Release OrderRecommended
0 / 19 playedEvery mainline game in release order, which is the recommended play order, with direct sequels in place.
1990s classics
- 1 Tales of Phantasia Super Famicom original; the GBA port (2006) brought it West.
- 2 Tales of Destiny First Tales game released in North America.
2000s entries
- 3 Tales of Eternia Released in the West as Tales of Destiny II; remaster scheduled for October 16, 2026.
- 4 Tales of Destiny 2 Direct sequel to Destiny; never released in the West.
- 5 Tales of Symphonia The series breakout hit outside Japan.
- 6 Tales of Rebirth Never released outside Japan.
- 7 Tales of Legendia
- 8 Tales of the Abyss The 3DS port (2011) is available in English.
- 9 Tales of Innocence Japan-only, including the Innocence R remake.
- 10 Tales of Symphonia: Dawn of the New World Direct sequel to Symphonia.
- 11 Tales of Vesperia Definitive Edition (2019) is the current version.
- 12 Tales of Hearts Hearts R on Vita is the version released in the West.
- 13 Tales of Graces Graces f and its 2025 remaster are the versions to play.
2010s entries
- 14 Tales of Xillia
- 15 Tales of Xillia 2 Direct sequel to Xillia.
- 16 Tales of Zestiria
- 17 Tales of Berseria Prequel to Zestiria set in the same world.
2020s entries
- 18 Tales of Arise Beyond the Dawn expansion (2023) continues the story.
- 19 Tales of Eternia Remastered Scheduled for October 16, 2026.
Where to Start
0 / 5 playedFive entries that show what Tales does best, in the order to play them.
- 1 Tales of Symphonia
- 2 Tales of the Abyss
- 3 Tales of Vesperia
- 4 Tales of Berseria
- 5 Tales of Arise
About Tales
Tales is Bandai Namco's long-running action RPG series, and nearly every mainline entry tells a standalone story, so release order is the play order. The main list groups all 17 mainline games by era and slots the direct sequels where they belong, while the shorter second list is a starting path for newcomers.
Good to know
Tales of Eternia Remastered is scheduled for October 16, 2026 on Switch, Switch 2, PS4, PS5, Xbox Series X|S and PC. A brand new mainline game is in development with no date attached, and a Tales of Xillia 2 remaster is reported to be in development, so treat both as unconfirmed until Bandai Namco names them.
