| Franchise
|
Primary genre
|
First released
|
Latest release
|
| 7th Saga*
|
Action role-playing, puzzle
|
1993, The 7th Saga
|
1999, Mystic Ark: Theatre of Illusions
|
| ActRaiser*
|
Side-scroller, platformer, action role-playing
|
1990, ActRaiser[7] |
1995, Terranigma[8] |
| All Star Pro-Wrestling
|
Professional wrestling
|
2000, All Star Pro-Wrestling[9] |
2003, All Star Pro-Wrestling III[10] |
Arkanoid |
Breakout clone
|
1986, Arkanoid[11] |
2022, Arkanoid: Eternal Battle
|
| Battle Gear |
Racing
|
1996, Side by Side[12] |
2006, Battle Gear 4 Tuned Professional Version[13] |
| Battlestations |
Action, real-time tactics
|
2007, Battlestations: Midway[14] |
2009, Battlestations: Pacific[14] |
| Birdie King |
Sports
|
1982, Birdie King[15] |
1984, Birdie King 3[16] |
| Bubble Bobble |
Platformer, puzzle
|
1983, Chack’n Pop
|
2021, Puzzle Bobble VR: Vacation Odyssey[17] |
| Bravely
|
Role-playing
|
2012, Bravely Default[4] |
2021, Bravely Default II
|
| Bushido Blade*
|
Fighting
|
1997, Bushido Blade[9] |
1998, Bushido Blade 2[9] |
| Championship Manager*
|
Sports, simulation
|
1992, Championship Manager[18] |
2016, Championship Manager 17[19] |
| Chaos Heat |
Survival horror, third-person shooter
|
1998, Chaos Heat
|
2000, Chaos Break -Episode from “Chaos Heat”-
|
| Chaos Rings*
|
Role-playing
|
2010, Chaos Rings[4] |
2014, Chaos Rings III[20] |
| Chase |
Racing
|
1988, Chase H.Q.
|
2007, Chase H.Q. 2
|
| Chocobo
|
Role-playing, roguelike, racing
|
1997, Chocobo’s Mystery Dungeon
|
2012, Chocobo’s Chocotto Farm
|
| Chrono
|
Role-playing
|
1995, Chrono Trigger[4] |
1999, Chrono Cross[9] |
| Cleopatra Fortune |
Puzzle
|
1996, Cleopatra Fortune
|
2002, Cleopatra Fortune Plus
|
| Conflict |
Tactical shooter
|
2002, Conflict: Desert Storm[21] |
2008, Conflict: Denied Ops[14] |
| Darius |
Action
|
1986, Darius[22] |
2021, Dariusburst Another Chronicle EX+
|
| Death Trap
|
Interactive fiction, visual novel
|
1984, The Death Trap
|
1986, Alpha
|
| Densha de Go! |
Train simulator
|
1996, Densha de Go![23] |
2020, Densha de Go!! Hashirou Yamanote-sen[24] |
| Dragon Quest*
|
Role-playing
|
1986, Dragon Quest[4] |
2022, Dragon Quest Treasures
|
| Drakengard*
|
Action role-playing
|
2003, Drakengard[10] |
2021, Nier Reincarnation
|
| Dungeon Siege*
|
Action role-playing
|
2002, Dungeon Siege
|
2011, Dungeon Siege III
|
| E. V. O.*
|
Role-playing, side-scroller
|
1990, E.V.O.: The Theory of Evolution
|
1992, E.V.O.: Search for Eden
|
| Eclipse |
Space flight simulator
|
1994, Total Eclipse
|
1996, Titan Wars
|
| Elevator Action |
Platformer
|
1983, Elevator Action
|
2011, Elevator Action Deluxe
|
| Exit |
Platformer, puzzle
|
2005, Exit
|
2009, Exit 2
|
| Fear Effect*
|
Action-adventure
|
2000, Fear Effect[14] |
2018, Fear Effect Sedna[14] |
| Fighting Force |
Fighting, beat ’em up
|
1997, Fighting Force[14] |
1999, Fighting Force 2[14] |
| Final Fantasy
|
Role-playing
|
1987, Final Fantasy[4] |
2022, Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII Reunion
|
| Front Mission
|
Tactical role-playing
|
1995, Front Mission[8] |
2019, Left Alive
|
| Gangsters*
|
Strategy
|
1998, Gangsters: Organized Crime
|
2001, Gangsters 2: Vendetta
|
| Groove Coaster*
|
Rhythm game
|
2011, Groove Coaster
|
2018, Groove Coaster 4: Starlight Road
|
| Gunslinger Stratos |
First-person shooter
|
2012, Gunslinger Stratos
|
2017, Gunslinger Stratos Σ
|
| Hanjuku Hero
|
Real-time strategy
|
1988, Hanjuku Hero[7] |
2005, Hanjuku Galaxy Lunch[25] |
| Hat Trick Hero |
Sports
|
1990, Football Champ
|
