| Madō Monogatari | |
| Developer: | Compile (1989-1998) D4 Enterprise (2005-present) Compile Heart (2013-present) ZeroDiv (2013) |
| Publisher: | Compile (1989-1998) Sega (1993-1994) NEC Avenue (PCE) D4 Enterprise (2005-present) Compile Heart (2013-present) |
| Genre: | Dungeon crawl |
| Spinoffs: | Puyo Puyo |
| First Release Version: | Madō Monogatari Episode II: Carbuncle |
| First Release Date: | December 10, 1989 |
| Latest Release Version: | |
| Latest Release Date: | March 28, 2013 |
Madō Monogatari, known in the west as Sorcery Saga, is a series of first-person dungeon crawler role-playing video games by Compile. The first game was released in 1990 for MSX2. Sega published the Game Gear remakes based on 1-2-3. The characters of this series would later be used in the puzzle game Puyo Puyo.
Gameplay combines role-playing elements with some unique twists. For example, there are no numeric stats; instead, everything is represented by character facial expressions and sprites. Another is the complete lack of physical attacks. Everything utilizes one of four magical elements: Fire, Ice Storm, Thunder, and Bayoen. Some enemies are weaker against one particular magic attack than another.