RPG

Chunsoft · 1986 · NES

Yuji Horii turned western computer RPGs into a friendly console loop of turn based battles with Akira Toriyama art. Japa...

Square · 1987 · NES

Hironobu Sakaguchi named it for a last chance at a failing company, and the four Warriors of Light saved both the world ...

Square · 1994 · SNES

A full ensemble cast with no single hero, an opera scene in 16 bit and Kefka, a villain who actually wins and breaks the...

Square · 1995 · SNES

The dream team of Sakaguchi, Horii and Toriyama built time travel where choices echo across eras, with combo techs in ba...

Square · 1997 · PlayStation

Squaresoft bet on CD-ROM and won: three discs of pre rendered spectacle, chocobo breeding and the most famous plot death...

Interplay · 1997 · PC

Interplay post apocalypse kept the 1950s optimism ads and buried the dread beneath them. SPECIAL builds, dark humor and ...

BioWare · 1998 · PC

BioWare Infinity Engine adaptation of Advanced Dungeons and Dragons revived party based CRPGs with real time with pause ...

Ion Storm · 2000 · PC

A conspiracy web of nano augmentation lets players sneak, hack or blast through every objective: the immersive sim manif...

Game Freak · 1996 · Game Boy

Satoshi Tajiri collecting obsession met the Game Boy link cable and turned trading into a social phenomenon. Released in...

Bethesda Game Studios · 2011 · Multi

Dragon shouts, mod support and a decade of re-releases turned the fifth Elder Scrolls into a permanent platform. It ship...

CD Projekt Red · 2015 · Multi

Geralt of Rivia hunting monsters in a war torn continent set the modern bar for side quest writing and expansion packs. ...

Origin Systems · 1985 · Apple II

Richard Garriott replaced the usual quest to slay an evil overlord with a journey of personal virtue, judging players on...