List of Dungeons & Dragons video games

Licensing history

The first Dungeons & Dragons licensed games were made by Mattel for the Intellivision. The contract actually 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] The first license for video games based upon the Dungeons & Dragons rules was awarded to Strategic Simulations, Inc. (SSI) in 1987 after ten companies had applied. SSI won the award primarily because of their broader vision and their experience in computerized wargaming.[2] 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.[3]

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.[4] 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 the 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.[5]

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.[6] This led to the publication of Neverwinter Nights in 2002, a game also developed by Bioware.

List of games

Role-playing games

Video games based on the rules of the tabletop Dungeons & Dragons:

Title Series Setting Platform(s) Developer Release Engine
Pool of Radiance[7]Gold Box: Pool of RadianceForgotten RealmsHome computers, NESSSI1988Gold Box
Hillsfar[7]Gold Box: Pool of RadianceForgotten RealmsHome computers, NESWestwood Studios1989
Curse of the Azure Bonds[7]Gold Box: Pool of RadianceForgotten RealmsHome computersSSI1989Gold Box
Secret of the Silver Blades[7]Gold Box: Pool of RadianceForgotten RealmsHome computersSSI1990Gold Box
Champions of Krynn[7]Gold Box: DragonlanceDragonlanceHome computersSSI1990Gold Box
Eye of the Beholder[8][9]Eye of the BeholderForgotten RealmsHome computers, Sega CD, SNES, AmigaWestwood Studios1990
Eye of the Beholder II: The Legend of Darkmoon[8][9]Eye of the BeholderForgotten RealmsHome computers, AmigaWestwood Studios1991
Pools of Darkness[9]Gold Box: Pool of RadianceForgotten RealmsHome computersSSI1991Gold Box
Death Knights of Krynn[9]Gold Box: DragonlanceDragonlanceHome computersSSI1991Gold Box
Gateway to the Savage Frontier[9]Gold Box: Savage FrontierForgotten RealmsHome computersStormfront Studios1991Gold Box
Neverwinter Nights[9]Gold Box: Savage FrontierForgotten RealmsHome computersAOL, Stormfront Studios, SSI1991Gold Box
Order of the GriffonGoldbox: BasicMystaraTurboGrafx 16Westwood Studios1992
Dungeons & Dragons: Warriors of the Eternal Sun[9]Mystara, Hollow WorldSega GenesisWestwood Studios1992
The Dark Queen of Krynn[9]Gold Box: DragonlanceDragonlanceHome computersSSI1992Gold Box
Treasures of the Savage Frontier[9]Gold Box: Savage FrontierForgotten RealmsMS-DOS, AmigaStormfront Studios1992Gold Box
Spelljammer: Pirates of Realmspace[9]Gold Box: SpelljammerSpelljammerMS-DOSCybertech Systems1992
Eye of the Beholder III: Assault on Myth Drannor[8][10]Eye of the BeholderForgotten RealmsMS-DOS, PC-98SSI1993
Forgotten Realms: Unlimited Adventures[10]Gold BoxForgotten RealmsMS-DOS, MacMicroMagic, Inc.1993Gold Box
Dark Sun: Shattered Lands[10]Dark SunDark SunMS-DOSSSI1993
