of Uukrul
DOS1989 top-down party-based RPG
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...
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...
Vampyr: Talisman of Invocation
DOS1989
Windwalker (Moebius 2)
DOS1989 action RPG
Ys: The Vanished Omens
DOS1989 JRPG, action RPG
Welcome to the Ys series, where you swing swords by running headfirst into enemies. The Vanished Omens introduces Adol Christin, red-haired hero extraordinaire, as he embarks on a journey filled with ancient ruins, awkward transla...
Bad Blood
DOS1990
Set in a post-apocalyptic world where leather vests are apparently immune to radiation, Bad Blood lets you wander the wasteland deciding whether to be a brute, a brainiac, or a mutant with questionable fashion sense. Dialogue-heav...
Buck Rogers: Countdown to Doomsday
DOS1990protected
In the 25th century, bureaucracy is still awful—but now you also have laser guns. Buck Rogers: Countdown to Doomsday is a surprisingly solid sci-fi RPG that blends space opera drama with crunchy tactical combat. Think Dungeo...
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, ...
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...
Crystals of Arborea
DOS1990 first-person party-based RPG
Dark Designs 1: Grelminar's Staff
DOS1990 dungeon crawl, first-person party-based RPG
Dark Designs 2: Closing the Gate
DOS1990 dungeon crawl, first-person party-based RPG
DarkSpyre
DOS1990 dungeon crawl, action RPG
Dragon Wars
DOS1990protected first-person party-based RPG
Dungeon Explorer
DOS1990