
YAR: Forgotten Throne
Choose your class, explore the poisoned lands of Borea, and uncover the darkness behind a Slavic fantasy tale.
Still thinking about The Elder Scrolls: Arena and its retro and dark tone? You will find a few strong contenders among these games.
TRAPPED IN THE REALM OF DARKNESS
Retro, Dark, Story-driven
The sun has died, and the races of Arx huddle in the mines below, fighting over what is left. This first-person RPG from Arkane's early days sends you into that sunless world with a magic system you cast by drawing runes on screen, puzzles that trust you to think, and choices that shape how it all ends. Old, dark and stubbornly alive.
Retro, Dark, Atmospheric
Tamriel nearly 1,000 years before Skyrim, open to you solo or with millions of others. Wander mushroom forests, face Daedra, duel players, follow rich stories at your own pace. A huge fantasy RPG worth settling into.
Atmospheric, Story-driven
A first-person open-world RPG set in a dark take on Arthurian legend, 600 years after Arthur's fall. Explore three large zones, build any kind of fighter, mage or sneaky archer, and shape a branching story with choices that decide Avalon's future.
Dark, Atmospheric, Story-driven
A prisoner with no name and no skills is thrown into a walled penal colony where the inmates run the place. Gothic 1 Classic is a tough, atmospheric RPG about surviving first and getting strong later, in a world that keeps living whether you watch it or not.
Retro, Dark, Atmospheric
A classic action RPG from 2005: you start as a mercenary in a war-torn land of Aranna, gather a party of fighters and mages, and carve through dungeons in search of loot while a grim story of gods and ancient wars unfolds.
Retro, Dark, Atmospheric
A gritty open world RPG on the island of Faranga, where earthquakes shake the ground, monsters own the wilderness and every action has a consequence. Fight with a sword, learn staff fighting or become a mage, join a faction and claw your way from shipwrecked nobody to someone the island remembers. Over 60 hours of exploration.
Dark, Atmospheric, Story-driven
Siege of Avalon is an isometric story-driven fantasy-RPG. The Citadel of Avalon is all that remains of the once-mighty seven kingdoms. The invaders have surrounded Avalon and the depleted garrison is bracing for the final assault. Now is the time for the birth of a legend.
Retro, Dark, Atmospheric
Lead a party of adventurers through Archaelund, mankind's last frontier. Explore a vast open world in first person, then fight tactical turn-based battles on a grid from above. Careers, secrets and a scarred continent full of eldritch leftovers await. Old-school at heart, and it shows in the best way.
Retro, Dark, Atmospheric
Ascension to the Throne is a turn-based strategy game with RPG elements. In a vast fantasy world the hero will have to pass many tests on his way to victory. Enemies seek to stop players from regaining power and taking revenge. Gain new friends to aid you in reclaiming the throne.
Retro
A fantasy world hit by an industrial revolution, where magic and machines cancel each other out. Build any character you like, solve quests your own way, and wander a huge land full of elves, factories and flintlock pistols. A classic RPG from 2001 with more freedom than most games manage today.
Retro, Dark, Atmospheric
Two classic 1990s RPGs in one pack: Betrayal at Krondor, set in the Riftwar world of Midkemia, and Betrayal in Antara, following four heroes in a fracturing empire. Expect wide maps, turn-based fights, word-locked chests, and a lot of reading, writing things down, and getting lost in a good way.
Retro, Dark, Atmospheric

Choose your class, explore the poisoned lands of Borea, and uncover the darkness behind a Slavic fantasy tale.

Raid a fantasy dungeon that doubles as a tourist attraction, while a glitching dragon unravels the game around you.

Roam a grim open world in first person with your party, then settle battles on a tactical grid where every step counts.

A mercenary fantasy action-RPG set in the war-torn Vale of Vahrin, where insect-like khraiax swarm the streets and something worse stirs below.

Take odd jobs, gather a squad, and shape your own legend across an open medieval land where every choice leaves a mark.

Wander a broken Avalon where every build, choice and ending is yours to shape.

Roam a grim, mysterious open world of dungeons, secrets and choices in a classic first-person RPG.

Siege of Avalon is an isometric story-driven fantasy-RPG. The Citadel of Avalon is all that remains of the once-mighty seven kingdoms.

Legends of Amberland: The Forgotten Crown is a classic western RPG inspired by the games from the 90s.

D'arc is a sixteen-year-old Mage to be. A sinister plot threatens his initiation and risks plunging the land of Iginor into conflict and chaos.

Build any character you like, wander a vast fantasy world, and hold back the Daedric invasion at your own pace.

Silver, a corrupt and sinister sorcerer, rules the land of Jarrah with an iron fist.

A mercenary fantasy action-RPG set in the war-torn Vale of Vahrin, where insect-like khraiax swarm the streets and something worse stirs below.

Choose your class, explore the poisoned lands of Borea, and uncover the darkness behind a Slavic fantasy tale.

Raid a fantasy dungeon that doubles as a tourist attraction, while a glitching dragon unravels the game around you.

Wander a broken Avalon where every build, choice and ending is yours to shape.

Take odd jobs, gather a squad, and shape your own legend across an open medieval land where every choice leaves a mark.

Build any character you like, wander a vast fantasy world, and hold back the Daedric invasion at your own pace.

Roam a grim open world in first person with your party, then settle battles on a tactical grid where every step counts.

A soul drifting from body to body through a mythic open world, where every death reshapes the story and the ending is yours to decide.

Create your party of adventurers and set out on a quest to free an old man's magically imprisoned son.

A Quest That Became Legend is a game inspired by old school RPG classics, with turn based combat and an open world environment.

A turn-based open world RPG where every run uncovers new secrets, from shifting dungeons to a throne you may claim for yourself.

Eternal Edge + is a casual Action-Adventure role-playing game following Cross, an Age-old warrior who is trying to wake his lost Wife from an…