1995, Hat Trick Hero ’95
|
| Heimdall*
|
Action role-playing
|
1991, Heimdall
|
1994, Heimdall 2: Into the Hall of Worlds
|
| Just Cause*
|
Sandbox, third-person shooter, action-adventure
|
2006, Just Cause[14] |
2018, Just Cause 4[26] |
| Itadaki Street
|
Party game, board game
|
1991, Itadaki Street: Watashi no Omise ni Yottette[4] |
2017, Itadaki Street: Dragon Quest and Final Fantasy 30th Anniversary[27] |
| Kane & Lynch*
|
Third-person shooter
|
2007, Kane & Lynch: Dead Men
|
2010, Kane & Lynch 2: Dog Days
|
| KiKi KaiKai |
Shooter
|
1986, KiKi KaiKai
|
2021, Pocky & Rocky Reshrined
|
| Kingdom Hearts[a] |
Action role-playing
|
2002, Kingdom Hearts[4] |
2020, Kingdom Hearts: Melody of Memory
|
| Life Is Strange*
|
Graphic adventure
|
2015, Life Is Strange
|
2021, Life Is Strange: True Colors
|
| Lord of Vermilion |
Collectible card
|
2008, Lord of Vermilion[4] |
2017, Lord of Vermilion IV
|
| Lufia*
|
Role-playing
|
1993, Lufia & the Fortress of Doom[28] |
2010, Lufia: Curse of the Sinistrals[24] |
| Mana
|
Role-playing
|
1991, Final Fantasy Adventure[4] |
2020, Trials of Mana
|
| Million Arthur*
|
Role-playing, collectible card
|
2012, Kaku-San-Sei Million Arthur[4] |
2018, Kou-Kyou-Sei Million Arthur
|
| Mini Ninjas*
|
Action-adventure
|
2009, Mini Ninjas
|
2013, Mini Ninjas Mobile
|
| Musashi
|
Role-playing
|
1990, Adventures of Musashi
|
2005, Musashi: Samurai Legend[25] |
| Ogre |
Tactical role-playing, real-time strategy
|
1993, Ogre Battle: The March of the Black Queen[29] |
2010, Tactics Ogre: Wheel of Fate[30] |
| Operation Wolf |
Shooting gallery
|
1987, Operation Wolf
|
1998, Operation Tiger
|
| Pandemonium |
Platformer
|
1996, Pandemonium!
|
1997, Pandemonium 2
|
| Parasite Eve
|
Role-playing, third-person shooter
|
1998, Parasite Eve[9] |
2010, The 3rd Birthday[24] |
| Power Blade*
|
Action, platformer
|
1991, Power Blade
|
1992, Power Blade 2
|
| Psychic Force |
Fighting
|
1995, Psychic Force
|
2005, Psychic Force Complete
|
| Qix |
Puzzle
|
1981, Qix
|
2009, Qix++
|
| Rakugaki Ōkoku |
Role-playing
|
2002, Magic Pengel: The Quest for Color
|
2004, Graffiti Kingdom
|
| Ray |
Scrolling shooter
|
1994, RayForce
|
1998, RayCrisis: Series Termination
|
| SaGa
|
Role-playing
|
1989, The Final Fantasy Legend[4] |
2019, Romancing SaGa 3[31] |
| Shellshock*
|
Shooter
|
1995, Shellshock: Jus’ Keepin’ da Peace
|
2009, Shellshock 2: Blood Trails[14] |
| Sonic Blast Man |
Beat ’em up
|
1990, Sonic Blast Man
|
2011, Sonic Blast Heroes[32] |
| Space Invaders |
Fixed shooter
|
1978, Space Invaders[4] |
2020, Space Invaders Forever
|
| Speed Race |
Racing
|
1974, Speed Race[33] |
1998, Automobili Lamborghini: Super Speed Race 64[34] |
| Star Ocean*
|
Role-playing
|
1996, Star Ocean[9] |
2022, Star Ocean: The Divine Force
|
| Supreme Commander*
|
Real-time strategy
|
2007, Supreme Commander
|
2010, Supreme Commander 2
|
| The World Ends With You
|
Action role-playing game
|
2007, The World Ends With You[35] |
2021, Neo: The World Ends with You[36] |
| Thunderhawk |
Combat flight simulator
|
1992, Thunderhawk
|
2001, Thunderhawk: Operation Phoenix
|
| Tobal*
|
Fighting
|
1996, Tobal No. 1[9] |
1997, Tobal 2[9] |
| Urban Chaos*
|
Action-adventure, first-person shooter
|
1998, Urban Chaos[14] |
2006, Urban Chaos: Riot Response[14] |
| Valkyrie Profile*
|
Role-playing
|
1999, Valkyrie Profile[9] |
2016, Valkyrie Anatomia: The Origin[37] |
| Wonder Project*
|
Life simulation
|
1994, Wonder Project J
|
1996, Wonder Project J2
|
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