List of tactical role-playing video games: 1995 to 1999

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This is a comprehensive index of commercial tactical role-playing games for all platforms, sorted chronologically. Information regarding date of release, developer, publisher, platform and notability is provided when available. The table can be sorted by clicking on the small boxes next to the column headings.

Legend

Video game platforms
DC Dreamcast
DOS MS-DOS
GB Game Boy
GG Game Gear
N64 Nintendo 64
PC98
PC-9800 series
PCFX PC-FX
PS1 PlayStation / PSone
SAT Sega Saturn
SNES Super NES / Super Famicom
WIN Microsoft Windows
WS WonderSwan
Types of releases
RereleaseThe game was re-released on the same platform with no or only minor changes.
PortThe game first appeared on a different platform and a port was made. The game is like the original, with few or no differences.
RemakeThe game is an
enhanced remake
of an original, released on the same or different platform, with changes to graphics, sound and/or gameplay.
CompilationA compilation, anthology or collection of several titles, usually (but not always) belonging to the same series.
LimitedA special release (often called "Limited" or "Collector's Edition") with bonus collector's material. Often provided to people who pre-order a game.

List

Year Title Developer Publisher Setting Platform Series/Notes
1995 (JP)
2nd Super Robot Wars G
Banpresto Banpresto Sci-Fi GB (Remake) Remake of 2nd Super Robot Wars.
1995 (JP) 4th Super Robot Wars Banpresto Banpresto Sci-Fi SNES Remake of 3rd Super Robot Wars.
1995 (JP) Arc the Lad
G-Craft
SCE
Fantasy PS1 Series debuts.
1995 (JP) Ball Bullet Gun: Survival Game Simulation Sci-Fi SNES
1995 (JP)
Langrisser, Der[1][2]

Langrisser II
デア ラングリッサー
Masaya
NCS Fantasy SNES (Remake) Remake of
Warsong
.
1995 (JP) Farland Story TGL Banpresto Fantasy SNES (Port) Port of Farland Story for DOS.
Series debuts.
1995 (JP) Farland Story 2[1]
Farland Story Denki: Arc Ou no Ensei
TGL Banpresto Fantasy SNES (Port) Port of Farland Story Denki: Arc Ou no Ensei for DOS
Sequel to Farland Story.
1995 (JP) Farland Story: Daichi no Kizuna
Farland Story 5
TGL TGL Fantasy DOS Sequel to Farland Story: Shirogane no Tsubasa.
1995 (TW) Flame Dragon 2: Legend of Golden Castle Dynasty Fantasy DOS Sequel to Flame Dragon: Demon's Seal.
1995 (JP) Front Mission[1][3] Square Square Sci-Fi SNES Series debuts.
1995 (JP) Heian Fuuunden
平安風雲伝
KSS KSS Fantasy SNES
1995 (NA) Jagged Alliance: Deadly Games[1] Sir-Tech Sir-Tech Modern DOS Spin-off of Jagged Alliance.
1995 (JP) Kou Ryuu Ki[1] Koei Fantasy SNES
1995 (JP) Little Master 3
リトルマスター〜虹色の魔石〜
Tokuma Shoten
Fantasy SNES Sequel to Little Master 2.
1995 (JP) Majin Tensei II: Spiral Nemesis
魔神転生II SPIRAL NEMESIS
Atlus Atlus Fantasy SNES Sequel to Majin Tensei
1995 (??) Mystaria: The Realms of Lore[1]
Blazing Heroes
Riglord Saga
Microcabin Sega Fantasy SAT Series debuts.
1995 (JP) Sengoku Cyber: Fujimaru Jigokuhen
戦国サイバー 藤丸地獄変
Sony
Sony
Historical PS1
1995 (JP) Shining Force Gaiden: Final Conflict[1]
Sonic!
Sega Fantasy GG Set between Shining Force and Shining Force II.
1995 (JP)
Tactics Ogre: Let Us Cling Together[4]
Quest Atlus Fantasy SNES
1995 (JP)
Tenchi Muyo! Game-hen
Banpresto Fantasy SNES
1995 (KR) War of Genesis, The[5]
Softmax
Softmax
Fantasy DOS Series debuts.
1995 (NA/EU) X-COM: Terror from the Deep MicroProse MicroProse Sci-Fi DOS Sequel to X-COM: UFO Defense.
1995 (NA/EU)
1997 (JP)
X-COM: UFO Defense[6][7] MicroProse
MediaQuest
Sci-Fi PS1 (Port) Port of X-COM: UFO Defense for AMI.
Series debuts.
1996 (JP) Arc the Lad II ARC
SCEI
Fantasy PS1 Sequel to Arc the Lad.
1996 (JP) Bahamut Lagoon[1]
バハムートラグーン
Square Square Fantasy SNES
1996 (NA) Birthright: The Gorgon's Alliance[1] Synergistic
Sierra
Fantasy DOS
WIN
RTS/RPG.
1996 (JP)
Densetsu no Ogre Battle
Quest
Riverhill Software
Fantasy SAT (Port) Port of
Ogre Battle: March of the Black Queen
for SNES.
1996 (JP)
Langrisser, Der[1][2]

