DS | Children of Mana | 2006 | Action | Nex Entertainment | Beautiful graphics, but otherwise a repetitive randomized dungeon-crawling ARPG |
DS | Heroes of Mana | 2007 | Strategy | Brownie Brown | RTS where better equipment is the key to raising stats; pretty but lacking in substance |
GBA | Sword of Mana | 2003 | Action | Brownie Brown | Incorporates elements from later games and 2 story paths |
JP SFC | Seiken Densetsu 3 | 1995 | Action | Square | The character you choose at the start determines your storyline, otherwise plays like SoM |
PS2 | Dawn of Mana | 2007 | Action | Square Enix | Does away with many conventions of the series, large focus on item throwing, level gains are reset between areas |
PS3 | Legend of Mana (PSone Classics) | 2011 | Action | Square | See PSX |
PS4 | Legend of Mana (DL only) | 2021 | Action | M2/Square Enix | Cleans up the graphics, adds rearranged music, otherwise still the same gorgeous journey |
PS4 | Secret of Mana | 2018 | Action | Q Studios/Square | See Vita |
PS4 | Trials of Mana | 2020 | Action | Xeen/Square Enix | Brings the game into 3D, adds new difficulty levels, gives characters abilities for buffs, adds an extra class tier, among many other QoL changes |
PSP | Legend of Mana (PSone Classics) | 2011 | Action | Square | See PSX |
PSX | Legend of Mana | 2000 | Action | Square | Gorgeously 2D, beautiful soundtrack, disjointed story with an offbeat structure |
SNES | Secret of Mana | 1993 | Action | Square | Actually the second Mana game, up to 3-player co-op |
Switch | Collection of Mana | 2019 | Action | M2/Square | Brings together the original versions of the first three Mana games along with UI QoL additions; first appearance of a localized Trials of Mana |
Switch | Legend of Mana (DL only) | 2021 | Action | M2/Square Enix | See PS4 |
Switch | Trials of Mana | 2020 | Action | Xeen/Square Enix | See PS4 |
Vita | Adventures of Mana (DL only) | 2016 | Action | MCF | 3D remake of Final Fantasy Adventure, the first Mana game; only has a male playable character but allows for easy equipment switching |
Vita | Legend of Mana (PSone Classics) | 2012 | Action | Square | See PSX |
Vita | Secret of Mana (DL only) | 2018 | Action | Q Studios/Square | Remade in 3D with a lot of the original visual charm missing, a new translation, adds voiced dialogue and makes QoL changes |