List of role-playing video games: 2008 to 2009

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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.

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Video game platforms

3DS Nintendo 3DS APPII Apple II Arcade Arcade game CROSS Cross-platform DC Dreamcast DOS DOS / MS-DOS DG32 Dragon 32 DROI Android DS Nintendo DS FLA Adobe Flash FDS Famicom Disk System FM7 FM-7 FMT FM Towns GB Game Boy GBA Game Boy Advance GBC Game Boy Color GCN Nintendo GameCube GEN Sega Genesis / Sega Mega Drive INT Intellivision iOS iOS LIN Linux MAIN Mainframe computer MOBI Mobile phone MSX MSX MSX2 MSX2 N64 Nintendo 64 NES Nintendo Entertainment System / Famicom PC60 NEC PC-6001 PC88 NEC PC-8801 PC98 NEC PC-9801 PCD TurboGrafx-CD / PC Engine CD PCE TurboGrafx-16 / PC Engine PET Commodore PET PLATO PLATO PS1 PlayStation / PSone PS2 PlayStation 2 PS3 PlayStation 3 PS4 PlayStation 4 PSN PlayStation Network PSP PlayStation Portable OSX OS X SAT Sega Saturn SCD Sega Mega-CD SG1K Sega SG-1000 SMS Sega Master System SNES Super NES / Super Famicom VC Virtual Console (Wii) VITA PlayStation Vita X1 Sharp X1 X68K Sharp X68000 Wii Wii WiiU Wii U WIN Windows 2000 / XP / Vista / 7 / 8 / 10 WIN9X Windows 9x WINNT Windows NT X360 Xbox 360 XBOX Xbox XOne Xbox One

Types of releases

Rerel 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. Comp A compilation, anthology or collection of several titles, usually (but not always) belonging to the same series. Limit A 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 RPG Action role-playing game Tactical RPG Tactical role-playing game Roguelike Roguelike Eroge Japanese game featuring erotic content MMORPG Massively multiplayer online role-playing game MUD MUD Turn-based Turn-based game Real-time Real-time game FPS/RPG First-person shooter / RPG hybrid (Role-playing shooter) RTS/RPG Real-time strategy / RPG hybrid (real-time strategy RPG) CRPG Computer-style role-playing game JRPG Japanese-style role-playing game Dungeon crawl Dungeon crawl Monster raising Pet-raising simulation Card battle Collectible card game Blobber First-person party-based RPG

List

Year	Title	Developer	Publisher	Setting	Platform	Subgenre	Series	COO
2008 (??)	Arc the Lad III	ARC		Fantasy	PSN (Port)	Tactical RPG.[1] Port of Arc the Lad III.
2008 (JP)	Battle of Sunrise バトル オブ サンライズ	Sunrise	Sunrise	Sc-Fi	PS2	Tactical RPG.
2008 (JP)	Battle of Sunrise: Limited Edition バトル オブ サンライズ ~リミテッド エディション~	Sunrise	Sunrise	Sc-Fi	PS2 (Limit)	Tactical RPG. Limited edition version of Battle of Sunrise for PS2.
2008 (JP)	Blue Dragon Plus	Feel Plus		Fantasy	DS (Port)	Tactical RPG.[2]
2008 (JP)	Brave Fencer Musashi	Square	Square Enix	Fantasy	PSN (Port)	Action RPG. Port of Brave Fencer Musashi for PS1.
2008 (JP/NA) 2009 (PAL)	Chrono Trigger	Square Enix	Square Enix	Fantasy	DS (Port)	Port of Chrono Trigger for SNES. Series debuts.
2008 (JP)	Crystal Guardians			Fantasy	MOBI	Sequel to Final Fantasy Tactics A2. Released in chapters.
2008 (NA/PAL/JP)	Dark Messiah of Might and Magic: Elements	Arkane Ubisoft	Ubisoft	Fantasy	X360 (Remake)	Action RPG. Remake of Dark Messiah of Might and Magic for WIN.
2008 (JP) 2009 (NA)	Devil Summoner: Kuzunoha Raidō Tai Abaddon Ō	Atlus		Fantasy	PS2	ActionRPG. Sequel to Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Summoner: Raidou Kuzunoha vs. The Soulless Army.