Langrisser II
Masaya
NCS Fantasy PCFX (Remake) Remake of
Warsong
.
1996 (NA) Dragon Force[1][2]
ドラゴンフォース
Sega Working Designs Fantasy SAT
1996 (JP)
Dragon Knight IV

ドラゴンナイト4
ELF Banpresto Fantasy SNES (Port) Eroge.
Port of
Dragon Knight IV for PC98.
Sequel to Dragon Knight III
.
1996 (JP)
Energy Breaker
Neverland
Fantasy SNES
1996 (JP) Farland Saga: Toki no Douhyou TGL TGL Fantasy DOS Continuation of the Farland Story series.
1996 (JP) Farland Story: Kamigami no Isen
Farland Story 6
TGL TGL Fantasy DOS Sequel to Farland Story: Daichi no Kizuna.
1996 (JP)
FEDA Remake!: Emblem of Justice[8]
Yanoman Fantasy SAT (Remake) Remake of
FEDA: Emblem of Justice
.
1996 (JP)
Fire Emblem: Seisen no Keifu[1]
Intelligent Nintendo Fantasy SNES
1996 (JP) Langrisser III
ラングリッサーIII
Masaya NCS Fantasy SAT Prequel to
Warsong
.
1996 (JP) Metajo
R-Force
R-Force
Fantasy PC98
1996 (JP) Monstania Amccus
Bits Laboratory
Pack-In-Video Fantasy SNES
1996 (JP)
Riglord Saga 2
Microcabin Sega Fantasy SAT Sequel to Mystaria: The Realms of Lore.
1996 (JP)
Sakura Taisen[1]
Sega Sega
Red Ent.
Steampunk SAT Series debuts.
1996 (JP) Shin Super Robot Wars Banpresto Banpresto Sci-Fi PS1
1996 (JP) Super Robot Taisen Gaiden: Masō Kishin - The Lord Of Elemental Banpresto Banpresto Sci-Fi SNES
1996 (JP)
Tactics Ogre: Let Us Cling Together
Quest
Riverhill Software
Fantasy SAT (Port) Port of
Tactics Ogre: Let Us Cling Together
for SNES.
1996 (JP) Treasure Hunter G Sting Square Fantasy SNES
1996 (JP)
1997 (NA/EU)
Vandal Hearts[1][9] Konami Konami Fantasy PS1
1996 (EU) X-COM: Terror from the Deep MicroProse MicroProse Sci-Fi PS1 (Port) Port of X-COM: Terror from the Deep for DOS.
Sequel to X-COM: UFO Defense.
1996 (EU) X-COM: Unknown Terror Mythos MicroProse Sci-Fi DOS (Comp) Compilation of X-COM: UFO Defense and X-COM: Terror from the Deep for DOS.
1997 (JP)
BS Fire Emblem: Akaneia Senki
Intelligent Nintendo Fantasy SNES Prequel to
Fire Emblem: Monshō no Nazo
.
1997 (JP) Dark Law: Meaning of Death ASCII ASCII Fantasy SNES
1997 (JP)
Dragon Knight IV

