Vandal Hearts, known in Japan as Vandal Hearts: The Lost Ancient Civilization (ヴァンダルハーツ　～失われた古代文明～, Vandaru Hātsu ~Ushinawareta Kodai Bunmei~) is a turn-based tactical role-playing video game developed by Konami Computer Entertainment Tokyo for the PlayStation and later ported to the Sega Saturn by Konami Computer Entertainment Nagoya.

A prequel, Vandal Hearts: Flames of Judgment was created for the PlayStation Network and Xbox Live Arcade.

The descendants of Toroah the Messiah established the Holy Ashah Dynasty on Sostegaria, ruling through religion and military power.

Ash Lambert and his allies uncover a conspiracy involving General Magnus Dunbar and a magical stone.

[3] Battles are carried out on a series of grid maps, which include cells not accessible like water, trees and buildings.

A Saturn conversion was released in Japan in 1997, and included a new rendered opening sequence, animated cutscenes, multiple endings, additional playable characters, and new weapons and spells.

Critics generally praised the incorporation of three-dimensional terrain and positioning into combat strategy,[7][8][10] the sound effects,[7][9][10] and the visual spectacle of the spells.

[8][9] Next Generation nonetheless had a firmly positive overall assessment, arguing that "the lack of exploration is offset by the extremely engaging combat sequences.

[3] GamePro found several elements of the gameplay unusual and refreshing, such as the ability to choose each character's class, and was especially pleased with the full motion video cutscenes.

The reviewer concluded, "Vandal Hearts' original gameplay and strong graphics and sounds should satisfy even the most particular RPGers.

[7] EGM named Vandal Hearts a runner-up for "Strategy Game of the Year" (behind Command & Conquer: Red Alert) at their 1997 Editors' Choice Awards.