| 3DS | Tales of the Abyss | Namco Tales Studio | Very similar to the original; load times are shorter, some minor changes to quests were made, and shortcuts for battle abilities requires use of the touchscreen |
| GameCube | Tales of Symphonia | Namco Tales Studio | Brought the Tales series into the 3D realm |
| GBA | Tales of Phantasia | Namco Tales Studio | First time released in English, with lots of slowdown and heavily compressed voice clips |
| JP DS | Tales of Innocence | Alfa System | You know what to expect here at this point - in addition, doing sidequests for guilds levels them up |
| JP DS | Tales of the Tempest | Dimps/Namco Tales Studio | A short spinoff title from the mainline series, but plays as you've come to expect; a very polarizing game |
| JP PS3 | Tales of Berseria | Bandai Namco | See PS4 - last Tales game developed for PS3 |
| JP PSX | Tales of Phantasia | Namco | Arguably the best way to play the game, despite lack of official translation |
| JP SFC | Tales of Phantasia | Wolf Team | Mind-bogglingly pretty, a technological marvel for the time |
| PS2 | Tales of Legendia | Namco | Reverts back to the linear combat of earlier entries, about half of the game takes place after the final boss is defeated |
| PS2 | Tales of the Abyss | Namco Tales Studio | Back to the 3D combat that Symphonia popularized, a shining example of protagonist character development |
| PS3 | Tales of Graces f | Namco Tales Studio | Enhanced localization of a JP-only Wii Tales title, very technical combat system, takes place at multiple times through the party's lives |
| PS3 | Tales of Symphonia Chronicles | Bandai Namco | Combined release of the previously JP-only PS2 version of Tales of Symphonia (with additional content) and Dawn of the New World (with a new control scheme) |
| PS3 | Tales of Xillia | Namco Tales Studio | Two separate protagonists with different combat styles (in similar ARPG format to others in the series) gives additional replayability |
| PS3 | Tales of Xillia 2 | Namco Tales Studio | Direct sequel to Tales of Xillia with a new silent protagonist, lots of debt to manage, and character affection to earn |
| PS3 | Tales of Zestiria | Bandai Namco | Often maligned amongst series fans for being misleading in terms of character marketing, has a battle system that revolves around partnering up |
| PS4 | Tales of Arise | Bandai Namco | See PS5 |
| PS4 | Tales of Berseria | Bandai Namco | Story is linked to Zestiria, highly eclectic cast, fulfilling certain conditions in battle (ARPG as always) leads to unleashing better abilities (or bolstering your enemies) |
| PS4 | Tales of Vesperia: Definitive Edition | QLOC/Bandai Namco | See XBO |
| PS4 | Tales of Zestiria | Bandai Namco | See PS3 |
| PS5 | Tales of Arise | Bandai Namco | Makes changes both welcome and unwelcome to the series, including a shared pool of points used for healing/buffs, comic book-style skits, removal of post-battle banter, and the cutest Tales mascot EVER |
| PSP | Tales of Eternia (PAL/AU/JP only) | Namco Tales Studio | A port of what NA territories knew as Tales of Destiny II, with vastly improved load times |
| PSP | Tales of the World: Radiant Mythology | Alfa System | A crossover Tales game with a customizable main character, the ability to recruit other major characters from the series, and a quest-based format |
| PSX | Tales of Destiny | Wolf Team | First localized Tales title with a similar 2D real-time combat system to its predecessor |
| PSX | Tales of Destiny II | Wolf Team/Namco | Actually Tales of Eternia - the real Tales of Destiny 2 is a Japanese exclusive |
| SNES | The Twisted Tales of Spike McFang | Red Company Corporation | Super cutesy ARPG |
| Switch | Tales of Vesperia Definitive Edition | QLOC/Bandai Namco | See XBO |
| Vita | Tales of Hearts R | 7thChord/Namco Bandai | Remake of a previously JP-only DS title; leveling is done by improving a character's signature weapon, emphasizes air combos and union special attacks in combat |
| Wii | Tales of Symphonia: Dawn of the New World | Namco Tales Studio | Lots of elemental affinity manipulation and some monster recruitment mechanics in addition to normal Tales gameplay |
| Xbox 360 | Tales of Vesperia | Namco Tales Studio | It's more Tales, featuring a badass doggo! Lots of missables and a strong overall cast |
| Xbox One | Tales of Arise | Bandai Namco | See PS5 |
| Xbox One | Tales of Vesperia: Definitive Edition | QLOC/Bandai Namco | Includes all the content from the previously JP-only PS3 version (new characters and more voice acting, amongst others) |
| Xbox Series | Tales of Arise (DL only) | Bandai Namco | See PS5 |