Dungeon Hack[10]Forgotten RealmsMS-DOSDreamForge Intertainment1993
Dark Sun: Wake of the Ravager[10]Dark SunDark SunMS-DOSSSI1994
Slayer[11]SlayerNo specific setting3DOLion Entertainment1994
Ravenloft: Strahd's Possession[10]RavenloftRavenloftMS-DOSDreamForge Intertainment1994
Al-Qadim: The Genie's Curse[10]Al-QadimMS-DOSCyberlore Studios1994
Menzoberranzan[10]Forgotten RealmsMS-DOSDreamForge Intertainment1994
Ravenloft: Stone Prophet[11]RavenloftRavenloftMS-DOSDreamForge Intertainment1995
DeathKeep[11]SlayerNo specific settingWindows, 3DOLion Entertainment1996
Dark Sun Online: Crimson Sands[11]Dark SunDark SunWindowsSSI1996
Descent to Undermountain[11]Forgotten RealmsMS_DOS, WindowsInterplay1998
Baldur's Gate[11]Baldur's GateForgotten RealmsWindows, MacBioWareNovember 30, 1998Infinity Engine
Baldur's Gate: Tales of the Sword Coast[11]Baldur's GateForgotten RealmsWindows, MacBioWareApril 30, 1999Infinity Engine
Planescape: Torment[11]TormentPlanescapeWindowsBlack Isle StudiosDecember 12, 1999Infinity Engine
Icewind Dale[12]Icewind DaleForgotten RealmsWindows, MacBlack Isle StudiosJune 20, 2000Infinity Engine
Baldur's Gate II: Shadows of Amn[12]Baldur's GateForgotten RealmsWindows, MacBioWareSeptember 24, 2000Infinity Engine
Icewind Dale: Heart of Winter[12]Icewind DaleForgotten RealmsWindowsBlack Isle StudiosFebruary 21, 2001Infinity Engine
Baldur's Gate II: Throne of Bhaal[12]Baldur's GateForgotten RealmsWindows, MacBioWareJune 21, 2001Infinity Engine
Icewind Dale: Trials of the Luremaster[12]Icewind DaleForgotten RealmsWindowsBlack Isle StudiosSeptember 7, 2001Infinity Engine
Pool of Radiance: Ruins of Myth Drannor[12]Forgotten RealmsWindowsStormfront StudiosSeptember 27, 2001
Baldur's Gate: Dark Alliance[12]Baldur's GateForgotten RealmsPS2, Xbox, Nintendo GameCube, GBASnowblind StudiosDecember 2, 2001Dark Alliance Engine
Neverwinter Nights[12]Neverwinter NightsForgotten RealmsWindows, Mac, LinuxBioWareJune 18, 2002Aurora Engine
Icewind Dale II[12]Icewind DaleForgotten RealmsWindowsBlack Isle StudiosAugust 27, 2002Infinity Engine
Dungeons & Dragons: Eye of the BeholderForgotten RealmsGame Boy AdvancePronto GamesOctober 30, 2002
Neverwinter Nights: Shadows of Undrentide[12][13]Neverwinter NightsForgotten RealmsWindows, Mac, LinuxFloodgate Entertainment, BioWareJune 21, 2003Aurora Engine
Dungeons & Dragons: Heroes[12]HeroesGreyhawkXboxAtari Hunt Valley Development StudioSeptember 2003
The Temple of Elemental Evil[12]GreyhawkWindowsTroika GamesSeptember 16, 2003
Neverwinter Nights: Hordes of the Underdark[12][13]Neverwinter NightsForgotten RealmsWindows, Mac, LinuxBioWareDecember 2, 2003Aurora Engine
Baldur's Gate: Dark Alliance II[12]Baldur's GateForgotten RealmsPS2, XboxBlack Isle StudiosJanuary 20, 2004Dark Alliance Engine
Forgotten Realms: Demon Stone[14]Forgotten RealmsWindows, PS2, XboxStormfront Studios2004
