It was released in North America by Atlus the same year, under the title Brigandine: The Legend of Forsena.

In 2000, Hearty Robin released an expanded version of the game called Brigandine: Grand Edition, which included multiplayer support along with other new features.

A sequel titled Brigandine: The Legend of Runersia, developed by Matrix Software and published by Happinet, was released on the Nintendo Switch in June 2020.

Monsters don't have classes, but may be upgraded to more powerful forms, called promotions, when they have reached a minimum level or some special items are used.

Quest is not quite a gameplay mode, since they are not playable; they make the Rune Knight (and their troop) unavailable for a variable number of turns.

During this time, the Rune Knight is involved in events (mostly random), which may benefit or hinder the player.

Once a battle starts, the attacker has 12 turns to gain victory by defeating all of the defender's troops.

Rune Knights reduced to 0 hit points become unavailable to be used for one in-game month, but aren't affected otherwise.

Units and magic spells frequently have elements associated with them: red, blue, green, white, or black.

Zemeckis is convinced that he is being falsely accused of treason, and decides to rebel against the King of Almekia, Henguist.

Zemeckis' rebellion is joined by other Rune Knights, and they successfully take over the nation of Almekia, renaming it the Esgares Empire.