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This is a comprehensive index of commercial tactical role-playing games for all platforms, sorted chronologically. Information regarding date of release, developer, publisher, platform and notability is provided when available. The table can be sorted by clicking on the small boxes next to the column headings.
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| Year | Title | Developer | Publisher | Setting | Platform | Release | Series/Notes |
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| 2010 (WW) | Vandal Hearts: Flames of Judgment [1] [2] | Hijinx | Konami | Fantasy | CROSS (PS3, X360) | Original | Prequel to Vandal Hearts . [2] Digital release. |
| 2010 (WW) | Valkyria Chronicles II | Sega | Sega | Alternate history | PSP | Original | Second entry in the Valkyria Chronicles series, sequel to Valkyria Chronicles. |
| 2010 (JP) | Moe Moe 2-Ji Daisenryaku 2 | SystemSoft | SystemSoft | Alternate history | CROSS (PS2, PSP) | Port | Port of the 2009 PC game. Part of the Moe Moe 2-Ji Daisenryaku series of the Daisenryaku franchise. |
| 2010 (JP) | Moe Moe 2-Ji Daisenryaku 2 * Ultra Deluxe | SystemSoft | SystemSoft | Alternate history | X360 | Port | Port of the 2009 PC game. Part of the Moe Moe 2-Ji Daisenryaku series of the Daisenryaku franchise. |
| 2010 (JP) | Moe Moe 2-Ji Daisenryaku 2: Yamato Nadesico | SystemSoft | SystemSoft | Alternate history | DS | Original | Part of the Moe Moe 2-Ji Daisenryaku series of the Daisenryaku franchise. |
| 2010 (EU/AUS) | Disgaea 2: Dark Hero Days | Nippon Ichi Software | NIS America | Fantasy | PSP | Port | Port of Disgaea 2: Cursed Memories, originally released in 2006 for the PS2. This port was released in Japan and North America in 2009. |
| 2010 (WW) | Z.H.P. Unlosing Ranger VS Darkdeath Evilman | Nippon Ichi Software | Nippon Ichi Software | Fantasy | PSP | Original | Combines tactical role-playing with roguelike elements. |
| 2010 (NA/EU) | Sakura Wars: So Long, My Love | Sega, Red Entertainment, Idea Factory (Wii) | NIS America | Science fantasy | CROSS (PS2, Wii) | Original | Fifth entry in the Sakura Wars series, the first one to be released outside Japan. The original PS2 version was released in Japan in 2005, but wasn't localized until 2010. The Wii version wasn't released in Japan. It combines tactical role-playing with visual novel and dating sim. |
| 2010 (JP/NA) | Knights in the Nightmare | Sting | Atlus | Fantasy | PSP | Port | Port of the 2008 DS game (episode IV and third main entry in the Dept. Heaven series). Combines tactical role-playing with strategy and shooter elements. |
| 2010 (JP) | Blaze Union: Story to Reach the Future | Sting | Atlus | Fantasy | PSP | Original | Spin-off of the Dept. Heaven series, prequel to Yggdra Union . |
| 2010 (WW) | The War of Eustrath | iQubi Inc. | iQubi Inc. | Science fantasy | iOS | Original | Port of Battle of the Youstrass, released in 2001 for Windows. [3] |
| 2010 (JP) | Fire Emblem: New Mystery of the Emblem | Intelligent Systems | Nintendo | Fantasy | DS | Remake | Twelfth entry in the Fire Emblem series, remake of the 1994 Fire Emblem: Mystery of the Emblem . First game in the series not released outside Japan since Fire Emblem: The Binding Blade . |
| 2010 (NA) 2012 (EU/WW) | Blazing Souls: Accelate | Idea Factory | Aksys Games (PSP NA), Rising Star Games (PSP EU), HyperDevbox Japan (DROI, iOS) | Fantasy | CROSS (PSP, DROI, iOS) | Port | Port of Blazing Souls, originally released in 2006 for the PS2 only in Japan, and later ported to Xbox 360 in 2007. The PSP port was previously released in Japan in 2009. Part of the Neverland universe. |
| 2010 (JP) 2011 (NA/EU) | Phantom Brave: The Hermuda Triangle | Nippon Ichi Software | Nippon Ichi Software | Fantasy | PSP | Port | Port of Phantom Brave, originally released in 2004 for the PS2. The European version was only released digitally for the PlayStation Network. |
