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.
Jagged Alliance is a turn-based tactical role-playing game developed by Sir-tech Software and released in 1994 for MS-DOS by Madlab Software. I remember watching my father play Jag...
Year: 1995 Genre: Role Playing
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Ultima Underworld II: Labyrinth of Worlds (or simply Ultima Underworld 2) is the sequel to Ultima Underworld: The Stygian Abyss. It was developed by Looking Glass Technologies and published by Origin Systems in 1993.
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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Darkmere (or Darkmere: The Nightmare’s Begun) is a fantasy RPG-action-adventure game developed by Zero Hour Software. It was published by Core Design in 1994 for the Amiga. There...
Year: 1994 Genre: Role Playing
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Realms of Arkania: Shadows over Riva is the third and last chapter of the RPG saga created by attic Entertainment. It was based on the German board game "Das Schwarze Auge". The ga...
Year: 1996 Genre: Role Playing
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Ultima V: Warriors of Destiny is the fifth entry in the role-playing video game series Ultima. It was released initially in 1988 for DOS, Apple II, and Commodore 64, later followed by other platforms.
Year: 1988 Genre: Role Playing
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Legend of Faerghail is a classic fantasy role-playing game released in 1990 for the Amiga, Atari ST, and MS-DOS platforms. Developed by Electronic Design Hannover and published by ...
Year: 1990 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. Released in 1994 by Core Des...
Year: 1994 Genre: Role Playing
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Ishar: Legend of the Fortress is a fantasy RPG developed and published by Silmarils in 1992 for DOS, Amiga, and Atari ST. It was part of a trilogy that includes Ishar 2: Messengers of Doom and Ishar 3: The Seven Gates of Infinity.
Year: 1992 Genre: Role Playing
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Ultima III: Exodus is the third game in the Ultima series and the first to be officially released by Origin Systems, in 1983. It was developed on Apple II and ported to many platforms including Commodore 64, DOS, Atari ST, and Amiga.
Year: 1985 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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Darklands is a historical fantasy role-playing game developed and published by MicroProse in 1992 for MS-DOS. The game is set in medieval Germany during the 15th century, featuring...
Year: 1992 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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Chaos Strikes Back is the sequel/expansion to Dungeon Master, one of the first examples of dungeon crawling RPG. It was released in 1989 on several platforms, including Atari ST, Amiga, X68000, PC-98, FM Towns, and MS-DOS.
Year: 1989 Genre: Role Playing
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