# List of tactical role-playing video games: 1980s to 1994

    See Lists of video games for related lists.
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.

## Contents

* 1980s–1994
* 1995–1999
* 2000–2004
* 2005–2009
* 2010–2019
* 2020–2029
* Unreleased

## Legend

| AMI | Amiga |
| AMI32 | Amiga CD32 |
| APPII | Apple II |
| C64 | Commodore 64 |
| CROSS | Cross-platform |
| DOS | MS-DOS |
| FM7 | FM-7 |
| FMT | FM Towns |
| GB | Game Boy |
| GEN | Genesis / Mega Drive |
| GG | Game Gear |
| MSX | MSX |
| MSX2 | MSX2 |
| NES | Nintendo Entertainment System / Famicom |
| PC88 | PC-8800 series |
| PC98 | PC-9800 series |
| PCD | TurboGrafx-CD / PC Engine CD |
| SCD | Mega-CD / Sega CD |
| SNES | Super NES / Super Famicom |
| ST | Atari ST |
| WIN | Microsoft Windows |
| X1 | X1 |
| X68K | X68000 |
* Types of releases
| Rerelease | The game was re-released on the same platform with no or only minor changes. |
| Port | The game first appeared on a different platform and a port was made. The game is like the original, with few or no differences. |
| Remake | The game is an enhanced remake of an original, released on the same or different platform, with changes to graphics, sound and/or gameplay. |
| Compilation | A compilation, anthology or collection of several titles, usually (but not always) belonging to the same series. |
| Limited | A 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 |
| 1982 (JP) | The Dragon and Princess | Koei | Koei | Fantasy | PC-8001 | |
| 1983 (JP) | Bokosuka Wars | Koji Sumii | ASCII | Fantasy | X1 MSX (Port) NES (Port) | RTS/RPG. |
| 1983 (JP) | The Dragon and Princess | Koei | Koei | Fantasy | FM7 (Port) | |
| 1983 (NA) | Galactic Adventures | SSI | SSI | Sci-Fi | APPII | |
| 1987 (JP) | Tir-nan-og ティル・ナ・ノーグ | Alfa System | | Fantasy | PC98 | Series debuts. |
| 1987 (INT) | Xconq | Stan Shebs, et al. | N/A | N/A | CROSS | Open source. General purpose turn-based strategy engine with several Master of Monsters-like modules created using it after 1987. |
| 1988 (NA) | Pool of Radiance | SSI | SSI | Fantasy | APPII AMI C64 DOS NES PC98 | |
| 1988 (NA) | BattleTech: The Crescent Hawk's Inception | Westwood | Infocom | Sci-Fi | APPII AMI C64 DOS ST | |
| 1988 (JP) | Silver Ghost | Kure Software Koubou | Kure Software Koubou | Fantasy | PC88 | |
| 1988 (JP) | Tir-nan-og II ティル・ナ・ノーグII | SystemSoft | | Fantasy | PC98 | Sequel to Tir-nan-og for PC98. |
| 1989 (JP) | Master of Monsters | SystemSoft | SystemSoft | Fantasy | MSX | |
| 1990 (EU) | Lords of Chaos | Mythos Games | Blade Software | Fantasy | AMI C64 | |
| 1990 (JP) | Fire Emblem: Ankoku Ryū to Hikari no Ken | Intelligent | Nintendo | Fantasy | NES | Series debuts. |
| 1990 (NA) | Buck Rogers: Countdown to Doomsday | SSI | SSI | Sci-Fi | AMI C64 DOS GEN | |
| 1990 (JP) | Mōryō Senki MADARA | Konami | Konami | Fantasy | NES | |
| 1990 (JP) | Tir-nan-og: The Forbidden Tower ティル・ナ・ノーグ 禁断の塔 | SystemSoft | | Fantasy | MSX2 (Port) | Port of Tir-nan-og for PC98. |
| 1991 (JP) | 2nd Super Robot Wars | Banpresto | Banpresto | Sci-Fi | NES | Sequel to Super Robot Wars. |
| 1991 (JP) | Bahamut Senki | Sega | Sega | Fantasy | GEN | |
| 1991 (JP) | Chaos World | | Natsume | Fantasy | NES | |
| 1991 (JP) 1992 (NA) | Crystal Warriors | | | Fantasy | GG | |
| 1991 (JP/NA) | Master of Monsters | SystemSoft | SystemSoft | Fantasy | GEN (Port) PCD (Port) | Port of Master of Monsters for MSX. |
| 1991 (JP) | Super Robot Wars | Banpresto | Banpresto | Sci-Fi | GB | Series debuts. |
| 1991 (JP/NA) | Warsong Langrisser ラングリッサー | CareerSoft | NCS Treco | Fantasy | GEN | Series debuts. |
