+++ title = "role-playing games" description = "a small peach fairy's website" insert_anchor_links = "heading" +++ I've enjoyed [role-playing games](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Role-playing_game) since I was pretty young, cutting my teeth on JRPGs for the SNES; and they are still one of my favorite genres to this day, encompassing everything from [western rpgs](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_Western_role-playing_video_games) like MUDs, roguelikes, and tabletop rpgs; japanese rpgs, strategy/tactical rpgs, and action-rpgs. some of my favorite developers & publishers are compile heart, idea factory, square enix, atlus, gust, MAGES., bandai namco, and koei tecmo. here's a list of some of my favorites: ## jrpgs - [mother](http://starmen.net/mother1/) (aka earthbound beginnings) & [mother 2](https://fantasyanime.com/legacy/earthbound.htm) (aka earthbound) - [chrono trigger](https://store.steampowered.com/app/613830/CHRONO_TRIGGER/) & [chrono cross](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1133760/CHRONO_CROSS_THE_RADICAL_DREAMERS_EDITION/) - [persona 2: punishment](https://megamitensei.fandom.com/wiki/Persona_2:_Eternal_Punishment) & [persona 4 golden](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1113000/Persona_4_Golden/) - [final fantasy III](https://store.steampowered.com/app/239120/Final_Fantasy_III_3D_Remake/), [IV](https://store.steampowered.com/app/312750/Final_Fantasy_IV_3D_Remake/), [V](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1173810/FINAL_FANTASY_V/), [VI](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1173820/FINAL_FANTASY_VI/), [VII](https://store.steampowered.com/app/39140/FINAL_FANTASY_VII/), [VIII](https://store.steampowered.com/app/39150/FINAL_FANTASY_VIII/), & [IX](https://store.steampowered.com/app/377840/FINAL_FANTASY_IX/) - [star ocean](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1776380/STAR_OCEAN_THE_DIVINE_FORCE/) & [star ocean the second story](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2238900/STAR_OCEAN_THE_SECOND_STORY_R/) - [SaGa frontier](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1295270/SaGa_Frontier_Remastered/) - [seiken densetsu II](https://store.steampowered.com/app/637670/Secret_of_Mana/) (aka secret of mana) & [III](https://store.steampowered.com/app/924980/Trials_of_Mana/) (aka trials of mana) - [bahamut lagoon](https://fantasyanime.com/squaresoft/bahamutlagoon.htm) - [hyperdimension neptunia re;birth1](https://store.steampowered.com/app/282900/Hyperdimension_Neptunia_ReBirth1/), [re;birth2](https://store.steampowered.com/app/351710/Hyperdimension_Neptunia_ReBirth2_Sisters_Generation/), [re;birth3](https://store.steampowered.com/app/353270/Hyperdimension_Neptunia_ReBirth3_V_Generation/) - [radiant historia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Radiant_Historia) - [megadimension neptunia VII](https://store.steampowered.com/app/460120/Megadimension_Neptunia_VII/) & [VIIR](https://store.steampowered.com/app/774511/Megadimension_Neptunia_VIIR/) - [atelier ryza: ever darkness & the secret hideout](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1121560/Atelier_Ryza_Ever_Darkness__the_Secret_Hideout/) - [rhapsody: a musical adventure](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1866430/Rhapsody_A_Musical_Adventure/) - [bishoujo senshi sailormoon: another story](https://fantasyanime.com/sailor-moon-rpg/) - [magic knight rayearth](https://fantasyanime.com/magic-knight-rayearth/) - [dragon quest I & II](https://www.retrogames.cz/play_1523-SNES.php) - [super mario rpg: legend of the seven stars](https://www.nintendo.com/us/store/products/super-mario-rpg-switch/) - [cyberdimension neptunia: 4 goddesses online](https://store.steampowered.com/app/632350/Cyberdimension_Neptunia_4_Goddesses_Online/) - [superdimension neptune vs sega hard girls](https://store.steampowered.com/app/571530/Superdimension_Neptune_VS_Sega_Hard_Girls/) - [fairy fencer f](https://store.steampowered.com/app/347830/Fairy_Fencer_F/) - [omega