List of role-playing video games: 1990 to 1991
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This is a comprehensive index of commercial role-playing video games (RPGs), sorted chronologically by year. Information regarding release platform, release type, RPG subgenre, game setting, developers, publishers, and country of origin is provided where available. The table can be sorted by clicking on the small boxes next to the column headings.
This list includes all RPG subgenres, including MMORPGs, Action RPGs and Tactical RPGs. This list does not include MUDs and Roguelikes by default, unless they have an additional RPG subgenre. For standalone lists on these subgenres, see List of MUDs and List of roguelikes
Legend
| AMI | Amiga | APPII | Apple II | ATRST | Atari ST, Atari Falcon |
| C64 | Commodore 64 | CPC | Amstrad CPC | DOS | PC DOS / MS-DOS, Windows 3.X |
| GB | Game Boy | GEN | Genesis / Mega Drive | GG | Game Gear |
| MAC | Classic Mac OS, 2001 and before | MSX | MSX | MSX2 | MSX2 |
| NEO | Neo Geo AES | NES | Nintendo Entertainment System / Famicom | PC88 | PC-8800 series |
| PC98 | PC-9800 series | PCE | TurboGrafx-16 / PC Engine | SMS | Master System |
| SNES | Super NES / Super Famicom / Super Comboy | X68K | X68000 | ZX | ZX Spectrum |
| Compilation | A compilation, anthology or collection of several titles, usually (but not always) belonging to the same series |
|---|---|
| Early access | A game launched in early access is unfinished and thus might contain bugs and glitches or have some of the content missing |
| Episodic | An episodic video game that is released in batches over a period of time |
| Expansion | A large-scale DLC to an already existing game that adds new story, areas and additions and/or changes to the game's mechanics |
| Full release | A full release of a game that launched in early access first |
| 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 |
| 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, made using a new engine and/or assets and thus containing completely new sound, graphics and possibly changes to the story and/or gameplay |
| Remaster | The game is a remaster of an original, released on the same or different platform, with (usually minor) changes to graphics, sound and/or gameplay |
| Rerelease | The game was re-released on the same platform with no or only minor changes |
| Action RPG | Action role-playing game | Dungeon crawl | Dungeon crawl | JRPG | Japanese-style role-playing game |
| MMORPG | Massively multiplayer online RPG | Monster tamer | Monster-taming game | MUD | Multi-user dungeon |
| Real-time | Real-time game | Roguelike | Roguelike, Roguelite | Sandbox | Sandbox game |
| Soulslike | Soulslike | Tactical RPG | Tactical role-playing game | Turn-based | Turn-based game |
List
| Year | Title | Developer | Publisher | Setting | Platform | Subgenre | Series/Notes | COO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 (NA) | AD&D Limited Edition Collector's Set | SSI | SSI | Fantasy | DOS (Comp) | Various | Advanced Dungeons & Dragons: Compilation of many early games, including several Gold Box games. | US |