Neverwinter Nights: Mobile[15]Neverwinter NightsForgotten RealmsMobile phoneFloodgate Entertainment2004
Neverwinter Nights: Shadowguard[13]Neverwinter NightsForgotten RealmsWindows, Mac, LinuxFloodgate EntertainmentNovember 10, 2004Aurora Engine
Neverwinter Nights: Witch's Wake[13]Neverwinter NightsForgotten RealmsWindows, Mac, LinuxBioWareNovember 10, 2004Aurora Engine
Neverwinter Nights: Kingmaker[13]Neverwinter NightsForgotten RealmsWindows, Mac, LinuxBioWareNovember 10, 2004Aurora Engine
Dungeons & Dragons Online: Stormreach[16]EberronWindowsTurbine, Inc.February 28, 2006
Neverwinter Nights: Pirates of the Sword Coast[17]Neverwinter NightsForgotten RealmsWindows, Mac, LinuxBioWareSeptember 20, 2005Aurora Engine
Neverwinter Nights: Infinite Dungeons[18]Neverwinter NightsForgotten RealmsWindows, Mac, LinuxBioWareMay 26, 2006Aurora Engine
Neverwinter Nights: Wyvern Crown of Cormyr[19]Neverwinter NightsForgotten RealmsWindows, Mac, LinuxBioWareSeptember 14, 2006Aurora Engine
Dungeons & Dragons Tactics[20]No specific setting[21]PSPKuju EntertainmentAugust 14, 2007
Neverwinter Nights 2[22]Neverwinter NightsForgotten RealmsWindows, MacObsidian EntertainmentOctober 31, 2006Electron Engine
Neverwinter Nights 2: Mask of the Betrayer[22]Neverwinter NightsForgotten RealmsWindowsObsidian EntertainmentSeptember 27, 2007Electron Engine
Neverwinter Nights 2: Storm of Zehir[22]Neverwinter NightsForgotten RealmsWindowsObsidian EntertainmentNovember 18, 2008Electron Engine
Neverwinter Nights 2: Mysteries of Westgate[23]Neverwinter NightsForgotten RealmsWindowsOssian StudiosApril 29, 2009Electron Engine
Dungeons & Dragons: Daggerdale[24] HeroesForgotten RealmsPS3, Xbox 360, WindowsBedlam GamesMay 25, 2011
Baldur's Gate: Enhanced Edition[25] Baldur's GateForgotten RealmsWindows, Mac, Linux, iOS, AndroidOverhaul GamesSeptember 28, 2012Infinity Enhanced Engine
Neverwinter[26]Forgotten RealmsWindows, Xbox One, PS4Cryptic StudiosJune 20, 2013
Baldur's Gate II: Enhanced Edition[27] Baldur's GateForgotten RealmsWindows, Mac, Linux, iOS, AndroidOverhaul GamesNovember 15, 2013Infinity Enhanced Engine
Icewind Dale: Enhanced Edition[28] Icewind DaleForgotten RealmsWindows, Mac, Linux, iOS, AndroidOverhaul GamesOctober 30, 2014Infinity Enhanced Engine
Sword Coast LegendsForgotten RealmsWindows, OS X, Linux, PS4, Xbox OneN-Space, Digital ExtremesSeptember 29, 2015
Baldur's Gate: Siege of Dragonspear Baldur's Gate Forgotten Realms Windows, Mac, Linux, iOS, Android Beamdog March 31, 2016
Planescape: Torment: Enhanced EditionTormentPlanescapeWindows, Mac, LinuxOverhaul GamesApril 11, 2017Infinity Enhanced Engine
Neverwinter Nights: Enhanced EditionNeverwinter NightsForgotten RealmsWindows, MacBeamdogMarch 27, 2018Aurora Enhanced Engine
Baldur's Gate III Baldur's Gate Forgotten Realms Larian Studios TBA (early access 2020)
Dungeons & Dragons: Dark Alliance[29] Baldur's Gate Forgotten Realms PC, consoles Tuque Games Fall 2020