| 2010 (JP) 2011 (NA/EU) | Tactics Ogre: Let Us Cling Together | Square Enix | Square Enix | Fantasy | PSP | Remake | Remake of the 1995 SNES game of the same name. |
| 2010 (JP) | Tears to Tiara: Garland of the Earth Portable | Aquaplus | Aquaplus | Fantasy | PSP | Port | Port of Tears to Tiara: Garland of the Earth, which is a PS3 remake of Tears to Tiara released in 2008. |
| 2010 (JP) | Tears to Tiara Anecdotes: The Secret of Avalon | Aquaplus | Aquaplus | Fantasy | PSP | Port | Port of the PS3 game released in 2009. |
| 2011 (WW) | Hunters: Episode One | Rodeo Games | Rodeo Games | Sci-fi | CROSS (iOS, DROI) | Original | First game in the Hunters series. |
| 2011 (WW) | Spectral Souls: Resurrection of the Ethereal Empires | Idea Factory | HyperDevbox Japan | Fantasy | CROSS (DROI, iOS, WIN8) | Port | Port of the 2005 PSP game. Part of the Neverland universe. |
| 2011 (WW) | Shining Force | Sega | Sega | Fantasy | WIN | Port | Port to Steam of the first Shining Force, originally released for the Mega Drive in 1992. |
| 2011 (WW) | Shining Force II | Sega | Sega | Fantasy | WIN | Port | Port to Steam of Shining Force II, originally released for the Mega Drive in 1993. |
| 2011 (JP) | Valkyria Chronicles 3: Unrecorded Chronicles | Sega, | Sega | Alternate history | PSP | Original | Third entry in the Valkyria Chronicles series, only released in Japan. |
| 2011 (WW) | Disgaea 4: A Promise Unforgotten | Nippon Ichi Software | Nippon Ichi Software | Fantasy | PS3 | Original | Fourth entry in the Disgaea series. |
| 2011 (JP) 2012 (NA) 2013 (EU) | Gungnir | Sting | Atlus | Fantasy | PSP | Original | Episode IX and fourth main entry in the Dept. Heaven series. |
| 2011 (JP) | Gloria Union | Sting | Atlus | Fantasy | PSP | Original | Spin-off of the Dept. Heaven series, only released in Japan. |
| 2011 (JP) 2012 (NA) 2013 (EU) | Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Survivor 2 | Career Soft | Atlus | Post-apocalyptic | DS | Original | Second entry in the Devil Survivor sub-series of the Megami Tensei franchise. |
| 2011 (WW) | Final Fantasy Tactics: The War of the Lions | Square Enix, Hi Corporation | Square Enix | Fantasy | iOS | Port | Port of the 2007 PSP port of Final Fantasy Tactics . |
| 2011 (JP/NA) 2013 (EU) | Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Survivor Overclocked | Career Soft | Atlus | Post-apocalyptic | 3DS | Port | Port of the 2009 DS game Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Survivor. |
| 2011 (WW) | Squids | The Game Bakers | The Game Bakers | Aquatic | CROSS (iOS, DROI, WIN, MAC) | Original | - |
| 2011 (JP) 2012 (NA) | Ragnarok Tactics | GungHo Online Entertainment | GungHo Online Entertainment | Fantasy | PSP | Original | Spin-off of Ragnarok Online . |
| 2011 (WW) | Generation of Chaos | Idea Factory | HyperDevbox Japan | Fantasy | DROI | Port | Port of the 2005 PSP game. Part of the Neverland universe. |
| 2011 (JP) 2012 (NA/EU/AUS) | Disgaea 3: Absence of Detention | Nippon Ichi Software | Nippon Ichi Software | Fantasy | VITA | Port | Port of Disgaea 3: Absence of Justice. |
| 2011 (JP) | Super Robot Wars Alpha | Banpresto | Banpresto | Sci-fi (mecha) | CROSS (PS3, PSP, VITA) | Port | Port for the PlayStation Network. Like the original, it was only released in Japan. |
| 2012 (WW) | Call of Cthulhu: The Wasted Land | Red Wasp Design | Red Wasp Design | Lovecraftian horror | CROSS (iOS, WIN, DROI) | Original | Based on the works of H. P. Lovecraft. |
| 2012 (JP) | Shining Blade | Media.Vision | Sega | Fantasy | PSP | Original | Part of the Shining franchise, only released in Japan. |
| 2012 (WW) | Hunters 2 | Rodeo Games | Rodeo Games | Sci-fi | iOS | Original | Second game in the Hunters series. |
| 2012 (WW) | Pokémon Conquest | Tecmo Koei | Nintendo | Crossover | DS | Original | Crossover title between Pokémon and Nobunaga's Ambition. |
