Square was a Japanese video game development and publishing company founded in September 1986 by Masafumi 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 series. Of its properties, this franchise is the best-selling, with total worldwide sales of over 173 million units. During its existence, the company developed or published dozens of titles in various video game franchises on numerous gaming systems. On April 1, 2003, Square merged with video game publisher Enix to form Square Enix. This list includes retail games developed or published by Square during its existence.
Games
+ Title System Release date Developer(s) JP NA EU AUS Ref(s) PC-8801; PC-9801; FM-7 Square Yes Will: The Death Trap II PC-8801; PC-9801; FM-7; X1 Square Yes Thexder X1; Nintendo Entertainment System; Game Arts Yes Genesis PC-8801 Square Yes Cruise Chaser Blassty PC-8801; PC-9801; X1 Square Yes Alpha PC-8801; PC-9801; X1; FM-7 Square Yes King's Knight Nintendo Entertainment System; MSX ; Square / Workss Yes Yes Suishō no Dragon Family Computer Disk System Square Yes Family Computer Disk System HummingBirdSoft Yes The 3-D Battles of WorldRunner Nintendo Entertainment System Square Yes Yes Apple Town Story Family Computer Disk System Square Yes Mystery Quest Family Computer Disk System Carry Lab Yes Yūshi no Monshō: Deep Dungeon Family Computer Disk System HummingBirdSoft Yes King's Knight Special PC-8801; X1 Square / Workss Yes Aliens: Alien 2PC-8801; PC-9801; MSX; Family Computer Disk System (unreleased) Square Yes Jikai Shounen Met Mag Family Computer Disk System Thinking Rabbit Yes Cleopatra no Mahō Family Computer Disk System Square Yes Rad Racer Nintendo Entertainment System Square Yes Yes Yes Kalin no Tsurugi Family Computer Disk System Xtalsoft Yes Nakayama Miho no Tokimeki High School Family Computer Disk System Square / Nintendo Yes JJ: Tobidase Daisakusen Part II Nintendo Entertainment System Square Yes Nintendo Entertainment System Square Yes Yes Nintendo Entertainment System HummingBirdSoft Yes Akuusenki Raijin Family Computer Disk System Micro Cabin Yes Moon Ball Magic Family Computer Disk System System Sacom Yes Hanjuku Hero Nintendo Entertainment System Square Yes Nintendo Entertainment System Square Yes Square's Tom Sawyer Nintendo Entertainment System Square Yes Game Boy Square Yes Yes Nintendo Entertainment System; WonderSwan Color (unreleased) Square Yes Rad Racer II Nintendo Entertainment System Square Yes Final Fantasy Legend II Game Boy Square Yes Yes Game Boy Square Yes Yes Yes Super Nintendo Entertainment System Square Yes Yes Super Nintendo Entertainment System Square Yes Final Fantasy Legend III Game Boy Square Yes Yes Romancing SaGa Super Nintendo Entertainment System Square Yes Super Nintendo Entertainment System Square Yes Yes Yes Yes Super Nintendo Entertainment System Square Yes Hanjuku Hero: Aa, Sekaiyo Hanjukunare...! Super Nintendo Entertainment System Square Yes Secret of Mana Super Nintendo Entertainment System Square Yes Yes Yes Yes Romancing SaGa 2 Super Nintendo Entertainment System Square Yes Alcahest Super Nintendo Entertainment System HAL Laboratory Yes Breath of Fire Super Nintendo Entertainment System Capcom Yes Yes Nintendo Entertainment System Square Yes Super Nintendo Entertainment System Square Yes Yes Live A Live Super Nintendo Entertainment System Square Yes Front Mission Super Nintendo Entertainment System G-Craft Yes Chrono Trigger Super Nintendo Entertainment System Square Yes Yes Trials of Mana Super Nintendo Entertainment System Square Yes Secret of Evermore Super Nintendo Entertainment System Square Yes Yes Yes Romancing SaGa 3 Super Nintendo Entertainment System Square Yes Dynami Tracer Satellaview Square Yes Koi wa Balance Satellaview Square Yes Radical Dreamers: Nusumenai Hōseki Satellaview Square Yes Bahamut Lagoon Super Nintendo Entertainment System Square Yes Treasure Conflix Satellaview