
Only the forest's drifting fog knew who this person was. In ancient days, when a great battle was fought and many were dying, Verdite was saved by a person who then disappeared into the forest. There was a small country called Verdite surrounded by a deep forest, encircled by fog and whirling winds. A complete remake was released in 2000 as part of the Sword of Moonlight: King's Field Making Tool software suite for Windows PCs also released only in Japan. The game has later received a fan translation in English. Since it was never published outside Japan, this game is commonly known as King's Field (Japan) in the U.S.

The game was developed by the Japanese video game company From Software, and released Decemin Japan, making it the first RPG released for the PlayStation.

Like all its successors, the game is played through first person view in a dark and mysterious, medieval fantasy setting.

King's Field is the first game in the King's Field role-playing video game series.
