Abandonware DOS title

Party-based games sorted by release date

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.

Most popular party-based applications

Party-based applications

  • bloodstone-3
    DOS19934/5 Mindcraft Software
  • darksun1-4
    DOS1993protected4.1/5 SSI Strategic Simulations Inc.
  • unlimited-adventures-09
    DOSMac1993protected4.1/5 MicroMagic

    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 ...

  • hiredguns-6
    DOS19934/5 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.

  • lands-of-lore-1-09
    DOS1993protected4/5 Westwood Studios

    Lands of Lore: The Throne of Chaos is a classic role-playing video game released by Westwood Studios in 1993. It is the first installment in the Lands of Lore series and is known for its immersive gameplay, storyline, and impressive graphics for its time. Lands of Lore is an first-person party-based role-playing game (RPG) that combines elemen...

  • might-and-magic-V-7
    DOS1993protected4/5 New World Computing
  • seal-team-03
    DOS19934.1/5 Electronic Arts
  • shadoworlds-02
    DOS1993protected4.2/5 Teque
  • ultima7part2-9
    DOS19934.1/5 Origin Systems

    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...

  • whales-voyage-06
    DOS19934/5 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.

  • son-of-the-empire-04
  • ancients2-approaching-evil-02
    DOS19943.9/5 Farr-Ware Software
  • darksun2-3
    DOS1994protected4/5 SSI Strategic Simulations Inc.
  • disciples-of-steel-04
    DOS19944.1/5
  • hexx-5
    DOS19944/5 Psygnosis
  • ishar2-7
    DOS1994protected3.5/5 Silmarils
  • ishar-3-3
    DOS1994protected3.8/5 Silmarils
  • jagged-alliance-1-10
    DOS1994protected4.2/5 Sir-tech Software
  • menzoberranzan-3
    DOS1994protected4/5 DreamForge Intertainment

    Menzoberranzan is a old DOS fantasy first person perspective RPG developed by DreamForge Intertainment in 1994 from an original idea by John McGirk. Menzoberranzan setting is based on the Dungeons & Dragons Forgotten Realms campaing setting. Menzoberranzan gameplay is party-based and class-based.

  • mm-world-of-xeen-06
    DOS1994protected4.1/5 New World Computing
  • ravenloftsthrad-4
    DOS1994protected3.8/5 DreamForge Intertainment

    Ravenloft: Strahd's Possession is a computer role-playing game (CRPG) released in 1994. It is set in the Dungeons & Dragons campaign setting of Ravenloft, which is known for its gothic horror themes. The game was developed by DreamForge Intertainment and published by Strategic Simulations, Inc. (SSI).The gameplay is based on the Advanced Dungeo...

  • realmsarkania2-1
    DOS1994protected4.1/5 Attic Entertainment Software
  • Superhero_League_Of_Hoboken-5
    DOS1994protected3.9/5 Legend Entertainment
  • aethra_game_006
    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...

  • dungeonmaster2-1
  • exile1-01
    Windows XP/98/95MacWindows 3.x1995freeware4.1/5 Spiderweb Software
  • heroesmightmagic1-6
    DOSWindows XP/98/951995protected4.2/5 New World Computing
  • might-and-magic-swords-of-xeen-3
    DOS19954.2/5 Catware, Inc.
  • mordor-dephts-dejanol-07
    Windows 3.x1995protected4/5

    Mordor: The Depths of Dejenol is fantasy RPG game released in 1995 for Windows 3.x, but it runs flawlessy even Windows XP (see this faq if you want to play Mordor in a virtual machine). Mordor: The Depths of Dejenol is a mix of first-person and top-down perspective dungeon crawler; the game shows the dungeon in by both perspectives at onc...

  • ravenloft-stone-prophet-07
    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.