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.

1987 cRPGs

1988 cRPGs

1989 cRPGs

1990 cRPGs

1991 cRPGs

1992 cRPGs

1993 cRPGs

1994 cRPGs

1995 cRPGs

Ravenloft: Stone Prophet IBM PC MS-DOS 1995
Steel Panthers IBM PC MS-DOS SSI 1995
Dungeon Master 2: The Legend of Skullkeep IBM PC MS-DOS FTL 1995
Jagged Alliance IBM PC MS-DOS Sir Tech MadLab 1995
Albion (BlueByte)
Might & Magic: World of Xeen (New World)
Quest for Glory IV: Shadows of Darkness (Sierra)

1996 cRPGs

Diablo Original Version 1996 (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 cRPGs

Fallout Original Version 1997 (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 cRPGs

Baldur's Gate Original Version 1998 (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 cRPGs

Planescape: Torment Original Version 1999 (Black Isle Studios)
Icewind Dale Original Version 1999 (Black Isle Studios)
Baldur's Gate: Tales of the Sword Coast (BioWare)
Jagged Alliance 2 Original Version 1999 (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 cRPGs

Baldur's Gate 2 Original Version 2000 (BioWare)
Deus Ex Original Version 2000 (Ion Storm)
Diablo 2 Original Version 2000 (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 cRPGs

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 cRPGs

Neverwinter Nights Original Version 2002 (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 cRPGs

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 cRPGs

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 cRPGs

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 cRPGs

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 cRPGs

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 (Apeiron)
7.62 High Calibre (Apeiron)
Eschalon Book 1 (Basilisk Games)
Aveyond 2: Ean's Quest (Amaranth Games)
Chinese Paladin 4 (Softstar Entertainment)
Escape from Paradise City (Sirius Games)
Last Scenario (SCFWorks)
Parhedros: Tunnels of Sethir (Laurion Studio)
Spirit Engine 2 (Natomic Studios)
SpellForce 2: Dragon Storm (Pnemonic)
Silverfall (Monte Cristo)
Stranger (Fireglow Studios)
Titan Quest: Immortal Throne (Iron Lore Entertainment)
Two Worlds (Reality Pump)
UFO: Afterlight (Altar Interactive)
Vampire Hunters (Mayhem Studios)

2008 cRPGs

Fallout 3 aka Oblivion With Guns (Bethesda)
Storm of Zehir (Obsidian)
Swordflight (Rogueknight): The beginning of the greatest cRPG campaign of the modern era.
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 cRPGs

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 cRPGs

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)

2011 cRPGs

Dark Souls (From Software)
Deus Ex: Human Revolution (Eidos Montreal)
Dragon Age 2 (BioWare)
Dungeon Siege 3 (Obsidian Entertainment)
Dungeons & Dragons: Daggerdale (Bedlam Games)
Dungeons of Dredmor (Gaslamp)
EYE: Divine Cybermancy (Streum On Studio)
Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim (Bethesda)
Fable 3 (Lionheart Studios)
Mass Effect 2: Arrival (BioWare)
Mount & Blade: With Fire and Sword (TaleWorlds)
Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War II - Retribution (Relic Entertainment)
Witcher 2: The Assassin of Kings (CD Projekt Red)

2012 cRPGs

Baldur's Gate 1: Enhanced Edition (Beamdog)
Diablo 3 (Blizzard Entertainment)
Dragon's Dogma (Capcom)
Grim Dawn (Crate Entertainment)
King's Bounty: Warriors of the North (1C-Softclub)
Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning (Big Huge Games)
Legend of Grimrock (Almost Human)
Mass Effect 3 (BioWare)
Mythos (Flagship Studios)
Of Orcs and Men (Cyanide)
Risen 2: Dark Waters (Piranha Bytes)
Spellforce 2: Faith in Destiny (THQ Nordic)
Tales of Maj'Eyal (Netcore Games)
Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim - Dawnguard (Bethesda)
Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim - Dragonborn (Bethesda)
Ultima IX: Ascension (Origin Systems)