ドラゴンナイト4
ELF Banpresto Fantasy PS1 (Port) Eroge.
Port of
Dragon Knight IV for PC98.
Sequel to Dragon Knight III
.
1997 (JP)
Dragon Knight IV

ドラゴンナイト4
ELF
NEC
Fantasy PCFX (Port) Eroge.
Port of
Dragon Knight IV for PC98.
Sequel to Dragon Knight III
.
1997 (JP) Farland Saga 2: Toki no Michishirube TGL TGL Fantasy WIN Sequel to Farland Saga: Toki no Douhyou.
1997 (JP) Farland Story[1] TGL TGL Fantasy PS1 (Port) Port of Farland Story for DOS.
Series debuts.
1997 (JP) FEDA 2: White Surge the Platoon[10] Yanoman Fantasy PS1 Sequel to
FEDA: Emblem of Justice
.
1997 (JP)
1998 (NA)
Final Fantasy Tactics[1][3][4]
ファイナルファンタジータクティクス
Square
SCE
Fantasy PS1
1997 (JP) Front Mission 2 Square Square Sci-Fi PS1 Sequel to Front Mission.
1997 (JP)
Galaxy Fraulein Yuna 3: Lightning Angel
Hudson Soft Sci-Fi SAT Sequel to Galaxy Fraulein Yuna II: Eternal Princess.
1997 (NA)
Incubation: The Wilderness Missions
Blue Byte
Blue Byte
Sci-Fi WIN Expansion to Incubation: Time Is Running Out
Part of the Battle Isle series.
1997 (NA) Incubation: Time Is Running Out[7]
Blue Byte
Blue Byte
Sci-Fi WIN Part of the Battle Isle series.
1997 (JP) Langrisser IV
ラングリッサーIV
CareerSoft Fantasy SAT
PS1
Sequel to Langrisser III
1997 (JP) Langrisser I & II[1]
ラングリッサーI&II
Fantasy PS1 (Remake) Remake and compilation of
Langrisser and Langrisser II
for GEN.
1997 (JP)
1998 (NA)
Master of Monsters: Disciples of Gaia[1]
ASCII
ASCII
Toshiba
Fantasy PS1
1997 (JP)
1998 (NA)
Ogre Battle: Limited Edition[1][11]
Enix Fantasy PS1 (Comp) Compilation of
Tactics Ogre: Let Us Cling Together
.
1997 (JP) Ronde
輪舞曲
MIT Atlus Fantasy SAT
1997 (JP)
1998 (NA/EU)
Shining Force III[1] Camelot Sega Fantasy SAT Sequel to Shining the Holy Ark.
1997 (JP) Söldnerschild S Koei Fantasy SAT
1997 (JP)
Super Robot Wars F
Banpresto Banpresto Sci-Fi SAT
1997 (JP)
1998 (NA)
Tactics Ogre: Let Us Cling Together[12]
Quest Atlus Fantasy PS1 (Port) Port of
Tactics Ogre: Let Us Cling Together
for SNES.
1997 (JP) Vandal Hearts[1] Konami Konami Fantasy SAT (Port) Port of Vandal Hearts for PS1.
1997 (JP)
1998 (TW/KR)
Vantage Master
ヴァンテージ・マスター
Nihon Falcom Nihon Falcom Fantasy WIN Series debuts.
1997 (JP)
Vantage Master V2

