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The Elder Scrolls II: Daggerfall from Bethesda Softworks is an enormous RPG and sequel to The Elder Scrolls: Arena. It includes a massive gameworld and pioneering freeform play. It was well received for these factors, but was criticised for a number of crippling bugs.
The sequel to the original Witchaven.
A survival horror adventure game that tells the story of a group of students trapped in a haunted elementary school. Originally released for the PC-98 in Japan back in 1996, it was not released in the Western world until 2011.
A spin-off that reboots the Tengai Makyou series for the Super Famicom.
The last installment of the Fatal Fury beat-'em-up trilogy has Metro City under riot by a new threat, forcing Haggar and Guy to take action alongside two new allies.
Genso Suikoden, a Japanese RPG, was one of the first role-playing games released for the PlayStation console. The game puts you in the role of a young hero who finds himself leading an army of rebels trying to overthrow a corrupt empire. The game features over 108 recruitable characters.
A historical-fantasy weapon-based 3D fighting game from the company behind the Tekken series. Set in 16th century Europe, the game would later spawn numerous sequels under the name Soulcalibur.
The third entry in the World of Mana franchise. First released on Super Famicom, it remained a Japan-exclusive for almost 25 years until its appearance in the Collection of Mana compilation for Nintendo Switch.
An isometric shooter game from Origin, Crusader: No Remorse presented gruesome, nonstop action from a DIFFERENT perspective.
A beat 'em up for the PC Engine focusing around girl gangs in Tokyo. It was released only in Japan. It features a frequently amusing soundtrack.
Years after the first game in the series, Zanthia, a young female alchemist, and a wizard must travel to the center of the world to save the kingdom of Kyrandia from disappearing.
Mad Paradox is an old school RPG.
Traffic Department 2192 is a top-down shooter set on the planet Seche, and focuses on the conflict between the titular Traffic Department and the violent Vulture gang.
Formerly known as Final Fantasy III in North America, Final Fantasy VI follows a diverse group of heroes as they fight to defeat Kefka, a megalomaniac intent on using a combination of long-lost magic and technology to take over the world.
As bounty hunter Chaz you'll lead a group of adventurers to save your home planet of Motavia and eventually the whole solar system in this acclaimed RPG from Sega. The final game in the Phantasy Star series' canon.
Bust drug smugglers and avenge your parents' death in this police adventure game by Police Quest's Jim Walls.
On the day of his wedding, the prince's bride is kidnapped by a battalion of flying robots. The prince sets off on a journey to reclaim his lost love and discover the meaning of the attack in this traditional turn-based RPG known for its stiff difficulty.
A vertically-scrolling vehicular combat game set in the near future. A widower takes his revenge on the bandits that took his new bride's life with a sports car modified for combat.
Straight-to-console sequel to the original Final Fight takes Mike Haggar worldwide as he and two new allies take on a re-grouped Mad Gear gang.
A platformer with RPG elements for the SNES, developed by Almanic and published by Enix. The player controls an ever-evolving lifeform struggling to survive.
The prince of darkness returns in this point and click adventure from Fairytale.
Spider-Man and the X-Men: Arcade's Revenge is an early 90s action game where a group of the strongest superheroes attempt to escape one of comicdom's weakest supervillains.
Dragon Quest V is a turn-based RPG released in 1992 and is the fifth installment in the popular Dragon Quest series. It is also the second entry in the Zenithia Trilogy, and one of the most popular games in the franchise.
The second game in the Japanese-exclusive Tengai Makyou role-playing franchise.
Horror themed adventure game developed by Chunsoft in 1992 that was the first entry in the company's influential Sound Novel series.
The mage-warrior Alisia must save the world from an evil space-borne terror with the help of her magical pets.
An action-adventure title with some RPG elements, based on the Conan fiction. In it Conan is on a revenge hunt after high priest of the Cult of Set, Thoth Amon, massacres his wife and friends.
The third game in Sierra's Police Quest series. Based again in Lytton, Sonny Bonds has been promoted, and is forced to deal with both the questionable ethics of a colleague and the attempted murder of his wife, as the sleepy California city is under attack by a deranged serial killer.
Part of a series of eight text-based games, originally available only via download on Sega's Meganet service. Each adventure tells some of the character's back story prior to the events in PS2.
The second Castlevania installment for the Game Boy, Belmont's Revenge continues the tale of Christopher Belmont, who must rescue his son from the clutches of Count Dracula.
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