Square was a Japanese
video game development and publishing company founded in September 1986 by
Masashi Miyamoto . It began as a computer game software division of Den-Yu-Sha, a
power line construction company owned by Miyamoto's father. Square's first releases were
The Death Trap and its sequel
Will: The Death Trap II ; they sold over 100,000 copies, a major success for the time. In September 1986, Square spun off from Den-Yu-Sha and became Square Co., Ltd. While its next few games sold poorly, 1987's
Final Fantasy sold over 500,000 copies, sparking the company's flagship series.
Square was best known for its role-playing video game franchises, which include the Final Fantasy Enix to form Square Enix . This list includes retail games developed or published by Square during its existence.
Games
List of games
Title
System
Release date
Developer(s)
JP
NA
EU
AUS
Ref(s)
The Death Trap PC-8801 ; PC-9801; FM-7
October 31, 1984
Square
Yes
Will: The Death Trap II PC-8801 ; PC-9801; FM-7; X1
June 1985
Square
Yes
Dragon Slayer MSX; PC-9801
July 15, 1985 ; September 1985
Nihon Falcom
Yes
Thexder X1; Nintendo Entertainment System
July 20, 1985 ; December 19, 1985
Game Arts
Yes
Cruise Chaser Blassty PC-8801 ; PC-9801; X1
April 30, 1986
Square
Yes
Alpha PC-8801 ; PC-9801; X1; FM-7
July 8, 1986
Square
Yes
King's Knight Nintendo Entertainment System ; MSX
September 18, 1986 ; November 1986
Square / Workss
Yes
Yes
Suishō no Dragon Family Computer Disk System
December 15, 1986
Square
Yes
Deep Dungeon: Madō Senki Family Computer Disk System
December 19, 1986
HummingBirdSoft
Yes
The 3-D Battles of WorldRunner Nintendo Entertainment System
March 12, 1987
Square
Yes
Yes
Apple Town Story Family Computer Disk System
April 3, 1987
Square
Yes
Mystery Quest Family Computer Disk System
May 11, 1987
Carry Lab
Yes
Yūshi no Monshō: Deep Dungeon Family Computer Disk System
May 30, 1987
HummingBirdSoft
Yes
King's Knight Special PC-8801 ; X1
June 1987
Square / Workss
Yes
Genesis
PC-8801
June 6, 1987
Square
Yes
Aliens: Alien 2 PC-8801; PC-9801; MSX ; Family Computer Disk System (unreleased)
June 10, 1987
Square
Yes
Jikai Shounen Met Mag
Family Computer Disk System
July 3, 1987
Thinking Rabbit
Yes
Cleopatra no Mahō Family Computer Disk System
July 24, 1987
Square
Yes
Rad Racer Nintendo Entertainment System
August 7, 1987
Square
Yes
Yes
Yes
Kalin no Tsurugi Family Computer Disk System
October 2, 1987
Xtalsoft
Yes
Nakayama Miho no Tokimeki High School Family Computer Disk System
December 1, 1987
Square / Nintendo
Yes
JJ: Tobidase Daisakusen Part II Nintendo Entertainment System
December 7, 1987
Square
Yes
Final Fantasy Nintendo Entertainment System
December 18, 1987
Square
Yes
Yes
Deep Dungeon III: Yūshi heno Tabi Nintendo Entertainment System
May 13, 1988
HummingBirdSoft
Yes
Akuusenki Raijin
Family Computer Disk System
July 12, 1988
Micro Cabin
Yes
Moon Ball Magic
Family Computer Disk System
July 12, 1988
System Sacom
Yes
Hanjuku Hero Nintendo Entertainment System
December 2, 1988
Square
Yes
Final Fantasy II Nintendo Entertainment System
December 17, 1988
Square
Yes
Square's Tom Sawyer Nintendo Entertainment System
November 30, 1989
Square
Yes
The Final Fantasy Legend Game Boy
December 15, 1989
Square
Yes
Yes
Final Fantasy III Nintendo Entertainment System ; WonderSwan Color (unreleased)
April 27, 1990
Square
Yes
Rad Racer II Nintendo Entertainment System
June 1990
Square
Yes
Final Fantasy Legend II Game Boy
December 14, 1990
Square
Yes
Yes
Game Boy
June 28, 1991
Square
Yes
Yes
Yes
Final Fantasy IV Super Nintendo Entertainment System
July 19, 1991
Square
Yes
Yes
Final Fantasy IV Easytype Super Nintendo Entertainment System
November 29, 1991
Square
Yes
Final Fantasy Legend III Game Boy
December 13, 1991
Square
Yes
Yes
Romancing SaGa Super Nintendo Entertainment System
January 28, 1992
Square
Yes
Super Nintendo Entertainment System
