WBrandish is an action role-playing video game by Nihon Falcom. Originally released in 1991 for the NEC PC-9801 and FM Towns, it was later ported to the Super Nintendo Entertainment System (SNES) and PC Engine CD-ROM² (TurboGrafx-CD) in 1994–1995, including an expanded re-release titled Brandish Renewal. The SNES version was published by Koei in Japan in 1994 and in North America in 1995.
WDragon Slayer is an action role-playing game, developed by Nihon Falcom and designed by Yoshio Kiya. It was originally released in 1984 for the PC-8801, PC-9801, X1 and FM-7, and became a major success in Japan. It was followed by an MSX port published by Square in 1985, a Super Cassette Vision by Epoch in 1986 and a Game Boy port by the same company in 1990 under the name Dragon Slayer I . Both a remake of Dragon Slayer and an emulated copy of the original game are included in the Falcom Classics collection for the Sega Saturn.
WDragon Slayer: The Legend of Heroes, also known in Japan as Dragon Slayer: Eiyū Densetsu, is a role-playing game developed by Nihon Falcom. It is the sixth game in the Dragon Slayer line of games, and the first in The Legend of Heroes series.
WDragon Slayer: The Legend of Heroes II, also known in Japan as Dragon Slayer: Eiyū Densetsu II, is a role-playing video game developed by Nihon Falcom Corporation, part of the Dragon Slayer series and the second entry in the subseries The Legend of Heroes. It was first released in 1992 for the NEC PC-8801. Over the next few years, it was also ported to the NEC PC-9801, FM Towns, PC Engine, Mega Drive, Super Famicom and MS-DOS.
WGurumin: A Monstrous Adventure, known simply as Gurumin (ぐるみん) in Japan, is an action role-playing game developed by Nihon Falcom Corporation. It was originally released in Japan on December 25, 2004 for Microsoft Windows. A PlayStation Portable version was later released in Asia on June 27, 2006, in Japan on June 29, 2006, and North America on February 12, 2007, published by Mastiff. A Steam version was also later released on March 30, 2015. A Nintendo 3DS port, titled Gurumin 3D: A Monstrous Adventure, was announced on June 16, 2016 for release in North America on October 13, 2016 and Europe on October 27, 2016. The Nintendo 3DS version was released in Japan in November 2016.
WLegacy of the Wizard, originally released in Japan as Dragon Slayer IV: Drasle Family is a fantasy-themed action role-playing platform game released for the MSX, MSX2 and Famicom in Japan and for the Nintendo Entertainment System in the United States. Legacy of the Wizard is an installment in Falcom's Dragon Slayer series, and one of only five Dragon Slayer games that were localized outside Japan. The game was an early example of an open-world, non-linear action RPG, combining action-RPG gameplay with what would later be called "Metroidvania"-style action-adventure elements.
WThe Legend of Heroes II: Prophecy of the Moonlight Witch, known in Japan as The Legend of Heroes III: Shiroki Majo, is a role-playing video game developed by Nihon Falcom. It is the third game in The Legend of Heroes series, and the first in the "Gagharv Trilogy", but was retitled to include a "two" in the title for its North American release. Originally released for the NEC PC-9801 in 1994, it was later re-released on several other platforms, including the Sega Saturn, PlayStation, and Microsoft Windows, before being released on the PlayStation Portable in 2006, the only version to be translated into English.
WThe Legend of Heroes III: Song of the Ocean, known in Japan as The Legend of Heroes V: Umi no Oriuta, is a role-playing video game developed by Nihon Falcom. It is the fifth game in The Legend of Heroes series, and the third and final title in the "Gagharv Trilogy". It was originally released for Microsoft Windows in 1999 and was remade for PlayStation Portable in 2006.
WThe Legend of Heroes: A Tear of Vermillion, known in Japan as The Legend of Heroes IV: Akai Shizuku, is a role-playing video game developed by Nihon Falcom. It is the fourth game in The Legend of Heroes series, and the second in the "Gagharv Trilogy". Originally released for the NEC PC-9801 in 1996, it was later released for the PlayStation in 1998 and Microsoft Windows in 2000. A remake was released for the PlayStation Portable in 2005, which was the first North American release of a Legend of Heroes game since Dragon Slayer: The Legend of Heroes for the TurboGrafx-16. The North American release dropped the number from the title, and was known as simply The Legend of Heroes: A Tear of Vermillion.
WTrails, known as Kiseki (軌跡) in Japan, is a series of role-playing video games by Nihon Falcom. It is a part of their larger The Legend of Heroes franchise and itself consists of several story arcs, including Trails in the Sky and Trails of Cold Steel. The series was conceived by Falcom as part of a goal to create a narrative lasting decades.
