Abandonware DOS title

False 3D viewpoint games sorted by release date

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

  • wizardry1-2
  • wizardry2-1
    DOS19823.8/5 Sir-tech Software
  • ultima2-08
    DOS19834/5 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, deep, rpg saga that gamers will always remember.

  • wizardry-3-01
    DOS19833.8/5 Sir-tech Software
  • lords-of-midnight-01
    DOS1984remake3.5/5 Beyond Software
  • doomdark-revenge-01
    DOS19853.8/5 Beyond Software
  • mightmagic1-3
    DOS19874/5 New World Computing
  • bardstale1-3
    DOS19874/5 Interplay Productions

    The Bard's Tale 1 is the first chapter of a popular first person RPG series by Interplay. You control a group of six adventurers with the task of defeating the evil wizard Mangar the Dark. You will fight monters, explore the city of Skara Brae, solve riddles and guide your party into earning levels, gold and glory.

  • alternative-reality-02
    DOSMac19884.2/5 Paradise Programming
  • galdregons-domain-7
    DOS19883.9/5 Pandora
  • 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...

  • poolradiance-5
    DOSMac1988protected4.1/5 SSI Strategic Simulations Inc.
  • bardstale2-3
    DOS19884/5 Interplay Productions
  • wizardy-4-5
    DOS19883.6/5 Sir-tech Software
  • wizardry-5-5
    DOS19883.5/5 Sir-tech Software
  • bloodwych-4
    DOS19893.7/5

    Bloodwych is an abandoned RPG set in the fantasy world of Trazere. Two players can play at the same time in split screen mode, a feature that was unusual at the time, especially for an RPG. Bloodwych was released in 1989 by Image Works for DOS, Amiga, Amstrad CPC, Atari ST, C64, ZX Spectrum.

  • curse-azure-bonds-1
    DOS1989protected3.9/5 SSI Strategic Simulations Inc.
  • keef-the-thief-4
  • 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.

  • buckcountdown-04
    DOS1990protected4.1/5 SSI Strategic Simulations Inc.
  • championskrynn-2
    DOS1990protected4.1/5 SSI Strategic Simulations Inc.
  • 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".

  • crystals-of-arborea-07
    DOS19904.2/5 Silmarils
  • dark-designs-1-05
    DOS19903.8/5 Softdisk Publishing
  • dark-designs-2-04
    DOS19904/5 Softdisk Publishing
  • dragon-wars-08
    DOS1990protected3.8/5 Interplay Productions
  • legend-faerghail-03
    DOS19903.9/5 Electronic Design Hannover
  • lords-of-doom-02
    DOS19904.2/5 Attic Entertainment Software
  • 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 ...

  • bardstale3-2
    DOS19904.2/5 Interplay Productions