This is a list of officially licensed video games which use the Dungeons & Dragons fantasy tabletop role-playing game IP. This includes computer games, console games, arcade games, and mobile games. Video games which use the D&D mechanics via the SRD rather than official license are not included on this list.
Licensing history
This section needs to be updated. The reason given is: Missing developments since 2002 (e.g. Hasbro reclaiming the license in 2011 after 2009 lawsuit). (June 2020) |
The first Dungeons & Dragons licensed games were made by Mattel for the Intellivision. The contract required some variations to the normal Intellivision title screens with the name being capitalized and the addition of the word 'cartridge'. The games, however, had nothing to do with the rules or any of the settings.[1]
Up until 1987, a number of games inspired by Dungeons & Dragons had appeared, such as the Wizardry and Ultima series, but these were not licensed from TSR. TSR considered making their own video games and passed on the idea, and instead announced in 1987 that it was looking for a game development partner to make officially-licensed games. At least ten different companies applied, including Electronic Arts and Origin Systems, but TSR awarded the contract to Strategic Simulations, Inc. (SSI) primarily because of their broader vision and their experience in computerized wargaming.[2][3] After a successful run with their Gold Box series of games, SSI lost their exclusive license in 1994. TSR then divided the license among multiple publishers.[4]
TSR awarded Interplay Productions, Inc. a license to use the Forgotten Realms and Planescape trademarks and associated properties for use in computer and video game products.[5] Within Interplay, a division named Black Isle Studios used this license arrangement to develop a series of successful games based upon the two D&D settings. They also published Baldur's Gate series developed by the Canadian company BioWare. In 2003, Interplay ran into financial difficulties, resulting in the closure of Black Isle Studios. Their next planned D&D video game, code-named "Jefferson", was canceled as a result of legal issues with Wizards of the Coast, the new rights holders to the D&D franchise.[6]
Wizards of the Coast purchased TSR, the makers of Dungeons & Dragons, in 1997. They in turn were acquired by Hasbro in 1999. As a result, the subsidiary Hasbro Interactive gained the right to use the Dungeons & Dragons game brand in their video game products. In 2001, facing financial difficulties, Hasbro sold 100% of Hasbro Interactive to French software concern Infogrames Entertainment, SA in a US$100 million deal.[7] This led to the publication of Neverwinter Nights in 2002, a game also developed by Bioware.
List of games
This list is categorized by campaign setting in descending order by number of games.
The cell color corresponds to the following common game engines used for D&D video games.
Forgotten Realms
The majority of D&D video games are set in the Forgotten Realms setting, and since 2007 all D&D video games have been set there.
Title | Series | Genre | Platform(s) | Developer | Release | Engine |
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Pool of Radiance[8] | Gold Box: Pool of Radiance | RPG (turn-based) | Home computers, NES | SSI | 1988 | Gold Box |
