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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, subgenre 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 MUDs or MMORPGs. It does include roguelikes, action RPGs and tactical RPGs.

Further information on the history of MMORPGs: History of massively multiplayer online games
Further information on the history of table-top role-playing games: Timeline of tabletop role-playing games

Legend

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Video game platforms
AMI Amiga
APPII Apple II
ATR Atari 8-bit computers
ATR26 Atari 2600
C64 Commodore 64
CROSS Cross-platform
DG32 Dragon 32
DOS MS-DOS
FM7 FM-7
FMT FM Towns
INT Intellivision
MAC Mac
MAIN Mainframe computer
MSX MSX
MSX2 MSX2
NES Nintendo Entertainment System / Famicom
PC60 PC-6000 series
PC88 PC-8800 series
PC98 PC-9800 series
PCB Platform not recognized.
PDP-10 Platform not recognized.
PET Commodore PET
PLATO PLATO
ST Atari ST
TI91 Platform not recognized.
TRS80 TRS-80
TRSCC TRS-80 Color Computer
UNIX Unix
VIC20 VIC-20
X1 X1
X68K X68000
ZX ZX Spectrum
ZX81 ZX81
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.
Genre notes
Action RPGAction role-playing game
Tactical RPGTactical role-playing game
RoguelikeRoguelike
ErogeJapanese game featuring erotic content
MMORPGMassively multiplayer online role-playing game
MUDMUD
Turn-basedTurn-based game
Real-timeReal-time game
  
FPS/RPGFirst-person shooter / RPG hybrid (role-playing shooter)
RTS/RPGReal-time strategy / RPG hybrid (real-time strategy RPG)
CRPG/WRPGComputer-style role-playing game
JRPGJapanese-style role-playing game
Dungeon crawlDungeon crawl
Monster raisingPet-raising simulation
Card battleCollectible card game
BlobberFirst-person party-based RPG
SandboxOpen world RPG

List

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Year Title Developer Publisher Setting Platform Subgenre Series/Notes COO
1975 (NA) dnd Gary Whisenhunt, Ray Wood, Dirk Pellett, Flint Pellett Fantasy PLATO US
1975 (NA) m199h Fantasy PLATO Later deleted and lost to history.[1][failed verification] US
1975 (NA) Dungeon Don Daglow Fantasy PDP-10 US
1975 (NA) Dungeon John Daleske, others Fantasy PLATO US
1975 (NA) Moria Kevet Duncombe, others Fantasy PLATO US
1975 (NA) pedit5 Rusty Rutherford Fantasy PLATO US
1975 (NA)[2] orthanc Eric Hagstrom, Larry Kemp, Paul Resch Fantasy PLATO Named after Saruman's tower in The Lord of the Rings.[3]
Based on pedit5.[1]		 US
1977 (NA)[4] Oubliette Jim Schwaiger Fantasy PLATO "Oubliette" is French for "dungeon". US
1977 (NA) DND Daniel M Lawrence Fantasy PDP-10 US
1978 (NA) Beneath Apple Manor Software Factory Fantasy APPII Roguelike Lo-res/Text mode graphics.[5] US
1979 (NA) avatar Bruce Maggs, Andrew Shapira, David Sides Fantasy PLATO US
1979 (NA) Dungeon of Death Instant Software, Inc Fantasy PET Dungeon crawl Based on the PLATO game DND.[6] US
1979 (NA) Dunjonquest: The Datestones of Ryn Epyx Epyx Fantasy APPII
PET
TRS80		 US
