Events
The Dungeon / pedit5 (1975)
The Game of Dungeons / dnd (1975)
Orthanc (1975)
Moria (1975)The Bard's Tale (1985)
Ultima IV (1985)
Autoduel (1985)
Wizard's Crown (1985)
Alternate Reality: The City (1985)
Phantasie (1985)US console market crashesWasteland (1988)
Pool of Radiance (1988)
Ultima V (1988)
Wizardry V (1988)
Might and Magic II (1988)
Bard's Tale III (1988)
Questron II (1988)
Demon's Winter (1988)
Omega (1988)
BattleTech: The Crescent Hawk’s Inception (1988)
Sentinel Worlds I: Future Magic (1988)The Magic Candle (1989)
The Dark Heart of Uukrul (1989)
Curse of the Azure Bonds (1989)
Starflight 2 (1989)
Dragon Wars (1989)
B.A.T. (1989)
Quest for Glory (1989)
Hero's Quest (1989)
Prophecy I (1989)Might and Magic (1986)
Bard's Tale II (1986)
Starflight (1986)
Phantasie II (1986)
Shard of Spring (1986)Dungeon Master (1987)
Wizardry IV (1987)
NetHack (1987)
Phantasie III (1987)
Wizards & Warriors (1987)
Deathlord (1987)
Quarterstaff (1987)
The Faery Tale Adventure (1987)
Alternate Reality: The Dungeon (1987)Ultima VI (1990)
Wizardry VI (1990)
Worlds of Ultima: The Savage Empire (1990)
Secret of the Silver Blades (1990)
Champions of Krynn (1990)
Countdown to Doomsday (1990)
Quest for Glory II (1990)
Centauri Alliance (1990)
Lord of the Rings, Vol. 1 (1990)Disciples of Steel (1991)
Fate: Gates of Dawn (1991)
Worlds of Ultima: Martian Dreams (1991)
The Bard's Tale: Construction Set (1991)
Might and Magic III (1991)
Pools of Darkness (1991)
Gateway to the Savage Frontier (1991)
Death Knights of Krynn (1991)
Eye of the Beholder (1991)
Eye of the Beholder II (1991)Realms of Arkania (1992)
Ultima Underworld (1992)
Ultima VII (1992)
Wizardry VII (1992)
Star Control 2 (1992)
Quest for Glory III (1992)
Darklands (1992)
Might and Magic IV (1992)
The Summoning (1992)
Treasures of the Savage Frontier (1992)
The Dark Queen of Krynn (1992)
Matrix Cubed (1992)
Amberstar (1992)
Ragnarok (1992)
Spelljammer: Pirates of Realmspace (1992)Quest for Glory IV (1993)
Dungeon Master II (1993)
Eye of the Beholder III (1993)
Betrayal at Krondor (1993)
Darksun: Shattered Lands (1993)
Lands of Lore (1993)
Ultima Underworld II: Labyrinth of Worlds (1993)
Might and Magic V (1993)
Forgotten Realms: Unlimited Adventures (1993)
Dungeon Hack (1993)Ultima VIII (1994)
ADOM (1994)
The Elder Scrolls: Arena (1994)
Realms of Arkania 2 (1994)
Realmz (1994)
Nahlakh (1994)
Ravenloft: Strahd's Possession (1994)
Menzoberranzan (1994)Stonekeep (1995)
Ravenloft: Stone Prophet (1995)
Albion (1995)
Anvil of Dawn (1995)
Exile I: Escape from the Pit (1995)The Elder Scrolls II: Daggerfall (1996)
Strife: Quest for Sigil (1996)
Diablo (1996)
Realms of Arkania 3 (1996)
Exile II: Crystal Souls (1996)Fallout (1997)
Lands of Lore II (1997)
Betrayal in Antara (1997)
Exile III: Ruined World (1997)
Blades of Exile (1997)Fallout 2 (1998)
Baldur's Gate (1998)
Might and Magic VI (1998)
Quest for Glory V (1998)
Return to Krondor (1998)
Descent to Undermountain (1998)
Nethergate (1998)Jagged Alliance 2 (1999)
Planescape: Torment (1999)
Ultima IX (1999)
System Shock 2 (1999)
Might and Magic VII (1999)
King of Dragon Pass (1999)
Natuk (1999)Deus Ex (2000)
Baldur's Gate 2 (2000)
Diablo 2 (2000)
Icewind Dale (2000)
Vampire: The Masquerade - Redemption (2000)
Might and Magic VIII (2000)
Summoner (2000)
Siege of Avalon (2000)
Avernum (2000)
Avernum 2 (2000)Wizardry 8 (2001)
Anachronox (2001)
