Computer games set in fantasy worlds have always played a central role in gaming history, evolving across different genres and platforms.
Retro games, abandonware, freeware and classic games for PC and Mac
Computer games set in fantasy worlds have always played a central role in gaming history, evolving across different genres and platforms.
Rainbow Islands Extra is a vertical-scrolling arcade created by Taito in 1990. Rainbow Islands, also known as Rainbow Islands: The Story of Bubble Bobble 2, is a sequel to Taito's hit title Bubble Bobble.
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Dragon Quest, known as Dragon Warrior in the US, is a Japanese-style role-playing game created by Chunsoft for the NES and released in 1986. It's the first game of the famous Drago...
Year: 1986 Genre: Role Playing
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Elfmania is a 2D fighting game developed by Terramarque and published by Renegade Software in 1994 for the Amiga. Elfmania has some stunning graphics; most of the background is animated and looks 3D, fading into the distance.
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The Speris Legacy is an action RPG created by Binary Emotions exclusively for the Amiga and published by Team17 in 1996. Designed by Andy Jolly, and created by a team of only 6 people, the title is clearly inspired by the JRPG genre.
Year: 1996 Genre: Role Playing
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Barbarian II: The Dungeon of Drax (a.k.a. Axe of Rage in the U.S.) is the sequel to Barbarian: The Ultimate Warrior. It was developed and published by Palace Software in 1988 originally for MSX, ZX Spectrum, and Commodore 64.
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J.R.R. Tolkien's War in Middle Earth (or just War in Middle Earth) is a strategy/wargame created by Synergistic Software. As you can imagine, it's set in the Lord of the Rings universe.
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Myth: History in the Making is a 2D fantasy action platformer created by the British company System 3 in 1989, initially for C64 and ZX Spectrum. The game, also known as "Myth," wa...
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Demon's Crest is a gothic action-platformer developed and published by Capcom for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System in 1994. The game was directed by Ryo Miyazaki and produce...
Year: 1994 Genre: Platformer
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Wonderland is a text adventure developed by Magnetic Scrolls and published by Virgin Mastertronic in 1990 for DOS. It was ported to the Amiga, Atari ST, and Acorn 32-Bit the following year.
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Spirit of Adventure is a fantasy RPG/dungeon crawler designed and programmed by Hans‑Jürgen Brändle and Guido Henkel, founders of attic Entertainment. It was published in 1991 for Amiga, Atari ST, Commodore 64, and MS-DOS.
Year: 1991 Genre: Role Playing
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Enchanted Land is a fantasy platformer created by Thalion Software in 1990, initially for the Atari ST, then ported to the Amiga. The game was coded by Nic Thisell, a former member...
Year: 1990 Genre: Platformer
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Gauntlet II is the sequel to the popular hack and slash fantasy arcade created by Atari Games. Released in 1986, one year after the original game, Gauntlet II was ported to the Ami...
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Santa's Xmas Caper is an excellent little platformer with Santa as the main character, developed and published by Zeppelin Games in December 1992. The game was released for MS-DOS and Amiga.
Year: 1992 Genre: Platformer
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Quest for Glory: Shadows of Darkness is the fourth game of the popular series of adventure/RPG games designed by Corey and Lori Ann Cole for Sierra. The series started with Quest for Glory I: So You Want To Be A Hero.
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