2008 (JP)	Devil Summoner: Kuzunoha Raidō Tai Abaddon Ō Plus	Atlus		Fantasy	PS2 (Comp)	ActionRPG. Compilation of Devil Summoner: Kuzunoha Raidō Tai Abaddon Ō and Shin Megami Tensei: Nocturne.
2008 (JP/NA)	Disgaea 3: Absence of Justice 魔界戦記ディスガイア3	Nippon Ichi		Fantasy	PS3	Tactical RPG.[3][1] Sequel to Disgaea 2: Cursed Memories.
2008 (??)	Disgaea DS	Nippon Ichi	Atlus	Fantasy	DS (Port)	Tactical RPG. Port of Disgaea: Afternoon of Darkness for PSP.
2008 (JP) 2009 (NA) TBA (EU)	Dragon Quest V: Hand of the Heavenly Bride	ArtePiazza	Square Enix	Fantasy	DS (Remake)	JRPG.[4] Remake of Dragon Quest V: Tenku no Hanayome for SNES. Sequel to Dragon Quest IV.
2008 (??)	Drone Tactics	Success	Atlus	Fantasy Modern	DS	Tactical RPG.
2008 (JP)	Dungeon Explorer: Warrior of the Ancient Arts	Hudson Soft	Hudson Soft	Fantasy	DS PSP	Action RPG.
2008 (JP/NA)	Eternal Poison	Flight-Plan	Banpresto Atlus	Fantasy	PS2	Tactical RPG.
2008 (JP/NA) 2009 (EU)	Eternal Sonata	tri-Crescendo	Namco Bandai	Fantasy	PS3 (Port)	Port of Eternal Sonata for X360.
2008 (JP/NA)	Etrian Odyssey II: Heroes of Lagaard	Atlus	Atlus	Fantasy	DS	Sequel to Etrian Odyssey for DS.
2008 (NA/EU/AU)	Fable 2	Lionhead	Microsoft	Fantasy	X360	Action RPG.
2008 (NA/EU/AU)	Fallout 3	Bethesda	Bethesda ZeniMax	Post-apocalyptic	PS3 X360	FPS/RPG.
2008 (JP/NA/PAL)	Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles: My Life as a King	Square Enix	Square Enix	Fantasy	Wii
2008 (JP)	Fire Emblem: Thracia 776	Intelligent	Nintendo	Fantasy	VC (Port)	Tactical RPG. Port of Fire Emblem: Thracia 776 for SNES. Followup to Fire Emblem: Seisen no Keifu.
2008 (INT)	Geneforge 5: Overthrow	Spiderweb	Spiderweb	Fantasy	MAC	Sequel to Geneforge 4: Rebellion.
2008 (JP)	Hercules no Eikō: Tamashii no Shōmei	Paon	Nintendo	Fantasy	DS	Sequel to Hercules no Eikō IV: Kamigami kara no Okurimono
2008 (JP)	Hercules no Eikō III: Kamigami no Chinmoku	Data East		Fantasy	MOBI (Port)	Port of Hercules no Eikō III: Kamigami no Chinmoku for SNES. Sequel to Hercules no Eikō II: Titan no Metsubō.
2008 (NA/EU/JP)	Infinite Undiscovery インフィニット アンディスカバリー	tri-Ace	Square Enix	Fantasy	X360	Action RPG.
2008 (NA)	Kingdom of Paradise Key of Heaven	Climax	SCE	Fantasy	PSN (Port)	Action RPG. Port of Kingdom of Paradise for PSP.
2008 (JP)	Knights in the Nightmare	Sting		Fantasy	DS	Sequel to Yggdra Union: We'll Never Fight Alone for GBA.
2008 (JP)	Legend of Heroes VI, The: Sora no Kiseki the 3rd 英雄伝説「空の軌跡 the 3rd」	Nihon Falcom	Nihon Falcom	Fantasy	PSP (Port)	Port of Legend of Heroes VI, The: Sora no Kiseki the 3rd for WIN. Sequel to Legend of Heroes VI, The: Sora no Kiseki SC.
2008 (NA/EU) 2007 (JP)	Lost Odyssey ロストオデッセイ Rosuto Odessei	Microsoft Game Studios	feelplus	Fantasy	X360	RPG.
2008 (JP/NA)	Luminous Arc 2 Will ルミナスアーク2 ウィル	Image Epoch	Marvelous	Fantasy	DS	Tactical RPG. Sequel to Luminous Arc.
