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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Dark Queen of Krynn

DOS1992protected4.1/5 SSI Strategic Simulations Inc.

The Dark Heart of Uukrul

DOS19893.9/5 Digital Studios Limited

Curse of the Azure Bonds

DOS1989protected4/5 SSI Strategic Simulations Inc.

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...

Eye of the beholder 3: Assault on Myth Drannor

DOS1991protected3.9/5 SSI Strategic Simulations Inc.

Realms of Arkania 2: Star trail

DOS1994protected4.1/5 Attic Entertainment Software

Realms of Arkania 3: Shadows Over Riva

DOS1996protected4/5 Attic Entertainment Software

Jagged Alliance

DOS1994protected4.2/5 Sir-tech Software

Dragon Wars

DOS1990protected3.7/5 Interplay Productions

Exile: Escape from the Pit

Windows XP/98/95Mac OSWindows 3.x1995freeware3.9/5 Spiderweb Software

Ishar 2: Messengers of Doom

DOS1994protecteddemo3.5/5 Silmarils

Ishar 2: Messengers of Doom is a role-playing video game developed and published by Silmarils, released in 1993. It is the sequel to Crystals of Arborea and the second installment in the Ishar series. Set in the fantasy world of Kendoria, the game follows the adventures of a group of adventurers as they journey across the land to defeat the evil so...

Phantasie 1

DOS1987protected3.9/5 SSI Strategic Simulations Inc.

Hired Guns

DOS19934.1/5 DMA Design

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.

Journey: The Quest Begins

DOS19894.1/5 Infocom

Heroes of the Lance

DOS1989protected3.9/5 U.S. Gold

Jagged Alliance: Deadly Games

DOS1996protected4.2/5 Sir-tech Software

Disciples of Steel

DOS19943.9/5

Demon's Winter

DOS1989protected3.8/5 SSI Strategic Simulations Inc.

Realms of Arkania 1: Blade of destiny

DOS1992protected4/5 Attic Entertainment Software

Fountain of Dreams

DOS19904.1/5 Electronic Arts

Ravenloft: Stone Prophet

DOS1995protected3.2/5 DreamForge Intertainment

Ravenloft: Stone Prophet is a fantasy RPG set in the egyptian Ravenloft campaign that uses the Advanced Dungeons & Dragon ruleset. It's the sequel to Ravenloft: Strahd's Possession and uses the same first person real-time 3d engine. Stone Prophet was developed by DreamForge Entertainment and published by SSI in 1995.

Drakkhen

DOS19893.8/5 Infogrames

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...