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List Year Title Developer Publisher Setting Platform Subgenre Series/Notes COO AD&D Collector's Edition SSI WizardWorks Fantasy DOS Tactical RPG Gold Box: Compilation of all nine games Dungeons & Dragons franchise NA AD&D Collectors Edition Vol. 3 SSI SSI Fantasy DOS Tactical RPG Gold Box: Compilation of three games Dungeons & Dragons franchise NA Advanced Dungeons & Dragons: Slayer Lion Entertainment Fantasy 3DO Action RPG Dungeon crawl game NA The Aethra Chronicles Michael Lawrence Fantasy DOS CRPG Shareware game; based on Rolemaster NA After Armageddon Gaiden: Majū Tōshōden Eclipse Pandora Box Sega Post-apocalyptic/Fantasy SCD JRPG Last Armageddon JP Albert Odyssey 2: Jashin no Taidou Sunsoft Sunsoft Fantasy SNES Tactical RPG Albert Odyssey JP Al-Qadim: The Genie's Curse Cyberlore SSI Fantasy DOS Action RPG Dungeons & Dragons franchise NA Alien Logic: A Skyrealms of Jorune Adventure Ceridus SSI Sci-FiFantasy DOS WRPG Skyrealms of Jorune franchise NA1995 (NA)Anvil of DawnDreamForge IntertainmentNew World ComputingFantasyDOS, WINCRPGNamed the best RPG of 1995 by Computer Gaming World and Computer Game Review.NA Aretha 2 Japan Art Media Yanoman Fantasy SNES JRPG Aretha JP Right Stuff Fantasy PCD Fang of Alnam JP1995 (NA/EU)BioForgeOrigin SystemsElectronic ArtsSci-Fi Cyberpunk HorrorDOS, WIN9XCRPGUSA BloodNet MicroProse MicroProse Sci-Fi Horror AMI (Port) Adventure/RPG hybrid NA Brandish Nihon Falcom Koei Fantasy DOS (Port), SNES (Port) Action RPG Brandish JP Breath of Fire II Capcom CapcomLaguna Fantasy SNES JRPG Breath of Fire JP Complete Ultima VII, The Origin EA Fantasy DOS (Comp) WRPG Ultima NA Cyber Knight II: Chikyū Teikoku no Yabō Atelier Double Tonkin House Sci-Fi SNES JRPG Cyber Knight JP Hudson Soft Hudson Soft Fantasy SNES JRPG Kaijuu Monogatari JP Dark Kingdom Telenet Japan Telenet Japan Fantasy SNES JRPG JP Dark Sun: Wake of the Ravager SSI SSIMindscape Fantasy DOS Tactical RPG Dungeons & Dragons franchise: Dark Sun Campaign Setting: Sequel to Dark Sun: Shattered Lands NA Down the World: Mervil's Ambition ASCII Susumu Matsushita Fantasy SNES JRPG JP ELF Megatech Fantasy PCD, DOS JRPGEroge Dragon Knight JP ELF ELF Fantasy PC98, FMT (Port), X68K (Port), DOS (Port) Tactical RPGEroge Dragon Knight JP Dragon Slayer: The Legend of Heroes Sega Falcom Sega Fantasy GEN (Port) JRPG Dragon Slayer: The Legend of Heroes JP Dragonstone Core Design Core Design Fantasy AMI Action RPG GB Dream Maze Fantasy SNES JP Dual Orb II I'Max I'Max Fantasy SNES JRPG Dual Orb JP ApeHAL Nintendo ModernFantasy SNES JRPG Mother JP Elder Scrolls, The: Arena Bethesda Bethesda Fantasy DOS Action RPG (UU style) The Elder Scrolls NA Elder Scrolls, The: Arena – Deluxe Edition Bethesda Bethesda Fantasy DOS (Rerel) Action RPG (UU style) The Elder Scrolls NA Emerald Dragon Alfa SystemRight Stuff NEC Fantasy PCD (Port) JRPG Emerald Dragon JP Eye of the Beholder Fantasy SNES (Port), SCD (Port) Action RPG (DM style) Dungeons and Dragons