| Year | Title | Developer | Publisher | Setting | Platform | Subgenre | Series/Notes | COO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2400 A.D. | Sci-Fi | DOS (Port) | US | ||||||
Dragonlance: Heroes of the Lance | Fantasy | AMI CPC ST ZX | Action RPG/Platformer | Advanced Dungeons and Dragons Dragonlance franchise | US | ||||
| Alternate Reality: The City | Sci-Fi | AMI (Port) DOS (Port) | WRPG | Alternate Reality: The City | US | ||||
| Bards Tale, The | Fantasy | CPC (Port) ZX (Port) | WRPG | The Bards Tale | US | ||||
| Bard's Tale II, The: The Destiny Knight | Fantasy | AMI (Port) APPGS (Port) DOS (Port) | WRPG | The Bard's Tale | US | ||||
| Bard's Tale III, The: Thief of Fate | Fantasy | APPII C64 | WRPG | The Bard's Tale | US | ||||
| Sci-Fi | APPII AMI C64 DOS ST | Tactical RPG | Based on the BattleTech franchise by FASA. | US | |||||
| Fantasy | MSX (Port)[1] | Dungeon crawl | Deep Dungeon | JP | |||||
| Fantasy | NES[2] | Dungeon crawl | Deep Dungeon | JP | |||||
| Demon's Winter | Fantasy | APPII C64 DOS ST | Tactical RPG | Shard of Spring | US | ||||
| Fantasy | NES | Board game/RPG hybrid[3] | Based on the manga Dragon Ball | JP | |||||
| Fantasy | MSX (Port) | JRPG[4] | Dragon Quest | JP | |||||
| Fantasy | MSX2 | Dungeon crawl Platformer[5] | Dragon Slayer | JP | |||||
| Fantasy | NES | JRPG | Dragon Quest | JP | |||||
| Dungeon Master | Fantasy | AMI (Port) | Dungeon crawler | Dungeon Master | US | ||||
| Eternal Dagger, The | Fantasy | C64 (Port) | Tactical RPG | Wizard's Crown | US | ||||
| Fantasy | NES | JRPG[6] | Final Fantasy | JP | |||||
| Fantasy | MSX2 | Action RPG | JP | ||||||
| Fantasy | MSX2 SMS[7] | Action RPG[8] | Golvellius | JP | |||||
| Fantasy | PCE[9] | JRPG[10] | JP | ||||||
| Fantasy | NES | JRPG/WRPG hybrid[11] | Kaijuu Monogatari | JP | |||||
| Namcot | Namcot | Fantasy | NES | Tactical RPG/Wargame | JP | ||||
| Fantasy | MSX2 | JRPG[12] | JP | ||||||
| Fantasy | MSX2 | WRPG | Might and Magic | US | |||||
| Fantasy | APPII DOS | WRPG | Might and Magic | US | |||||
| Fantasy | MSX2 (Port) | WRPG | Phantasie | US | |||||
| Fantasy | MSX2 (Port) | WRPG | Phantasie | US | |||||
| Fantasy | DOS (Port) | WRPG | Phantasie | US | |||||
| Pool of Radiance | Fantasy | C64 DOS ST | Tactical RPG | AD&D Forgotten Realms campaign setting. First game in the Gold Box series. | US | ||||
| Sci-Fi | MSX MSX2 | JRPG[13] | Cosmic Soldier | JP | |||||
| Questron II | Fantasy | AMI APPII APPGS C64 DOS ST | Questron | US | |||||
| Fantasy (Mythic) | NES | RPG / Fighting game hybrid[14] | Saint Seiya | JP | |||||
| Sci-Fi | DOS | WRPG | US | ||||||
| Star Cruiser | Sci-Fi | Action RPG FPS/RPG JRPG | JP | ||||||
| Fantasy | NES | Dungeon crawl[15] [16] | The Black Onyx | JP | |||||
| Times of Lore | Fantasy | AMI, APPII, C64, DOS, NES, ZX | Action RPG | US | |||||
| Fantasy | MSX2 | WRPG[17] | Ultima | US | |||||
| Fantasy | AMI (Port) | WRPG | Ultima | US | |||||
| Fantasy | APPII C64 (Port) DOS (Port) | WRPG | Ultima | US | |||||
| Wasteland | Post-apocalyptic | APPII C64 DOS | WRPG | Wasteland
| US | ||||
| Fantasy | C64 (Port) | Dungeon crawl | Wizardry | US | |||||
| Fantasy | DOS (Port) | Dungeon crawl | Wizardry | US | |||||
