Front Mission
Front Mission is a tactical role-playing game developed by G-Craft and published by Square for the Super Famicom. It was originally released only in Japan on February 24, 1995. Front Mission is the first main entry and the first entry overall in the Front Mission series. Front Mission is part of a serialized storyline that follows the stories of various characters and their struggles involving mecha known as wanzers. A direct port of the game was released for the WonderSwan Color in Japan on July 12, 2002.
Summary from Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA, read 5 September 2026.
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- Released
- 1995
- Developer
- G-Craft
- Platforms
- 1 systems
- Critics
- Not scored
- Steam Deck
- Unknown
- Download
- Not stated
The record
| First released | 24 February 1995 |
|---|---|
| Developer | G-Craft |
| Publisher | Square |
| Platforms | Super Nintendo Entertainment System |
| Genres | Role-Playing |
Source. Catalogue facts from Wikidata Q2526022, seeded 30 August 2026.
How long is Front Mission? How long to beat it
Total play time for Front Mission is about 26.4 hours to do everything, and around 24.9 hours to reach the end of the main story. These are player-submitted times from HowLongToBeat, not our own, shown with the number of players behind each.
| How you play | Hours | Players logged |
|---|---|---|
| Just the main story: straight through the critical path | 24.9h | 16 |
| Main + the extras: story plus the side content most people do | 26h | 6 |
| Completionist: everything: 100% the game | 26.4h | 3 |
Source: HowLongToBeat community submissions, read 2026-10-19.
Where Front Mission sits on the grid
The grid places every game in the catalogue on measured axes rather than on an opinion. This is where Front Mission lands on each map it has the data for, with the share of the catalogue it beats on each axis.
- Year
- 52ahead of 8% of the catalogue
- Reach
- 19ahead of 66% of the catalogue
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What readers say about Front Mission
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Common questions about Front Mission
What platforms is Front Mission on?
Front Mission is available on Super Nintendo Entertainment System. It first released in 1995.
Who made Front Mission?
Front Mission was developed by G-Craft and published by Square.
How long does it take to beat Front Mission?
about 24.9 hours for the main story, 26 hours with the main extras, 26.4 hours to complete everything, from HowLongToBeat's player-submitted times. These are community medians, so your own run may be shorter or longer.