Abandonware DOS retro gaming spotlight

Into the past: classic Cyberpunk PC games that still shine

There’s something irresistible about old cyberpunk games. Before neon-drenched trailers and open-world mega-budgets, PC developers in the 90s (and a little beyond) were already hard at work building grimy, paranoid visions of the future. Sure, the pixels were chunky and the interfaces clunky, but the atmosphere? Unmistakable. These ...

Ultima 6 soundtrack added

In Ultima 6, you finally meet the Gargoyles, who aren’t the snarling monsters everyone assumed—they’re just misunderstood neighbors with a different perspective. Cue moral dilemmas and cross-cultural negotiations, sandwiched between dungeon crawls. The game introduces a slick new interface and bigger world to explore, one ...

Dungeons, Dragons and pixels: old games inspired by D&D

Dungeons & Dragons (D&D) is a tabletop role-playing game (RPG) that blends storytelling, strategy, and chance. First published in 1974 by Gary Gygax and Dave Arneson, it has since grown into one of the most popular and influential role-playing games in the world.Over the decades, Dungeons & Dragons ...

Hidden Gems: Forgotten DOS RPGs (not) worth playing

Ultima, Wizardry, Fallout, and Might & Magic are among the most iconic old-school RPGs - titles every RPG fan has either played or at least heard of. However, many role-playing games released in the distant past never gained widespread popularity. Some of the RPGs uploaded today on Abandonware DOS are ...

Castle of the Winds: a classic CRPG for Windows 3.x

Castle of the Winds is a fantasy roguelike role-playing game developed by SaadaSoft in the early 1990s for Windows 3.x.The game features a top-down perspective and incorporates elements of dungeon crawling, exploration, and character development. The game uses a simple turn-based combat system.

Play abandoned roguelike RPGs in your browser

Roguelikes are a fascinating subgenre of role-playing games that have always captured my interest. Defined by features like permadeath and procedurally generated dungeons, roguelikes offer an exceptionally high level of replayability: no two runs are ever the same.The history of roguelikes stretches back to the very early days of ...

Who is Brian Fargo?

Brian Fargo is a seasoned video game designer, producer, and entrepreneur, widely recognized for his influential role in the gaming industry as the founder of Interplay Entertainment. Among his most iconic contributions is Wasteland, a post-apocalyptic RPG, and he also served as executive producer for the original Fallout and Fallout 2.

Loom: soundtrack added

Loom is a graphic adventure game developed and published by Lucasfilm Games (LucasArts). Loom is distinctive for its interface, which revolves around musical notes and spells. The protagonist, Bobbin Threadbare, is a young weaver who can use a magical distaff to play musical drafts to interact with the world. The ...

Ultima 7: soundtrack added

The Ultima VII soundtrack is, in my opinion, one of the most atmospheric and memorable scores in classic RPG history. It was released in 1992 with Ultima VII: The Black Gate and includes the all time classic "Stones". Ultima VII is regarded as one of the greatest RPGs of all ...

The second Eye of the Beholder

Eye of the Beholder II: The Legend of Darkmoon is a first-person party-based role-playing game developed by Westwood Associates and published by Strategic Simulations, Inc. (SSI). Set in the Dungeons & Dragons universe, specifically the Forgotten Realms campaign setting, the game follows the story of the adventurers known as the ...

Oldies remade: the best remakes of old DOS games

Games developed for DOS or early microcomputers (such as the Spectrum, Commodore 64, BBC Micro, etc.) date back to the 1980s. Simply put, these games are old. Graphics, sound, user experience, and interface were vastly different compared to recent games.Game development has made significant strides over the years, and today&...

Quest for Glory 2: Trial by Fire - Adventure and RPG combined

Quest for Glory II: Trial by Fire is the second chapter in the Quest for Glory series. It’s an adventure game with RPG elements, where players must choose a class—fighter, wizard, or thief—at the very start. Set in a fantasy world inspired by Middle ...

Anachronox: soundtrack added

Anachronox is a 2001 role-playing video game developed by Ion Storm and published by Eidos Interactive with a futuristic, cyberpunk-inspired setting. The story of Anachronox takes place in a galaxy where technology and magic coexist. The game’s protagonist, Sylvester "Sly" Boots, is a down-on-his-luck private investigator who finds himself ...

Might and Magic 7: For Blood and Honor

Might and Magic VII: For Blood and Honor is a fantasy role-playing game (RPG) developed by New World Computing and released in 1999. It is the seventh installment in the long-running Might and Magic series. The game is set in the fictional world of Enroth and takes place in the same ...

Electronic Games Arcade Awards - 1984

The Electronic Games Arcade Awards, also known as the Electronic Games Awards or simply the Arcade Awards, were an annual awards ceremony that recognized achievements in the electronic gaming industry during the 1980s and 1990s. The awards were organized by Electronic Games magazine, which was a prominent publication during that ...