franchise; Eye of the Beholder NA Fantasy Fest! Various SSI Fantasy DOS (Comp) Action RPGTactical RPGStrategy game Compilation of Dungeon Hack, FRUA, Fantasy Empires and Stronghold NA Farland Story 4: Shirogane no Tsubasa TGL TGL Fantasy DOS Tactical RPG Farland Story JP Farland Story 3: Tenshi no Namida TGL TGL Fantasy DOS Tactical RPG Farland Story JP FEDA: Emblem of Justice Max Entertainment Yanoman Fantasy SNES Tactical RPG FEDA series JP Final Fantasy I-II Square Square Fantasy NES JRPG Final Fantasy JP Final Fantasy VI Square Square FantasySci-Fi SNES JRPG Final Fantasy JP Fire Emblem: Monshō no Nazo Intelligent Nintendo Fantasy SNES Tactical RPG Fire Emblem JP Micro Cabin Micro Cabin Fantasy PCD (Port) Action RPG Xak JP Banpresto Fantasy SNES JP Hercules no Eikō IV: Kamigami kara no Okurimono Data East Data East Fantasy SNES JRPG Glory of Heracles JP Hiouden: Legend of the Scarlet King Wolf Team Telenet Japan Fantasy SNES TBS/RPG hybrid Hiōden JP Office Koukan Shouei System Fantasy SNES JP Ishar 3: The Seven Gates of Infinity Silmarils Silmarils Fantasy AMI, DOS, MAC, ATRST CRPG Ishar FR J.R.R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings, Vol. I Interplay Interplay Fantasy SNES Tactical RPG Based on The Lord of the Rings NA Jagged Alliance Madlab Sir-Tech Modern DOS Tactical RPG Jagged Alliance NA Atlus FantasyHistorical SNES JP Kenyuu Densetsu Yaiba Fantasy SNES Action RPG JP King's Field From Fantasy PS1 JRPG King's Field JP Pandora Box Banpresto Fantasy SNES ONI series JP Kurokishi no Kamen Fantasy 3DO JP CareerSoft NCS Fantasy GEN Tactical RPG Langrisser JP Nihon Falcom Nihon Falcom Fantasy PC98 Dragon Slayer: The Legend of Heroes JP Legend of Xanadu Nihon Falcom NEC Home Electronics Fantasy PCD Action RPG Legend of Xanadu JP Tokuma Shoten Tokuma Shoten Fantasy SNES Tactical RPG Little Master JP Live a Live Square Square Multi-genre SNES Tactical RPGAction RPG JP Studio Alex Game ArtsWorking Designs Fantasy SCD JRPG Lunar JP Magna Braban: Henreki no Yusha Lenar Corporation Ask Kodansha Fantasy SNES JRPG JP Atlus Atlus Fantasy SNES Tactical RPG Megami Tensei; Majin Tensei JP Menzoberranzan DreamForge SSI Fantasy DOS WRPG Dungeons & Dragons franchise: Forgotten Realms setting NA Might and Magic III: Isles of Terra New World New World Fantasy SNES (Port), SCD (Port) WRPG Might and Magic NA Might and Magic: World of Xeen New World New World Fantasy DOS WRPG Might and Magic: Compilation of IV and V NA Obitus Scenario Developments Bullet-Proof Fantasy SNES (Port) WRPGAction RPG UK Pandora Box Banpresto Fantasy GB Oni series JP Popful Mail Nihon Falcom (SNES)Sega Falcom (SCD)HuneX (PCE) Nihon Falcom (SNES)Sega (SCD, JP)Working Designs (SCD, US)NEC Home Electronics (PCE) Fantasy PCE, SNES, SCD Action RPG (Platformer) JP Power of the Hired Fantasy WIN (Port) Tactical RPG Ravenloft: Strahd's Possession DreamForge SSI Fantasy DOS WRPG Dungeons & Dragons franchise: Ravenloft campaign setting NA Attic Schmidt Spiele (DE)U.S. Gold (EU)Sir-Tech (NA) Fantasy