1979 (NA) Dunjonquest: Morloc's Tower Epyx Epyx Fantasy APPII
PET
TRS80		 US
1979 (NA) Space I Edu-Ware Edu-Ware Sci-Fi APPII An adaptation of Traveller, which was taken off the market after a lawsuit by Game Designers Workshop. US
1979 (NA) Space II Edu-Ware Edu-Ware Sci-Fi APPII Expansion to Space. US
1979 (NA) Temple of Apshai Epyx Epyx Fantasy PET
TRS80		 Dungeon crawl Series debuts. US
1979 (NA) Wilderness Campaign Synergistic Software Synergistic Software Fantasy APPII Sequel to Dungeon Campaign for Apple II US
1980 (NA)[7] Akalabeth: World of Doom Richard Garriott California Pacific Fantasy APPII
DOS		 Known as Ultima 0 in the 1998 Ultima compilation US
1980 (NA) Dunjonquest: The Datestones of Ryn Epyx Epyx Fantasy ATR (Port) Dungeon crawl US
1980 (NA) Eamon Donald Brown Fantasy APPII Adventure-RPG Adventure-RPG construction system.[8] US
1980 (NA) Fracas Quality (Stuart Smith) Computersmiths Fantasy APPII US
1980 (NA) Rogue Michael Toy, et al. Various Fantasy UNIX Roguelike This was the beginning of roguelike computer games. For further developments see Chronology of roguelike video games. US
1980 (NA) Dunjonquest: Hellfire Warrior Epyx Epyx Fantasy APPII
TRS80
PET		 Dungeon crawl Sequel to Temple of Apshai US
1980 (NA) Odyssey: The Compleat Apventure Synergistic Software Synergistic Software Fantasy APPII Combines Dungeon Campaign and Wilderness Campaign by the same author.[9] US
1980 (NA) Dunjonquest: Morloc's Tower Epyx Epyx Fantasy ATR (Port) US
1980 (NA) Starquest: Rescue at Rigel Epyx Epyx Sci-fi APPII
TRS80		 Spin-off of Dunjonquest series. US
1980 (NA) Starquest: Star Warrior Epyx Epyx Sci-fi TRS80 Spin-off of Dunjonquest series. US
1980 (NA) Temple of Apshai Epyx Epyx Fantasy APPII (Port) US
1981 (NA) Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves Quality Quality Fantasy ATR Remake of Fracas US
1981 (NA) Dunjonquest: Datestones of Ryn Epyx Epyx Fantasy ATR (Port) US
1981 (NA) The Keys of Acheron Epyx Epyx Fantasy APPII
TRS80		 Expansion of Temple of Apshai: Hellfire Warrior. US
1981 (NA) Dunjonquest: Morloc's Tower Epyx Epyx Fantasy ATR (Port) US
1981 (NA) Quest 1 Brian Reynolds SoftSide Fantasy TRS80
APPII (Port)
ATR (Port)		 Dungeon crawl US
1981 (NA) Starquest: Rescue at Rigel Epyx Epyx Sci-fi ATR Spin-off of Dunjonquest series. US
1981 (NA) Starquest: Star Warrior Epyx Epyx Sci-fi APPII
ATR		 Spin-off of Dunjonquest series. US
1981 (NA) SwordThrust Donald Brown CE Software Fantasy APPII Adventure-RPG Enhanced remake of Eamon for Apple II.[10] US
1981 (NA) Temple of Apshai Epyx Epyx Fantasy ATR (Port) Series debuts. US
1981 (NA) Ultima Richard Garriott California Pacific Fantasy APPII Series debuts.
Re-released by Origin in 1986.		 US
1981 (NA) Upper Reaches of Apshai Epyx Epyx Fantasy APPII
TRS80		 Expansion for Temple of Apshai. US
1981 (NA) Wizardry: Proving Grounds of the Mad Overlord Sir-Tech Sir-Tech Fantasy APPII Dungeon crawl Dungeon crawl in the style of the PLATO RPGs.
