List of Nihon Falcom video games

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Nihon Falcom is a Japanese video game developer and publisher founded in 1981. While the company has actively developed video games since their inception, their games were not consistently localized and published until the 2010s. [1] The company originally focused on developing games for Japanese personal computers. In the 2000s, the company moved into developing games for Sony's PlayStation brand, particularly the PlayStation Portable, while continuing development on PCs on Windows, to reach a broader demographic. [2] [3] The move was internally seen as a success, and broadened their fanbase in Western territories, leading the company to put greater emphasis into English translations and releases of their games in the 2010s. [3] [4] Since the 2010s, the company generally releases one game per year. [5] By the end of the decade, the company started seeing success in porting their games to the Nintendo Switch. [6]

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Video games

List of games
YearTitleSystem(s)JPNAEURef.
1982Galactic Wars PC-8801 Yes [7]
1983Super Mahjong Sharp X1 Yes [8]
Computer the Golf PC-8801 Yes [8]
Horror House PC-8801 Yes [9]
Private Stripper PC-8801, PC-9801, FM-7 Yes [8]
Panorama Toh PC-8801 Yes [10] [11]
Horror House Part-II PC-8801 Yes [9]
1984Monster House Sharp MZ Yes [9]
Demon's Ring PC-8801, FM-7, PC-9801 Yes [12]
Asteka PC-8801, FM-7, PC-9801 Yes [9]
Escape from Twilight Zone FM-7 Yes [12]
Dragon Slayer PC-8801, FM-7, Sharp X1, MSX Yes [13]
1985 Dragon Slayer II: Xanadu Sharp X1, PC-8801, FM-7, PC-9801, MSX, MSX 2 Yes [14]
1986 Xanadu Scenario II PC-8801, FM-7, PC-9801 Yes [14]
Dragon Slayer Jr: Romancia Sharp X1, PC-8801, PC-9801, MSX, MSX 2 Yes [15]
Tombs & Treasure Sharp X1, PC-8801, PC-9801, FM-7, MSX 2 YesYes [8]
1987 Ys I: Ancient Ys Vanished PC-8801, Sharp X1, PC-9801, FM-7, MSX2, Master System YesYesYes [10]
Dragon Slayer IV - Drasle Family MSX, MSX2, Famicom Yes [16]
Sorcerian PC-8801, PC-9801, Sharp X1, MSX2, MS-DOS YesYes [17]
1988 Ys II: Ancient Ys Vanished - The Final Chapter PC-8801, PC-9801, FM-7, Sharp X1, MSX2 Yes [18]
1989 Legacy of the Wizard Nintendo Entertainment System YesYes [19]
Star Trader PC-8801, PC-9801 Yes [20]
Ys III: Wanderers from Ys PC-8801, PC-9801, MSX2, Sega Genesis, Super NES YesYes [21]
Dragon Slayer: The Legend of Heroes PC-8801, PC-9801, FM Towns, TurboGrafx-CD YesYes [16]
1990Dinosaur PC-8801, PC-9801, FM Towns Yes [22]
1991 Lord Monarch PC-9801, FM Towns Yes [23]
Brandish PC-9801, FM Towns, Super NES YesYes [24]
Popful Mail PC-8801, PC-9801, Super NES, Sega CD YesYes [25]
1992 Dragon Slayer: The Legend of Heroes II PC-8801, PC-9801 Yes [26]
1993 Brandish 2: The Planet Buster PC-9801, Super NES Yes [27]
1994 The Legend of Xanadu PC Engine CD, Windows Yes [28]
The Legend of Heroes III: The White Witch PC-9801, Sega Saturn, PlayStation, Windows, PlayStation Portable YesYes [29]
Brandish 3: Spirit of Balcan PC-9801 Yes [30]
Revival Xanadu PC-9801 Yes [14]
1995 The Legend of Xanadu II PC Engine CD, Windows Yes [31]
Revival Xanadu II Remix PC-9801 Yes [14]
Ys V: Lost Kefin, Kingdom of Sand Super NES Yes [32]
1996 The Legend of Heroes IV: A Tear of Vermilion PC-9801, PlayStation, Windows, PlayStation Portable YesYes [33]
Lord Monarch Original Windows Yes [23]
Brandish VT PC-9801 Yes [34]
1997 Lord Monarch First Windows Yes [23]
Lord Monarch Pro Windows Yes [23]
Sorcerian Forever Windows Yes [17]
Vantage Master Windows Yes [35]
1998 Ys I Eternal Windows Yes [18]
Vantage Master V2 Windows YesYes [35]
Monarch Monarch Windows Yes [23]
1999 Brandish 4 Windows Yes [34]
The Legend of Heroes V: Cagesong of the Ocean Windows, PlayStation Portable YesYes [36]
2000 Ys II Eternal Windows Yes [18]
Sorcerian Original Windows Yes [17]
2001 Ys I & II Complete Windows, PlayStation Portable, PlayStation 2, Nintendo DS, iOS, Android YesYesYes [18]
Zwei: The Arges Adventure Windows, PlayStation Portable, PlayStation 2 YesYesYes [37]
