Nihon Falcom Corporation (日本ファルコム株式会社) is a Japanese video game developer, best known for their Ys, The Legend of Heroes, and Trails series.

Set on a desert island, the game's overworld is presented as a hex grid and featured a day-night cycle.

[7] Falcom eventually went on to create their flagship franchises, including the Dragon Slayer, The Legend of Heroes and Ys series.

[8] Dragon Slayer II: Xanadu (1985) had more than 400,000 copies sold,[9] making it the best-selling PC game up until that time.

[13] Falcom was also a pioneer in video game music, with their early soundtracks mostly composed by chiptune musicians Yuzo Koshiro and Mieko Ishikawa.