Hillsfar[8] | Gold Box: Pool of Radiance | Action-adventure | Home computers, NES | Westwood Studios | 1989 | |
Curse of the Azure Bonds[8] | Gold Box: Pool of Radiance | RPG (turn-based) | Home computers | SSI | 1989 | Gold Box |
Secret of the Silver Blades[8] | Gold Box: Pool of Radiance | RPG (turn-based) | Home computers | SSI | 1990 | Gold Box |
Eye of the Beholder[9][10] | Eye of the Beholder | RPG (action-based) | Home computers, Sega CD, SNES, Amiga | Westwood Studios | 1990 | EotB |
Eye of the Beholder II: The Legend of Darkmoon[9][10] | Eye of the Beholder | RPG (action-based) | Home computers, Amiga | Westwood Studios | 1991 | EotB |
Pools of Darkness[10] | Gold Box: Pool of Radiance | RPG (turn-based) | Home computers | SSI | 1991 | Gold Box |
Gateway to the Savage Frontier[10] | Gold Box: Savage Frontier | RPG (turn-based) | Home computers | Stormfront Studios | 1991 | Gold Box |
Treasures of the Savage Frontier[10] | Gold Box: Savage Frontier | RPG (turn-based) | MS-DOS, Amiga | Stormfront Studios | 1992 | Gold Box |
Eye of the Beholder III: Assault on Myth Drannor[9][11] | Eye of the Beholder | RPG (action-based) | MS-DOS, PC-98 | SSI | 1993 | Aesop |
Forgotten Realms: Unlimited Adventures[11] | Gold Box | RPG (turn-based) | MS-DOS, Mac | MicroMagic, Inc. | 1993 | Gold Box |
Dungeon Hack[11] | RPG (roguelike) | MS-DOS | DreamForge Intertainment | 1993 | Aesop | |
Menzoberranzan[11] | RPG (action-based) | MS-DOS | DreamForge Intertainment | 1994 | Ravenloft | |
Blood & Magic[12] | Real-time strategy | MS-DOS | Tachyon Studios | 1996 | ||
Descent to Undermountain[12] | RPG (action-based) | MS_DOS, Windows | Interplay | 1998 | Descent | |
Baldur's Gate[12] | Baldur's Gate | RPG | Windows, Mac | BioWare | 30 Nov 1998 | Infinity Engine |
Baldur's Gate: Tales of the Sword Coast[12] | Baldur's Gate | RPG | Windows, Mac | BioWare | 30 Apr 1999 | Infinity Engine |
Icewind Dale[13] | Icewind Dale | RPG | Windows, Mac | Black Isle Studios | 20 Jun 2000 | Infinity Engine |
Baldur's Gate II: Shadows of Amn[13] | Baldur's Gate | RPG | Windows, Mac | BioWare | 24 Sep 2000 | Infinity Engine |
Icewind Dale: Heart of Winter[13] | Icewind Dale | RPG | Windows | Black Isle Studios | 21 Feb 2001 | Infinity Engine |
Baldur's Gate II: Throne of Bhaal[13] | Baldur's Gate | RPG | Windows, Mac | BioWare | 21 Jun 2001 | Infinity Engine |
Icewind Dale: Trials of the Luremaster[13] | Icewind Dale | RPG | Windows | Black Isle Studios | 7 Sep 2001 | Infinity Engine |
Pool of Radiance: Ruins of Myth Drannor[13] | RPG (turn-based) | Windows | Stormfront Studios | 27 Sep 2001 | ||
Baldur's Gate: Dark Alliance[13] | Dark Alliance | Hack and slash | PS2, Xbox, GameCube, GBA | Snowblind Studios | 2 Dec 2001 | Dark Alliance Engine |
Neverwinter Nights[13] | Neverwinter Nights | RPG | Windows, Mac, Linux | BioWare | 18 Jun 2002 | Aurora Engine |
Icewind Dale II[13] | Icewind Dale | RPG | Windows | Black Isle Studios | 27 Aug 2002 | Infinity Engine |
Dungeons & Dragons: Eye of the Beholder | RPG (turn-based) | Game Boy Advance | Pronto Games | 30 Oct 2002 | ||
Neverwinter Nights: Shadows of Undrentide[13][14] | Neverwinter Nights | RPG | Windows, Mac, Linux | Floodgate Entertainment, BioWare | 21 Jun 2003 | Aurora Engine |
