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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.
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Year | Title | Developer | Publisher | Setting | Platform | Subgenre | Series/Notes | COO |
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2004 (EU) | A.I.M.: Artificial Intelligence Machines | SkyRiver | 1C Company | Modern | WIN | Action RPG | ||
2004 (JP) 2005 (NA) | Arc the Lad: End of Darkness | Cattle Call | SCEI Namco | Fantasy | PS2 | Action RPG | Sequel to Arc the Lad: Twilight of the Spirits . | JP |
2004 (JP) 2005 (NA) 2006 (EU) | Atelier Iris: Eternal Mana | Gust | Gust Nippon Ichi Koei | Fantasy | PS2 | JP | ||
2004 (NA) | Blades of Avernum | Spiderweb | Spiderweb | Fantasy | MAC WIN | US | ||
2004 (NA) | Baldur's Gate: Dark Alliance | Magic Pockets | DSI | Fantasy | GBA (Port) | Action RPG | Port of Baldur's Gate: Dark Alliance for PS2. Spin-off of the Baldur's Gate series. | FR/US |
2004 (??) | Baldur's Gate: Dark Alliance II | Black Isle | Fantasy | Xbox PS2 | Action RPG | Sequel to Baldur's Gate: Dark Alliance . | US | |
2004 (NA) 2005 (PAL) | Bards Tale, The | InXile | Vivendi | Fantasy | Xbox PS2 | Action RPG | Spoof of Bard's Tale, The for Apple II. | US |
2004 (JP) | Before Crisis: Final Fantasy VII | Square Enix | Square Enix | Sci-Fi Fantasy | MOBI | Action RPG | Prequel to Final Fantasy VII . | JP |
2004 (DE/NA/UK) | Beyond Divinity | Larian | Ubisoft Hip Focus Home | Fantasy | WIN | Action RPG | Spin-off of Divine Divinity . | BE |
2004 (DE/NA/UK) | Beyond Divinity: Deluxe Edition | Larian | MediaMix | Fantasy | WIN (Comp) | Action RPG | Compilation of Beyond Divinity and Divine Divinity for WIN. | BE |
2004 (NA) | Black Isle Compilation: Part Two | Black Isle | Interplay | Fantasy | WIN (Comp) | Compilation of Black Isle's D&D titles, minus Planescape: Torment. | US | |
2004 (JP) | Black/Matrix 00 | Flight-Plan | Fantasy | PS1 | Tactical RPG [1] | Complete remake of Black Matrix Zero . | JP | |
2004 (JP/NA) 2005 (EU) | Boktai 2: Solar Boy Django | Konami | Konami | Fantasy | GBA | Sequel to Boktai: The Sun is in Your Hand . | JP | |
2004 (NA/PAL) | Champions of Norrath | Snowblind | SOE | Fantasy | PS2 | Action RPG | Spin-off of the EverQuest series. | US |
2004 (CN) | Chinese Paladin 3 Gaiden: Wenqing Pian | Softstar Technology (Shanghai) Co., Ltd. | Softstar Entertainment Inc. | Fantasy | WIN | Action RPG | Part of The Legend of Sword and Fairy series. | CN |
2004 (EU) | Conan | Cauldron | TDK Mediactive Europe | Fantasy | WIN, XBX, GCN, PS2 | Action RPG | Based on the literary character Conan the Barbarian. | CZ |
2004 (RU) 2005 (NA) | COPS 2170: The Power of Law Власть Закона | MiST Land | Strategy First | Post-apocalyptic Cyberpunk | WIN | Tactical RPG [2] | RU | |
2004 (JP/NA) | Custom Robo | Noise | Nintendo | Robotics | GCN | Action RPG | Part of the Custom Robo series | JP |
2004 (JP) | Dragon Quest | Square Enix | Square Enix | Fantasy | Mobi (Remake) | JRPG [3] [4] | Remake of Dragon Quest for NES. | JP |
2004 (JP) | Dragon Quest V: Tenku no Hanayome | ArtePiazza Matrix | Square Enix | Fantasy | PS2 (Remake) | JRPG [3] | Remake of Dragon Quest V: Tenku no Hanayome for SNES. Sequel to Dragon Quest IV . | JP |
2004 (JP) 2005 (NA) 2006 (EU/AU) | Dragon Quest VIII: Journey of the Cursed King | Level-5 | Square Enix | Fantasy | PS2 | JRPG [3] | Sequel to Dragon Quest VII . Sequel to Dragon Quest VII . | JP |
2004 (NA) | Elder Scrolls, The: Arena | Bethesda | Bethesda | Fantasy | DOS (Rerel) | Freeware rerelease of The Elder Scrolls: Arena . | US | |
2004 (??) | Elder Scrolls Travels, The: Dawnstar | Vir2L | Vir2L | Fantasy | MOBI | US | ||
2004 (??) | Elder Scrolls Travels, The: Shadowkey | Vir2L TKO | Vir2L Nokia | Fantasy | NGE | US | ||
2004 (NA) | Devil Whiskey | Shifting Suns | Shifting Suns | Fantasy | WIN | Heavily influenced by The Bard's Tale Series debuts. | ||
2004 (NA/EU) 2005 (JP) | Fable | Lionhead | Microsoft | Fantasy | Xbox | Action RPG | UK | |
2004 (??) | Fall, The: Last Days of Gaia | Silver Style | Deep Silver | Post-apocalyptic | WIN | DE | ||
2004 (NA/EU) 2005 (JP) | Fallout: Brotherhood of Steel | Interplay | Interplay | Post-apocalyptic | PS2 Xbox (Port) | Action RPG | Spin-off of the Fallout series. | US |
2004 (JP) | Final Fantasy Final Fantasy Mobile | Fantasy | MOBI (Port) | JRPG [5] | Port of Final Fantasy for NES. | JP | ||
