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The best first-person party-based RPG games

Party-based role-playing games with a first person perspective became popular after the release of Dungeon Master in 1989. Before Dungeon Master only a handful RPGs used first person, the Bard's Tale and Wizardry series among others. Dungeon Master managed to create a very neat user interface without sacrificing the gameplay. Some of the most popular first person perspective series are: Eye of the Beholder, the Wizardry series, Might and Magic.

Most popular first-person party-based RPG games

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Wizardry 7: Crusaders of the Dark Savant
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First-person party-based RPG games

  • lords-midnight-01
    DOS19954.3/5 Maelstrom 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...

  • might-magic-7-03
    DOS1999protected4.3/5 New World Computing
  • 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.

  • eotb1-4
    DOS1991protected4.3/5 Westwood Studios
  • crystals-of-arborea-07
    DOS19904.2/5 Silmarils
  • bardstale3-2
    DOS19904.2/5 Interplay Productions
  • lords-of-doom-02
    DOS19904.2/5 Attic Entertainment Software
  • realmsarkania1-1
    DOS1992protected4.2/5 Attic Entertainment Software
  • might-and-magic-swords-of-xeen-3
    DOS19954.2/5 Catware, Inc.
  • 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.

  • wizardry-6-4
    DOSLinuxMac1990protected4.1/5 Sir-tech Software
  • 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...

  • realmsarkania2-1
    DOS1994protected4.1/5 Attic Entertainment Software
  • betrayalkrondor-7
    DOS1993protected4.1/5 Dynamix
  • ancients2-approaching-evil-02
    DOS19944.1/5 Farr-Ware Software
  • mm-world-of-xeen-06
    DOS1994protected4.1/5 New World Computing
  • might-and-magic-V-7
    DOS1993protected4/5 New World Computing
  • spirit_of_adventure-04
    DOS19914/5 Attic Entertainment Software
  • dungeonmaster2-1
  • hexx-5
    DOS19944/5 Psygnosis
  • 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.

  • dark-designs-2-04
    DOS19904/5 Softdisk Publishing
  • dont-go-alone-03
    DOS19894/5 Sterling Silver Software
  • hiredguns-6
    DOS19934/5 DMA Design

    Hired Guns is an abandoned game developed by DMA Design and published by Psygnosis in 1993 for DOS and Amiga platforms. Hired Guns is a sci-fi RPG in which you control four mercenaries in four individual simultaneous first person sub-screens tasked with destroying all the bad guys from a single planet.

  • mightmagic3-1
    DOS1991protected4/5 New World Computing
  • mordor-dephts-dejanol-07
    Windows 3.x1995protected4/5

    Mordor: The Depths of Dejenol is fantasy RPG game released in 1995 for Windows 3.x, but it runs flawlessy even Windows XP (see this faq if you want to play Mordor in a virtual machine). Mordor: The Depths of Dejenol is a mix of first-person and top-down perspective dungeon crawler; the game shows the dungeon in by both perspectives at onc...

  • Superhero_League_Of_Hoboken-5
    DOS1994protected4/5 Legend Entertainment
  • lands-of-lore-1-09
    DOS1993protected4/5 Westwood Studios

    Lands of Lore: The Throne of Chaos is a fantasy RPG published in 1993, very similar to other dungeon crawlers like EotB or Dungeon Master. Lands of Lore was developed by Westwood Studios who wanted to start a new franchise after the success of the Eye of the Beholder series.

  • bardstale2-3
    DOS19884/5 Interplay Productions