List of role-playing video games: 1986 to 1987
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| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Rerelease | 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. |
| Compilation | A compilation, anthology or collection of several titles, usually (but not always) belonging to the same series. |
| Limited | A special release (often called "Limited" or "Collector's Edition") with bonus collector's material. Often provided to people who pre-order a game. |
| Term | Definition | Term | Definition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Action RPG | Action role-playing game | FPS/RPG | First-person shooter / RPG hybrid (role-playing shooter) |
| Tactical RPG | Tactical role-playing game | RTS/RPG | Real-time strategy / RPG hybrid (real-time strategy RPG) |
| Roguelike | Roguelike | CRPG/WRPG | Computer-style role-playing game |
| Eroge | Japanese game featuring erotic content | JRPG | Japanese-style role-playing game |
| MMORPG | Massively multiplayer online role-playing game | Dungeon crawl | Dungeon crawl |
| MUD | MUD | Monster raising | Pet-raising simulation |
| Turn-based | Turn-based game | Card battle | Collectible card game |
| Real-time | Real-time game | Blobber | First-person party-based RPG |
| Sandbox | Open world RPG |
List
| Year | Title | Developer | Publisher | Setting | Platform | Subgenre | Series/Notes | COO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Script error: No such module "anchor".Script error: No such module "vgrtbl". | Alternate Reality: The City | Paradise Datasoft |
Datasoft U.S. Gold |
Sci-Fi | APPII (Port), C64 (Port), MAC (Port), ATRST (Port) | Series debuts. | US | |
| Script error: No such module "vgrtbl". | Bards Tale, The | Interplay | EA | Fantasy | AMI (Port) | Bard's Tale | US | |
| Script error: No such module "vgrtbl". | Bard's Tale II, The: The Destiny Knight | Interplay | EA | Fantasy | C64 | Bard's Tale | US | |
| Script error: No such module "vgrtbl". | Script error: No such module "vgrtbl". | Irem | Broderbund Irem |
Fantasy | NES[1] | Action RPG[2] | JP | |
| Script error: No such module "vgrtbl". | Script error: No such module "vgrtbl". | HummingBird | DOG | Fantasy | FDS[3] | Dungeon crawl | JP | |
| Script error: No such module "vgrtbl". | Dragon Slayer Jr: Romancia ロマンシア |
Nihon Falcom | Nihon Falcom | Fantasy | PC88, PC98, MSX, MSX2, X1 | Action adventure | Sequel to Dragon Slayer II: Xanadu. | JP |
| Script error: No such module "vgrtbl". | Script error: No such module "vgrtbl". | Chunsoft | Enix Nintendo |
Fantasy | NES,[1] PC98, MSX[4] | JRPG[5] | Series debuts. | JP |
| Script error: No such module "vgrtbl". | Script error: No such module "vgrtbl". | VAP | Fantasy | NES[1] | Action RPG[6] | Based on the novel Journey to the West | JP | |
| Script error: No such module "vgrtbl". | Script error: No such module "vgrtbl". | Kogado | ASCII | Fantasy | FM7, PC88 | JRPG[7] | JP | |
| Script error: No such module "vgrtbl". | Script error: No such module "vgrtbl". | T&E | FCI, Inc.. Tohiba EMI |
Fantasy | NES[1] (Remake) | Action RPG[8] | Series debuts. | JP |
| Script error: No such module "vgrtbl". | Script error: No such module "vgrtbl". | T&E | T&E | Fantasy | FM7 (Port), MSX[4] (Port) | Action RPG[8] | JP | |
| Script error: No such module "vgrtbl". | Script error: No such module "vgrtbl". | Infogrames | Infogrames | Fantasy | MSX[4] | Computer-style RPG[9] | FR | |
| Script error: No such module "vgrtbl". | Might & Magic: Book I | New World | New World | Fantasy | APPII | Series debuts. | US | |
| Script error: No such module "vgrtbl". | Phantasie | Logical Design | SSI | Fantasy | ATRST (Port) | Series debuts. | US | |
| Script error: No such module "vgrtbl". | Phantasie II | SSI | SSI | Fantasy | APPII | US | ||