2002 VM Japan Windows Yes [38] [39]
Dinosaur Resurrection Windows Yes [22]
2003 Ys VI: The Ark of Napishtim Windows, PlayStation 2, PlayStation Portable, iOS, Android YesYesYes [40]
2004 The Legend of Heroes: Trails in the Sky Windows, PlayStation Portable, PlayStation Vita, PlayStation 3 YesYesYes [41]
Gurumin Windows, PlayStation Portable, Nintendo 3DS YesYesYes [42]
2005Rinne Windows Yes [43]
Ys: The Oath in Felghana Windows, PlayStation Portable, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Nintendo Switch YesYesYes [44]
Xanadu Next Windows, N-Gage YesYesYes [45]
2006 The Legend of Heroes: Trails in the Sky SC Windows, PlayStation Portable, PlayStation Vita, PlayStation 3 YesYesYes [46]
Ys Origin Windows, PlayStation Vita, PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch, Xbox One YesYesYes [47]
2007 The Legend of Heroes: Trails in the Sky the 3rd Windows, PlayStation Portable, PlayStation Vita, PlayStation 3 YesYesYes [48]
2008 Vantage Master Portable PlayStation Portable Yes [49]
Zwei: The Ilvard Insurrection Windows YesYesYes [50]
2009 Brandish: The Dark Revenant PlayStation Portable YesYesYes [51]
Ys I & II Chronicles PlayStation Portable, Windows, iOS, Android YesYesYes [52]
Ys Seven PlayStation Portable, Windows YesYesYes [53]
2010 Ys vs. Trails in the Sky PlayStation Portable, Windows, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5 YesScheduledScheduled [54] [55]
The Legend of Heroes: Trails from Zero PlayStation Portable, Windows, PlayStation Vita, PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch YesYesYes [56]
2011 The Legend of Heroes: Trails to Azure PlayStation Portable, Windows, PlayStation Vita, PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch YesYesYes [57]
2012 The Legend of Nayuta: Boundless Trails PlayStation Portable, PlayStation 4, Windows, Nintendo Switch YesYesYes [58]
Ys: Memories of Celceta PlayStation Vita, Windows, PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch YesYesYes [59]
2013 The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel PlayStation Vita, PlayStation 3, Windows, PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch YesYesYes [60]
2014 The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel II PlayStation Vita, PlayStation 3, Windows, PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch YesYesYes [60]
2015 Tokyo Xanadu PlayStation Vita, PlayStation 4, Windows, Nintendo Switch YesYesYes [61]
2016 Ys VIII: Lacrimosa of Dana PlayStation Vita, PlayStation 4, Windows, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 5 YesYesYes [62]
2017 The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel III PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch, Windows, PlayStation 5 YesYesYes [63]
2018 The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel IV PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch, Windows, PlayStation 5 YesYesYes [64]
2019 Ys IX: Monstrum Nox PlayStation 4, Windows, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 5 YesYesYes [65]
2020 The Legend of Heroes: Trails into Reverie PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch, Windows, PlayStation 5 YesYesYes [66]
2021 The Legend of Heroes: Trails Through Daybreak PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Windows, Nintendo Switch YesYesYes [67]
2022 The Legend of Heroes: Trails Through Daybreak II PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Windows, Nintendo Switch YesYesYes [68]
2023 Ys X: Nordics PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Nintendo Switch, Windows YesYesYes [69]
2024 The Legend of Heroes: Trails Beyond the Horizon PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Windows, Nintendo Switch, Nintendo Switch 2 YesScheduledScheduled [70]
2025 Ys X: Proud Nordics Nintendo Switch 2, Windows YesScheduledScheduled [71]
Trails in the Sky 1st Chapter Nintendo Switch, Nintendo Switch 2, PlayStation 5, Windows ScheduledScheduledScheduled [72]
TBATokyo Xanadu New ProjectTBAScheduled [73]

See also

References

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