2004 (JP/NA/EU/AU) | Final Fantasy I & II: Dawn of Souls | Square TOSE | Square Enix | Fantasy | GBA (Port) | JRPG [5] | Port of Final Fantasy and Final Fantasy II for NES. | JP |
2004 (JP) | Final Fantasy II Final Fantasy II Mobile | Fantasy | MOBi (Port) | JRPG [5] | Port of Final Fantasy II for NES. | JP | ||
2004 (JP) 2005 (NA/EU) | Fire Emblem: The Sacred Stones | Intelligent | Nintendo | Fantasy | GBA | Tactical RPG | JP | |
2004 (NA/EU/AU) | Forgotten Realms: Demon Stone | Stormfront Krysalide Zono | Atari | Fantasy | PS2 Xbox | Action RPG | US | |
2004 (NA/AU) | Forgotten Realms: Demon Stone | Stormfront Zono | Atari | Fantasy | WIN (Port) | Action RPG | Port of Forgotten Realms: Demon Stone for PS2. | US |
2004 (JP) | Fullmetal Alchemist: Dream Carnival | Eighting | Bandai | Fantasy | PS2 | JP | ||
2004 (JP) 2005 (NA) | Fullmetal Alchemist 2: Curse of the Crimson Elixir | Racjin | Square Enix | Fantasy | PS2 | Action RPG | Sequel to Fullmetal Alchemist: Dream Carnival . Prequel to Fullmetal Alchemist and the Broken Angel . | JP |
2004 (DE) 2005 (NA) | Gothic II: Gold Edition | Piranha Bytes | JoWood Aspyr | Fantasy | WIN (Comp) | Action RPG | Compilation of Gothic II and its expansion Gothic II: Night of the Raven . | DE |
2004 (JP) 2007 (NA) | Gurumin | Nihon Falcom |
| Fantasy | WIN, PSP, 3DS | Action RPG | JP | |
2004 (NA/EU) | Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban | KnowWonder | EA | Fantasy | WIN | US | ||
2004 (NA/EU) | Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban | EA UK | EA | Fantasy | GCN (Port) PS2 (Port) Xbox (Port) | Port of Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban for PC. | US/UK | |
2004 (??) | Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban | Griptonite | EA | Fantasy | GBA (Port) | Port of Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban for PC. | US | |
2004 (JP/NA) | Inuyasha: The Secret of the Cursed Mask | Bandai | Bandai | Fantasy | PS2 | JP | ||
2004 (NA) 2005 (EU) | Jagged Alliance 2: Wildfire | I-Deal | Strategy First | Modern | WIN (Comp) | Tactical RPG | Compilation of Jagged Alliance 2 and the Wildfire mod. | DE |
2004 (JP/NA) 2005 (EU/AU) | Kingdom Hearts: Chain of Memories | Square Enix Jupiter | Square Enix Nintendo | Fantasy | GBA | Action RPG | Sequel to Kingdom Hearts . | JP |
2004 (NA/EU) | Knights of the Temple: Infernal Crusade | Starbreeze | TDK | Fantasy | GCN PS2 WIN Xbox | Action RPG | SE | |
2004 (JP) 2006 (NA) | Legend of Heroes III, The: Prophecy of the Moonlight Witch The Legend of Heroes II: Prophecy of the Moonlight Witch 英雄伝説III「白き魔女」-もうひとつの英雄たちの物語- | Nihon Falcom | Namco Bandai | Fantasy | PSP (Remake) | JRPG [6] | Remake of The Legend of Heroes III: Prophecy of the Moonlight Witch for PC98. Sequel to Dragon Slayer: The Legend of Heroes II . | JP |
2004 (JP) | Legend of Heroes III, The: Prophecy of the Moonlight Witch The Legend of Heroes II: Prophecy of the Moonlight Witch 英雄伝説III「白き魔女」-もうひとつの英雄たちの物語- | ScriptArts | Taito | Fantasy | MOBI (Port) | Port of The Legend of Heroes III: Prophecy of the Moonlight Witch for PC98. Sequel to Dragon Slayer: The Legend of Heroes II . | JP | |
2004 (JP) | The Legend of Heroes: Trails in the Sky 英雄伝説「空の軌跡FC」 | Nihon Falcom | Nihon Falcom | Fantasy | WIN | Start of the Trails series | JP | |
2004 (NA/EU) | Lord of the Rings, The: The Third Age | EA Redwood Shores | EA | Fantasy | GCN PS2 Xbox | US | ||
2004 (NA/PAL) | Lord of the Rings, The: The Third Age | Griptonite | EA | Fantasy | GBA | Tactical RPG [7] [8] | US | |
2004 (JP) 2005 (NA) 2006 (PAL) | Magna Carta: Crimson Stigmata Magna Carta: Tears of Blood | Softmax | Banpresto Atlus 505 | Fantasy | PS2 | Sequel to Magna Carta: The Phantom of Avalanche for PC. | JP | |
2004 (JP) 2005 (NA/EU) | Mega Man Battle Network 5: Team ProtoMan | Capcom | Capcom | Fantasy | GBA | Action RPG | Sequel to Mega Man Battle Network 4 . | JP |
2004 (JP/NA) 2006 (PAL) | Monster Hunter | Capcom | Capcom | Fantasy | PS2 | Action RPG | Series debuts. | JP |
2004 (NA) | Neverwinter Nights: Hordes of the Underdark | BioWare Floodgate | MacSoft | Fantasy | OSX (Port) | Port of Neverwinter Nights: Hordes of the Underdark for WIN. Expansion for Neverwinter Nights . | CA | |
2004 (NA) | Neverwinter Nights: Platinum | BioWare | Atari | Fantasy | WIN (Comp) | Compilation of Neverwinter Nights and its expansions. | CA | |