Arcanum (2001)
Gothic (2001)
Geneforge (2001)Divine Divinity (2002)
The Elder Scrolls 3: Morrowind (2002)
Arx Fatalis (2002)
Icewind Dale 2 (2002)
Neverwinter Nights (2002)
Freedom Force (2002)
Dungeon Siege (2002)
Gothic 2 (2002)
Might and Magic IX (2002)
Avernum 3 (2002)Knights of the Old Republic (2003)
Lionheart (2003)
The Temple of Elemental Evil (2003)
Deus Ex: Invisible War (2003)
Geneforge 2 (2003)Space Rangers 2 (2004)
The Bard's Tale (2004)
Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines (2004)
Knights of the Old Republic II (2004)
Blades of Avernum (2004)
Beyond Divinity (2004)Jade Empire (2005)
Fate (2005)
Gothic 2 (2005)
Freedom Force vs The 3rd Reich (2005)
Geneforge 3 (2005)
Avernum IV (2005)Titan Quest (2006)
Dwarf Fortress (2006)
The Elder Scrolls VI: Oblivion (2006)
Dungeon Crawl: Stone Soup (2006)
Gothic 3 (2006)
Neverwinter Nights 2 (2006)
Dark Messiah (2006)
Geneforge 4 (2006)Mass Effect (2007)
The Witcher (2007)
NWN2: Mask of the Betrayer (2007)
Eschalon: Book I (2007)
Nethergate: Resurrection (2007)
Avernum V (2007)
Depths of Peril (2007)Fallout 3 (2008)
Drakensang: The Dark Eye (2008)
Mount & Blade (2008)
NWN2: Storm of Zehir (2008)
Geneforge 5 (2008)Divinity II: Ego Draconis (2009)
Dragon Age: Origins (2009)
Risen (2009)
Torchlight (2009)
Knights of the Chalice (2009)
Avernum 6 (2009)Din’s Curse (2010)
Alpha Protocol (2010)
Fallout: New Vegas (2010)
Mass Effect 2 (2010)
Eschalon: Book II (2010)
Mount & Blade: Warband (2010)Dungeons of Dredmor (2011)
The Witcher 2 (2011)
The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim (2011)
Dragon Age 2 (2011)
Deus Ex: Human Revolution (2011)
Drakensang: The River of Time (2011)
Avadon: The Black Fortress (2011)
Avernum: Escape From the Pit (2011)Mass Effect 3 (2012)
Tales of Maj’Eyal (2012)
Legend of Grimrock (2012)
Diablo III (2012)
Risen 2: Dark Waters (2012)
Of Orcs And Men (2012)
Drox Operative (2012)Shadowrun Returns (2013)
Aarklash: Legacy (2013)
Mars: War Logs (2013)
Avadon 2 (2013)
Expeditions: Conquistador (2013)Divinity: Original Sin (2014)
The Banner Saga I (2014)
Blackguards (2014)
Shadowrun: Dragonfall (2014)
NEO Scavenger (2014)
Dragon Age: Inquistion (2014)
Wasteland 2 (2014)
Dead State (2014)
Risen 3: Titan Lords (2014)
Eschalon: Book III (2014)
Might and Magic X (2014)
Legend of Grimrock II (2014)
Lords of Xulima (2014)
Bound By Flame (2014)
Faery (2014)The Witcher 3 (2015)
UnderRail (2015)
Age of Decadence (2015)
Fallout 4 (2015)
Pillars of Eternity (2015)
Shadowrun: Hong Kong (2015)
Avernum 2 (2015)
Sunless Sea (2015)Tyranny (2016)
Grim Dawn (2016)
Dungeon Rats (2016)
Deus Ex: Mankind Divided (2016)
Kenshi (2016)
The Quest (2016)
The Technomancer (2016)
The Banner Saga 2 (2016)
Avadon 3 (2016)Divinity: Original Sin 2 (2017)
Tower of Time (2017)
ELEX (2017)
Battle Brothers (2017)
Brigand: Oaxaca (2017)
Mass Effect: Andromeda (2017)
Torment: Tides of Numenera (2017)
Seven: Days Long Gone (2017)
Grimoire (2017)
Expeditions: Viking (2017)Pillars of Eternity 2: Deadfire (2018)
Kingdom Come: Deliverance (2018)
Pathfinder: Kingmaker (2018)
ATOM RPG (2018)
The Banner Saga 3 (2018)
Avernum 3 (2018)GreedFall (2019)
The Outer Worlds (2019)
Disco Elysium (2019)
Outward (2919)
Queen's Wish (2019)
Legends of Amberland (2019)
Din's Legacy (2019)
Titan Outpost (2019)
Sunless Skies (2019)Wasteland 3 (2020)
Cyberpunk 2077 (2020)
ATOM RPG: Trudograd (2020)