| 1990 (JP) | Akuma-kun: Makai no Wana (JA) 悪魔くん・魔界の罠 (JA) | Bandai | Bandai | Fantasy | NES[1] | JRPG[2] | Based on the manga Akuma-kun | JP |
| 1990 (JP) | Aretha (JA) アレサ (JA) | Japan Art Media[3] | Yanoman[3] | Fantasy[4] | GB | JRPG | Aretha | JP |
| 1991 (JP) | Aretha II (JA) アレサ II (JA) | Japan Art Media[5] | Yanoman[5] | Fantasy | GB | JRPG | Aretha | JP |
| 1990 (JP) | Ayakashi no Shiro (JA) | Seta | Seta | Fantasy | GB | JRPG dungeon crawler | JP | |
| 1990 (NA) 1991 (NA) |
Bard's Tale III, The: Thief of Fate | Interplay | EA | Fantasy | DOS (Port), AMI (Port) | Dungeon crawl | The Bard's Tale | US |
| 1990 (NA) | The Bard's Tale Trilogy | Interplay | EA | Fantasy | DOS (Comp) | Dungeon crawl | The Bard's Tale | US |
| 1990 (EU) | BSS Jane Seymour | Gremlin | Gremlin | Sci-Fi | AMI, ATRST | Dungeon crawl | UK | |
| 1990 (NA/UK) | Champions of Krynn | SSI | SSI U.S. Gold | Fantasy | APPII, AMI, C64, DOS | Tactical RPG | Advanced Dungeons & Dragons: Dragonlance; Utilizes the Gold Box engine. | US |
| 1990 (JP) | Cosmic Fantasy: Bouken Shounen Yuu (JA) | Telenet Japan | Telenet Japan | Fantasy | PCE | JRPG[6] | Based on the Original Video Animation Cosmic Fantasy | JP |
| 1990 (JP/NA) | Crystalis (EN) God Slayer: Haruka Tenkū no Sonata (JA) | SNK | SNK | Fantasy | NES[1] | Action RPG / Action-Adventure | JP | |
| 1990 (EU) | Crystals of Arborea | Silmarils | Silmarils | Fantasy | AMI, DOS, ATRST | CRPG | Ishar | FR |
| 1990 (JP) | Cyber Knight (EN) | Tonkin House | Sci-Fi | PCE | JRPG[7] | Cyber Knight | JP | |
| 1990 (NA) 1991 (NA) |
DarkSpyre | Event Horizon Software Sorcery | Electronic Zoo | Fantasy | DOS, AMI (Port) | Action RPG | US | |
| 1990 (JP) | Digital Devil Story: Megami Tensei 2 (JA) | Atlus | Namco | Fantasy | NES[1] | JRPG[8] | Megami Tensei | JP |
| 1990 (JP) | Dragon Knight (EN) | ELF | Megatech | Fantasy | MSX[9] | Eroge | Dragon Knight | JP |
| 1990 (JP) | Dragon Slayer (EN) | Nihon Falcom | Square | Fantasy | GB (Port) | Action RPG | Dragon Slayer | JP |
| 1990 (JP) | Dragon Slayer: The Legend of Heroes (EN) | Nihon Falcom | Nihon Falcom Hudson Soft | Fantasy | MSX2[10] (Port) | JRPG[11] | Dragon Slayer: The Legend of Heroes | JP |
| 1990 (EU) | Dragonflight[12] | Thalion | Thalion | Fantasy | AMI, ATRST | DE | ||
| 1990 (NA/UK) | Dragons of Flame | U.S. Gold | SSI U.S. Gold | Fantasy | C64 (Port), CPC (Port), ZX (Port) | Action RPG | Advanced Dungeons & Dragons: Dragonlance | US/UK |
| 1990 (JP) 1992 (NA) |
Dragon Warrior IV (EN) Dragon Quest IV: Michibikareshi Monotachi (JA) | Chunsoft | Enix | Fantasy | NES[1] | JRPG[13] | Dragon Quest | JP |
| 1990 (NA) | DragonStrike | Westwood | SSI U.S. Gold | Fantasy | AMI, C64, DOS | Action RPG (flight sim) | Advanced Dungeons & Dragons: Dragonlance | US |
| 1990 (JP) | Emerald Dragon (EN) | Glodia | Glodia | Fantasy | MSX2,[10] X68K (Port) | JRPG[14] | JP | |
