List of role-playing video games: 1990 to 1991

Summary

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.

Legend edit

Video game platforms
AMI Amiga
APPII Apple II
Arcade Arcade video game
C64 Commodore 64
CROSS Cross-platform
DG32 Dragon 32
DOS MS-DOS
GB Game Boy
GEN Genesis / Mega Drive
MAC Mac
MSX MSX
MSX2 MSX2
NEO Neo Geo
NES Nintendo Entertainment System / Famicom
PC60 PC-6000 series
PC88 PC-8800 series
PC98 PC-9800 series
PCE TurboGrafx-16 / PC Engine
SMS Master System
SNES Super NES / Super Famicom
ST Atari ST
X68K X68000
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 edit

Year Title Developer Publisher Setting Platform Subgenre Series/Notes COO
1990 (NA) AD&D Limited Edition Collector's Set SSI SSI Fantasy DOS (Comp) Various Advanced Dungeons & Dragons: Compilation of many early games, including several Gold Box games. US
1990 (JP) Akuma-kun: Makai no Wana (JA)
悪魔くん・魔界の罠 (JA)
Bandai Bandai Fantasy NES[1] JRPG[2] Based on the manga Akuma-kun JP
1990 (JP) Ayakashi no Shiro (JA) Seta Seta Fantasy GB JRPG dungeon crawler JP
1990 (NA)
1991 (NA)
Bard's Tale III, The: Thief of Fate Interplay EA Fantasy DOS (Port)
AMI (Port)
Dungeon crawl The Bard's Tale US
1990 (NA) The Bard's Tale Trilogy Interplay EA Fantasy DOS (Comp) Dungeon crawl The Bard's Tale US
1990 (EU) BSS Jane Seymour Gremlin Gremlin Sci-Fi AMI, ST Dungeon crawl UK
1990 (NA/UK) Champions of Krynn SSI SSI
U.S. Gold
Fantasy APPII
AMI
C64
DOS
Tactical RPG Advanced Dungeons & Dragons: Dragonlance; Utilizes the Gold Box engine. US
1990 (JP) Cosmic Fantasy: Bouken Shounen Yuu (JA) Telenet Japan Telenet Japan Fantasy PCE JRPG[3] Based on the Original Video Animation Cosmic Fantasy JP
1990 (JP/NA) Crystalis (EN)
God Slayer: Haruka Tenkū no Sonata (JA)
SNK SNK Fantasy NES[1] Action RPG / Action-Adventure JP
1990 (EU) Crystals of Arborea Silmarils Silmarils Fantasy AMI, DOS, ST CRPG Ishar FR
1990 (JP) Cyber Knight (EN) Tonkin House Sci-Fi PCE JRPG[4] Cyber Knight JP
1990 (NA)
1991 (NA)
DarkSpyre Event Horizon
Software Sorcery
Electronic Zoo Fantasy DOS
AMI (Port)
Action RPG US
1990 (JP) Digital Devil Story: Megami Tensei 2 (JA) Atlus Namco Fantasy NES[1] JRPG[5] Megami Tensei JP
1990 (JP) Dragon Knight (EN) ELF Megatech Fantasy MSX[6] Eroge Dragon Knight JP
1990 (JP) Dragon Slayer (EN) Nihon Falcom Square Fantasy GB (Port) Action RPG Dragon Slayer JP
1990 (JP) Dragon Slayer: The Legend of Heroes (EN) Nihon Falcom Nihon Falcom
Hudson Soft
Fantasy MSX2[7] (Port) JRPG[8] Dragon Slayer: The Legend of Heroes JP
1990 (EU) Dragonflight[9] Thalion Thalion Fantasy AMI
ST
DE
1990 (NA/UK) Dragons of Flame U.S. Gold SSI
