1987 was a pivotal year for both PC adventure gaming and Japanese RPGs, with Final Fantasy launching a franchise that would define the genre for decades and Shadowgate bringing atmospheric point-and-click adventure to home computers. Sid Meier's Pirates! was also finding new audiences during this period, blending strategy and swashbuckling in ways few games had attempted. GameScrobbler tracks over 1,200 titles from this year across all platforms.