List of role-playing video games: 1974 to 1985

List of role-playing video games: 1974 to 1985

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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, sub-genre 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 roguelikes, MUDs or MMORPGs. It does include action RPGs and tactical RPGs.

For more details on the history of roguelikes, see Chronology of roguelike video games.

For more details on the history of MMORPGs, see History of massively multiplayer online games.

For more details on the history of table-top role-playing games, see Timeline of role-playing games.

Legend

Video game platforms

APPII Apple II Arcade Arcade game CROSS Cross-platform DC Dreamcast DOS DOS / MS-DOS DS Nintendo DS FLA Adobe Flash FDS Famicom Disk System FM7 FM-7 FMT FM Towns GB Game Boy GBA Game Boy Advance GBC Game Boy Color GCN Nintendo GameCube GEN Sega Genesis / Sega Mega Drive INT Intellivision LIN Linux MAIN Mainframe computer MOBI Mobile phone MSX MSX MSX2 MSX2 N64 Nintendo 64 NES Nintendo Entertainment System / Famicom PC60 NEC PC-6001 PC88 NEC PC-8801 PC98 NEC PC-9801 PCD TurboGrafx-CD / PC Engine CD PCE TurboGrafx-16 / PC Engine PS1 PlayStation / PSone PS2 PlayStation 2 PS3 PlayStation 3 PSN PlayStation Network PSP PlayStation Portable OSX Mac OS X SAT Sega Saturn SCD Sega Mega-CD SG1K Sega SG-1000 SMS Sega Master System SNES Super NES / Super Famicom X1 Sharp X1 X68K Sharp X68000 VC Virtual Console (Wii) Wii Wii WIN Microsoft Windows WIN9X Windows 9x WINNT Windows NT / 2000 / XP / Vista / 7 XBOX Xbox X360 Xbox 360

Types of releases

Rerel The game was re-released on the same platform with no or only minor changes. Port The game first appeared on a different platform and a port was made. The game is like the original, with few or no differences. Remake The game is an enhanced remake of an original, released on the same or different platform, with changes to graphics, sound and/or gameplay. Compl A compilation, anthology or collection of several titles, usually (but not always) belonging to the same series. Limit A special release (often called "Limited" or "Collector's Edition") with bonus collector's material. Often provided to people who pre-order a game.

Genre notes

Action RPG Action role-playing game. Tactical RPG Tactical role-playing game. Roguelike Roguelike. MMORPG Massively multiplayer online role-playing game. MUD MUD. FPS/RPG First-person shooter / RPG hybrid (role-playing shooter). RTS/RPG Real-time strategy / RPG hybrid (real-time strategy RPG). Adventure RPG Adventure role-playing game. JRPG Japanese-style role-playing game. Eroge Japanese game featuring erotic content.

