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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, subgenre 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 MUDs or MMORPGs. It does include roguelikes, action RPGs and tactical RPGs.

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Video game platforms
3DS Nintendo 3DS
AMI Amiga
APPII Apple II
Arcade Arcade video game
C64 Commodore 64
CROSS Cross-platform
DC Dreamcast
DOS MS-DOS
DROI Android
DS Nintendo DS
FM7 FM-7
FMT FM Towns
GB Game Boy
GBA Game Boy Advance
GBC Game Boy Color
GCN GameCube
GEN Genesis / Mega Drive
iOS iOS
LIN Linux
MAC Mac
MOBI Mobile phone
MSX MSX
MSX2 MSX2
N64 Nintendo 64
NEO Neo Geo
NES Nintendo Entertainment System / Famicom
OSX macOS / OS X
PC60 PC-6000 series
PC88 PC-8800 series
PC98 PC-9800 series
PCE TurboGrafx-16 / PC Engine
PS1 PlayStation / PSone
PS2 PlayStation 2
PS3 PlayStation 3
PS4 PlayStation 4
PSN PlayStation Network
PSP PlayStation Portable
PSV PlayStation Vita
OSX macOS / OS X
SAT Sega Saturn
SCD Mega-CD / Sega CD
SMS Master System
SNES Super NES / Super Famicom
ST Atari ST
VC Virtual Console (Wii)
VITA PlayStation Vita
X68K X68000
Wii Wii
WiiU Wii U
WIN Microsoft Windows
X360 Xbox 360
XBOX Xbox
XOne Xbox One
ZX ZX Spectrum
Types of releases
RereleaseThe game was re-released on the same platform with no or only minor changes.
PortThe game first appeared on a different platform and a port was made. The game is like the original, with few or no differences.
RemakeThe game is an enhanced remake of an original, released on the same or different platform, with changes to graphics, sound and/or gameplay.
CompilationA compilation, anthology or collection of several titles, usually (but not always) belonging to the same series.
LimitedA 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 RPGAction role-playing game
Tactical RPGTactical role-playing game
RoguelikeRoguelike
ErogeJapanese game featuring erotic content
MMORPGMassively multiplayer online role-playing game
MUDMUD
Turn-basedTurn-based game
Real-timeReal-time game
  
FPS/RPGFirst-person shooter / RPG hybrid (role-playing shooter)
RTS/RPGReal-time strategy / RPG hybrid (real-time strategy RPG)
CRPG/WRPGComputer-style role-playing game
JRPGJapanese-style role-playing game
Dungeon crawlDungeon crawl
Monster raisingPet-raising simulation
Card battleCollectible card game
BlobberFirst-person party-based RPG
SandboxOpen world RPG

List

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Year Title Developer Publisher Setting Platform Subgenre Series/Notes COO
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 JP
1996 (JP)
1997 (NA)
Albert Odyssey: Legend of Eldean Sunsoft Sunsoft
Working Designs
Fantasy SAT JRPG (turn-based) Albert Odyssey JP
1996 (JP) Arabian Nights: Sabaku no Seirei-ō Pandora Box Takara Fantasy SNES JRPG (turn-based/card-based) JP
1996 (JP) Arc the Lad II ARC SCEI Fantasy PS1 Tactical RPG Arc the Lad JP
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) JP
1996 (JP) Bahamut Lagoon
バハムートラグーン
Square Square Fantasy SNES Tactical RPG JP