| 2012 (JP) 2013 (NA/EU/AUS) | Fire Emblem Awakening | Intelligent Systems, Nintendo SPD | Nintendo | Fantasy | 3DS | Original | Thirteenth entry in the Fire Emblem series. |
| 2012 (JP) 2013 (NA/EU) | Generation of Chaos: Pandora's Reflection | Sting, | Idea Factory | Fantasy | PSP | Original | Part of the Generation of Chaos series. Known in Japan as Generation of Chaos 6. |
| 2012 (JP) | Tales of the World: Tactics Union | Bandai Namco, | Bandai Namco | Fantasy | CROSS (DROI, iOS) | Original | Spin-off of the Tales series, part of the Tales of the World sub-series, featuring characters from other main Tales games. Only released in Japan. |
| 2012 (WW) | XCOM: Enemy Unknown | Firaxis Games | 2K Games | Sci-fi | CROSS (WIN, PS3, X360, OSX, iOS, DROI, LIN) | Remake | Remake of X-COM: UFO Defense . |
| 2012 (JP) 2013 (NA/EU/AUS) | Project X Zone | Monolith Soft, Banpresto | Bandai Namco Games | Crossover | 3DS | Original | Crossover title with characters from Bandai Namco, Sega and Capcom franchises. |
| 2012 (JP) | 2nd Super Robot Wars Original Generation | Tose, | Bandai Namco | Sci-fi (mecha) | PS3 | Original | Part of the Super Robot Wars franchise and sequel to Super Robot Wars Original Generation Gaiden . |
| 2013 (JP) 2015 (WW) | Final Fantasy Tactics: The War of the Lions | Square Enix, Hi Corporation | Square Enix | Fantasy | DROI | Port | Port of the 2007 PSP port of Final Fantasy Tactics . Initially released only in Japan through the Square Enix Market, it became available worldwide on Google Play in 2015. |
| 2013 (WW) | Banner Saga, The: Factions | Stoic Studio | Versus Evil | Fantasy | CROSS (WIN, OSX) | Original | Multiplayer standalone game of The Banner Saga. |
| 2013 (JP) | Super Robot Wars UX | Banpresto | Bandai Namco | Sci-fi (mecha) | 3DS | Original | Part of the Super Robot Wars franchise. |
| 2013 (WW) | Disgaea D2: A Brighter Darkness | Nippon Ichi Software | Nippon Ichi Software | Fantasy | PS3 | Original | Sequel of Disgaea: Hour of Darkness . |
| 2013 (JP) 2015 (NA) | Summon Night 5 | Felistella | Bandai Namco (JP), Gaijinworks (NA) | Fantasy | PSP | Original | Fifth main entry in the Summon Night series, and the first one released outside Japan. |
| 2013 (WW) | Expeditions: Conquistador | Logic Artists | BitComposer | Historical | CROSS (LIN, WIN, OSX) | Original | Set in the 16th century. |
| 2013 (WW) | Shadowrun Returns | Harebrained Schemes | Harebrained Schemes | Science fantasy | CROSS (DROI, iOS, LIN, OSX, WIN) | Original | Part of the Shadowrun series. |
| 2013 (JP) | Shining Force Gaiden | Camelot Software Planning | Sega | Fantasy | 3DS | Port | Port of Shining Force Gaiden for the Nintendo 3DS Virtual Console. Like the original, it was only released in Japan. |
| 2013 (JP) 2014 (NA/EU) | Tears to Tiara II: Heir of the Overlord | Aquaplus | Aquaplus (JP), Atlus (NA), NIS America (EU) | Fantasy | PS3 | Original | Sequel to Tears to Tiara. |
| 2013 (WW) | Shining Force: The Sword of Hajya | Camelot Software Planning | Sega | Fantasy | 3DS | Port | Port of Shining Force: The Sword of Hajya for the Nintendo 3DS Virtual Console. |
| 2013 (WW) | Warhammer Quest | Rodeo Games | Rodeo Games | Fantasy | CROSS (iOS, WIN, LIN, MAC, DROI, PS4, XOne, NX) | Original | Part of Warhammer Fantasy franchise. Digital version of Warhammer Quest board game. |
| 2013 (WW) | XCOM: Enemy Within | Firaxis Games | 2K Games | Sci-fi | CROSS (WIN, PS3, X360, OSX, iOS, DROI, LIN) | Expansion | Expansion pack for XCOM: Enemy Unknown . |
| 2014 (WW) | Banner Saga, The | Stoic Studio | Versus Evil | Fantasy | CROSS (WIN, OSX, iOS, LIN, DROI) | Original | Viking-themed indie tactical squad-based RPG. First entry in a series. |
| 2014 (JP) | Shining Force Gaiden: Final Conflict | Camelot Software Planning | Sega | Fantasy | 3DS | Port | Port of Shining Force Gaiden: Final Conflict for the Nintendo 3DS Virtual Console. Like the original, it was only released in Japan. |