Neverwinter Nights: Hordes of the Underdark[13][14] | Neverwinter Nights | RPG | Windows, Mac, Linux | BioWare | 2 Dec 2003 | Aurora Engine |
Forgotten Realms: Demon Stone[15] | RPG (action-based) | Windows, PS2, Xbox | Stormfront Studios | 2004 | ||
Baldur's Gate: Dark Alliance II[13] | Dark Alliance | Hack and slash | PS2, Xbox | Black Isle Studios | 20 Jan 2004 | Dark Alliance Engine |
Neverwinter Nights: Shadowguard[14] | Neverwinter Nights | RPG | Windows, Mac, Linux | Floodgate Entertainment | 10 Nov 2004 | Aurora Engine |
Neverwinter Nights: Witch's Wake[14] | Neverwinter Nights | RPG | Windows, Mac, Linux | BioWare | 10 Nov 2004 | Aurora Engine |
Neverwinter Nights: Kingmaker[14] | Neverwinter Nights | RPG | Windows, Mac, Linux | BioWare | 10 Nov 2004 | Aurora Engine |
Neverwinter Nights: Pirates of the Sword Coast[16] | Neverwinter Nights | RPG | Windows, Mac, Linux | BioWare | 20 Sep 2005 | Aurora Engine |
Neverwinter Nights: Infinite Dungeons[17] | Neverwinter Nights | RPG | Windows, Mac, Linux | BioWare | 26 May 2006 | Aurora Engine |
Neverwinter Nights: Wyvern Crown of Cormyr[18] | Neverwinter Nights | RPG | Windows, Mac, Linux | BioWare | 14 Sep 2006 | Aurora Engine |
Neverwinter Nights 2[19] | Neverwinter Nights | RPG | Windows, Mac | Obsidian Entertainment | 31 Oct 2006 | Electron Engine |
Neverwinter Nights 2: Mask of the Betrayer[19] | Neverwinter Nights | RPG | Windows | Obsidian Entertainment | 27 Sep 2007 | Electron Engine |
Neverwinter Nights 2: Storm of Zehir[19] | Neverwinter Nights | RPG | Windows | Obsidian Entertainment | 18 Nov 2008 | Electron Engine |
Neverwinter Nights 2: Mysteries of Westgate[20] | Neverwinter Nights | RPG | Windows | Ossian Studios | 29 Apr 2009 | Electron Engine |
Dungeons & Dragons: Daggerdale[21] | Dark Alliance | Hack and slash | PS3, Xbox 360, Windows | Bedlam Games | 25 May 2011 | |
Baldur's Gate: Enhanced Edition[22] | Baldur's Gate | RPG | Windows, Mac, Linux, iOS, Android | Overhaul Games | 28 Sep 2012 | Infinity Enhanced Engine |
Neverwinter[23] | MMORPG | Windows, Xbox One, PS4 | Cryptic Studios | 20 Jun 2013 | ||
Baldur's Gate II: Enhanced Edition[24] | Baldur's Gate | RPG | Windows, Mac, Linux, iOS, Android | Overhaul Games | 15 Nov 2013 | Infinity Enhanced Engine |
Icewind Dale: Enhanced Edition[25] | Icewind Dale | RPG | Windows, Mac, Linux, iOS, Android | Overhaul Games | 30 Oct 2014 | Infinity Enhanced Engine |
Lords of Waterdeep[26] | Boardgame | iOS, Android | Playdek | 21 Nov 2014 | ||
Sword Coast Legends | RPG | Windows, OS X, Linux, PS4, Xbox One | N-Space, Digital Extremes | 29 Sep 2015 | ||
Baldur's Gate: Siege of Dragonspear | Baldur's Gate | RPG | Windows, Mac, Linux, iOS, Android | Beamdog | 31 Mar 2016 | Infinity Enhanced Engine |
Idle Champions of the Forgotten Realms[27] | Incremental game | Mac, Windows, iOS, Android, PS4, Xbox | Codename Entertainment | 8 Sep 2017 | ||
Tales from Candlekeep: Tomb of Annihilation[28] | Boardgame | Mac, Windows | BKOM Studios | 11 Oct 2017 | ||
Neverwinter Nights: Enhanced Edition | Neverwinter Nights | RPG | Windows, Mac | Beamdog | 27 Mar 2018 | Aurora Enhanced Engine |
