Might and Magic 6: A 25-year Reminder of Fun.
Might and Magic 6: The Mandate of Heaven, released in 1998, celebrates its 25th anniversary. The game, a blend of fantasy and science fiction, offered unprecedented scope and non-linearity for the time, providing ways for players to scratch the fantasy itch, even when their D&D groups couldn't get together. Might and Magic 6 felt like it placed no limits on what the player could do, where they could go, and how they played, and is probably the closest we've come to the feeling of playing a D&D campaign without breaking out the D20s.