
The first game made by AliceSoft, it was released on the PC-8800 and PC-9800 series of computers, as well as the Sharp X68000, the MSX 2 and 2+, the FM TOWNS, and the PC88VA. Rance investigates the city, while Sill investigates at the all-girls Paris Academy, where the kidnapping victim attended school. Rance is given the task of finding and protecting the daughter of a rich family by Keith Gold, the owner of a local guild to which Rance is attached he appears in almost all of the Rance series games. In addition, the first three games, Rance – Quest for Hikari –, Rance II – The Rebellious Maidens –and Rance III – Fall of Leazas – have been retro-actively superseded by their later-released versions, Rance 01 – Quest for Hikari –, Rance 02 – The Rebellious Maidens – and Rance 03 – Fall of Leazas –. The main series has ten full games, with two Rance IV followups, while the Kichikuou Rance ( Brutal King Rance) is an alternative-universe spin-off.

The Rance series follows the titular character, Rance, as he saves a number of kingdoms, defeats demon invaders, and causes mischief in the in-game world, "The Continent." He has appeared in most of the main series games as the playable character, accompanied by his loyal slave, Sill Plain. The first installment, Rance – Quest for Hikari –, was released in 1989, while the last main-series game, Rance X – Showdown –, was released in 2018. It is the oldest continually-running erotic video-game series. Rance is a role-playing video-game series created, developed, and published by AliceSoft.