Series debuts.		 US
1982 (NA) Advanced Dungeons & Dragons Cartridge (NA) APh (NA) Mattel (NA) Fantasy INT[11] Action-adventure game[12][13]
Dungeon crawl		 US
1982 (NA) Apventure to Atlantis Synergistic Software Synergistic Software Fantasy APPII Sequel to Odyssey: The Compleat Apventure.[14] US
1982 (JP) Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves Quality Quality Fantasy APPII (Port) US
1982 (NA) Curse of Ra Epyx Epyx Fantasy APPII
ATR
DOS
TRS80		 Expansion of Temple of Apshai. US
1982 (JP) Danchizuma no Yuwaku (JP)
団地妻の誘惑 (JP)		 Koei (JP) Koei (JP) Modern PC88
FM7		 Adventure RPG[15][16]
Eroge[17]		 JP
1982 (NA) Danger in Drindisti Epyx Epyx Fantasy APPII
ATR
TRS80		 Expansion of Temple of Apshai: Hellfire Warrior. US
1982 (NA) Dragonstomper (NA) Starpath (NA) Starpath (NA) Fantasy ATR26[18] Pre-JRPG[19][20] US
1982 (NA) Dungeons of Daggorath DynaMicro (Douglas J. Morgan, Keith S. Kiyohara) Tandy Fantasy TRSCC Dungeon crawl
Real-time, but text-driven		 US
1982 (NA) Dunzhin Intelligent Statements ScreenPlay
Computer Applications Unlimited
Med Systems Software		 Fantasy APPII
PCB
TRS80		 Roguelike[21] Part 1 of Warriors of Ras US
1982 (NA) Hellfire Warrior Epyx Epyx Fantasy ATR (Port) Sequel to Temple of Apshai. US
1982 (NA) Keys of Acheron, The Epyx Epyx Fantasy ATR (Port) Expansion to Temple of Apshai: Hellfire Warrior. US
1982 (NA) Mazies & Crazies TAB Books TAB Books Fantasy TRS-80 Example program in how-to programming book [22] US
1982 (NA) Starquest: Rescue at Rigel Epyx Epyx Sci-fi VIC20 (Port) Spin-off of Dunjonquest series. US
1982 (NA) Sword of Fargoal Epyx Epyx Fantasy VIC20 Roguelike[23] US
1982 (NA) Telengard Avalon Hill Avalon Hill Fantasy APPII
ATR
PET
TRS80		 Early roguelike relative Based on DND. US
1982 (NA) Temple of Apshai Epyx Epyx Fantasy DOS (Port) US
1982 (NA) Tunnels of Doom Kevin Kenney Texas Instruments Fantasy TI99 US
1982 (NA) Ultima II:The Revenge of the Enchantress Richard Garriott Sierra Fantasy APPII US
1982 (NA) Upper Reaches of Apshai Epyx Epyx Fantasy ATR (Port)
DOS (Port)		 Expansion of Temple of Apshai. US
1982 (NA) Wizardry II: The Knight of Diamonds Sir-Tech Sir-Tech Fantasy APPII US
1983 (NA) Advanced Dungeons & Dragons: Treasure of Tarmin (NA) APh (NA) Mattel (NA) Fantasy INT[11] Turn-based[24]
Dungeon crawl[25]		 US
1983 (NA) Amulet, The Numenor Microsystems Numenor Microsystems Fantasy DOS [26] CA
1983 (NA) Beneath Apple Manor Quality Software Fantasy DOS (Port)
ATR (Port)		 Roguelike Graphical or textmode options.[27] US
1983 (JP) Bokosuka Wars (JP)
ボコスカウォーズ (JP)		 Koji Sumii (JP) ASCII (JP) Fantasy X1
MSX (Port)
NES (Port)		 Tactical RPG[28]
RTS/RPG[29]
Action RPG[30][31]		 JP
1983 (NA) Expedition Amazon Penguin Software Penguin Software Modern APPII [32] US
