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List of tactical role-playing video games: 2005 to 2009

List of tactical role-playing video games: 2005 to 2009

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This is a comprehensive index of commercial tactical role-playing games for all platforms, sorted chronologically. Information regarding date of release, developer, publisher, platform and notability is provided when available. The table can be sorted by clicking on the small boxes next to the column headings.

See also: Chronology of turn-based tactics video games

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