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| {{vgrtbl>JP|2002|NA|2003|EU|2004}} | .hack//Infection | CyberConnect2 | Bandai | Sci-Fi
Fantasy | PS2 | Action RPG | .hack | JP |
| JP|2002|NA|2003|EU|2004}} | .hack//Mutation | CyberConnect2 | Bandai | Sci-Fi
Fantasy | PS2 | Action RPG | Sequel to .hack//Infection. | JP |
| JP|2002|NA|2003|EU|2004}} | .hack//Outbreak | CyberConnect2 | Bandai | Sci-Fi
Fantasy | PS2 | Action RPG | Sequel to .hack//Mutation. | JP |
| NA|2002}} | Aaron Hall's Dungeon Odyssey | Malfador | Shrapnel | Fantasy |
| JP|2002}} | Kijin Fukkatsu | Bandai | Bandai | Fantasy | WSC | Tactical RPG | Arc the Lad | JP |
| NA|2002}} | Arc the Lad Collection | Working Designs | Working Designs | Fantasy | PS1 (Rerel) | Tactical RPG | Re-release, compilation and English translation of Arc the Lad, Arc the Lad II and Arc the Lad III. | JP |
| EU|2002|NA|2002}} | Arx Fatalis | Arkane | JoWood
Dreamcatcher | Fantasy | WIN | FR |
| JP|2002}} | Atelier Judie: The Alchemist of Gramnad | Gust | Fantasy | PS2 | Atelier | JP |
| NA|2002}} | Avernum 3 | Spiderweb | Spiderweb | Fantasy | MAC
WIN | Sequel to Avernum 2. | US |
| NA|2002|EU|2002}} | Baldur's Gate II: The Collection | BioWare | Interplay | Fantasy | WIN (Comp) | Compilation of Shadows of Amn and its expansion. | CA |
| NA|2002|EU|2003}} | Dark Alliance | Snowblind | Vivendi | Fantasy | GCN (Port) | Action RPG | Port of Dark Alliance for PS2.
Spin-off of the Baldur's Gate series. | US |
| NA|2002|EU|2003}} | Dark Alliance | Snowblind | Vivendi | Fantasy | Xbox (Port) | Action RPG | Port of Dark Alliance for PS2.
Spin-off of the Baldur's Gate series. | US |
| DE|2002}} | Black Isle Compilation | Black Isle | Interplay | Fantasy | WIN (Comp) | Compilation of Baldur's Gate, Icewind Dale, their expansions, and Planescape: Torment. | US |
| JP|2002}} | Black/Matrix II | Flight-Plan | NEC | Fantasy | PS2 | Tactical RPG | Sequel to Black/Matrix. | JP |
| JP|2002}} | Black Matrix Zero | Flight-Plan | NEC | Fantasy | GBA | Tactical RPG | Prequel to Black/Matrix. | JP |
| JP|2002|NA|2003|EU|2003}} | Dragon Quarter | Capcom | Capcom | Fantasy | PS2 | Sequel to Breath of Fire IV. | JP |
| JP|2002|NA|2003|EU|2003}} | Dark Chronicle
Dark Cloud 2 | Level-5 | SCE | Fantasy | PS2 | Sequel to Dark Cloud. | JP |
| JP|2002|NA|2003}} | DemiKids - Light Version | MIT | Atlus | Fantasy | GBA | JP |
| JP|2002|NA|2003}} | DemiKids - Dark Version | MIT | Atlus | Fantasy | GBA | JP |
| NA|2002|EU|2002}} | Deus Ex | Ion Storm | Eidos | Sci-Fi | PS2 | Action RPG | US |
| JP|2002|NA|2002|EU|2002}} | Digimon World 3 | Bandai | Bandai | Sci-Fi
Fantasy | PS1 | Sequel to Digimon World 2. | JP |
| DE|2002|UK|2002|NA|2002}} | Divine Divinity | Larian Park | CDV | Fantasy | WIN | Action RPG | Series debuts. | BE |
| JP|2002|NA|2002|EU|2002}} | Legendary Super Warriors | Banpresto | Banpresto
Infogrames | Sci-Fi
Fantasy | GBC | Tactical RPG | JP |
| NA|2002|EU|2002}} | The Legacy of Goku | Webfoot | Infogrames | Sci-Fi
Fantasy | GBA | Action RPG | JP |
| JP|2002}} | Dragon Quest Monsters 1+2 | TOSE | Enix | Fantasy | PS1 (Remake) | Remake of Dragon Quest Monsters, Dragon Warrior Monsters 2: Cobi's Journey and Dragon Warrior Monsters 2: Tara's Adventure. | JP |
| NA|2002}} | Dungeon Siege | Gas Powered | Microsoft | Fantasy | WIN | Action RPG | Series debuts.
