List of role-playing video games: 1996 to 1997
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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 | Albert Odyssey | JP |
| 1996 (??) | Arabian Nights | Fantasy | SNES | |||||
| 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) | 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 | JRPG (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 (JP) | Lennus 2 | Copya Systems | Asmik Corporation | Fantasy | SNES | JRPG | Lennus | 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 | Sega | Sega | Fantasy | 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 Taisen | 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! | Sega | Fantasy | SAT | JRPG | Shining Force | JP |
| 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 | Action RPG | Super 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 | Fantasy | SAT | JP | ||||
| 1996 (NA) | Sword of Hope II | Kemco | Kemco | Fantasy | GB | 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/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 (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) | Ganpuru | Fantasy | SNES | J | ||||
| 1997 (JP) | Grandia | Game Arts | ESP | Fantasy | SAT | JRPG | 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 (Scenario I of III) | Camelot | Sega | Fantasy | SAT | Tactical RPG | Shining Force | 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 | 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 | 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 |
Action RPG (DM style) | Lands of Lore | NA |
| 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) | WRPG | Wizardry: Remake and compilation of I through III | NA |
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The game's genre can be called tactical RPG, drawing some of its best features from such games as X-Com, Jagged Alliance, Incubation and Fallout.