The best abandonware rpg games
In a Role-Playing Game (RPG), players control one or more characters in a fictional world, be it fantasy-oriented, contemporary, sci-fi, etc. RPGs follow up on traditional tabletop role-playing games features, including narrative threads full of obstacles and enigmas, character development, combat systems, or complex inventories.
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The Temple of Elemental Evil
Windows XP/98/952003protected top-down party-based RPG
The Temple of Elemental Evil is a computer role-playing game (CRPG) released in 2003 by Troika Games and published by Atari. The game is set in the World of Greyhawk, one of D&D's most famous campaign settings. The story ...
Might and Magic: World of Xeen
DOSMac OS1994protecteddemo first-person party-based RPG
Might and Magic: World of Xeen is a fantasy role-playing game (RPG) released in 1994, which is a combination of two games: Clouds of Xeen and Darkside of Xeen. These games were part of the Might and Magic series, a franchise of RP...
Planet's Edge
DOS1991protected top-down party-based RPG
Ultima 9: Ascension
Windows XP/98/951999protected sandbox RPG, action RPG
Baldur's Gate
Windows XP/98/95LinuxMac OS1998protected
Baldur's Gate a fantasy RPG set in the Dungeons & Dragons universe which is regarded as the RPG that brought new life in a dying genre in the late 90s. Baldur's Gate was developed by BioWare and released by Black Isle Stu...
Zeliard
DOS1990 JRPG, action RPG, metroidvania
Zeliard is a fantasy platformer/RPG hybrid that has all the trappings of a classic quest: a brave knight, an evil demon, a princess in distress, and an unreasonable number of bats. With charming pixel art and a hauntingly catchy s...
BattleTech: The Crescent Hawk's Inception
DOS1988 board game
Released in 1988, BattleTech: The Crescent Hawk's Inception is part RPG, part strategy, part “did I just die in the tutorial again?” You’re a young MechWarrior on the run, assembling allies and blowing stuff up w...
Baldur's Gate 2: Shadows of Amn
Windows XP/98/95Mac OS2000protected
If Baldur’s Gate was a sprawling epic, Shadows of Amn is the Shakespearean sequel with better everything: graphics, writing, drama. Your soul is stolen (again), your allies are weirder, and your enemies wear more eyeliner. T...
Death Knights of Krynn
DOS1991protected
Worlds of Ultima: The Savage Empire
DOS1990freeware top-down party-based RPG
After the success of Ultima 6: The False Prophet, Origin decided to "create worlds" not part of the popular Ultima series (strictly speaking) using the same engine of Ultima 6. They came up with two games: The Savage Empire and Ma...
Whale's Voyage
DOS1993 first-person party-based RPG
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 ...
2400 A.D.
DOS1988
Ah, 2400 A.D. A game where you can rebel against a robot police state… by slowly walking around in beige. Released in 1988, it’s what happens when you mix Orwellian dystopia with MS Paint aesthetics. You’ll snea...
Ultima 1: The First Age of Darkness
DOS1981 top-down party-based RPG
Ultima I: The First Age of Darkness is a seminal role-playing video game developed by Richard Garriott and released by California Pacific Computer Company in 1981. It is the first game in the long-running and influential Ultima se...
Might and Magic 5: Darkside of Xeen
DOS1993protecteddemo first-person party-based RPG
Might and Magic V: Darkside of Xeen is a role-playing video game developed by New World Computing and released in 1993. It is the fifth installment in the Might and Magic series and forms the second half of a larger story arc that...
Might and Magic 2: Gates to Another World
DOS1988 first-person party-based RPG
Might and Magic II: Gates to Another World is a classic role-playing video game developed and published by New World Computing. It was originally released in 1988 for various home computer platforms, including the Apple II, MS-DOS...
Dink Smallwood
Windows XP/98/951998freeware action RPG
Dink Smallwood is an action role-playing video game developed by Robinson Technologies. It was first released in 1997 for Windows and later became freeware. The game was created by Seth Robinson, and it gained a cult following for...
Lands of Lore: The Throne of Chaos
DOSMac OS1993protected dungeon crawl, first-person party-based RPG
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 impressi...
An Elder Scrolls Legend: Battlespire
Windows XP/98/951997protected action RPG, dungeon crawl
Battlespire is the weird, dark cousin of the Elder Scrolls family - the one who shows up late to the reunion with a sword and no pants. This first-person RPG strips out all the comfy open-world stuff and throws you into a linear, ...
Buck Rogers: Matrix Cubed
DOS1992protected
This sequel takes the same D&D-in-space formula and tries to go bigger, bolder, and... okay, maybe just more complicated. Buck Rogers: Matrix Cubed continues the galactic struggle with improved combat depth and a slightly mess...
Dark Designs 2: Closing the Gate
DOS1990 dungeon crawl, first-person party-based RPG
Dark Sun 2: Wake of the Ravager
DOS1994protected top-down party-based RPG
Dungeon master 2: The legend of Skullkeep
DOS1995 dungeon crawl, first-person party-based RPG
Elona
Windows 10/112007freeware roguelike, sandbox RPG
Elona (short for Eternal League of Nefia) is a free roguelike RPG developed by Japanese indie developer named Noa in 2007. Its gameplay combines elements of open-world exploration, dungeon crawling, and life simulation. It has com...
Escape from Hell
DOS1990
Hexx: Heresy of the Wizard
DOS1994 dungeon crawl, first-person party-based RPG
Icewind Dale
Windows XP/98/95Mac OS2000protected
Legend of Faerghail
DOS1990 first-person party-based RPG
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 worl...
Lionheart: Legacy of the Crusader
Windows XP/98/952003protected action RPG
Neverwinter Nights
DOS1991protected