The ''Slayers'' video games are single-player

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adaptations of the comic fantasy light novel,

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and

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franchise '' Slayers'', released exclusively in Japan between 1994 and 1998. There are two different 16-bit games released in 1994 and titled simply ''Slayers'' (including one for the Super Famicom), followed by three 32-bit console games: 1997's ''

Slayers Royal is a 1997 tactical role-playing game developed by Onion Egg and published by Kadokawa Shoten and Entertainment Software Publishing only in Japan. It was originally released for the Sega Saturn on July 25, 1997, and its PlayStation port by Japan A ...

'', and 1998's ''

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'' and '' Slayers Wonderful''. The ''Royal'' series' titles are both

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s for the 32-bit consoles.

Role-playing games

''Slayers'' (PC98)

''Slayers'' (スレイヤーズ) was developed by AIC Spirits (additional development by Oniro and Studio Orphee, graphics by Studio Kuma) and published by Banpresto for the NEC PC-9801 on March 25, 1994. It was written by Yōsuke Kuroda, art-designed by animator Masayuki Hiraoka, and composed by Shiori Ueno. In 1996, ''Slayers'' was ranked the best RPG on the system in ''

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'' reader poll. ''Slayers'' is a first-person view dungeon crawler role-playing video game in the tradition of '' Wizardry''. Its story follows the adventures of

Lina Inverse is a fictional character and the main protagonist of the comic fantasy-themed light novel, manga and anime series ''Slayers''. Lina Inverse is a young yet very powerful sorceress travelling the world in search of adventure and treasure. Lina has b ...

and Gourry Gabriev, aided by up to two additional

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companions of the player's choosing (they can be Naga the Serpent, Zelgadiss Graywords, Amelia Wil Tesla Saillune, Philionel El Di Saillune, Lemmy Martin, and Meena, as well four original characters: Kim, Marin, Junon, and Lass) in the dungeons and other locations surrounding the city of Wilnan. The player directly controls only Lina and the characters do not level up. In Wilnan, the player can rest and heal the party, swap or revive characters, and visit stores.

''Slayers'' (SFC)

Developed by

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and published by Banpresto for the Super Famicom (SFC) in 1994.

''Slayers Wonderful''

Developed by TamTam and released by Banpresto for the

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in 1998.

Tactical role-playing games

''Slayers Royal''

Developed by Onion Egg and published by

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and

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for the

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in 1997, and ported to the PlayStation by Japan Art Media in 1998.

''Slayers Royal 2''

Developed by Onion Egg and published by Kadokawa Shoten and Entertainment Software Publishing for the Sega Saturn in 1998 and for the PlayStation in 1999.

Crossover games

*'' Granblue Fantasy'', a mobile role-playing game of which cast Lina, Naga, and Gourry joined in 2016. *''

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'' (sometimes written as ''Heroes Fantasia''), a Japan-only role-playing video game developed by Banpresto and published for the

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in 2012, features the characters (both playable and non-playable) from the anime series '' Slayers Revolution'' (as well as characters from nine other anime series). *''

Magical Battle Arena is a crossover third-person shooter game developed by Fly-System in 2008. The game features characters from '' Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha'', ''Magic Knight Rayearth'', ''Cardcaptor Sakura'', ''Slayers'', and ''Mahōjin Guru Guru''. Gameplay ' ...

'', a 2008 action doujin game featuring Lina, Naga, and the Lord of Nightmares as playable characters. *'' Valkyrie Anatomia: The Origin'' features Lina and Naga as playable characters since August 2018. *''

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'', an RPG mobile game that featured Lina, Gourry, Zelgadis, and Amelia as playable characters with Xellos as a boss character as well as a costume for Reid Hershel ('' Tales of Eternia''). Although she herself doesn't appear in the game, Naga appears as a costume for Natalia Luzu Kimlasca-Lanvaldear ('' Tales of the Abyss''). *''

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,'' a mobile action role-playing video game featured Lina, Gourry and Xellos as playable characters

References

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