Abandonware DOS title

Games featuring auto-mapping

Some games (usually the less older ones) include an auto mapping system that helps the player by showing parts of the map already discovered. Auto mapping systems are usually found in role playing games like the Might and Magic series, or first person shooters like Doom or Duke Nukem 3D.
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Fairy Tale Adventure 2: Halls of the Dead

DOSWindows XP/98/951997 The Dreamers Guild
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Fallout

DOSWindows XP/98/95Mac OS1997protecteddemo Interplay Productions
The first Fallout game was released in 1997 by Interplay Productions and is widely regarded as one of the most influential RPGs of its time. The game begins in the year 2161, over 80 years after the nuclear war, with the player assuming the role of a resident of one of the many underground shelters known as Vaults. The player's mission is to l...
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Fallout 2

Windows XP/98/951998protected Black Isle Studios
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Forgotten Realms: Unlimited Adventures

DOSMac OS1993protected MicroMagic
After publishing a plethora of Gold Box titles, SSI decided to release a fantasy RPG based on the Forgotten Realms scenarios of Dungeons & Dragons where the player could create its own adventures. Forgotten Realms Unlimited Adventures (FRUA) is the ultimate Gold Box RPG and received praise from everyone who played it. If you loved Dark Knights ...
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Heretic

DOS1994protecteddemo Raven Software
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Hexen: Beyond Heretic

DOS1995protected Raven Software
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Icewind Dale

Windows XP/98/95Mac OS2000protected Interplay Productions
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Icewind Dale 2

Windows XP/98/95Mac OS2002protected Black Isle Studios
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Ishar 3: The Seven Gates of Infinity

DOS1994protected Silmarils
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IVAN (Iter Vehemens ad Necem)

DOSWindows 10/11LinuxMac OS2001freeware
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King's Bounty

DOSMac OS1990 New World Computing
King’s Bounty is a turn-based strategy game with RPG elements, originally released in 1990 by New World Computing. It was created by Jon Van Caneghem, also known for the Might and Magic series. This game is often regarded as the precursor to the Heroes of Might and Magic series, which shares many of its core mechanics and concepts. In Ki...
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Lands of Lore 2: Guardians of Destiny

DOSWindows XP/98/951997protected Westwood Studios
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Lands of Lore: The Throne of Chaos

DOSMac OS1993protected Westwood Studios
Lands of Lore: The Throne of Chaos is a classic role-playing video game released by Westwood Studios in 1993. It is the first installment in the Lands of Lore series and is known for its immersive gameplay, storyline, and impressive graphics for its time. Lands of Lore is an first-person party-based role-playing game (RPG) that combines elemen...
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Legend of the Sword

DOS1988 Silicon Software
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Lionheart: Legacy of the Crusader

Windows XP/98/952003protected Black Isle Studios
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Magnetic Scrolls Collection

DOS1991 Magnetic Scrolls
Magnetic Scrolls was one of the finest developer companies dedicated to Interactive Fiction. The Magnetic Scrolls Collection is a trilogy of Magnenic Scrolls adventures remade using the Wonderland engine: Fish!, Corruption, The Guild of Thieves. The new window-based interface made text-adventuring easy even for gamers not used to a text-only interf...
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Menzoberranzan

DOS1994protected DreamForge Intertainment
Menzoberranzan is a old DOS fantasy first person perspective RPG developed by DreamForge Intertainment in 1994 from an original idea by John McGirk. Menzoberranzan setting is based on the Dungeons & Dragons Forgotten Realms campaing setting. Menzoberranzan gameplay is party-based and class-based.
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Might and Magic 3: Isles of Terra

DOS1991protected New World Computing
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Might and Magic 4: Clouds of Xeen

DOS1992protecteddemo New World Computing
Might and Magic IV: Clouds of Xeen is a role-playing video game developed and published by New World Computing in 1992. It's part of the long-running Might and Magic series. In Clouds of Xeen, players explore the world of Xeen, which is composed of four elemental realms: air, earth, fire, and water. The game features a first-person perspective and ...
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Might and Magic 5: Darkside of Xeen

DOS1993protecteddemo New World Computing
Might and Magic V: Darkside of Xeen is a role-playing video game developed by New World Computing and released in 1993. It is the fifth installment in the Might and Magic series and forms the second half of a larger story arc that began with Might and Magic IV: Clouds of Xeen. The plot focuses on the player's quest to stop the evil overlord Sh...
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Might and Magic 7: For Blood and Honor

DOS1999protected New World Computing
Might and Magic VII: For Blood and Honor is a fantasy role-playing game (RPG) developed by New World Computing and released in 1999. It is the seventh installment in the long-running Might and Magic series. The game is set in the fictional world of Enroth and takes place in the same universe as the previous Might and Magic games. Might and Mag...
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Might and Magic: Swords of Xeen

DOS1995 Catware, Inc.
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Might and Magic: World of Xeen

DOSMac OS1994protecteddemo New World Computing
Might and Magic: World of Xeen is a fantasy role-playing game (RPG) released in 1994, which is a combination of two games: Clouds of Xeen and Darkside of Xeen. These games were part of the Might and Magic series, a franchise of RPGs developed by New World Computing. World of Xeen represents the merging of these two games into a single, interconnect...
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Moraff's World

DOS1991 Moraffware
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Mordor: The Depths of Dejenol

Windows 3.x1995protected
Mordor: The Depths of Dejenol is fantasy RPG game released in 1995 for Windows 3.x, but it runs flawlessy even Windows XP (see this faq if you want to play Mordor in a virtual machine). Mordor: The Depths of Dejenol is a mix of first-person and top-down perspective dungeon crawler; the game shows the dungeon in by both perspectives at onc...
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Powerslave

DOS1996 Playmates Interactive Entertainment
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Questron 2

DOS1988protected Westwood Studios
Questron II is a role-playing game (RPG) developed by Westwood Associates and published by Strategic Simulations Inc. (SSI) in 1988. It serves as the sequel to the original Questron (1984) and builds upon its predecessor’s formula, offering more expansive gameplay, refined mechanics, and a richer world to explore. The player embarks on a...
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Ravenloft: Stone Prophet

DOS1995protected DreamForge Intertainment
Ravenloft: Stone Prophet is a fantasy RPG set in the egyptian Ravenloft campaign that uses the Advanced Dungeons & Dragon ruleset. It's the sequel to Ravenloft: Strahd's Possession and uses the same first person real-time 3d engine. Stone Prophet was developed by DreamForge Entertainment and published by SSI in 1995.
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Ravenloft: Strahd's Possession

DOS1994protected DreamForge Intertainment
Ravenloft: Strahd's Possession is a computer role-playing game (CRPG) released in 1994. It is set in the Dungeons & Dragons campaign setting of Ravenloft, which is known for its gothic horror themes. The game was developed by DreamForge Intertainment and published by Strategic Simulations, Inc. (SSI).The gameplay is based on the Advanced Dungeo...