2013 cRPGs

Aarklash: Legacy (Cyanide)
Avadon 2: The Corruption (Spiderweb Software)
Baldur's Gate 2: Enhanced Edition (Beamdog)
Baldur's Gate: Dark Alliance 2 (Black Isle Studios)
Banner Saga (Stoic)
Desktop Dungeons (QCF Design)
Deus Ex: The Fall (Eidos Montreal)
Divinity: Dragon Commander (Larian Studios)
Path of Exile (Grinding Gear Games)
Shadowrun Returns (Harebrained Schemes)

2014 cRPGs

Dark Souls 2 (From Software)
Diablo 3: Reaper of Souls (Blizzard Entertainment)
Divinity: Original Sin (Larian Studios)
Dragon Age: Inquisition (BioWare)
Icewind Dale: Enhanced Edition (Beamdog)
King's Bounty: Dark Side (SoftClub)
Legend of Grimrock 2 (Almost Human)
Lords of Xulima (Numantian Games)
Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor (Monolith Productions)
Might & Magic X: Legacy (Limbic Entertainment)
NEO Scavenger (Blue Bottle Games)
Risen 3: Titan Lords (Piranha Bytes)
Sacred 3 (Keen Games)
South Park: The Stick of Truth (Obsidian Entertainment)
Wasteland 2 (inXile Entertainment)

2015 cRPGs

Age of Decadence (Iron Tower Studios)
Avernum 2: Crystal Souls (Spiderweb Software)
Bloodborne (From Software)
Fallout 4 (Bethesda Game Studios)
Legends of Eisenwald (Aterdux Entertainment)
Pillars of Eternity (Obsidian Entertainment)
Shadowrun: Hong Kong (Harebrained Schemes)
Sword Coast Legends (n-Space)
Witcher 3: Wild Hunt (CD Projekt Red)
Underrail (Stygian Software)

2016 cRPGs

Banner Saga 2 (Stoic)
Dark Souls 3 (From Software)
Darkest Dungeon (Red Hook Studios)
Deus Ex: Mankind Divided (Eidos Montreal)
Divinity: Original Sin 2 (Larian Studios)
Dungeon Rats (Iron Tower Studios)
Pillars of Eternity: The White March (Obsidian Entertainment)
Siege of Dragonspear (Beamdog)
Tyranny (Obsidian Entertainment)
Witcher 3 Wild Hunt - Blood and Wine (CD Projekt)

2017 cRPGs

Brigand: Oaxaca (Laughing Coyote Software)
ELEX (Piranha Bytes)
Expeditions: Viking (Logic Artists)
Grimoire: Heralds of the Winged Exemplar (Golden Era Games)
Mass Effect: Andromeda (BioWare)
Planescape: Torment: Enhanced Edition (Beamdog)
Torment: Tides of Numenera (inXile Entertainment)

2018 cRPGs

Kenshi (Lo-Fi Games)
ATOM RPG (Atom Team)
Exiled Kingdoms (4 Dimension Games)
Fallout 76 (Bethesda)
Pathfinder: Kingmaker (Owlcat Games)
Pillars of Eternity 2: Deadfire (Obsidian Entertainment)
Kingdom Come: Deliverance (Warhorse Studios)

2019 cRPGs

Disco Elysium (ZA/UM)
Outer Worlds (Obsidian)
GreedFall (Spiders)
Knights of the Chalice (Heroic Fantasy Games)

2020 cRPGs

ATOM RPG: Trudograd (Atom Team)
Cyberpunk 2077 (CD Projekt Red)
Wasteland 3 (inXile Entertainment)

2021 cRPGs

Disco Elysium: The Final Cut (ZA/UM)
Mass Effect: Legendary Edition (BioWare)
Solasta: Crown of the Magister (Tactical Adventures)

2022 cRPGs

Black Geyser: Couriers of Darkness (GrapeOcean Technologies)
Cyber Knights: Flashpoint (Trese Bothers)
Elden Ring (From Software)
ELEX 2 (Piranha Bytes)
Expeditions: Rome (Logic Artists)
King Arthur: Knight's Tale (Neocore Games)
Knights of the Chalice 2 (Heroic Fantasy Games)
Mount and Blade 2: Bannerlord (TaleWorlds)
Pathfinder: Wrath of the Righteous (Owlcat Games)
Pentiment (Obsidian Entertainment)