2004 (NA) | Neverwinter Nights: Kingmaker | BioWare | Atari MacSoft | Fantasy | LIN OSX WIN | Neverwinter Nights premium module. | CA | |
2004 (NA) | Neverwinter Nights: ShadowGuard | BioWare | Atari MacSoft | Fantasy | LIN OSX WIN | Neverwinter Nights premium module. | CA | |
2004 (NA) | Neverwinter Nights: Witch's Wake | BioWare | Atari MacSoft | Fantasy | LIN OSX WIN | Neverwinter Nights premium module. | CA | |
2004 (NA) | Neverwinter Nights: Shadows of Undrentide | Floodgate BioWare | MacSoft | Fantasy | OSX (Port) | Port of Neverwinter Nights: Shadows of Undrentide for WIN. | US | |
2004 (JP) | Nightmare of Druaga, The: Fushigino Dungeon | Arika Chunsoft | Namco | Fantasy | PS2 | Sequel to The Blue Crystal Rod for SNES. | JP | |
2004 (JP/NA/EU) | Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door | Intelligent | Nintendo | Fantasy | GCN | Sequel to Paper Mario for N64. | JP | |
2004 (JP/NA) 2005 (EU) | Phantom Brave ファントム・ブレイブ | Nippon Ichi | Nippon Ichi Koei | Fantasy | PS2 | Tactical RPG | JP | |
2004 (NA) | Pocket Kingdom: Own the World | Sega | Nokia | Fantasy | NGE | MMORPG | JP | |
2004 (JP) 2005 (NA/EU/AU) | Pokémon Emerald | Game Freak | Nintendo The Pokémon Company | Modern Fantasy | GBA (Remake) | Remake of Pokémon Ruby and Pokémon Sapphire for GBA. | JP | |
2004 (JP/NA/EU/AU) | Pokémon FireRed | Game Freak | Nintendo | Modern Fantasy | GBA (Remake) | Remake of Pokémon Red for GB. | JP | |
2004 (JP/NA/EU/AU) | Pokémon LeafGreen | Game Freak | Nintendo | Modern Fantasy | GBA (Remake) | Remake of Pokémon Green for GB. | JP | |
2004 (JP) | Popolocrois: Adventure of the Law of the Moon | SCE | SCE | Fantasy | PS2 | JP | ||
2004 (JP) 2005 (NA) | Riviera: The Promised Land | Sting | Sting Atlus | Fantasy | GBA (Port) | Port of Riviera: The Promised Land for WSC. | JP | |
2004 (JP) 2005 (WW) | RPG Maker XP | Enterbrain | Enterbrain | N/A | WIN | RPG construction tool | Sequel to RPG Maker 2003 . | JP |
2004 (NA/EU) | Sacred | Ascaron | Encore Take-Two | Fantasy | WIN | Action RPG | Series debuts. | DE |
2004 (UK) | Sacred: Plus | Ascaron | Koch Take-Two | Fantasy | WIN (Limit) | Action RPG | Director's cut version of Sacred | DE |
2004 (NA) | Shadow Vault | Mayhem | Strategy First | Post-apocalyptic Cyberpunk | WIN | Tactical RPG [9] [10] [11] [7] | SK | |
2004 (JP/NA) 2005 (PAL) | Shadow Hearts: Covenant Shadow Hearts II シャドウハーツII | Nautilus | Aruze Midway | Historical Fantasy | PS2 | Sequel to Shadow Hearts . | JP | |
2004 (JP) 2005 (NA) 2006 (PAL) | Shin Megami Tensei: Digital Devil Saga | Atlus | Atlus Ghostlight | Fantasy | PS2 | Spin-off of the Shin Megami Tensei series. | JP | |
2004 (JP) | Shingata Medarot | Natsume Co., Ltd. | Imagineer | Robotics | GBA | Action RPG | Medabots | JP |
2004 (??) | Shining Force: Resurrection of the Dark Dragon | Amusement Vision | Sega | Fantasy | GBA (Remake) | Tactical RPG | Remake of Shining Force: The Legacy of Great Intention for GEN. | |
2004 (JP) 2005 (NA) | Shining Tears シャイニング・ティアーズ | Nextech Amusement Vision | Sega | Fantasy | PS2 | Action RPG | Part of the Shining Force series. | JP |
2004 (EU) | Silent Storm: Gold Edition | Nival | JoWood | Sci-Fi Historical | WIN (Comp) | Tactical RPG | Compilation of Silent Storm and Silent Storm: Sentinels . | RU |
2004 (EU) | Silent Storm: Sentinels | Nival | 1C Company JoWood | Sci-Fi Historical | WIN | Tactical RPG | Stand-alone expansion to Silent Storm . | RU |
2004 (RU) 2005 (UK) 2006 (NA) | Space Rangers 2: Dominators Space Rangers 2: Rise of the Dominators Космические рейнджеры 2: Доминаторы | Elemental | Excalibur 1C Company Cinemaware | Sci-Fi | WIN | Adventure/RPG/Strategy hybrid | Sequel to Space Rangers . | RU |
2004 (NA) | Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic | BioWare | Aspyr | Sci-Fi | OSX (Port) | Port of Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic for WIN. | CA | |
2004 (NA) 2005 (EU/AU) | Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic II—The Sith Lords | Obsidian | LucasArts | Sci-Fi Fantasy | Xbox | Sequel to Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic . | US | |
2004 (RU) 2005 (EU) | Star Wolves Звездные волки | Xbow | 1C Company Excalibur Micro Application | Sci-Fi | WIN | Tactical RPG Real-time | Characters pilot space ships, but the game features traditional RPG elements. | RU |
