List of role-playing video games: 1996 to 1997

List of role-playing video games: 1996 to 1997

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This is a comprehensive index of commercial role-playing video games, sorted chronologically by year. Information regarding date of release, developer, publisher, operating system, sub-genre and notability is provided where available. The table can be sorted by clicking on the small boxes next to the column headings. This list does not include roguelikes, MUDs or MMORPGs. It does include action RPGs and tactical RPGs.

For more details on the history of roguelikes, see Chronology of roguelike video games.

For more details on the history of MMORPGs, see History of massively multiplayer online games.

For more details on the history of table-top role-playing games, see Timeline of role-playing games.

Legend

Video game platforms

APPII Apple II Arcade Arcade game CROSS Cross-platform DC Dreamcast DOS DOS / MS-DOS DS Nintendo DS FLA Adobe Flash FDS Famicom Disk System FM7 FM-7 FMT FM Towns GB Game Boy GBA Game Boy Advance GBC Game Boy Color GCN Nintendo GameCube GEN Sega Genesis / Sega Mega Drive INT Intellivision LIN Linux MAIN Mainframe computer MOBI Mobile phone MSX MSX MSX2 MSX2 N64 Nintendo 64 NES Nintendo Entertainment System / Famicom PC60 NEC PC-6001 PC88 NEC PC-8801 PC98 NEC PC-9801 PCD TurboGrafx-CD / PC Engine CD PCE TurboGrafx-16 / PC Engine PS1 PlayStation / PSone PS2 PlayStation 2 PS3 PlayStation 3 PSN PlayStation Network PSP PlayStation Portable OSX Mac OS X SAT Sega Saturn SCD Sega Mega-CD SG1K Sega SG-1000 SMS Sega Master System SNES Super NES / Super Famicom X1 Sharp X1 X68K Sharp X68000 VC Virtual Console (Wii) Wii Wii WIN Microsoft Windows WIN9X Windows 9x WINNT Windows NT / 2000 / XP / Vista / 7 XBOX Xbox X360 Xbox 360

Types of releases

Rerel The game was re-released on the same platform with no or only minor changes. Port The game first appeared on a different platform and a port was made. The game is like the original, with few or no differences. Remake The game is an enhanced remake of an original, released on the same or different platform, with changes to graphics, sound and/or gameplay. Compl A compilation, anthology or collection of several titles, usually (but not always) belonging to the same series. Limit A special release (often called "Limited" or "Collector's Edition") with bonus collector's material. Often provided to people who pre-order a game.

Genre notes

Action RPG Action role-playing game. Tactical RPG Tactical role-playing game. Roguelike Roguelike. MMORPG Massively multiplayer online role-playing game. MUD MUD. FPS/RPG First-person shooter / RPG hybrid (role-playing shooter). RTS/RPG Real-time strategy / RPG hybrid (real-time strategy RPG). Adventure RPG Adventure role-playing game. JRPG Japanese-style role-playing game. Eroge Japanese game featuring erotic content.