WThe Legend of Heroes: Trails from Zero, known as Zero no Kiseki in Japan, is a 2010 role-playing video game developed by Nihon Falcom. The game is a part of the Trails series, itself a part of the larger The Legend of Heroes series. Trails from Zero and its direct sequel, The Legend of Heroes: Trails to Azure (2011), form the "Crossbell arc". The game takes place in Crossbell, a city-state located between two great powers fighting for power over it, and follows Lloyd Bannings, a rookie investigator with the Crossbell police, and his colleagues Elie McDowell, Randy Orlando, and Tio Plato.
WThe Legend of Heroes: Trails in the Sky the 3rd, known in Japan as The Legend of Heroes: Sora no Kiseki The 3rd, is a role-playing video game developed by Nihon Falcom. The game is a part of the Trails series, itself a part of the larger The Legend of Heroes series, and serves as the final entry of the Trails in the Sky sub-trilogy. Initially released in Japan in 2007 for Microsoft Windows, and later for the PlayStation Portable. The game did not see an English release until 2017 due to the game's large amount of text necessary to translate and localize. A high-definition port to the PlayStation 3 was released in 2013, while a remaster for the PlayStation Vita was released in 2016; both were only released in Japan.
WThe Legend of Heroes: Trails in the Sky SC is a role-playing video game developed by Nihon Falcom. The game is a part of the Trails series, itself a part of the larger The Legend of Heroes series, and serves as a direct sequel to The Legend of Heroes: Trails in the Sky. Initially released in Japan in 2006 for Microsoft Windows and in 2007 for the PlayStation Portable. The game did not see an English release until 2015 due to the large amount of text necessary to translate and localize. A high-definition port to the PlayStation 3 was released in 2013, while a remaster for the PlayStation Vita was released in 2015; both were only released in Japan. A sequel, Trails in the Sky the 3rd was released in 2007.
WThe Legend of Heroes: Trails in the Sky is a role-playing video game developed by Nihon Falcom. The game is the first in what later became known as the Trails series, itself a part of the larger The Legend of Heroes series.
WThe Legend of Heroes: Trails into Reverie is a role-playing video game developed by Nihon Falcom. The game is a part of the Trails series, itself a part of the larger The Legend of Heroes series, and is a direct sequel to the Trails of Cold Steel tetralogy, a semi-direct sequel to the Crossbell duology, and an epilogue to both. It was released in Japan for the PlayStation 4 in August 2020, with ports for the Nintendo Switch and Microsoft Windows released in August 2021. A worldwide release is scheduled for 2023.
WThe Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel II is a role-playing video game developed by Nihon Falcom. The game is a part of the Trails series, itself a part of the larger The Legend of Heroes series, and serves as a direct sequel to The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel. Initially released in Japan in 2014 for the PlayStation 3 and PlayStation Vita, it was later localized into English and published in North America by Xseed Games in 2016. A port by Xseed for Microsoft Windows was released in February 2018, while a remastered version for the PlayStation 4 was released in Japan in April 2018 and worldwide in June 2019. A port for Nintendo Switch was released in Japan and Asia on August 5, 2021. A direct sequel, The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel III, was released in late 2017.
WThe Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel III is a role-playing video game developed by Nihon Falcom. The game is a part of the Trails series, itself a part of the larger The Legend of Heroes series, and serves as a direct sequel to The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel II. The game was released for the PlayStation 4 in Japan in September 2017 and worldwide in October 2019. Ports for Nintendo Switch and Microsoft Windows were released in 2020. A direct sequel, The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel IV, was released in late 2018.
WThe Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel IV is a role-playing video game developed by Nihon Falcom. The game is a part of the Trails series, itself a part of the larger The Legend of Heroes series, and serves as the final entry of the Trails of Cold Steel tetralogy. The game was released for the PlayStation 4 in Japan in September 2018 and worldwide in October 2020, with ports for Nintendo Switch, Microsoft Windows and Stadia being released in April 2021. A sequel, The Legend of Heroes: Trails into Reverie, was released in 2020.
WThe Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel is a role-playing video game developed by Nihon Falcom. The game is a part of the Trails series, itself a part of the larger The Legend of Heroes series. Initially released in Japan in 2013 for the PlayStation 3 and PlayStation Vita, Xseed Games would later localize and publish the game in English regions in 2015. A port for Microsoft Windows was also released by Xseed in 2017, which includes additional English voice acting not seen in the original release. Another port for the PlayStation 4 was released in Japan in 2018, and worldwide the following year. A port for Nintendo Switch was released in Japan and Asia on July 8, 2021. A direct sequel, The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel II, was released in late 2014.