| 1990 (JP) | Final Fantasy III (EN) | Square | Square | Fantasy | NES[1] | JRPG[15] | Final Fantasy | JP |
| 1990 (JP) 1991 (NA) |
Final Fantasy Legend II (EN) Sa・Ga 2: 秘宝伝説 (JA) | Square | Square | Fantasy | GB | JRPG[16] | SaGa | JP |
| 1990 (JP) | Fire Emblem: Ankoku Ryū to Hikari no Tsurugi (JA) ファイアーエムブレム 暗黒竜と光の剣 (JA) | Intelligent | Nintendo | Fantasy | NES[1] | Tactical RPG | Fire Emblem | JP |
| 1990 (NA) | Fountain of Dreams | EA | EA | Post-apocalyptic | DOS | WRPG | Spiritual sequel to Wasteland | US |
| 1990 (JP) 1991 (JP) |
Fray in Magical Adventure (EN) Fray: Shuugyou-hen (JA) フレイ 修行編 (JA) | Micro Cabin | Micro Cabin | Fantasy | MSX,[17] MSX2,[17] GG (Port) | Action RPG[18] | Xak spin-off | JP |
| 1990 (JP) | Ganbare Goemon Gaiden: Kieta Ougon Kiseru (JA) がんばれゴエモン外伝 きえた黄金キセル (JA) | Konami | Konami | Fantasy | NES[1] | JRPG[19] | Ganbare Goemon spin-off | JP |
| 1990 (NA) 1991 (NA) |
Hard Nova | Malibu Abersoft | EA | Sci-Fi | DOS, AMI (Port), ATRST (Port) | WRPG | Sentinel Worlds | US |
| 1990 (NA) | Hero's Quest: So You Want to Be a Hero Quest for Glory: So You Want to Be a Hero | Sierra | Sierra | Fantasy | AMI (Port), ATRST (Port) | Adventure RPG | Quest for Glory | US |
| 1990 (JP) | Jajamaru Gekimaden: Maboroshi no Kinmajou (JA) | Jaleco | NES[1] | Action RPG[20] | Ninja-Kid: Ninja Jajamaru-kun | JP | ||
| 1990 (NA) 1991 (NA) |
Keys to Maramon, The | Mindcraft Knight | Mindscape Mindcraft | Fantasy | DOS, AMI (Port), C64 (Port) | Action RPG | Magic Candle | US |
| 1990 (JP) | Last Armageddon (EN) | Braingrey Mind | Yutaka | Post-apocalyptic Fantasy | NES,[1] DOS, PCE (Port) | JRPG[21] | Last Armageddon | JP |
| 1990 (EU) | Legend of Faerghail | Electronic Design Hannover | reLine | Fantasy | AMI, DOS, ATRST | DE | ||
| 1990 (US) | Lord of the Rings, Vol. I, The | Interplay | Interplay | Fantasy | DOS | US | ||
| 1990 (JP) | Madō Monogatari 1-2-3 (JP) | Compile (JP) | Compile (JP) | Fantasy | MSX | Dungeon crawl | Madō Monogatari | JP |
| 1990 (JP) | Mōryō Senki MADARA (JA) | Konami | Konami | Fantasy | NES | Tactical RPG | Based on the manga Madara | JP |
| 1990 (NA) | Might and Magic II: Gates to Another World | New World | New World | Fantasy | AMI (Port) | WRPG | Might and Magic | US |
| 1990 (JP) | Momotarou Densetsu II (JA) | Hudson Soft | Hudson Soft | Fantasy | PCE | JRPG[22] | Momotarou Densetsu | JP |
| 1990 (JP) | Momotarou Densetsu Turbo (JA) | Hudson Soft | Hudson Soft | Fantasy | PCE | JRPG[23] | Momotarou Densetsu | JP |
| 1990 (JP) | Musashi no Bouken (JA) | Quest Corporation | Sigma Entertainment | Fantasy | NES | JRPG[24] | JP | |
| 1990 (NA) | Phantasie: Bonus Edition | SSI Andromeda Westwood | SSI WizardWorks Westwood | Fantasy | DOS (Comp), AMI (Port) | Phantasie: Compilation of I, III and Questron II | US | |
| 1990 (JP) 1991 (NA/EU) |
Phantasy Star III: Generations of Doom (EN) | Sega | Sega | Sci-Fi | GEN | JRPG | Phantasy Star | JP |
| 1990 (NA) 1991 (NA) |