| Script error: No such module "vgrtbl". | Phantasie II | Logical Design | SSI | Fantasy | C64 (Port), ATRST (Port) | US | ||
| Script error: No such module "vgrtbl". | Shard of Spring | SSI Digital Illusions |
SSI | Fantasy | APPII, C64, DOS | Followed by Demon's Winter. | US | |
| Script error: No such module "vgrtbl". | Starflight | Binary Systems | EA | Sci-Fi | DOS | A rare example of a sci-fi CRPG and the spiritual ancestor to such games as Star Control 2 and Space Rangers. | US | |
| Script error: No such module "vgrtbl". | Script error: No such module "vgrtbl". | Pack-In-Video | Pack-In-Video | Modern | MSX2[4] | Action RPG[10] | JP | |
| Script error: No such module "vgrtbl". | Temple of Apshai Trilogy | Westwood | Epyx | Fantasy | AMI (Port), ATRST (Port) | US | ||
| Script error: No such module "vgrtbl". | Ultima I: The First Age of Darkness | Origin | Origin | Fantasy | APPII (Remake) | Series debuts. | US | |
| Script error: No such module "vgrtbl". | Ultima I: The First Age of Darkness | Origin | Origin | Fantasy | C64 (Port) | Series debuts. | US | |
| Script error: No such module "vgrtbl". | Ultima III: Exodus | Origin | Origin StarCraft |
Fantasy | AMI (Port), MAC (Port), ATRST (Port), FM7 (Port), PC88 (Port), PC98 (Port) | Computer-style RPG | Pioneered many innovations that would become standard on many CRPGs, both Western and Eastern, that followed. | US |
| Script error: No such module "vgrtbl". | Ultima IV: Quest of the Avatar | Origin | Origin | Fantasy | ATR (Port) | The first major CRPG to move from "hack and slash" gameplay to a "virtuous" story-driven approach. | US | |
| Script error: No such module "vgrtbl". | Script error: No such module "vgrtbl". | Namco | Namco | Fantasy | NES[1] | Action RPG[11] | JP | |
| Script error: No such module "vgrtbl". | Script error: No such module "vgrtbl". | Script error: No such module "vgrtbl". | Script error: No such module "vgrtbl". | Sci-Fi | PC88, DOS (Port) | Action RPG[12] | JP | |
| Script error: No such module "vgrtbl". | Wizard's Crown | SSI | SSI | Fantasy | APPII (Port), ATR (Port), C64 (Port) | Tactical RPG | US | |
| Script error: No such module "vgrtbl". | Wizardry IV: The Return of Werdna | Sir-Tech | Sir-Tech | Fantasy | APPII, DOS | Dungeon crawl | US | |
| Script error: No such module "anchor".Script error: No such module "vgrtbl". | 2400 A.D. | Origin | Origin | Sci-Fi | APPII | US | ||
| Script error: No such module "vgrtbl". | Alternate Reality: The Dungeon | Datasoft | Datasoft | Sci-Fi | APPII, ATR, C64 | US | ||
| Script error: No such module "vgrtbl". | Script error: No such module "vgrtbl". | Nihon Bussan | Nihon Bussan | Fantasy | NES[1] | Action RPG[6] | JP | |
| Script error: No such module "vgrtbl". | Script error: No such module "vgrtbl". | Interplay | EA | Fantasy | APPGS (Port), DOS (Port), ATRST (Port), PC88 (Port), PC98 (Port)[13] | Dungeon crawl | US | |
| Script error: No such module "vgrtbl". | Bard's Tale II, The: The Destiny Knight | Interplay | EA | Fantasy | APPII (Port) | Dungeon crawl | US | |
| Script error: No such module "vgrtbl". | Beyond Zork: The Coconut of Quendor | Infocom | Infocom | Fantasy | AMI, APPII, APPGS, C128, DOS, MAC, ATRST | Adventure game/RPG hybrid | US | |
| Script error: No such module "vgrtbl". | Script error: No such module "vgrtbl". | Bullet-Proof | Sega | Fantasy | SG1K[14] | Dungeon crawl[15][16] | The original release is often considered one of Japan's first RPGs.[16] | JP |
| Script error: No such module "vgrtbl". | Script error: No such module "vgrtbl". | Square | Square | FDS[3] | JP | |||
| Script error: No such module "vgrtbl". | Deathlord | EA | EA | Fantasy | APPII, C64 | US | ||
| Script error: No such module "vgrtbl". | Script error: No such module "vgrtbl". | Atlus | Namco | Fantasy | NES[1] | Dungeon crawl[17] | Series debuts. | JP |