List

Year	Title	Developer	Publisher	Setting	Platform	Sub-genre
1974 (NA)	pedit5	Rusty Rutherford		Fantasy	MAIN
1975 (NA)	dnd	Gary Whisenhunt Ray Wood		Fantasy	MAIN
1975 (NA)	Dungeon	Don Daglow		Fantasy	MAIN
1979 (NA)	Akalabeth: World of Doom	Richard Garriott	California Pacific	Fantasy	APPII DOS	Sometimes known as Ultima 0.
1979 (NA)	Dunjonquest: The Datestones of Ryn	Epyx	Epyx	Fantasy	APPII PET TRS80
1979 (NA)	Dunjonquest: Morloc's Tower	Epyx	Epyx	Fantasy	APPII PET TRS80
1979 (NA)	Space	Edu-Ware	Edu-Ware	Sci-Fi	APPII	An adaptation of Traveller, which was taken off the market after a lawsuit by Game Designers Workshop.
1979 (NA)	Space II	Edu-Ware	Edu-Ware	Sci-Fi	APPII	Expansion to Space.
1979 (NA)	Temple of Apshai	Epyx	Epyx	Fantasy	PET TRS80	Series debuts.
1980 (NA)	Dungeons n Dragons	P. Trefonas	CLOAD	Fantasy	TRS-80
1980 (NA)	Dunjonquest: The Datestones of Ryn	Epyx	Epyx	Fantasy	ATR (Port)	Port of Dunjonquest: The Datestones of Ryn.
1980 (NA)	Rogue	Michael Toy, et al.	Various	Fantasy	UNIX	Roguelike. This was the beginning of roguelike computer games. For further developments see Chronology of roguelike video games.
1980 (NA)	Temple of Apshai	Epyx	Epyx	Fantasy	APPII (Port)	Port of Temple of Apshai for TRS80. Series debuts.
1981 (JP)	Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves	Quality	Quality	Fantasy	ATR
1981 (NA)	Dunjonquest: Morloc's Tower	Epyx	Epyx	Fantasy	ATR (Port)	Port of Dunjonquest: Morloc's Tower for TRS80.
1981 (NA)	Temple of Apshai	Epyx	Epyx	Fantasy	ATR (Port)	Port of Temple of Apshai for TRS80. Series debuts.
1981 (NA)	Ultima	Richard Garriott	California Pacific	Fantasy	APPII	Series debuts. Re-released by Origin in 1986.
1981 (NA)	Upper Reaches of Apshai	Epyx	Epyx	Fantasy	APPII TRS80	Expansion for Temple of Apshai.
1981 (NA)	Wizardry: Proving Grounds of the Mad Overlord	Sir-Tech	Sir-Tech	Fantasy	APPII	Series debuts.
1982 (NA)	Advanced Dungeons & Dragons Cartridge (NA)	APh (NA)	Mattel (NA)	Fantasy	INT[1]	Action-adventure game.[2][3] Dungeon crawl.
1982 (JP)	Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves	Quality	Quality	Fantasy	APPII (Port)	Port of Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves for ATR.
1982 (NA)	Curse of Ra	Epyx	Epyx	Fantasy	APPII ATR DOS TRS80	Expansion of Temple of Apshai.
1982 (JP)	Danchizuma no Yuwaku (JP) 団地妻の誘惑 (JP)	Koei (JP)	Koei (JP)	Modern	PC88 FM7	Adventure RPG.[4][5] Eroge.[6]
1982 (JP)	Dragon Lair (JP) ドラゴンレア (JP)		Fugen Denshi (JP)	Fantasy	FM7
1982 (NA)	Dragonstomper (NA)	Starpath (NA)	Starpath (NA)	Fantasy	ATR26[7]	Pre-JRPG.[8][9]
1982 (NA)	Telengard	Avalon Hill	Avalon Hill	Fantasy	APPII ATR PET TRS80
1982 (NA)	Temple of Apshai	Epyx	Epyx	Fantasy	DOS (Port)	Port of Temple of Apshai for TRS80. Series debuts.
1982 (NA)	Tunnels of Doom	Kevin Kenney	Texas Instruments	Fantasy	TI99
1982 (NA)	Ultima II:The Revenge of the Enchantress	Richard Garriott	Sierra	Fantasy	APPII	Sequel to Ultima I: The First Age of Darkness.
1982 (NA)	Upper Reaches of Apshai	Epyx	Epyx	Fantasy	ATR (Port) DOS (Port)	Port of Upper Reaches of Apshai for TRS80. Expansion of Temple of Apshai.
1982 (NA)	Wizardry II: The Knight of Diamonds	Sir-Tech	Sir-Tech	Fantasy	APPII	Sequel to Wizardry: Proving Grounds of the Mad Overlord.
1983 (NA)	Advanced Dungeons & Dragons: Treasure of Tarmin (NA)	APh (NA)	Mattel (NA)	Fantasy	INT[1]	Turn-based.[10] Dungeon crawl.[11]
1983 (JP)	Bokosuka Wars (JP) ボコスカウォーズ (JP)	Kōji Sumii (JP)	ASCII (JP)	Fantasy	X1 MSX (Port) NES (Port)	Tactical RPG.[12] RTS/RPG.[13] Action RPG.[14][15]
