Really Obscure RPGs

[octavius]

The Aethra Chronicles: Volume One game is from the same developer. Is that a similar turn-based party rpg game?

It's not in the Wizard's Crown style, but more about character development than detailed turn based combat. It's one of my favourite indie CRPGs.

 

[TheDeveloperDude]

Do you know similar games? (Wizards Crown, etc)

Nahlakh?

BTW, is the full version of Kairn available now? I initially skipped it on my play list due to only the shareware version being available.

In myabandonware you have all the versions, including the complete one: https://www.myabandonware.com/game/dungeons-of-kairn-3xa

From the manual:
"It is said that only a Ranger wielding the rangers amulet can find his way through the Forest of Afyle"

But any Ranger at any rank? For example Scout, Tracker, Escort, Gallant, Warder?
Or you need a high-level Ranger rank Ranger?

 

[TheDeveloperDude]

Do you know similar games? (Wizards Crown, etc)

Nahlakh?

BTW, is the full version of Kairn available now? I initially skipped it on my play list due to only the shareware version being available.

In myabandonware you have all the versions, including the complete one: https://www.myabandonware.com/game/dungeons-of-kairn-3xa

Thanks! I have found the second dungeon!

 

[TheDeveloperDude]

Dungeons of Kairn

Here is a text of a scroll in the game: Red, Green, Blue are the true colors.
How true.

 

[TheDeveloperDude]

Dungeons of Kairn

My party is in the 4th (final) dungeon. Teleport and Mapping do not seems to work here.

 

[TheDeveloperDude]

Dungeons of Kairn

My party is in the 4th (final) dungeon. Teleport and Mapping do not seems to work here.

Win! It was a good game! There was a hard battle in the end.
And in my life first I drew some dungeon maps.

 

[vitellus]

man alive, four color is really hard to deal with holy shit that cyan and magenta is raping my eyes.

 

[Fink]

wow looks way better with the filter, lol

 

[TheDeveloperDude]

man alive, four color is really hard to deal with holy shit that cyan and magenta is raping my eyes.

You can change the colors/palette. F9&F10 keys.
Believe me this game has better grafix than its sequel, Aethra Chronicles, where you cannot see what the f*ck happening in battle.
Youtube battle

 

[KeighnMcDeath]

The sad news is Dr. Dungeon passed away in 2021 so his itchio page says: Dr. Dungeon itchio

https://www.dosgames.com/author/dr-dungeon/

I ran across another game similar to Ultizurk called Wraith.
Ultizurk III: The GuildMaster's Quest
Ultizurk III Part II: The Mobius Mind
Wraith

Just as well link a few more by

Robert J. Deutsch (aka: Dr. Dungeon)​

Ultizurk I: The Grandmaster's Quest
Ultizurk II: The Shadow Master
The Great Ultizurkian Underland
MadMan
Dr. Dungeon's Madman!

Seems like he’s got a bit of a list. The last game is a Steam entry even. This should be the full version unlike the itchio but confirmation would be nice.

Other games include:
MORBIUS ISTHMUS

BABYSITTER 1: THE NIGHT HIS PARENTS WENT OUT

BABYSITTER 2: THE KID UNLEASHED

SPOOK HOUSE 2: THE LAST VAMPIRE

SPOOK HOUSE 3: THE LEVEE

I’ll try to find a Spook House 1 and maybe some pics and vids.

And too late I found the codex thread for Dr Dungeon.

 

[blutz7]

If what you're looking for is a good, obscure RPG in a nice setting then you should try Jewel of Arabia : Dreamers. It takes place in an Arabian Nights setting, focuses on exploration first and foremost, in a fully open world or so, and has everything you could expect such as party creation and turn-based combat. It uses a keyboard-based dialog system and in particular you'll hunt keywords to get quests...
The full game is long, with a big world to explore and there are definitely some cool moments, for example you can enter the story of a storyteller. The game makes good use of the setting, it never steps aside from it, there are many (mechanical as narrative) little things here and there that I won't spoil and the main story is nice.
The class system is cool, they're not classic. Besides they are a couple of actually strong items to look for (according new spell levels and reducing MP consumption for some level of magic and such).
The game is not perfect, there are some boring quests, combat is above average but it's not excellent ; exploration is great though, and you can probably do most things in any order provided you're strong enough. Overall it's a very good game.
You need an old mac emulator to play it. Just play the shareware version, then if you like it as much as I did then look for an activation code and go on, the game is big, in particular although I completed it I only got the 4 first levels of spells over 7 (you get these via items) so there are certainly many things, quests especially, I haven't solved.