Vantage Master Online
Nihon Falcom Fantasy WIN Sequel to Vantage Master.
1997 (KR) War of Genesis 2, The[5]
Softmax
Softmax
Fantasy DOS Sequel to The War of Genesis.
1997 (NA) X-COM: Apocalypse Mythos MicroProse Sci-Fi DOS
WIN
Real-time (optional).
Sequel to X-COM: Terror from the Deep.
1998 (JP) Black/Matrix Flight-Plan
NEC
Fantasy SAT
PS1
1998 (JP) Brave Saga II
ブレイブサーガ2
Takara Sci-Fi PS1 Sequel to Shin Sedai Robot Senki: Brave Saga.
1998 (NA) Brigandine: The Legend of Forsena[1] Hearty Robin Atlus Fantasy PS1
1998 (JP) Castle Fantasia
Studio E-Go!
Studio E-Go!
Fantasy WIN Eroge.
Series debuts.
1998 (JP) Farland Saga: Toki no Douhyou TGL TGL Fantasy SAT (Port) Port of Farland Saga: Toki no Douhyou for DOS.
Continuation of the Farland Story series.
1998 (TW) Flame Dragon Plus: Marks of Wind Dynasty Fantasy DOS Sequel to Flame Dragon 2: Legend of Golden Castle.
1998 (JP)
Galaxy Fraulein Yuna 3: Final Edition
Hudson Soft Sci-Fi PS1 (Port) Port of Galaxy Fraulein Yuna 3: Lightning Angel.
Sequel to Galaxy Fraulein Yuna II: Eternal Princess.
1998 (NA)
Incubation: Hidden Worlds[7]
Blue Byte
Blue Byte
Sci-Fi WIN (Limit) Collector's edition version of Incubation: Time Is Running Out
Part of the Battle Isle series.
1998 (JP/NA)
1999 (EU)
Kartia: The Word of Fate[1][11][12]
The Legend of Kartia
Atlus Atlus
Konami
Fantasy PS1
1998 (JP) Langrisser V: The End of Legend
ラングリッサーV ~The End of Legend~
Masaya NCS Fantasy SAT Sequel to Langrisser IV.
1998 (JP) Langrisser Tribute Fantasy SAT (Port) Port and compilation of
Langrisser V
.
1998 (EU)
1999 (NA)
Magic & Mayhem[1]
Mythos (Julian Gollop)
Virgin
Bethesda
Fantasy WIN RTS/RPG.
1998 (JP)
1999 (NA)
Monsterseed[1]
Sunsoft Sunsoft Fantasy PS1
1998 (JP)
2000 (NA)
Rhapsody: A Musical Adventure[12]
Nippon Ichi
Atlus Fantasy PS1
1998 (JP)
Sakura Taisen 2: Kimi, Shinitamou koto Nakare
Sega Sega
Red Ent.
Steampunk SAT Sequel to
Sakura Taisen
.
1998 (JP) Shin Sedai Robot Senki: Brave Saga
Brave Saga
Takara Sci-Fi PS1
1998 (JP)
Shining Force III Scenario 2[1]
Camelot Sega Fantasy SAT Parallel to Shining Force III.
1998 (JP)
Shining Force III Scenario 3[1]
Camelot Sega Fantasy SAT Sequel to
Shining Force III Scenario 2
.
1998 (JP) Simulation RPG Construction [ja]
SRC
Kei N/A WIN Video game creation suite.
1998 (JP) Simulation RPG Tsukūru 95
ASCII
ASCII
N/A WIN Part of the RPG Maker line of video game creation suites.
1998 (JP) Simulation RPG Tsukūru Pegasus Japan
ASCII
N/A SAT
PS1
Part of the RPG Maker line of video game creation suites.
1998 (JP)
Super Robot Wars F
Banpresto Banpresto Sci-Fi PS1 (Port) Port of
Super Robot Wars F
for Sega Saturn.
1998 (JP)
Super Robot Wars F Final
Banpresto Banpresto Sci-Fi SAT
1998 (JP)
2000 (NA)
Vanguard Bandits[1] Human
Working
Human
Working
Fantasy PS1
1998 (KR)
War of Genesis Side Story I, The: Rhapsody of Zephyr[1]

