Quote Originally Posted by econ21
X-Com1/UFO Enemy Unknown is the one DOS game I still play - although thankfully, there is a Windows version (Gold?) you can use without too much pain.
I'm sure this was a good game, but I actually got started with XCOM2, and prefer that by a good margin. They can both run on Windows if you use Dosbox or VDMsound for the older version, or the loader/patch for the Gold Windows version. I just got done playing XCOM2 for awhile last month, it's a great game to dust off every few years for a stroll down memory lane.

But to me, CRPGs really hit their stride with Fallout and Baldur's Gate which I believe were for Windows.
Ahhhh.... In my most humble opinionated view, Fallout was/is the bar that all PC RPGs must live up to. It's also the #1 game on my personal "I ignored this when it was new and damn do I regret it now!" list. Someone got me to play it back in 2003 and I never looked back. If you're chomping at the bit, I'd say go for this. Some things to keep in mind if you do though; it's old, from 1997, and the graphics were considered "dated" even for then. It will run on both DOS and Windows, but you'll probably have to install it through the cmd prompt and then manually install the 1.1. patch to make it Windows compatible. I never had any problems running it at all, others have, so YMMV. It's going to feel old and clunky, but if you put forth the effort to get into the game and enjoy it, you'll be rewarded like very few other games can.