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.
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.
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.
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