Pool of Radiance: Secret of the Silver Blades | SSI MicroMagic | SSI | Fantasy | C64, DOS, AMI (Port), MAC (Port) | Tactical RPG | Advanced Dungeons & Dragons: Forgotten Realms setting; Utilizes the Gold Box engine | US |
| 1990 (NA) | Quest for Glory II: Trial by Fire | Sierra | Sierra | Fantasy | AMI, DOS, MAC | Adventure RPG | Quest for Glory | US |
| 1990 (JP) | Sol Bianca (EN) | Masaya | NCS | Sci-fi | PCE | JRPG[25] | Based on the OVA Sol Bianca | JP |
| 1990 (JP) 1991 (JP) |
Sorcerian (EN) | Nihon Falcom Tierheit | Sega Takeru | Fantasy | GEN (Port), MSX2[10] (Port) | Platform / RPG hybrid.[26] | Dragon Slayer: Sorcerian | JP |
| 1990 (NA) | Space Rogue | Origin | Origin | Sci-Fi | AMI (Port), ATRST (Port) | Space sim/RPG | US | |
| 1990 (NA/EU) | Starflight | MicroMagic | EA | Sci-Fi | MAC (Port), ATRST (Port) | Space RPG | Starflight | US |
| 1990 (NA) | Swords and Serpents (EN) | Interplay | Acclaim | Fantasy | NES | Dungeon crawler | US | |
| 1990 (NA) | Tunnels & Trolls: Crusaders of Khazan | Liz Danforth | New World | Fantasy | DOS | WRPG | Tunnels & Trolls | US |
| 1990 (JP) | Ultima I: The First Age of Darkness (EN) | Richard Garriott | California Pacific | Fantasy | APPII (Remake), C64, PC98 (Port) | Ultima I-style RPG | Ultima | US |
| 1990 (??) | Ultima: Quest of the Avatar (EN) Ultima IV: Quest of the Avatar (EN) | Origin FCI | Origin Pony Canyon | Fantasy | NES (Port), SMS (Port) | Ultima | US | |
| 1990 (NA) 1991 (NA) |
Ultima VI: The False Prophet | Origin | Origin | Fantasy | DOS, C64 (Port), ATRST (Port) | WRPG | Ultima | US |
| 1990 (JP) 1991 (NA) |
Wizardry II: The Knight of Diamonds (EN) | Game | ASCII | Fantasy | NES (Port) | Dungeon crawl | Wizardry | US/JP |
| 1990 (JP) | Wizardry III: Legacy of Llylgamyn (EN) | Sir-Tech | ASCII | Fantasy | NES, MSX2[10] (Port) | Dungeon crawl. | Wizardry. | JP |
| 1990 (NA) 1991 (NA) |
Wizardry VI: Bane of the Cosmic Forge | Sir-Tech | Sir-Tech | Fantasy | AMI, DOS, MAC (Port) | Dungeon crawl | Wizardry | US |
| 1990 (NA/JP) | Worlds of Ultima: The Savage Empire (EN) | Origin | Origin | Fantasy | DOS, PC98 (Port), SNES (Port) | WRPG | Ultima: Worlds of Ultima; features the Ultima VI engine | US |
| 1990 (JP) | Xak II: The Rising of the Red Moon (EN) サークII (JA) | Microcabin | Microcabin | Fantasy | MSX2,[10] PC88, PC98, X68K | Action RPG[18] | Xak | JP |
| 1990 (JP) | Xuan-Yuan Sword | DOMO Studio | Softstar Entertainment | Fantasy | DOS, WIN | Action RPG | Xuan-Yuan Sword | TW |
| 1990 (??) | Ys II: Ancient Ys Vanished - The Final Chapter (EN) | Nihon Falcom | Fantasy | PCE (Port), NES (Port) | Action RPG | Ys | JP | |
| 1991 (JP) | 2nd Super Robot Wars (EN) | Banpresto | Banpresto | Sci-Fi | NES | Tactical RPG | Super Robot Wars | JP |
| 1991 (JP/NA) 1990 (NA) |
Advanced Dungeons and Dragon: Curse of the Azure Bonds (EN) | SSI MicroMagic | SSI Pony Canyon | Fantasy | AMI (Port), MAC (Port), ATRST (Port), PC98 (Port) | Tactical RPG | Advanced Dungeons & Dragons: Forgotten Realms setting; used the Gold Box engine | US |