1996 (JP) Bakumatsu Kourinden ONI
幕末降臨伝ONI
Pandora Box Banpresto Fantasy SNES Kourinden ONI JP
1996 (JP) Blue Forest Monogatari Fantasy 3DO JP
1996 (JP) Daikaijuu Monogatari II
大貝獣物語II
AIM
Birthday
Denki-Mirai
ADS
Hudson Soft Fantasy SNES Daikaijuu Monogatari JP
1996 (JP) Dark Half Enix Fantasy SNES JP
1996 (NA) Diablo Blizzard North Blizzard Fantasy WIN Action RPG
Roguelike
Diablo NA
1996 (NA) Dragon Force
ドラゴンフォース
Sega Working Designs Fantasy SAT Tactical RPG[1] Dragon Force JP
1996 (JP) Dragon Knight IV
ドラゴンナイト4
ELF Banpresto Fantasy SNES (Port) Tactical RPG
Eroge
Dragon Knight JP
1996 (JP) Dragon Warrior III
Dragon Quest III
Chunsoft Enix Fantasy SNES (Port) JRPG[2] Dragon Quest JP
1996 (JP) Energy Breaker Neverland Fantasy SNES Tactical RPG JP
1996 (JP) FEDA Remake!: Emblem of Justice Yanoman Fantasy SAT (Remake) Tactical RPG[3] FEDA JP
1996 (JP) Fire Emblem: Seisen no Keifu Intelligent Nintendo Fantasy SNES Tactical RPG Fire Emblem JP
1996 (JP) Gulliver Boy Hudson Soft Bandai Fantasy SNES (Port) Based on the anime Gulliver Boy JP
1996 (JP) Gulliver Boy Hudson Soft Hudson Soft Fantasy SAT (Port) Based on the anime Gulliver Boy JP
1996 (JP/NA) King's Field III
King's Field II in NA
From Agetec Fantasy PS1 Dungeon crawl (real-time) King's Field JP
1996 (JP) Langrisser III
ラングリッサーIII
Masaya NCS Fantasy SAT Tactical RPG Langrisser JP
1996 (JP) Langrisser, Der
Langrisser II
Masaya NCS Fantasy PCFX (Remake) Tactical RPG[4][1] Langrisser JP
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 JP
1996 (WW) The Legend of Oasis Ancient Sega Fantasy SAT Action RPG Prequel to Beyond Oasis JP
1996 (JP) Lennus 2 Copya Systems Asmik Corporation Fantasy SNES JRPG Lennus JP
1996 (JP) Linkle Liver Story Nextech Sega Fantasy SAT Action RPG JP
1996 (JP) Madara Saga Datam Polystar Datam Polystar Fantasy SNES Based on the manga Madara JP
1996 (JP) Madou Monogatari I Compile Fantasy SNES (Port) Dungeon crawler[5] Madou Monogatari JP
1996 (JP) Metajo R-Force R-Force Fantasy PC98 Tactical RPG JP
1996 (JP) Monstania Amccus
Bits Laboratory
Pack-In-Video Fantasy SNES Tactical RPG JP
1996 (JP) Moon Light Saga Maple Yard Maple Yard MSX2[6] JP
1996 (JP) Ogre Battle: March of the Black Queen Quest Riverhill Fantasy SAT (Port) Tactical RPG Ogre Battle JP
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 JP
1996 (JP) Oukoku no Gran Chef Fantasy 3DO
1996 (JP)
1998 (NA/AU)
1999 (EU)
Pocket Monsters Red
Pocket Monsters Green(Pokémon Red Version and Pokémon Blue Version)
Game Freak Inc. Nintendo Modern
Fantasy
GB Monster raising Pokémon JP
1996 (JP)
1998 (NA/AU)
1999 (EU)
Pocket Monsters Blue Game Freak Inc. Nintendo Modern
Fantasy
GB Monster raising Pokémon JP
1996 (JP) Popolocrois Monogatari SCE SCE Fantasy PS1 Tactical RPG Based on the manga PoPoLoCrois JP
1996 (JP/NA) Revelations: Persona Atlus Atlus Modern
Fantasy
PS1 JRPG Megami Tensei: Persona JP
1996 (JP) Riglord Saga 2 Microcabin Sega Fantasy SAT Tactical RPG Mystaria: The Realms of Lore JP
1996 (JP) RPG Maker 2 Success ASCII Fantasy SNES RPG-creation software RPG Maker JP
1996 (JP) Sakura Wars Sega Sega
Red Ent.