Played this as a kid and have been trying (occasionally) over the last 15+ years to play again. I've finally managed a working emulator+copy of JoA:Dreamers, but I only have the freeware version. I had emailed one of the creators back in 2006 trying to get started, but their email is no longer active. So I'm scouring the internet looking for the activation code. Came across your post and it looks like you may have found one several years ago? Any help you can provide an internet stranger?

 

[JarlFrank]

I added most of his games and a short biography to Mobygames: https://www.mobygames.com/person/1244249/robert-j-deutsch/

 

[AdolfSatan]

Played this as a kid and have been trying (occasionally) over the last 15+ years to play again. I've finally managed a working emulator+copy of JoA:Dreamers, but I only have the freeware version. I had emailed one of the creators back in 2006 trying to get started, but their email is no longer active. So I'm scouring the internet looking for the activation code. Came across your post and it looks like you may have found one several years ago? Any help you can provide an internet stranger?

5225230294698993
Damn cat just walked on the keyboard and typed that number randomly. How crazy would it be if it happened to work as an activation code?

FWIW, I played it some time ago and the random encounter ratio wore me down, way too many banal fights.

 

[AlphaYellow]

Gotta mention Sanity: Aiken's Artifact, it's a cool RPG game that is more action focused than traditional RPGs. Dialogue is so cheesy and hilarious haha. Using psychic powers purely from the mind is also really badass shit. I did a walkthrough of it recently, in here:

 

[Cyberarmy]

I remember this one, thought it was kind of a Blade game back then

 

[AlphaYellow]

I remember this one, thought it was kind of a Blade game back then

Blade game? What do you mean?

 

[Bad Sector]

Blade game? What do you mean?

Most likely meaning it being a game about the movie Blade (from 1998). There have been a couple games from the Blade movie series.

I also have the game (Aiken's Artifact, not Blade) on disk, i bought it some time ago from ebay though i've only played it a bit at the beginning. I remember liking it, but i was busy with other stuff so i dropped it. I should try it again at some point.

 

[octavius]

Blade game? What do you mean?

Most likely meaning it being a game about the movie Blade (from 1998). There have been a couple games from the Blade movie series.

Does it have turn based combat like in the movie?

 

[AlphaYellow]

Blade game? What do you mean?

Most likely meaning it being a game about the movie Blade (from 1998). There have been a couple games from the Blade movie series.

I also have the game (Aiken's Artifact, not Blade) on disk, i bought it some time ago from ebay though i've only played it a bit at the beginning. I remember liking it, but i was busy with other stuff so i dropped it. I should try it again at some point.

Yeah, I've heard about the movie, but didn't know there were games based on it. Should try them at some point then. If you go back to Sanity, there are some difficult puzzles that I just couldn't solve without using a guide haha

 

[AdolfSatan]

The looks remind me of a PSX game called Millenium Soldier: Expendable. It was a fun run and gun game. There’s some artistry in how despite the low polys and shitty resolutions, they created games that managed to be readable amidst the constant barrage of lasers and explosions.

 

[Bad Sector]

The looks remind me of a PSX game called Millenium Soldier: Expendable. It was a fun run and gun game. There’s some artistry in how despite the low polys and shitty resolutions, they created games that managed to be readable amidst the constant barrage of lasers and explosions.

There is a PC version of this (called just "Expendable") on Zoom Platform (where it is also the cheapest) and GOG (and probably Steam too). From Mobygames it seems the game was originally on PC and ported to PSX later.

 

[KeighnMcDeath]

This was probably talked about at some point. I'm not sure I'd call this an rpg though, it might be sort of like one due to leveling of your units.

 

[Mikeal]

 

[lukaszek]

This was probably talked about at some point. I'm not sure I'd call this an rpg though, it might be sort of like one due to leveling of your units.

one of my 1st gaymz, def not rpg

 

[Baron Tahn]

You guys covered Al-Qadim, The Genies Curse yet? Was obscure to me when I played it as a kid and never really saw much of it again. As I remember it was pretty great...Dammit how do I add pictures from my phone...Fk it Ill just link the Wiki?

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Al-Qadim:_The_Genie's_Curse

Hopefully that works.