Where can you play retro strategy RPGs today?
Strategy RPGs. Series-wide remasters have become common for the larger franchises.
Of the 33 titles listed here, 10 are playable on Nintendo Switch and 10 on Steam, while 21 have never been ported at all.
| Title | Original release | Where you can play it |
|---|---|---|
| Shining Force | Mega Drive / Genesis · 1992 | Playable on Nintendo Switch via Nintendo Switch Online + Expansion Pack |
| First Queen IV | PC-9801 · 1994 | Playable on Nintendo Switch via EGGCONSOLE (PC-9801) |
| Tactics Ogre: Reborn | Super Famicom / SNES · 1995 | Playable on Nintendo Switch, Steam (PC), PS4 / PS5 via Tactics Ogre: Reborn — remake / remaster |
| Arc the Lad | PlayStation · 1995 | Not available on any current platform — original PlayStation hardware only |
| Front Mission | Super Famicom / SNES · 1995 | Playable on Nintendo Switch, Steam (PC), PS4 / PS5 via FRONT MISSION 1st: Remake |
| Arc the Lad II | PlayStation · 1996 | Not available on any current platform — original PlayStation hardware only |
| Bahamut Lagoon | Super Famicom / SNES · 1996 | Not available on any current platform — original Super Famicom / SNES hardware only |
| Treasure Hunter G | Super Famicom / SNES · 1996 | Not available on any current platform — original Super Famicom / SNES hardware only |
| Final Fantasy Tactics | PlayStation · 1997 | Playable on Nintendo Switch, Steam (PC), PS4 / PS5 via Final Fantasy Tactics — remake / remaster |
| Front Mission 2nd | PlayStation · 1997 | Playable on Nintendo Switch, Steam (PC), PS4 / PS5 via FRONT MISSION 2nd: Remake |
| Arc the Lad III | PlayStation · 1999 | Not available on any current platform — original PlayStation hardware only |
| Front Mission 3 | PlayStation · 1999 | Not available on any current platform — original PlayStation hardware only |
| Growlanser | PlayStation · 1999 | Not available on any current platform — original PlayStation hardware only |
| Summon Night | PlayStation · 2000 | Not available on any current platform — original PlayStation hardware only |
| Summon Night 2 | PlayStation · 2001 | Not available on any current platform — original PlayStation hardware only |
| Arc the Lad: Twilight of the Spirits | PlayStation 2 · 2003 | Not available on any current platform — original PlayStation 2 hardware only |
| Final Fantasy Tactics Advance | Game Boy Advance · 2003 | Not available on any current platform — original Game Boy Advance hardware only |
| Disgaea: Hour of Darkness | PlayStation 2 · 2003 | Playable on Nintendo Switch, Steam (PC), PS4 / PS5 via Disgaea: Hour of Darkness — remake / remaster |
| Summon Night 3 | PlayStation 2 · 2003 | Not available on any current platform — original PlayStation 2 hardware only |
| Venus & Braves | PlayStation 2 · 2003 | Not available on any current platform — original PlayStation 2 hardware only |
| Phantom Brave | PlayStation 2 · 2004 | Playable on Steam (PC) via Phantom Brave PC |
| Arc the Lad: End of Darkness | PlayStation 2 · 2004 | Not available on any current platform — original PlayStation 2 hardware only |
| Makai Kingdom: Chronicles of the Sacred Tome | PlayStation 2 · 2005 | Playable on Nintendo Switch, Steam (PC), PS4 / PS5 via Makai Kingdom: Reclaimed and Rebound |
| Front Mission 5: Scars of the War | PlayStation 2 · 2005 | Not available on any current platform — original PlayStation 2 hardware only |
| TearRing Saga: Berwick Saga | PlayStation 2 · 2005 | Not available on any current platform — original PlayStation 2 hardware only |
| Utawarerumono | PlayStation 2 · 2006 | Playable on Nintendo Switch, Steam (PC), PS4 / PS5 via Utawarerumono — remake / remaster |
| Summon Night 4 | PlayStation 2 · 2006 | Not available on any current platform — original PlayStation 2 hardware only |
| Jeanne d'Arc | PSP · 2006 | Not available on any current platform — original PSP hardware only |
| Record of Agarest War | PlayStation 3 · 2007 | Playable on Steam (PC) via Steam |
| Wild Arms XF | PSP · 2007 | Not available on any current platform — original PSP hardware only |
| Fire Emblem: Radiant Dawn | Wii · 2007 | Not available on any current platform — original Wii hardware only |
| Valkyria Chronicles | PlayStation 3 · 2008 | Playable on Nintendo Switch, Steam (PC), PS4 / PS5 via Valkyria Chronicles — remake / remaster |
| Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Survivor | Nintendo DS · 2009 | Not available on any current platform — original Nintendo DS hardware only |