Abandonware DOS title

Action RPGs (ARPG)

ARPG games (the acronym stands for Action Role-Playing Game) borrow gameplay elements from the action genre and mix them with real-time gameplay still retaining core RPG concepts that makes a CRPG (Computer Role-Playing Game) what it is. Combat is often dependent on the players' own reflexes while combat tactics usually play a minor role.
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Al-Qadim: The Genie's Curse

DOS1994protected Cyberlore studios
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Alien Fires 2199 AD

DOS1988 Paragon Software
Alien Fires: 2199 AD is a 1987/88 science fiction RPG (role-playing game) developed and published by Paragon Software for the Amiga, Atari ST and MS-DOS. Players can customize their character’s stats and skills at the beginning of the game. The graphics were considered quite advanced, especially on the Amiga platform.
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Amulets & Armor

DOS1997freeware United Software Artists
Amulets & Armor is a first-person ARPG (action RPG) with a fantasy setting. It was developed and published as shareware for DOS by United Software Artists in 1997. Amulets & Armor became freeware in 2013. Gameplay is mission-based; the player can take up quests in any order and even complete the same quests over and over.
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An Elder Scrolls Legend: Battlespire

Windows XP/98/951997protected Bethesda Softworks
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Anachronox

Windows XP/98/952001protected Ion Storm
Anachronox is a 2001 role-playing video game developed by Ion Storm and published by Eidos Interactive with a futuristic, cyberpunk-inspired setting. The game was written and directed by Tom Hall, one of the original developers behind Doom and Quake. The story of Anachronox takes place in a galaxy where technology and magic coexist. The game&r...
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Autoduel

DOS1985 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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Beyond Divinity

Windows XP/98/952004protected Larian Studios
Beyond Divinity is an action RPG developed by Larian Studios and released in 2004 as the direct sequel to Divine Divinity. It builds on its predecessor’s isometric, real-time combat and party-based exploration. You play as a paladin named Saint Fyodor, bound against his will to a necromancer called Lokien. An ancient ritual links your so...
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Burntime

DOS1993 Max Design
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Conan: the Cimmerian

DOS1991 Synergistic Software
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DarkSpyre

DOS1990 Event Horizon
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Darkstone

Windows XP/98/951999protected Delphine software
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Deus Ex

DOSMac OS2000protecteddemo Ion Storm
Deus Ex is a critically acclaimed action role-playing video game developed by Ion Storm and published by Eidos Interactive. It was released in 2000 and was designed by Warren Spector, combining elements of first-person shooters, stealth games, and role-playing games. The game is set in a dystopian future where society is fraught with conspiracy the...
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Diablo

Windows XP/98/951996protecteddemo Blizzard Entertainment
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Dink Smallwood

Windows XP/98/951998freeware Robinson Technologies
Dink Smallwood is an action role-playing video game developed by Robinson Technologies. It was first released in 1997 for Windows and later became freeware. The game was created by Seth Robinson, and it gained a cult following for its humor.The game's plot revolves around the titular character, Dink Smallwood, a pig farmer who embarks on an epic ad...
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Divine Divinity

Windows 10/11Mac OS2002protected Larian Studios
Divine Divinity is a role-playing game (RPG) developed by Larian Studios and released in 2002. It's the first game in the Divinity series, which has since expanded with several sequels and spin-offs. The game is set in a fantasy world called Rivellon, which is threatened by the rise of an evil force known as the Black Ring. Players take on the role...
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Doom: The Roguelike

DOS2005freeware
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Dragons of Flame

DOS1989protected U.S. Gold
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Enclave

Windows XP/98/95LinuxMac OS2002protected Starbreeze Studios
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Entomorph: Plague Of The Darkfall

Windows XP/98/95Windows 3.xMac OS1995protected SSI Strategic Simulations Inc.
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Fairy Tale Adventure 2: Halls of the Dead

DOSWindows XP/98/951997 The Dreamers Guild
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God of Thunder

DOSWindows XP/98/951993freeware Adept Software
God of Thunder is a classic computer game developed by Adept Software and released in 1993. It's a puzzle platformer with a fantasy theme. In the game, you control Thor, the Norse god of thunder, on a quest to save Midgard (Earth) from the evil god Loki and his minions.The gameplay involves navigating through various levels filled with obstacles, e...
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Hillsfar

DOS1989protected Westwood Studios
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ICON: Quest for the Ring

DOS1984 Macrocom
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Legends of Valour

DOS1992 Syntetic Dimensions
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Lionheart: Legacy of the Crusader

Windows XP/98/952003protected Black Isle Studios
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Moebius

DOS1987 Origin Systems
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Moonstone: A Hard Days Knight

DOS1992 Mindscape
Moonstone: A Hard Days Knight is an action-RPG and strategy game developed by Rob Anderson and published by Mindscape in 1991 for the Amiga and later for MS-DOS. The game is famous for its combination of strategic, RPG elements with fast-paced, brutal action combat, as well as its dark medieval fantasy setting. Up to four players can take turn...
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Nox

Windows XP/98/95Mac OS2000protected Westwood Studios
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Prophecy: the Fall of Trinadon

DOS1989 Activision
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ShadowCaster

DOS1993 Raven Software
Shadowcaster is a first-person action role-playing game developed by Raven Software and published by Origin Systems. It was released in 1993 for MS-DOS computers.In Shadowcaster, players assume the role of Kirt, a young man who discovers that he is the last of the Shadowcasters, a powerful group of shapeshifters with the ability to transform into d...