List

Year	Title	Developer	Publisher	Setting	Platform	Sub-genre	Series	Country of origin
1996 (??)	Adventures of Hourai High			Fantasy	SNES
1996 (JP)	Airs Adventure エアーズアドベンチャー	Game Studio	Game Studio	Fantasy	SAT			J
1996 (JP) 1997 (NA)	Albert Odyssey: Legend of Eldean	Sunsoft	Sunsoft Working Designs	Fantasy	SAT	JRPG	Albert Odyssey	J
1996 (??)	Arabian Nights			Fantasy	SNES
1996 (JP)	Arc the Lad II	ARC	SCEI	Fantasy	PS1	Tactical RPG	Arc the Lad	J
1996 (JP)	Arunamu No Kiba Juuzokujuu Nishinto Densetsu Fang of Alnam アルナムの牙 獣族十二神徒伝説	Right Stuff		Fantasy	PS1 (Port)			J
1996 (JP)	Bahamut Lagoon バハムートラグーン	Square	Square	Fantasy	SNES	Tactical RPG		J
1996 (JP)	Bakumatsu Kourinden ONI 幕末降臨伝ONI	Pandora Box	Banpresto	Fantasy	SNES		Kourinden ONI	J
1996 (JP)	Blue Forest Monogatari			Fantasy	3DO			J
1996 (JP)	Daikaijuu Monogatari II 大貝獣物語Ⅱ	AIM Birthday Denki-Mirai ADS	Hudson Soft	Fantasy	SNES		Daikaijuu Monogatari	J
1996 (JP)	Dark Half		Enix	Fantasy	SNES			J
1996 (NA)	Dragon Force ドラゴンフォース	Sega	Working Designs	Fantasy	SAT	Tactical RPG.[1]	Dragon Force	J
1996 (JP)	Dragon Knight IV ドラゴンナイト4	ELF	Banpresto	Fantasy	SNES (Port)	Tactical RPG Eroge	Dragon Knight	J
1996 (JP)	Dragon Warrior III Dragon Quest III	Chunsoft	Enix	Fantasy	SNES (Port)	JRPG[2]	Dragon Quest	J
1996 (JP)	Energy Breaker	Neverland		Fantasy	SNES	Tactical RPG		J
1996 (JP)	FEDA Remake!: Emblem of Justice	Yanoman		Fantasy	SAT (Remake)	Tactical RPG.[3]	FEDA	J
1996 (JP)	Fire Emblem: Seisen no Keifu	Intelligent	Nintendo	Fantasy	SNES	Tactical RPG	Fire Emblem	J
1996 (JP)	Gulliver Boy	Hudson Soft	Bandai	Fantasy	SNES (Port)		Based on the anime Gulliver Boy	J
1996 (JP)	Gulliver Boy	Hudson Soft	Hudson Soft	Fantasy	SAT (Port)		Based on the anime Gulliver Boy	J
1996 (JP) 1996 (NA)	King's Field III King's Field II in NA	From	Agetec	Fantasy	PS1	JRPG (real-time)	King's Field	J
1996 (JP)	Langrisser III ラングリッサーIII	Masaya	NCS	Fantasy	SAT	Tactical RPG	Langrisser	J
1996 (JP)	Langrisser, Der Langrisser II	Masaya	NCS	Fantasy	PCFX (Remake)	Tactical RPG[4][1]	Langrisser	J
1996 (JP)	Legend of Heroes IV, The: A Tear of Vermillion The Legend of Heroes: A Tear of Vermillion 英雄伝説IV「朱紅い雫」	Nihon Falcom	Nihon Falcom	Fantasy	PC98		Dragon Slayer: The Legend of Heroes	J
1996 (JP)	Lennus 2	Copya Systems	Asmik Corporation	Fantasy	SNES	JRPG	Lennus	J
1996 (JP)	Madara Saga	Datam Polystar	Datam Polystar	Fantasy	SNES		Based on the manga Madara	J
1996 (JP)	Madou Monogatari I	Compile		Fantasy	SNES (Port)	Dungeon crawler[5]	Madou Monogatari	J
1996 (JP)	Metajo	R-Force	R-Force	Fantasy	PC98	Tactical RPG		J
1996 (JP)	Monstania	Amccus Bits Laboratory	Pack-In-Video	Fantasy	SNES	Tactical RPG		J
