The most popular party-based games

A party based system allows the player to create, customize and play with a party of adventurers at the beginning or during the game. The vast majority of old RPGs were party based: Ultima, Eye of the Beholder, The Magic Candle are just a few.

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Heroes of the Lance

DOS1989protected3.9/5 U.S. Gold

Wizardry 5: Heart of the Maelstrom

DOS19883.5/5 Sir-tech Software

Wizardry 6: Bane of the Cosmic Forge

DOSLinuxMac OS1990protected4.1/5 Sir-tech Software

Gateway to the Savage Frontier

DOS1991protected4.1/5 Stormfront Studios

Phantasie 1

DOS1987protected3.8/5 SSI Strategic Simulations Inc.

Azalta: Cult of the Raven

DOS19964/5

Legend of Faerghail

DOS19903.9/5 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...

The Aethra Chronicles

DOS19943.9/5

The Aethra Chronicles is not a well know fantasy RPG, but it deserves some praise. It was developed by only one person (Micheal Lawrence) and, as the title implies, was intended to be the first volume of a saga. Unfortunately, volume two and three were never made. For a shareware game, Aethra was pretty solid and is still loved by the ones who play...

Champions of Krynn

DOS1990protected4.1/5 SSI Strategic Simulations Inc.

Wizardry 3: Legacy of Llylgamyn

DOS19833.8/5 Sir-tech Software

Fountain of Dreams

DOS19904.1/5 Electronic Arts

Disciples of Steel

DOS19943.9/5

Jagged Alliance: Deadly Games

DOS1996protected4.2/5 Sir-tech Software

Phantasie 3: The Wrath of Nikademus

DOS19874.1/5 SSI Strategic Simulations Inc.

Return to Krondor

Windows XP/98/951998protected3.9/5 7th Level

Eye of the beholder 3: Assault on Myth Drannor

DOS1991protected3.9/5 SSI Strategic Simulations Inc.

Baldur's Gate 2: Shadows of Amn

Windows XP/98/95Mac OS2000protected4/5 BioWare

Baldur's Gate 2: Shadows of Amn is a party-based real-time with pause CRPG set in the Dungeons & Dragons universe that shares the same gameplay as the sequel: the much acclaimed Baldur's Gate. Shadows of Amn was developed by BioWare and released by Black Isle Studios in 2000 for PC (Windows) and Mac.

Exile II: Crystal Souls

Windows XP/98/95Mac OSWindows 3.x1996freeware3.9/5 Spiderweb Software

Oubliette

DOS19833.3/5

Icewind Dale 2

Windows XP/98/95Mac OS2002protected3.9/5 Black Isle Studios

The Magic Candle

DOS19894/5 Mindcraft Software

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 whole Magic Candle series is very similar to some of the early Ultima games in every aspect: turn-based combat, top-down v...