First-person view party-based RPG
Party-based role-playing games with a first person perspective became popular after the release of Dungeon Master in 1989. Before Dungeon Master only a handful RPGs used first person, the Bard's Tale and Wizardry series among others. Dungeon Master managed to create a very neat user interface without sacrificing the gameplay. Some of the most popular first person perspective series are: Eye of the Beholder, the Wizardry series, Might and Magic.
Most popular first-person party-based RPG games
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Ancients 1: Deathwatch
DOS1991 Farr-Ware Software
Ancients 2: Approaching Evil
DOS1994 Farr-Ware Software
Betrayal at Krondor
DOS1993protected Dynamix
Bloodwych
DOS1989
Bloodwych is an abandoned RPG set in the fantasy world of Trazere. Two players can play at the same time in split screen mode, a feature that was unusual at the time, especially for an RPG. Bloodwych was released in 1989 by Image Works for DOS, Amiga, Amstrad CPC, Atari ST, C64, ZX Spectrum.
Captive
DOS1992 Mindscape
Crystals of Arborea
DOS1990 Silmarils
Dark Designs 1: Grelminar's Staff
DOS1990 Softdisk Publishing
Dark Designs 2: Closing the Gate
DOS1990 Softdisk Publishing
Don't Go Alone
DOS1989 Sterling Silver Software
Doomdark's Revenge
DOS1985 Beyond Software
Doomdark's Revenge is a strategy and role-playing video game developed by Mike Singleton and originally released in 1985 for DOS and various home computer systems, including the ZX Spectrum, Amstrad CPC, and Commodore 64. It is the sequel to the earlier game Lords of Midnight and is known for its unique combination of strategy, adventure, and story...
Dragon Wars
DOS1990protected Interplay Productions
Dungeon Master
DOS1992 FTL
Dungeon Master is a classic computer role-playing game (CRPG) developed by FTL Games and released in 1987. It's considered one of the pioneering titles in the dungeon crawler genre. In Dungeon Master, players navigate through a dungeon environment in a first-person perspective, controlling a party of up to four adventurers. The goal is to explore t...
Dungeon master 2: The legend of Skullkeep
DOS1995 FTL
Eye of the Beholder
DOS1991protected Westwood Studios
Eye of the Beholder 2: The Legend of Darkmoon
DOS1991protecteddemo Westwood Studios
Eye of the Beholder II: The Legend of Darkmoon is a first-person party-based role-playing game (RPG) developed by Westwood Associates and published by Strategic Simulations, Inc. (SSI). It was released in 1991 as a sequel to the successful "Eye of the Beholder" game.Set in the Dungeons & Dragons universe, specifically the Forgotten Realms ...
Eye of the beholder 3: Assault on Myth Drannor
DOS1991protected SSI Strategic Simulations Inc.
Hexx: Heresy of the Wizard
DOS1994 Psygnosis
Hired Guns
DOS1993 DMA Design
Hired Guns is an abandoned game developed by DMA Design and published by Psygnosis in 1993 for DOS and Amiga platforms. Hired Guns is a sci-fi RPG in which you control four mercenaries in four individual simultaneous first person sub-screens tasked with destroying all the bad guys from a single planet.
Ishar 2: Messengers of Doom
DOS1994protecteddemo Silmarils
Ishar 2: Messengers of Doom is a role-playing video game developed and published by Silmarils, released in 1993. It is the sequel to Crystals of Arborea and the second installment in the Ishar series. Set in the fantasy world of Kendoria, the game follows the adventures of a group of adventurers as they journey across the land to defeat the evil so...
Ishar 3: The Seven Gates of Infinity
DOS1994protected Silmarils
Ishar: Legend of the Fortress
DOS1992protected Silmarils
Ishar: Legend of the Fortress is a first-person grid-based RPG developed by Silmarils and released in 1992 for DOS, Amiga and Atari ST. Ishar: Legend of the Fortress is the second game, part of the Ishar game series (the first being Crystals of Arborea). Ishar is a classic RPG like Wizardry or Might & Magic and it plays the same way, but the en...
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...
Le Maitre Des Ames
DOS1987 UBI Soft
Legend of Faerghail
DOS1990 Electronic Design Hannover
Legend of Faerghail is a role-playing video game developed by Electronic Design Hannover and published by Rainbow Arts. It was released in 1990 for the Commodore 64, Amiga, and MS-DOS platforms. The game is set in the fantasy world of Faerghail, where the player controls a party of adventurers on a quest to defeat the evil sorcerer Daldras.The game...
Lords of Doom
DOS1990 Attic Entertainment Software
Lords of Midnight
DOS1984remake Beyond Software
Lords of Midnight: The Citadel
DOS1995 Maelstrom Games
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.
Might and Magic 2: Gates to Another World
DOS1988 New World Computing
Might and Magic II: Gates to Another World is a classic role-playing video game developed and published by New World Computing. It was originally released in 1988 for various home computer platforms, including the Apple II, MS-DOS, and Commodore 64. The game is part of the long-running Might and Magic series and is known for its deep gameplay, and ...
Might and Magic 3: Isles of Terra
DOS1991protected New World Computing
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