Computer games set in fantasy worlds have always played a central role in gaming history, evolving across different genres and platforms.
Computer games set in fantasy worlds have always played a central role in gaming history, evolving across different genres and platforms.
Rastan is a hack & slash side-scrolling platformer created by Taito and released initially in 1987. The game was designed and directed by Toshiyuki (aka "Nenko") Nishimura. The her...
barbarian brawler coin-op conversion fantasy hack and slash platformer progressive slash-em-up side-scrollingDeliverance: Stormlord II is the sequel to Stormlord, developed and published by Hewson Consultants in 1990. It was originally released for ZX Spectrum, Commodore 64, and Amstrad CPC.
Year: 1992 Genre: Platformer
barbarian basher fantasy platformer progressive slash-em-upDie Drachen von Laas is a fantasy text-adventure with graphics created by attic Entertainment and published in 1991 for Amiga, Atari ST, and MS-DOS. The game was designed and progr...
adventure amiga original game fantasy german only games interactive fiction text adventure with picturesLittle Samson is a fantasy platform game developed by Takeru and published by Taito in 1992 exclusively for the NES. After its release in Japan and the USA, it also arrived in Europe in 1993.
Year: 1992 Genre: Platformer
character switch fantasy nes original game platform-shooter platformer side-scrollingRings of Medusa is a fantastic adventure game developed and published by Starbyte Software in 1989 for the Amiga, Commodore 64, Atari, and DOS. The German company founded in 1988 h...
business simulation fantasy map-based historical rpg elements strategySatan is a platformer/beat-em-up created by the Spanish studio Dinamic Software originally for the MSX. It was later ported to several 8-bit and 16-bit platforms, including Amiga, Amstrad CPC, Atari ST, Commodore 64, and DOS, in 1990.
barbarian basher brawler fantasy msx original game platform-shooter side-scrollingPools of Darkness is an RPG game published and developed by Strategic Simulations Inc. The title was released in 1991 for DOS, 1992 on Amiga and Mac, and in 1993 for NEC PC-9801. P...
Year: 1992 Genre: Role Playing
d&d dungeon crawler fantasy forgotten realms gold box licensed party-based rpg sword and sorceryDeath Knights of Krynn is the second game in the Dragonlance series of RPG created by Strategic Simulations Inc. The game uses the Gold Box engine, and it was released in 1991 for MS-DOS, Amiga, and Commodore 64.
Year: 1991 Genre: Role Playing
d&d dragonlance dungeon crawler fantasy gold box licensed party-based rpg sword and sorcery turn-based rpgSolstice: The Quest for the Staff of Demnos is an isometric puzzle-platformer developed by the UK-based studio Software Creations. It was released for the NES in 1990. It marked th...
Year: 1990 Genre: Platformer
action-adventure fantasy flip-screen isometric nes original game puzzle platformer puzzlerBlack Lamp is a fantasy platformer published by Firebird for Commodore 64, ZX Spectrum, Atari ST, and Amiga in 1988. Later, it was ported in 1989 to Atari 8-bit. It's a game with a...
Year: 1988 Genre: Platformer
fantasy platformer progressive slash-em-upGnome Ranger is a text adventure with graphics created by Level 9 Computing and released in 1987 on several 8-bit and 16-bit platforms. Releases include Amiga, Amstrad CPC, Apple II, Atari ST, Commodore 64, Macintosh, and others.
adventure fantasy first-person interactive fiction text adventure with pictures wizards and witchesIshar 2: Messengers of Doom is the second chapter of the fantasy RPG saga created by French studio Silmarils. The game was released in 1993 for the Amiga, Atari ST, and DOS. Like t...
Year: 1993 Genre: Role Playing
aga dungeon crawler fantasy first-person party-based real-time rpg sword and sorceryDas Stundenglas (in English, The Hourglass) is a text adventure developed by Weltenschmiede and published by Software 2000. It was released for Amiga, Atari ST, and DOS in 1990. Th...
adventure fantasy german only games interactive fiction text adventure with picturesSanta'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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