The best 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

DOS1989protected U.S. Gold

Disciples of Steel

DOS1994

Mordor: The Depths of Dejenol

Windows 3.x1995protected

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 ...

Scavengers of the Mutant World

DOS1988 Interstel Corporation

HeroQuest

DOSMac OS1991 Gremlin Graphics / Gremlin Interactive

HeroQuest is a classic video game adaptation of the popular board game HeroQuest, released in 1991 by Gremlin Interactive. HeroQuest faithfully recreates the turn-based, dungeon-crawling, and role-playing gameplay of the...

Wasteland

DOS1988protected Interplay Productions

Shadowlands

DOS1992 Teque

Shadowlands is a video game released in 1992 for MS-DOS and Amiga platforms. Developed by Teque London Ltd and published by Domark, it's an isometric action-adventure RPG with puzzle-solving elements.In Shadowlands , players ...

Laser Squad

DOS1992 Target Games Limited

Laser Squad is an abandoned turn-based strategy/tactical game designed by Julian Gollop (the mind behind the X-COM series). Laser Squad was developed by Target Games Limited and released by MicroLeague Multimedia in 1992 for DOS a...

Icewind Dale 2

Windows XP/98/95Mac OS2002protected Black Isle Studios

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, vol...

Curse of the Azure Bonds

DOS1989protected SSI Strategic Simulations Inc.

Spirit of Adventure

DOS1991 Attic Entertainment Software

Dark Designs 1: Grelminar's Staff

DOS1990 Softdisk Publishing

MegaTraveller 1: The Zhodani Conspiracy

DOS1990 Paragon Software

MegaTraveller 1: The Zhodani Conspiracy is a science fiction role-playing game (RPG) released in 1990. The Zhodani Conspiracy is the first installment in the MegaTraveller series and was developed by Paragon Software.MegaTrav...

Where Time Stood Still

DOS1987protected Denton Designs

Superhero League of Hoboken

DOSWindows XP/98/95LinuxMac OS1994protected Legend Entertainment

Superhero League of Hoboken is a humorous role-playing game (RPG) released in 1994, developed by Legend Entertainment. It's a quirky mix of a traditional RPG and an adventure game, set in a post-apocalyptic world where New Jersey ...

Eye of the beholder 3: Assault on Myth Drannor

DOS1991protected SSI Strategic Simulations Inc.

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 ...

Ishar: Legend of the Fortress

DOS1992protected Silmarils

Ishar: Legend of the Fortress is a first-person grid-based RPG developed by Silmarils and released in 1992 for DOS, Amiga and Atari ST. Ishar: Legend of the Fortress is the second game, part of the Ishar game series (the first bei...

Yendorian Tales: The Tyrants of Thaine

DOS1997 SW Games

In The Tyrants of Thaine, the graphics get a modest upgrade, but the soul remains pure: this is RPG comfort food. You’re once again cast as the world's most overworked adventurer, battling evil regimes, looting crypts, and i...

Ambush at Sorinor

DOS1993 Mindcraft Software

In Ambush at Sorinor, tactics meet fantasy in a land where ambushing people is apparently the national sport. You’re a mercenary commander picking the right team to win missions and not get horribly skewered. Battles play ou...

Return to Krondor

Windows XP/98/951998protected 7th Level

If you liked Betrayal at Krondor, Return to Krondor is that younger cousin who tries real hard to live up to the family name. It's got 3D graphics (for 1998), turn-based combat, and a plot that’s practically marinated in Ray...

The Magic Candle 2: The Four and Forty

DOS1991 Mindcraft Software

Dragons of Flame

DOS1989protected U.S. Gold

Phantasie 1

DOS1987protected SSI Strategic Simulations Inc.

Wizardry 2: The knight of diamonds

DOS1982 Sir-tech Software

Yendorian Tales: Book I - Chapter 2

DOS1996 SW Games

Despite the baffling title (Book I – Chapter 2, yes, really), this is a charmingly earnest old-school RPG. Think “Ultima clone with extra oatmeal” and you're close. Yendorian Tales throws you into a world full of...