List of role-playing video games: 1986 to 1987

List of role-playing video games: 1986 to 1987

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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
1986 (NA) 1986 (UK)	Alternate Reality: The City	Paradise Datasoft	Datasoft U.S. Gold	Sci-Fi	APPII (Port) C64 (Port) MAC (Port) ST (Port)	Port of Alternate Reality: The City for ATR. Series debuts.
1986 (JP)	Aspic: Madao no Noroi (JP) アスピック (JP)	XTALSOFT	XTALSOFT	Fantasy	FM7 PC60 X1	Computer-style RPG.[1] Sequel to Lizard for MSX.
1986 (NA) 1986 (UK)	Bards Tale, The	Interplay	EA	Fantasy	AMI (Port)	Port of The Bards Tale for APPII.
1986 (NA)	Bard's Tale II, The: The Destiny Knight	Interplay	EA	Fantasy	C64	Sequel to The Bard's Tale.
1986 (JP)	Black Onyx II, The (JP) ブラックオニキス II (JP)	Bullet-Proof	ASCII	Fantasy	MSX[2]	Dungeon crawl.[3] Sequel to The Black Onyx.
1986 (JP)	Dark Sider (JP)	City Factory	City Factory	Fantasy	MSX[4]	JRPG / Eroge.[4]
1986 (JP) 1987 (NA)	Deadly Towers (NA) Mashou (JP) 魔鐘 (JP)	Irem	Broderbund Irem	Fantasy	NES[5]	Action RPG.[6]
1986 (JP)	Deep Dungeon: Madō Senki (JP) ディープダンジョン 魔洞戦記 (JP)	HummingBird	DOG	Fantasy	FDS[7]	Dungeon crawl. Series debuts.
1986 (JP) 1989 (NA)	Dragon Warrior (NA) Dragon Quest (JP) ドラゴンクエスト (JP)	Chunsoft	Enix Nintendo	Fantasy	NES[5] PC98 MSX[2]	JRPG.[8] Series debuts.
1986 (JP)	Dungeon Master (JP) ダンジョンマスター (JP)	ASCII	ASCII	Fantasy	MSX[2]	Dungeon crawl.[9]
1986 (JP)	Ganso Saiyuuki: Super Monkey Dai Bouken (JP) 元祖西遊記 スーパーモンキー大冒険 (JP)		VAP	Fantasy	NES[5]	Action RPG.[10]
1986 (JP)	Haja no Fuuin (JP) 覇邪の封印 (JP)	Kogado	ASCII	Fantasy	FM7 PC88	JRPG.[11]
1986 (JP) 1989 (NA)	Hydlide (NA) Hydlide Special (JP) ハイドライドスペシャル (JP)	T&E	FCI, Inc.. Tohiba EMI	Fantasy	NES[5]	Action RPG.[12] Port of Hydlide for PC60. Series debuts.
1986 (JP)	Hydlide II: Shine of Darkness (JP) ハイドライド II (JP)	T&E	T&E	Fantasy	FM7 MSX[2]	Action RPG.[12] Sequel to Hydlide for PC60. Port of Hydlide II: Shine of Darkness for PC88.
1986 (FR)	Mandragore (FR)	Infogrames	Infogrames	Fantasy	MSX[2]	Computer-style RPG.[13]
1986 (NA)	Might & Magic: Book I	New World	New World	Fantasy	APPII	Series debuts.
1986 (NA)	Phantasie	Logical Design	SSI	Fantasy	ST (Port)	Port of Phantasie for APPII. Series debuts.
1986 (NA)	Phantasie II	SSI	SSI	Fantasy	APPII	Sequel to Phantasie.
1986 (NA)	Phantasie II	Logical Design	SSI	Fantasy	C64 (Port) ST (Port)	Port of Phantasie II for APPII. Sequel to Phantasie.