1983 (NA) Gateway to Apshai Connelley Group Epyx Fantasy ATR
C64		 US
1983 (NA) Morloc's Tower Epyx Epyx Fantasy PCB (Port) Port of Dunjonquest: Morloc's Tower for TRS80.[33] US
1983 (JP) Nobunaga's Ambition (JP)
信長の野望 (JP)		 Koei (JP) Koei (JP) Historical MSX
NES (Port)		 Tactical RPG[34] Series debuts. JP
1983 (NA) Rescue at Rigel Epyx Epyx Sci-fi DOS (Port)
PCB (Port)		 Port of Rescue at Rigel for TRS80.[35] US
1983 (JP) Return of Heracles Quality (Stuart Smith) Quality Fantasy ATR US
1983 (NA) Star Warrior Epyx Epyx Sci-fi DOS (Port) Port of Star Warrior for TRS80.[35] US
1983 (NA) Telengard Avalon Hill
Kiya Overseas Industry Co., Ltd		 Avalon Hill Fantasy C64 (Port)
FM7 (Port)		 US
1983 (NA) Temple of Apshai Epyx Epyx Fantasy C64 (Port)
VIC20 (Port)		 Port of Temple of Apshai for TRS80. US
1983 (NA) Curse of Ra Epyx Epyx Fantasy C64 (Port) Expansion of Temple of Apshai. US
1983 (NA) Ultima Richard Garriott Sierra Fantasy ATR (Port) US
1983 (NA) Ultima II:The Revenge of the Enchantress Richard Garriott Sierra Fantasy ATR (Port)
C64 (Port)
DOS (Port)		 US
1983 (NA) Ultima III: Exodus Origin Origin Fantasy APPII
ATR (Port)
C64 (Port)		 Pioneered many innovations that would become standard on many CRPGs that followed. US
1983 (NA) Ultima: Escape from Mount Drash Keith Zabalaoui Sierra Fantasy VIC20 US
1983 (NA) Upper Reaches of Apshai Epyx Epyx Fantasy C64 (Port) Expansion of Temple of Apshai. US
1983 (EU) Volcanic Dungeon Carnell Software Roy Carnell and Stuart A. Galloway Fantasy ZX
ZX81
DG32		 Roguelike adventure-RPG[36] Sequel to Black Crystal. UK
1983 (EU) Wizardry: Proving Grounds of the Mad Overlord Sir-Tech Ediciel Fantasy APPII French translation of Wizardry: Proving Grounds of the Mad Overlord. US
1983 (NA) Wizardry III: Legacy of Llylgamyn Sir-Tech Sir-Tech Fantasy APPII Dungeon crawl US
1984 (JP) Age of Adventure Quality Quality Fantasy APPII (Comp)
ATR (Comp)
C64 (Comp)		 Port and compilation of Return of Heracles and Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves for ATR. US
1984 (JP) Black Onyx, The (JP)
ザ・ブラックオニキス (JP)		 Bullet-Proof (JP) Bullet-Proof (JP) Fantasy PC88 Dungeon crawl[37] Often considered the first Japanese RPG ever released[38] JP
1984 (JP) The Black Onyx II: Search for the Fire Crystal (JP)
ザ・ブラックオニキス (JP)		 Bullet-Proof (JP) Bullet-Proof (JP) Fantasy PC88 Dungeon crawl[39] JP
1984 (UK) The Citadel of Chaos Puffin Books Puffin Books Fantasy C64
ZX		 Adaptation of the Fighting Fantasy gamebook.[40] UK
1984 (JP/NA) Dragon Buster (JP)
ドラゴンバスター (JP)		 Namco (JP) Namco (JP) Fantasy Arcade
PC88
MSX
NES		 Action RPG[41]
Dungeon crawl[42]		 Series debuts. JP
1984 (JP) Dragon Slayer (JP)