U.S. Gold
Fantasy C64 (Port)
CPC (Port)
ZX (Port)
Action RPG Advanced Dungeons & Dragons: Dragonlance US/UK
1990 (JP)
1992 (NA)
Dragon Warrior IV (EN)
Dragon Quest IV: Michibikareshi Monotachi (JA)
Chunsoft Enix Fantasy NES[1] JRPG[10] Dragon Quest JP
1990 (NA) DragonStrike Westwood SSI
U.S. Gold
Fantasy AMI
C64
DOS
Action RPG (flight sim) Advanced Dungeons & Dragons: Dragonlance US
1990 (JP) Emerald Dragon (EN) Glodia Glodia Fantasy MSX2[7]
X68K (Port)
JRPG[11] JP
1990 (JP) Final Fantasy III (EN) Square Square Fantasy NES[1] JRPG[12] Final Fantasy JP
1990 (JP)
1991 (NA)
Final Fantasy Legend II (EN)
Sa・Ga 2: 秘宝伝説 (JA)
Square Square Fantasy GB JRPG[13] SaGa JP
1990 (JP) Fire Emblem: Ankoku Ryū to Hikari no Tsurugi (JA)
ファイアーエムブレム 暗黒竜と光の剣 (JA)
Intelligent Nintendo Fantasy NES[1] Tactical RPG Fire Emblem JP
1990 (NA) Fountain of Dreams EA EA Post-apocalyptic DOS WRPG Spiritual sequel to Wasteland US
1990 (JP)
1991 (JP)
Fray in Magical Adventure (EN)
Fray: Shuugyou-hen (JA)
フレイ 修行編 (JA)
Micro Cabin Micro Cabin Fantasy MSX[14]
MSX2[14]
GG (Port)
Action RPG[15] Xak spin-off JP
1990 (JP) Ganbare Goemon Gaiden: Kieta Ougon Kiseru (JA)
がんばれゴエモン外伝 きえた黄金キセル (JA)
Konami Konami Fantasy NES[1] JRPG[16] Ganbare Goemon spin-off JP
1990 (NA)
1991 (NA)
Hard Nova Malibu
Abersoft
EA Sci-Fi DOS
AMI (Port)
ST (Port)
WRPG Sentinel Worlds US
1990 (NA) Hero's Quest: So You Want to Be a Hero
Quest for Glory: So You Want to Be a Hero
Sierra Sierra Fantasy AMI (Port)
ST (Port)
Adventure RPG Quest for Glory US
1990 (JP) Jajamaru Gekimaden: Maboroshi no Kinmajou (JA) Jaleco NES[1] Action RPG[17] Ninja-Kid: Ninja Jajamaru-kun JP
1990 (NA)
1991 (NA)
Keys to Maramon, The Mindcraft
Knight
Mindscape
Mindcraft
Fantasy DOS
AMI (Port)
C64 (Port)
Action RPG Magic Candle US
1990 (JP) Last Armageddon (EN) Braingrey Mind Yutaka Post-apocalyptic Fantasy NES[1]
DOS
PCE (Port)
JRPG[18] Last Armageddon JP
1990 (EU) Legend of Faerghail Electronic Design Hannover reLine Fantasy AMI
DOS
ST
DE
1990 (US) Lord of the Rings, Vol. I, The Interplay Interplay Fantasy DOS US
1990 (JP) Madō Monogatari 1-2-3 (JP) Compile (JP) Compile (JP) Fantasy MSX Dungeon crawl Madō Monogatari JP
1990 (JP) Mōryō Senki MADARA (JA) Konami Konami Fantasy NES Tactical RPG Based on the manga Madara JP
1990 (NA) Might and Magic II: Gates to Another World New World New World Fantasy AMI (Port) WRPG Might and Magic US
1990 (JP) Momotarou Densetsu II (JA) Hudson Soft Hudson Soft Fantasy PCE JRPG[19] Momotarou Densetsu JP
1990 (JP) Momotarou Densetsu Turbo (JA) Hudson Soft Hudson Soft Fantasy PCE JRPG[20] Momotarou Densetsu JP