Square Yes Front Mission Series: Gun Hazard Super Nintendo Entertainment System Omiya Soft Yes Super Mario RPG Super Nintendo Entertainment System Square / Nintendo Yes Yes Treasure of the Rudras Super Nintendo Entertainment System Square Yes Treasure Hunter G Super Nintendo Entertainment System Sting Entertainment Yes PlayStation DreamFactory Yes Yes Yes PlayStation Square Yes Yes Yes Yes Pro-Logic Mah-Jong Hai-Shin PlayStation Aques Yes Bushido Blade PlayStation Lightweight Yes Yes Yes PlayStation Tose Yes Yes Power Stakes PlayStation Aques Yes PlayStation DreamFactory Yes Digical League PlayStation Aques Yes Final Fantasy Tactics PlayStation Square Yes Yes SaGa Frontier PlayStation Square Yes Yes Front Mission 2 PlayStation G-Craft Yes PlayStation Square Yes Power Stakes Grade 1 PlayStation Aques Yes Einhänder PlayStation Square Yes Yes Front Mission Alternative PlayStation Square Yes Chocobo's Mysterious Dungeon PlayStation Square Yes Super Live Stadium PlayStation Aques Yes Xenogears PlayStation Square Yes Yes Bushido Blade 2 PlayStation Lightweight Yes Yes PlayStation Tose Yes Yes Yes Yes Hai-Shin 2 PlayStation Aques Yes Parasite Eve PlayStation Square Yes Yes Power Stakes 2 PlayStation Aques Yes Sōkaigi PlayStation Yuke's Yes Microsoft Windows Square Yes Yes Yes Brave Fencer Musashi PlayStation Square Yes Yes Another Mind PlayStation Square Yes Ehrgeiz PlayStation DreamFactory Yes Yes Yes Chocobo's Dungeon 2 PlayStation Square Yes Yes iS – internal section PlayStation Positron Yes PlayStation Square Yes Yes Yes Yes Chocobo World (included with Final Fantasy VIII) PocketStation Square Yes Final Fantasy Collection PlayStation Tose Yes PlayStation Tose Yes Yes Yes Yes Chocobo Racing PlayStation Square Yes Yes Yes SaGa Frontier 2 PlayStation Square Yes Yes Yes Yes Go Go Digger (included with SaGa Frontier 2) PocketStation Square Yes Cyber Org PlayStation FuzzBox Yes Racing Lagoon PlayStation Square Yes Legend of Mana PlayStation Square Yes Yes Ring Ring Land (included with Legend of Mana) PocketStation Square Yes Front Mission 3 PlayStation Square Yes Yes Yes Yes Final Fantasy Anthology PlayStation Square Yes Yes Threads of Fate PlayStation Square Yes Yes Chrono Trigger PlayStation Tose Yes Chrono Cross PlayStation Square Yes Yes Parasite Eve II PlayStation Square Yes Yes Yes Chocobo Collection PlayStation Square / ParityBit / Denyusha Yes Microsoft Windows Square Yes Yes Yes Vagrant Story PlayStation Square Yes Yes Yes Yes Driving Emotion Type-S PlayStation 2 Escape Yes Yes Yes All Star Pro-Wrestling PlayStation 2 Square Yes PlayStation Square Yes Yes Yes Gekikuukan Pro Baseball: At the End of the Century 1999 PlayStation 2 Square Yes Hataraku Chocobo WonderSwan Square Yes WonderSwan Color Square Yes PlayStation 2 DreamFactory Yes Yes Yes Wild Card WonderSwan Color Square Yes WonderSwan Color Square Yes Final Fantasy Chronicles PlayStation Tose Yes Blue Wing Blitz WonderSwan Color Square Yes PlayStation 2 Square Yes Yes Yes Yes All Star Pro-Wrestling II PlayStation 2 Square Yes Romancing SaGaWonderSwan Color Square Yes PlayStation 2 Square Yes Hanjuku Hero: Aa, Sekaiyo Hanjukunare...! WonderSwan Color Sting Entertainment Yes WonderSwan Color Aspect Yes WonderSwan Color Sting Entertainment Yes Kingdom Hearts PlayStation 2 Square Yes Yes Yes Yes Neichibeikan Professional Baseball Final League PlayStation 2 Square Yes PlayStation 2 Square Yes Yes Yes World Fantasista PlayStation 2 Square Yes Front Mission WonderSwan Color G-Craft Yes PlayStation Square Yes Yes Yes PlayStation Square Yes Yes Yes Microsoft Windows Square Yes Yes Yes Yes Chocobo Land: A Game of Dice Game Boy Advance; WonderSwan Color (unreleased) Square Yes Unlimited Saga PlayStation 2 Square Yes Yes Yes Final Fantasy Tactics Advance Game Boy Advance Square Yes Yes Yes Yes PlayStation 2 Square Yes Yes Yes Yes
References
External links Official Japanese game list