RPG games, or role-playing games, have come a long way since their humble beginnings as pen-and-paper adventures.
Retro games, abandonware, freeware and classic games for PC and Mac
RPG games, or role-playing games, have come a long way since their humble beginnings as pen-and-paper adventures.
Legends of Valour is a 3D RPG created by Synthetic Dimensions and released in 1992 for MS-DOS, Amiga, and Atari ST. The game's main feature is the engine, which is entirely 3D. This technology was not new but wasn't used in RPGs yet.
Year: 1993 Genre: Role Playing
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Heimdall is an action RPG game developed by The 8th Day and published by Core Design. Released in 1991, the game was available on multiple platforms such as MS-DOS, Amiga, and Atari ST.
Year: 1991 Genre: Role Playing
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Heimdall 2: into the Hall of Worlds is an isometric action-adventure developed by The 8th Day and released by Core Design in 1994 for the Amiga and PC. The game is based on Vikings...
Year: 1994 Genre: Role Playing
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Might and Magic II: Gates to Another World is the sequel to the original Might and Magic published by New World Computing in 1988. It was released for the Apple II and MS-DOS. Du...
Year: 1990 Genre: Role Playing
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Amberstar is a fantasy RPG that was developed and published by Thalion Software in 1992 for Amiga, Atari ST, and DOS. It was intended to be the first of a trilogy, but the project ...
Year: 1992 Genre: Role Playing
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HeroQuest II: Legacy of Sorasil is a fantasy isometric role-playing game created by Gremlin Interactive and released in 1994 for the Amiga only. It's the sequel to the 1991 Heroquest, a conversion of the popular board game.
Year: 1994 Genre: Role Playing
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Realms of Arkania: Star Trail is the second in the Das Schwarze Auge-inspired series Developed by Attic Entertainment Software. It was published by Fantasy Productions (FanPro) in German and Sir-Tech in English for DOS in 1994.
Year: 1994 Genre: Role Playing
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The Bard's Tale II: The Destiny Knight is the second chapter of the popular RPG series created by Interplay. It was published by Electronic Arts starting in 1985. The game was desi...
Year: 1988 Genre: Role Playing
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Knightmare is a role-playing game created by Mindscape in 1991, released for Amiga and Atari ST. It's based on the TV show with the same name. The title was developed by Antony Cro...
Year: 1991 Genre: Role Playing
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Legend is a 3D Isometric fantasy role-playing game developed by Mindscape and published by The Software Toolworks in 1992. It was released for the Amiga, Atari ST, and DOS. The title, known in the U.
Year: 1992 Genre: Role Playing
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Buck Rogers: Countdown to Doomsday is a sci-fi RPG developed and published by Strategic Simulations Inc in 1990 for Amiga, Commodore 64, and DOS. A slightly different version was released for the SEGA Genesis in 1991.
Year: 1990 Genre: Role Playing
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Clouds of Xeen is the fourth title in the Might and Magic series created by Jon Van Caneghem with the New World Computing. The game was published in 1992 for PC. The game engin...
Year: 1992 Genre: Role Playing
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Buck Rogers: Matrix Cubed is a sci-fi RPG developed by SSI and released for DOS only in 1992. It's the sequel to Buck Rogers: Countdown to Doomsday. The game uses the so-called G...
Year: 1992 Genre: Role Playing
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Sweet Home is a survival horror roleplaying game produced and published by Capcom for Famicom in 1989. Although it was released exclusively for Japan, it received an excellent translation for English-speaking players.
Year: 1989 Genre: Role Playing
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