1990 (JP) Musashi no Bouken (JA) Quest Corporation Sigma Entertainment Fantasy NES JRPG[21] JP
1990 (NA) Phantasie: Bonus Edition SSI
Andromeda
Westwood
SSI
WizardWorks
Westwood
Fantasy DOS (Comp)
AMI (Port)
Phantasie: Compilation of I, III and Questron II US
1990 (JP)
1991 (NA/EU)
Phantasy Star III: Generations of Doom (EN) Sega Sega Sci-Fi GEN JRPG Phantasy Star JP
1990 (NA)
1991 (NA)
Pool of Radiance: Secret of the Silver Blades SSI
MicroMagic
SSI Fantasy C64
DOS
AMI (Port)
MAC (Port)
Tactical RPG Advanced Dungeons & Dragons: Forgotten Realms setting; Utilizes the Gold Box engine US
1990 (NA) Quest for Glory II: Trial by Fire Sierra Sierra Fantasy AMI
DOS
MAC
Adventure RPG Quest for Glory US
1990 (JP) Sol Bianca (EN) Masaya NCS Sci-fi PCE JRPG[22] Based on the OVA Sol Bianca JP
1990 (JP)
1991 (JP)
Sorcerian (EN) Nihon Falcom
Tierheit
Sega
Takeru
Fantasy GEN (Port)
MSX2[7] (Port)
Platform / RPG hybrid.[23] Dragon Slayer: Sorcerian JP
1990 (NA) Space Rogue Origin Origin Sci-Fi AMI (Port)
ST (Port)
Space sim/RPG US
1990 (NA/EU) Starflight MicroMagic EA Sci-Fi MAC (Port)
ST (Port)
Space RPG Starflight US
1990 (NA) Swords and Serpents (EN) Interplay Acclaim Fantasy NES Dungeon crawler US
1990 (NA) Tunnels & Trolls: Crusaders of Khazan Liz Danforth New World Fantasy DOS WRPG Tunnels & Trolls US
1990 (JP) Ultima I: The First Age of Darkness (EN) Richard Garriott California Pacific Fantasy APPII (Remake)
C64
PC98 (Port)
Ultima I-style RPG Ultima US
1990 (??) Ultima: Quest of the Avatar (EN)
Ultima IV: Quest of the Avatar (EN)
Origin
FCI
Origin
Pony Canyon
Fantasy NES (Port)
SMS (Port)
Ultima US
1990 (NA)
1991 (NA)
Ultima VI: The False Prophet Origin Origin Fantasy DOS
C64 (Port)
ST (Port)
WRPG Ultima US
1990 (JP)
1991 (NA)
Wizardry II: The Knight of Diamonds (EN) Game ASCII Fantasy NES (Port) Dungeon crawl Wizardry US/JP
1990 (JP) Wizardry III: Legacy of Llylgamyn (EN) Sir-Tech ASCII Fantasy NES
MSX2[7] (Port)
Dungeon crawl. Wizardry. JP
1990 (NA)
1991 (NA)
Wizardry VI: Bane of the Cosmic Forge Sir-Tech Sir-Tech Fantasy AMI
DOS
MAC (Port)
Dungeon crawl Wizardry US
1990 (NA/JP) Worlds of Ultima: The Savage Empire (EN) Origin Origin Fantasy DOS (Orig)
PC98 (Port)
SNES (Port)
WRPG Ultima: Worlds of Ultima; features the Ultima VI engine US
1990 (JP) Xak II: The Rising of the Red Moon (EN)
サークII (JA)
Microcabin Microcabin Fantasy MSX2[7]
PC88
PC98
X68K
Action RPG[15] Xak JP
1990 (JP) Xuan-Yuan Sword DOMO Studio Softstar Entertainment Fantasy DOS, WIN Action RPG Xuan-Yuan Sword TW
1990 (??) Ys II: Ancient Ys Vanished - The Final Chapter (EN) Nihon Falcom Fantasy PCE (Port)
NES (Port)
Action RPG Ys JP
