Abandonware DOS title

Games with a class system sorted by release date

A class based system forces the player to choose a specific "class" during the character generation and customization process. It's obviously used in games based on RPGs like Dungeons and Dragons, where the classes can be warrior, mage, thief, and so on.
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The Wizard's Castle

DOS1981freeware
The Wizard's Castle is a classic text-based, dungeon-crawling adventure game released in 1980, designed by Joseph R. Power. The game was originally developed for the Exidy Sorcerer computer and later ported to various platforms, s...
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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...
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Wizardry 2: The knight of diamonds

DOS1982 Sir-tech Software
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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 ...
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Hack

DOS1984freeware
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Rogue

Windows XP/98/95DOSLinuxMac OS1984 Artificial Intelligence Design
Rogue is one of the first RPGs in the history of video gaming. It's a text-based dungeon crawler in which you have to fight your way in the dungeon to recover the Amulet of Yendor. Rogue became popular around 1980 on mainframes an...
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Cavequest

DOS1985
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Larn

DOS1986freeware
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Adventure Construction Set

DOS1987 Electronic Arts
Long before Minecraft let us build worlds, Adventure Construction Set handed you a digital Lego box and said, “Go nuts.” Want to make a dungeon full of orcs and ham sandwiches? Sure. A sci-fi epic with talking robots a...
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Le Maitre Des Ames

DOS1987 UBI Soft
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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 ...
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NetHack

DOSWindows XP/98/95Mac OSLinux1987freeware
NetHack is an open-source roguelike game that's been around since the early 1980s. It's a single-player dungeon exploration game where you navigate your character through a randomly generated dungeon filled with monsters, traps, t...
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Shard of Spring

DOS1987protected SSI Strategic Simulations Inc.
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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...
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Evets

DOS1988freeware SAck Enterprizes
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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...
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Pool of Radiance

DOSMac OS1988protected SSI Strategic Simulations Inc.
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The Bard's Tale 2: The Destiny Knight

DOS1988 Interplay Productions
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Wasteland

DOS1988protected Interplay Productions
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Wizardry 4: The Return of Werdna

DOS1988 Sir-tech Software
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Wizardry 5: Heart of the Maelstrom

DOS1988 Sir-tech Software
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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...
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Curse of the Azure Bonds

DOS1989protected SSI Strategic Simulations Inc.
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Drakkhen

DOS1989 Infogrames
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Hillsfar

DOS1989protected Westwood Studios
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Legend of the Red Dragon

DOS1989 Robinson Technologies
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Quest for glory 1: So you want to be a hero

DOS1989protected Sierra On-Line
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The Magic Candle

DOS1989 Mindcraft Software
The Magic Candle: Volume 1 is the first chapter of a series of fantasy old school RPGs. The Magic Candle was developed and released by Mindcraft Software in 1989 for DOS but was also published for Apple II and Commodore 64. The wh...