List of Computer Role-playing Games

This is a chronological listing of computer role-playing games that are covered in cRPG History. The cRPGs listed constitute the treatment range of the cRPG Blog.

Total scores for each cRPG are given in cRPG Reviews whereas cRPG Design rates each cRPG in 11 categories of design.

cf.:

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1994

Master of Magic Review (SimTex)
X-COM UFO Defense Review (Mythos Games)
Sid Meier's Colonization (MicroProse)
Panzer General 1 (Strategic Simulations)

1995

Steel Panthers (SSI)
Albion (BlueByte)
Dungeon Master 2: Legend of Skullkeep (FTL)
Jagged Alliance: Deadly Games (Sir-Tech)
Might & Magic: World of Xeen (New World)
Quest for Glory IV: Shadows of Darkness (Sierra)
Ravenloft: Stone Prophet (Dreamforge)

1996

Diablo 1 (Blizzard North)
Sid Meier's Civlization 2 (MicroProse)
The Elder Scrolls II: Daggerfall (Bethesda)
Nemesis: The Wizardry Adventure (Sir-Tech)
Heroes of Might and Magic II: The Succession Wars (New World Computing)
Hiouden - Maou Tachi tono Chikai II (WolfTeam)
MissionForce CyberStorm (Dynamix)
Strife: Quest for the Sigil (Rogue Entertainment)
Amika (GO2)
Exile II: Crystal Souls (Spiderweb Software)
Yendorian Tales: Book I - Chapter 2 (SW Games)
Odyssey: The Legend of Nemesis (Paranoid Productions)
DeathKeep (Lion Entertainment)
Blood Omen: Legacy of Kain (Silicon Knights/Semi Logic Entertainments)

1997

Fallout 1 (Interplay)
Descent to Undermountain (Interplay)
Diablo: Hellfire & Birthright: The Gorgon's Alliance (Synergistic Software)
Dungeon Keeper (Interplay)
Lands of Lore 2: Guardians of Destiny (Westwood Studios)
Betrayal in Antara (Sierra)
Aleshar: The World of Ice (Hypothermia)
Realms of Arkania: Shadows Over Riva (Sir-Tech)
Amulets & Armor (United Software Artists)
Final Fantasy VII (Square)
Exile III: Ruined World (Spiderweb Software)
X-COM: Apocalypse (Mythos Games)
An Elder Scrolls Legend: Battlespire (Bethesda Softworks)
Yendorian Tales: The Tyrants of Thaine (SW Games)
Halls of the Dead: Faery Tale Adventure II (The Dreamers Guild)
Blades of Exile (Spiderweb Software)
Lords of Magic (Impressions Games)

1998

Baldur's Gate 1 (BioWare)
Fallout 2 (Black Isle Studios)
Quest for Glory V (Yosemite Entertainment)
Might & Magic VI: The Mandate of Heaven (New World Computing)
Return to Krondor (7th Level)
Nethergate (Spiderweb Software)
Icarus: Sanctuary of the Gods (KRGsoft)
Dink Smallwood (Robinson Technologies)
Cybermercs: The Soldiers of The 22nd Century (Digital Impact)
Rage of Mages (Nival Interactive)
Avalon (MiG Outpost)
Hexplore (Doki Denki Studio)
Lamentation Sword (Trigger Soft)
Jewel of Arabia: Dreamers (Quarter Note Software)

1999

Planescape: Torment (Black Isle Studios)
Baldur's Gate: Tales of the Sword Coast (BioWare)
Jagged Alliance 2 (Sir-Tech)
Sid Meier's Alpha Centauri (Firaxis Games)
System Shock 2 (Irrational Games/Looking Glass Studios)
Silver (Spiral House)
Revenant (Cinematix Studios)
King of Dragon Pass (A Sharp, LLC)
Lands of Lore 3 (Westwood)
Ultima IX (Origin Systems)
Might & Magic VII & Heroes of Might & Magic III: The Restoration of Erathia (New World Computing)
Septerra Core (Valkyrie Studios)
Age of Wonders (Triumph Studios, Epic MegaGames)
Ancient Evil (Silver Lightning)
Gorky 17/Odium (Metropolis Software / Hyperion Entertainment)
Dark Secrets of Africa (New Generation Software)
Darkstone: Evil Reigns (Delphine Software International)
Rage of Mages II: Necromancer (Nival Interactive)
Throne of Darkness (Click Entertainment)
Final Fantasy VIII (Square)
Cythera (Ambrosia Software)
King of Dragon Pass (A Sharp, LLC, 1999)