quintet](https://store.steampowered.com/app/683280/Omega_Quintet/) - [dark rose valkyrie](https://store.steampowered.com/app/726950/Dark_Rose_Valkyrie/) - [thousand arms](https://www.mobygames.com/game/8433/thousand-arms/) ## simulation rpgs - [touhou mystia's izakaya](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1584090/Touhou_Mystias_Izakaya/) - [calico](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1112890/Calico/) ## rpgmaker games - [LISA: the painful](https://store.steampowered.com/app/335670/LISA_The_Painful/) & [the joyful](https://store.steampowered.com/app/379310/LISA_the_Joyful/) - [LiEat](https://store.steampowered.com/app/373770/LiEat/) - [ara fell](https://store.steampowered.com/app/440540/Ara_Fell_Enhanced_Edition/) - [Ib](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1901370/Ib/) - [alicemare](https://store.steampowered.com/app/524850/Alicemare/) ## chinese & taiwanese rpgs - [xuan-yuan sword: gate of the firmament](https://store.steampowered.com/app/427030/XuanYuan_Sword_The_Gate_of_Firmament/) ## strategy/tactical rpgs - [hyperdevotion noire: goddess black heart](https://store.steampowered.com/app/415480/Hyperdevotion_Noire_Goddess_Black_Heart_Neptunia/) - [moekuri](https://store.steampowered.com/app/529160/Moekuri_Adorable__Tactical_SRPG/) - [final fantasy tactics](https://finalfantasy.fandom.com/wiki/Final_Fantasy_Tactics) - [disgaea](https://store.steampowered.com/app/405900/Disgaea_PC/) ## roguelikes & dungeon crawlers - [mahou no joshikosei](https://store.steampowered.com/app/555630/A_Magical_High_School_Girl/) - [kagura douchuuki](https://store.steampowered.com/app/378790/Kagura_Douchuuki/) - [sorcery saga: curse of the great curry god](https://store.steampowered.com/app/836760/Sorcery_Saga_Curse_of_the_Great_Curry_God/) - [moero chronicle](https://store.steampowered.com/app/638160/Moero_Chronicle/) ## action/adventure rpgs - [NieR:Automata](https://store.steampowered.com/app/524220/NieRAutomata/) - [akiba's trip: undead & undressed](https://store.steampowered.com/app/333980/AKIBAS_TRIP_Undead__Undressed/) - [gurumin: a monstrous adventure](https://store.steampowered.com/app/322290/Gurumin_A_Monstrous_Adventure/) - [fortune summoners](https://store.steampowered.com/app/203510/Fortune_Summoners/) - [märchen forest: mylne and the forest gift](https://store.steampowered.com/app/842810/Mrchen_Forest_Mylne_and_the_Forest_Gift_Legacy_ver/) - [the legend of zelda: a link to the past](https://www.zeldadungeon.net/wiki/The_Legend_of_Zelda:_A_Link_to_the_Past) - [parasite eve](https://fantasyanime.com/squaresoft/parasiteeve/index.htm) & [parasite eve II](https://parasiteeve.fandom.com/wiki/Parasite_Eve_II) - [garden story](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1062140/Garden_Story/) - [yakuza 0](https://store.steampowered.com/app/638970/Yakuza_0/) - [ys origin](https://store.steampowered.com/app/207350/Ys_Origin/) - [ys I & II](https://store.steampowered.com/app/223810/Ys_I__II_Chronicles/) - [guardian heroes](https://www.mobygames.com/game/9738/guardian-heroes/) - [hyperdimension neptunia u: action unleashed](https://store.steampowered.com/app/387340/Hyperdimension_Neptunia_U_Action_Unleashed/) - [megatagmension blanc + neptune vs zombies](https://store.steampowered.com/app/496810/MegaTagmension_Blanc__Neptune_VS_Zombies_Neptunia/) - [shenmue](https://store.steampowered.com/app/758330/Shenmue_I__II/) ## tabletop rpgs - [maid rpg](http://www.maidrpg.com/) - [golden sky stories](https://preview.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/118784/Golden-Sky-Stories) - [engine heart](https://preview.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/106842/Engine-Heart) - [world of darkness](https://www.paradoxinteractive.com/games/world-of-darkness/about) - [dungeon world](https://dungeon-world.com/) - [dungeons & dragons 3.5ed](http://dndsrd.net/) - [everyone is john](https://rtwolf.github.io/Everyone-is-John/) - [fate](https://fate-srd.com/) - [d02](http://www2.hawaii.edu/~rdeese/RPG/D02/D02.htm)
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