October 5, 1992
Square
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Final Fantasy V Super Nintendo Entertainment System
December 6, 1992
Square
Yes
Hanjuku Hero: Aa, Sekaiyo Hanjukunare...! Super Nintendo Entertainment System
December 19, 1992
Square
Yes
Secret of Mana Super Nintendo Entertainment System
August 6, 1993
Square
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Romancing SaGa 2 Super Nintendo Entertainment System
December 10, 1993
Square
Yes
Alcahest Super Nintendo Entertainment System
December 17, 1993
HAL Laboratory
Yes
Breath of Fire Super Nintendo Entertainment System
February 24, 1994
Capcom
Yes
Yes
Final Fantasy I•II Nintendo Entertainment System
February 27, 1994
Square
Yes
Final Fantasy VI Super Nintendo Entertainment System
April 2, 1994
Square
Yes
Yes
Live A Live Super Nintendo Entertainment System
September 2, 1994
Square
Yes
Front Mission Super Nintendo Entertainment System
February 24, 1995
G-Craft
Yes
Chrono Trigger Super Nintendo Entertainment System
March 11, 1995
Square
Yes
Yes
Seiken Densetsu 3 Super Nintendo Entertainment System
September 30, 1995
Square
Yes
Secret of Evermore Super Nintendo Entertainment System
October 1995
Square
Yes
Yes
Yes
Romancing SaGa 3 Super Nintendo Entertainment System
November 11, 1995
Square
Yes
Dynami Tracer
Satellaview
January 27, 1996
Square
Yes
Koi wa Balance
Satellaview
January 27, 1996
Square
Yes
Radical Dreamers: Nusumenai Hōseki Satellaview
February 3, 1996
Square
Yes
Bahamut Lagoon Super Nintendo Entertainment System
February 9, 1996
Square
Yes
Treasure Conflix
Satellaview
February 10, 1996
Square
Yes
Front Mission Series: Gun Hazard Super Nintendo Entertainment System
February 23, 1996
Omiya Soft
Yes
Super Mario RPG Super Nintendo Entertainment System
March 9, 1996
Square / Nintendo
Yes
Yes
Treasure of the Rudras Super Nintendo Entertainment System
April 5, 1996
Square
Yes
Treasure Hunter G Super Nintendo Entertainment System
May 24, 1996
Sting Entertainment
Yes
Tobal No. 1 PlayStation
August 2, 1996
DreamFactory
Yes
Yes
Yes
Final Fantasy VII PlayStation
January 31, 1997
Square
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Pro-Logic Mah-Jong Hai-Shin
PlayStation
January 31, 1997
Aques
Yes
Bushido Blade PlayStation
March 14, 1997
Bergsala Lightweight
Yes
Yes
Yes
Final Fantasy IV PlayStation
March 21, 1997
Tose
Yes
Yes
Power Stakes
PlayStation
April 11, 1997
Aques
Yes
Tobal 2 PlayStation
April 25, 1997
DreamFactory
Yes
Digical League
PlayStation
June 20, 1997
Aques
Yes
Final Fantasy Tactics PlayStation
June 20, 1997
Square
Yes
Yes
SaGa Frontier PlayStation
July 11, 1997
Square
Yes
Yes
Front Mission 2 PlayStation
September 25, 1997
G-Craft
Yes
Final Fantasy VII International PlayStation
October 1997
Square
Yes
Power Stakes Grade 1
PlayStation
October 9, 1997
Aques
Yes
Einhänder PlayStation
November 20, 1997
Square
Yes
Yes
Front Mission Alternative PlayStation
December 18, 1997
Square
Yes
Chocobo no Fushigi na Dungeon PlayStation
December 23, 1997
Square
Yes
Super Live Stadium
PlayStation
January 1, 1998
Aques
Yes
Xenogears PlayStation
February 11, 1998
Square
Yes
Yes
Bushido Blade 2 PlayStation
February 28, 1998
Bergsala Lightweight
Yes
Yes
Final Fantasy V PlayStation
March 13, 1998
Tose
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Hai-Shin 2
PlayStation
March 26, 1998
Aques
Yes
Parasite Eve PlayStation
March 29, 1998
Square
Yes
Yes
Power Stakes 2
PlayStation
April 9, 1998
Aques
Yes
Sōkaigi PlayStation
May 28, 1998
Yuke's
Yes
Final Fantasy VII Microsoft Windows
June 24, 1998
Square
Yes
Yes
Yes
Brave Fencer Musashi PlayStation
July 26, 1998
Square
Yes
Yes
Another Mind PlayStation
November 12, 1998
Square
Yes
Ehrgeiz PlayStation
December 17, 1998
DreamFactory
Yes
Yes
Yes
Chocobo's Dungeon 2 PlayStation
December 23, 1998
Square
Yes
Yes
iS – internal section PlayStation
January 28, 1999