Represents Chris Taylor's entry into the RPG market. | US |
| NA|2002|EU|2002}} | Dungeons & Dragons: Eye of the Beholder | Pronto | Infogrames | Fantasy | GBA | Tactical RPG |
| NA|2002|EU|2002|AU|2004}} | Elder Scrolls III, The: Morrowind | Bethesda | Bethesda
Ubisoft
1C Company | Fantasy | WIN | Action RPG | Sequel to Daggerfall. | US |
| NA|2002|EU|2002}} | Elder Scrolls III, The: Morrowind | Bethesda | Bethesda
ZeniMax Media
Ubisoft | Fantasy | Xbox (Port) | Action RPG | Port of Morrowind for PC. | US |
| NA|2002|EU|2006}} | Elder Scrolls III, The: Morrowind – Collector's Edition | Bethesda | Bethesda
Ubisoft | Fantasy | WIN (Limit) | Action RPG | Rerelease of Morrowind for WIN.
Sequel to Daggerfall. | US |
| NA|2002|EU|2003}} | Elder Scrolls III, The: Tribunal | Bethesda | Bethesda | Fantasy | WIN | Action RPG | Expansion to Morrowind. | US |
| JP|2002|NA|2002|PAL|2003}} | Evolution Worlds | Sting | ESP
Ubisoft | Sci-Fi
Fantasy | GCN (Port) | Port and compilation of The World of Sacred Device and Far Off Promise for DC. | JP |
| UK|2002}} | Fallout | Interplay | Sold Out | Post-apocalyptic | WIN (Rerel) | Rerelease of Fallout for WIN.
Series debuts. | US |
| NA|2002}} | Fallout | Omni | MacPlay | Post-apocalyptic | OSX (Port) | Port of Fallout for DOS.
Series debuts. | US |
| NA|2002|EU|2002}} | Fallout 2 | Black Isle | MacPlay | Post-apocalyptic | OSX (Port) | Port of Fallout 2 for WIN.
Sequel to Fallout. | US |
| NA|2002|UK|2006}} | Fallout: The Ultimate Collection | Black Isle
14° East
Micro Forté | Interplay | Post-apocalyptic | WIN (Comp) | Compilation of Fallout, Fallout 2 and Fallout Tactics. | US |
| JP|2002}} | Final Fantasy | Square
TOSE | Square Enix | Fantasy | PS1 (Port) | JPRPG[1] | Port of Final Fantasy for NES. | JP |
| JP|2002|EU|2003|NA|2003}} | Final Fantasy I & II Premium Package
Final Fantasy Origins | Square
TOSE | Square Enix | Fantasy | PS1 (Port) | JPRPG[1] | Port of Final Fantasy and Final Fantasy II for NES. | JP |
| JP|2002}} | Final Fantasy II | Square
TOSE | Square Enix | Fantasy | PS1 (Port) | JPRPG[1] | Port of Final Fantasy II for NES. | JP |
| JP|2002}} | Final Fantasy IV | Square | Square | Fantasy | WSC (Port) | JPRPG[1] | Port of Final Fantasy IV.
Sequel to Final Fantasy III for SNES. | JP |
| JP|2002}} | Final Fantasy Legend | Square | Square | Fantasy | WSC (Port) | JPRPG[2] | Port of Final Fantasy Legend for Game Boy. | JP |
| JP|2002|NA|2003|EU|2003}} | Final Fantasy Origins | TOSE | Infogrames
Square Enix | Fantasy | PS1 (Port
Re-release) | Re-release of Final Fantasy I & II Premium Package for PS1.
Port and compilation of Final Fantasy and Final Fantasy II for NES. | JP |
| JP|2002|NA|2004}} | Final Fantasy XI
Final Fantasy XI Online | Square | SCE | Fantasy | PS2 | MMORPG | JP |
| JP|2002}} | Fūin no Tsurugi | Intelligent | Nintendo | Fantasy | GBA | Tactical RPG | JP |
| NA|2002}} | Freedom Force | Irrational | Crave
EA
MacPlay | Superhero | WIN
OSX | Tactical RPG[3][4] | Series debuts. | US |
| JP|2002|NA|2002}} | Forever Kingdom | From | Agetec | Fantasy | PS2 | Prequel to Evergrace. | JP |
| JP|2002}} | Front Mission | Square | Square | Sci-Fi | WSC (Remake) | Tactical RPG | Remake of Front Mission for SNES.
Series debuts. | JP |
| INT|2002}} | Geneforge | Spiderweb | Spiderweb | Fantasy | WIN (Port) | Port of Geneforge for MAC.