2008 (JP)	Maid of Orleans: The Story of Joan of Arc オルレアンの乙女 〜ジャンヌ・ダルクの物語〜		Kemco	Fantasy Historical	MOBI
2008 (JP) 2009 (NA)	Mana-Khemia Gakuen no Renkinjutsushi-tachi Plus	Gust	Gust Nippon Ichi	Fantasy	PSP (Port)	Port of Mana Khemia: Alchemists of Al-Revis for PS2.
2008 (JP)	Mana Khemia 2	Gust	Gust Nippon Ichi	Fantasy	PS2	Sequel to Mana Khemia: Alchemists of Al-Revis.
2008 (JP)	Monster Hunter Portable 2nd G	Capcom	Capcom	Fantasy	PSP (Remake)	Action RPG. Remake for Monster Hunter Portable 2nd for PSP.
2008 (JP) 2009 (NA)	Nostalgia	Matrix Red Ent.	Tecmo	Fantasy	DS	JRPG.
2008 (JP)	Phantasy Star Zero	Sonic Team	Sega	Sci-Fi	DS
2008 (??)	Phantasy Star II	Sega-AM7	Sega	Sci-Fi	VC (Port)	JRPG. Port of Phantasy Star II for SMS.
2008 (JP)	Phantasy Star Complete Collection			Sci-Fi	GBA (Port)	Port of Phantasy Star Collection for SAT.
2008 (JP)	Poison Pink	Flight-Plan		Fantasy	PS2	Tactical RPG.[5]
2008 (JP)	Pokémon Platinum	Game Freak	Nintendo The Pokémon Company	Modern Fantasy	DS (Remake)	Remake to Pokémon Diamond and Pokémon Pearl.
2008 (JP)	Prism Ark: Prism Heart II プリズム・アーク 〜プリズム・ハート エピソード2〜	Pajama Soft	5pb.Games	Fantasy	PS2 (Port)	Tactical RPG. Eroge. Port of Prism Ark: Prism Heart II for WIN.
2008 (JP/NA)	Rhapsody: A Musical Adventure	Nippon Ichi	Atlus	Fantasy	DS (Remake)	JRPG. Remake of Rhapsody: A Musical Adventure for DC.
2008 (JP)	RIZ-ZOAWD	Media.Vision	d3 Publisher	Fantasy	DS	JRPG. Based on The Wizard of Oz.
2008 (JP) 2010 (NA)	Sands of Destruction	imageepoch	Sega	Sci-Fi	DS	JRPG.
2008 (JP)	Shin Megami Tensei III: Nocturne Maniax Chronicle Edition	Atlus		Fantasy		JRPG.[6] Remake and compilation of Shin Megami Tensei III: Nocturne and Devil Summoner: Kuzunoha Raidō Tai Abaddon Ō.
2008 (NA)	Silverfall			Fantasy	PSP (Port)	Action RPG. Port of Silverfall for Windows.
2008 (NA/EU)	Song Summoner: The Unsung Heroes	Square Enix	Square Enix	Fantasy	iPod	Tactical RPG.
2008 (JP) 2009 (NA/PAL)	Suikoden Tierkreis Genso Suikoden Tierkreis	Konami	Konami	Fantasy	DS	JRPG.
2008 (JP/EU/NA)	Super Mario RPG	Square	Nintendo	Fantasy	VC (Port)	JRPG. Port of Super Mario RPG for SNES.
2008 (JP)	Super Robot Wars A Portable	Banpresto	Banpresto	Sci-Fi	PSP (Remake)	Tactical RPG. Remake of Super Robot Wars A for GBA.
2008 (JP)	Tales of Destiny: Directors Cut	Wolf Team	Namco	Fantasy	PS2 (Remake)	Action RPG. Remake of Tales of Destiny for PS1.
2008 (JP)	Tales of Hearts	Namco Tales	Namco Bandai	Fantasy	DS	JRPG.
2008 (JP)	Tales of Rebirth	Namco	Namco	Fantasy	PSP (Port)	Action RPG. Port of Tales of Rebirth for PS2.
2008 (JP/NA)	Tales of Symphonia: Knight of Ratatosk	Namco Tales	Namco Bandai	Fantasy	Wii	Action RPG. Sequel to Tales of Symphonia.
