Video Games of 1997
Let's celebrate the best video games of 1997, including PC and console games. Here’s a list of the most popular videogames released in 1997 organised by Genre, Platform and Publisher
![Excalibur 2555 AD]( "Excalibur 2555 AD")
Excalibur 2555 AD
Platform: PlayStation, Windows
Genre: Action-adventure
Publisher: Sir-Tech
![Croc: Legend of the Gobbos]( "Croc: Legend of the Gobbos")
Croc: Legend of the Gobbos
Platform: PlayStation, Sega Saturn, Microsoft Windows, Game Boy Color
Genre: Platform
Publisher: JP MediaQuest
![Hot Shots Golf]( "Hot Shots Golf")
Hot Shots Golf
Platform: PlayStation
Genre: Sports
Publisher: Sony Computer Entertainment
![Fighting Force]( "Fighting Force")
Fighting Force
Platform: PlayStation Microsoft Windows Nintendo 64 PlayStation Network
Genre: Beat 'em up
Publisher: Eidos Interactive (PS, Win) Crave Entertainment (N64)
![Extreme Assault]( "Extreme Assault")
Extreme Assault
Platform: DOS
Genre: Action
Publisher: Blue Byte Software
![Darklight Conflict]( "Darklight Conflict")
Darklight Conflict
Platform: DOS, PlayStation, Saturn, Windows
Genre: Space combat simulator
Publisher: Electronic Arts
![G-Darius]( "G-Darius")
G-Darius
Platform: Arcade, PlayStation, PlayStation 2, Microsoft Windows, PlayStation Network
Genre: Shoot 'em up
Publisher: JP CyberFront; JP MediaKite; JP Sourcenext; NA/EU THQ
![Agent Armstrong]( "Agent Armstrong")
Agent Armstrong
Platform: PlayStation, Microsoft Windows
Genre: Action platformer
Publisher: Virgin Interactive
![Heavy Gear]( "Heavy Gear")
Heavy Gear
Platform: Microsoft Windows
Genre: First-person shooter Vehicle simulation game
Publisher: Activision
![V-Rally]( "V-Rally")
V-Rally
Platform: PlayStation, Windows, Game Boy, Nintendo 64, Game Boy Color
Genre: Racing
Publisher: Infogrames Electronic Arts Spike Ocean Software Atari
![An Elder Scrolls Legend: Battlespire]( "An Elder Scrolls Legend: Battlespire")
An Elder Scrolls Legend: Battlespire
Platform: MS-DOS
Genre: Action role-playing, survival horror
Publisher: Bethesda Softworks
![Africa Trail]( "Africa Trail")
Africa Trail
Platform: Mac OS, Windows
Genre: Adventure, Educational, Simulation, Sports
Publisher: The Learning Company
![Earth 2140]( "Earth 2140")
Earth 2140
Platform: Amiga, DOS, Macintosh, Windows
Genre: Strategy
Publisher: EU TopWare Interactive; NA Interplay Entertainment
![Carmen Sandiego Word Detective]( "Carmen Sandiego Word Detective")
Carmen Sandiego Word Detective
Platform: Mac OS, Microsoft Windows
Genre: Educational
Publisher: Brøderbund
![G-Police]( "G-Police")
G-Police
Platform: PlayStation, Microsoft Windows, PlayStation Network
Genre: Shooter
Publisher: Psygnosis SCEE
![TOCA Touring Car Championship]( "TOCA Touring Car Championship")
TOCA Touring Car Championship
Platform: PlayStation Game Boy Color Microsoft Windows
Genre: Racing
Publisher: Codemasters, 3DO (USA), Upstar (Japan), THQ (Game Boy Color)
![Descent to Undermountain]( "Descent to Undermountain")
Descent to Undermountain
Platform: PC (DOS)
Genre: Role-playing video game
Publisher: Interplay
![Constructor]( "Constructor")
Constructor
Platform: PC, PlayStation, PlayStation Network
Genre: Real-time strategy, Construction and management simulation
Publisher: Acclaim (Originally), System 3 (Current)
![Breath of Fire III]( "Breath of Fire III")
Breath of Fire III
Platform: PlayStation, PlayStation Portable
Genre: Role-playing
Publisher: Capcom, Tommo Inc.
![The Day the World Broke]( "The Day the World Broke")
The Day the World Broke
Platform: Microsoft Windows
Genre: Graphic adventure, puzzle
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Interactive
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