Best turn-based rpgs

Ultima VI: The False Prophet

Ultima VI: The False Prophet, developed by Origin Systems, is the sixth part of the role-playing video game series of Ultima. It was released in 1990 for DOS, then in 1991 and 1992 for Commodore 64, Amiga, and Atari ST.

Year: 1990 Genre: Role Playing

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Chrono Trigger

Chrono Trigger, released in 1995 for the SNES, is often regarded as one of the greatest role-playing games of all time. Developed by Square (now Square Enix), the game was the resu...

Year: 1995 Genre: Role Playing

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Amberstar

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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Ultima V: Warriors of Destiny

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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Betrayal at Krondor

Betrayal at Krondor is an adventure RPG game developed and published by Dynamix in 1993 for DOS. It was later ported to Windows in 2010. Betrayal at Krondor is inspired by and based on the Riftwar novels written by Raymond E.

Year: 1993 Genre: Role Playing

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Ultima IV: Quest of the Avatar

Ultima IV: Quest of the Avatar is a fantasy roleplaying game and one of the most important video games of all time. The fourth game in the series was created by the legendary Richa...

Year: 1987 Genre: Role Playing

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The Bard's Tale

Tales of the Unknown: Volume I - The Bard’s Tale (or simply The Bard's Tale) is a role-playing game designed by Michael Cranford. It was developed by Interplay. Released initia...

Year: 1986 Genre: Role Playing

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Might and Magic III: Isles of Terra

Isles of Terra is the third game in the Might and Magic series. It was released initially for MS-DOS in 1991, then ported to Amiga in 1992. Several other versions were published later, including Macintosh, Sega CD, and SNES.

Year: 1991 Genre: Role Playing

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Wizardry: Crusaders of the Dark Savant

Wizardry: Crusaders of the Dark Savant is the seventh chapter in the fantasy RPG series Wizardry. It was developed and published by Sir-Tech in 1992 for MS-DOS. In 1996, a remake...

Year: 1992 Genre: Role Playing

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Ultima II: The Revenge of the Enchantress

Ultima II: The Revenge of the Enchantress is the second role-playing game in the Ultima series. Released in 1982, it is the only Ultima game published by Sierra On-Line. After th...

Year: 1983 Genre: Role Playing

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Realms of Arkania: Blade of Destiny

Realms of Arkania: Blade of Destiny is the first chapter of the series of fantasy RPGs Realms of Arkania. It was based on the German pen & paper roleplaying rules "Das Schwarze Auge" (The Dark Eye).

Year: 1993 Genre: Role Playing

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Wasteland

Wasteland is a post-apocalyptic RPG developed by Interplay and published by Electronic Arts in 1988 for the Apple II, DOS, and Commodore 64. It was later followed by Wasteland 2 in 2014, with a few failed sequels in between.

Year: 1988 Genre: Role Playing

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Ultima

Ultima (later renamed Ultima I: The First Age of Darkness), is the first game in the series of role-playing games created by Richard Garriott. The original Ultima was created for t...