| Script error: No such module "vgrtbl". | Script error: No such module "vgrtbl". | Konami | Konami | Fantasy | NES | Action RPG | JP | |
| Script error: No such module "vgrtbl". | Script error: No such module "vgrtbl". | Nihon Falcom | Sony | Fantasy | MSX,[4] MSX2[4] | Action RPG[18] | JP | |
| Script error: No such module "vgrtbl". | Script error: No such module "vgrtbl". | Chunsoft | Enix | Fantasy | NES[1] | JRPG[5] | JP | |
| Script error: No such module "vgrtbl". | Dungeon Master | FTL | FTL | Fantasy | ATRST (Port) | US | ||
| Script error: No such module "vgrtbl". | Script error: No such module "vgrtbl". | Konami | Konami | Fantasy | FDS[3] | Action RPG | Series debuts. | JP |
| Script error: No such module "vgrtbl". | Eternal Dagger, The | SSI | SSI | Fantasy | APPII, ATR | Tactical RPG | Sequel to Wizard's Crown. | US |
| Script error: No such module "vgrtbl". | The Faery Tale Adventure | MicroIllusions | MicroIllusions | Fantasy | DOS, AMI, C64 | Series debuts. | US | |
| Script error: No such module "vgrtbl". | Script error: No such module "vgrtbl". | Falcom | Hudson Soft Nintendo |
Fantasy | NES[1] | Action RPG[6][11] | Spin-off of the Dragon Slayer series. | JP |
| Script error: No such module "vgrtbl". | Script error: No such module "vgrtbl". | Square | Square Nintendo |
Fantasy | NES[1] | JRPG[19] | Series debuts. | JP |
| Script error: No such module "vgrtbl". | Script error: No such module "vgrtbl". | Konami | Konami | Fantasy | NES[1] | Action RPG[6] | JP | |
| Script error: No such module "vgrtbl". | Script error: No such module "vgrtbl". | Pax Softnica | Nintendo | Sci-fi | NES[1] (Port) | aka The Earth Fighter Rayieza | JP | |
| Script error: No such module "vgrtbl". | Script error: No such module "vgrtbl". | Compile | Compile | Fantasy | MSX[4] | Action RPG[20] | JP | |
| Script error: No such module "vgrtbl". | Script error: No such module "vgrtbl". | T&E | T&E | Fantasy | MSX,[4] MSX2[4] | Action RPG[8] |
JP | |
| Script error: No such module "vgrtbl". | Script error: No such module "vgrtbl". | XTALSOFT | DOG | Fantasy | FDS[3] | Action RPG[21] | JP | |
| Script error: No such module "vgrtbl". | Script error: No such module "vgrtbl". | Konami | Konami | MSX2[4] | Action RPG | JP | ||
| Script error: No such module "vgrtbl". | Script error: No such module "vgrtbl". | Nihon Falcom | Nihon Falcom Namco Broderbund |
Fantasy | MSX,[4] NES[1] | Action RPG[22] | Sequel to Dragon Slayer Jr: Romancia. | JP |
| Script error: No such module "vgrtbl". | Script error: No such module "vgrtbl". | Culture Brain | Culture Brain | Fantasy | NES[1] | Action RPG[6][11] | JP | |
| Script error: No such module "vgrtbl". | Might & Magic: Book I | New World | New World | Fantasy | APPII (Rerel) | Series debuts. | US | |
| Script error: No such module "vgrtbl". | Might & Magic: Book I | New World | New World | Fantasy | C64 (Port), DOS (Port), MAC (Port) | Series debuts. | US | |
| Script error: No such module "vgrtbl". | Script error: No such module "vgrtbl". | Taito | Taito | NES[1] | Action RPG | JP | ||
| Script error: No such module "vgrtbl". | Script error: No such module "vgrtbl". | Kogado | Kogado Sega ASCII |
Fantasy | MSX,[4] MSX2,[4] NES,[1] SMS[23] | JRPG[7] | JP | |
| Script error: No such module "vgrtbl". | Script error: No such module "vgrtbl". | Micronics | VMI, Inc. | Sci-Fi | NES[1] | Action RPG[24] | JP | |
| Script error: No such module "vgrtbl". | Phantasie | Logical Design | SSI | Fantasy | ATR (Port), DOS (Port) | US | ||
| Script error: No such module "vgrtbl". | Phantasie | Andromeda | SSI | Fantasy | AMI (Port) | US | ||
| Script error: No such module "vgrtbl". | Phantasie II | Logical Design | SSI | Fantasy | ATR (Port) | US | ||
| Script error: No such module "vgrtbl". | Phantasie III: Wrath of Nikademus | SSI | SSI | Fantasy | APPII | US | ||
