Action RPGs (ARPG) sorted by release date

Action RPG games

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  ICON: Quest for the Ring

  DOS19843.6/5 Macrocom
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  Autoduel

  DOS19853.9/5 Origin Systems

  Autoduel is an abandoned top-down open world post apocalyptic RPG/driving game hybrid designed by Chuck Bueche and Richard Garriott of Ultima fame. Autoduel was developed by Origin Systems and was released in 1985 for DOS, Atari 8-bit, Atari ST, C64, Apple II, Macintosh, Amiga. Autoduel is based on a board game designed by Steve Jackson himself.

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  Moebius

  DOS19873.4/5 Origin Systems
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  The Faery Tale Adventure: Book I

  DOS19873.8/5 MicroIllusions
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  Alien Fires 2199 AD

  DOS19883.7/5
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  Dragons of Flame

  DOS1989protected3.9/5 U.S. Gold
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  Hillsfar

  DOS1989protected3.8/5 Westwood Studios
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  Prophecy: the Fall of Trinadon

  DOS19893.4/5 Activision
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  Times of Lore

  DOS19894/5 Origin Systems

  Times of Lore is an abandoned action RPG designed by Chris Roberts, developed and released by Origin Systems in 1989 for DOS and many more 8 bit and 16 bit platforms. Compared to Ultima (the much more popular franchise also by Origin) Times of Lore is a washed down RPG, more similar to a NES game. In fact, Roberts was inspired by The Legend of Zelda.

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  Windwalker (Moebius 2)

  DOS19892.8/5 Origin Systems
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  Ys: The Vanished Omens

  DOS19894.1/5 Nihon Falcom

  Ys: The Vanished Omens (also known as The Ancient Land of Ys) is an abandoned top-down open-world action RPG designed by Masaya Hashimoto, developed by Nihon Falcom and released by Kyodai Software Marketing for DOS in 1989. Ys: The Vanished Omens was published (earlier) for quite a few other home computers and console.

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  DarkSpyre

  DOS19903.8/5 Event Horizon
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  Sorcerian

  DOS19904/5 Nihon Falcom
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  Spirit of Excalibur

  DOS19903.8/5 Synergistic Software
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  Zeliard

  DOS19904.1/5 Game Arts

  Zeliard is a fantasy platformer - JRPG hybrid with metroidvania gameplay elements developed by Game Arts and released for DOS in 1990. Zeliard is a single-player game.

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  Conan: the Cimmerian

  DOS19914.2/5 Synergistic Software
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  Vengeance of Excalibur

  DOS19914.1/5 Synergistic Software
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  X-Men 2: The Fall of the Mutants

  DOS19914.3/5 Paragon Software
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  Legends of Valour

  DOS19924.2/5 Syntetic Dimensions
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  Moonstone: A Hard Days Knight

  DOS19924.1/5 Mindscape
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  The Adventures of Robin Hood

  DOS19923.6/5 Millennium Interactive
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  Ultima Underworld: The Stygian Abyss

  DOS1992protected4.2/5 Blue Sky Productions

  Ultima Underworld: The Stygian Abyss is one of the first free-roaming first-person 3D ARPG (action RPG) ever created. The Stygian Abyss is the dungeon of the same name, part of the land of Britannia, and it's set in the Ultima universe created by Richard Garriott. Ultima Underworld was designed by Paul Neurath, developed by Blue Sky Productions and...

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  Burntime

  DOS19934/5 Max Design
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  God of Thunder

  DOSWindows XP/98/951993freeware4.1/5 Adept Software

  God of Thunder is a free computer role-playing game designed by Ron Davis, developed by Adept Software and released by Software Creations in 1993 for DOS and Windows platforms. God of Thunder is an action oriented RPG (sort of...) with strong puzzle elements with a norse mythology theme.

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  ShadowCaster

  DOS19934/5 Raven Software
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  Ultima Underworld 2: Labyrinth of Worlds

  DOS1993protected4.1/5 Looking Glass Studios
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  Ultimuh MCMLXVII: Part 2 of the 39th Trilogy

  DOS19934.2/5
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  Warriors of Legend

  DOS19934/5 Synergistic Software
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  Al-Qadim: The Genie's Curse

  DOS1994protected3.8/5 Cyberlore studios
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  System Shock

  DOS1994protected4/5 Looking Glass Studios