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 franchiseRealms 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