1983 (JP)	Dungeon (JP) ダンジョン (JP)	Sakai Akira (JP)	Sakai Akira (JP)	Fantasy	FM7	Computer-style RPG.[16]
1983 (JP)	Nobunaga's Ambition (JP) 信長の野望 (JP)	Koei (JP)	Koei (JP)	Historical	MSX NES (Port)	Tactical RPG.[17] Series debuts.
1983 (JP)	Return of Heracles	Quality (Stuart Smith)	Quality	Fantasy	ATR
1983 (EU)	Ring of Darkness	Wintersoft	Wintersoft	Fantasy	ZX
1983 (NA)	Telengard	Avalon Hill	Avalon Hill	Fantasy	C64 (Port)	Port of Telengard for various systems.
1983 (NA)	Temple of Apshai	Epyx	Epyx	Fantasy	C64 (Port)	Port of Temple of Apshai for TRS80. Series debuts.
1983 (NA)	Curse of Ra	Epyx	Epyx	Fantasy	C64 (Port)	Port of Curse of Ra for TRS80. Expansion of Temple of Apshai.
1983 (NA)	Temple of Apshai	Epyx	Epyx	Fantasy	C64 (Port) VIC20 (Port)	Port of Temple of Apshai for TRS80. Series debuts.
1983 (NA)	Ultima	Richard Garriott	Sierra	Fantasy	ATR (Port)	Port of Ultima I: The First Age of Darkness for APPII. Series debuts.
1983 (NA)	Ultima II:The Revenge of the Enchantress	Richard Garriott	Sierra	Fantasy	ATR (Port) C64 (Port) DOS (Port)	Port of Ultima II:The Revenge of the Enchantress for APPII. Sequel to Ultima I: The First Age of Darkness.
1983 (NA)	Ultima III: Exodus	Origin	Origin	Fantasy	APPII ATR (Port) C64 (Port)	Sequel to Ultima II:The Revenge of the Enchantress. Pioneered many innovations that would become standard on many CRPGs that followed.
1983 (NA)	Upper Reaches of Apshai	Epyx	Epyx	Fantasy	C64 (Port)	Port of Upper Reaches of Apshai for TRS80. Expansion of Temple of Apshai.
1983 (NA)	Wizardry III: Legacy of Llylgamyn	Sir-Tech	Sir-Tech	Fantasy	APPII	Sequel to Wizardry II: The Knight of Diamonds.
1984 (JP)	Age of Adventure	Quality	Quality	Fantasy	APPII (Compl) ATR (Compl) C64 (Compl)	Port and compilation of Return of Heracles and Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves for ATR.
1984 (JP)	Arfgaldt (JP) アルフガルド (JP)		ASCII (JP)	Fantasy	FM7	Computer-style RPG.[18]
1984 (JP)	Black Onyx, The (JP) ザ・ブラックオニキス (JP)	Bullet-Proof (JP)	Bullet-Proof (JP)	Fantasy	PC88	Dungeon crawl.[19][20]
1984 (JP) 1984 (NA)	Dragon Buster (JP) ドラゴンスレイヤー (JP)	Namco (JP)	Namco (JP)	Fantasy	Arcade PC88 MSX NES	Action RPG.[21] Dungeon crawl.[22] Series debuts.
1984 (JP)	Dragon Slayer (JP) ドラゴンスレイヤー (JP)	Nihon Falcom (JP)	Nihon Falcom (JP)	Fantasy	PC88	Action RPG.[23][24] JRPG.[24] Series debuts.
1984 (NA)	Gateway to Apshai (NA)	The Connely Group (NA)	Epyx (NA)	Fantasy	CLV[25]	Dungeon crawl.[26]
1984 (JP)	Hydlide (JP) ハイドライド (JP)	T&E (JP)	T&E (JP)	Fantasy	PC88 PC98	Action RPG.[27] JRPG.[27] Series debuts.
1984 (JP)	Psychic City (JP) サイキックシティ (JP)	HOT・B	HOT・B	Post-apocalyptic	PC88[28] FM7[29]
1984 (NA)	Questron	SSI	SSI	Fantasy	APPII ATR C64	Series debuts.
1984 (NA)	SunDog: Frozen Legacy	FTL	FTL Accolade	Sci-Fi	APPII
1984 (JP) 1984 (NA)	Tower of Druaga, The (JP) ドルアーガの塔 (JP)	Namco	Namco	Fantasy	Arcade	Action RPG.[24] JRPG.[24] Series debuts.
1984 (NA)	Tyrann				Oric CPC Thomson
1985 (NA)	Adventure, The: Only the Fittest Shall Survive	Green Valley	Green Valley	Fantasy	APPII
1985 (NA) 1985 (UK)	Alternate Reality: The City	Paradise	Datasoft U.S. Gold	Sci-Fi	ATR	Series debuts.
1985 (NA)	Autoduel	Origin Systems	Origin Systems	Post-apocalyptic	AMI APPII ATR C64 DOS MAC ST	Based on Car Wars, by Steve Jackson Games.
1985 (NA)	Bards Tale, The	Interplay	EA	Fantasy	APPII C64	The first CRPG to put Interplay on the map as a future CRPG developer.