2000

Baldur's Gate 2: Shadows of Amn (BioWare)
Deus Ex 1 (Ion Storm)
Icewind Dale 1 (Black Isle Studios)
Diablo 2 (Blizzard North)
Nox (Westwood)
Vampire: The Masquerade - Redemption (Nihilistic Software)
Might & Magic VIII: Day of the Destroyer (New World Computing)
Soulbringer (Infogrames)
Wizards & Warriors (Heuristic Park)
Avernum & Avernum 2 (Spiderweb Software)
Jagged Alliance 2: Unfinished Business (Sir-Tech)
Sea Dogs: An Epic Adventure at Sea (Akella)
Konung: Legends of the North (1C)
Dragonfire: The Well of Souls (ComputerHouse GBG AB/Target Games Interactive AB)
Arcatera: The Dark Brotherhood (Westka Interactive)
Droiyan 2 Absolute Monarch (KRGSoft)
Arcatera: The Dark Brotherhood (Westka Interactive GmbH)
Demise: Rise of the Ku'tan (Artifact Entertainment)
Europa Universalis (Paradox Development Studio)

2001

Arcanum: Of Steamworks and Magick Obscura (Troika)
Gothic 1 (Piranha Bytes)
Wizardry 8 (Sir-Tech Canada)
Diablo 2: Lord of Destruction (Blizzard North)
Baldur's Gate 2: Throne of Bhaal (BioWare)
Severance: Blade of Darkness (Rebel Act Studios)
Pool of Radiance: Ruins of Myth Drannor (Stormfront Studios)
Anachronox (Ion Storm)
Fallout Tactics: Brotherhood of Steel (Micro Forté)
Pillars of Garendall (Beenox Studios)
Ancient Evil: The Curse of the Snake Cult (Silver Lightning Software)
Icewind Dale: Heart of Winter & Trials of the Luremaster (Black Isle)
Zenfar: The Adventure (Dynamic Adventures)
Evil Islands: Curse of the Lost Soul (Nival Interactive)
New Legend of Sword and Fairy (Softstar Entertainment)
Geneforge (Spiderweb Software)
Gorasul: The Legacy of the Dragon (Silver Style Entertainment)
Dispel (Abalon Studio/E2 Soft)
New Centurions (Fantasoft LLC)
Heath: The Unchosen Path (Burut Creative Team / GMX Media)

2002

Neverwinter Nights 1 (BioWare)
The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind & Tribunal (Bethesda)
Icewind Dale 2 (Black Isle)
Dungeon Siege (Gas Powered Games)
Divine Divinity (Larian Studios)
Arx Fatalis (Arkane Studios)
Heroes of Might & Magic IV (New World Computing)
Prince of Qin (Object Software)
Might & Magic IX (New World Computing)
Age of Wonders II: The Wizard's Throne (Triumph Studios)
Escape Velocity Nova (Ambrosia Software, ATMOS)
Avernum III (Spiderweb Software)
Necromania: Trap of Darkness (Darksoft Game Development Studio)
Freedom Force (Irrational Games)
Paradise Cracked (MiST Land South)
GROM: Terror in Tibet! (Rebelmind)
Another War (Cenega)
Pyrrhic Tales: Prelude to Darkness (Zero Sum Software)

2003

Knights of the Old Republic 1 (BioWare)
Gothic 2 (Piranha Bytes)
Temple of Elemental Evil (Troika Games)
Silent Storm (Nival Interactive)
Shadows of Undrentide (BioWare)
Hordes of the Underdark (BioWare)
Bloodmoon (Bethesda)
Lionheart: Legacy of the Crusader (Reflexive Entertainment)
Deus Ex: Invisible War (Ion Storm)
Age of Wonders III: Shadow Magic (Triumph Studios)
Star Wars Jedi Knight: Jedi Academy (Raven Software)
Geneforge 2 (Spiderweb Software)
Pirates of the Caribbean (Akella)
The Spirit Engine (Natomic Studios)
KnightShift aka Polanie II aka Once Upon a Knight (Reality Pump Studios)
Ys: The Ark of Napishtim (Japan, Nihon Falcom)
Mistmare (Arxel Tribe/Sinister Systems)
Weird War: The Unknown Episode of World War II (Mirage Interactive)
Breath of Fire IV (Capcom)
The Legend of Sword and Fairy 2 (Softstar Entertainment)
Chinese Paladin 3 (Softstar Entertainment)
The Circle of Fate (Boolat)
Anito: Defend a Land Enraged (Anino Entertainment)
Devil Whiskey (Shifting Suns Studios, LLC)
UFO: Aftermath (Altar Interactive)

2004

Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines (Troika Games)
Knights of the Old Republic II: The Sith Lords (Obsidian)
Fable (Big Blue Box Studios)
Sacred (Ascaron)
Beyond Divinity (Larian Studios)
The Bard's Tale (InXile)
Silent Storm: Sentinels (Nival Interactive)
Blades of Avernum (Spiderweb Software)
The Fall: Last Days of Gaia (Silver Style Entertainment)
Ahriman's Prophecy (Amaranth Software)
Sid Meier's Pirates! (Firaxis Games)
SpellForce: The Order of Dawn (Pnemonic)
Forgotten Realms: Demon Stone (Stormfront Studios)
I of the Dragon (Primal Software)
Paladin 3 Gaiden: Wen Qing Pian (Softstar Entertainment)
Shadow Vault (Mayhem Studio)
Konung 2: Blood of Titans (1C)
Gangland (MediaMobsters)
Seal of Evil (Strategy First)
Crusader Kings (Paradox Development Studio)