1991 (JP) 2nd Super Robot Wars (EN) Banpresto Banpresto Sci-Fi NES Tactical RPG Super Robot Wars JP
1991 (JP/NA)
1990 (NA)
Advanced Dungeons and Dragon: Curse of the Azure Bonds (EN) SSI
MicroMagic
SSI
Pony Canyon
Fantasy AMI (Port)
MAC (Port)
ST (Port)
PC98 (Port)
Tactical RPG Advanced Dungeons & Dragons: Forgotten Realms setting; used the Gold Box engine US
1991 (JP/NA) Advanced Dungeons and Dragons: Heroes of the Lance (EN) U.S. Gold Pony Canyon Fantasy MSX2[7] NES[1] (Port) Action RPG Advanced Dungeons & Dragons: Dragonlance franchise US/UK
1991 (JP)
1992 (NA)
Advanced Dungeons and Dragons: Hillsfar (EN) SSI Pony Canyon
FCI
Fantasy NES[1] (Port) Action RPG Advanced Dungeons & Dragons: Forgotten Realms setting US
1991 (JP) Aquales (EN)
アクアレス (JA)
Exact Exact Dystopian Future X68K Action RPG Run and gun video game, from same team who worked on Naious JP
1990 (NA/UK)
1991 (JP)
1992 (NA)
Pool of Radiance SSI
Marionette
Ubisoft
SSI
U.S. Gold
FCI
Pony Canyon
Fantasy AMI (Port)
NES[1] (Port)
Tactical RPG Advanced Dungeons & Dragons: Forgotten Realms setting; used the Gold Box engine US
1991 (JP/NA) Arcus Odyssey (EN) Wolf Team Renovation Products Fantasy X68K
GEN
SFC
Action RPG Arcus JP
1991 (JP/NA/PAL) Ax Battler: A Legend of Golden Axe (EN) Aspect Sega Fantasy GG Action RPG Golden Axe JP
1991 (JP) Bahamut Senki (JA) Sega Sega Fantasy GEN Tactical RPG JP
1991 (JP/NA) Bard's Tale, The (EN) Interplay FCI
Pony Canyon
Fantasy NES (Port) Dungeon crawl The Bard's Tale US
1991 (JP) Bard's Tale II: The Destiny Knight (EN) Interplay FCI
Pony Canyon
Fantasy PC98[24] (Port) Dungeon crawl The Bard's Tale US
1991 (NA) The Bard's Tale Construction Set Interplay Interplay Fantasy DOS Design suite The Bard's Tale engine US
1991 (JP) Brandish (EN) Nihon Falcom Nihon Falcom Fantasy PC98 Action RPG Brandish JP
1990 (NA)
1991 (NA)
Buck Rogers: Countdown to Doomsday (EN) SSI SSI Sci-Fi AMI
C64
DOS
GEN
Tactical RPG Based on the Buck Rogers comics; used the Gold Box engine US
1991 (JP) Chaos World (EN) Natsume Natsume Fantasy NES[1] Tactical RPG JP
1991 (JP) Cosmic Fantasy 2 Bouken Shounen Van (JA) Shin-Nihon Laser Soft Company Telenet Japan, Working Designs Fantasy/Sci-Fi PCE JRPG[25] Based on the OVA Cosmic Fantasy JP
1991 (JP/NA) Crossed Swords (EN) ADK SNK Fantasy NEO[26] Action RPG JP
1991 (JP)
1992 (NA)
Crystal Warriors (EN) Sega Sega Fantasy GG Tactical RPG Crystal Warriors JP
1991 (NA/UK) Dragonlance: Death Knights of Krynn SSI SSI
U.S. Gold
Fantasy AMI
C64
DOS
Tactical RPG Advanced Dungeons & Dragons: Dragonlance; Utilizes the Gold Box engine. US
1991 (JP) Dragon Knight II (EN)
ドラゴンナイト2 (JA)
ELF ELF Fantasy MSX
DOS
JRPG
Eroge.