| 1991 (JP/NA) | Advanced Dungeons and Dragons: Heroes of the Lance (EN) | U.S. Gold | Pony Canyon | Fantasy | MSX2,[10] NES[1] (Port) | Action RPG | Advanced Dungeons & Dragons: Dragonlance franchise | US/UK |
| 1991 (JP) 1992 (NA) |
Advanced Dungeons and Dragons: Hillsfar (EN) | SSI | Pony Canyon FCI | Fantasy | NES[1] (Port) | Action RPG | Advanced Dungeons & Dragons: Forgotten Realms setting | US |
| 1991 (JP) | Aquales (EN) アクアレス (JA) | Exact | Exact | Dystopian Future | X68K | Action RPG | Run and gun video game, from same team who worked on Naious | JP |
| 1990 (NA/UK) 1991 (JP) 1992 (NA) |
Pool of Radiance | SSI Marionette Ubisoft | SSI U.S. Gold FCI Pony Canyon | Fantasy | AMI (Port), NES[1] (Port) | Tactical RPG | Advanced Dungeons & Dragons: Forgotten Realms setting; used the Gold Box engine | US |
| 1991 (JP/NA) | Arcus Odyssey (EN) | Wolf Team | Renovation Products | Fantasy | X68K, GEN, SNES | Action RPG | Arcus | JP |
| 1991 (JP/NA/PAL) | Ax Battler: A Legend of Golden Axe (EN) | Aspect | Sega | Fantasy | GG | Action RPG | Golden Axe | JP |
| 1991 (JP) | Bahamut Senki (JA) | Sega | Sega | Fantasy | GEN | Tactical RPG | JP | |
| 1991 (JP/NA) | Bard's Tale, The (EN) | Interplay | FCI Pony Canyon | Fantasy | NES (Port) | Dungeon crawl | The Bard's Tale | US |
| 1991 (JP) | Bard's Tale II: The Destiny Knight (EN) | Interplay | FCI Pony Canyon | Fantasy | PC98[27] (Port) | Dungeon crawl | The Bard's Tale | US |
| 1991 (NA) | The Bard's Tale Construction Set | Interplay | Interplay | Fantasy | DOS | Design suite | The Bard's Tale engine | US |
| 1991 (JP) | Brandish (EN) | Nihon Falcom | Nihon Falcom | Fantasy | PC98 | Action RPG | Brandish | JP |
| 1990 (NA) 1991 (NA) |
Buck Rogers: Countdown to Doomsday (EN) | SSI | SSI | Sci-Fi | AMI, C64, DOS, GEN | Tactical RPG | Based on the Buck Rogers comics; used the Gold Box engine | US |
| 1991 (JP) | Chaos World (EN) | Natsume | Natsume | Fantasy | NES[1] | Tactical RPG | JP | |
| 1991 (JP) | Cosmic Fantasy 2 Bouken Shounen Van (JA) | Shin-Nihon Laser Soft Company | Telenet Japan, Working Designs | Fantasy/Sci-Fi | PCE | JRPG[28] | Based on the OVA Cosmic Fantasy | JP |
| 1991 (JP/NA) | Crossed Swords (EN) | ADK | SNK | Fantasy | NEO[29] | Action RPG | JP | |
| 1991 (JP) 1992 (NA) |
Crystal Warriors (EN) | Sega | Sega | Fantasy | GG | Tactical RPG | Crystal Warriors | JP |
| 1991 (NA/UK) | Dragonlance: Death Knights of Krynn | SSI | SSI U.S. Gold | Fantasy | AMI, C64, DOS | Tactical RPG | Advanced Dungeons & Dragons: Dragonlance; Utilizes the Gold Box engine. | US |
| 1991 (JP) | Dragon Knight II (EN) ドラゴンナイト2 (JA) | ELF | ELF | Fantasy | MSX, DOS | JRPG Eroge. | Dragon Knight | JP |
| 1991 (JP) 1992 (NA) |
Dragon Slayer: The Legend of Heroes (EN) | Nihon Falcom | Nihon Falcom Hudson Soft | Fantasy | PCD (Port) | JRPG[11] | Dragon Slayer: The Legend of Heroes | JP |
| 1991 (NA) | Drakkhen (EN) | Draconian (Data East) Kemco-Seika | Infogrames | Fantasy | SNES (Port) | Adventure WRPG | Drakkhen | FR |