Other genres

Video games that are excluded from the "role-playing" genre, because they do not use the rules of the tabletop Dungeons & Dragons, but only the setting or the name:

Title Series Setting Platform(s) Developer Release
Dungeons & Dragons Computer Fantasy Game[30]No specific settingHandheld LCDMattel1981
Advanced Dungeons & Dragons: Cloudy Mountain[31][32]No specific settingIntellivisionMattel1982
Dungeon![33]No specific settingApple IIBruce Nesmith, Keith Enge1982
Advanced Dungeons & Dragons: Treasure of Tarmin[31]No specific settingIntellivisionTom Loughry1982
Heroes of the Lance[7]Silver BoxDragonlanceHome computers, NES, Master SystemU.S. Gold1988
Dragons of Flame[7]Silver BoxDragonlanceHome computers, NESU.S. Gold1989
War of the Lance[7]DragonlanceHome computersSSI1989
DragonStrike[7]DragonlanceHome computers, NESWestwood Studios1990
Shadow Sorcerer[9]Silver BoxDragonlanceHome computersU.S. Gold1991
Fantasy Empires[10]MystaraMS-DOSSilicon Knights1993
Stronghold[10]No specific settingMS-DOSStormfront Studios1993
Dungeons & Dragons: Tower of Doom[10]MystaraMystaraArcade, Sega SaturnCapcom1993
Blood & Magic[11]Forgotten RealmsMS-DOSTachyon Studios1996
Birthright: The Gorgon's Alliance[11]BirthrightMS-DOSSynergistic Software1996
Dungeons & Dragons: Shadow over Mystara[11]MystaraMystaraArcade, Sega SaturnCapcom1996
Iron & Blood: Warriors of Ravenloft[11]RavenloftMS-DOS, PlayStationTake 2 Interactive1997
Dungeons & Dragons: Dragonshard[34]EberronWindowsLiquid EntertainmentSeptember 21, 2005
Dungeons & Dragons: Arena of War[35] Unity (game engine)Forgotten RealmsiOS, AndroidDeNAOctober 17, 2013
Lords of Waterdeep[36] Forgotten RealmsiOS, AndroidPlaydekNovember 21, 2014
Idle Champions of the Forgotten Realms[37] Forgotten RealmsMac, Windows, iOS, Android, PS4, XboxCodename EntertainmentSeptember 8, 2017
Tales from Candlekeep: Tomb of Annihilation[38] Forgotten RealmsMac, WindowsBKOM StudiosOctober 11, 2017
Warriors of Waterdeep[39][40] Forgotten RealmsiOS, AndroidLudia GamesMay 28, 2019
Dungeons & Dragons: Dice Adventures [41][42] Forgotten Realms iOS, Android Wizards of the Coast TBA (Soft-Launch 2019-2020)

Collections
Title Series Setting Platform(s) Publisher Release
AD&D Limited Edition Collector's SetVariousVariousMS-DOSSSI1990
AD&D Collector's EditionVariousVariousMS-DOS, MacWizardWorks1994
AD&D Collector's Edition Vol. 3Savage FrontierForgotten RealmsMS-DOSSSI1994
Fantasy Fest!VariousForgotten RealmsMS-DOSSSI1994
AD&D Eye of the Beholder TrilogyEye of the BeholderForgotten RealmsMS-DOSSSI1995
AD&D Ultimate FantasyVariousVariousIntellivisionSlash Corporation1995
AD&D Masterpiece CollectionDark Sun/RavenloftDark Sun/RavenloftWindowsMindscape1996
The Forgotten Realms ArchivesVariousForgotten RealmsWindowsInterplay1997
The Forgotten Realms Deluxe EditionVariousForgotten RealmsWindowsInterplay2006
Dungeons & Dragons CollectionMystaraMystaraSega SaturnCapcomApril 3, 1999
Gamefest: Forgotten Realms ClassicsVariousForgotten RealmsWindowsInterplay2001
Neverwinter Nights Gold EditionNeverwinter NightsForgotten RealmsWindowsInfogrames2003
Neverwinter Nights Platinum EditionNeverwinter NightsForgotten RealmsWindowsInfogrames2004
Atari Collection: RollenspieleVariousVariousWindowsAtari2005
Neverwinter Nights Diamond CompilationNeverwinter NightsForgotten RealmsWindowsInfogrames2005
Ultimate Dungeons & DragonsVariousVariousWindowsAtari2005
Dungeons & Dragons Anthology: The Master CollectionVariousVariousWindowsAtari2011
Dungeons & Dragons: Neverwinter Nights CompleteNeverwinter NightsForgotten RealmsWindowsAtari2011
Dungeons & Dragons: Chronicles of MystaraMystaraMystaraPS3, Xbox 360, Wii U, WindowsCapcom2013

Online
Title Series Setting Platform(s) Developer Release Engine
Neverwinter NightsSavage FrontierForgotten RealmsDOSStormfront Studios1991Gold Box
Dark Sun Online: Crimson SandsDark SunDark SunWindowsSSI1996
Dungeons & Dragons OnlineEberron/Forgotten RealmsWindows, MacTurbine, Inc.2006
Dungeons & Dragons: Tiny Adventures[43][44][45]Forgotten RealmsFacebook2008
Heroes of NeverwinterForgotten RealmsFacebookLiquid Entertainment2011
NeverwinterForgotten RealmsWindows, Xbox One, PS4Cryptic StudiosJune 20, 2013
Warriors of WaterdeepForgotten RealmsAndroid, iOSLudia2018

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