Dungeons & Dragons: Dark Alliance[29] | Dark Alliance | Hack and slash | PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Windows, Xbox One, Xbox Series | Tuque Games | 2021 | |
Baldur's Gate III | Baldur's Gate | RPG | Windows, macOS, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S | Larian Studios | 3 Aug 2023 | Divinity 4 Engine |
- Former online games
Title | Genre | Platform(s) | Developer | Release | Down | Engine |
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Neverwinter Nights[10] | RPG (turn-based) | Home computers | AOL, Stormfront Studios, SSI | 1991 | Jul 1997 | Gold Box |
Neverwinter Nights: Mobile[30] | RPG (action-based) | Mobile phone | Floodgate Entertainment | 2004 | c. 2011 | |
Dungeons & Dragons: Tiny Adventures[31][32][33][34] | Idle game | Wizards of the Coast | 2008 | 2010 | ||
Heroes of Neverwinter | Tactical role-playing game | Liquid Entertainment | 2011 | Dec 2012 | ||
Dungeons & Dragons: Arena of War[35] | Action | iOS, Android | DeNA | Oct 2013 | Aug 2014 | Unity |
Warriors of Waterdeep[36][37] | Turn-based tactics | Android, iOS | Ludia | May 2019 | Dec 2022 |
Dragonlance
Title | Series | Genre | Platform(s) | Developer | Release | Engine |
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Heroes of the Lance[8] | Silver Box | Action platformer | Home computers, NES, Master System | U.S. Gold | 1988 | Silver Box |
Dragons of Flame[8] | Silver Box | Action platformer | Home computers, NES | U.S. Gold | 1989 | Silver Box |
Shadow Sorcerer[10] | Silver Box | Real-time strategy | Home computers | U.S. Gold | 1991 | |
War of the Lance[8] | Turn-based strategy | Home computers | SSI | 1989 | ||
DragonStrike[8] | Flight simulator | Home computers | Westwood Studios | 1990 | ||
DragonStrike (NES)[8] | Scrolling shooter | NES | Westwood Studios | 1992 | ||
Champions of Krynn[8] | Gold Box: Dragonlance | RPG (turn-based) | Home computers | SSI | 1990 | Gold Box |
Death Knights of Krynn[10] | Gold Box: Dragonlance | RPG (turn-based) | Home computers | SSI | 1991 | Gold Box |
The Dark Queen of Krynn[10] | Gold Box: Dragonlance | RPG (turn-based) | Home computers | SSI | 1992 | Gold Box |
Mystara
Title | Genre | Platform(s) | Developer | Release |
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Dungeons & Dragons: Order of the Griffon | RPG (turn-based) | TurboGrafx 16 | Westwood Studios | 1992 |
Dungeons & Dragons: Warriors of the Eternal Sun[10] | RPG (turn-based) | Sega Genesis | Westwood Studios | 1992 |
Fantasy Empires[11] | Turn-based strategy | MS-DOS | Silicon Knights | 1993 |
Dungeons & Dragons: Tower of Doom[11] | Hack and slash | Arcade, Sega Saturn | Capcom | 1994 |
Dungeons & Dragons: Shadow over Mystara[12] | Hack and slash | Arcade, Sega Saturn | Capcom | 1996 |
Dark Sun
Title | Genre | Platform(s) | Developer | Release |
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Dark Sun: Shattered Lands[11] | RPG (turn-based) | MS-DOS | SSI | 1993 |
Dark Sun: Wake of the Ravager[11] | RPG (turn-based) | MS-DOS | SSI | 1994 |
Dark Sun Online: Crimson Sands[12] | MMORPG | Windows | SSI | 1996 |
Greyhawk
Greyhawk was the original Advanced Dungeons & Dragons setting. It was superseded by the Forgotten Realms around 1985, but it became the official default D&D setting in 2000. The Greyhawk video games were released shortly after.