2004 (JP) 2005 (NA) 2006 (PAL) | Stella Deus: The Gate of Eternity ステラデウス | Pinegrow | Atlus 505 GameStreet | Fantasy | PS2 | Tactical RPG [12] [7] | JP | |
2004 (NA/EU) 2005 (JP) | Sudeki | Climax | Microsoft | Fantasy | Xbox | Action RPG | UK | |
2004 (JP) 2005 (NA/EU) | Suikoden IV | Konami | Konami | Fantasy | PS2 | Sequel to Suikoden III . | JP | |
2004 (JP) 2006 (NA) | Summon Night: Swordcraft Story 2 | Flight-Plan | Banpresto Atlus | Steampunk | GBA | Action RPG | Sequel to Summon Night: Swordcraft Story . | JP |
2004 (JP) | Super Robot Wars GC | Banpresto | Banpresto | Sci-Fi | GCN | Tactical RPG | JP | |
2004 (JP) | Super Robot Wars MX | Banpresto | Banpresto | Sci-Fi | PS2 | Tactical RPG | JP | |
2004 (JP) | Tales of Rebirth | Namco | Namco | Fantasy | PS2 | Action RPG | Sequel to Tales of Symphonia . | JP |
2004 (JP) | Tales of Symphonia | Namco | Namco | Fantasy | PS2 (Port) | Action RPG | Port of Tales of Symphonia for GCN. Distant prequel to Tales of Phantasia . | JP |
2004 (JP) | Tales of Tactics | Fantasy | MOBI | Tactical RPG | JP | |||
2004 (NA/EU) | Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines | Troika | Activision | Modern Fantasy | WIN | FPS/RPG | World of Darkness setting. Fails financially, marking the end of the ill-fated Troika Games. | US |
2004 (JP) 2005 (NA) | Virtua Quest | Sega-AM2 | Sega | Fantasy | GCN PS2 | Action RPG | Spin-off of the Virtua Fighter series. | JP |
2004 (NA/EU) | Wars and Warriors: Joan of Arc [13] | Enlight | Enlight | Historical Fantasy | WIN | Action RPG RTS/RPG | A planned version for the Xbox was cancelled. [14] | HK |
2004 (NA) | Weird Wars: The Unknown Episode of World War II [15] [16] | Mirage | Strategy First | Alternate history Fantasy | WIN | Real-time | Based on a Polish '70s sitcom and the PnP RPG setting by Pinnacle. [17] Used the same engine as Another War . [17] | PL |
2004 (NA/PAL) 2005 (JP) | X-Men Legends | Raven | Activision | Sci-Fi | GCN PS2 Xbox | Action RPG | US | |
2004 (JP) 2005 (NA/EU) | Xenosaga Episode II: Jenseits von Gut und Böse | Monolith | Namco SCEE | Sci-Fi Fantasy | PS2 | Sequel to Xenosaga Episode I: Der Wille zur Macht . | JP | |
2004 (TW) | Xuan-Yuan Sword: The Millennial Destiny | DOMO Studio | Softstar Entertainment | Fantasy | WIN | Action RPG | Xuan-Yuan Sword | TW |
2004 (JP/NA) 2005 (PAL) | Yu Yu Hakusho: Tournament Tactics | Sensory Sweep | Atari | Fantasy | GBA | Tactical RPG [7] | JP | |
2005 (JP) | Angelic Vale Shinden: Ephemer Shima Kitare エンジェリックヴェール | Chrome Six | Fantasy | WIN | Tactical RPG | JP | ||
2005 (DE) | Atari Collection: Rollenspiele | Various | Atari | Fantasy | WIN (Comp) | German compilation of Neverwinter Nights and its expansions, as well as Forgotten Realms: Demon Stone . | CA/US | |
2005 (NA) | Avernum 4 | Spiderweb | Spiderweb | Fantasy | MAC WIN | Sequel to Avernum 3 . | US | |
2005 (NA/EU) | Bards Tale, The | InXile | Vivendi Ubisoft 1C Company | Fantasy | WIN (Port) | Port of The Bards Tale for PS2 and Xbox. Reimagining of The Bards Tale . | US | |
2005 (WW) | Battle for Wesnoth, The | N/A | Fantasy | CROSS | Tactical RPG [18] | Open source. | ||
2005 (JP) | Battle Moon Wars 1 | Werk | Fantasy | WIN | Tactical RPG | JP | ||
2005 (RU) 2006 (NA) | Brigade E5: New Jagged Union Бригада Е5: Новый Альянс | Apeiron | 1C Company Strategy First | Modern | WIN | Tactical RPG [19] [20] Real-time | RU | |
2005 (RU) | COPS 2170: The Power of Law – Gold Collection Власть закона. Золотая коллекция | MiST Land | Post-apocalyptic Cyberpunk | WIN (Comp) | Tactical RPG | Compilation of COPS 2170: The Power of Law and its add-on. | RU | |
2005 (RU) 2007 (UK) | Dawn of Magic | SkyFallen | 1C Company Deep Silver | Fantasy | WIN | Action RPG. | RU | |
2005 (NA) 2006 (EU) | Dungeon Lords | Heuristic Park | DreamCatcher | Fantasy | WIN | Action RPG | Marks D.W. Bradley's disastrous attempt to re-enter the CRPG market. | US |
2005 (NA/EU/AU) | Dungeon Siege II | Gas Powered | Microsoft | Fantasy | WIN | Action RPG | Sequel to Dungeon Siege . | US |
2005 (NA/EU/AU) | Dungeons & Dragons: Dragonshard | Liquid | Atari | Fantasy | WIN | Action RPG RTS/RPG | US | |
2005 (NA/EU/AU) | Fable: The Lost Chapters | Lionhead | Microsoft | Fantasy | WIN, Xbox | Extended version of Fable: The Lost Chapters for Xbox. | UK | |
2005 (CN) | Fantasia Sango II | UserJoy | Unistar | Fantasy | WIN | Sequel to Fantasia Sango . | CN | |
