Suikoden (video game)
| Suikoden | |
|---|---|
| Developers | Konami Computer Entertainment Tokyo (PS) System Sacom (PC) Konami Computer Entertainment Sapporo (Saturn) |
| Publisher | Konami |
| Director | Yoshitaka Murayama |
| Producer | Kazumi Kitaue |
| Designer | Junko Kawano |
| Artist | Junko Kawano |
| Composers | Miki Higashino Tappy Iwase Hiroshi Tamawari Hirofumi Taniguchi Mayuko Kageshita |
| Series | Suikoden |
| Platforms | |
| Release | PlayStationWindows
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| Genre | Role-playing |
| Mode | Single-player |
Suikoden (Japanese: 幻想水滸伝, Hepburn: Gensō Suikoden; ⓘ) is a role-playing video game published by Konami. It is the first installment of the Suikoden series. Developed by Konami Computer Entertainment Tokyo, it was released initially in 1995 for the PlayStation in Japan. A North American release followed one year later, and a mainland European release came the following April. The game was also released for Windows and Sega Saturn in 1998, but only in Japan.
The game centers on the political struggles of the Scarlet Moon Empire. The player controls a Scarlet Moon Empire general's son, who is destined to seek out 108 warriors (referred to as the 108 Stars of Destiny) in order to revolt against the corrupt sovereign state and bring peace to a war-torn land. The game is loosely based on the Chinese novel Water Margin, and features a vast array of characters both controllable and not, with over ninety characters usable in combat and many more able to help or hinder the hero in a variety of ways.
A compilation of the first two Suikoden games, Suikoden I & II, was released for PlayStation Portable in Japan on February 23, 2006. A high-definition English localization version of the compilation under the title Suikoden I & II HD Remaster: Gate Rune and Dunan Unification Wars released worldwide on March 6, 2025 for Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Windows, Xbox One and Xbox Series X/S.