DOS Tactical RPG Das Schwarze Auge franchise DE - Realmz Fantasoft Fantasoft Fantasy MAC, WIN Tactical RPG Realmz NA Record of Lodoss War Humming Bird Soft Sega Fantasy SCD Tactical RPG Record of Lodoss War franchise JP Record of Lodoss War 2 Humming Bird Soft Hudson Soft Fantasy PCE Tactical RPG Record of Lodoss War franchise; based on Chronicles of the Heroic Knight JP The Red Crystal: The Seven Secrets of Life QQP Fantasy DOS Tactical RPG QuintetAncient Enix Sci-Fi SNES Monster raising JP BlueSky Sega Sci-Fi GEN Action RPG Shadowrun franchise NA Atlus Atlus Fantasy SNES JRPG Megami Tensei (Shin Megami Tensei) JP Sonic! Sega Fantasy SCD (Remake) Tactical RPG Shining Force Gaiden: Remake of 1 and 2 JP Lion SSI Fantasy 3DO Action RPG Dungeons & Dragons franchise NA Fantasy SNES Based on the Slayers franchise JP Banpresto Banpresto Sci-Fi SNES Tactical RPG Super Robot Wars JP Fantasy GEN JP Nintendo Telenet Japan Fantasy SNES JRPG Tenshi no Uta JP Ultima I: The First Age of Darkness Origin Vitesse Fantasy APPGS (Remake) WRPG Ultima: Remake of I for APPII NA Origin FCIPony Canyon Fantasy GB, SNES Action RPG Ultima: Runes of Virtue NA/JP Origin Origin Fantasy SNES WRPG (real-time) Ultima: Remake of VII for PC NA Ultima VIII: Pagan Origin Origin Fantasy DOS WRPG (real-time) Ultima NA Ultima VIII: Pagan – Speech Pack Origin EA Fantasy DOS WRPG (real-time) Ultima: Add-on for VIII NA SIMS Working Designs FantasySci-Fi SCD JRPG JP Fantasy SNES JP Wizardry Trilogy 2 Sir-Tech Sir-Tech FantasySci-Fi DOS (Comp) WRPG Wizardry: Comp of V through VII NA Wolf Manley & Associates Sanctuary Woods DOS WRPG, Life simulation NA Microcabin, NEC Microcabin, NEC Fantasy PCD (Port) Action RPG Xak: Port of III for PC98 JP Xuan-Yuan Sword 2 DOMO Studio Softstar Entertainment Fantasy DOS Action RPG Xuan-Yuan Sword TW 2nd Super Robot Wars G Banpresto Banpresto Sci-Fi GB (Remake) Tactical RPG Super Robot Wars: Remake of 2nd JP 4th Super Robot Wars Banpresto Banpresto Sci-Fi SNES (Remake) Tactical RPG Super Robot Wars: Remake of 3rd JP AD&D Eye of the Beholder Trilogy Westwood SSI Fantasy DOS (Comp) Action RPG (DM style) Dungeons & Dragons franchise: Eye of the Beholder: Comp of series NA AD&D Ultimate Fantasy Various Slash Fantasy DOS (Comp) Action RPG (DM style) Tactical RPG Dungeons & Dragons franchise: Comp of Dark Sun: Shattered Lands, Dungeon Hack, Fantasy Empires, Stronghold and FRUA NA Albion Blue Byte Blue Byte Science Fantasy DOS WRPG DE Another Bible MIT Atlus Fantasy GB Megami Tensei Gaiden JP Anvil of Dawn DreamForge Intertainment New World Computing Fantasy DOS WRPG NA Arc the Lad G-Craft SCE Fantasy PS1 Tactical RPG Arc the Lad JP Ball Bullet Gun: Survival Game Simulation Sci-Fi SNES Tactical RPG JP Beyond the Beyond Camelot SCE Fantasy PS1 JRPG JP Brandish 2: The Planet Buster Nihon Falcom Nihon Falcom Fantasy DOS, SNES Action RPG Brandish JP Burning Heroes Fantasy SNES JP Chrono Trigger Square Square Fantasy SNES JRPG Chrono series JP Crystal Beans: From Dungeon Explorer Fantasy