2005 (NA) | FATE | WildStudios | WildTangent | Fantasy | WIN | Action RPG | US | |
2005 (NA/EU/AU) | Freedom Force vs The 3rd Reich | Irrational | Vivendi Universal | Superhero | WIN | Tactical RPG [21] [22] Real-time | Sequel to Freedom Force . | US |
2005 (WW) | Geneforge 3 | Spiderweb | Spiderweb | Fantasy | MAC WIN | Sequel to Geneforge 2 . | US | |
2005 (DE) | Gothic: Collector's Edition | Piranha Bytes | JoWood Aspyr | Fantasy | WIN (Comp) | Compilation of Gothic, Gothic II and Gothic II: Night of the Raven. | DE | |
2005 (RU/NA) 2006 (EU) | Hammer & Sickle Серп и Молот | Nival Novik&Co | 1C Company CDV | Sci-Fi Historical | WIN | Tactical RPG [23] [24] [25] [26] | Set in the Silent Storm universe, following the events of the previous two games. | RU |
2004 (EU) 2005 (NA) | Heretic Kingdom: The Inquisition Kult: Heretic Kingdoms | 3D People | Project Three | Fantasy | WIN | SK | ||
2005 (EU) | Knights of the Temple II | Cauldron | Playlogic | Fantasy | WIN | Action RPG | Sequel to Knights of the Temple: Infernal Crusade . | SK |
2005 (NA/EU) | Metalheart: Replicants Rampage | Akella NumLock | DreamCatcher Akella | Post-apocalyptic | WIN | Tactical RPG [10] [27] [28] [29] | RU | |
2005 (NA) | Neverwinter Nights: Diamond | BioWare | Atari | Fantasy | WIN (Comp) | Compilation of Neverwinter Nights and its expansions. | CA | |
2005 (NA) | Neverwinter Nights: Pirates of the Sword Coast | BioWare | Atari MacSoft | Fantasy | LIN OSX WIN | Neverwinter Nights premium modules. | CA | |
2005 (RU) 2006 (NA) | Night Watch Ночной дозор | Nival | CDV | Modern Fantasy | WIN | Tactical RPG [10] [30] [31] [32] | Based on the Russian novel and film of the same name. Utilizes the Silent Storm engine. | RU |
2005 (NA) | Restricted Area | Master Creating | Whiptail | Cyberpunk | WIN | Action RPG | DE | |
2005 (EU) 2008 (NA) | Sacred Gold | Ascaron | Koch Ascaron Strategy First | Fantasy | WIN (Comp) | Action RPG | Compilation of Sacred and its expansion. | DE |
2005 (EU) | Sacred: Underworld | Ascaron | Ascaron Take-Two | Fantasy | WIN | Action RPG | Expansion to Sacred . | DE |
2005 (JP) | Sakura Taisen 4: Koi Seyo, Otome | Red Overworks | Sega | Steampunk | WIN (Port) | Tactical RPG | Port of Sakura Taisen 4: Koi Seyo, Otome for DC. Sequel to Sakura Taisen 3 . | JP |
2005 (NA) | Shadow Vault | Mayhem | Strategy First | Post-apocalyptic Cyberpunk | WIN | Tactical RPG [7] [9] [10] [11] | SK | |
2005 (NA) | Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic II: The Sith Lords | Obsidian | LucasArts Activision | Sci-Fi | WIN | Sequel to Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic . The first game released by Obsidian Entertainment, which was formed after the collapse of Black Isle Studios. | US | |
2005 (JP) | Tears to Tiara | Leaf | Aquaplus | Fantasy | WIN | Tactical RPG | JP | |
2005 (JP) | Tir-nan-og V: Eternal Hitoshi ティル・ナ・ノーグV 〜悠久の仁〜 | SystemSoft | Fantasy | WIN | Tactical RPG | Sequel to Tir-nan-og IV: King of the Valiant for WIN. | JP | |
2005 (NA/EU) | X-Men Legends II: Rise of Apocalypse | Beenox | Activision | Superhero | WIN | Action RPG | Sequel to X-Men Legends . | CA |
2005 (JP) | Xanadu Next | Nihon Falcom | Nihon Falcom | Fantasy | WIN | Action RPG | Sequel to Legend of Xanadu II . | JP |
2005 (JP) | Ys: The Oath in Felghana | Nihon Falcom | Nihon Falcom | Fantasy | WIN (Remake) | Action RPG JRPG | Remake of Ys III: Wanderers from Ys for MSX. | JP |
2005 (JP) | .hack//fragment | CyberConnect2 | Bandai | Sci-Fi | PS2 | Action RPG MMORPG | JP | |
2005 (JP) | 3rd Super Robot Wars Alpha | Banpresto | Banpresto | Sci-Fi | PS2 | Tactical RPG | JP | |
2005 (KR) 2006 (NA/EU) | Astonishia Story | Sonnori | Fantasy | PSP (Port) | Tactical RPG [7] | Port of Astonishia Story . | KR | |
2005 (JP) 2006 (NA/EU) | Atelier Iris 2: The Azoth of Destiny | Gust | Gust Nippon Ichi Koei | Fantasy | PS2 | JRPG | Prequel to Atelier Iris: Eternal Mana . | JP |
2005 (JP) | Boktai 3: Sabata's Counterattack | Konami | Konami | Fantasy | GBA | Action RPG | Sequel to Boktai 2: Solar Boy Django . | JP |
2005 (JP) 2006 (EU) | Breath of Fire III | Capcom | Capcom | Fantasy | PSP (Port) | JRPG [33] | Port of Breath of Fire III for PS1. Sequel to Breath of Fire II . | JP |
2005 (JP) | Castle Fantasia: Elenshia Senki | Studio E-Go! | Fantasy | PS2 | Tactical RPG [12] Eroge | Sequel to Castle Fantasia 2: Seima Taisen . | JP | |