2008 (JP/NA) 2009 (EU)	Tales of Vesperia	Namco Tales	Namco Bandai	Fantasy	X360	Action RPG.
2008 (JP)	Tears to Tiara: Kakan no Daichi	Aquaplus	Aquaplus	Fantasy	PS3 (Port)	Tactical RPG. Port of Tears to Tiara for Windows.
2008 (JP)	Tir-nan-og V	Alfa System		Fantasy	PS2 (Port) PSP (Port)	Tactical RPG. Port of Tir-nan-og V for WIN. Sequel to Tir-nan-og IV: King of the Valiant.
2008 (JP/NA/EU)	Valkyria Chronicles Battlefield Valkyria: Gallian Chronicles 戦場のヴァルキュリア	Sega	Sega	Fantasy	PS3	Tactical RPG.
2008 (JP) 2009 (NA/PAL)	Valkyrie Profile: Toga wo Seou Mono ヴァルキリープロファイル 咎を背負う者	tri-Ace	Square Enix	Fantasy	DS	JRPG.
2008 (??)	Vantage Master Portable VM Portable ヴァンテージマスターポータブル	Nihon Falcom	Nihon Falcom	Fantasy	PSP (Port)	Tactical RPG.[7][8] Port of Vantage Master.
2008 (INT)	Vay	Somoga		Fantasy Sci-Fi	MOBI (Remake)	JRPG Remake of Vay for SCD.
2008 (JP) 2010 (NA/EU)	White Knight Chronicles	Level-5	SCE	Fantasy	PS3	JRPG.
2008 (INT)	Witcher, The: Versus	one2tribe		Fantasy	BROW	Spin-off of The Witcher for Windows.
2008 (JP)	Xenogears	Square	Square Enix	Sci-Fi	PSN (Port)	JRPG. Port of Xenogears for PS1.
2008 (JP/NA)	Yggdra Union: We'll Never Fight Alone ユグドラ・ユニオン	Sting	Sting Atlus	Fantasy	PSP (Port)	Tactical RPG. Port of Yggdra Union: We'll Never Fight Alone for GBA. Sequel to Riviera: The Promised Land for WSC.
2008 (??)	Ys I: Ancient Ys Vanished	Nihon Falcom		Fantasy	DS (Port)	Action RPG. Port of Ys I: Ancient Ys Vanished for PC88.
2008 (??)	Zoids Assault	Atlus		Sci-Fi	X360	Tactical RPG.[8]
2009 (JP)	Dengeki Gakuen RPG: Cross of Venus	ASCII Media Works	ASCII Media Works	Fantasy	DS	Action RPG.
2009 (PAL) 2010 (NA)	Divinity II – Ego Draconis	Larian	dtp	Fantasy	X360	Action RPG. Sequel to Divine Divinity for Windows.
2009 (JP)	Dragon Quest IX Hoshizora no Mamoribito	Level-5	Square Enix	Fantasy	DS	JRPG. Sequel to Dragon Quest VIII: Journey of the Cursed King for PS2.
2009 (JP/NA)	Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles: The Crystal Bearers	Square Enix	Square Enix	Fantasy	Wii	Action RPG.
2009 (JP) 2010 (NA/PAL)	Final Fantasy XIII	Square Enix	Square Enix	Fantasy	PS3 X360(U.S./U.K.)
2009 (INT)	Geneforge 5: Overthrow	Spiderweb	Spiderweb	Fantasy	Win (Port)	Sequel to Geneforge 4: Rebellion. Port of Geneforge 5: Overthrow for MAC.
2009 (NA/PAL)	Jagged Alliance DS	Strategy First Cypron	Empire	Fantasy	DS (Port)	Tactical RPG. Port of Jagged Alliance for DOS.
2009 (NA/PAL)	Marvel Ultimate Alliance 2: Fusion	Vicarious Visions Savage n-Space	Activision	Sci-Fi Fantasy	DS PS2 PS3 PSP Wii X360	Action RPG. Sequel to Marvel: Ultimate Alliance for various platforms.
2009 (JP)	Monster Hunter 3 (tri-)				Wii	Action RPG
2009 (JP)	Sacred Blaze セイクリッドブレイズ	Flight-Plan	Banpresto	Fantasy	PS2	Tactical RPG.