Steampunk SAT Tactical RPG[4] Sakura Wars JP
1996 (JP) Shadowrun Group SNE Compile Cyberpunk Fantasy SCD Adventure/RPG hybrid[4] Based on the Shadowrun franchise by FASA JP
1996 (JP) Shin Super Robot Wars Banpresto Banpresto Sci-Fi PS1 Tactical RPG Super Robot Wars JP
1996 (JP)
1997 (NA/EU)
Shining the Holy Ark Sonic Software Planning Sega Fantasy SAT Dungeon crawl Shining JP
1996 (WW) The Speris Legacy Binary Emotions Team17 Fantasy AMI Action RPG GB
1996 (JP) Star Ocean: Fantastic Space Odyssey tri-Ace Enix Fantasy SNES JRPG Star Ocean JP
1996 (JP/NA) Super Mario RPG Square Nintendo Fantasy SNES JRPG (turn-based) Mario RPG JP
1996 (JP) Super Robot Taisen Gaiden: Masō Kishin - The Lord Of Elemental Banpresto Banpresto Sci-Fi SNES Tactical RPG Super Robot Wars JP
1996 (JP) Sword & Sorcery Microcabin Microcabin Fantasy SAT JRPG (turn-based) Enhanced remake of 3DO game JP
1996 (NA) Sword of Hope II Kemco Kemco Fantasy GB Dungeon crawl Sword of Hope JP
1996 (JP) Tactics Ogre: Let Us Cling Together Quest Riverhill Soft Fantasy SAT (Port) Tactical RPG Ogre Battle JP
1996 (JP)
1997 (NA)
Tail of the Sun Artdink Fantasy PS1 Action RPG JP
1996 (JP/NA) Tecmo's Deception: Invitation to Darkness Tecmo Tecmo Fantasy PS1 Action RPG Deception JP
1996 (JP) Traverse: Starlight & Prairie Fantasy SNES JP
1996 (JP) Treasure Hunter G Sting Square Fantasy SNES Tactical RPG JP
1996 (JP) Treasure of the Rudras Square Square Fantasy SNES JRPG JP
1996 (JP)
1997 (NA/EU)
Vandal Hearts Konami Konami Fantasy PS1 Tactical RPG Vandal Hearts JP
1996 (JP)
1997 (NA)
1998 (PAL)
Wild Arms Media.Vision SCE Western PS1 JRPG Wild Arms JP
1996 (JP) Wizardry Gaiden IV Fantasy SNES WRPG Wizardry Gaiden JP
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 JP
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 JP
1997 (JP) Atelier Marie: The Alchemist of Salburg Gust Fantasy PS1 JRPG Atelier JP
1997 (JP)
1998 (NA/PAL)
Breath of Fire III Capcom Capcom Fantasy PS1 JRPG[7] Breath of Fire JP
1997 (JP) BS Fire Emblem: Akaneia Senki Intelligent Nintendo Fantasy SNES Tactical RPG Fire Emblem JP
1997 (JP) Chocobo's Mysterious Dungeon Square Square Fantasy PS1 Roguelike Fushigi no Dungeon; Chocobo's Mysterious Dungeon JP
1997 (JP) Dark Law: Meaning of Death ASCII ASCII Fantasy SNES Tactical RPG Dark Lord JP
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 JP
1997 (JP) Dragon Knight IV
ドラゴンナイト4
ELF NEC Fantasy PCFX (Port) Tactical RPG
Eroge
Dragon Knight JP
1997 (WW) Faery Tale Adventure II: Halls of the Dead The Dreamers Guild Encore Software Fantasy WIN, DOS Action RPG Sequel to The Faery Tale Adventure US
1997 (JP) Farland Story TGL TGL Fantasy PS1 (Port) Tactical RPG Farland Story JP
1997 (JP) FEDA 2: White Surge the Platoon Yanoman Fantasy PS1 Tactical RPG[8] FEDA JP
1997 (JP)
2001 (NA)
2002 (PAL)
Final Fantasy IV Square Square Fantasy PS1 (Port) JRPG[9] Final Fantasy JP
1997 (JP/NA/EU/AU) Final Fantasy VII Square Square
SCE
Sci-Fi
Fantasy
PS1 JRPG[9] Final Fantasy JP
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 JP
1997 (JP) Front Mission 2 Square Square Sci-Fi PS1 Tactical RPG Front Mission JP
1997 (JP) Galaxy Fraulein Yuna 3: Lightning Angel Hudson Soft Sci-Fi SAT Tactical RPG Galaxy Fraulein Yuna JP
1997 (JP) Grandia Game Arts ESP Fantasy SAT JRPG (turn-based) Grandia JP
1997 (JP)
1998 (NA)
1999 (PAL)
Granstream Saga, The Shade THQ Fantasy PS1 Action RPG JP
1997 (JP) Gunmans Proof Fantasy SNES JP
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 JP
