JP SFC | Star Ocean | Tri-Ace | Look at that spritework! |
PS2 | Star Ocean: Till the End of Time | Tri-Ace | AKA Star Ocean 3 - losing all HP or MP will knock a character out in battle, very complicated Private Action scoring system to determine ending |
PS3 | Star Ocean: The Last Hope International | Tri-Ace | Adds anime-styled character portraits, dual audio, and new music to the original 360 release; considered to be the definitive version of the game |
PS4 | Star Ocean: First Departure R (DL only) | Tose/Square Enix/Tri-Ace | Adds new character illustrations and makes QoL changes to the PSP version |
PS4 | Star Ocean: Integrity and Faithlessness | Tri-Ace | Arguably the weakest entry in the series; combat occurs with all party members (up to 7!) present in real-time, with a rock-paper-scissors-like system |
PS4 | Star Ocean: The Divine Force | Tri-Ace | See PS5 |
PS4 | Star Ocean: The Last Hope - 4K/Full HD Edition (DL only) | Tri-Ace/Square Enix | See PS3, but with prettier graphics |
PS4 | Star Ocean: Till the End of Time (DL only) | Tri-Ace | See PS2 |
PS5 | Star Ocean: The Divine Force | Tri-Ace | A return to dual protagonists and the most dynamic combat system in the series to date |
PSP | Star Ocean: First Departure | Tose/Tri-Ace | Adds new playable characters and animated cutscenes, gives the game a different engine, expands on some NPCs storyline-wise, first western localization of the game |
PSP | Star Ocean: Second Evolution | Tose/Tri-Ace | Adds new playable characters, reworked skills, new cutscenes, and even more endings to The Second Story |
PSX | Star Ocean: The Second Story | Tri-Ace | First localized Star Ocean game with two different scenarios |
Switch | Star Ocean: First Departure R (DL only) | Tose/Square Enix/Tri-Ace | See PS4 |
Xbox 360 | Star Ocean: The Last Hope | Tri-Ace | Chronologically the first game in the series, fun action-based gameplay and a heavier sci-fi emphasis than all other titles |
Xbox One | Star Ocean: The Divine Force | Tri-Ace | See PS5 |
Xbox Series | Star Ocean: The Divine Force | Tri-Ace | See PS5 |