| 2014 (WW) | Blackguards | Daedalic Entertainment | Daedalic Entertainment | Fantasy | CROSS (WIN, OSX) | Original | Based on the pen and paper RPG The Dark Eye . |
| 2014 (JP) | Super Heroine Chronicle | Banpresto | Bandai Namco | Crossover | CROSS (VITA, PS3) | Original | Crossover title with heroines from different anime series. Only released in Japan. |
| 2014 (WW) | Disgaea 4: A Promise Revisited | Nippon Ichi Software | Nippon Ichi Software | Fantasy | VITA | Port | Port of Disgaea 4: A Promise Unforgotten. |
| 2014 (WW) | Shadowrun: Dragonfall | Harebrained Schemes | Harebrained Schemes | Science fantasy | CROSS (DROI, iOS, LIN, OSX, WIN) | Expansion | Expansion to Shadowrun Returns . |
| 2014 (WW) | Natural Doctrine | Kadokawa Games | Kadokawa Games (JP), Nippon Ichi Software (NA, EU) | Fantasy | CROSS (PS3, PS4, VITA) | Original | - |
| 2014 (JP) 2015 (NA/EU/AUS) | Hyperdevotion Noire: Goddess Black Heart | Compile Heart, Sting | Compile Heart (JP), Idea Factory (WW) | Science fantasy | VITA | Original | Spin-off of the Hyperdimension Neptunia series. |
| 2014 (JP) 2015 (NA/EU) | Lost Dimension | Lancarse | FuRyu (JP), Atlus USA (NA), NIS America (EU) | Science fantasy | CROSS (PS3, VITA) | Original | With some visual novel elements. |
| 2014 (WW) | Shadowrun: Dragonfall - Director's Cut | Harebrained Schemes | Harebrained Schemes | Science fantasy | CROSS (DROI, iOS, LIN, OSX, WIN) | Rerel | Standalone director's cut version of Shadowrun Returns' expansion. |
| 2014 (JP) | Tales of the World: Reve Unitia | Bandai Namco | Bandai Namco | Fantasy | 3DS | Original | Based on Tales of the World: Tactics Union, it expands its gameplay and story. Only released in Japan. |
| 2014 (JP) | Super Hero Generation | Bandai Namco | Bandai Namco | Crossover | CROSS (PS3, VITA) | Original | Crossover title with characters from the Japanese TV series Ultraman , Kamen Rider and Gundam . Only released in Japan. |
| 2014 (NA) | The Legend of Korra: A New Era Begins | Webfoot Technologies | Activision | Fantasy | 3DS | Original | Based on the TV series The Legend of Korra . |
| 2014 (WW) | Valkyria Chronicles | Sega | Sega | Alternate history | WIN | Port | Port to Steam of the 2008 PS3 title Valkyria Chronicles. Includes all DLC from the original. |
| 2014 (JP) | Tactics Ogre: Let Us Cling Together | Quest | Square Enix | Fantasy | WiiU | Port | Port of the original SNES Tactics Ogre for the Virtual Console of the WiiU. Only released in Japan. |
| 2015 (WW) | Blackguards 2 | Daedalic Entertainment | Daedalic Entertainment | Fantasy | CROSS (WIN, OSX) | Original | Sequel to Blackguards . |
| 2015 (WW) | Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Survivor 2 Record Breaker | Atlus | Atlus, NIS America (EU) | Post-apocalyptic | 3DS | Port | Port of Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Survivor 2, originally released in 2011 for Nintendo DS. |
| 2015 (WW) | Code Name: S.T.E.A.M. | Intelligent Systems, Nintendo SPD | Nintendo | Sci-fi | 3DS | Original | - |
| 2015 (WW) | Disgaea 5: Alliance of Vengeance | Nippon Ichi Software | Nippon Ichi Software | Fantasy | PS4 | Original | Fifth entry in the Disgaea series. |
| 2015 (WW) | Chroma Squad | Behold Studios | Behold Studios | Sci-fi | CROSS (WIN, OSX, LIN) | Original | Inspired by the Power Rangers franchise. |
| 2015 (JP/NA) 2016 (EU/AUS) | Stella Glow | Imageepoch | Sega (JP), Atlus (NA), NIS America (EU, AUS) | Fantasy | 3DS | Original | - |
| 2015 (JP) 2016 (NA/EU/AUS) | Fire Emblem Fates: Birthright | Intelligent Systems, Nintendo SPD | Nintendo | Fantasy | 3DS | Original | Fourteenth entry in the Fire Emblem series, released in three different versions with different storyline each one. Birthright and Conquest were released in physical format, while Revelation was only available as downloadable content. An edition containing the three stories and an art book, called Fire Emblem Fates: Special Edition was also released. |