1986 (JP)	Return of Ishtar, The (JP) Ishitā no Fukkatsu (JP) イシターの復活 (JP)	Game Studio	Namco	Fantasy	Arcade	Action RPG.[14]
1986 (NA)	Shard of Spring	SSI Digital Illusions	SSI	Fantasy	APPII C64 DOS
1986 (NA)	Starflight	Binary Systems	EA	Sci-Fi	DOS	A rare example of a sci-fi CRPG and the spiritual ancestor to such games as Star Control 2 and Space Rangers.
1986 (JP)	Super Rambo Special (JP) スーパーランボースペシャル (JP)	Pack-In-Video	Pack-In-Video	Modern	MSX2[2]	Action RPG.[15]
1986 (JP)	Super Tritorn (JP) スーパートリトーン (JP)	XAIN Sein	XAIN Sein		MSX2[2]	Action RPG.[16]
1986 (NA)	Swords of Glass	Unknown	Keypunch	Fantasy	DOS	Wizardry-style RPG with two-player support.
1986 (NA)	Temple of Apshai Trilogy	Westwood	Epyx	Fantasy	AMI (Port) ST (Port)	Port of Temple of Apshai Trilogy for APPII.
1986 (JP)	Thunder Bolt (JP) サンダーボルト (JP)	Pixel Multimedia	Pixel Multimedia		MSX[2]	Action RPG. Sequel to Zeta 2000 for MSX.
1986 (JP)	Tritorn (JP) Triton (JP) トリトーン (JP)	XAIN Sein	XAIN Sein		MSX[2]	Action RPG.[17]
1986 (NA)	Ultima I: The First Age of Darkness	Origin	Origin	Fantasy	APPII (Remake)	Remake of Ultima for APPII. Series debuts.
1986 (NA)	Ultima I: The First Age of Darkness	Origin	Origin	Fantasy	C64 (Port)	Port of Ultima I: The First Age of Darkness for APPII. Remake of Ultima for APPII. Series debuts.
1986 (JP) 1986 (NA)	Ultima III: Exodus	Origin	Origin StarCraft	Fantasy	AMI (Port) MAC (Port) ST (Port) FM7 (Port) PC88 (Port) PC98 (Port)	Computer-style RPG. 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.
1986 (NA)	Ultima IV: Quest of the Avatar	Origin	Origin	Fantasy	ATR (Port)	Port of Ultima IV: Quest of the Avatar for APPII. Sequel to Ultima III: Exodus. The first major CRPG to move from "hack and slash" gameplay to a "virtuous" story-driven approach.
1986 (JP)	Valkyrie no Bōken: Toki no Kagi Densetsu (JP) ワルキューレの冒険 時の鍵伝説 (JP)	Namco	Namco	Fantasy	NES[5]	Action RPG.[18]
1986 (JP) 1989 (NA)	WiBArm (NA) WiBArm (JP) ウィバーン (JP)	Arsys Software (JP)	Arsys Software (JP) Broderbund (NA)	Sci-Fi	PC88 DOS (Port)	Action RPG.[19]
1986 (NA) 1986 (UK)	Wizard's Crown	SSI	SSI	Fantasy	APPII (Port) ATR (Port) C64 (Port)	Tactical RPG. Port of Wizard's Crown for DOS.
1986 (NA)	Wizardry IV: The Return of Werdna	Sir-Tech	Sir-Tech	Fantasy	APPII DOS	Sequel to Wizardry III: Legacy of Llylgamyn.
1986 (JP)	Zaider: Battle Of Peguss (JP) 超戦士ザイダーバトルオブペガス (JP)	Cosmos computer	Cosmos computer	Sci-Fi	MSX[2]
1987 (NA)	2400 A.D.	Origin	Origin	Sci-Fi	APPII
1987 (NA)	Alternate Reality: The Dungeon	Datasoft	Datasoft	Sci-Fi	APPII ATR C64	Sequel to Alternate Reality: The City.