1996 (JP)	Moon Light Saga	Maple Yard	Maple Yard		MSX2[6]			J
1996 (JP)	Ogre Battle: March of the Black Queen	Quest	Riverhill	Fantasy	SAT (Port)	Tactical RPG	Ogre Battle	J
1996 (JP)	Only You: The Decadent Juliets Only You -世紀末のジュリエット達-	Alice Soft		Fantasy	PC98	Eroge		J
1996 (JP)	Oukoku no Gran Chef			Fantasy	3DO
1996 (JP) 1998 (NA) 1998 (AU) 1999 (EU)	Pokémon Blue Pokémon Green in Japan	Game Freak	Nintendo	Modern Fantasy	GB	Monster raising	Pokémon	J
1996 (JP) 1998 (NA) 1998 (AU) 1999 (EU)	Pokémon Red	Game Freak	Nintendo	Modern Fantasy	GB	Monster raising	Pokémon	J
1996 (JP)	Popolocrois Monogatari	SCE	SCE	Fantasy	PS1	Tactical RPG	Based on the manga PoPoLoCrois	J
1996 (JP) 1996 (NA)	Revelations: Persona	Atlus	Atlus	Modern Fantasy	PS1	JRPG	Megami Tensei: Persona	J
1996 (JP)	Riglord Saga 2	Sega	Sega	Fantasy		Tactical RPG	Mystaria: The Realms of Lore	J
1996 (JP)	RPG Maker 2	Success	ASCII	Fantasy	SNES	RPG-creation software	RPG Maker	J
1996 (JP)	Sakura Taisen	Sega	Sega Red Ent.	Steampunk	SAT	Tactical RPG[4]	Sakura Wars	J
1996 (JP)	Shadowrun	Group SNE	Compile	Cyberpunk Fantasy	SCD	Adventure/RPG hybrid[4]	Based on the Shadowrun franchise by FASA	J
1996 (JP)	Shin Super Robot Wars	Banpresto	Banpresto	Sci-Fi	PS1	Tactical RPG	Super Robot Wars	J
1996 (JP) 1997 (NA) 1997 (EU)	Shining the Holy Ark	Sonic!	Sega	Fantasy	SAT	JRPG	Shining Force	J
1996 (JP)	Star Ocean: Fantastic Space Odyssey	tri-Ace	Enix	Fantasy	SNES	JRPG	Star Ocean	J
1996 (JP) 1996 (NA)	Super Mario RPG	Square	Nintendo	Fantasy	SNES	Action RPG	Super Mario RPG	J
1996 (JP)	Super Robot Taisen Gaiden: Masō Kishin - The Lord Of Elemental	Banpresto	Banpresto	Sci-Fi	SNES	Tactical RPG	Super Robot Wars	J
1996 (JP)	Sword & Sorcery			Fantasy	SAT			J
1996 (NA)	Sword of Hope II	Kemco	Kemco	Fantasy	GB		Sword of Hope	J
1996 (JP)	Tactics Ogre: Let Us Cling Together	Quest	Riverhill Soft	Fantasy	SAT (Port)	Tactical RPG	Ogre Battle	J
1996 (JP) 1996 (NA)	Tecmo's Deception: Invitation to Darkness	Tecmo	Tecmo	Fantasy	PS1	Action RPG	Deception	J
1996 (JP)	Traverse: Starlight & Prairie			Fantasy	SNES			J
1996 (JP)	Treasure Hunter G	Sting	Square	Fantasy	SNES	Tactical RPG		J
1996 (JP)	Treasure of the Rudras	Square	Square	Fantasy	SNES	JRPG		J
1996 (JP) 1997 (NA) 1997 (EU)	Vandal Hearts	Konami	Konami	Fantasy	PS1	Tactical RPG	Vandal Hearts	J
1996 (JP) 1997 (NA) 1998 (PAL)	Wild Arms	Media.Vision	SCE	Western	PS1	JRPG	Wild Arms	J
1996 (JP)	Wizardry Gaiden IV			Fantasy	SNES	WRPG	Wizardry Gaiden	J
1996 (TW)	Xin Qigai Wangzi 新乞丐王子	C&E Inc.	C&E Inc.	Fantasy	GEN	JRPG	Adapted from The Prince and the Pauper	TW
1996 (??)	Ys V Expert	Nihon Falcom	Nihon Falcom	Fantasy	SNES (Rerel)	Action RPG	Ys	J