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| 2015 (JP) 2016 (NA/EU) | Langrisser Re:Incarnation Tensei | Masaya Games | Masaya Games (JP), Aksys Games (NA) | Science fantasy | 3DS | Original | Part of the Langrisser series. First game in the series since 1998. |
| 2015 (JP) | Luminous Arc Infinity | Felistella | Marvelous Entertainment | Fantasy | VITA | Original | Fourth entry in the Luminous Arc series and the only one not developed by Imageepoch. |
| 2015 (WW) | Shadowrun: Hong Kong | Harebrained Schemes | Harebrained Schemes | Science fantasy | CROSS (WIN, OSX, LIN) | Original | Part of the Shadowrun series. |
| 2015 (WW) | Heroes Tactics: Mythiventures | Camex Games | Camex Games | Fantasy | CROSS (DROI, iOS, WIN Mobile) | Original | - |
| 2015 (WW) | Chaos Reborn | Snapshot Games | Snapshot Games | Fantasy | CROSS (WIN, LIN, OSX) | Remake | Remake of Chaos: The Battle of Wizards . Features single player and multiplayer modes. |
| 2015 (WW) | Voidspire Tactics [4] | Rad Codex | Rad Codex | Fantasy | WIN | Original | - |
| 2015 (JP) 2016 (NA/EU/AUS) | Project X Zone 2 | Monolith Soft | Bandai Namco | Crossover | 3DS | Original | Crossover title with characters from Bandai Namco, Sega, Capcom and Nintendo franchises. |
| 2015 (JP) 2016 (NA/EU) | Grand Kingdom | Monochrome Corporation | Spike Chunsoft (JP), NIS America (NA) | Fantasy | CROSS (PS4, VITA) | Original | - |
| 2015 (WW) | Mordheim: City of the Damned | Rogue Factor | Focus Home Interactive | Fantasy | WIN | Original | Based on the 1999 tabletop game Mordheim . Two DLC were released later for the game, featuring a new faction each one. |
| 2016 (WW) | Banner Saga, The | Stoic Studio | Versus Evil | Fantasy | CROSS (PS4, XONE) | Port | Port of The Banner Saga. |
| 2016 (WW) | Valkyria Chronicles Remastered | Sega, Media.Vision | Sega | Alternate history | PS4 | Port | Port to Steam of the 2008 PS3 title Valkyria Chronicles. Includes all DLC from the original and dual audio. |
| 2016 (WW) | Disgaea PC | Nippon Ichi Software | NIS America | Fantasy | WIN | Port | Port of Disgaea: Hour of Darkness. Contains the additional content found in the PSP and DS versions of the game. |
| 2016 (JP) 2017 (NA/EU) | Summon Night 6: Lost Borders | Media.Vision, Felistella | Bandai Namco (JP), Gaijinworks (NA, EU) | Fantasy | CROSS (PS4, VITA) | Original | Sixth main entry in the Summon Night series. Incorporates elements of visual novels. |
| 2016 (WW) | XCOM: Enemy Unknown Plus | Firaxis Games | 2K Games | Sci-fi | VITA | Comp | Compilation port of XCOM: Enemy Unknown and its expansion, XCOM: Enemy Within . |
| 2016 (WW) | Banner Saga 2, The | Stoic Studio | Versus Evil | Fantasy | CROSS (WIN, OSX, XOne, PS4, iOS, DROI) | Original | Second entry in The Banner Saga series and sequel to The Banner Saga . |
| 2016 (WW) | Hyperdevotion Noire: Goddess Black Heart | Compile Heart, Sting | Idea Factory | Science fantasy | WIN | Port | Port of the 2014 PS Vita game. |
| 2016 (WW) | Phantom Brave PC | Nippon Ichi Software | NIS America | Fantasy | WIN | Port | Port of Phantom Brave that includes the content of the Wii and PSP versions. |
| 2016 (WW) | Tahira: Echoes of the Astral Empire | Whale Hammer Games | Whale Hammer Games | Science fantasy | CROSS (WIN, OSX, LIN) | Original | - |
| 2016 (JP) 2019 (WW) | Vestaria Saga I: War of the Scions | Vestaria Project | DANGEN Entertainment | Fantasy | WIN | Original | Originally a freeware indie game, it got a commercial English version on Steam. [5] Created by Shouzou Kaga, creator of Fire Emblem , using the SRPG Studio software. [6] |
| 2016 (JP/NA) 2017 (EU) [7] | Mercenaries Saga 3: Gray Wolves of War | Rideon | Circle Entertainment | Fantasy | 3DS | Original | Third entry in the Mercenaries Saga series. Digital release only. |
| 2016 (WW) | Mordheim: City of the Damned | Rogue Factor | Focus Home Interactive | Fantasy | CROSS (PS4, XOne) | Port | Port of the 2015 game. |
