July 1987 - games, that were released this month

Zombie Hunter is an action, platformer and fantasy role-playing game from the developers of Hi-Score Media Work Corp.. The main publisher of the game...

Getsufūma Den

Action, Platformer, First-person view, Top-down view

July 7, 1987 → NES

Getsufūma Den is a first-person action game with a dash of platforming from developers from the Konami Industry Co. studio. Ltd.. The game is...

Metal Gear

Action, Stealth, Top-down view

July 7, 1987 → MSX

Players: 7.8/10

Metal Gear is a stealth action game. The main character of the game is a special forces soldier nicknamed Solid Snake, who is tasked with...

Tokoro-san no mamoru mo semeru mo

Action, Platformer

July 7, 1987 → NES

Tokoro-san no mamoru mo semeru mo is an action game with platform elements from the studio ISCO, Inc.. The game is published by Epic/Sony Inc...

Booby Kids

Action, Top-down view

July 10, 1987 → NES

Booby Kids is a top-down action game from the studio Nihon Bussan Co., Ltd.. The game is published by Nihon Bussan Co., Ltd.. For some reason the...

Dream Factory: Doki Doki Panic

Action, Platformer, Third-person view

July 10, 1987 → NES

Dream Factory: Doki Doki Panic is a third-person action game with platforming elements from the masters from the studio Nintendo Co., Ltd.. The game...

Sea Hunt

Strategy, Top-down view, Board / Group Game, Turn-based

July 14, 1987 → DOS

Players: 5.5/10

Sea Hunt is a top-down strategy game. The PC version of Sea Hunt, unfortunately, has not yet been released, but we hope that the release will take...

Starship Hector

Action, Shooter, Third-person view, Top-down view, Futurism (Future)

July 16, 1987 → NES

Starship Hector is a third-person action game with shooter elements from the studio Hudson Soft Company, Ltd.. The game is published by Hudson Soft...

Legacy of the Wizard

Action, Platformer, Third-person view, Fantasy / Medieval

July 17, 1987 → NES

Dragon Slayer IV: Draslefamily is an alternate title for Legacy of the Wizard. There has still been no announcement of Legacy of the Wizard for...

Ultima 4: Quest of the Avatar

Role-playing game, First-person view, Top-down view, Fantasy / Medieval, Turn-based, Adventure, Exploration

July 18, 1987 → PC-98

A turn-based role-playing game set in the fantasy world of Britannia, it focuses on the hero’s moral development rather than defeating a central...

Jongbou

Board / Group Game, Mini-game / browser-based

July 18, 1987 → NES

Jongbou is a browser or mini-game from developers from Micronics and SNK Playmore Corp. studios. The game is published by K. Amusement Leasing Co...

Fantasy Zone (1987)

Arcade, Action, Shooter, Third-person view, Futurism (Future)

July 20, 1987 → NES

Metacritic: 84/100

This arcade side-scrolling shooter puts players in control of the spaceship Opa-Opa as it battles enemies across fantastical levels. Each stage...

Chester Field

Arcade, Action, Beat them all, Platformer, Fantasy / Medieval

July 30, 1987 → NES

Chester Field is an action arcade, beat 'em up, platformer and fantasy game from the masters at Vic Tokai, Inc.. The game is published by Vic Tokai...

Digital Devil Monogatari: Megami Tensei

Role-playing game, Action, Top-down view, Cyberpunk

August 1987

Digital Devil Monogatari: Megami Tensei is a top-down RPG with action elements from the developers of Telenet Japan Co., Ltd.. The game is published...

Ghosts 'N Goblins

Action, Fighting, Third-person view, Fantasy / Medieval

June 13, 1985

Players: 8.5/10

Ghosts 'N Goblins is a fantasy platformer about the knight Sir Arthur, who sets out to rescue Princess Prin-Prin from the Demon World. His route is...

Jesus: Kyōfu no Bio-Monster

Adventure, First-person view, Futurism (Future), Anime / Manga

March 17, 1989

Set in 2061, this graphic adventure follows an Earth expedition sent to investigate Halley’s Comet. The protagonist is stationed aboard the...

Kid Icarus

Action, Third-person view, Anime / Manga

December 19, 1986

Metacritic: 77/100

Kid Icarus is an action platformer starring Pit, an angelic warrior on a quest to rescue the goddess Palutena and save Angel Land from Medusa. Armed...

NetHack

Role-playing game, Top-down view, Fantasy / Medieval

January 5, 2001

NetHack — turn-based role-playing computer game in the roguelike genre. All actions occur only after the player performs an action. The...

Rygar (1987)

Action, Third-person view, Top-down view, Fantasy / Medieval

April 17, 1987

Rygar (1987) is a third-person action game with elements of a fantasy game from developers from the studio Tecmo, Ltd.. The game is published by...

Solomon's Key

Arcade, Action, Strategy, Platformer, Third-person view, Puzzle

July 30, 1986

Solomon's Key is a third-person arcade game with a mixture of action, strategy, platformer and puzzle from developers from the Tecmo, Ltd. studio...

Wizardry: Legacy of Llylgamyn - The Third Scenario

Role-playing game, DLC, First-person view, Fantasy / Medieval, Turn-based

June 27, 1987

Wizardry: Legacy of Llylgamyn — The Third Scenario is a first-person role-playing game with fantasy game elements from the developers of...

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