Dragon Knight JP
1991 (JP)
1992 (NA)
Dragon Slayer: The Legend of Heroes (EN) Nihon Falcom Nihon Falcom
Hudson Soft
Fantasy PCD (Port) JRPG[8] Dragon Slayer: The Legend of Heroes JP
1991 (NA) Drakkhen (EN) Draconian (Data East)
Kemco-Seika
Infogrames Fantasy SNES (Port) Adventure WRPG Drakkhen FR
1991 (JP)
1992 (NA)
1993 (EU)
Dungeon Master (EN) FTL FTL Fantasy SNES (Port) Dungeon crawl Dungeon Master US
1991 (JP) Exile (EN)
XZR II: Toki No Hazama (JA)
Telenet Japan
Working Designs
Renovation
Historical fantasy Sci-Fi GEN (Remake)
PCE (Remake)
Action RPG Exile JP
1991 (NA/UK) Eye of the Beholder Westwood SSI
U.S. Gold
Fantasy AMI
DOS
Dungeon crawl Advanced Dungeons & Dragons: Forgotten Realms setting; Eye of the Beholder US
1991 (NA) Eye of the Beholder II: The Legend of Darkmoon Westwood SSI Fantasy DOS Dungeon crawl Eye of the Beholder US
1991 (NA) Faery Tale Adventure, The (EN) MicroIllusions EA Fantasy GEN (Port) Action RPG The Faery Tale Adventure US
1991 (JP) Famicom Jump II: Saikyō no Shichinin (JA) Chunsoft Bandai Sci-Fi NES[1] Action RPG Famicom Jump: Based on the anime and manga, JoJo's Bizarre Adventure JP
1991 (DE) Fate: Gates of Dawn reLine reLine Fantasy AMI
ST
DE
1991 (JP/NA) Final Fantasy IV (EN) Square Square Fantasy SNES JRPG[12] Final Fantasy JP
1991 (JP/NA)
1993 (EU)
Final Fantasy Adventure (EN)
Seiken Densetsu: Final Fantasy Gaiden (JA)
Mystic Quest (EN)
Square Square Fantasy GB Action RPG Mana JP
1991 (JP)
1993 (NA)
Final Fantasy Legend III (EN)
Sa•Ga 3: 時空の覇者 (JA)
Square Square Fantasy GB JRPG[13] SaGa JP
1991 (NA) Gateway to the Savage Frontier Beyond SSI Fantasy AMI
C64
DOS
Tactical RPG Advanced Dungeons & Dragons: Forgotten Realms setting; Utilizes the Gold Box engine US
1991 (??) GD Leen (EN) Jorudan SETA Sci-fi SNES (Port) JRPG[27] Based on the OVA Gdleen JP
1991 (NA/PAL) Golden Axe Warrior (EN) Sega Sega Fantasy SMS Action RPG Golden Axe JP
1991 (JP) Inindo: Way of the Ninja (EN)
Inindo: Datou Nobunaga (JA)
伊忍道打倒信長 (JA)
Koei Koei Fantasy MSX2 JRPG[28] Spin-off of Nobunaga's Ambition JP
1991 (JP)
1992 (NA)
1993 (EU)
Legend of the Mystical Ninja, The (EN)
Ganbare Goemon: Yukihime Kyuushutsu Emaki (JA)
がんばれゴエモン ゆき姫救出絵巻 (JA)
Konami Konami Fantasy SNES Action RPG Ganbare Goemon JP
1991 (JP)
1992 (NA)
1993 (EU)
Lagoon (EN) ZOOM Kemco Fantasy SNES Action RPG JP
1991 (JP) Lagrange Point (EN) Konami Konami Sci-Fi NES[1] JRPG[29] JP
1991 (NA) Magic Candle II, The: The Four and Forty Mindcraft EA Fantasy DOS WRPG The Magic Candle US
1991 (NA) Magician Eurocom Taxan Fantasy NES Action RPG GB