| Fantasy | APPII C64 | Dungeon crawl | Wizardry | US | |||||
| Fantasy (historical) | MSX | Action RPG | Exile | JP | |||||
| Fantasy (historical) | MSX2 | Action RPG[18] | Exile | JP | |||||
| Fantasy | PCE SMS NES PC88 PC98 | Action RPG JRPG[19] | Ys | JP | |||||
| Fantasy | MSX2 | Action RPG JRPG | Ys | JP | |||||
| Fantasy | MSX (Port) | Dungeon crawl | Deep Dungeon | JP | |||||
| Fantasy | C64 (Port) DOS (Port) | Action RPG/Platformer | Advanced Dungeons and Dragons Based on the Dragonlance franchise | US | |||||
| Fantasy | AMI C64 DOS ST | Action RPG | Advanced Dungeons and Dragons Forgotten Realms campaign setting | US | |||||
| Fantasy | MSX2 | JRPG[20] | Arcus | JP | |||||
| Bards Tale, The | Fantasy | MAC (Port) | WRPG | The Bards Tale | US | ||||
| Centauri Alliance | SF | APPII C64[21] | WRPG | US | |||||
| Curse of Babylon Babylon (J) | Fantasy | C64 | Action RPG | JP | |||||
| Curse of the Azure Bonds | Fantasy | APPII C64 DOS | Tactical RPG | AD&D Forgotten Realms campaign setting. Gold Box series. | US | ||||
| Death Bringer | Pandora | Spotlight (Cinemaware) | Fantasy | AMI C64 DOS ST | Dungeon crawl | UK | |||
| Demon's Winter | Fantasy | AMI (Port) | Tactical RPG | Shard of Spring | US | ||||
| Fantasy | NES | JRPG | JP | ||||||
| Fantasy | PCE | Dungeon crawl[22] | JP | ||||||
| NES | Board game/RPG | Based on the manga Dragon Ball | JP | ||||||
| Dragon Knight ドラゴンナイト | Fantasy | DOS | JRPG Eroge | Dragon Knight | JP | ||||
| Fantasy | PC88 PC98 X68K | JRPG[23] | JP | ||||||
| Dragon Wars | Fantasy | AMI APPII APPGS C64 T1000 DOS | WRPG | Spiritual successor to .[24] | US | ||||
| Dragons of Flame | Fantasy | AMI DOS ST | Action RPG | AD&D Dragonlance franchise | US | ||||
| Drakkhen | Fantasy | AMI DOS ST | WRPG/Adventure game hybrid | Drakkhen | FR | ||||
| Fantasy | PCE | Action RPG[25] | JP | ||||||
| Fantasy | NES | Dungeon crawl[26] | JP | ||||||
| Dungeon Master | Fantasy | APPGS DOS (Port) | Dungeon crawl Action RPG[27] | Dungeon Master | US | ||||
| Dungeon Master: Chaos Strikes Back | Fantasy | AMI ST FMT PC98 X68K | Dungeon crawl Action RPG | Dungeon Master | US | ||||
| Fantasy | PC88 | JRPG[28] | JP | ||||||
| Sci-Fi | NES | Action RPG[29] | Based on the anime and manga, JoJo's Bizarre Adventure | JP | |||||
| Fantasy | NES | Action RPG[30] | JP | ||||||
| Fantasy | MSX2 (Port) | JRPG | Final Fantasy | JP | |||||
| Fantasy | GB | JRPG[31] | SaGa | JP | |||||
| Fantasy | NES | JRPG[32] | Hercules no Eikō | JP | |||||
| Hero's Quest: So You Want to Be a Hero Quest for Glory: So You Want to Be a Hero | Fantasy | DOS | WRPG/Adventure game hybrid | Quest for Glory | US | ||||
| Fantasy | NES | Action RPG | Hydlide | JP | |||||
| NES | JRPG[33] | Ninja Jajamaru-kun | JP | ||||||
| Kayden Garth | Mentrox Goldline | EAS Software | Sci-Fi | C64 ST | WRPG | DE? | |||
| Knights of Legend | Fantasy | APPII C64 DOS | WRPG | US | |||||
| Survival horror | MSX2 | Laplace no Ma | JP | ||||||
| Music/Comedy | NES | JRPG | JP | ||||||
| Fantasy | NES | JRPG[34] | JP | ||||||
| Avalon Hill Microcomputer Games Division | Fantasy | MAC | WRPG[35] | Legends of the Lost Realm | US | ||||