WThe Legend of Heroes: Trails to Azure, known as Ao no Kiseki in Japan, is a 2011 role-playing video game developed by Nihon Falcom. The game is a part of the Trails series, itself a part of the larger The Legend of Heroes series. Trails to Azure continues the story of The Legend of Heroes: Trails from Zero (2010), completing the "Crossbell arc", named after the location in which they take place.
WThe Legend of Nayuta: Boundless Trails, known as Nayuta no Kiseki in Japan, is an action role-playing game developed by Nihon Falcom. The game is a part of the Trails series, itself a part of the larger The Legend of Heroes series. It was first released in Japan for PlayStation Portable in July 2012. A high-definition remaster was released in Japan in June 2021 for PlayStation 4, in December 2021 for Microsoft Windows, and will be released in 2022 for Nintendo Switch. This version is scheduled for release in the west for the same platforms in 2023.
WLord Monarch (ロードモナーク) is a real-time strategy war game by Nihon Falcom. The game is considered to be part of the Dragon Slayer series. It was originally released in 1991 for the NEC PC-9801, ported 1992 to the Super Famicom and 1994 to the Sega Mega Drive. In 1997, Lord Monarch was remade for Windows as Lord Monarch Online and released for free in both Japanese, and for the first time, English. Lord Monarch is one of the 42 titles included in the Japanese version of the Mega Drive Mini.
WPopful Mail: Magical Fantasy Adventure is a side-scrolling platform game developed by Nihon Falcom. It was originally released for the NEC PC-8801 home computer in 1991 and the PC-9801 in 1992. The game was later ported to the PC Engine CD-ROM by NEC Home Electronics, to the Sega CD by Sega, to DoJa mobile phones by Bothtec, and to the Super Famicom and Microsoft Windows by Falcom.
WRomancia (ロマンシア), also known as Dragon Slayer Jr., is an action-adventure game developed by Nihon Falcom. It is the third installment in the Dragon Slayer series, preceded by Xanadu and followed by Dragon Slayer IV.
WSorcerian is a 1987 action role-playing game developed by Nihon Falcom as the fifth installment in the Dragon Slayer line of games. Originally released for the PC-8801 Personal Computer, it has since been released on a wide amount of platforms.
WTokyo Xanadu is a 2015 action role-playing game developed by Nihon Falcom. The game is a spin-off of the 1985 action role-playing game Dragon Slayer II: Xanadu, and was developed out of Nihon Falcom's desire to create a game of a different type and setting than their other role-playing game franchises, The Legend of Heroes and Ys. The game was first released in Japan for the PlayStation Vita in September 2015, and worldwide in June 2017. An enhanced version of the game, Tokyo Xanadu eX+, was released in Japan for the PlayStation 4 in September 2016, and worldwide in December 2017, in addition to a Microsoft Windows version.
WTombs & Treasure, known in Japan as Asteka II: Templo del Sol , is an adventure game originally developed by Falcom in 1986 for the PC-8801, PC-9801, FM-7, MSX 2 and X1 Japanese computer systems. A Famicom/NES version, released in 1988, was altered to be more story-based, and features new music and role-playing elements; an English-language NES version was published by Infocom in 1991. Japanese enhanced remakes were released for the Saturn and Windows systems in 1998 and 1999, respectively.
WVantage Master is a tactical RPG developed and published by Nihon Falcom in 1997. The game was never released outside Japan, South Korea and Taiwan. Falcom released a sequel, Vantage Master V2, a few months after the first game's release, featuring new maps and adjusted character balance but an unchanged overall game design. The English version of this game was made available as a free download as of 2002 under the title Vantage Master Online. Another sequel called VM Japan was released in 2002.
WXanadu , also known as Xanadu: Dragon Slayer II, is an action role-playing game developed by Nihon Falcom and released in 1985 for the PC-8801, X1, PC-8001, PC-9801, FM-7 and MSX computers. Enhanced remakes were later released for the Sega Saturn, PC-9801 and Windows platforms. It is the second entry in the Dragon Slayer series, preceded by Dragon Slayer and followed by Dragon Slayer Jr: Romancia, which, as most games in the Dragon Slayer series, have very little relation with each other.
WXanadu Next is an action role-playing game developed and published by Nihon Falcom for Microsoft Windows on 27 October 2005. Before that, Nokia published ScriptArts' two-player-capable adaptation of the game for the Nokia N-Gage on 20 June 2005. The game is a spin-off of the 1985 action role-playing game Dragon Slayer II: Xanadu. A worldwide release of the Microsoft Windows version was published by XSEED Games on 3 November 2016.