| Script error: No such module "vgrtbl". | Phantasie III: Wrath of Nikademus | Westwood | SSI | Fantasy | AMI (Port), C64 (Port), ATRST (Port) | US | ||
| Script error: No such module "vgrtbl". | Script error: No such module "vgrtbl". | RD4 (Sega) | Sega | Sci-Fi | SMS[23] | JRPG[25] | Series debuts. | JP |
| Script error: No such module "vgrtbl". | Script error: No such module "vgrtbl". | Game Studio | Namco | Fantasy | Arcade | Action RPG[26] | Sequel to Tower of Druaga | JP |
| Script error: No such module "vgrtbl". | Script error: No such module "vgrtbl". | Victor Music Industries | Fantasy | MSX2[27] | Action RPG | Ancestor of the survival horror subgenre.Script error: No such module "Unsubst". | JP | |
| Script error: No such module "vgrtbl". | Script error: No such module "vgrtbl". | Nihon Falcom | Nihon Falcom | Fantasy | PC88 | Action RPG | Fifth game in the Dragon Slayer series. | JP |
| Script error: No such module "vgrtbl". | Script error: No such module "vgrtbl". | Script error: No such module "vgrtbl". | Script error: No such module "vgrtbl". | Sci-Fi | PC88, GEN (Port) | Action RPG[28] FPS/RPG[29] |
JP | |
| Script error: No such module "vgrtbl". | Script error: No such module "vgrtbl". | PBI Software | PBI Software | Fantasy | APPGS | US | ||
| Script error: No such module "vgrtbl". | Script error: No such module "vgrtbl". | Data East | Data East | Fantasy | NES[1] | JRPG[30] | Series debuts. | JP |
| Script error: No such module "vgrtbl". | Ultima I: The First Age of Darkness | Origin | Origin | Fantasy | DOS (Port) | Series debuts. | US | |
| Script error: No such module "vgrtbl". | Script error: No such module "vgrtbl". | Origin | Pony Canyon | Fantasy | MSX2[4] | Computer-style RPG[31] | US | |
| Script error: No such module "vgrtbl". | Script error: No such module "vgrtbl". | Origin | Origin FCI Pony Canyon |
Fantasy | NES,[1] MSX2[4] | Computer-style RPG[32] | US | |
| Script error: No such module "vgrtbl". | Script error: No such module "vgrtbl". | Origin | Origin Pony Canyon |
Fantasy | ATRST (Port), MSX2[4] | Computer-style RPG[33] | The first major CRPG to move from "hack and slash" gameplay to a "virtuous" story-driven approach. | US |
| Script error: No such module "vgrtbl". | Wizard's Crown | SSI | SSI | Fantasy | ATRST (Port) | Tactical RPG | US | |
| Script error: No such module "vgrtbl". | Script error: No such module "vgrtbl". | Sir-Tech Software Sting Game |
Sir-Tech ASCII Nexoft |
Fantasy | C64 (Port), NES,[1] MSX2[4] | Dungeon crawl | Series debuts. | US |
| Script error: No such module "vgrtbl". | Wizardry IV: The Return of Werdna | Sir-Tech | Sir-Tech | Fantasy | APPII | Dungeon crawl | US | |
| Script error: No such module "vgrtbl". | Wizardry Trilogy | Sir-Tech | Sir-Tech | Fantasy Sci-Fi |
APPII (Comp), C64 (Comp) | Compilation of the first three Wizardry games. | US | |
| Script error: No such module "vgrtbl". | Script error: No such module "vgrtbl". | DB Soft | DB Soft | Fantasy | NES[1] | US | ||
| Script error: No such module "vgrtbl". | Script error: No such module "vgrtbl". | Nihon Falcom | Nihon Falcom | Fantasy | MSX2[4] | Action RPG[34] | First game in the Ys series | JP |
| Script error: No such module "vgrtbl". | Script error: No such module "vgrtbl". | HummingBird | DOG | Fantasy | FDS[3] | Dungeon crawl | Second game in the Deep Dungeon series | JP |
| Script error: No such module "vgrtbl". | Script error: No such module "vgrtbl". | Nintendo | Nintendo | Fantasy | FDS,[3] NES[1] | Action RPG[11] | Sequel to action-adventure game The Legend of Zelda. | JP |
| Script error: No such module "vgrtbl". | Script error: No such module "vgrtbl". | Game Arts | Game Arts Sierra |
Fantasy | DOS, PC88 | Action RPG / Platform hybrid[35] | JP |
References
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