The best based on a tabletop RPG games

Video games and tabletop RPGs (TRPG) players often share an affinity. Video gaming companies took advantage of that and the result is quite some games based on pen and paper RPG systems. The most popular of them all is Dungeons & Dragons, but it's not the only one. Megatraveller, Space 1889 and Realms of Arkania are just some of the licensed games based on a non D&D TRPG.

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Eye of the Beholder 2: The Legend of Darkmoon

DOS1991protecteddemo Westwood Studios

Eye of the Beholder II: The Legend of Darkmoon is a first-person party-based role-playing game (RPG) developed by Westwood Associates and published by Strategic Simulations, Inc. (SSI). It was released in 1991 as a sequel to ...

Eye of the Beholder

DOS1991protected Westwood Studios

Dungeon Hack

DOS1993protecteddemo DreamForge Intertainment

Dungeon Hack is a dungeon-crawling role-playing game (RPG) developed by DreamForge Intertainment and published by Strategic Simulations, Inc. (SSI). It was released in 1993 for MS-DOS and is known for its randomly generated levels...

Pools of Darkness

DOSMac OS1991protected SSI Strategic Simulations Inc.

Pools of Darkness is a computer role-playing game (CRPG) developed and published by Strategic Simulations, Inc. (SSI). It is the fourth entry in the "Gold Box" series of Dungeons & Dragons games, which are based on the Advance...

Vampire: The Masquerade - Redemption

Windows XP/98/95Mac OS2000protected Nihilistic Software

Vampire: The Masquerade - Redemption is an action role-playing game released in 2000 by Nihilistic Software and published by Activision. It is based on the "Vampire: The Masquerade" tabletop RPG by White Wolf Publishing. The ...

Tunnels & Trolls: Crusaders of Khazan

DOS1990 New World Computing

Tunnels & Trolls: Crusaders of Khazan is a computer RPG released in 1990 for MS-DOS and PC-98 platforms. It is based on the tabletop role-playing game Tunnels & Trolls created by Ken St. Andre, which was a lighter and more...

Buck Rogers: Countdown to Doomsday

DOS1990protected SSI Strategic Simulations Inc.

In the 25th century, bureaucracy is still awful—but now you also have laser guns. Buck Rogers: Countdown to Doomsday is a surprisingly solid sci-fi RPG that blends space opera drama with crunchy tactical combat. Think Dungeo...

Dark Queen of Krynn

DOS1992protected SSI Strategic Simulations Inc.

Secret of the Silver Blades

DOSMac OS1990protected SSI Strategic Simulations Inc.

Secret of the Silver Blades is a fantasy RPG set in the Advanced Dungeons & Dragons universe, developed and released by SSI Strategic Simulations Inc. in 1990 for DOS, Macintosh, Amiga and Commodore 64 systems. Secret of the S...

Realms of Arkania 2: Star trail

DOS1994protected Attic Entertainment Software

Champions of Krynn

DOS1990protected SSI Strategic Simulations Inc.

Champions of Krynn is a RPG released in 1990 by Strategic Simulations, Inc. (SSI) and is the first game in the Dragonlance Gold Box series. It is based on the Advanced Dungeons & Dragons ruleset and set in the world of Krynn, ...

Gateway to the Savage Frontier

DOS1991protected Stormfront Studios

Gateway to the Savage Frontier is a Dungeons & Dragons computer role-playing game released in 1991. It was developed by Beyond Software (later known as Stormfront Studios) and published by SSI (Strategic Simulations, Inc.) as ...

Forgotten Realms: Unlimited Adventures

DOSMac OS1993protected 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 Ad...

Pool of Radiance

DOSMac OS1988protected SSI Strategic Simulations Inc.

DND

DOS1984

BattleTech: The Crescent Hawks' Revenge

DOS1990 Westwood Studios

BattleTech: The Crescent Hawks' Revenge is a turn-based strategy game developed by Westwood Associates and published by Infocom in 1990. It is the sequel to "Crescent Hawk's Inception" and is set in the BattleTech universe, a...

Treasures of the Savage Frontier

DOS1992protected Stormfront Studios

Dark Sun: Shattered Lands

DOS1993protected SSI Strategic Simulations Inc.

The Temple of Elemental Evil

Windows XP/98/952003protected Troika Games

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 ...

Baldur's Gate

Windows XP/98/95LinuxMac OS1998protected BioWare

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...

BattleTech: The Crescent Hawk's Inception

DOS1988 Westwood Studios

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 BioWare

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 SSI Strategic Simulations Inc.

Buck Rogers: Matrix Cubed

DOS1992protected SSI Strategic Simulations Inc.

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 Sun 2: Wake of the Ravager

DOS1994protected SSI Strategic Simulations Inc.

Icewind Dale

Windows XP/98/95Mac OS2000protected Interplay Productions

Neverwinter Nights

DOS1991protected Beyond Software

Realms of Arkania 1: Blade of destiny

DOS1992protected Attic Entertainment Software

Menzoberranzan

DOS1994protected 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 Realm...