| 2016 (JP) | Tactics Ogre: Let Us Cling Together | Quest | Square Enix | Fantasy | 3DS | Port | Port of the original SNES Tactics Ogre for the Virtual Console of the New Nintendo 3DS. Only released in Japan. |
| 2017 (WW) | Disgaea 2 PC | Nippon Ichi Software | NIS America | Fantasy | CROSS (WIN, LIN, OSX) | Port | Port of Disgaea 2 with the content of the PSP port included. |
| 2017 (WW) | Fire Emblem Heroes | Intelligent Systems, Nintendo EPD | Nintendo | Fantasy | CROSS (DROI, iOS) | Original | Spin-off of the Fire Emblem series featuring simplified mechanics and characters from the entire franchise. |
| 2017 (WW) | Battle Brothers | Overhype Studios | Overhype Studios | Fantasy | WIN | Original | Indie squad-focused turn-based tactics game set in a medieval fantasy world. [8] |
| 2017 (WW) | Disgaea 5 Complete | Nippon Ichi Software | Nippon Ichi Software | Fantasy | NX | Port | Port of Disgaea 5 with all the DLC included. |
| 2017 (WW) | Fire Emblem Echoes: Shadows of Valentia | Intelligent Systems | Nintendo | Fantasy | 3DS | Original | Fifteenth entry in the Fire Emblem series and remake of the 1992 NES title Fire Emblem Gaiden . |
| 2017 (WW) | Expeditions: Viking | Logic Artists | Logic Artists | Historical | WIN | Original | Set circa 790 AD in England. From the makers of Expeditions: Conquistador . |
| 2017 (WW) | Chroma Squad | Behold Studios | Bandai Namco | Sci-fi | CROSS (iOS, DROI, PS4, XOne) | Port | Port of the 2015 game. |
| 2017 (WW) | Heroes Tactics | Camex Games | Camex Games | Fantasy | WIN | Port | Port of Heroes Tactics: Mythiventures released on Steam. |
| 2017 (WW) | Alvora Tactics [9] | Rad Codex | Rad Codex | Fantasy | WIN | Original | - |
| 2017 (WW) | God Wars: Future Past | Kadokawa Games | Kadokawa Games (JP), NIS America (WW) | Fantasy | CROSS (PS4, VITA) | Original | - |
| 2017 (EU/NA) 2018 (JP) | Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle | Ubisoft | Ubisoft | Crossover | NX | Original | Crossover title with characters from the Mario and Raving Rabbids franchises. Features single player and cooperative modes. |
| 2017 (WW) | Blackguards 2 | Daedalic Entertainment | Daedalic Entertainment | Fantasy | CROSS (PS4, XOne) | Port | Port of the 2015 game. |
| 2017 (WW) | Lost Dimension | Lancarse | Ghostlight | Science fantasy | WIN | Port | Port of the 2014 game. |
| 2017 (WW) | Warhammer Quest 2: The End Times | Perchang Games | Perchang Games | Fantasy | CROSS (iOS, DROI, WIN, MAC, PS4, XOne, NX) | Original | Part of Warhammer Fantasy franchise. Digital version of Warhammer Quest board game. |
| 2018 (WW) | Mercenaries Saga Chronicles | Rideon | Circle Entertainment | Fantasy | NX | Comp | Collection of the three Mercenaries Saga games. |
| 2018 (WW) | Valkyria Chronicles 4 | Sega, Media.Vision | Sega | Alternate history | CROSS (PS4, NX, XOne, WIN) | Original | Fourth entry in the Valkyria Chronicles series. |
| 2018 (WW) | Banner Saga, The | Stoic Studio | Versus Evil | Fantasy | NX | Port | Port of The Banner Saga. |
| 2018 (WW) | Banner Saga 2, The | Stoic Studio | Versus Evil | Fantasy | NX | Port | Port of The Banner Saga 2. |
| 2018 (WW) | Banner Saga 3, The | Stoic Studio | Versus Evil | Fantasy | CROSS (WIN, OSX, PS4, XOne, NX) | Original | Third entry in The Banner Saga series and sequel to The Banner Saga 2 . |
| 2018 (WW) | Disgaea 1 Complete | Nippon Ichi Software | Nippon Ichi Software | Fantasy | CROSS (PS4, NX) | Remake | Remake of Disgaea: Hour of Darkness. |
| 2018 (WW) | God Wars: The Complete Legend | Kadokawa Games | NIS America | Fantasy | NX | Port | Port of God Wars: Future Past, originally released for PS4 and PS Vita in 2017. Includes additional content as well as the DLC from the original game. |
| 2018 (WW) | Chaos Reborn: Adventures | Snapshot Games | Big Blue Bubble | Fantasy | CROSS (DROI, iOS) | Port | Port of the 2015 game. |