WYs I: Ancient Ys Vanished , also known as Ys: The Vanished Omens or The Ancient Land of Ys, is an action role-playing video game developed and published by Nihon Falcom in 1987. It is the first installment in the Ys series. The name is commonly misspelled Y's due to an error on the packaging of an English-language release.
WYs II: Ancient Ys Vanished – The Final Chapter is an action role-playing video game developed by Nihon Falcom, and first released on June 24, 1988 for the PC-8801 and PC-9801. It is the sequel to Ys I: Ancient Ys Vanished, and takes place immediately following the end of the first game. The game has received a very large number of ports and remakes over the years.
WYs III: Wanderers from Ys is an action role-playing video developed by Nihon Falcom. It is the third game in the Ys series.
WYs IX: Monstrum Nox is an action role-playing game developed by Nihon Falcom. A part of the Ys series, it was released in Japan by Falcom for the PlayStation 4 in September 2019. A worldwide release by NIS America was released for the PlayStation 4 in February 2021, and for Microsoft Windows, Nintendo Switch, and Stadia in July 2021.
WYs Origin is an action role-playing video game developed and published by Nihon Falcom for Microsoft Windows in 2006. In 2012, Xseed Games published an English-language localization of the game, via the Steam service and later through other download stores. DotEmu has done localisations in French, German, Spanish and Italian for the Vita, PS4, Xbox and Switch versions.
WYs Seven (イース7) is an action role-playing video game developed by Nihon Falcom. An installment in the Ys series, it was first released in Japan for the PlayStation Portable in September 2009, and later by Xseed Games in North America in August 2010, in Europe in November 2010, and in Australia in February 2013. It was also released for Microsoft Windows in China in June 2012, and worldwide in English in August 2017.
WYs V: Lost Kefin, Kingdom of Sand is an action role-playing video game for the Super Famicom developed by Nihon Falcom. It is the fifth game in the Ys series of video games.
WYs VI: The Ark of Napishtim is an action role-playing video game developed by Nihon Falcom, and the sixth installment in the Ys video game series. It was first released in 2003 for Microsoft Windows. Not counting the remakes of Ys I & II, it was the first new Ys game released by Falcom in eight years. The name Napishtim is a reference to the character Utnapishtim from the Epic of Gilgamesh.
WYs VIII: Lacrimosa of Dana is an action role-playing game developed by Nihon Falcom and published in North America and Europe by NIS America. A part of the Ys series, it was first released in Japan by Falcom for the PlayStation Vita in July 2016, with later worldwide releases for PlayStation 4, Microsoft Windows, Nintendo Switch. An abridged version for Android and iOS is also under development. The game had sold over 500,000 copies by the end of 2018.
WYs vs. Sora no Kiseki: Alternative Saga is a crossover fighting game developed and published by Nihon Falcom. Similar to the concept of Super Smash Bros. and Dissidia Final Fantasy, the game involves players choosing a character and participating in up to four-player fights against other characters sourced from Falcom's Ys and Trails role-playing game series. It was released in Japan for the PlayStation Portable on July 29, 2010.
WYs: Memories of Celceta is an action role-playing game developed by Nihon Falcom. The game was originally released for the PlayStation Vita in Japan in September 2012, and later in North America by Xseed Games in November 2013, and in PAL regions by NIS America in February 2014. A Microsoft Windows version was released in China in 2015, and worldwide in July 2018. A PlayStation 4 version was released in Japan in May 2019, and in North America and Europe in June 2020.
WYs: The Oath in Felghana is an action role-playing game developed by Nihon Falcom. It is a remake of the third game in the Ys series, Ys III: Wanderers from Ys. It was first released for Microsoft Windows in Japan in June 2005, with an English localization by Xseed Games in March 2012. A PlayStation Portable version was also released in Japan in April 2010, and later in North America and Europe.
WZwei: The Arges Adventure is an action role-playing game developed by Nihon Falcom for Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 2, and PlayStation Portable. An online version called Zwei!! Online, developed by Korean developer Neonsoft Corporation, was released in 2007. An English version for Windows was released by Xseed Games in January 2018. A sequel, Zwei II, was released in September 2008.
WZwei: The Ilvard Insurrection, known in Japan as Zwei II, is an action role-playing game developed by Nihon Falcom for Microsoft Windows, which released as a direct sequel to Zwei: The Arges Adventure in September 2008. A re-release with additional features was released in Japan in December 2009, and in English by Xseed Games in October 2017.