Series debuts. | US |
| JP|2002|NA|2003|EU|2003}} | The Lost Age | Camelot | Nintendo | Fantasy | GBA | Sequel to Golden Sun. | JP |
| DE|2002}} | Gorky 17
Odium | Metropolis | 1C Company
TopWare
Monolith | Fantasy
Sci-Fi | OSX (Port) | Tactical RPG | Port of Gorky 17 for WIN. | PL |
| DE|2002|NA|2003|UK|2003|AU|2003}} | Gothic II | Piranha Bytes | JoWood | Fantasy | WIN | Action RPG | Sequel to Gothic. | DE |
| JP|2002|NA|2002|EU|2002}} | Grandia II | Game Arts | Sega
Enix
Ubisoft | Fantasy | PS2 (Port) | Port of Grandia II for DC.
Sequel to Grandia. | JP |
| JP|2002|NA|2002}} | Grandia Xtreme | Game Arts | Enix | Fantasy | PS2 | JP |
| NA|2002|PAL|2002|JP|2002}} | Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets | Eurocom | EA
Warner Bros. | Fantasy | GCN
PS2
Xbox | US |
| NA|2002|PAL|2002|JP|2002}} | Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets | Amaze | EA
Warner Bros. | Fantasy | GBC | US |
| NA|2002|PAL|2002|JP|2002}} | Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets | Argonaut | EA
Warner Bros. | Fantasy | PS1 | US |
| NA|2002|EU|2002}} | Icewind Dale | Black Isle | MacPlay | Fantasy | OSX (Port) | Port of Icewind Dalefor WIN.
Series debuts. | US |
| NA|2002|UK|2002}} | Icewind Dale II | Black Isle | Interplay | Fantasy | WIN | Sequel to Icewind Dale.
Black Isle Studios' final CRPG.
Uses the D&D 3rd Edition ruleset. | US |
| NA|2002}} | Icewind Dale II: Collector's Edition | Black Isle | Interplay | Fantasy | WIN (Limit) | Rerelease of Icewind Dale II for WIN.
Sequel to Icewind Dale. | US |
| NA|2002}} | Icewind Dale: The Collection | Black Isle | Interplay | Fantasy | WIN (Comp) | Compilation of Icewind Dale and its expansions for WIN. | US |
| EU|2002}} | Icewind Dale: Complete | Black Isle | Interplay | Fantasy | WIN (Comp) | Compilation of Icewind Dale and its expansions for WIN. | US |
| JP|2002}} | Innocent Tears | Global A | Modern
Fantasy | Xbox (Port) | Tactical RPG[5][6] | Port of Innocent Tears for DC. | JP |
| NA|2002}} | Gold Pack | Sir-Tech | Strategy First | Modern | WIN (Comp) | Tactical RPG | Compilation of Jagged Alliance 2 and Unfinished Business. | CA |
| JP|2002|NA|2002|EU|2002|AU|2002}} | Kingdom Hearts | Square | Square
Square EA
Disney
SCEE | Fantasy | PS2 | Action RPG | Features Walt Disney and Final Fantasy characters. | JP |
| JP|2002}} | Kingdom Hearts Final Mix | Square | Square | Fantasy | PS2 (Rerel) | Action RPG | Re-release of Kingdom Hearts for PS2.
Features Walt Disney and Final Fantasy characters. | JP |
| JP|2002|NA|2004|EU|2005|AU|2005}} | Tactics
ラ・ピュセル 光の聖女伝説 | Nippon Ichi | Nippon Ichi
Mastiff
Koei | Fantasy | PS2 | Tactical RPG | JP |
| JP|2002|NA|2002|EU|2002}} | Lost Kingdoms
Rune | From | Activision | Fantasy | GCN | Action RPG | Series debuts. | JP |
| JP|2002|NA|2003}} | The Ruins of Lore
Estpolis Gaiden: Chinmoku no Iseki
エストポリス外伝 沈黙の遺跡 | Taito | Taito
Atlus | Fantasy | GBA | Spin-off of the Lufia series. | JP |
| JP|2002|NA|2003|PAL|2003}} | Mega Man Battle Network 3 - White Version | Capcom | Capcom | Sci-Fi | GBA | Sequel to Mega Man Battle Network 2. | JP |
| NA|2002|EU|2002|JP|2002}} | Might and Magic IX | New World | 3DO | Fantasy | WIN | Sequel to Day of the Destroyer. | US |
| NA|2002}} | Platinum Edition | New World | 3DO | Fantasy | WIN (Comp) | Compilation of Might and Magic VI through Might and Magic IX. | US |
| NA|2002|AU|2002}} | Neverwinter Nights | BioWare | Atari