ドラゴンスレイヤー (JP)		 Nihon Falcom (JP) Nihon Falcom (JP) Fantasy PC88 Action RPG[43][44]
JRPG[44]		 Series debuts. JP
1984 (NA) DND R. O. Software R. O. Software Fantasy DOS Port of TOPS-10 version of DND by Daniel Lawrence.[45] US
1984 (NA) Expedition Amazon Penguin Software Penguin Software (US)
Starcraft Incorporated (J)		 Modern C64
FM7
PC88
PC98		 [46] US
1984 (EU) The Forest of Doom Puffin Books Puffin Books Fantasy C64
ZX		 Adaptation of the Fighting Fantasy Gamebook.[47] UK
1984 (NA) Gateway to Apshai (NA) The Connely Group (NA) Epyx (NA) Fantasy CLV[48] Dungeon crawl[49] UK
1984 (JP) Hydlide (JP)
ハイドライド (JP)		 T&E (JP) T&E (JP) Fantasy PC88
PC98		 Action RPG[50]
JRPG[50]		 Series debuts. JP
1984 (NA) Lords of Midnight, The Mike Singleton Beyond Software
Amsoft		 Fantasy ZX
CPC		 Adventure-RPG UK
1984 (JP) Psychic City (JP)
サイキックシティ (JP)		 HOT·B HOT·B Post-apocalyptic PC88[51]
FM7[52]		 JP
1984 (NA) Questron SSI SSI Fantasy APPII
ATR
C64		 Series debuts. US
1984 (NA) Shadowkeep Ultrasoft Inc. Trillium Corp. Fantasy APPII Adapted into a novel by Alan Dean Foster US
1984 (NA/JP) Telengard Avalon Hill Eclipse Software (NA)
Kiya Overseas Industry, Ltd. (JP)		 Fantasy C64 (Port)
PC88 (Port)
PC98 (Port)		 US
1984 (JP/NA) Tower of Druaga, The (JP)
ドルアーガの塔 (JP)		 Namco Namco Fantasy Arcade Action RPG[44]
JRPG[44]		 Series debuts. JP
1984 (NA) Wizardry: Proving Grounds of the Mad Overlord Sir-Tech Sir-Tech Fantasy PCB (Port) US
1984 (EU) Wrath of Magra, The Mastervision Carnell Software (Roy Carnell, Stephen Kirk, Stuart A. Galloway) Fantasy ZX Sequel to Volcanic Dungeon. UK
1984 (NA) Xyphus Penguin Software Penguin Software Fantasy APPII
C64		 US
1984 (NA) Zyll IBM IBM Fantasy PCB Text-based with randomized layout.[53] US
1985 (NA)
1984 (EU) 		Stuart Smith's Adventure Construction Set Ariolasoft UK
Electronic Arts		 Fantasy
Sci-Fi		 C64
APPII		 RPG maker with sample games. US
1984 (EU) Dungeon of Doom Usborne Publishing Usborne Publishing Fantasy CROSS Example program in how-to programming book [54] UK
1985 (NA/UK) Alternate Reality: The City Paradise Datasoft
U.S. Gold		 Sci-Fi ATR Series debuts. US
1985 (NA) Autoduel Origin Systems Origin Systems Post-apocalyptic AMI
APPII
ATR
C64
DOS
MAC
ST		 Based on Car Wars, by Steve Jackson Games. US
1985 (NA) Bards Tale, The Interplay EA Fantasy APPII
C64		 The first CRPG to put Interplay on the map as a future CRPG developer. US
1985 (JP/PAL) Black Onyx, The (JP/PAL)
ザ・ブラックオニキス (JP)		 Bullet-Proof Bullet-Proof
ASCII		 Fantasy FM7
MSX[55]		 Dungeon crawl[37][38] JP
1985 (JP) Cosmic Soldier (JP)
コズミックソルジャー (JP)		 Kogado Kogado
ASCII		 Sci-Fi MSX2[55]
PC88[56]		 Dungeon crawl[56]
Eroge[56]		 JP
1985 (JP) Courageous Perseus (JP)
