The best top-down party-based RPG games

Top-down party-based RPG games

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  Ultima 7 Part 1: The Black Gate

  DOS19924.3/5 Origin Systems

  Ultima VII: The Black Gate is a top-down RPG where you, the Avatar, have to find out what's happening in Britannia by solving quests, meeting interesting NPCs and fight hordes of headleass monsters. The land of Britannia is shaken by mysterious earthquakes, a new religion (the Fellowship) is spreading and is replacing the old virtues, and who is th...

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  Ultima 6: The False Prophet

  DOS1990protected4.3/5 Origin Systems
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  Tunnels & Trolls: Crusaders of Khazan

  DOS19904.2/5 New World Computing
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  Ultima 5: Warriors of Destiny

  DOS19884.2/5 Origin Systems
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  Ultima 4: Quest of the Avatar

  DOS1985freeware4.2/5 Origin Systems

  Ultima IV is remembered as one of the best Ultima games ever released, designed as usual by Richard Garriott. Garriott took the Ultima series to a whole new level by introducing the eight virtues: honesty, compassion, valor, justice, sacrifice, honor, spirituality, humility. Ultima IV started the trilogy known as "Age of Enlightenment".

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  Ultima 3: Exodus

  DOS19854.1/5 Origin Systems
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  Fountain of Dreams

  DOS19904.1/5 Electronic Arts
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  Azalta: Cult of the Raven

  DOS19964.1/5
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  The Temple of Elemental Evil

  Windows XP/98/95Mac2003protected4.1/5 Troika Games
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  Ultima 7 Part 2: Serpent Isle

  DOS19934.1/5 Origin Systems

  After the well received Ultima 7 The Black Gate, Origin decided that their Ultima engine could be used for one more game. Ultima 7 Part 2: Serpent Isle begins right after The Black Gate ends. This time the Avatar travels to a whole new land, far away from the usual Britannia. Serpent Isle brings its own charm to the series; exploring new lands...

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  Ultima 1: The First Age of Darkness

  DOS19874.1/5 Origin Systems

  This is the first of the very popular RPG saga Ultima. The setting is the land of Sosaria, the enemy to defeat is Mondain. It's a classic cRPG. The wilderness and cities are represented from a top down perspective, while dungeons can be explored in a first person 3d view.

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  Dark Sun: Shattered Lands

  DOS1993protected4.1/5 SSI Strategic Simulations Inc.
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  Disciples of Steel

  DOS19944.1/5
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  Phantasie 3: The Wrath of Nikademus

  DOS19874.1/5 SSI Strategic Simulations Inc.
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  The Magic Candle

  DOS19894.1/5 Mindcraft Software

  The Magic Candle: Volume 1 is the first chapter of a series of fantasy old school RPGs. The Magic Candle was developed and released by Mindcraft Software in 1989 for DOS but was also published for Apple II and Commodore 64. The whole Magic Candle series is very similar to some of the early Ultima games in every aspect: turn-based combat, top-down v...

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  Blades of Exile

  Windows 3.xMacWindows XP/98/951997freeware4.1/5 Spiderweb Software
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  Exile: Escape from the Pit

  Windows XP/98/95MacWindows 3.x1995freeware4.1/5 Spiderweb Software
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  Dark Sun 2: Wake of the Ravager

  DOS1994protected4/5 SSI Strategic Simulations Inc.
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  Planet's Edge

  DOS1991protected4/5 New World Computing
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  Space 1889

  DOS19904/5 Paragon Software

  Space 1889 is an abandoned top down RPG developed by Paragon Software and released in 1990 for DOS, Atari ST and Amiga. Space 1889 setting is classic science fiction, but is set in the Victorian. It's worth noting that Space 1889 is loosely based on the tabletop game of the same name.

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  The Dark Heart of Uukrul

  DOS19894/5 Digital Studios Limited
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  Ultima: Worlds of Adventure 2: Martian Dreams

  DOS19914/5 Origin Systems

  Ultima: Worlds of Adventure 2: Martian Dreams is an abandoned science fiction RPG designed by Jeff George, developed by Origin Systems and released in 1991 for DOS. Martian Dreams uses the Ultima VI engine to depict Mars in a top down perspective.

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  Bloodstone: an Epic Dwarven Tale

  DOS19934/5 Mindcraft Software
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  J.R.R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings, Vol. I

  DOS19904/5 Interplay Productions

  J.R.R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings, Vol. I is an abandoned fantasy top-down DOS RPG game set in the The Lord of the Rings universe. The Lord of the Rings I was developed and released by Interplay Productions in 1990. The Lord of the Rings, Vol. I is based on the popular The Lord Of The Rings book by J.R.R. Tolkien and it's focused on the f...

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  Ultima 2: Revenge of the Enchantress

  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.

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  Worlds of Ultima: The Savage Empire

  DOS1990freeware4/5 Origin Systems

  After the success of Ultima 6: The False Prophet, Origin decided to "create worlds" not part of the popular Ultima series (strictly speaking) using the same engine of Ultima 6. They came up with two games: The Savage Empire and Martian Dreams. The Savage Empire is set in a stone age-like world and features prehistoric tribes, dinosaurs, insectoid a...

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  The Magic Candle 3

  DOS19924/5 Mindcraft Software
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  The Aethra Chronicles

  DOS19944/5

  The Aethra Chronicles is not a well know fantasy RPG, but it deserves some praise. It was developed by only one person (Micheal Lawrence) and, as the title implies, was intended to be the first volume of a saga. Unfortunately, volume two and three were never made. For a shareware game, Aethra was pretty solid and is still loved by the ones who play...

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  Keys to Maramon

  DOS19903.9/5 Mindcraft Software
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  Wasteland

  DOS1988protected3.9/5 Interplay Productions