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is a series of role-playing video games developed and published by Konami. Created by Yoshitaka Murayama, the games are loosely based on the classical Chinese novel Water Margin, whose title is rendered as in Japanese. Each individual game centers on themes of politics, corruption, revolution, mystical crystals known as True Runes, and the "108 Stars of Destiny"—the 108 protagonists who are loosely interpreted from the source material.

Key facts

VG series.title
Suikoden
VG series.image
Suikoden Logo.png
VG series.creator
Yoshitaka Murayama
VG series.publisher
Konami
VG series.genre
Role-playing
VG series.first release version
Suikoden
VG series.first release date
December 15, 1995
VG series.latest release version
Suikoden I & II HD Remaster: Gate Rune and Dunan Unification Wars
VG series.latest release date
March 6, 2025

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Encyclopedic overview

18 sections
Contents
  • Games
  • Main series
  • Spin-offs
  • Compilations
  • Elements
  • Gameplay
  • Battle modes
  • Development
  • Future
  • World, setting, and concepts
  • The 27 True Runes
  • The 108 Stars of Destiny
  • Geography
  • Music collections
  • Publications, adaptations, and other material
  • Cameos
  • References
  • External links

is a series of role-playing video games developed and published by Konami. Created by Yoshitaka Murayama, the games are loosely based on the classical Chinese novel Water Margin, whose title is rendered as in Japanese. Each individual game centers on themes of politics, corruption, revolution, mystical crystals known as True Runes, and the "108 Stars of Destiny"—the 108 protagonists who are loosely interpreted from the source material.

Although the events of the games are not chronological, the entire series (except for Tierkreis and Tsumugareshi Hyakunen no Toki) takes place within the same world, among continuing and overlapping histories. In some cases, several characters appear in multiple installments.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Suikoden” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.