カレイジアスペルセウス (JP)		 Cosmos computer Cosmos computer Fantasy MSX[55] Action RPG JP
1985 (NA) Doomdark's Revenge Mike Singleton Beyond Software Fantasy ZX
CPC
C64		 Adventure-RPG Sequel to The Lords of Midnight UK
1985 (JP) Dragon Slayer (JP)
ドラゴンスレイヤー (JP)		 Nihon Falcom Square Fantasy MSX[55] Action RPG[43][44] JP
1985 (JP) Dragon Slayer II: Xanadu (JP)
ザナドゥ (JP)		 Nihon Falcom Nihon Falcom Fantasy PC88
PC98		 Action RPG[57] JP
1985 (JP) Earth Fighter Rayieza, The (JP)
Chikyū Senshi Raīza (JP)
地球戦士ライーザ (JP)		 Enix Enix Sci-Fi PC88
FM7
X1
MSX		 Action RPG JP
1985 (JP) Fantasian (JP) Xtalsoft Xtalsoft Fantasy PC88
X1		 Dungeon crawl JP
1985 (JP) Genesis: Beyond The Revelation (JP)
Genesis (JP)
ジェネシス (JP)		 Square Square Post-apocalyptic PC88[58][59] JP
1985 (JP) Hydlide (JP)
ハイドライド (JP)		 T&E T&E Fantasy MSX[55]
MSX2[55]		 Action RPG[50] JP
1985 (JP) Hydlide II: Shine of Darkness (JP)
ハイドライド II (JP)		 T&E T&E Fantasy PC88 Action RPG[50] JP
1985 (EU) Mandragore Infogrames Entertainment Infogrames Entertainment Fantasy APPII [60] FR
1985 (JP) Moebius: The Orb of Celestial Harmony Origin Origin Fantasy APPII US
1985 (JP) Outroyd (JP)
アウトロイド (JP)		 Stratford Computer Center MagicalZoo Sci-Fi MSX[55] JP
1985 (NA) Phantasie SSI SSI Fantasy APPII Series debuts. US
1985 (NA) Phantasie Logical Design SSI Fantasy C64 (Port) Port of Phantasie for APPII.
Series debuts.		 US
1985 (JP) Rambo (JP)
ランボー (JP)		 Pack-In-Video Pack-In-Video Modern MSX[55] Action RPG[61] JP
1985 (JP) Screamer, The (JP) Magical Zoo Magical Zoo Post-apocalyptic
Survival horror		 PC88
PC98		 Action RPG[62]
Role-playing shooter[62][63]		 JP
1985 (NA) Telengard Avalon Hill Avalon Hill Fantasy DOS (Port) US
1985 (NA) Temple of Apshai Trilogy Epyx Epyx Fantasy AMI (Comp)
APPII (Comp)
ATR (Comp)
C64 (Comp)
DOS (Comp)		 Remake and compilation of the first three Temple of Apshai games. US
1985 (JP) Tower of Druaga, The (JP)
ドルアーガの塔 (JP)		 Namco Namco Fantasy NES
MSX
X68		 Action RPG[64]
JRPG[44]		 Port of The Tower of Druaga for the Arcade. JP
1985 (JP) Tritorn Sein-soft Sein-soft Fantasy PC88
X1		 Action RPG[65] JP
1985 (NA) Ultima II:The Revenge of the Enchantress Richard Garriott Sierra Fantasy MAC (Port)
ST (Port)		 US
1985 (NA) Ultima III: Exodus Origin Origin Fantasy DOS (Port) US
1985 (NA) Ultima IV: Quest of the Avatar Origin Origin Fantasy APPII
C64 (Port)
DOS (Port)		 The first major CRPG to move to a "virtuous" story-driven approach. [citation needed] US
1985 (NA) Wizard's Crown SSI SSI Fantasy DOS US
1985 (NA) Wizardry: Proving Grounds of the Mad Overlord Sir-Tech Sir-Tech Fantasy MAC (Port) US
1985 (NA) Xyphus Penguin Software Penguin Software Fantasy MAC (Port) Top-down perspective.[66] US

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