1997 (JP)	Alnam no Tsubasa: Shouchiri no Sora no Achira e Wing of Alnam アルナムの翼 焼塵の空の彼方へ	Right Stuff		Fantasy	PS1		Wing of Alnam	J
1997 (JP)	Atelier Marie: The Alchemist of Salburg	Gust		Fantasy	PS1	JRPG	Atelier	J
1997 (JP) 1998 (NA) 1998 (PAL)	Breath of Fire III	Capcom	Capcom	Fantasy	PS1	JRPG[7]	Breath of Fire	J
1997 (JP)	BS Fire Emblem: Akaneia Senki	Intelligent	Nintendo	Fantasy	SNES	Tactical RPG	Fire Emblem	J
1997 (JP)	Chocobo's Mysterious Dungeon	Square	Square	Fantasy	PS1	Roguelike	Fushigi no Dungeon; Chocobo's Mysterious Dungeon	J
1997 (JP)	Dark Law: Meaning of Death	ASCII	ASCII	Fantasy	SNES	Tactical RPG	Dark Lord	J
1997 (JP)	Dragon Knight IV ドラゴンナイト4	ELF	Banpresto	Fantasy	SAT (Port) PS1 (Port)	Tactical RPG Eroge	Dragon Knight	J
1997 (JP)	Dragon Knight IV ドラゴンナイト4	ELF	NEC	Fantasy	PCFX (Port)	Tactical RPG Eroge	Dragon Knight	J
1997 (JP)	Farland Story	TGL	TGL	Fantasy	PS1 (Port)	Tactical RPG	Farland Story	J
1997 (JP)	FEDA 2: White Surge the Platoon	Yanoman		Fantasy	PS1	Tactical RPG.[8]	FEDA	J
1997 (JP) 2001 (NA) 2002 (PAL)	Final Fantasy IV	Square	Square	Fantasy	PS1 (Port)	JRPG.[9]	Final Fantasy	J
1997 (JP) 1997 (NA) 1997 (EU) 1997 (AU)	Final Fantasy VII	Square	Square SCE	Sci-Fi Fantasy	PS1	JRPG[9]	Final Fantasy	J
1997 (JP) 1998 (NA)	Final Fantasy Tactics ファイナルファンタジータクティクス	Square	Square SCE	Fantasy	PS1	Tactical RPG	Final Fantasy Tactics; Ivalice series	J
1997 (JP)	Front Mission 2	Square	Square	Sci-Fi	PS1	Tactical RPG	Front Mission	J
1997 (JP)	Galaxy Fraulein Yuna 3: Lightning Angel	Hudson Soft		Sci-Fi	SAT	Tactical RPG	Galaxy Fraulein Yuna	J
1997 (JP)	Ganpuru			Fantasy	SNES			J
1997 (JP)	Grandia	Game Arts	ESP	Fantasy	SAT	JRPG	Grandia	J
1997 (JP) 1998 (NA) 1999 (PAL)	Granstream Saga, The	Shade	THQ	Fantasy	PS1	Action RPG		J
1997 (JP)	Gunmans Proof			Fantasy	SNES			J
1997 (JP)	Langrisser I & II ラングリッサーI&II			Fantasy	PS1 (Remake)	Tactical RPG	Langrisser: Remake and compilation of I and II	J
1997 (JP)	Langrisser IV ラングリッサーIV	CareerSoft		Fantasy	SAT PS1	Tactical RPG	Langrisser	J
1997 (JP)	Magic School Lunar!	Game Arts Studio Alex	ESP Kadokawa Shoten	Fantasy	SAT (Remake)	JRPG	Lunar	J
1997 (JP) 1998 (NA)	Master of Monsters: Disciples of Gaia	ASCII	ASCII Toshiba	Fantasy	PS1	Tactical RPG[4]		J
1997 (JP)	Milandra			Fantasy	SNES			J
1997 (JP)	Moon: Remix RPG Adventure	Love-de-Lic	ASCII	Fantasy	PlayStation	Adventure RPG		J
1997 (JP)	Ogre Battle: Limited Edition	Enix		Fantasy	PS1 (Compl)	Tactical RPG[4]	Ogre Battle: Compilation of March of the Black Queen and Tactics Ogre	J
1997 (JP) 1997 (NA)	Ogre Battle: March of the Black Queen	Quest	Artdink Atlus	Fantasy	PS1 (Port)	Tactical RPG	Ogre Battle	J
1997 (JP)	Princess Crown	Atlus	Atlus	Fantasy	SAT	Action RPG	Princess Crown	J