MacSoft | Fantasy | WIN | Designed as essentially a PnP game to be played online with a dungeon master, it demonstrates the potential power of regular user-made content. | CA |
| NA|2002|AU|2002}} | Neverwinter Nights: Collector's Edition | BioWare | Infogrames | Fantasy | WIN (Limit) | Rerelease of Collector's Edition for WIN. | CA |
| RU|2002|UK|2003|NA|2003}} | Paradise Cracked | MiST Land South | Buka
JoWood | Cyberpunk | WIN | Tactical RPG[10][7][8] | RU |
| JP|2002}} | Phantasy Star Collection | Sci-Fi | GBA (Port) | Port of Phantasy Star Collection for SAT, minus Phantasy Star IV. | JP |
| JP|2002|NA|2003|EU|2003|AU|2003}} | Pokémon Ruby | Game Freak | Nintendo | Modern
Fantasy | GBA | JP |
| JP|2002|NA|2003|EU|2003|AU|2003}} | Pokémon Sapphire | Game Freak | Nintendo | Modern
Fantasy | GBA | JP |
| JP|2002}} | Popolocrois: Adventure of Beginnings | SCE | SCE | Fantasy | PS2 | JP |
| NA|2002}} | Prelude to Darkness | Zero Sum | Zero Sum | Fantasy | WIN | Released as freeware after a period of several years. | US |
| JP|2002}} | The Promised Land | Sting | Bandai | Fantasy | WSC | JP |
| JP|2002|NA|2003}} | RPG Maker 2 | Kuusou Kagaku | Enterbrain
Agetec | Fantasy | PS2 | Development tool | Sequel to RPG Maker. | JP |
| JP|2002|NA|2003}} | RPG Maker 3 | Run Time | Enterbrain
Agetec | Fantasy | PS2 | Development tool | Sequel to RPG Maker 2. | JP |
| JP|2002}} | Sakura Taisen 4: Koi Seyo, Otome | Red
Overworks | Sega | Steampunk | DC | Tactical RPG | Sequel to Sakura Taisen 3. | JP |
| JP|2002}} | Sakura Taisen Complete Box | Sega | Sega
Red Ent. | Steampunk | DC (Port) | Tactical RPG | Port and compilation of Sakura Taisen 1 through Sakura Taisen 4. | JP |
| JP|2002}} | Shin Megami Tensei II | Atlus | Atlus | Fantasy | PS1 (Remake) | JPRPG[9] | Remake of Shin Megami Tensei II for SNES.
Sequel to Shin Megami Tensei. | JP |
| JP|2002|NA|2003|EU|2003}} | Shining Soul | Nex | Atlus | Fantasy | GBA | Part of the Shining Force series. | JP |
| JP|2002|NA|2003|EU|2003}} | Skies of Arcadia Legends | Overworks | Sega | Fantasy | GCN (Remake) | Remake of Skies of Arcadia for DC. | JP |
| RU|2002}} | Space Rangers
Космические рейнджеры | Elemental | 1C Company | Sci-Fi | WIN | Adventure/RPG/Strategy hybrid. | Series debuts. | RU |
| JP|2002|NA|2002}} | Suikoden III | Konami | Konami | Fantasy | PS2 | Sequel to Suikoden II. | JP |
| NA|2002|EU|2002}} | Summoner 2 | Volition | THQ | Fantasy | PS2 | Sequel to Summoner. | US |
| JP|2002}} | Sunrise Eiyuutan 2
サンライズ英雄譚2 | Sunrise | Fantasy | PS2 | Sequel to Sunrise Eiyuutan. | JP |
| JP|2002|NA|2006}} | Original Generation | Banpresto
Atlus | Banpresto
Atlus | Sci-Fi | GBA | Tactical RPG | First game in the series to be published outside Japan. | JP |
| JP|2002}} | Super Robot Wars R | Banpresto | Banpresto | Sci-Fi | GBA | Tactical RPG | JP |
| JP|2002|CN|2003}} | Tales of Destiny 2 | Telenet Japan
Wolf Team | Namco | Fantasy | PS2 | Action RPG | Sequel to Tales of Destiny. | JP |
| JP|2002}} | Tales of Fandom Vol.1 | Namco | Namco | Fantasy | PS2 | Spin-off of the Tales series. | JP |
| JP|2002}} | Narikiri Dungeon 2 | Wolf Team
Alfa System | Namco | Fantasy | GBA | Sequel to Narikiri Dungeon. | JP |
| JP|2002}} | Tomato Adventure | AlphaDream | Nintendo | Fantasy | GBA | JP |
| JP|2002|NA|2003|EU|2003}} | Unlimited SaGa | Square | Square
Square Enix