1987 (JP)	Artelius (JP) アルテリオス (JP)	Nihon Bussan	Nihon Bussan	Fantasy	NES[5]	Action RPG.[10]
1987 (JP)	AshGuine (JP) 伝説の聖戦士アシュギーネ (JP)	Bit²	Panasoft		MSX2[2]
1987 (JP)	AshGuine Story II (JP) アシュギーネ虚空の牙城 (JP)	T&E Soft	Panasoft		MSX2[2]
1987 (JP)	AshGuine Story III (JP) アシュギーネ復讐の炎 (JP)	Microcabin	Panasoft		MSX2[2]
1987 (JP) 1987 (NA)	Bard's Tale, The (NA) バーズテイル (JP)	Interplay	EA	Fantasy	APPGS (Port) DOS (Port) ST (Port) PC88 (Port) PC98 (Port)[20]	Dungeon crawl. Port of The Bards Tale for APPII.
1987 (NA)	Bard's Tale II, The: The Destiny Knight	Interplay	EA	Fantasy	APPII (Port)	Port of The Bard's Tale II: The Destiny Knight for C64. Sequel to The Bard's Tale.
1987 (JP)	Black Onyx, The (JP) ザ・ブラックオニキス (JP)	Bullet-Proof	Sega	Fantasy	SG1K[21]	Dungeon crawl.[22][23] Port of The Black Onyx for PC88.
1987 (JP)	Borfesu and Five Evil Spirits (JP) Borfes and the Five Demons (JP) ボルフェスと５人の悪魔 (JP)	XtalSoft	XtalSoft		MSX[2]	Action RPG.[24]
1987 (JP)	Cleopatra no Mahou (JP) クレオパトラの魔宝 (JP)	Square	Square		FDS[7]
1987 (NA)	Deathlord	EA	EA	Fantasy	APPII C64
1987 (JP)	Deep Forest (JP) ディープフォレスト (JP)	Xain	Xain		MSX2[25]	Action RPG.[26]
1987 (JP)	Digital Devil Story: Megami Tensei (JP) デジタル・デビル物語 女神転生 (JP)	Atlus	Namco	Fantasy	NES[5]	Dungeon crawl.[27] Series debuts.
1987 (JP)	Dragon Slayer II: Xanadu (JP) ザナドゥ (JP)	Nihon Falcom	Sony	Fantasy	MSX[2] MSX2[2]	Action RPG.[28] Port of Dragon Slayer II: Xanadu for PC98. Sequel to Dragon Slayer.
1987 (JP) 1990 (NA)	Dragon Warrior II (NA) Dragon Quest II Akuryo no Kamigami (JP) ドラゴンクエストII 悪霊の神々 (JP)	Chunsoft	Enix	Fantasy	NES[5]	JRPG.[8] Sequel to Dragon Warrior.
1987 (NA) 1988 (UK)	Dungeon Master	FTL	FTL	Fantasy	ST
1987 (JP)	Esper Dream (JP) エスパードリーム (JP)	Konami	Konami	Fantasy	FDS[7]	Action RPG. Series debuts.
1987 (NA)	Eternal Dagger, The	SSI	SSI	Fantasy	APPII ATR	Tactical RPG. Sequel to Wizard's Crown.
1987 (NA)	The Faery Tale Adventure	MicroIllusions	MicroIllusions	Fantasy	DOS AMI C64
1987 (JP) 1989 (NA) 1990 (EU)	Faxanadu (INT) ファザナドゥ (JP)	Falcom	Hudson Soft Nintendo	Fantasy	NES[5]	Action RPG.[10][18] Spin-off of the Dragon Slayer series.
1987 (JP) 1990 (NA)	Final Fantasy (JP/NA) ファイナルファンタジー (JP)	Square	Square Nintendo	Fantasy	NES[5]	JRPG.[29] Series debuts.
1987 (JP)	Gate Of Labyrinth (JP) 迷宮への扉 (JP)	Radio Wave Newspaper Publisher Company	Radio Wave Newspaper Publisher Company		MSX[2]
1987 (JP)	Gegege no Kitarou 2: Youkai Gundan no Chousen (JP) ゲゲゲの鬼太郎２ 妖怪軍団の挑戦 (JP)		Bandai		NES[5]	[30] Sequel to Platform game GeGeGe no Kitaro - Youkai Dai Makyou for NES.