1985 (JP) 1985 (PAL)	Black Onyx, The (JP/PAL) ザ・ブラックオニキス (JP)	Bullet-Proof	Bullet-Proof ASCII	Fantasy	FM7 MSX[30]	Dungeon crawl.[19][20] Port of The Black Onyx for PC88.
1985 (JP)	Cosmic Soldier (JP) コズミックソルジャー (JP)	Kogado	Kogado ASCII	Sci-Fi	MSX2[30] PC88[31]	Dungeon crawl.[31] Eroge.[31]
1985 (JP)	Courageous Perseus (JP) カレイジアスペルセウス (JP)	Cosmos computer	Cosmos computer	Fantasy	MSX[30]	Action RPG.
1985 (JP)	Dragon Slayer (JP) ドラゴンスレイヤー (JP)	Nihon Falcom	Square	Fantasy	MSX[30]	Action RPG.[23][24] Port of Dragon Slayer for PC88.
1985 (JP)	Dragon Slayer II: Xanadu (JP) ザナドゥ (JP)	Nihon Falcom	Nihon Falcom	Fantasy	PC88 PC98	Action RPG.[32] Sequel to Dragon Slayer.
1985 (JP)	Earth Fighter Rayieza, The (JP) Chikyū Senshi Raīza (JP) 地球戦士ライーザ (JP)	Enix	Enix	Sci-Fi	PC88 FM7 X1 MSX	Action RPG.
1985 (JP)	Fharanx (JP) ファランクス (JP)	Enix	Enix	Fantasy	MSX[30]	Computer-style RPG.[33]
1985 (JP)	Genesis: Beyond The Revelation (JP) Genesis (JP) ジェネシス (JP)	Square	Square	Post-apocalyptic	PC88[34][35]	Post-apocalyptic.
1985 (JP)	Hydlide (JP) ハイドライド (JP)	T&E	T&E	Fantasy	MSX[30] MSX2[30]	Action RPG.[27] Port of Hydlide for PC60. Series debuts.
1985 (JP)	Hydlide II: Shine of Darkness (JP) ハイドライド II (JP)	T&E	T&E	Fantasy	PC88	Action RPG.[27] Sequel to Hydlide for PC60.
1985 (JP)	Lizard (JP) リザード (JP)	Microcabin	Microcabin	Fantasy	MSX[30]	Computer-style RPG.
1985 (JP)	Marchen Veil (JP) メルヘンヴェール (JP)	Alu Corp.	System Sacom	Modern	PC88 PC98 MSX MSX2 FM7	Action RPG.[36]
1985 (JP)	Outroyd (JP) アウトロイド (JP)	Stratford Computer Center	MagicalZoo	Sci-Fi	MSX[30]
1985 (NA)	Phantasie	SSI	SSI	Fantasy	APPII	Series debuts.
1985 (NA)	Phantasie	Logical Design	SSI	Fantasy	C64 (Port)	Port of Phantasie for APPII. Series debuts.
1985 (JP)	Rambo (JP) ランボー (JP)	Pack-In-Video	Pack-In-Video	Modern	MSX[30]	Action RPG.[37]
1985 (JP)	Screamer, The (JP)	Magical Zoo	Magical Zoo	Post-apocalyptic	PC88 PC98	Action RPG.[38] Role-playing shooter.[38] Horror game.[39]
1985 (NA)	SunDog: Frozen Legacy	FTL	FTL	Sci-Fi	ST (Port)	Port of SunDog: Frozen Legacy for APPII.
1985 (NA)	Telengard	Avalon Hill	Avalon Hill	Fantasy	DOS (Port)	Port of Telengard for various systems.
1985 (NA)	Temple of Apshai Trilogy	Epyx	Epyx	Fantasy	AMI (Compl) APPII (Compl) ATR (Compl) C64 (Compl) DOS (Compl)	Remake and compilation of the first three Temple of Apshai games.
1985 (JP)	Tower of Druaga, The (JP) ドルアーガの塔 (JP)	Namco	Namco	Fantasy	NES MSX X68	Action RPG.[40] JRPG.[24] Port of The Tower of Druaga for the Arcade.
1985 (NA)	Ultima II:The Revenge of the Enchantress	Richard Garriott	Sierra	Fantasy	MAC (Port) ST (Port)	Port of Ultima II:The Revenge of the Enchantress for APPII. Sequel to Ultima I: The First Age of Darkness.
1985 (NA)	Ultima III: Exodus	Origin	Origin	Fantasy	DOS (Port)	Port of Ultima III: Exodus for APPII. Sequel to Ultima II:The Revenge of the Enchantress. Pioneered many innovations that would become standard on many CRPGs that followed.
1985 (NA)	Ultima IV: Quest of the Avatar	Origin	Origin	Fantasy	APPII C64 (Port) DOS (Port)	Sequel to Ultima III: Exodus. The first major CRPG to move from "hack and slash" gameplay to a "virtuous" story-driven approach.
1985 (NA)	Wizard's Crown	SSI	SSI	Fantasy	DOS	Tactical RPG.
1985 (NA)	Wizardry: Proving Grounds of the Mad Overlord	Sir-Tech	Sir-Tech	Fantasy	MAC (Port)	Port of Wizardry: Proving Grounds of the Mad Overlord for APPII. Series debuts.
1985 (JP)	Zeta 2000 (JP) ゼータ 2000 (JP)	Pixel Multimedia	Pixel Multimedia		MSX[30]	Action RPG.[41][42]

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