Atari | Fantasy | PS2 | JP |
| EU|2002|NA|2003}} | Valhalla Chronicles | Paradox
Oblivion | Big City | Fantasy | WIN | Action RPG | SE |
| JP|2002}} | Mystic Far East
VM Japan | Nihon Falcom | Nihon Falcom | Fantasy | WIN | Tactical RPG | Sequel to Vantage Master V2. | JP |
| JP|2002}} | Mystic Far East
VM Japan | Nihon Falcom | Nihon Falcom | Fantasy | PS2 (Port) | Tactical RPG | Port of Mystic Far East for WIN. | JP |
| JP|2002|NA|2002|EU|2003}} | Wild Arms 3 | Media.Vision | SCE | Steampunk | PS2 | Sequel to Wild Arms 2. | JP |
| JP|2002|NA|2003}} | Der Wille zur Macht | Monolith | Namco | Fantasy | PS2 | JP |
| {{vgrtbl>JP|2003|NA|2004|EU|2004}} | .hack//Quarantine | CyberConnect2 | Bandai | Sci-Fi | PS2 | Sequel to .hack//Outbreak. | JP |
| JP|2003}} | 2nd Super Robot Wars Alpha | Banpresto | Banpresto | Sci-Fi | PS2 | Tactical RPG | Sequel to Super Robot Wars Alpha Gaiden. | JP |
| JP|2003|NA|2003|EU|2004|AU|2004}} | Twilight of the Spirits
Arc: Twilight of the Spirits | Cattle Call | SCE | Fantasy | PS2 | Tactical RPG | JP |
| NA|2003|EU|2004}} | Arx Fatalis | Arkane | Dreamcatcher | Fantasy | Xbox (Port) | Port of Arx Fatalis for Windows. | EU |
| JP|2003}} | Atelier Marie, Elie, and Anise | Gust | Fantasy | GBA (Port or remake) | JP |
| JP|2003}} | Atelier Viorate: The Alchemist of Gramnad 2 | Gust | Fantasy | PS2 | Sequel to Atelier Judie: The Alchemist of Gramnad. | JP |
| NA|2003}} | Throne of Bhaal | BioWare
Black Isle | MacPlay | Fantasy | OSX (Port) | Port of Throne of Bhaal for WIN.
Expansion for Shadows of Amn. | CA |
| JP|2003|NA|2004|EU|2005}} | Eternal Wings and the Lost Ocean | tri-Crescendo
Monolith | Namco | Fantasy | GCN | JP |
| JP|2003}} | Magic & Steel | Fantasy | Xbox | JP |
| JP|2003|NA|2003|EU|2004}} | The Sun Is in Your Hand | Konami | Konami | Fantasy | GBA | JP |
| JP|2003|EU|2003}} | Breath of Fire IV | Capcom | Capcom
Sourcenext | Fantasy | WIN | Port of Breath of Fire IV. | JP |
| NA|2003|JP|2005}} | The Enemy | Neverland | Natsume | Fantasy | GBA | JP |
| JP|2003|NA|2003|EU|2004}} | Hour of Darkness
魔界戦記ディスガイア | Nippon Ichi | Nippon Ichi
Atlus
Koei | Fantasy | PS2 | Tactical RPG. | JP |
| NA|2003|EU|2003}} | The Legacy of Goku 2 | Webfoot | Atari | Sci-Fi
Fantasy | GBA | Action RPG | Sequel to The Legacy of Goku. | US |
| JP|2003}} | Caravan Heart | TOSE | Enix | Fantasy | GBA | Sequel to Dragon Warrior Monsters 2. | JP |
| JP|2003|NA|2004|EU|2004}} | Drakengard | cavia | Square Enix
Take-Two | Fantasy | PS2 | JP |
| NA|2003}} | Dungeon Siege | Westlake | MacSoft | Fantasy | OSX (Port) | Action RPG | Port of Dungeon Siege for WIN. | US |
| NA|2003|AU|2003}} | Legends of Aranna | Gas Powered
Mad Doc Software | Microsoft | Fantasy | WIN | Action RPG | Expansion to Dungeon Siege. | US |
| NA|2003|EU|2003|AU|2003}} | Heroes | Atari | Atari | Fantasy | Xbox | Action RPG | US |
| NA|2003|EU|2003}} | Elder Scrolls III, The: Bloodmoon | Bethesda | Bethesda
Ubisoft
1C Company | Fantasy | WIN | Action RPG | Expansion to Morrowind. | US |
| EU|2003}} | Elder Scrolls III, The: Bloodmoon and Tribunal Duopack | Bethesda | Ubisoft | Fantasy | WIN (Comp) | Action RPG | Compilation of both expansions for Morrowind. | US |
| NA|2003|EU|2004}} | Elder Scrolls III, The: Morrowind – Game of the Year Edition | Bethesda | Bethesda
Ubisoft
CD Projekt | Fantasy | WIN (Comp) | Rerelease of Morrowind for WIN, including both expansions.
