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The best false 3D games

Before the first real 3D techniques started to become popular in RPGs, some developers used to "mimic" a 3D perspective without 3D technology. The RPG that popularized that kind of "false 3D" was Dungeon Master. Fake 3D environments were also widely used in SSI Goldbox RPGs and a few others.

Most popular false 3D games

False 3D games

  • wizardry7-05
    Windows XP/98/95LinuxDOS1992protected4.3/5 Sir-tech Software

    Wizardry VII: Crusaders of the Dark Savant is a first-person perspective party-based RPG developed and released by Sir-tech Software in 1992 for Windows, Linux and DOS. Wizardry 7 is the seventh chapter in the Wizardry series and it's part of the Dark Savant trilogy, set in a world where sci-fi themes (space travel, androids) are mixed with fantasy...

  • eotb1-4
    DOS1991protected4.3/5 Westwood Studios
  • eotb2-4
    DOS1991protected4.3/5 Westwood Studios

    Eye of the Beholder 2: The Legend of Darkmoon is an old DOS fantasy RPG set in the Dungeons & Dragons universe, developed by Westwood Studios and published by SSI Strategic Simulations Inc. in 1991. Eye of the Beholder 2 (also called EotB2) is one of the most popular party-based dungeon crawlers every released for PC.

  • bardstale3-2
    DOS19904.2/5 Interplay Productions
  • space-hulk-3
    DOS19934.2/5 Electronic Arts

    Space Hulk is an abandoned real-time tactical strategy game set in the Warhammer  40000 universe, developed and released by Electronic Arts in 1993 for DOS and Amiga systems. In Space Hulk, the player is tasked with wiping out hordes of aliens by the means of a squad of Space Marines armored and armed to the teeth. Space Hulk is the adaptation...

  • pools-of-darkness-06
    DOS1991protected4.2/5 SSI Strategic Simulations Inc.
  • crystals-of-arborea-07
    DOS19904.2/5 Silmarils
  • lords-of-doom-02
    DOS19904.2/5 Attic Entertainment Software
  • realmsarkania1-1
    DOS1992protected4.2/5 Attic Entertainment Software
  • dark-queen-of-krynn-08
    DOS1992protected4.2/5 SSI Strategic Simulations Inc.
  • might-and-magic-swords-of-xeen-3
    DOS19954.2/5 Catware, Inc.
  • alternative-reality-02
    DOSMac19884.2/5 Paradise Programming
  • dungeonmaster-3
    DOS19924.2/5 FTL

    Dungeon Master, released in 1987 by FTL for Atari ST and later for Amiga and DOS, is a classic dungeon-crawling role-playing game (RPG) that holds a special place in the hearts of many nostalgic gamers. Dungeon Master is considered the father of first-person, 3D, grid-based dungeon crawlers.

  • buckcountdown-04
    DOS1990protected4.1/5 SSI Strategic Simulations Inc.
  • secret-silver-blades-03
    DOSMac1990protected4.1/5 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 Silver Blades is part of the Pool of Radiance series and uses the same "GoldBox" engine with isometric turn-based combat ...

  • championskrynn-2
    DOS1990protected4.1/5 SSI Strategic Simulations Inc.
  • realmsarkania2-1
    DOS1994protected4.1/5 Attic Entertainment Software
  • poolradiance-5
    DOSMac1988protected4.1/5 SSI Strategic Simulations Inc.
  • might-and-magic-V-7
    DOS1993protected4.1/5 New World Computing
  • elvira-2-jaws-of-cerberus-05
    DOS19914.1/5 Horror Soft

    Elvira 2: The Jaws of Cerberus is an abandoned horror adventure/RPG hybrid game with elements of dark fantasy, developed by Horror Soft and published by Accolade for DOS in 1991. Elvira 2: The Jaws of Cerberus is also part of the Elvira series of games, each of one based on the popular movie/TV personality Elvira.

  • ancients2-approaching-evil-02
    DOS19944.1/5 Farr-Ware Software
  • gatewayfrontier-2
    DOS1991protected4.1/5 Stormfront Studios
  • mightmagic2-splash
    DOS19884.1/5 New World Computing

    Might and Magic 2: Gates to Another World is a single-player abandoned fantasy RPG designed by Jon and Michaela Van Caneghem, developed and released by New World Computing in 1988 for DOS, Apple 2 and many other platforms. MM2 is the second chapter of the Might and Magic series and it's an improvement of Might and Magic 1 under every aspe...

  • the-third-courier-5
    DOS19894.1/5 Manley Associates

    The Third Courier is an abandoned (atypical) adventure / role playing game set in Berlin during the cold war era and, of course, it's a spy game. The Third Courier was developed by Manley Associates and released by Accolade in 1989 for DOS, but it was also published for Amiga, Apple IIgs, Atari ST platforms.

  • dungeonmaster2-1
  • spirit_of_adventure-04
    DOS19914/5 Attic Entertainment Software
  • mm-world-of-xeen-06
    DOS1994protected4/5 New World Computing
  • circuitsedge-2
    DOS19904/5 Westwood Studios

    Circuit's Edge is a single-player science fiction blend of adventure game and RPG, developed by Westwood Studios and released by Infocom in 1990. Circuit's Edge is based on George Alec Effinger's cyberpunk novel "When Gravity Fails".

  • wizardry-6-4
    DOSLinuxMac1990protected4/5 Sir-tech Software
  • treasuresfrontier-1
    DOS1992protected4/5 Stormfront Studios