1987 (JP)	Getsu Fūma Den (JP) 月風魔伝 (JP)	Konami	Konami	Fantasy	NES[5]	Action RPG.[10]
1987 (JP)	Ginga no Sannin (JP) 銀河の三人 (JP)	Nintendo	Nintendo		NES[5]	Port of The Earth Fighter Rayieza for various systems.
1987 (JP)	Golvellius (JP) 魔王ゴルベリアス (JP)	Compile	Compile	Fantasy	MSX[2]	Action RPG.[31]
1987 (JP)	Hoshi wo Miru Hito (JP) 星をみるひと (JP)	Another	Hot-B	Sci-Fi	NES[5]	JRPG.[32]
1987 (JP)	Hydlide 3: The Space Memories (JP) ハイドライド 3 (JP)	T&E	T&E	Fantasy	MSX[2] MSX2[2]	Action RPG.[12] Sequel to Hydlide II: Shine of Darkness.
1987 (JP)	Hydlide Bronze Pack (JP) ハイドライドブロンズバック (JP)	T&E	T&E	Fantasy	MSX[2]	Action RPG.[12] Compl of Hydlide II: Shine of Darkness and Hydlide 3: The Space Memories for MSX.
1987 (JP)	Indora no Hikari (JP) インドラの光 (JP)	Kemco	Kemco	Fantasy	NES[5]
1987 (JP)	Jagur: Golden Triangle (JP) Jagur 5 (JP) ジャガー５ (JP)	Compile	Hudson Soft	Modern	MSX[33]	Action RPG / Shmup hybrid.[34]
1987 (JP)	Jikuu Yuten: Debias (JP) 時空勇伝デビアス (JP)	Now Production	Namco		NES[5]
1987 (JP)	Kalin no Tsurugi (JP) Sword of Kalin (JP) カリーンの剣 (JP)	XTALSOFT	DOG	Fantasy	FDS[7]	Action RPG.[35]
1987 (JP)	King Kong 2: Yomigaeru Densetsu (JP) キングコング 2 (JP)	Konami	Konami		MSX2[2]	Action RPG.
1987 (JP)	Kyonshis 2 (JP) キョンシーズ2 (JP)	Taito	Taito		NES[5]
1987 (JP) 1989 (NA)	Legacy of the Wizard (JP) Dragon Slayer IV: Drasle Family (JP) ドラゴンスレイヤーIVドラスレファミリー (JP)	Nihon Falcom	Nihon Falcom Namco Broderbund	Fantasy	MSX[2] NES[5]	Dungeon crawl.[36] Sequel to Dragon Slayer Jr: Romancia.
1987 (JP) 1987 (FR)	Les Chevaliers du Zodiaque: La Legende d'Or (FR) Saint Seiya: Ougon Densetsu (JP) 聖闘士星矢　黄金伝説 (JP)	Bandai	Bandai		NES[5]	RPG / Fighting game hybrid.[37]
1987 (JP) 1989 (NA)	Magic of Scheherazade, The (NA) Arabian Dream Scheherazade (JP) アラビアン・ドリーム シェラザード (JP)	Culture Brain	Culture Brain	Fantasy	NES[5]	Action RPG.[10][18]
1987 (JP)	Märchen Veil 1 (JP) メルヘンヴェールI (JP)	System Sacom SunSoft	System Sacom SunSoft		FDS[7] MSX[2] MSX2[2]	Action RPG.
1987 (JP)	Mashou no Yakata Gabalin (JP) 魔性の館ガバリン (JP)	Pony Canyon	Pony Canyon		MSX	Action RPG.
1987 (NA)	Might & Magic: Book I	New World	New World	Fantasy	APPII (Rerel)	Rerelease of Might & Magic: Book I for APPII. Series debuts.
1987 (NA)	Might & Magic: Book I	New World	New World	Fantasy	C64 (Port) DOS (Port) MAC (Port)	Port of Might & Magic: Book I for APPII. Series debuts.