Sequel to Daggerfall. | US |
| ??|2003}} | Elder Scrolls Travels, The: Stormhold | Bethesda | Fantasy | MOBI | US |
| NA|2003|PAL|2003}} | EverQuest Online Adventures | SOE | SOE | Fantasy | PS2 | MMORPG | US |
| NA|2003}} | Frontiers | SOE | SOE | Fantasy | PS2 | MMORPG | Expansion to EverQuest Online Adventures for PS2. | US |
| UK|2003}} | Fallout 2 | Black Isle | Sold Out | Post-apocalyptic | WIN (Rerel) | Rerelease of Fallout 2 for WIN.
Sequel to Fallout. | US |
| CN|2003}} | Fantasia Sango | UserJoy Technology | Unistar | Fantasy | WIN | Series debuts. | TW |
| JP|2003|NA|2004|EU|2004|NZ|2004}} | Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles | The Game Designers Studio | Square Enix
Nintendo | Fantasy | GCN | Action RPG | JP |
| JP|2003|NA|2003|PAL|2003}} | Final Fantasy Tactics Advance
ファイナルファンタジータクティクスアドバンス | Square | Square
Nintendo | Fantasy | GBA | Tactical RPG | JP |
| JP|2003|NA|2003|EU|2004|AU|2004}} | Final Fantasy X-2 | Square | Square
Square Enix | Fantasy | PS2 | Sequel to Final Fantasy X JRPG. | JP |
| JP|2003|NA|2003|EU|2004}} | Fire Emblem | Intelligent | Nintendo | Fantasy | GBA | Tactical RPG | Prequel to Fūin no Tsurugi.
First game in the series to be released outside Japan. | JP |
| JP|2003}} | Front Mission | Square | Square | Sci-Fi | PS1 (Remake) | Tactical RPG | Remake of Front Mission for SNES.
Series debuts. | JP |
| JP|2003|NA|2004}} | Front Mission 4 | Square Enix | Square Enix | Sci-Fi | PS2 | Tactical RPG | Sequel to Front Mission 3. | JP |
| JP|2003|NA|2005}} | Fullmetal Alchemist and the Broken Angel | Racjin | Square Enix | Fantasy | PS2 | Action RPG | Based on the Fullmetal Alchemist manga. | JP |
| INT|2003}} | Geneforge 2 | Spiderweb | Spiderweb | Fantasy | MAC
WIN | Sequel to Geneforge. | US |
| JP|2003}} | Yami no Miko Rose
ジェネレーション・オブ・カオスイクシード 闇の皇女ロゼ | Idea Factory | Idea Factory | Fantasy | GCN | Tactical RPG[10] | JP |
| JP|2003}} | Toki no Fuuin
ジェネレーションオブカオスIII 〜時の封印〜 | Idea Factory | Idea Factory | Fantasy | PS2 | Tactical RPG[10] | Sequel to Generation of Next. | JP |
| JP|2003}} | Giftpia
ギフトピア | skip | Nintendo | Fantasy | GCN | JP |
| NA|2003|EU|2003}} | Gladius | LucasArts | LucasArts
Activision | Fantasy | GCN
PS2
Xbox | Tactical RPG | JP |
| DE|2003}} | Night of the Raven | Piranha Bytes | JoWood | Fantasy | WIN | Action RPG | Expansion to Gothic II. | DE |
| JP|2003|NA|2004}} | Growlanser Generations | CareerSoft
Atlus | Atlus
Working Designs | Sci-Fi | PS2 (Comp) | Tactical RPG[11]
Real-time. | Compilation of Growlanser II and Growlanser III. | JP |
| JP|2003}} | Wayfarer of Time
グローランサーIV | Atlus | Atlus | Fantasy | PS2 | Tactical RPG | Sequel to The Dual Darkness. | JP |
| NA|2003}} | Harry Potter and the Philosophers Stone | Warthog | EA | Fantasy | GCN (Port)
PS2 (Port)
Xbox (Port) | US |
| NA|2003}} | Icewind Dale: The Ultimate Collection | Black Isle | Interplay | Fantasy | WIN (Comp) | Compilation of Icewind Dale, its first expansion and Icewind Dale II for WIN. | US |
| NA|2003|UK|2003}} | Legacy of the Crusader | Reflexive
Black Isle | Interplay | Fantasy
Alternate history | WIN | Uses the SPECIAL system of Fallout and Fallout 2. | US |
| RU|2003|NA|2004|}} | Blood of Titans | 1C | Fantasy | WIN | RU |
| JP|2003|NA|2003|EU|2003}} | Lost Kingdoms II
Rune II | From | Activision | Fantasy | GCN | Action RPG | Sequel to Lost Kingdoms. | JP |