| Avalon Hill Microcomputer Games Division | Fantasy | MAC | WRPG[36] | Legends of the Lost Realm | US | ||||
| Little Ninja Brothers Super Chinese 2: Dragon Kid スーパーチャイニーズ2 ドラゴンキッド | Fantasy | NES | Action-RPG[37] | Super Chinese | JP | ||||
| Magic Candle, The | Fantasy | APPII C64 DOS | The Magic Candle | CA | |||||
| Master of Monsters マスターオブモンスターズ | Fantasy | MSX[38] | Tactical RPG | Master of Monsters | JP | ||||
| Master of Monsters Map Collection マスターオブモンスターズマップコレクション | Fantasy | MSX | Tactical RPG | Resource pack for Master of Monsters. | JP | ||||
マイトアンドマジックブック２ | Fantasy | MSX2 C64 | WRPG | Might and Magic | US | ||||
| Mother | Modern | NES | JRPG[39] | Mother | JP | ||||
| Phantasie III: Wrath of Nikademus ファンタジーIIIニカデモスの怒り | Fantasy | MSX2 | WRPG | Phantasie | US | ||||
| Phantasy Star II ファンタシースター II 還らざる時の終わりに | Sci-Fi | GEN | JRPG | Phantasy Star | JP | ||||
| 1989 (JP) | Pool of Radiance | SSI Pony Canyons (JP port)[40] | Fantasy | APPII (Port) MAC (Port)PC88 (Port) | Tactical RPG | AD&D Forgotten Realms campaign setting. First game in the Gold Box series. | USJP (PC88) | ||
| SD Snatcher ＳＤスナッチャー | Sci-Fi | MSX2 | JRPG[41] | Snatcher | JP | ||||
| Sci-Fi | C64 (Port) | US | |||||||
| Shiryou Sensen: War of the Dead 死霊戦線 | Fantasy Survival horror | PCE | Action RPG | JP | |||||
| Space Rogue | Sci-Fi | C64 DOS MAC APPII | Combination space sim and WRPG | US | |||||
| Square no Tom Sawyer スクウェアのトムソーヤ | NES | [42] | JP | ||||||
| Starflight | Sci-Fi | AMI (Port) C64 (Port) | Combination space sim and WRPG | Starflight | US | ||||
| Sci-Fi | DOS | Combination space sim and WRPG | Starflight | US | |||||
| Super Hydlide スーパーハイドライド | Fantasy | GEN | Action RPG | Hydlide | JP | ||||
| Sweet Home スウィートホーム | Fantasy Survival horror[43] | NES | JRPG | Spiritual precursor to Resident Evil | JP | ||||
| Sword Of Hope, The Selection: Erabareshi Mono セレクション 選ばれし者 | Fantasy | GB | Action RPG | JP | |||||
| Sword of Vermilion Vermilion ヴァーミリオン | Fantasy | GEN | Action-RPG | JP | |||||
| Swords of Twilight | Fantasy | AMI | Action-RPG | US | |||||
| Tao 究極の世紀末ロープレ 道 | Fantasy | NES | JP | ||||||
| Tengai Makyō: Ziria 天外魔境 ZIRIA | Fantasy | PCD | JRPG[44] | Tengai Makyou | JP | ||||
| Tenkaichi Bushi Keru Nagūru ケルナグール | NES | Fighting/RPG hybrid | JP | ||||||
Ultima: Seisha he no Michi ウルティマ 聖者への道 | Fantasy | NES (Port) | WRPG[45] | Ultima | US | ||||
| Fantasy | ST (Port) | WRPG | Ultima | US | |||||
| Ultima Trilogy | Fantasy | APPII (Comp) C64 (Comp) DOS (Comp) | WRPG | Ultima compilation | US | ||||
| WiBArM | Sci-Fi | DOS (Port) | Action RPG Run-and-gun JRPG | JP | |||||
| Willow ウィロー | Fantasy | NES | Action RPG | US/JP | |||||
ウィザードリィ２ | Fantasy | MSX2 (Port) | Dungeon crawl | Wizardry | US | ||||
| Wizardry II: Llylgamyn no Isan ウィザードリィII リルガミンの遺産[46] | Fantasy | NES (Port) C64 (Port) | Dungeon crawl | Wizardry | US | ||||
サーク | Fantasy | MSX2 PC88 PC98 X68K | Action RPG[47] | Xak | JP | ||||
| Fantasy | APPGS (Port) DOS (Port) | Action RPG JRPG | Ys | JP | |||||
| Ys I & II イースI・II | Fantasy | PCD(Comp) | Action RPG | Ys | JP | ||||
イースIII -ワンダラーズフロムイース- | Fantasy | PC88 PC98 X68K MSX2 | Action RPG Platformer | Ys | JP |