1997 (JP)	Ronde 輪舞曲	MIT	Atlus	Fantasy	SAT	Tactical RPG	Megami Tensei: Majin Tensei	J
1997 (JP) 2000 (NA)	RPG Maker(NA) RPG Maker 3(JP)	Kuusou Kagaku	Enterbrain Agetec	Fantasy	PS1	RPG-creation software	RPG Maker	J
1997 (JP) 1998 (NA)	SaGa Frontier	Square	Square SCE	Fantasy	PS1	JRPG[10]	SaGa	J
1997 (JP) 1998 (NA) 1998 (EU)	Shining Force III (Scenario I of III)	Camelot	Sega	Fantasy	SAT	Tactical RPG	Shining Force	J
1997 (JP)	Shinsetsu Samurai Spirits Bushidō Retsuden	SNK Asatsu Fuji TV	SNK	Fantasy	NEOCD SAT PS1	JRPG	Spinoff of Samurai Shodown fighting games	J
1997 (JP)	Söldnerschild S	Koei		Fantasy	SAT	Tactical RPG	Söldnerschild	J
1997 (JP)	Super Robot Wars F	Banpresto	Banpresto	Sci-Fi	SAT	Tactical RPG	Super Robot Wars	J
1997 (JP) 1998 (NA)	Tactics Ogre: Let Us Cling Together	Quest	Atlus	Fantasy	PS1 (Port)	Tactical RPG	Ogre Battle	J
1997 (JP) 1998 (NA)	Tales of Destiny	Wolf Team	Namco	Fantasy	PS1	Action RPG	Tales	J
1997 (JP)	Tengai Makyō: Daiyon no Mokushiroku	Red Ent.	Hudson Soft	Fantasy	SAT	JRPG[11]	Tengai Makyō	J
1997 (JP)	Ultima Underworld: The Stygian Abyss	Blue Sky Productions	Origin	Fantasy	PS1 (Port)	Action RPG (UU style)	Ultima Underworld	NA
1997 (JP)	Vandal Hearts	Konami	Konami	Fantasy	SAT (Port)	Tactical RPG	Vandal Hearts	J
1996 (NA)	AD&D Masterpiece Collection	Mindscape	SSI Mindscape	Fantasy	DOS (Compl)	Tactical RPG Action RPG	Dungeons & Dragons franchise: Compilation of the Dark Sun and Ravenloft games	NA
1996 (NA)	Birthright: The Gorgon's Alliance	Synergistic	Sierra	Fantasy	DOS WIN	Tactical RPG. RTS/RPG	Dungeons & Dragons franchise (Birthright)	NA
1996 (NA)	Deathkeep	Lion	SSI	Fantasy	WIN (Port)	FPS/RPG	Dungeons & Dragons franchise	NA
1996 (NA)	Elder Scrolls II, The: Daggerfall	Bethesda	Bethesda	Fantasy	DOS	Action RPG (UU style)	The Elder Scrolls	NA
1996 (NA)	Exile II: Crystal Souls	Spiderweb	Spiderweb	Fantasy	MAC WIN WIN3X	Tactical RPG	Exile	NA
1996 (NA)	Exile III: Ruined World	Spiderweb	Spiderweb	Fantasy	LIN MAC WIN WIN3X	Tactical RPG	Exile	NA
1996 (JP)	Farland Saga: Toki no Douhyou	TGL	TGL	Fantasy	DOS	Tactical RPG	Farland Saga	J
1996 (JP)	Farland Story: Kamigami no Isen Farland Story 6	TGL	TGL	Fantasy	DOS	Tactical RPG	Farland Saga	J
1996 (NA)	Nemesis: The Wizardry Adventure	Sir-Tech	Sir-Tech	Fantasy	DOS	Adventure RPG	Spin-off of Wizardry	NA
1996 (NA)	Quest for Glory Anthology	Sierra	Sierra	Fantasy	DOS (Compl) WIN (Compl) WIN3X (Compl)	Adventure RPG	Quest for Glory: Compilation of the first four games	NA
1996 (DE) 1997 (NA) 1997 (EU)	Realms of Arkania: Shadows over Riva (NA, UK) 巫術闇影 (CN) Černé Oko: Stíny nad Rivou (CZ) Das Schwarze Auge: Schatten über Riva (DE) El Ojo Negro: La sombra sobre Riva (ES)	Attic	Topware (DE) U.S. Gold (EU) Sir-Tech (NA)	Fantasy	DOS		Das Schwarze Auge franchise Realms of Arkania	DE