| 1992 (JP) | Farland Story | TGL | TGL | Fantasy | DOS | Series debuts. |
| 1992 (JP) | Fire Emblem Gaiden | Intelligent | Nintendo | Fantasy | NES | |
| 1992 (JP) | Just Breed ジャストブリード | Enix | Enix | Fantasy | NES | |
| 1992 (JP) | Little Master 2 リトルマスター2 雷光の騎士 | Zener Works | Tokuma Shoten | Fantasy | GB | Sequel to Little Master. |
| 1992 (JP) | Megami Tensei Gaiden: Last Bible 女神転生外伝 ラストバイブルシリーズ | MIT | Atlus | Fantasy | GG | Series debuts. |
| 1992 (JP) | Shining Force Gaiden | Sonic! | Sega | Fantasy | GG | |
| 1992 (JP) 1993 (NA/EU) | Shining Force: The Legacy of Great Intention Shining Force シャイニング・フォース 神々の遺産 | Sonic! | Sega | Fantasy | GEN | Series debuts. |
| 1993 (JP) | 3rd Super Robot Wars | Banpresto | Banpresto | Sci-Fi | SNES | Sequel to 2nd Super Robot Wars. |
| 1993 (JP) | Albert Odyssey | Sunsoft | Sunsoft | Fantasy | SNES | Series debuts. |
| 1993 (JP) 1994 (NA) | Dark Wizard | Sega | Sega | Fantasy | SCD | |
| 1993 (JP) | Farland Story Denki: Arc Ou no Ensei Farland Story 2 | TGL | TGL | Fantasy | DOS | Sequel to Farland Story. |
| 1993 (JP) | Little Master | | Tokuma Shoten | Fantasy | GB | |
| 1993 (JP) 1995 (NA) | Ogre Battle: March of the Black Queen | Quest | Quest Enix | Fantasy | SNES | |
| 1993 (JP) 1994 (EU/NA) | Shining Force II: Ancient Sealing Shining Force II シャイニング・フォースII 古えの封印 | Sonic! | Sega | Fantasy | GEN | Sequel to Shining Force Gaiden: Final Conflict. |
| 1993 (JP) 1994 (NA) | Shining Force II: The Sword of Hajya | Sonic! | Sega | Fantasy | GG | Sequel to Shining Force Gaiden. |
| 1993 (JP) | Super Barcode Wars バーコードバトラー戦記 スーパー戦士出撃せよ! | Epoch | Epoch | Sci-Fi | SNES and BBARII | |
| 1993 (JP) | Langrisser: The Descendants of Light ラングリッサー ～光輝の末裔～ | | | Fantasy | PCD (Port) | Port of Warsong for GEN. Series debuts. |
| 1994 (JP) | Albert Odyssey 2: Jashin no Taidou | Sunsoft | Sunsoft | Fantasy | SNES | |
| 1994 (JP) | Dragon Knight IV ドラゴンナイト4 | ELF | ELF | Fantasy | DOS (Port) | Eroge. Port of Dragon Knight IV for PC98. Sequel to Dragon Knight III. |
| 1994 (JP) | Dragon Knight IV ドラゴンナイト4 | ELF | ELF | Fantasy | FMT (Port) PC98 X68K (Port) | Eroge. Port of Dragon Knight IV for PC98. Sequel to Dragon Knight III. |
| 1994 (JP) | Farland Story: Shirogane no Tsubasa Farland Story 4 | TGL | TGL | Fantasy | DOS | Sequel to Farland Story: Tenshi no Namida. |
| 1994 (JP) | Farland Story: Tenshi no Namida Farland Story 3 | TGL | TGL | Fantasy | DOS | Sequel to Farland Story Denki: Arc Ou no Ensei. |
| 1994 (JP) | FEDA: Emblem of Justice | Yanoman | | Fantasy | SNES | |
| 1994 (JP) | Fire Emblem: Monshō no Nazo | Intelligent | Nintendo | Fantasy | SNES | |
| 1994 (NA) | Jagged Alliance | Madlab | Sir-Tech | Modern | DOS | Series debuts. |
| 1994 (JP) | Langrisser II Der Langrisser デア ラングリッサー | CareerSoft | NCS | Fantasy | GEN | Sequel to Warsong. |
| 1994 (JP) | Little Master: Niji Iro no Maseki | | Tokuma Shoten | Fantasy | SNES | |
| 1994 (JP) | Majin Tensei 魔神転生 | Atlus | Atlus | Fantasy | SNES | |
| 1994 (??) | Power of the Hired | | | Fantasy | WIN (Port) | Port of Power of the Hired for SNES. |
| 1994 (??) | Red Crystal | QQP | | Fantasy | DOS | |
| 1994 (JP) 1995 (NA/EU) | Shining Force CD | Sonic! | Sega | Fantasy | SCD (Remake) | Remake of Shining Force Gaiden and Shining Force Gaiden 2: Sword of Hajya for GG. |
| 1994 (JP) | Super Robot Wars EX | Banpresto | Banpresto | Sci-Fi | SNES | |
| 1994 (NA/EU) | X-COM: UFO Defense aka UFO: Enemy Unknown | MicroProse | MicroProse | Sci-Fi | DOS | Series debuts. |
| 1994 (EU) 1995 (NA) | X-COM: UFO Defense | Mythos | MicroProse | Sci-Fi | AMI (Port) AMI32 (Port) | Port of X-COM: UFO Defense for DOS. Series debuts. |