2005 (NA/PAL) | Champions: Return to Arms | Snowblind | SOE | Fantasy | PS2 | Action RPG | Spin-off of the EverQuest series. | US |
2005 (NA) | Chronicles of Narnia, The: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe | Starwave | Fantasy | MOBI | Tactical RPG [34] | Based on the book and motion picture of the same name. | UK | |
2005 (JP) | Code Age Commanders | Square Enix | Square Enix | Sci-Fi Fantasy | PS2 | Action RPG | JP | |
2005 (RU) 2007 (NA/EU) | Dawn of Magic | SkyFallen Entertainment | 1C Company | Fantasy | WIN | Action RPG | RU | |
2005 (JP/NA/EU) | Digimon World 4 | Bandai | Bandai Atari | Sci-Fi Fantasy | GCN PS2 Xbox | Action RPG | Sequel to Digimon World 3 . | JP |
2005 (NA) | Dragon Ball Z: The Legacy of Goku 1 & 2 | Webfoot | Atari | Sci-Fi Fantasy | GBA (Rerel) | Action adventure RPG | Re-release of Dragon Ball Z: The Legacy of Goku and Dragon Ball Z: The Legacy of Goku II for GBA. | JP |
2005 (JP) | Dragon Force ドラゴンフォース | 3D Ages | Sega | Fantasy | PS2 (Remake) | Tactical RPG [12] | Remake of Dragon Force for SAT. | JP |
2005 (JP) 2006 (NA/EU/AU) | Drakengard 2 | cavia | Square Enix Ubisoft | Fantasy | PS2 | Action RPG | Sequel to Drakengard . | JP |
2005 (JP) 2006 (NA/EU/AU) | Dungeon Lords | Heuristic Park | Square Enix Ubisoft | Fantasy | PS2 | Action RPG | Sequel to Drakengard . | JP |
2005 (JP/NA) 2006 (EU/AU) | Final Fantasy IV Advance | Square | Square Enix Nintendo | Fantasy | GBA (Remake) | JRPG [5] | Remake of Final Fantasy IV for SNES. | JP |
2005 (JP) | Final Fantasy X/X-2 Ultimate Box | Fantasy | PS2 (Rerel) | JRPG | Re-release and compilation of Final Fantasy X and Final Fantasy X-2 for PS2. | JP | ||
2005 (JP/NA/EU/AU) | Fire Emblem: Path of Radiance | Intelligent Systems | Nintendo | Fantasy | GCN | Tactical RPG [1] [7] | JP | |
2005 (JP) | Front Mission 5: Scars of the War | Square Enix | Square Enix | Sci-Fi | PS2 | Tactical RPG | Sequel to Front Mission 4 . | JP |
2005 (JP) 2006 (NA) 2007 (EU/AU) | Generation of Chaos | Idea Factory | NIS America Midas | Fantasy | PSP | Tactical RPG [12] [7] | Generation of Chaos | JP |
2005 (JP) | Generation of Chaos IV 新天魔界 〜GOC IV アナザサイド〜 | Idea Factory | Idea Factory | Sci-Fi | PS1 (Port) | Tactical RPG [12] | Port of Generation of Chaos IV for PS2. Sequel to Generation of Chaos III: Toki no Fuuin . | |
2005 (JP) | Generation of Chaos V 新天魔界ジェネレーションオブカオスV | Idea Factory | Idea Factory | Fantasy | PS2 | Tactical RPG [12] | Sequel to Generation of Chaos IV . | JP |
2005 (JP) 2006 (NA) | Grandia III | Game Arts | Square Enix | Fantasy | PS2 | JRPG | Sequel to Grandia II . | JP |
2005 (JP) | Inuyasha: The Secret of the Cursed Mask | Bandai | Bandai | Fantasy | PS2 (Rerel) | JRPG | Re-release of Inuyasha: The Secret of the Cursed Mask for PS2. | JP |
2005 (NA/EU/AU) | Jade Empire | BioWare | Microsoft | Fantasy | Xbox | Action RPG | CA | |
2005 (JP) 2006 (NA/EU/AU) | Kingdom Hearts II | Square Enix | Square Enix Buena Vista | Fantasy | PS2 | Action RPG | Sequel to Kingdom Hearts: Chain of Memories . | JP |
2005 (JP/NA) 2006 (EU/AU) | Kingdom of Paradise Key of Heaven | Climax | SCE | Fantasy | PSP | Action RPG | JP | |
2005 (EU) | Knights of the Temple II | Cauldron | Playlogic | Fantasy | PSP | Action RPG | Sequel to Knights of the Temple: Infernal Crusade . | SK |
2005 (JP) | Langrisser III ラングリッサーIII | Taito | Fantasy | PS2 (Port) | Tactical RPG | Port of Langrisser III for SAT. Prequel to Warsong . | JP | |
2005 (JP) 2007 (NA) | 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」 | Micro Vision | Bandai | Fantasy | PSP (Remake) | JRPG [35] | Remake of The Legend of Heroes IV: A Tear of Vermillion for PC-9801. Sequel to The Legend of Heroes III: Prophecy of the Moonlight Witch . | JP |
2005 (NA) | Lord of the Rings, The: Tactics | EA | EA | Fantasy | PSP | Tactical RPG | US | |
2005 (JP/NA) 2006 (EU) | Lunar: Dragon Song | Japan Art Media | Marvelous Ubisoft Rising Star | Fantasy | DS | JRPG [36] | Prequel to Lunar: The Silver Star . | JP |
2005 (JP/NA/EU) | Makai Kingdom: Chronicles Of The Sacred Tome Phantom Kingdom ファントム・キングダム | Nippon Ichi | Nippon Ichi | Fantasy | PS2 | Tactical RPG | JP | |
2005 (JP/NA) 2006 (EU/AU) | Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time | AlphaDream | Nintendo | Fantasy | DS | JRPG | Sequel to Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga . | JP |