2005

Jade Empire (BioWare)
Gothic 2: Night of the Raven (Piranha Bytes)
Dungeon Siege II (Gas Powered Games)
Hammer & Sickle (Silent Storm) (Novik & Co., Nival Interactive)
Dungeon Lords (Heuristic Park)
Avernum IV & Geneforge 3 (Spiderweb Software)
Fate (Wild Tangent)
SpellForce: The Breath of Winter & SpellForce: Shadow of the Phoenix (Pnemonic)
Ys: The Oath in Felghana (Japan, Nihon Falcom)
Metalheart: Replicants Rampage (Akella)
Restricted Area (Whiptail)
Freedom Force vs. the 3rd Reich (Irrational Games)
Morning's Wrath (Ethereal Darkness Interactive)
The Omega Syndrome (ausgamedev)
UFO: Aftershock (Altar Interactive)

2006

Neverwinter Nights 2 (Obsidian)
Gothic 3 (Piranha Bytes)
The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion (Bethesda)
Dark Messiah of Might & Magic (Arkane Studios)
Oblivion: Knights of the Nine (Bethesda)
Titan Quest (Iron Lore Entertainment)
Dungeon Siege II: Broken World (Gas Powered Games)
Geneforge 4 (Spiderweb Software)
Omega Syndrome (David Moffatt)
Heroes of Might & Magic V & Heroes of Might & Magic V: Hammers of Fate (Nival Interactive)
Space Rangers 2: Dominators (Elemental Games)
SpellForce 2: Shadow Wars (Pnemonic)
NeverEnd (Mayhem Studios)
Ys Origin (Japan, Nihon Falcom)

2007

Mask of the Betrayer (Obsidian)
The Witcher 1 (CD Projekt RED)
Mass Effect 1 (BioWare)
BioShock 1 (2K Boston)
Hellgate London (Flagship Studios)
Oblivion: Shivering Isles (Bethesda)
Nethergate: Resurrection & Avernum V (Spiderweb Software)
Heroes of Might & Magic V: Tribes of the East (Nival Interactive)
Brigade E5: New Jagged Union & 7.62 High Calibre (Apeiron)
Eschalon Book 1 (Basilisk Games)
Aveyond 2: Ean's Quest (Amaranth Games)
Titan Quest: Immortal Throne (Iron Lore Entertainment)
The Spirit Engine 2 (Natomic Studios)
SpellForce 2: Dragon Storm (Pnemonic)
Silverfall (Monte Cristo)
Two Worlds (Reality Pump)
Stranger (Fireglow Studios)
Chinese Paladin 4 (Softstar Entertainment)
Escape from Paradise City (Sirius Games)
Parhedros: Tunnels of Sethir (Laurion Studio)
Last Scenario (SCFWorks)
UFO: Afterlight (Altar Interactive)

2008

Fallout 3 aka Oblivion With Guns (Bethesda)
Storm of Zehir (Obsidian)
Fable 2 (Lionhead Studios)
Geneforge 5: Overthrow (Spiderweb Software)
King's Bounty: The Legend (Katauri Interactive)
Mount & Blade (TaleWorlds Entertainment)
Gothic 3: Forsaken Gods (Trine Games)
Sacred 2: Fallen Angel (Ascaron)
Fate: Undiscovered Realms (Golden Goose Productions)

2009

Dragon Age: Origins (BioWare)
Knights of the Chalice (Heroic Fantasy Games)
Drakensang: The Dark Eye (Radon Labs)
Risen (Piranha Bytes)
The Last Remnant (Square Enix)
Mysteries of Westgate (Ossian Studios)
Avernum VI (Spiderweb Software)
Torchlight (Runic Games)
King's Bounty: Armored Princess (Katauri Interactive)
Fallout 3: Operation Anchorage & The Pitt & Broken Steel & Point Lookout & Mothership Zeta (Bethesda)
Inquisitor (Czech Republic, Cinemax)
Divinity II: Ego Draconis (Larian Studios)
Exit Fate (SCFWorks)

2010

Mount & Blade: Warband (TaleWorlds Entertainment)
Fallout: New Vegas (Obsidian)
Mass Effect 2 (BioWare)
Alpha Protocol (Obsidian)
Dragon Age: Origins: Awakening (BioWare)
King's Bounty: Crossworlds (Katauri Interactive)
Eschalon Book 2 (Basilisk Games)
Din's Curse (Soldak Entertainment)
A Farewell to Dragons (Arise)
Konung III: Ties of the Dynasty (1C)
Faery: Legends of Avalon (Spiders)
Drakensang: The River of Time (Germany, Radon Labs)
Two Worlds II (Reality Pump)
Swords & Sorcery: Underworld (OlderBytes)

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