| 1991 (JP) 1992 (NA) 1993 (EU) |
Dungeon Master (EN) | FTL | FTL | Fantasy | SNES (Port) | Dungeon crawl | Dungeon Master | US |
| 1991 (JP) | Exile (EN) XZR II: Toki No Hazama (JA) | Telenet Japan Working Designs Renovation | Historical fantasy | Sci-Fi | GEN (Remake), PCE (Remake) | Action RPG | Exile | JP |
| 1991 (NA/UK) | Eye of the Beholder | Westwood | SSI U.S. Gold | Fantasy | AMI, DOS | Dungeon crawl | Advanced Dungeons & Dragons: Forgotten Realms setting; Eye of the Beholder | US |
| 1991 (NA) | Eye of the Beholder II: The Legend of Darkmoon | Westwood | SSI | Fantasy | DOS | Dungeon crawl | Eye of the Beholder | US |
| 1991 (NA) | Faery Tale Adventure, The (EN) | MicroIllusions | EA | Fantasy | GEN (Port) | Action RPG | The Faery Tale Adventure | US |
| 1991 (JP) | Famicom Jump II: Saikyō no Shichinin (JA) | Chunsoft | Bandai | Sci-Fi | NES[1] | Action RPG | Famicom Jump: Based on the anime and manga, JoJo's Bizarre Adventure | JP |
| 1991 (DE) | Fate: Gates of Dawn | reLine | reLine | Fantasy | AMI, ATRST | DE | ||
| 1991 (JP/NA) | Final Fantasy IV (EN) | Square | Square | Fantasy | SNES | JRPG[15] | Final Fantasy | JP |
| 1991 (JP/NA) 1993 (EU) |
Final Fantasy Adventure (EN) Seiken Densetsu: Final Fantasy Gaiden (JA) Mystic Quest (EN) | Square | Square | Fantasy | GB | Action RPG | Mana | JP |
| 1991 (JP) 1993 (NA) |
Final Fantasy Legend III (EN) Sa•Ga 3: 時空の覇者 (JA) | Square | Square | Fantasy | GB | JRPG[16] | SaGa | JP |
| 1991 (NA) | Gateway to the Savage Frontier | Beyond | SSI | Fantasy | AMI, C64, DOS | Tactical RPG | Advanced Dungeons & Dragons: Forgotten Realms setting; Utilizes the Gold Box engine | US |
| 1991 (??) | GD Leen (EN) | Jorudan | SETA | Sci-fi | SNES (Port) | JRPG[30] | Based on the OVA Gdleen | JP |
| 1991 (NA/PAL) | Golden Axe Warrior (EN) | Sega | Sega | Fantasy | SMS | Action RPG | Golden Axe | JP |
| 1991 (JP) | Inindo: Way of the Ninja (EN) Inindo: Datou Nobunaga (JA) 伊忍道打倒信長 (JA) | Koei | Koei | Fantasy | MSX2 | JRPG[31] | Spin-off of Nobunaga's Ambition | JP |
| 1991 (JP) 1992 (NA) 1993 (EU) |
Legend of the Mystical Ninja, The (EN) Ganbare Goemon: Yukihime Kyuushutsu Emaki (JA) がんばれゴエモン ゆき姫救出絵巻 (JA) | Konami | Konami | Fantasy | SNES | Action RPG | Ganbare Goemon | JP |
| 1991 (JP) 1992 (NA) 1993 (EU) |
Lagoon (EN) | ZOOM | Kemco | Fantasy | SNES | Action RPG | JP | |
| 1991 (JP) | Lagrange Point (EN) | Konami | Konami | Sci-Fi | NES[1] | JRPG[32] | JP | |
| 1991 (NA) | Magic Candle II, The: The Four and Forty | Mindcraft | EA | Fantasy | DOS | WRPG | The Magic Candle | US |
| 1991 (NA) | Magician | Eurocom | Taxan | Fantasy | NES | Action RPG | GB | |
| 1991 (NA) | Ultima: Worlds of Adventure 2: Martian Dreams | Origin | Origin | Steampunk | DOS | WRPG | Ultima: Worlds of Ultima; using Ultima 6 engine | US |
| 1991 (JP) | Mateki Densetsu Astralius (JA) | Atlus: Multimedia Intelligence Transfer | IGS Corp | Fantasy | PCE | JRPG[33] | JP | |