Positron
Yes
Final Fantasy VIII PlayStation
February 11, 1999
Square
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Chocobo World Final Fantasy VIII PocketStation
February 11, 1999
Square
Yes
Final Fantasy Collection PlayStation
March 11, 1999
Tose
Yes
Final Fantasy VI PlayStation
March 11, 1999
Tose
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Chocobo Racing PlayStation
March 18, 1999
Square
Yes
Yes
Yes
SaGa Frontier 2 PlayStation
April 1, 1999
Square
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Go Go Digger (included with SaGa Frontier 2 PocketStation
April 1, 1999
Square
Yes
Cyber Org PlayStation
April 22, 1999
FuzzBox
Yes
Racing Lagoon PlayStation
June 10, 1999
Square
Yes
Legend of Mana PlayStation
July 15, 1999
Square
Yes
Yes
Ring Ring Land (included with Legend of Mana PocketStation
July 15, 1999
Square
Yes
Front Mission 3 PlayStation
September 2, 1999
Square
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Final Fantasy Anthology PlayStation
September 30, 1999
Square
Yes
Yes
Threads of Fate PlayStation
October 14, 1999
Square
Yes
Yes
Chrono Trigger PlayStation
November 2, 1999
Tose
Yes
Chrono Cross PlayStation
November 18, 1999
Square
Yes
Yes
Parasite Eve II PlayStation
December 16, 1999
Square
Yes
Yes
Yes
Chocobo Collection PlayStation
December 22, 1999
Square / ParityBit / Denyusha
Yes
Final Fantasy VIII Microsoft Windows
January 25, 2000
Square
Yes
Yes
Yes
Vagrant Story PlayStation
February 10, 2000
Square
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Driving Emotion Type-S PlayStation 2
March 30, 2000
Escape
Yes
Yes
Yes
All Star Pro-Wrestling PlayStation 2
June 8, 2000
Square
Yes
Final Fantasy IX PlayStation
July 7, 2000
Square
Yes
Yes
Yes
Gekikuukan Pro Baseball: At the End of the Century 1999
PlayStation 2
September 7, 2000
Square
Yes
Hataraku Chocobo WonderSwan
September 21, 2000
Square
Yes
Final Fantasy WonderSwan Color
December 9, 2000
Square
Yes
The Bouncer PlayStation 2
December 23, 2000
DreamFactory
Yes
Yes
Yes
Wild Card WonderSwan Color
March 29, 2001
Square
Yes
Final Fantasy II WonderSwan Color
May 3, 2001
Square
Yes
Final Fantasy Chronicles PlayStation
June 29, 2001
Tose
Yes
Blue Wing Blitz WonderSwan Color
July 5, 2001
Square
Yes
Final Fantasy X PlayStation 2
July 19, 2001
Square
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
All Star Pro-Wrestling II PlayStation 2
November 22, 2001
Square
Yes
Romancing SaGa WonderSwan Color
December 20, 2001
Square
Yes
Final Fantasy X International PlayStation 2
January 31, 2002
Square
Yes
Hanjuku Hero: Aa, Sekaiyo Hanjukunare...! WonderSwan Color
February 14, 2002
Sting Entertainment
Yes
The Final Fantasy Legend WonderSwan Color
March 20, 2002
Aspect
Yes
Final Fantasy IV WonderSwan Color
March 29, 2002
Sting Entertainment
Yes
Kingdom Hearts PlayStation 2
March 28, 2002
Square
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Neichibeikan Professional Baseball Final League
PlayStation 2
April 25, 2002
Square
Yes
Final Fantasy XI PlayStation 2
May 16, 2002
Square
Yes
Yes
Yes
World Fantasista
PlayStation 2
June 6, 2002
Square
Yes
Front Mission WonderSwan Color
July 12, 2002
G-Craft
Yes
Final Fantasy PlayStation
October 31, 2002
Square
Yes
Yes
Yes
Final Fantasy II PlayStation
October 31, 2002
Square
Yes
Yes
Yes
Final Fantasy XI Microsoft Windows
November 7, 2002
Square
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Chocobo Land: A Game of Dice Game Boy Advance ; WonderSwan Color (unreleased)
December 13, 2002
Square
Yes
Unlimited Saga PlayStation 2
December 19, 2002
Square
Yes
Yes
Yes
Final Fantasy Tactics Advance Game Boy Advance
February 14, 2003
Square
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Final Fantasy X-2 PlayStation 2
March 13, 2003
Square
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
^ Capcom game whose North American version was published by Square.