1987 (JP)	Minelvaton Saga: Ragon no Fukkatsu (JP) ミネルバトンサーガ ラゴンの復活 (JP)	Taito	Taito		NES[5]
1987 (JP) 1988 (NA) 1988 (PAL)	Miracle Warriors: Seal of the Dark Lord (NA/PAL) Haja no Fuin (JP) 覇邪の封印 (JP)	Kogado	Kogado Sega ASCII	Fantasy	MSX[2] MSX2[2] NES[5] SMS[38]	JRPG.[11] Port of Haja no Fuin for PC88.
1987 (JP)	Mirai (JP) 未来 (JP)	Xain	Xain		MSX[2] MSX2[2]	[39]
1987 (JP)	Mirai Shinwa Jarvas (JP) 未来神話ジャーヴァス (JP)	Taito	Taito	Sci-Fi	NES[5]	Action RPG.[40]
1987 (JP)	Momotarou Densetsu: Peach Boy Legend (JP) 桃太郎伝説 (JP)	Hudson Soft	Hudson Soft	Fantasy	NES[5]	JRPG.[41] Series debuts.
1987 (JP)	Outlanders (JP) アウトランダーズ (JP)	Micronics	VMI, Inc.	Sci-Fi	NES[5]	Action RPG.[42]
1987 (NA)	Phantasie	Logical Design	SSI	Fantasy	ATR (Port) DOS (Port)	Port of Phantasie for APPII. eries debuts.
1987 (NA)	Phantasie	Andromeda	SSI	Fantasy	AMI (Port)	Port of Phantasie for APPII. Series debuts.
1987 (NA)	Phantasie II	Logical Design	SSI	Fantasy	ATR (Port)	Port of Phantasie II for APPII. Sequel to Phantasie.
1987 (NA)	Phantasie III: Wrath of Nikademus	SSI	SSI	Fantasy	APPII	Sequel to Phantasie II.
1987 (NA)	Phantasie III: Wrath of Nikademus	Westwood	SSI	Fantasy	AMI (Port) C64 (Port) ST (Port)	Port of Phantasie III: Wrath of Nikademus for APPII. Sequel to Phantasie II.
1987 (JP) 1988 (NA) 1988 (EU)	Phantasy Star (INT) ファンタシースター (JP)	RD4 (Sega)	Sega	Sci-Fi	SMS[38]	JRPG.[43] Series debuts.
1987 (JP)	Seiken Psycho Caliber: Maju no Mori Densetsu (JP) 聖剣サイコカリバー 魔獣の森伝説 (JP)	C-Lab	Imagineer		FDS[7]
1987 (JP)	Shiryou Sensen: War of the Dead (JP) 死霊戦線 (JP)		Victor Music Industries	Fantasy	MSX2[44]	Action RPG.
1987 (JP)	Shogun (JP) 将軍 (JP)	Nippon Dexter	Nippon Dexter		MSX[2]
1987 (JP)	Sorcerian (JP) ソーサリアン (JP)	Nihon Falcom	Nihon Falcom	Fantasy	PC88	Action RPG. Sequel to Dragon Slayer IV: Drasle Family.
1988 (JP)	Star Cruiser (JP) スタークルーザー (JP)	Arsys Software (JP)	Arsys Software (JP)	Sci-Fi	PC88 GEN (Port)	Action RPG.[45] FPS/RPG.[46]
1987 (JP)	Tengoku Yoitoko (JP) Heaven (JP) 天国よいとこ (JP)	TAITO	TAITO		MSX2[2]	Action RPG.[47]
1987 (JP)	Tir-nan-og (JP) ティル・ナ・ノーグ (JP)	Alfa System		Fantasy	PC98	Tactical RPG. Series debuts.
1987 (JP)	Tōjin Makyō-den Hercules no Eikō (JP) 闘人魔境伝 ヘラクレスの栄光 (JP)	Data East	Data East	Fantasy	NES[5]	JRPG.[48] Series debuts.