SNES Dungeon Explorer JP Curse of Dragor Banshee Software Domark Fantasy MAC Dungeon crawler UK Deathkeep Lion SSI Fantasy 3DO Action RPG Dungeons & Dragons franchise NA Demon of Laplace Vic Tokai HummingBird Fantasy SNES (Port) JRPG/Survival Horror hybrid JP Dragon Lore: The Legend Begins Cryo Interactive Mindscape Fantasy DOS Adventure Dragon Lore FR Dragon Quest VI Heartbeat Enix Fantasy SNES JRPG Dragon Quest JP Dragon Slayer: The Legend of Heroes II Sega Falcom Sega Fantasy GEN (Port) JRPG Dragon Slayer: The Legend of Heroes JP Kyuuyaku Megami Tensei Opera House Atlus Fantasy SNES JRPG Megami Tensei: Remake and compilation of 1 and 2 for NES JP Dragon Tycoon Eiji Fantasy 3DO JP Dungeon Master II: The Legend of Skullkeep FTL Interplay Fantasy AMI (Port), DOS (Port), MAC (Port) Action RPG (DM-style) Dungeon Master NA DunQuest Fantasy SNES JP Elfaria IIエルファリアII The Red Company Hudson Soft Fantasy SNES Elfaria JP Emerald Dragon Alfa System Media Works Fantasy SNES (Port) JRPG Emerald Dragon JP Entomorph CyberloreSSI MindscapeSSI Steampunk MAC, WIN, WIN3X WRPG World of Aden: Thunderscape JP Eternal FilenaEien no Filena永遠のフィレーナ Tokuma Shoten Tokuma Shoten Fantasy SNES JRPG Based on the Eternal Filena novels JP Exile: Escape from the Pit Spiderweb Spiderweb Fantasy MAC, WIN, WIN3X Tactical RPG Exile NA Farland Story TGL Banpresto Fantasy SNES (Port) Tactical RPG Farland Story JP Farland Story 2Farland Story Denki: Arc Ou no Ensei TGL Banpresto Fantasy SNES (Port) Tactical RPG Farland Story JP Farland Story: Daichi no KizunaFarland Story 5 TGL TGL Fantasy DOS Tactical RPG Farland Story JP Flame Dragon 2: Legend of Golden Castle Dynasty Fantasy DOS Tactical RPG Flame Dragon TW Front Mission Square Square Sci-Fi SNES Tactical RPG Front Mission JP Gran Historia Fantasy SNES JP Gulliver Boy Hudson Soft Hudson Soft Fantasy PCE JRPG Based on the anime Gulliver Boy JP Heian Fuuunden平安風雲伝 KSS KSS Fantasy SNES Tactical RPG JP Jagged Alliance: Deadly Games Sir-Tech Sir-Tech Modern DOS Tactical RPG Jagged Alliance NA King's Field IIKing's Field in NA From Agetec Fantasy PS1 King's Field JP Kou Ryuu Ki Koei Fantasy SNES Tactical RPG JP Lady Stalker: Challenge from the Past Climax Entertainment Taito Fantasy SNES Action RPG Spin-off of Landstalker JP Langrisser, DerLangrisser IIデア ラングリッサー Masaya NCS Fantasy SNES (Remake) Tactical RPG Langrisser: Remake of II for GEN JP Last Bible III MIT Atlus Fantasy SNES Megami Tensei Gaiden JP Legend of Sword and Fairy, The Softstar Softstar Fantasy WIN, DOS, SAT, IOS Turn-based The Legend of Sword and Fairy TW Legend of Xanadu II Nihon Falcom Nihon Falcom Fantasy PCD Action RPG Legend of Xanadu JP Light Fantasy 2 Fantasy SNES Light Fantasy JP Little Master 3リトルマスター〜虹色の魔石〜 Tokuma Shoten Fantasy SNES Tactical RPG Little Master JP Lufia II: Rise of the SinistralsEstpolis Denki IIエストポリス伝記II Neverland TaitoNatsume Inc.Nintendo Fantasy SNES JRPG Lufia JP Lunar: Walking School Game Arts Game Arts Fantasy GG JRPG Lunar JP Magic Island: The Secret