List of Dungeons & Dragons video games
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). Please help update this article to reflect recent events or newly available information. (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.
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
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
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.
Other settings
Collections
See also
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