2005 (JP/NA/EU) | Mega Man Battle Network 5: Team Colonel | Capcom | Capcom | Fantasy | GBA | Action RPG | Sequel to Mega Man Battle Network 4 . | JP |
2005 (JP/NA) 2006 (EU) | Mega Man Battle Network 5: Double Team DS | Capcom | Capcom | Fantasy | DS (Remake) | Action RPG | Remake of Mega Man Battle Network 5 . Sequel to Mega Man Battle Network 4 . | JP |
2005 (JP) 2006 (NA/EU) | Mega Man Battle Network 6: Cybeast Falzar | Capcom | Capcom | Sci-Fi | GBA | Action RPG | Sequel to Mega Man Battle Network 5 . | JP |
2005 (JP) 2006 (NA/EU) | Mega Man Battle Network 6: Cybeast Gregar | Capcom | Capcom | Sci-Fi | GBA | Action RPG | Sequel to Mega Man Battle Network 5 . | JP |
2005 (JP) 2006 (NA) | Metal Saga: Sajin no Kusari | Createch | Success Atlus | Post-apocalyptic | PS2 | JRPG | JP | |
2005 (JP) 2006 (NA/EU) | Monster Hunter Freedom | Capcom | Capcom | Fantasy | PSP (Remake) | Action RPG | Remake of Monster Hunter G for PS2. | JP |
2005 (JP) | Monster Hunter G | Capcom | Capcom | Fantasy | PS2 (Remake) | Action RPG | Remake of Monster Hunter for PS2. | JP |
2005 (JP) 2006 (NA) | MS Saga: A New Dawn | Bandai | Bandai | Sci-Fi | PS2 | JRPG | JP | |
2005 (JP/NA/EU) | Musashi: Samurai Legend | Square Enix | Square Enix | Fantasy | PS2 | Action RPG | Sequel to Brave Fencer Musashi . | JP |
2005 (JP) | Namco x Capcom | Monolith | Namco | Fantasy | PS2 | Action RPG / Tactical RPG hybrid | JP | |
2005 (JP) | Phantasy Star Generation 2 | Sega | Sega | Sci-Fi | PS2 (Remake) | JRPG | Remake of Phantasy Star II . | JP |
2005 (JP/NA/EU/AU) | Pokémon XD: Gale of Darkness | Genius Sonority | Nintendo | Modern Fantasy | GCN | JRPG | JP | |
2005 (JP/NA) 2006 (EU/AU) | PoPoLoCrois | SCE G-Artists | SCE Agetec Ignition | Fantasy | PSP (Port) | JRPG [37] | Port and compilation of Popolocrois Monogatari and Popolocrois Monogatari II for PS1, as well as a third, new title. | JP |
2005 (JP) | Princess Crown | Vanillaware | Atlus | Fantasy | PSP (Port) | Action RPG | Port of Princess Crown for SAT. | JP |
2005 (JP/NA) | Radiata Stories | tri-Ace | Square Enix | Fantasy | PS2 | Action RPG | JP | |
2005 (NA) 2006 (EU/AUS) | Rebelstar: Tactical Command | Codo | Namco | Sci-Fi | GBA | Tactical RPG | UK | |
2005 (JP) | Rebirth Moon リバースムーン | Idea Factory | Idea Factory | Fantasy | PS2 | Tactical RPG [12] | JP | |
2005 (NA) | Rifts: Promise of Power | Backbone | Nokia | Fantasy | NGE | Tactical RPG | Based on the pen-and-paper role-playing game of the same name. | US |
2005 (JP) 2007 (NA/EU/AU) | Rogue Galaxy | Level-5 | SCE | Sci-Fi | PS2 | JRPG | JP | |
2005 (JP/NA) | Romancing SaGa: Minstrel Song | Square | Square | Fantasy | PS2 (Remake) | JRPG [38] | Remake of Romancing SaGa for SNES. | JP |
2005 (JP) | Sakura Taisen 3: Pari wa Moeteiru ka | Red Overworks | Sega | Steampunk | PS2 (Port) | Tactical RPG | Port of Sakura Taisen 3: Pari wa Moeteiru ka for DC. Sequel to Sakura Taisen 2: Kimi, Shinitamou koto Nakare . | JP |
2005 (JP) | Sakura Taisen V: Saraba, Itoshiki Hito yo | Red Overworks | Sega | Steampunk | PS2 | Tactical RPG | Sequel to Sakura Taisen 4 . | JP |
2005 (JP) 2006 (NA) 2007 (EU/AU) | Shadow Hearts: From The New World | Nautilus | Aruze XSEED Ghostlight | Historical Fantasy | PS2 | JRPG | Sequel to Shadow Hearts: Covenant . | JP |
2005 (JP) | Shinseiki Genso: Spectral Souls II 新紀幻想スペクトラルソウルズII | Neverland | Idea Factory | Fantasy | PS2 | Tactical RPG [39] | Sequel to Shinseiki Genso: Spectral Souls . | JP |
2005 (JP) | Shinseiki Yuusha Taisen | Mayhem Takara | Sci-Fi | PS2 | Tactical RPG [40] | JP | ||
2005 (JP) | Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Summoner | Fantasy | PSP (Port) | JRPG [41] | Port of Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Summoner for SAT. Spin-off of the Megami Tensei series. | JP | ||
2005 (JP/NA) 2007 (EU) | Shin Megami Tensei: Digital Devil Saga 2 | Atlus | Atlus Ghostlight | Fantasy | PS2 | JRPG | Sequel to Shin Megami Tensei: Digital Devil Saga . | JP |
2005 (JP/NA) | Shining Force Neo シャイニング・フォース ネオ | Neverland Amusement Vision | Sega | Fantasy | PS2 | Action RPG | Part of the Shining Force series. | JP |
2005 (NA) | Sigma Star Saga | WayForward | Namco | Fantasy | GBA | Action RPG | US | |
2005 (JP/NA) 2006 (EU) | Suikoden Tactics Rhapsodia | Konami | Konami | Fantasy | PS2 | Tactical RPG | Sequel to Suikoden IV . | JP |