| JP|2003}} | The Quest for Color | Fantasy | PS2 | JP |
| JP|2003|NA|2003|EU|2003}} | Superstar Saga | AlphaDream | Nintendo | Fantasy | GBA | JPRPG | JP |
| JP|2003|NA|2003|PAL|2003}} | Mega Man Battle Network 3 - Blue Version | Capcom | Capcom | Sci-Fi | GBA | Action RPG | Sequel to Mega Man Battle Network 2. | JP |
| JP|2003|NA|2004|PAL|2004}} | Mega Man Battle Network 4 - Red Sun | Capcom | Capcom | Fantasy | GBA | Action RPG | Sequel to Mega Man Battle Network 3. | JP |
| JP|2003|NA|2004|PAL|2004}} | Mega Man Battle Network 4 - Blue Moon | Capcom | Capcom | Fantasy | GBA | Action RPG | Sequel to Mega Man Battle Network 3. | JP |
| NA|2003}} | Mistmare | Arxel Tribe | Strategy First | Fantasy | WIN | Action RPG | SL |
| NA|2003}} | Game of the Year Edition | Bethesda | Bethesda
ZeniMax Media
Ubisoft | Fantasy | Xbox (Port
Re-release) | Action RPG | Port and Re-release of Morrowind for PC. | US |
| NA|2003}} | Neverwinter Nights | BioWare | MacSoft | Fantasy | OSX (Port) | Port of Neverwinter Nights for WIN. | CA |
| NA|2003}} | Neverwinter Nights | BioWare | BioWare | Fantasy | LIN (Port) | Port of Neverwinter Nights for WIN. | CA |
| NA|2003|AU|2003}} | Neverwinter Nights: Gold | BioWare | Atari | Fantasy | WIN (Rerel) | Rerelease of Neverwinter Nights, including the first expansion. | CA |
| NA|2003|AU|2003}} | Hordes of the Underdark | BioWare
Floodgate | Atari | Fantasy | WIN | Expansion for Neverwinter Nights. | CA |
| NA|2003}} | Hordes of the Underdark | BioWare
Floodgate | Atari | Fantasy | LIN (Port) | Port of Hordes of the Underdark for WIN.
Expansion for Neverwinter Nights. | CA |
| NA|2003}} | Shadows of Undrentide | BioWare
Floodgate | Atari | Fantasy | WIN | Expansion for Neverwinter Nights. | CA |
| NA|2003}} | Shadows of Undrentide | BioWare | Atari | Fantasy | LIN (Port) | Port of Shadows of Undrentide for WIN. | CA |
| JP|2003|NA|2003|EU|2003}} | Onimusha Tactics | Capcom | Capcom | Fantasy | GBA | Tactical RPG | Part of the Onimusha series. | JP |
| JP|2003}} | Oriental Blue: Ao no Tengai | Red Ent. | Hudson Soft | Fantasy | GBA | JPRPG[12] | JP |
| JP|2003|NA|2003|EU|2003}} | Phantasy Star Online Episode I & II | Sci-Fi | Xbox (Port) | MMORPG | JP |
| JP|2003|NA|2004}} | Phantasy Star Online Episode I & II Plus | Sci-Fi | GCN (Port) | MMORPG | JP |
| JP|2003|NA|2004|EU|2004}} | C.A.R.D. Revolution | Sonic Team | Sega | Sci-Fi | GCN | MMORPG | JP |
| JP|2003}} | Phantasy Star Generation 1 | Sega | Sega | Sci-Fi | PS2 (Remake) | Remake of Phantasy Star. | JP |
| JP|2003|NA|2004|EU|2004|AU|2004}} | Pokémon Colosseum | Genius Sonority | Nintendo | Modern
Fantasy | GCN | JP |
| JP|2003}} | RPG Maker 2003 | Enterbrain | ASCII | N/A | WIN | Development tool | Sequel to RPG Maker 2000. | JP |
| JP|2003}} | Sakura Taisen | Red
Overworks | Sega | Steampunk | PS2 (Remake) | Tactical RPG | Remake of Sakura Taisen for SAT.
Series debuts. | JP |
| JP|2003}} | Sakura Taisen 3: Pari wa Moeteiru ka | Red
Overworks | Sega
Red Ent. | Steampunk | WIN (Port) | Tactical RPG | Port of Sakura Taisen 3: Pari wa Moeteiru ka for DC.
Sequel to Sakura Taisen 2: Kimi, Shinitamou koto Nakare. | JP |
| JP|2003}} | Sakura Taisen: Atsuki Chishio ni | Overworks | Sega | Steampunk | PS2 (Remake) | Tactical RPG | Remake of Sakura Taisen 2: Kimi, Shinitamou koto Nakare for SAT.
