The most interesting RPG released in 1998
All the best and most popular games of the year, upcoming releases, and hits from the past. Use filters to narrow down search.
Final Fantasy Tactics
RPG 28 January 1998
Developed by Squaresoft, a tactical jRPG set in the realities of a fictional medieval world. The game presents the story of a group of heroes involved in a war intrigue.
Xenogears
RPG 11 February 1998
A Japanese RPG with a complex, difficult and controversial plot, where players can control giant mosses.
Akuma: Demon Spawn
RPG 12 March 1998
Somewhere deep below the surface of the earth, lives the ruler of all demons - Satan, also called Akuma. For many years he wanted to terrorize people with the help of an army of his most faithful servants. The Lord of Darkness did not care about taking captives. Every living being was to face the final punishment - death. The first representatives of the hellish manure appeared in the eastern part of China....
Hexen II: Portal of Praevus
RPG 30 March 1998
Portal of Praevus is the only official addition to Hexen II - first person shooter with RPG elements, which takes us to a fantastic world full of various monsters and demons.
SaGa Frontier
RPG 31 March 1998
The first release for PlayStation and the seventh installment of the popular jRPG series. The production action takes place in a universe consisting of several planets, between which the player can move freely. The story is divided into seven separate stories, presented from the perspective of different protagonists. In terms of gameplay mechanisms, the title is a classic representative of a genre where exploration, role-playing and turn-based duels lead the way.
Might and Magic VI: Mandate of Heaven
RPG 15 April 1998
The sixth major installment of the cult RPG series. Might and Magic VI: Mandate of Heaven tells a completely new story that fills the plot hole between the second and third installment of the Heroes of Might and Magic series. The action takes us to the fantastical land of Enroth which was plunged into chaos after king Roland Ironfist had disappeared and the apocalypse worshippers decided to overthrow prince Nicolai to put their leader on the throne.
Dink Smallwood
RPG 23 April 1998
In Dink Smallwood, an action/adventure game created by Robinson Technologies in 1997, we play the role of the title pig-pig, leading a boring life in a village called Stonebrook.
Ultima Online: The Second Age
RPG 23 June 1998
Ultima Online: The Second Age is the first official extension to the Ultima Online MMORPG. The addition introduces a new land - The Lost Lands and its indigenous inhabitants like Ophidians, Terathians, Titans and Cyclops. Developers from Origin System have also implemented the players' hoped-for option of creating settlements from scratch.
Fallout 2
RPG 31 October 1998
A post-apocalyptic RPG and a sequel to the 1997’s bestseller, Fallout. Fallout 2 was developed by Black Isle Studios, once again in cooperation with Interplay. The action is set in 2241, 80 years after the events of the first game. The player assumes the role of a chosen one, who is tasked by the village elders with finding the G.E.C.K, a device capable of restoring the world after the nuclear apocalypse. Many gameplay solutions from the original remain unchanged, including the S.P.E.C.I.A.L.
Dark Vengeance
RPG 09 December 1998
Dungeon crawler in a fantasy style with an action presented from a third person's perspective. We choose one of the three heroes: a sorcerer, gladiator or swindler, and plunge into a dangerous underground in an attempt to counter the invasion of dark elves.
Suikoden II
RPG 17 December 1998
The second part of the Japanese RPG series, which is distinguished by the number of available heroes to join and a difficult story, touching on the problems of slavery and tyranny, among others. Suicoden II is considered to be one of the best representatives of the species of all time.
Thousand Arms
RPG 17 December 1998
Maintained in the steampunk climates and style of Japanese animations, unusual production combining RPG elements with a dating simulator.
Baldur's Gate
RPG 23 December 1998
A fantasy RPG that draws inspiration from the roots of the genre and faithfully recreates the rules of the second edition of the D&D system. The action starts in Candlekeep, a stronghold located on the Sword Coast in the Forgotten Realms. The protagonist is a youngster brought up by his foster father, Gorion. When strangers attempt to take his life, both heroes try to escape, but Gorion sacrifices himself to save his son.