2023 cRPGs

Baldur's Gate 3 (Larian Studios)
Colony Ship (Iron Tower Studios)
Dark Envoy (Event Horizon)
Diablo 4 (Blizzard Team 3)
Hogwarts Legacy (Avalanche Software)
Jagged Alliance 3 (Haemimont Games)
Starfield (Bethesda)
Svarog's Dream (VI Game Forge)
Warhammer 40,000: Rogue Trader (Owlcat Games)

2024 cRPGs

Darkness Below (Eleftheriadis Savvas)
Dragon Age: The Veilguard (BioWare)
Dragon's Dogma 2 (Capcom)
Flintlock: The Siege of Dawn (A44 Games)
King Arthur: Legion IX (Neocore Games)
Old School RPG (Head Buzz Games)
SKALD: Against the Black Priory (High North Studios)
StarCrawlers Chimera (Juggernaut Games)
Thaumaturge (11 bit Studios)

Upcoming cRPGs

Aletheia: Return of Odysseus (Absent Dragon)
Archaelund (4 Dimension Games)
Archquest (Pseudodragon Studios)
Avowed (Obsidian)
Band of Crusaders (Virtual Alchemy)
Beast: False Prophet (False Prophet)
Burden of Command (Green Tree Games)
Call of Saregnar (Legendworks)
Circle of Swords (CircleOfSwordsDev)
Code of the Savage (Geoff Jones)
Conformist (Torpor Games)
Cyber Knights: Flashpoint (Trese Brothers)
Cyclopean (Schmidt Workshops)
Doors of Trithius (Jake Donkersgoed)
Edge of War (Action Squad Studios)
Esoteric Ebb (Sudden Snail)
Fallen Gods (Wormwood Studios)
Flint: Treasure of Oblivion (Savage Level)
GreedFall 2: The Dying World (Spiders)
Hibernaculum (Wormwood Studios)
Hidden Pass (GG Studios)
Jovian System (The Boar Studio)
Kingdom Come Deliverance 2 (Warhorse Studios)
Menace (Overhype Studios)
Monomyth (Rat Tower Software)
Mystic Land: The Search for Maphaldo (MegaVision Software)
Necromancer's Tale (New Arc Line)
Passageway of the Ancients (Passageway Games)
Project Haven (Code Three Fifty One)
Prometheus Wept (Timeslip Softworks)
RPG Architect (Monster and Robot)
Sector Unknown (Creative Storm Entertainment)
Slaves of Magic (Amethyst Dreamers)
Stellar Tactics (Maverick Games)
Stoneshard (Ink Stains Games)
Swordflight Chapter 6 (Rogueknight)
Swordhaven: Iron Conspiracy (Atom Team)
Swords & Sorcery: Sovereign (OlderBytes)
Underrail: Infusion (Stygian Software)
Urban Strife (White Pond Games)
Vampire the Masquerade: Bloodlines 2 (Chinese Room)
Warhammer 40,000: Rogue Trader - Void Shadows (Owlcat Games)
Wayward Realms (OnceLost Games)
Way of Wrath (Animmal)
Worldstone Chronicles (Cover Club Media)
Zodiac Legion (Studio Draconis)

Pre-1987 cRPGs

Devil's Dungeon 1977 TRS-80

The first commerical cRPG released for home computers was Charles William Engel's Devil's Dungeon of 1977.

Coded in the Basic programming language (Micro-Soft, 1975), Devil's Dungeon features dungeon exploration, combat encounters, experience-point acquisition, wealth accumulation, 2x character stats and environmental hazards.

Devil's Dungeon running on the TRS-80:

The above infographic is to be read row by row, from left to right. After assembling the infographic I removed a few lines of text-repetition (in the 6th panel) and changed the font color from native blue to white in order to increase readability. Otherwise, this is exactly how Devil's Dungeon presents itself.

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