1996 (NA)	Ultima VIII: Pagan - Gold Edition	Origin	EA	Fantasy	DOS (Rerel)	WRPG	Ultima	NA
1996 (NA) 1996 (UK)	Wizardry Gold	Sir-Tech	Sir-Tech	Fantasy Sci-Fi	MAC (Remake) WIN (Remake)	WRPG	Wizardry	NA
1997 (NA)	An Elder Scrolls Legend: Battlespire	Bethesda	Bethesda	Fantasy	DOS WIN	Action RPG	The Elder Scrolls	NA
1997 (NA)	Betrayal in Antara	Sierra	Sierra	Fantasy	WIN WIN3X	WRPG	Uses the Betrayal at Krondor engine	NA
1997 (NA)	Blood Omen: Legacy of Kain	Silicon Knights	Activision	Fantasy Horror	WIN	Action-adventure/JRPG	Legacy of Kain	NA
1997 (NA)	Diablo	Blizzard North	Blizzard	Fantasy	WIN	Action RPG Roguelike	Diablo	NA
1997 (NA)	Diablo: Hellfire	Synergistic	Sierra	Fantasy	WIN	Action RPG. Roguelike	Diablo	NA
1997 (NA)	Fallout	Interplay	Interplay	Post-apocalyptic	DOS WIN	WRPG	Fallout	NA
1997 (NA)	Fallout	Interplay	MacPlay	Post-apocalyptic	MAC (Port)	WRPG	Fallout	NA
1997 (JP)	Farland Saga 2: Toki no Michishirube	TGL	TGL	Fantasy	WIN	Tactical RPG	Farland Saga	J
1997 (NA)	Final Fantasy VII	Square	Eidos	Sci-Fi Fantasy	WIN	JRPG	Final Fantasy	J
1997 (NA) 1997 (UK)	Forgotten Realms Archives, The	SSI	Interplay	Fantasy	DOS (Compl) WIN (Compl)	Tactical RPG WRPG Action RPG	Dungeons & Dragons franchise: Compilation of nearly every video game set in the Forgotten Realms	NA
1997 (NA)	Incubation: Time Is Running Out	Blue Byte	Blue Byte	Sci-Fi	WIN	Tactical RPG[12]	Battle Isle	DE
1997 (NA)	Incubation: The Wilderness Missions	Blue Byte	Blue Byte	Sci-Fi	WIN	Tactical RPG	Battle Isle	DE
1997 (NA)	Lands of Lore: Guardians of Destiny	Westwood	Virgin	Fantasy	DOS WIN	Action RPG (DM style)	Lands of Lore	NA
1997 (NA)	Quest for Glory: Collection Series	Sierra	Sierra	Fantasy	DOS (Compl) WIN3X (Compl)	Adventure RPG	Quest for Glory: Compilation of first four games	NA
1997 (JP)	RPG Maker 95	Enterbrain	ASCII	N/A	WIN	RPG construction tool	RPG Maker	J
1999 (JP)	Sorcerian Forever	Nihon Falcom	Nihon Falcom	Fantasy	WIN	Action RPG	Sorcerian	J
1997 (NA) 1998 (EU)	Ultima Collection	Origin	EA	Fantasy	DOS (Rerel) WIN (Port)	WRPG	Ultima: Rerelease and port of the first eight games and Akalabeth: World of Doom	NA
1997 (JP) 1998 (TW) 1998 (KR)	Vantage Master ヴァンテージ・マスター	Nihon Falcom	Nihon Falcom	Fantasy	WIN	Tactical RPG	Vantage Master	J
1997 (JP)	Vantage Master V2 Vantage Master Online	Nihon Falcom		Fantasy	WIN	Tactical RPG	Vantage Master	J
1997 (JP)	Wizardry: Llylgamyn Saga	Solition	ASCII	Fantasy Sci-Fi	WIN (Compl)	WRPG	Wizardry: Remake and compilation of I through III	NA/J

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