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.

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Ultima 7 Part 1: The Black Gate

J.R.R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings, Vol. I

Ultima 1: The First Age of Darkness

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Ultima 1: The First Age of Darkness

DOS1981 Origin Systems

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...

Wizardry: Proving Grounds of the Mad Overlord

DOS1981 Sir-tech Software

Wizardry: Proving Grounds of the Mad Overlord is a role-playing video game that was first released in 1981. It's one of the pioneering titles in the dungeon-crawling genre and one of the first computer role-playing games (CRPGs).D...

Wizardry 2: The knight of diamonds

DOS1982 Sir-tech Software

Oubliette

DOS1983

Ultima 2: Revenge of the Enchantress

DOS1983 Origin Systems

The second chapter of the Ultima saga is much similar to the first one (same top down visual, same dungeon 3d visual, same gameplay), although there are many small improvements. The series begins to take the shape of the detailed,...

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 ...

Ultima 3: Exodus

DOSMac OS1985 Origin Systems

Ultima III: Exodus is a role-playing video game developed by Richard Garriott and published by Origin Systems. It was released in 1983 for the Apple II and later ported to various other platforms such as the Commodore 64, MS-DOS, ...

Ultima 4: Quest of the Avatar

DOS1985freeware Origin Systems

Ultima IV: Quest of the Avatar is one of the most influential and innovative role-playing games (RPGs) in video game history. Released in 1985 by Richard Garriott under the Origin Systems banner, it is the fourth installment of th...

Psi 5 Trading Company

DOS1986protected Distinctive Software

Le Maitre Des Ames

DOS1987 UBI Soft

Might and Magic Book One: Secret of the Inner Sanctum

DOS1987 New World Computing

Might and Magic Book One: The Secret of the Inner Sanctum is a classic first-person role-playing video game (RPG) released in 1986 for DOS and other platforms. It was developed and published by New World Computing and designed by ...

Phantasie 1

DOS1987protected SSI Strategic Simulations Inc.

Phantasie 3: The Wrath of Nikademus

DOS1987 SSI Strategic Simulations Inc.

The Bard's Tale

DOS1987 Interplay Productions

The Bard's Tale: Tales of the Unknown was developed by Interplay Productions and published by Electronic Arts for DOS and other systems. The game takes place in the fictional city of Skara Brae, which is overrun by monsters a...

Where Time Stood Still

DOS1987protected Denton Designs

Might and Magic 2: Gates to Another World

DOS1988 New World Computing

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...

Pool of Radiance

DOSMac OS1988protected SSI Strategic Simulations Inc.

Scavengers of the Mutant World

DOS1988 Interstel Corporation

The Bard's Tale 2: The Destiny Knight

DOS1988 Interplay Productions

Ultima 5: Warriors of Destiny

DOS1988 Origin Systems

Ultima V: Warriors of Destiny is a role-playing video game developed and published by Origin Systems in 1988. It is the fifth installment in the highly influential Ultima series, created by Richard Garriott. Initially release...

Wasteland

DOS1988protected Interplay Productions

Wizardry 4: The Return of Werdna

DOS1988 Sir-tech Software

Wizardry 5: Heart of the Maelstrom

DOS1988 Sir-tech Software

Bloodwych

DOS1989

Step into a dungeon, take a left at the creepy skeleton, and say hello to Bloodwych, the 1989 DOS game that proves co-op first-person dungeon crawling can be both confusing and oddly addictive. It's got split-screen multiplayer (y...