Abandonware DOS title

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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Whale's Voyage

DOS1993 neo Software Produktions
Whale's Voyage is an abandoned science fiction first-person view party-based RPG, developed by neo Software Produktions and released by Pro One Software in 1993. Whale's Voyage is currently abandonware and it was published for PC (DOS) and Amiga.
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Champions of Krynn

DOS1990protected SSI Strategic Simulations Inc.
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Might and Magic 3: Isles of Terra

DOS1991protected New World Computing
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Realms of Arkania 3: Shadows Over Riva

DOS1996protected Attic Entertainment Software
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Captive

DOS1992 Mindscape
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Drakkhen

DOS1989 Infogrames
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X-Men 2: The Fall of the Mutants

DOS1991 Paragon Software
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Heroes of the Lance

DOS1989protected U.S. Gold
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Ruins of Cawdor

DOS1995 Ybarra Productions
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Ancients 2: Approaching Evil

DOS1994 Farr-Ware Software
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The Magic Candle 2: The Four and Forty

DOS1991 Mindcraft Software
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Gateway to the Savage Frontier

DOS1991protected Stormfront Studios
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Planet's Edge

DOS1991protected New World Computing
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Hired Guns

DOS1993 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.
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Wizardry 3: Legacy of Llylgamyn

DOS1983 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...
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The Four Crystals of Trazere

DOS1992 Mindscape
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Exile: Escape from the Pit

Windows XP/98/95Mac OSWindows 3.x1995freeware Spiderweb Software
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: Escape from the Pit. The game is set in a massive underground world called Exile, where the Empire banishes criminals, p...
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The Aethra Chronicles

DOS1994
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...
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Keys to Maramon

DOS1990 Mindcraft Software
Keys to Maramon is a role-playing game developed by Mindcraft Software and released in 1990 for the Amiga, MS-DOS, and Commodore 64 platforms. The game is set in the same universe as the "Magic Candle" series, another popular RPG series by Mindcraft. The game is set in the fantasy town of Maramon, where the player must protect the town from waves o...
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Exile III: Ruined World

Windows XP/98/95Mac OSWindows 3.x1997freeware Spiderweb Software
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Phantasie 1

DOS1987protected SSI Strategic Simulations Inc.
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Jagged Alliance: Deadly Games

DOS1996protected Sir-tech Software
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Wizardry 6: Bane of the Cosmic Forge

DOSLinuxMac OS1990protected Sir-tech Software
Wizardry VI: Bane of the Cosmic Forge is a role-playing game (RPG) developed by Sir-Tech and released in 1990. It's the sixth installment in the long-running "Wizardry" series. The game begins with the player's party investigating a castle where the Cosmic Forge, a powerful magical pen capable of rewriting reality, was once used by a mad king ...
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Dragon Wars

DOS1990protected Interplay Productions
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Knights of Legend

DOS1989 Origin Systems
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 experience that requires players to manage characters carefully and strategize battles with attention to detail. Set...
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Dark Queen of Krynn

DOS1992protected SSI Strategic Simulations Inc.
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Dark Designs 1: Grelminar's Staff

DOS1990 Softdisk Publishing
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Exile II: Crystal Souls

Windows XP/98/95Mac OSWindows 3.x1996freeware Spiderweb Software