| 1991 (??) | Metal Max (EN) | Createch | Data East | Sci-Fi | NES | Vehicular combat, JRPG[34] | Metal Max | JP |
| 1991 (NA) | Might and Magic III: Isles of Terra | New World | New World | Fantasy | DOS | WRPG | Might and Magic | US |
| 1991 (EU) | Moonstone: A Hard Days Knight | Rob Anderson | Mindscape | Fantasy | AMI, DOS | Action RPG | CA | |
| 1991 (JP) | Niji no Silkroad (JA) | NHK | Victor Musical Industries | Historical fantasy | NES | JRPG[35] | JP | |
| 1991 (NA) | Obitus | Scenario | Psygnosis | Fantasy | AMI, DOS, ATRST | Action RPG | UK | |
| 1991 (JP) | Otaku no Seiza: An Adventure in the Otaku Galaxy (JA) おたくの星座 (JA) | Advance Communications | M&M | Sci-Fi | NES | JRPG | JP | |
| 1991 (NA) | Planet's Edge | New World | New World | Sci-Fi | DOS | Space RPG | US | |
| 1991 (NA) | Pools of Darkness | SSI | SSI | Fantasy | DOS | Tactical RPG | Advanced Dungeons & Dragons: Forgotten Realms setting; Utilizes the Gold Box engine | US |
| 1991 (JP) | Popful Mail | Nihon Falcom | Nihon Falcom | Fantasy | PC88, PC98 | Action RPG (Platformer) | JP | |
| 1991 (JP) | Radia Senki: Reimeihen (JA) | Tecmo | Tecmo | Fantasy | NES | Action RPG | JP | |
| 1991 (??) | Rings of Power (EN) | Naughty Dog | EA | Fantasy | GEN | WRPG | US | |
| 1991 (NA/EU) | Shadow Sorcerer | U.S. Gold | SSI | Fantasy | AMI, DOS, ATRST | Action RPG | Advanced Dungeons & Dragons: Dragonlance | US/UK |
| 1991 (JP/NA/PAL) | Shining in the Darkness (EN) | Climax Sonic! | Sega | Fantasy | GEN | Dungeon crawl | Shining | JP |
| 1991 (JP) | Sorcerian Add-on Sengoku (EN) | Takeru | Takeru | Fantasy | MSX2[10] (Port) | Platform / RPG hybrid[26] | Dragon Slayer: Sorcerian | JP |
| 1991 (NA/DE) | Spirit of Adventure | Attic | Starbyte | Fantasy | AMI, C64, DOS, ATRST | Dungeon crawl | DE | |
| 1991 (NA) | Starflight 2: Trade Routes of the Cloud Nebula | MicroMagic | EA | Sci-Fi | AMI (Port), MAC (Port) | Space RPG | Starflight | US |
| 1991 (JP) | Sugoro Quest: Dice no Senshi Tachi (EN) | Technōs Japan | Fantasy | NES | JRPG | Sugoro | JP | |
| 1991 (JP) | Super Robot Wars (EN) | Banpresto | Banpresto | Sci-Fi | GB | Tactical RPG | Super Robot Wars | JP |
| 1991 (??) | Sword of Hope (EN) | Seika | Kemco | Fantasy | GB | Adventure RPG | Sword of Hope | JP |
| 1991 (JP) | Tenchi o Kurau II: Shokatsu Koumei Den (JA) | Capcom | Capcom | Fantasy | NES | JRPG | Destiny of an Emperor | JP |
| 1990 (NA) 1991 (??) |
Ultima: Warriors of Destiny (EN) Ultima V: Warriors of Destiny (EN) | Origin | Origin FCI Pony Canyon | Fantasy | AMI (Port), NES (Port) | Ultima | US | |
| 1991 (JP/NA) | Warsong (EN) Langrisser (EN) ラングリッサー (JA) | CareerSoft | NCS Treco | Fantasy | GEN | Tactical RPG | Warsong | JP |
| 1991 (JP) | Xak: The Tower of Gazzel (EN) Xak - ガゼルの塔 - (JA) | Microcabin | Microcabin | Fantasy | MSX2,[10] PC88, PC98 | Action RPG[18] | Xak | JP |
| 1991 (??) | Ys III: Wanderers from Ys (EN) | Nihon Falcom | Fantasy | NES, SNES, GEN, PCE (Port) | Action RPG (Platformer) | Ys | JP |