2005 (JP) | Summon Night Craft Sword Monogatari: Hajimari no Ishi | Flight-Plan | Banpresto | Steampunk | GBA | Action RPG | Part of the Summon Night series. | JP |
2005 (JP) | Summon Night EX-These: Yoake no Tsubasa | Flight-Plan | Banpresto | Steampunk | PS2 | Action RPG | Part of the Summon Night series. | JP |
2005 (JP) 2006 (NA) | Super Robot Taisen: Original Generation 2 | Banpresto | Banpresto Atlus | Sci-Fi | GBA | Tactical RPG | JP | |
2005 (JP) | Super Robot Wars Judgement | Banpresto | Banpresto | Sci-Fi | GBA | Tactical RPG | JP | |
2005 (JP) 2006 (EU) | The Sword of Etheria | Konami Computer Entertainment Tokyo | Konami | Fantasy | PS2 | Action RPG | JP | |
2005 (JP) | Tales of Breaker | Fantasy | MOBI | Action RPG | JP | |||
2005 (JP) | Tales of Commons | Fantasy | MOBI | Action RPG | JP | |||
2005 (JP) 2006 (EU/AU) | Tales of Eternia | Telenet Japan Wolf Team | Namco Ubisoft | Fantasy | PSP (Port) | Action RPG | Port of Tales of Eternia for PS1. | JP |
2005 (JP) 2006 (NA) | Tales of Legendia | Namco Team MelFes | Namco | Fantasy | PS2 | Action RPG | JP | |
2005 (JP) 2006 (NA) | Tales of the Abyss | Namco Tales | Namco Namco Bandai | Fantasy | PS2 | Action RPG | JP | |
2005 (JP) | Tales of the World: Narikiri Dungeon 3 | Alfa System | Namco | Fantasy | GBA | Tactical RPG | Sequel to Tales of the World: Narikiri Dungeon 2 . | JP |
2005 (JP) | Tengai Makyō III: Namida | Red Ent. | Hudson Soft | Fantasy | PS2 | JRPG [42] | Sequel to Tengai Makyō II: Manjimaru . | JP |
2005 (JP) | Twelve: Sengoku Fuushinden Twelve 〜戦国封神伝〜 | Konami | Fantasy Historical | PSP | Tactical RPG [43] | JP | ||
2005 (NA) 2006 (EU/JP) | Untold Legends: Brotherhood of the Blade | SOE | SOE | Fantasy | PSP | Action RPG | Series debuts. | US |
2005 (JP) 2006 (NA/EU/AU) | Wild ARMs 4 | Media.Vision | SCEI XSEED 505 | Steampunk | PS2 | JRPG | Sequel to Wild Arms 3 . | JP |
2004 (PAL) 2005 (NA) | X-Men Legends | Barking Lizards | Activision | Sci-Fi | NGE (Port) | Action RPG | Port of X-Men Legends for GCN, PS2 and Xbox. | US |
2005 (??) | X-Men Legends II: Rise of Apocalypse | Raven | Activision | Sci-Fi Fantasy | GCN PS2 Xbox | Action RPG | Sequel to X-Men Legends . | US |
2005 (??) | X-Men Legends II: Rise of Apocalypse | Vicarious Visions | Activision | Sci-Fi Fantasy | PSP | Action RPG | Sequel to X-Men Legends . | US |
2005 (??) | X-Men Legends II: Rise of Apocalypse | Barking Lizards | Activision | Sci-Fi Fantasy | NGE | Action RPG | Sequel to X-Men Legends . | US |
2005 (JP) | Xanadu Next | Nihon Falcom | Nihon Falcom | Fantasy | NGE | Action RPG | Sequel to Legend of Xanadu II . | JP |
2005 (??) | Ys III: Wanderers from Ys | Nihon Falcom | Taito | Fantasy | PS2 (Port) | Action RPG | Port of Ys III: Wanderers from Ys for PC88 and PC98. Sequel to Ys II: Ancient Ys Vanished - The Final Chapter . | JP |
2005 (??) | Ys IV: Mask of the Sun - A New Theory | Taito | Taito | Fantasy | PS2 (Remake) | Action RPG | Remake of Ys IV: Mask of the Sun for SNES. Sequel to Ys III: Wanderers from Ys . | JP |
2005 (JP/NA/EU) | Ys VI: The Ark of Napishtim | Konami | Konami | Fantasy | PS2 (Port) | Action RPG | Port of Ys VI: The Ark of Napishtim for PC. | JP |
Tactical role-playing games, also known as strategy role-playing games and in Japan as simulation RPGs, are a video game genre that combines core elements of role-playing video games with those of tactical strategy video games. The formats of tactical RPGs are much like traditional tabletop role-playing games and strategy games in appearance, pacing, and rule structure. Likewise, early tabletop role-playing games are descended from skirmish wargames such as Chainmail, which were primarily concerned with combat.
While the early history and distinctive traits of role-playing video games (RPGs) in East Asia have come from Japan, many video games have also arisen in China, developed in South Korea, and Taiwan.
Hardcore Gaming 101 is an online video game magazine founded by Kurt Kalata. Kalata established the site after graduating college, when he noticed the overabundance of game strategy guides, and felt that someone should create more books about gaming history. In its formative years, Hardcore Gaming 101 focused especially on games from Japan. The site has become known for its in-depth coverage of classic games and the history behind them.