Title | Genre | Platform(s) | Developer | Release |
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Dungeons & Dragons: Heroes[13] | Hack and Slash | Xbox | Atari Hunt Valley Development Studio | September 2003 |
The Temple of Elemental Evil[13] | RPG (turn based) | Windows | Troika Games | September 16, 2003 |
Dungeons & Dragons Tactics[38][39] | RPG (turn based) | PSP | Kuju Entertainment | August 14, 2007 |
Ravenloft
Title | Genre | Platform(s) | Developer | Release |
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Ravenloft: Strahd's Possession[11] | RPG (action-based) | MS-DOS | DreamForge Intertainment | 1994 |
Ravenloft: Stone Prophet[12] | RPG (action-based) | MS-DOS | DreamForge Intertainment | 1995 |
Iron & Blood: Warriors of Ravenloft[12] | Fighting | MS-DOS, PlayStation | Take 2 Interactive | 1996 |
Eberron
Title | Genre | Platform(s) | Developer | Release |
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Dungeons & Dragons: Dragonshard[40] | Real-time strategy | Windows | Liquid Entertainment | September 21, 2005 |
Dungeons & Dragons Online: Stormreach[41] | MMORPG | Windows | Turbine, Inc. | February 28, 2006 |
Planescape
Title | Genre | Platform(s) | Developer | Release |
---|---|---|---|---|
Planescape: Torment[12] | RPG | Windows | Black Isle Studios | December 12, 1999 |
Planescape: Torment: Enhanced Edition | RPG | Windows, Mac, Linux | Overhaul Games | April 11, 2017 |
Other settings
Title | Setting | Genre | Platform(s) | Developer | Release | Engine |
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Dungeons & Dragons Computer Fantasy Game[42] | Generic | Action | Handheld LCD | Mattel | 1981 | |
Advanced Dungeons & Dragons: Cloudy Mountain[43][44] | Generic | Action-adventure | Intellivision | Mattel | 1982 | |
Advanced Dungeons & Dragons: Treasure of Tarmin[43] | Generic | Action-adventure | Intellivision | Tom Loughry | 1982 | |
Spelljammer: Pirates of Realmspace[10] | Spelljammer | RPG (turn-based) | MS-DOS | Cybertech Systems | 1992 | Gold Box |
Stronghold[11] | Generic | Real-time strategy | MS-DOS | Stormfront Studios | 1993 | |
Al-Qadim: The Genie's Curse[11] | Al-Qadim | RPG (action-based) | MS-DOS | Cyberlore Studios | 1994 | |
Slayer[12] | Generic | RPG (action-based) | 3DO | Lion Entertainment | 1994 | |
DeathKeep[12] | Generic | FPS | Windows, 3DO | Lion Entertainment | 1996 | |
Birthright: The Gorgon's Alliance[12] | Birthright | Turn-based strategy | MS-DOS | Synergistic Software | 1996 |
Collections
Title | Series | Setting | Platform(s) | Publisher | Release |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
AD&D Limited Edition Collector's Set | Various | Various | MS-DOS | SSI | 1990 |
AD&D Collector's Edition | Various | Various | MS-DOS, Mac | WizardWorks | 1994 |
AD&D Collector's Edition Vol. 3 | Savage Frontier | Forgotten Realms | MS-DOS | SSI | 1994 |
Fantasy Fest! | Various | Forgotten Realms | MS-DOS | SSI | 1994 |
AD&D Eye of the Beholder Trilogy | Eye of the Beholder | Forgotten Realms | MS-DOS | SSI | 1995 |
AD&D Ultimate Fantasy | Various | Various | Intellivision | Slash Corporation | 1995 |
AD&D Masterpiece Collection | Dark Sun/Ravenloft | Dark Sun/Ravenloft | Windows | Mindscape | 1996 |
The Forgotten Realms Archives | Various | Forgotten Realms | Windows | Interplay | 1997 |
The Forgotten Realms Deluxe Edition | Various | Forgotten Realms | Windows | Interplay | 2006 |
Dungeons & Dragons Collection | Mystara | Mystara | Sega Saturn | Capcom | April 3, 1999 |
Gamefest: Forgotten Realms Classics | Various | Forgotten Realms | Windows | Interplay | 2001 |
Neverwinter Nights Gold Edition | Neverwinter Nights | Forgotten Realms | Windows | Infogrames | 2003 |
Neverwinter Nights Platinum Edition | Neverwinter Nights | Forgotten Realms | Windows | Infogrames | 2004 |
Atari Collection: Rollenspiele | Various | Various | Windows | Atari | 2005 |
Neverwinter Nights Diamond Compilation | Neverwinter Nights | Forgotten Realms | Windows | Infogrames | 2005 |
Ultimate Dungeons & Dragons | Various | Various | Windows | Atari | 2005 |
Dungeons & Dragons Anthology: The Master Collection | Various | Various | Windows | Atari | 2011 |
Dungeons & Dragons: Neverwinter Nights Complete | Neverwinter Nights | Forgotten Realms | Windows | Atari | 2011 |
Dungeons & Dragons: Chronicles of Mystara | Mystara | Mystara | PS3, Xbox 360, Wii U, Windows | Capcom | 2013 |
See also
References
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