There are few games you can play on a modern PC that are as historic as Akalabeth. This one didn’t just inspire the CRPG—it defined it. It was the foundation that led to the Ultima series, which went on to span decades and helped lift Origin Systems to legendary status, right alongside its founder Richard Garriott (a.k.a. Lord British). Akalabeth is more than a game—it’s a rite of passage. If you claim to be any kind of gamer, you owe it to yourself to play it, even just once, to see where it al