1987 (NA)	Ultima I: The First Age of Darkness	Origin	Origin	Fantasy	DOS (Port)	Port of Ultima I: The First Age of Darkness for APPII. Remake of Ultima for APPII. Series debuts.
1987 (JP)	Ultima II: The Revenge of the Enchantress (JP) ウルティマII (JP)	Origin	Pony Canyon	Fantasy	MSX2[2]	Computer-style RPG.[49] Port of Ultima II: The Revenge of the Enchantress for Apple II.
1987 (JP) 1988 (NA)	Ultima III: Exodus (NA) Ultima: Kyoufu no Exodus (JP) ウルティマ ～恐怖のエクソダス～ (JP)	Origin	Origin FCI Pony Canyon	Fantasy	NES[5] MSX2[2]	Computer-style RPG.[50] Port of Ultima III: Exodus for Apple II. Sequel to Ultima II:The Revenge of the Enchantress.
	Ultima IV: Quest of the Avatar (NA) ウルティマIV (JP)	Origin	Origin Pony Canyon	Fantasy	ST (Port) MSX2[2]	Computer-style RPG.[51] Port of Ultima IV: Quest of the Avatar for Apple II. The first major CRPG to move from "hack and slash" gameplay to a "virtuous" story-driven approach.
1987 (NA)	Wizard's Crown	SSI	SSI	Fantasy	ST (Port)	Tactical RPG. Port of Wizard's Crown for DOS.
1987 (JP) 1990 (NA)	Wizardry: Proving Grounds of the Mad Overlord (JP/NA)	Sir-Tech Software Sting Game	Sir-Tech ASCII Nexoft	Fantasy	C64 (Port) NES[5] MSX2[2]	Dungeon crawl. Port of Wizardry: Proving Grounds of the Mad Overlord for Apple II. Series debuts.
1987 (NA)	Wizardry IV: The Return of Werdna	Sir-Tech	Sir-Tech	Fantasy	APPII	Sequel to Wizardry III: Legacy of Llylgamyn.
1987 (NA)	Wizardry Trilogy	Sir-Tech	Sir-Tech	Fantasy Sci-Fi	APPII (Compl) C64 (Compl)	Compilation of the first three Wizardry games.
1987 (JP)	Woody Poko (JP) うっでいぽこ (JP)	DB Soft	DB Soft		NES[5]
1987 (JP)	Yaksa (JP) ヤシャ (JP)	Wolfteam	Wolfteam		MSX2[2]
1987 (JP)	Ys I: Ancient Ys Vanished (JP) イースI (JP)	Nihon Falcom	Nihon Falcom	Fantasy	MSX2[2]	Action RPG.[52] Series debuts.
1987 (JP)	Yūshi no Monshō: Deep Dungeon (JP) 勇士の紋章 ディープダンジョン (JP)	HummingBird	DOG	Fantasy	FDS[7]	Dungeon crawl. Sequel to Deep Dungeon: Madō Senki for FDS.
1987 (JP) 1988 (US) 1988 (PAL)	Zelda II: The Adventure of Link (INT) ゼルダの伝説 (パート) 2 リンクの冒険 (JP)	Nintendo	Nintendo	Fantasy	FDS[7] NES[5]	Action RPG.[18] Sequel to action-adventure game The Legend of Zelda.
1987 (JP) 1990 (NA)	Zeliard (JP/NA) ゼリアード (JP)	Game Arts	Game Arts Sierra	Fantastic	DOS PC88	Action RPG / Platform hybrid.[53]
1987 (JP)	Zoids: Chuuou Tairiku no Tatakai (JP) ゾイド　中央大陸の戦い (JP)		Toshiba EMI		NES[5]
1987 (JP)	Zombie Hunter (JP) ゾンビハンター (JP)	Hi-Score Media Work	Hi-Score Media Work		NES[5]
1987 (JP)	Zukkoke Yajikita Onmitsudoutyuu (JP) ずっこけやじきた隠密道中 (JP)	HAL Laboratory	HAL Laboratory		MSX2[2]

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