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A supernatural adventure game with RPG elements for the NES, MSX and Sega Master System. While the NES and MSX versions were menu-driven adventures, the Sega Master System version was an action-adventure-RPG.
1987 Japanese adventure game based on the 1985 film Young Sherlock Holmes, but with a completely different original story. It was developed by Pack-In-Video for the MSX home computer platform.
A visual novel from Nintendo and Squaresoft featuring real teen idol Miho Nakayama. Released in 1987, it is considered one of the first true dating sims.
The original game in the Megami Tensei franchise. Based on a novel by Aya Nishitani, it introduced many of the elements the series is known for such as demon bartering and fusing.
Alex Kidd puts his life on the line in pursuit of video games in this combination adventure-platformer for the Sega Master System.
A Japanese role-playing game originally released in 1987 where the player character must investigate the death of two boys who were found near the entrance of a mansion.
A sci-fi horror adventure game developed by Enix.
Known outside of Japan as "Takeshi's Challenge", this game is an unconventional action-adventure platformer created by famous Japanese comedian Beat Takeshi. Along with its open world exploration and mature themes, the game is known for its unorthodox game progression (where the game can easily be made unwinnable).
The second game in Koei's Nobunaga's Ambition series of historical simulation-strategy games set in the warring states era of Japan, and the first to be released outside of Japan.
Originally released in 1986, J.B. Harold: Murder Club is the first entry in the long-running noir adventure game series.
This game was the first Hokuto No Ken that was released for the PC-88 computer that was an adventure game.
Rescue the princess and defeat the evil Dragonlord in this landmark RPG from Enix.
A first-person adventure game with RPG elements, released by Microcabin in 1986. The game featured environments rendered in 3D polygon graphics, for possibly the first time in a home video game, along with early survival horror elements. However, the game is better remembered for its cyberpunk narrative, which was adapted into a sci-fi novel shortly afterwards.
RPG developed by Kogado and released for Japanese computers in 1985.
Released in June 1985, Tenshitachi no Gogo (Afternoon of Angels) this was one of the first adult dating sims, an adventure game set in a Japanese high school.
The Screamer is a 1985 cyberpunk-horror action RPG taking place in a post-apocalyptic, sci-fi setting. It was released by Magical Zoo, for the PC-8801 in 1985 and for the PC-9801 and X1 in 1986. An English fan translation was released in January 2015.
Dating simulation game released by Enix in 1985. Considered somewhat revolutionary for its time, this game helped lay the foundations for the dating sim genre.
An adventure game developed by Nihon Falcom set in the Mayan city of Palenque.
A western-themed adventure game designed by Alan Miller, co-founder of Accolade. It was released on home computers and later ported to the Japanese Famicom.
An adventure game in which, as Sir Cucumber, you must rescue Princess Tomato.
An adventure game written and designed by Yuji Horii, developed by Login Software and published by ASCII in 1984.
A sci-fi adventure game from Enix, released in 1983. Set in a post-apocalyptic future, the story is about the last survivors of a nuclear war going into crygenic sleep and waking up a hundred years later. The game features a day-night cycle that impacts the story, where certain events may only occur at a specific time.
An adventure game created by Yuji Horii and published by Enix in 1983 where the player controls a detective solving a murder mystery. The title helped establish the template for the Japanese adventure genre, which many other titles would imitate and build upon.
One of Koei's first games, Danchi Tsuma no Yuwaku (団地妻の誘惑, "Housewife Temptation") was an early adventure RPG with adult content and dating sim elements.
Gekkeiju Online is an anime themed online game set in a medieval world.
A post-apocalyptic first-person shooter by Recoil Games. Put on "indefinite hold" in 2009, the game reappeared in 2012, with 3D Realms crowd-funding its development.
Prey 2 was the follow-up to Human Head's first-person shooter Prey. Bethesda confirmed the game's cancelation on October 30, 2014.
Action RPG sequel to Cosmic Soldier, released for Japanese computers in 1987 and for North American PC in 1989.
Zaharia is an isometric RPG with turn based combat set in a fantasy world inspired by Middle Eastern and Asian cultures.
An adventure game with RPG elements where players take on the role of a dispossessed nobleman turned thief
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