| 2018 (WW) | Valkyria Chronicles Remastered | Sega, Media.Vision | Sega | Alternate history | NX | Port | Port of the Valkyria Chronicles Remastered port, previously launched for PS4 in 2016. Digital release only. |
| 2018 (WW) | Mercenaries Wings: The False Phoenix [10] | Rideon | Circle Entertainment, PM Studios (physical) | Fantasy | CROSS (PS4, NX) | Original | Part of the Mercenaries (Mercenaries Saga) series. The English PS4 version was released in 2019. |
| 2018 (WW) | Disgaea 5 Complete | Nippon Ichi Software | Nippon Ichi Software | Fantasy | WIN | Port | Port of Disgaea 5 with all the DLC included. |
| 2018 (WW) | Mutant Year Zero: Road to Eden | The Bearded Ladies | Funcom | Post-apocalyptic | CROSS (WIN, PS4, XOne) | Original | Based on the tabletop RPG Mutant Year Zero. |
| 2018 (WW) | Star Traders: Frontiers [11] | Trese Brothers | Trese Brothers | Space opera | CROSS (WIN, iOS, DROI) | Original | Hybrid space trading and RPG |
| 2019 (Asia) | Super Robot Wars T | B.B. Studio | Bandai Namco | Sci-fi (mecha) | CROSS (PS4, NX) | Original | Part of the Super Robot Wars franchise. Only released in Asia. |
| 2019 (WW) | Druidstone | Ctrl Alt Ninja | Ctrl Alt Ninja | Fantasy | WIN | Original | - |
| 2019 (JP) 2020 (WW) | Langrisser I&II [12] | Kadokawa Games | Kadokawa Games | Fantasy | CROSS (PS4, NX) | Remake | Remake of Langrisser and Langrisser II . |
| 2019 (WW) | Fell Seal: Arbiter's Mark [13] | 6 Eyes Studio | 1C Entertainment | Fantasy | CROSS (PS4, NX, XOne, WIN, OSX, LIN) | Original | - |
| 2019 (WW) | God Wars: The Complete Legend | Kadokawa Games | NIS America | Fantasy | WIN | Port | Port of God Wars: Future Past, originally released for PS4 and PS Vita in 2017. Includes additional content as well as the DLC from the original game. |
| 2019 (WW) | Fire Emblem: Three Houses | Intelligent Systems, Koei Tecmo | Nintendo | Fantasy | NX | Original | Sixteenth entry in the Fire Emblem series. |
| 2019 (JP) 2020 (WW) | War of the Visions: Final Fantasy Brave Exvius | Square Enix, Gumi Inc. | Square Enix | Fantasy | CROSS (DROI, iOS) | Original | Spin-off of Final Fantasy Brave Exvius , which is a spin-off of the Final Fantasy series. |
The Shining series is a brand of role-playing video games published by Sega, who owns the property. The first game, Shining in the Darkness, was a first-person dungeon crawler with randomly encountered, turn-based battles. The next game released in the series was Shining Force, which was a turn-based strategy style tactical role-playing game with battle scenes acted out with sprites. Other directions include Shining Soul, a dungeon crawl action role-playing game with roguelike elements, and a number of traditional Japanese role-playing games. Shining Resonance Refrain was released on PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Steam PC and Nintendo Switch worldwide across 2018.
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.
Tear Ring Saga: Chronicles of War Hero Yutona is a tactical role-playing game developed by Tirnanog, a development studio started by Shouzou Kaga, the creator of the Fire Emblem series, after he left Nintendo’s Intelligent Systems development team in 1999. The game featured a complicated development and initial release period, with the company receiving legal pressure multiple times from Nintendo, who felt that the game's very similar gameplay and presentation, which also featured the art of Fire Emblem: Thracia 776 artist Mayumi Hirota, infringed on their copyrights on their Fire Emblem intellectual property. Direct ties to Fire Emblem were dropped, and its original title, Emblem Saga, was changed to its final title as to not sound so similar to Fire Emblem, and the game was released in Japan on May 24, 2001, by Enterbrain, for Nintendo's competitor, Sony, on their PlayStation console. Three months after release, Nintendo took them to court over the game, and while Enterbrain was ordered to pay a fee, they ultimately retained the right to sell the game.