Sequel to Sakura Taisen. | JP |
| JP|2003}} | SD Gundam G Generation Advance | Bandai | Sci-Fi | GBA | Tactical RPG[10] | JP |
| NA|2003}} | Septerra Core (Dual Jewel version) | Valkyrie | Monolith | Sci-Fi
Fantasy | WIN (Rerel) | Rerelease of Septerra Core for WIN. | US |
| JP|2003}} | Shin Megami Tensei II | Atlus | Atlus | Fantasy | GBA (Remake) | JPRPG[9] | Remake of Shin Megami Tensei II for SNES.
Sequel to Shin Megami Tensei. | JP |
| JP|2003|NA|2004|EU|2005}} | Nocturne | Atlus | Atlus
Ghostlight
Ubisoft | Modern
Fantasy | PS2 | JPRPG[9] | Sequel to Shin Megami Tensei II. | JP |
| JP|2003|NA|2004|EU|2004}} | Shining Soul II | Sega
Grasshopper | Sega
Atlus
THQ | Fantasy | GBA | Action RPG | Sequel to Shining Soul. | JP |
| JP|2003}} | Spectral Souls
新紀幻想スペクトラルソウルズ | Idea Factory | Idea Factory | Fantasy | PS2 | Tactical RPG[13] | JP |
| EU|2003|NA|2004}} | Silent Storm | Nival | 1C Company
JoWood
Encore | Sci-Fi
Historical | WIN | Tactical RPG[14][15][16][17][18][19] | Series debuts. | RU |
| JP|2003|JP|2004|NA|2004|EU|2004}} | Till the End of Time | tri-Ace | Enix
Square Enix
Ubisoft | Fantasy | PS2 | Action RPG | Sequel to The Second Story. | JP |
| NA|2003}} | Knights of the Old Republic | BioWare | LucasArts | Sci-Fi | WIN
Xbox | Series debuts. | CA |
| JP|2003}} | Summon Night 3 | Flight-Plan | Banpresto | Steampunk | PS2 | Tactical RPG | Sequel to Summon Night 2. | JP |
| JP|2003|NA|2006}} | Swordcraft Story | Flight-Plan | Banpresto
Atlus | Steampunk | GBA | Action RPG | JP |
| NA|2003|EU|2003}} | A Goddess Reborn | Volition | THQ | Fantasy | GCN (Port) | Port of Summoner 2 for PS2. | US |
| JP|2003}} | Super Robot Wars Destiny | Banpresto | Banpresto | Sci-Fi | GBA | Tactical RPG | JP |
| JP|2003|NA|2003|EU|2004}} | Sword of Mana | Brownie Brown | Square Enix
Nintendo | Fantasy | GBA (Remake) | Remake of Final Fantasy Adventure for GB. | JP |
| JP|2003|NA|2006|EU|2006}} | Tales of Phantasia | Wolf Team
Namco Tales | Namco
Nintendo | Fantasy | GBA (Remake) | Action RPG | Remake of Tales of Phantasia for SNES.
Series debuts. | JP |
| JP|2003|NA|2004|EU|2004}} | Tales of Symphonia | Namco | Namco | Fantasy | GCN | Action RPG | Distant prequel to Tales of Phantasia. | JP |
| JP|2003}} | Summoners Lineage | Namco | Namco | Fantasy | GBA | Tactical RPG | Sequel to Narikiri Dungeon. | JP |
| JP|2003}} | Manjimaru | Red Ent. | Hudson Soft | Fantasy | GCN (Remake) | JPRPG[12] | Remake of Manjimaru for PCE.
Sequel to Tengai Makyō: Ziria. | JP |
| NA|2003|EU|2003|AU|2003}} | Temple of Elemental Evil, The | Troika | Atari | Fantasy | WIN | Uses D&D 3.5 Edition rules, Greyhawk campaign setting. | US |
| JP|2003|CN|2003}} | Majo no Megami to Horobi no Yogen
ヴィーナス＆ブレイブス ～魔女と女神と滅びの予言～ | Namco | Fantasy | PS2 | Tactical RPG[11]
Real-time. | JP |
| JP|2003|NA|2005}} | Alter Code F | Media.Vision | SCE | Steampunk | PS2 (Remake) | Remake of Wild Arms for PS1. | JP |
| JP|2003}} | Proving Grounds of the Mad Overlord | Sting | Bandai | Fantasy | WSC (Port) | Port of Proving Grounds of the Mad Overlord for Apple II.
Series debuts. | JP |
| NA|2003}} | Spirit Detective | Sensory Sweep | Atari | Fantasy | GBA | Tactical RPG | US |
| JP|2003}} | The Ark of Napishtim | Nihon Falcom | Konami | Fantasy | WIN | Action RPG
JRPG | Sequel to Kefin, The Lost City of Sand. | JP |
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