Vagrus (2020)
Realms of Antiquity (2020)
Operencia (2020)
Nox Archaist (2020)Solasta: Crown of the Magister (2021)
Black Geyser: Couriers of Darkness (2021)
Pathfinder: Wrath of the Righteous (2021)
Encased (2021)
Gamedec (2021)
Wildermyth (2021)
Drox Operative 2 (2021)ELEX II (2022)
Mount & Blade 2: Bannerlord (2022)
Knights of the Chalice 2 (2022)
Roadwarden (2022)
Citizen Sleeper (2022)
Zorbus (2022)
King Arthur: Knights Tale (2022)
Queen's Wish 2 (2022)
Expeditions: Rome (2022)Jagged Alliance 3 (2023)
Baldur's Gate 3 (2023)
Moonring (2023)
Colony Ship (2023)
Rogue Trader (2023)
Caves of Lore (2023)
Space Wreck (2023)
Diablo IV (2023)
Starfield (2023)
Dark Envoy (2023)
Svarog's Dream (2023)
Wartales (2023)
Lunacid (2023)
Legends of Amberland II (2023)Sovereign Syndicate (2024)
Dread Delusion (2024)
Drova - Forsaken Kin (2024)
SKALD: Against the Black Priory (2024)
Caves of Qud (2024)
Path of Achra (2024)
Broken Roads (2024)
The Thaumaturge (2024)
Passageway of the Ancients (2024)
Zoria: Age of Shattering (2024)
Dragon Age: The Veilguard (2024)Beneath the Apple Manor (1978)
Dungeon Campaign (1978)Temple of Apshai (1979)
Akallabeth (1979)
Dungeon of Death (1979)Rogue (1980)
Eamon (1980)
Fracas (1980)Ultima (1981)
Wizardry (1981)Ultima II (1982)
Wizardry II (1982)
Telengard (1982)
Dungeons of Daggorath (1982)
Tunnels of Doom (1982)
Warrior of Ras (1982)
Sword of Fargoal (1982)
Caverns of Freitag (1982)Ultima III (1983)
Wizardry III (1983)
Moria (1983)
Expedition Amazon (1983)
Galactic Adventures (1983)
The Return of Heracles (1983)Oubliette (1977)
Futurewar (1977)
Pits of Baradur (1977)Dungeon / m199h (1976)
DND World (1976)
Monster Maze (1976)First JRPG releasedUltima Online releasedD&D 1st edition releasedQuestron (1984)
Adventure Construction Set (1984)
The Black Onyx (1984)
Hack (1984)
Icon: The Quest for the Ring (1984)
Shadowkeep (1984)Kingdom Come: Deliverance II (2025)
Citizen Sleeper 2 (2025)
The Outer Worlds 2 (2025)
Tainted Grail: The Fall of Avalon (2025)
Aether & Iron (2025)
Saturn (2025)
Avowed (2025)
The Necromancer's Tale (2025)
Vampire: The Masquerade – Bloodlines 2 (2025)Dark Souls releasedEverQuest releasedWorld of Warcraft releasedAD&D second edition releasedD&D 3.0 releasedD&D 3.5 releasedD&D 4th edition releasedD&D 5th edition releasedDOOM releasedFinal Fantasy VII releasedDragon Quest releasedDotCom crashThe Great RecessionCOVID 19Periods
The first commerical CRPGs become available for home computers
Still mostly for hobbyist as computers were still very expensiveThe PLATO mainframe RPGs
Only available on university computersThe "golden age" of CRPGs circa 1985-1993
Many long running series are started and/or continue to hit their climax before going into declineLate 90s CRPG revival which lasts into the early 2000s
Turn-based RPGs decline due to the popularity of DiabloCRPGs decline after the early 90s
FPS and RTS games begin to boom"Console first era" which lasted around a decade. Games were conceived primarily for console platforms,
with gamepad-centric interfaces and action gameplay becoming dominant. Many older CRPG studios went defunct during this periodThe "crowdfunding renaissance" with CRPGs largely inspired by games from the late 90s revival being made again.
Turn-base combat also returnsBaldur's Gate 3 draws in
many new first time players
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