Vandal Hearts, known in Japan as Vandal Hearts: The Lost Ancient Civilization is a turn-based tactical role-playing video game developed by Konami Computer Entertainment Tokyo for the PlayStation and later ported to the Sega Saturn by Konami Computer Entertainment Nagoya. The PlayStation version was distributed in Japan, North America, and Europe. The Saturn version was only released in Japan. There was also a Microsoft Windows version which was released only in Japan and South Korea, with Software renderer and Direct3D Support.
Shadow Hearts: Covenant is a role-playing video game developed by Nautilus (Sacnoth) for the PlayStation 2, and is the second entry in the Shadow Hearts series. Published in Japan by Aruze in 2004, the game was released internationally by Midway Games in 2004 and 2005 (Europe). A director's cut with additional content was released in Japan in 2005.
Mistwalker Corporation is an American-Japanese video game development studio. The company was founded in 2004 by Hironobu Sakaguchi, best known for creating the Final Fantasy series. The company has created both game franchises such as Blue Dragon and Terra Battle, and standalone titles including Lost Odyssey (2007) and The Last Story (2011). With the financial problems caused by Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within, and his growing dissatisfaction with management, Sakaguchi decided that he wanted to make games outside Square. Mistwalker's first two titles were Xbox 360 RPGs; Blue Dragon (2006) and Lost Odyssey. Following The Last Story for Wii, Sakaguchi and Mistwalker changed to focus on in-house mobile titles. The original Terra Battle saw widespread success and acclaim, leading to further mobile projects.
Vandal Hearts: Flames of Judgment is a turn-based, tactical role-playing video game by American developer Hijinx Studios for PlayStation Network and Xbox Live Arcade with a release date of January 20, 2010.
Video games are a major industry in Japan, and the country is considered one of the most influential in video gaming. Japanese game development is often identified with the golden age of video games and the country is home to many notable video game companies such as Nintendo, Sega, Taito, Bandai Namco Entertainment, Capcom, Square Enix, Konami, NEC, SNK, and formerly Sony Computer Entertainment. Japan is currently the third largest video game market in the world after China and the United States.
Zeboyd Games is a indie developer specializing in retro-style 16-bit role-playing video games. Zeboyd is most associated with its co-creators Robert Boyd and William Stiernberg, who did the great majority of the work for their games. Stiernberg left the studio in 2023, but it continues onward under Boyd.
Mercenaries Saga Chronicles is a tactical role-playing game released for the Nintendo Switch. The game is a collection of three previous Mercenaries Saga games - Mercenaries Saga: Will of the White Lions, Mercenaries Saga 2: Order of the Silver Eagle and Mercenaries Saga 3: Gray Wolves of War.
Shadow Hearts is a series of role-playing video games, consisting of a trilogy of titles for the PlayStation 2 (PS2) and their predecessor Koudelka for the PlayStation. The entire series was developed by Sacnoth ; Koudelka was published by SNK in 1999, while the Shadow Hearts trilogy were published by Aruze from 2001 to 2005. Multiple other publishers handled the titles overseas. The Shadow Hearts chronology extends from the late 1890s to the 1920s, following different casts of characters caught in supernatural mysteries. The setting combines alternate history and cosmic horror, with real-world figures making appearances, and each title has multiple endings.
Wintermoor Tactics Club is a tactical role-playing game developed by EVC Games and published by Versus Evil in 2020. Gameplay combines elements of turn-based tactics and visual novels as players attempt to save a high school club from being disbanded.
Arcadian Atlas is a tactical role-playing video game developed by Twin Otter Studios and published in 2023 by Serenity Forge. The game features 2D pixel art graphics inspired by games of the '90s like Chrono Trigger, Breath of Fire, and Suikoden and gameplay wise by Tactics Ogre and Final Fantasy Tactics.
Vandal Hearts: Flames of Judgment revives an aged tactical role-playing game franchise in a decidedly formulaic fashion.
Now, Konami is finally returning to the Vandal Hearts franchise with the new prequel, Vandal Hearts: Flames of Judgment, available now on Xbox Live Arcade. After so much time away, can the tactical RPG franchise brush off its cobwebs and still strike a chord with gamers?