Faxanadu

Developer: Hudson Soft, Konami

Publisher: Hudson Soft, Konami, Nintendo

Nov 17, 1987

Visual

8-Bit
pixel
side scroll

Structure

ability gated
exploration
interconnected map
item gated

Combat

contact damage

Features

equipment
leveling

Themes

fantasy

Sub-Genre

RPG
proto-Metroidvania

Summary

Faxandu is for the Famicom and NES. The name was licensed by Falcom and was developed and released in Japan in 1987. Nintendo also released the game to the world market in 1990. It can be considered a side-story of Xanadu, which is the second installment of Falcom's long-running RPG series, Dragon Slayer. The title is a combination of "Famicom" and "Xanadu"

Last updated August 08, 2026

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Nintendo
- Wii
- NES

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MV Temperature
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- exploration
- item gated
- pixel
- side scroll
- equipment
- RPG
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- Differences
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- pixel
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- Differences
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- item gated
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- pixel
- side scroll
- proto-Metroidvania
- Differences
- boss gated
- action
- multiple characters
- Semi-Linear
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MV Temperature
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- pixel
- side scroll
- fantasy
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- Differences
- action
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Very Positive

2,264 reviews

MV Temperature
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- interconnected map
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- pixel
- side scroll
- equipment
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Very Positive

2,488 reviews

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- interconnected map
- item gated
- pixel
- side scroll
- contact damage
- equipment
- leveling
- RPG
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- non linear
- fast travel
- post game
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- companion combat
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- exploration
- interconnected map
- pixel
- side scroll
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- Differences
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- exploration
- interconnected map
- item gated
- pixel
- side scroll
- contact damage
- equipment
- leveling
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- Differences
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MV Temperature
- Similarities
- 8-Bit
- pixel
- side scroll
- contact damage
- equipment
- fantasy
- proto-Metroidvania
- Differences
- boss gated
- action
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MV Temperature
- Similarities
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- interconnected map
- side scroll
- equipment
- leveling
- RPG
- Differences
- boss gated
- companion combat
- gothic
- multiple endings
- Semi-Linear
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94%

Very Positive

2,703 reviews

MV Temperature
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- interconnected map
- item gated
- pixel
- side scroll
- contact damage
- equipment
- leveling
- RPG
- Differences
- boss gated
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- multiple endings
- New Game+
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Publisher: Konami, Nintendo

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82%

Very Positive

2,264 reviews

MV Temperature
- Similarities
- Has Romhack
- 8-Bit
- pixel
- side scroll
- proto-Metroidvania
- Differences
- boss gated
- gothic
- discrete levels
- linear

Faxanadu

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