- Name
- Hydlide
- Platform
- PC (Platform), MSX (Platform), Nintendo Entertainment System (Platform), Nintendo Switch (Platform), NEC PC-8801 (Platform), NEC PC-9801 (Platform), Sharp X1 (Platform), FM-7 (Platform), Sharp MZ (Platform), NEC PC-6001 (Platform)
- Developer
- T&E Soft, Inc. (Company)
- Publisher
- T&E Soft, Inc. (Company), FCI (Company), D4 Enterprise, Inc. (Company)
- Genre
- Action (Genre), Role-Playing (Genre)
- Theme
- Fantasy (Theme)
Hydlide
Released in 1984, Hydlide was the first open-world action RPG. It was the first on-foot, fully-scaled, open-world game, and introduced innovations such as a health-regeneration mechanic. It influenced the action RPG genre as well as The Legend of Zelda franchise.