The Rhapsody of Zephyr
Softmax
Softmax
Fantasy WIN
1998 (JP) Wachenröder Sega Sega Sci-Fi SAT
1998 (NA) X-COM: Collector's Edition Mythos
MicroProse
MicroProse Sci-Fi WIN (Comp) Compilation of .
1998 (NA) X-COM: UFO Defense Mythos
Spectrum Holobyte
Sci-Fi WIN (Port) Port of X-COM: UFO Defense for AMI.
Series debuts.
1999 (JP) Aizouban Houshinengi Fu-Qi KOEI Fantasy PS1
1999 (JP) Arc the Lad III ARC
SCEI
Fantasy PS1 Sequel to Arc the Lad II.
1999 (JP) Black/Matrix Advanced[1]
Black/Matrix A/D
Flight-Plan
NEC
Fantasy DC (Remake) Remake of Black/Matrix for SAT.
1999 (JP) Castle Fantasia 2: Seima Taisen
Studio E-Go!
Studio E-Go!
Fantasy WIN Eroge.
Prequel to Castle Fantasia.
1999 (JP) DeviceReign Starlight Marry Media Works Sci-Fi SAT
PS1
1999 (JP)
2000 (UK)
2001 (NA)
Eternal Eyes[1] TamTam
Alpha-Unit
Sunsoft
TAMM
Fantasy PS1
1999 (JP) Farland Odyssey TGL TGL Fantasy WIN Spin-off of the Farland Story series.
1999 (JP) Farland Saga 2: Toki no Michishirube TGL TGL Fantasy PS1 (Port) Port of Farland Saga 2: Toki no Michishirube for WIN.
Sequel to Farland Saga: Toki no Douhyou.
1999 (JP) Fire Emblem: Thracia 776[1] Intelligent Nintendo Fantasy SNES Follow-up to
Fire Emblem: Seisen no Keifu
.
1999 (TW) Flame Dragon Plus: Marks of Wind DII Fantasy DOS Sequel to Flame Dragon 2: Legend of Golden Castle.
1999 (JP)
2000 (NA/EU)
Front Mission 3[12] Square Square
Square EA
Fantasy PS1 Sequel to Front Mission 2.
First game in the series to be published in North America.
1999 (NA/EU) Gorky 17
Odium
Metropolis
1C Company
TopWare
Monolith
Fantasy WIN
1999 (JP) Growlanser[1]
グローランサー
Atlus Atlus Fantasy PS1 Series debuts.
1999 (NA) Jagged Alliance 2[1][13] Sir-Tech TalonSoft Modern WIN Sequel to Jagged Alliance.
1999 (JP) Langrisser Millennium
ラングリッサーミレニアム
Masaya
NCS Fantasy DC
1999 (JP) Little Witching Mischiefs
魔女っ子大作戦
Toys For Bob
Bandai Fantasy PS1
1999 (JP)
2003 (CN)
Mamatoto: A Record of War
ママトト -a record of war-
AliceSoft AliceSoft Fantasy WIN Eroge.
1999 (JP)
2000 (NA)
Ogre Battle 64: Person of Lordly Caliber[1][11]

オウガバトル64 Person of Lordly Caliber
Ōga Batoru Rokujūyon Person of Lordly Caliber
Quest
Nintendo
Atlus Fantasy N64 Sequel to
Ogre Battle: March of the Black Queen
.
1999 (JP) Ouka Houshin[1] Media Works Fantasy DC
1999 (JP)
2001 (NA)
Saiyuki: Journey West
西遊記 (さいゆうき)
Koei Koei Fantasy PS1 Based loosely on the novel, Journey to the West.
1999 (JP) SD Gundam G Generation-0[2]
SD Gundam G Generation-0: G Zero
SDガンダム ジージェネレーション・ゼロ
Bandai Bandai Sci-Fi PS1
1999 (JP) Super Robot Wars 64 Banpresto Banpresto Sci-Fi N64
1999 (JP)
Super Robot Wars Compact
Banpresto Banpresto Sci-Fi WS
1999 (JP)
Super Robot Wars F Final
Banpresto Banpresto Sci-Fi PS1 (Port) Port of
Super Robot Wars F Final
for Sega Saturn.
1999 (JP/NA)
2000 (PAL)
Vandal Hearts II[1] Konami Konami Fantasy PS1 Sequel to Vandal Hearts.
1999 (NA) X-COM Collection Mythos MicroProse
Mythos
Sci-Fi WIN (Comp) Compilation of all X-COM titles to date.

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