1997 (JP) Langrisser IV
ラングリッサーIV
CareerSoft Fantasy SAT
PS1
Tactical RPG Langrisser JP
1997 (JP) Magic School Lunar! Game Arts
Studio Alex
ESP
Kadokawa Shoten
Fantasy SAT (Remake) JRPG Lunar JP
1997 (JP)
1998 (NA)
Master of Monsters: Disciples of Gaia ASCII ASCII
Toshiba
Fantasy PS1 Tactical RPG[4] JP
1997 (JP) Milandra Fantasy SNES JP
1997 (JP) Moon: Remix RPG Adventure Love-de-Lic ASCII Fantasy PlayStation Adventure RPG JP
1997 (JP) Ogre Battle: Limited Edition Enix Fantasy PS1 (Comp) Tactical RPG[4] Ogre Battle: Compilation of March of the Black Queen and Tactics Ogre JP
1997 (JP/NA) Ogre Battle: March of the Black Queen Quest Artdink
Atlus
Fantasy PS1 (Port) Tactical RPG Ogre Battle JP
1997 (JP) Princess Crown Atlus Atlus Fantasy SAT Action RPG Princess Crown JP
1997 (JP) Ronde
輪舞曲
MIT Atlus Fantasy SAT Tactical RPG Megami Tensei: Majin Tensei JP
1997 (JP)
2000 (NA)
RPG Maker(NA)
RPG Maker 3(JP)
Kuusou Kagaku Enterbrain
Agetec
Fantasy PS1 RPG-creation software RPG Maker JP
1997 (JP)
1998 (NA)
SaGa Frontier Square Square
SCE
Fantasy PS1 JRPG[10] SaGa JP
1997 (JP)
1998 (NA/EU)
Shining Force III Camelot Sega Fantasy SAT Tactical RPG Shining JP
1997 (JP) Shinsetsu Samurai Spirits Bushidō Retsuden SNK
Asatsu
Fuji TV
SNK Fantasy NEOCD
SAT
PS1
JRPG Spinoff of Samurai Shodown fighting games JP
1997 (JP) Söldnerschild S Koei Fantasy SAT Tactical RPG Söldnerschild JP
1997 (JP) Super Robot Wars F Banpresto Banpresto Sci-Fi SAT Tactical RPG Super Robot Wars JP
1997 (JP)
1998 (NA)
Tactics Ogre: Let Us Cling Together Quest Atlus Fantasy PS1 (Port) Tactical RPG Ogre Battle JP
1997 (JP)
1998 (NA)
Tales of Destiny Wolf Team Namco Fantasy PS1 Action RPG Tales JP
1997 (JP) Tengai Makyō: Daiyon no Mokushiroku Red Ent. Hudson Soft Fantasy SAT JRPG[11] Tengai Makyō JP
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 JP
1996 (NA) AD&D Masterpiece Collection Mindscape SSI
Mindscape
Fantasy DOS (Comp) 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 JP
1996 (JP) Farland Story: Kamigami no Isen
Farland Story 6
TGL TGL Fantasy DOS Tactical RPG Farland Saga JP
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 (Comp)
WIN (Comp)
WIN3X (Comp)
Adventure RPG Quest for Glory: Compilation of the first four games NA
1996 (DE)
1997 (NA/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/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: 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 JP
1997 (NA) Final Fantasy VII Square Eidos Sci-Fi
Fantasy
WIN JRPG Final Fantasy JP
1997 (NA/UK) Forgotten Realms Archives, The SSI Interplay Fantasy DOS (Comp)
WIN (Comp)
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
Dungeon crawl Lands of Lore NA
1997 (JP) Medarot: Kabuto Version Natsume Co., Ltd. Imagineer Science Fiction GB Action RPG Medabots JP
Medarot: Kuwagata Version
1997 (NA) Quest for Glory: Collection Series Sierra Sierra Fantasy DOS (Comp)
WIN3X (Comp)
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 JP
1999 (JP) Sorcerian Forever Nihon Falcom Nihon Falcom Fantasy WIN Action RPG Sorcerian JP
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/KR)
Vantage Master
ヴァンテージ・マスター
Nihon Falcom Nihon Falcom Fantasy WIN Tactical RPG Vantage Master JP
1997 (JP) Vantage Master V2
Vantage Master Online
Nihon Falcom Fantasy WIN Tactical RPG Vantage Master JP
1997 (JP) Wizardry: Llylgamyn Saga Solition ASCII Fantasy
Sci-Fi
WIN (Comp) Dungeon crawl Wizardry: Remake and compilation of I through III NA

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