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Game » consists of 18 releases. Released Feb 21, 1986
An action-adventure game with Game Boy inspired graphics, from Kibou Entertainment and Gamera Interactive.
A top down fantasy action adventure game where the player's brother is about to be sacrificed, and the player tries to rescue him.
A cutesy monochromatic deliberately-retro action-adventure game where a cursed sword causes the player character to die over and over again, forcing them to progress in 60-second intervals.
The Quarter Game is a top-down, hack and slash game developed by Lame Dimension and Flying Pudding Studios, where a young girl named Mashiro must save the CEO to become the CEO herself.
Top-down sci-fi/fantasy pixel art game about three shrine maidens.
An enhanced remake of the original Binding of Isaac that features expanded gameplay, pixel art visuals, and a variety of other new additions - including full controller support and local asymmetric co-op.
A twisted twin-stick shooter from one of the designers of Super Meat Boy. Players take control of Isaac, a young boy who delves deep into the dungeons of his basement as he is hunted by his deranged mother.
A quasi-sequel to From Software's action-RPG Demon's Souls, set in a new universe while retaining most of the basic gameplay and the high level of challenge. It features a less-linear world, a new checkpoint system in the form of bonfires, and the unique Humanity system.
A PS3 game developed by Silicon Studio that mixes old-school 2D gameplay with 3D graphics and character creation.
Demon's Souls is an action-RPG developed by From Software and released in 2009. It quickly became popular within hardcore circles for its relentlessly steep difficulty level, deep combat system, and unique multiplayer integration.
The Witcher is an Action Role Playing Game developed by CD Projekt RED and is based on the book "The Last Wish" by Polish author Andrzej Sapkowski. An Enhanced Edition was released in September, 2008. A director's cut version was released for North America on July 31, 2009.
Ultima Online is a popular massively multiplayer online role-playing game, released on September 30, 1997, by Origin Systems of Electronic Arts.
A page for the first episode of Neophyte by indie Alien Software in 1998.
Dracula's castle has risen from the mist and the Belmont heir is missing! The open-ended gameplay mixed with RPG mechanics in this installment of Castlevania platformers set the template for later games in the series (coining the term "Metroidvania").
Set in the dark, brooding world of Nosgoth, Blood Omen tells a compelling tale about betrayal and vengeance. It's also known for its horrendously long load times.
A top-down action-adventure game where players must collect three gems from three caves.
The eighth installment of the storied Ultima series sees the Avatar banished by the evil Guardian to an alternate world called Pagan, where no one has heard of his exploits and a different kind of magic runs the universe around him.
God of Thunder is a 2D freeware game developed by Adept Software. The main character is named Thor, who has a mythical hammer.
An action RPG for the Super Nintendo and the second game in the Seiken Densetsu series. Secret of Mana can be played by up to three players simultaneously, and is widely regarded as one of the system's finest games.
A Legend of Zelda inspired game in which the player guides a character who converts non-believers, fights demons, and ultimately goes up against Satan himself.
The Avatar returns to the world of Britannia to face a new threat from a mysterious cult and its enigmatic god known as the Guardian in the seventh game of the Ultima series.
Ultima Underworld is one of the first free-roaming, first-person CRPGs. In this game, the player as the Avatar must rescue the daughter of a Baron from the Stygian Abyss. There, amidst the ruins of a once utopian colony, the Avatar will also discover the dark horror that lies far below.
A Zelda clone with some original ideas under a more traditional RPG coating
Final Fantasy Adventure is a Squaresoft developed Legend of Zelda-style 2D Action RPG. The progenitor of the Mana franchise, it was named Seiken Densetsu: Final Fantasy Gaiden in Japan and Mystic Quest for the EU release.
An obscure unlicensed NES game based very loosely on the story of Little Red Riding Hood.
A top-down action game with light role-playing elements set in a post-nuclear wasteland world.
Ultima VI is the final entry in the Age of Enlightenment. Its icon- and text-based interface was new to computer RPGs at the time.
A fantasy action/RPG starring Jajamaru.
A young hero must save the world from evil magic by finding the four powerful swords that form Crystalis.
An action RPG designed by Yu Suzuki for the Sega Genesis. The original advertising for this game claimed that it had "over 300 hours of gameplay".
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