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.
Quest for Glory II: Trial by Fire is the second chapter of the fantasy adventure/RPG series created by Corey and Lori Ann Cole for Sierra On-Line. Trial by Fire was developed and published in 1990 for DOS and Amiga.
adventure adventure-rpg fantasy graphic adventure point and click real-timeChampions of Krynn is the first chapter of the role-playing games series created by Strategic Simulations Inc. It is based on the Dragonlance settings of Advanced Dungeons & Dragons.
Year: 1990 Genre: Role Playing
d&d dragonlance dungeon crawler fantasy gold box party-based rpg sword and sorcery turn-based rpgBlack Orchid is a fantasy turn-based strategy game created by Mundane Software for Atari ST and initially distributed via mail order. In 1989 it was ported to Amiga and distributed by Actual Screenshots (CRL) with the name Legend.
atari st original fantasy strategy sword and sorcery turn-based strategy wargameTemple of Apshai, the first game of the Dunjonquest series, is a dungeon crawler RPG developed by Automated Simulations (now Epyx) initially in 1979. It was then ported to DOS and Commodore 64 in 1982.
Year: 1982 Genre: Role Playing
dungeon crawler fantasy medieval rpg turn-based rpgLittle 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-scrollingBarbarian II is a fantasy action game released by Psygnosis in 1991 for Amiga and Atari ST. It's the sequel of the 1987 Barbarian, and should not be confused with Palace's Barbarian II: The Dungeon of Drax.
barbarian brawler fantasy hack and slash progressive slash-em-up side-scrolling sword and sorceryLords of Chaos is a fantasy turn-based tactical RPG developed by Mythos Games, published for 8-bit platforms, including Commodore 64 and ZX Spectrum in 1990. It was then ported to the Amiga and Atari ST in 1991.
fantasy hotseat multiplayer strategy turn-based tactics wizards and witches zx spectrumPools 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 sorceryGnome 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 witchesFantasy General is a turn-based strategy game published by Strategic Simulations in 1996. It is set in a fantasy world with some steampunk/high-tech elements represented with a hex map.
fantasy hexagonal map steampunk strategy turn-based strategy wargameDas 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
c64 original game christmas fantasy holidays platform-shooter platformerAl-Qadim: The Genie's Curse is an action RPG with adventure elements created by Cyberlore Studios. It was published by Strategic Simulations Inc in 1994 for MS-DOS. This is a game that made me very curious.
Year: 1994 Genre: Role Playing
arabian d&d fantasy isometric rpg middle east rpgSpirit of Excalibur is a strategy-adventure game created by Synergistic Software and published by Virgin Mastertronic. it was released in 1990 for the Amiga, Atari ST, MS-DOS, Macintosh, and later ported to Apple IIgs.
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