1991 (NA) Ultima: Worlds of Adventure 2: Martian Dreams Origin Origin Steampunk DOS WRPG Ultima: Worlds of Ultima; using Ultima 6 engine US
1991 (JP) Mateki Densetsu Astralius (JA) Atlus: Multimedia Intelligence Transfer IGS Corp Fantasy PCE JRPG[30] JP
1991 (??) Metal Max (EN) Createch Data East Sci-Fi NES Vehicular combat, JRPG[31] Metal Max JP
1991 (NA) Might and Magic III: Isles of Terra New World New World Fantasy DOS WRPG Might and Magic US
1991 (EU) Moonstone: A Hard Days Knight Rob Anderson Mindscape Fantasy AMI, DOS Action RPG CA
1991 (JP) Niji no Silkroad (JA) NHK Victor Musical Industries Historical fantasy NES JRPG[32] JP
1991 (NA) Obitus Scenario Psygnosis Fantasy AMI
DOS
ST
Action RPG UK
1991 (JP) Otaku no Seiza: An Adventure in the Otaku Galaxy (JA)
おたくの星座 (JA)
Advance Communications M&M Sci-Fi NES JRPG JP
1991 (NA) Planet's Edge New World New World Sci-Fi DOS Space RPG US
1991 (NA) Pools of Darkness SSI SSI Fantasy DOS Tactical RPG Advanced Dungeons & Dragons: Forgotten Realms setting; Utilizes the Gold Box engine US
1991 (JP) Radia Senki: Reimeihen (JA) Tecmo Tecmo Fantasy NES Action RPG JP
1991 (??) Rings of Power (EN) Naughty Dog EA Fantasy GEN WRPG US
1991 (NA/EU) Shadow Sorcerer U.S. Gold SSI Fantasy AMI
DOS
ST
Action RPG Advanced Dungeons & Dragons: Dragonlance US/UK
1991 (JP/NA/PAL) Shining in the Darkness (EN) Climax
Sonic!
Sega Fantasy GEN Dungeon crawl Shining JP
1991 (JP) Sorcerian Add-on Sengoku (EN) Takeru Takeru Fantasy MSX2[7] (Port) Platform / RPG hybrid[23] Dragon Slayer: Sorcerian JP
1991 (NA/DE) Spirit of Adventure Attic Starbyte Fantasy AMI
C64
DOS
ST
Dungeon crawl DE
1991 (NA) Starflight 2: Trade Routes of the Cloud Nebula MicroMagic EA Sci-Fi AMI (Port)
MAC (Port)
Space RPG Starflight US
1991 (JP) Super Robot Wars (EN) Banpresto Banpresto Sci-Fi GB Tactical RPG Super Robot Wars JP
1991 (??) Sword of Hope (EN) Seika Kemco Fantasy GB Adventure RPG Sword of Hope JP
1991 (JP) Tenchi o Kurau II: Shokatsu Koumei Den (JA) Capcom Capcom Fantasy NES JRPG Destiny of an Emperor JP
1990 (NA)
1991 (??)
Ultima: Warriors of Destiny (EN)
Ultima V: Warriors of Destiny (EN)
Origin Origin
FCI
Pony Canyon
Fantasy AMI (Port)
NES (Port)
Ultima US
1991 (JP/NA) Warsong (EN)
Langrisser (EN)
ラングリッサー (JA)
CareerSoft NCS
Treco
Fantasy GEN Tactical RPG Warsong JP
1991 (JP) Xak: The Tower of Gazzel (EN)
Xak - ガゼルの塔 - (JA)
Microcabin Microcabin Fantasy MSX2[7]
PC88
PC98
Action RPG[15] Xak JP
1991 (??) Ys III: Wanderers from Ys (EN) Nihon Falcom Fantasy NES
SNES
GEN
PCE (Port)
Action RPG (Platformer) Ys JP

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