This is a comprehensive chronology of role-playing games for video game consoles. Both American and Japanese games are included. See List of computer and video games for related lists.

Legend

1982

• AD&D Treasure of Tarmin (INT)
• Dragonstomper (ATR)

1986

• Dragon Quest (NES)

1987

• Dragon Quest II (NES)
• Phantasy Star (SMS)
• Final_Fantasy I (NES)
• Magic of Scheherazade (NES)
• Getsufuu Maden (NES)

1988

• Ys (SMS)
• Dragon Quest III (NES)
• Final Fantasy II (NES)

1989

• Sweet Home (NES)
• River City Ransom (NES)
• Mother (EarthBound 0) (NES)
• Phantasy Star II (GEN)

1990

• Crystalis (NES)
• Fire Emblem (NES)
• Last Armageddon (NES)
• Final Fantasy III (NES)
• Phantasy Star III (GEN)

1991

• Radia Senki (NES)
• Megami Tensei II (NES)
• Lagrange Point (NES)
• Shining in the Darkness (GEN)
• Final Fantasy IV (SNES)
• Dragon Quest III (NES)
• Seiken Densetsu (GB)

1992

• Romancing SaGa (SNES)
• River City Ransom II (SNES)
• Final Fantasy V (SNES)
• Dragon Quest IV (SNES)

1993

• Breath of Fire (SNES)
• Dragon Quest I & II (SNES) (Remake)
• Fire Emblem: Monshou no Nazo (SNES)
• Phantasy Star IV (GEN)
• Ushio to Tora (SNES)
• Secret of Mana (SNES)
• Shining Force (GEN)

1994

• Mother 2 (Earthbound) (SNES)
• Live a Live (SNES)
• Final_Fantasy VI (SNES)
• Breath of Fire II (SNES)

1995

• Suikoden (PSX)
• Terranigma (SNES)
• Tales of Phantasia (SNES)
• Chrono Trigger (SNES)
• Seiken Densetsu 3 (SNES)
• Secret of Evermore (SNES)
• Romancing SaGa III (SNES)
• Lufia II (SNES)
• Far East of Eden Zero (SNES)
• Dragon Quest VI (SNES)
• Lunar Eternal Blue (SEGA CD)
• Shining Force II (GEN)

1996

• Arc The Lad II (PSX)
• Bahamut Lagoon (SNES)
• Dragon Quest III (SNES) (Remake)
• Fire Emblem: Seisen no Keifu (SNES)
• Treasure Hunter G (SNES)
• Super Mario RPG (SNES)
• Star Ocean (SNES)
• Arabian Nights (SNES)

1997

• Final Fantasy IV (PSX)(Port)
• Final Fantasy V (PSX)(Port)
• Final Fantasy VI (PSX)(Port)
• Grandia (SAT)
• Tales of Destiny (PSX)
• Samurai Spirits RPG (PSX, SAT)
• Final Fantasy VII (PSX)
• Shining Force III (SAT)

1998

• Fire Emblem Thracia 776 (SNES)
• Brave Fencer Musashi (PSX)
• Final Fantasy Tactics (PSX)
• Panzer Dragoon Saga (SAT)
• Parasite Eve (PSX)
• Star Ocean II (PSX)
• Suikoden II (PSX)
• Xenogears (PSX)

1999

• Valkyrie Profile (PSX)
• Legend of Mana (PSX)
• Saga Frontier II (PSX)
• Final Fantasy VIII (PSX)
• Final Fantasy Anthology (PSX)
• Chrono Cross (PSX)

2000

• Eternal Arcadia (Skies Of Arcadia) (DC)
• Grandia II (DC)
• Tales of Eternia (Tales of Destiny II in USA) (PSX)
• Persona II (PSX)
• Final Fantasy IX (PSX)
• Lunar II: Eternal Blue Complete (PSX) (Remake)
• Dragon Quest VII (PSX)
• Vagrant Story (PSX)

2001

• Dragon Quest IV (PSX) (Remake)
• Final Fantasy II (WSC) (Remake)
• Final Fantasy X (PS2)
• Golden Sun (GBA)
• Paper Mario (N64)

2002

• Eternal Arcadia Legends (Skies of Arcadia Legends) (GCN) (Remake)
• Final Fantasy Origins (PSX) (Remakes of Final Fantasy I and II)
• Arc the Lad Collection (PSX)
• Xenosaga Episode I: Der Wille zur Macht (PS2)
• Suikoden III (PS2)
• Kingdom Hearts (PS2)
• Tales of Destiny 2 (PS2)

2003

• Final Fantasy X-2 (PS2)
• Fire Emblem: Rekka no Ken (GBA)
• Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic (XBOX)

2004

• Dragon Quest V (PS2) (Remake)
• Star Ocean: Till the End of Time (PS2)
• Tales of Symphonia (GCN)
• Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door (GCN)
• The Lord of the Rings: The Third Age (PS2) (GCN) (XBOX) (GBA)
• Baten Kaitos: Eternal Wings and the Lost Ocean (GCN)

2005

• Xenosaga Episode II: Jenseits von Gut und Böse (PS2)
• Suikoden IV (PS2)