2009 (JP)	Tales of Graces	Namco	Namco	Fantasy	Wii	}
2009 (JP)	Tales of the World: Radiant Mythology 2	Alfa System	Namco	Fantasy	PSP	Action RPG.
2009 (JP/NA)	Witch's Tale, A	Hit Maker	Nippon Ichi	Fantasy	DS	Action RPG.
2008 (NA)	Avernum 5	Spiderweb	Spiderweb	Fantasy	MAC WIN	Sequel to Avernum 4.
2008 (NA)	Aveyond	Amaranth	Amaranth	Fantasy	WIN (Rerel)	Rerelease on GameTap.
2008 (JP)	Battle Goddess Epside 0 戦女神ZERO		Eushully	Fantasy	WIN	Eroge.
2008 (INT)	Depths of Peril	Soldak	Soldak	Fantasy	OSX (Port)	Action RPG. Port of Depths of Peril for WIN.
2008 (DE) 2009 (NA/EU)	Drakensang: The Dark Eye Das Schwarze Auge: Drakensang	Radon	dtp (DE) THQ (NA) Eidos (EU)	Fantasy	WIN	Sequel to Realms of Arkania: Shadows over Riva
2008 (NA/EU)	Fable: The Lost Chapters	Lionhead	Microsoft	Fantasy	OSX (Port)	Port of Fable: The Lost Chapters for Xbox.
2008 (NA)	Fallout	Interplay	Interplay	Post-apocalyptic	WIN (Rerel)	Rerelease on GameTap.
2008 (NA)	Fallout 2	Interplay	Interplay	Post-apocalyptic	WIN (Rerel)	Rerelease on GameTap.
2008 (NA)	Fate: Undiscovered Realms	WildTangent	WildTangent Encore	Fantasy	WIN	Action RPG. Sequel to Fate.
2008 (??)	King's Bounty: The Legend	Katauri	1C Company	Fantasy	WIN	Tactical RPG.[3][9] Spiritual successor to King's Bounty.
2008 (NA)	Jade Empire: Special Edition	BioWare	BioWare	Fantasy	OSX (Port)	Action RPG. Port of Jade Empire for Xbox.
2008 (NA)	Jagged Alliance 2: Gold Pack	Sir-Tech	Strategy First	Modern	WIN (Rerel)	Tactical RPG. Rerelease on GamersGate.
2008 (NA)	Mass Effect	BioWare Demiurge	EA	Sci-Fi	WIN (Port)	Port of Mass Effect for X360.
2008 (NA)	Neverwinter Nights 2	Obsidian	Aspyr	Fantasy	OSX (Port)	Port of Neverwinter Nights 2 for WIN. Sequel to Neverwinter Nights.
2008 (NA)	Neverwinter Nights 2: Gold	Obsidian	Aspyr	Fantasy	WIN (Rerel)	Rerelease of Neverwinter Nights 2 for WIN. Sequel to Neverwinter Nights.
2008 (NA/EU)	Sacred 2: Fallen Angel	Ascaron		Fantasy	WIN	Action RPG. Sequel to Sacred.
2008 (??)	Silverfall: Earth Awakening	Kyiv's Games	Monte Cristo	Fantasy	WIN	Action RPG. Expansion to Silverfall.
2008 (??)	Silverfall: Gold Edition	Kyiv's Games	Monte Cristo	Fantasy	WIN (Comp)	Action RPG. Compilation of Silverfall and its expansion.
2008 (INT)	Space Rangers 2: Reboot	Elemental	Cinemaware	Sci-Fi	WIN	Expansion to Space Rangers 2: Dominators.
2008 (NA/EU/AU/UK)	Fallout 3	Bethesda	Bethesda ZeniMax Media	Post-apocalyptic	WIN	Sequel to Fallout 2. Action RPG.
2009 (INT)	Dragon Age: Origins	BioWare	EA	Fantasy	WIN	Action RPG.
2009 (INT)	Last Remnant, The	Square Enix PDD2	Square Enix	Fantasy	WIN	JRPG. [10]
2009 (EU)	Risen	Piranha Bytes	Deep Silver	Fantasy	WIN	Action RPG. [11]
2009 (INT)	Sacred	Ascaron	Linux Game Publishing	Fantasy	LIN (Port)	Action RPG. Port of Sacred.

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