Is there a true rpg in browser, or downloadable?

Question

I mean, i'm not asking for mass affect, or kotor, but I figure, there are tons of great game makers in the world. Is it true that no ones made a freeware rpg. I don't want an mmorpg. I have such trouble with those that i can't even THINK about trying that again.

I just want a rpg. bioware style. FREE-ish would be nice.

Answer 1

The thing is that games of that nature aren't particularly easy to make, especially when you're talking about a handful of people with little to no incentive to do so. A casual game designer can figure out how to code basic things and make sprites and what have you but 3D is a whole other beast both technically and artistically. The reason that there's MMORPGs that are a bit more complex is because a company actually stands to make money from them even if they're free games. Bio-ware is a pretty big, well funded, and well established studio that STILL spends years working on these games.

Answer 2

I tried a browser based RPG that was free once, but I'm afraid I forgot what it was called. There seemed to be a lot of people playing it.

The graphics were very, very basic I recall.

Answer 3

try

Magebane 2 (for one)
Ancient Evil (is two)
Dink Smallwood (for three)
Planescape Torment is Four (Torrent off www.Isohunt.com)

http://www.the-underdogs.info/game.php?id=3778
http://www.the-underdogs.info/game.php?id=3528
http://www.the-underdogs.info/game.php?id=312

Magebane 2 is a great 3D single-player freeware RPG designed by Ville Mönkkönen, who also designed the excellent trio of freeware gems reviewed on this site - Wazzal, The Forge, and Bikez II. If the pedigree of these games is any indication, Magebane 2 should be a polished freeware gem with plenty of good 3D graphics.

And indeed it is. The game puts you in command of 3 monks on a quest to recover the holy Amulet of Yendor. Each monk masters a different school of magic, and as they gain experience from slaying enemies, you can upgrade their skills. Similar to other fantasy RPGs, Magebane 2 has a good array of magical artifacts to enhance your abilities. The gameplay is smooth, effective, and quite a lot of fun. You give orders in a pausable real-time play (similar to Wizardry 8 but not as complex), and you can slow the game down tremendously if you prefer turn-based games.

Similar to Magic & Mayhem and more recent titles such as Evil Islands, Magebane 2 is a great combination of action, strategy, and RPG genres. More spells would have been nice, but as a freeware title that is a minor nitpick. If you enjoy Rage of Mages style of RPGs or Warhammer: Dark Omen style of strategy games, check out this fun underdog that offers much more play value than some commercial games.


Ancient Evil is a fun, no-frills "oldskool" RPG that is similar to Blades of Exile for good attention to details and old-fashioned hack-and-slash fun. The plot goes as follows: for centuries, would-be heroes have been pitting their skills against the Crypt of the Ancients. Controlled by the seemingly ageless arch-mage Alaric, it is believed to have been built over five thousands years ago as a resting place for 'The Ancients' - Demigods who created the world. Now, the Crypt is way to earn money, as Alaric offers a prize of 50,000 gold coins for anybody who enters the Crypt and lives to tell the tale. In the history of the challenge, just two people have ever emerged from its mysterious confines - Alaric himself, and Jetraal the Heroic. But Jetraal was last seen 300 years ago, before he mysteriously died. Until now. Jetraal's ghost has returned, warning people of impending doom unless Alaric is stopped. But stopped from doing what.... it's up to you to find out.

Presented in 3D isometric view, Ancient Evil boasts excellent graphics, with 30+ fully-textured monsters, realistic lighting effects, and a lot of interesting magical weapons and spells to find and use. Most combat is tough, but fortunately not too tough as to be frustrating. With huge dungeon maps (20+ levels) and an intuitive player interface, decent hack-and-slash gameplay, and lots of puzzles and exploration, Ancient Evil looks and feels like a solid RPG that offers enough well-developed gameplay to rekindle the interests of anyone who thinks he or she has outgrown SSI's AD&D classics. It's not as good as Blades of Exile, but it's by no means a "bland" game. Thumbs up!

Dink Smallwood is a fun "light" action-based RPG from originally released as shareware. Despite the almost nonexistent plot, Dink Smallwood features excellent isometric graphics, and fun physical puzzles and gameplay similar to console hit Zelda (e.g. push rocks, collect power-ups to expand your hitpoints, etc.). One of the best features of the game is the ability to add user-made "modules" to the game to expand the gameworld with new areas and puzzles. Overall, a good RPG for newbies and Zelda fans who like physical puzzles and some action. Developer RT Soft kindly released this game as freeware in 1999, to cheers of fans worldwide. With numerous fan-made expansion modules, Dink Smallwood can easily take up residency on your computer for generations to come :)