- August 27, 1994
- HAL Laboratory
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EarthBound is a single player role playing game with fantasy, drama and science fiction themes. It was developed by HAL Laboratory and was released on August 27, 1994. It received positive reviews from both critics and players.
A turn-based JRPG and sequel to the then-Japan-only Earthbound Beginnings (1989) in which Ness, a young boy living in a land based on the USA, leaves home to go on an adventure through strange locations, get to know quirky characters, and defeat an unknowable alien threat called Giygas while facing up to the realities of growing up and becoming familiar with the real world.
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Looking for games like EarthBound? Here are top role playing recommendations with a fantasy, drama and science fiction focus, selected from player-similarity data — start with Captain Velvet Meteor: The Jump+ Dimensions, Echo Generation: Midnight Edition or Caves of Qud.
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EarthBound is a role playing game with fantasy, drama and science fiction themes. Common tags for EarthBound include science and turn-based.
EarthBound is available on Wii U, Nintendo 3ds, Wii, Game Boy Advance and others.
EarthBound was released on August 27, 1994.
EarthBound was developed by HAL Laboratory.
EarthBound has received positive reviews from players.
EarthBound is a single player game.
Similar games include Captain Velvet Meteor: The Jump+ Dimensions, Echo Generation: Midnight Edition, Caves of Qud, Atlas Wept, Another Realm and others.