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Disciples of Steel is one of those old-school MS-DOS RPGs that feels like someone took Dungeons & Dragons, stripped out the fancy graphics, and left you with pure, crunchy mechanics. You start by rolling up a party of eight characters—fighters, mages, thieves, the usual suspects—and then march them through a world that looks deceptively simple. The maps are grids, your party is a bunch of tiny icons, and combat zooms in just enough to make you squint at the turn-based chaos.

What I love about it is how unapologetically tactical it is. Positioning matters, your party composition actually changes how you approach fights, and there’s no hand-holding. The first time I sent my wizard into melee by accident, well… let’s just say I reloaded a lot. It’s got that classic '90s CRPG vibe where everything’s a little clunky but weirdly satisfying once you get the hang of it.

If you’re into slow, methodical dungeon crawlers where half the fun is tweaking your party setup, this one’s a time capsule worth cracking open. Just don’t expect flashy cutscenes or voice acting—it’s all about the grid and the numbers.

Each game uses different controls, most DOS games use the keyboard arrows. Some will use the mouse , "Alt" ,"Enter" and "Space bar".