Best Games in the Japanese role-playing game genre of 2015 (Game released)
Role-playing game, Adventure, In real time, Third-person view, Anime / Manga, Fantasy / Medieval, Turn-based, Japanese role-playing game
Game released: PlayStation, PC, PlayStation 3, PSP, PS Vita, iOS, PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch, Xbox One → 3 September 1997
Players:
8.8/10
Steam:
76/100
Metacritic:
83/100
Final Fantasy VII is a third-person role-playing game in the anime and fantasy style. In Midgar, a city controlled by the mega-conglomerate Shinra Inc., Mako...
Role-playing game, Anime / Manga, Fantasy / Medieval, Isometric, Adventure, Tactics, Strategy, Turn-based, Japanese role-playing game
Game released: SNES, PlayStation, Game Boy Advance, PlayStation 3, PSP, Wii, iOS, Android, Amazon Fire TV, PC → 11 October 1994
Players:
9.8/10
Steam:
93/100
Metacritic:
92/100
Final Fantasy VI is a turn-based tactical strategy role-playing adventure game with an isometric view. The war of magicians left behind only ashes and suffering...
Role-playing game, First-person view, Anime / Manga, Fantasy / Medieval, Turn-based, Dungeons, Japanese role-playing game
Game released: Xbox 360, PC, PS Vita, Xbox One → 5 June 2014
Players:
5.5/10
Steam:
65/100
Metacritic:
71/100
Stranger of Sword City is a Japanese role-playing game with turn-based combat in a dark fantasy setting. The action takes place in a world in which magic and...
Role-playing game, Action, Third-person view, Collection, Anime / Manga, Japanese role-playing game, Fantasy
Game released: PlayStation 3, PS Vita, PlayStation 4, PC, Nintendo Switch, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch 2 → 26 December 2013
Players:
9.1/10
Steam:
88/100
Metacritic:
85/100
The edition combines updated versions of the iconic Final Fantasy X and its sequel Final Fantasy X-2. The story begins with Tidus's journey, who finds himself in...
Role-playing game, Action, Third-person view, Futurism (Future), Anime / Manga, Japanese role-playing game, Turn-based
Game released: PS Vita, PlayStation 4, PC, Nintendo Switch → 5 February 2016
Players:
9.7/10
Steam:
89/100
Metacritic:
76/100
A futuristic anime-style role-playing game in which a cyber detective investigates digital mysteries across the boundary between the real and digital worlds...
Role-playing game, Isometric, Anime / Manga, Fantasy / Medieval, Turn-based, Japanese role-playing game
Game released: PC, PSP, PlayStation 3 → 29 October 2015
Steam:
97/100
Metacritic:
80/100
Legend of Heroes: Trails in the Sky SC is a Japanese-style role-playing adventure with turn-based combat. The game tells the story of the kingdom of Liberl, where...
Role-playing game, In real time, Third-person view, Anime / Manga, Fantasy, Japanese role-playing game
Game released: Wii, Nintendo Switch, Nintendo 3DS, Nintendo Switch 2 → 6 April 2012
Players:
10/10
Metacritic:
89/100
A Japanese role-playing game set in an unusual world that emerged from the remains of two giant titans — Bionis and Mechonis. After their legendary battle, the...
Role-playing game, Third-person view, Anime / Manga, Fantasy / Medieval, Turn-based, Japanese role-playing game
Game released: PlayStation 3, PS Vita, PlayStation 4, PC → 19 November 2015
Players:
10/10
Steam:
86/100
Metacritic:
75/100
A fantasy role-playing game about Sophie, a budding alchemist from Kirchen Bell, who meets Plachta, a mysterious book. Their encounter sets Sophie on a journey tied...
Hack and slash, Third-person view, Anime / Manga, Fantasy / Medieval, Role-playing game, Japanese role-playing game
Game released: PS Vita, PC, PlayStation 4 → 20 August 2014
Players:
9.1/10
Steam:
78/100
Metacritic:
67/100
Sword Art Online: Hollow Fragment — You will take on the role of Kirito, the hero of the popular anime series Sword Art Online, and explore a vast fantasy...
Role-playing game, Action, Third-person view, Anime / Manga, Fantasy / Medieval, Japanese role-playing game
Game released: Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, PC → 21 November 2013
Steam:
79/100
Metacritic:
67/100
Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy XIII is the final installment in the trilogy of role-playing games set in the Final Fantasy XIII universe. The game takes place...
Role-playing game, Strategy, Isometric, Anime / Manga, Fantasy / Medieval, Turn-based, Tactics, Japanese role-playing game
Game released: PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch, PC → 26 March 2015
Players:
9.1/10
Steam:
89/100
Metacritic:
81/100
Disgaea 5: Alliance of Vengeance is a Japanese-style turn-based tactical RPG. The main character is the demon Killia, who opposes the emperor who rules hell. You...
Role-playing game, Third-person view, Anime / Manga, Fantasy / Medieval, Turn-based, Japanese role-playing game
Game released: PlayStation 3, PS Vita, PC, PlayStation 4 → 29 January 2016
Steam:
94/100
Metacritic:
81/100
Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel is a fantasy role-playing game with turn-based combat and a Japanese-style third-person perspective. The events of the game...
Role-playing game, In real time, Anime / Manga, Fantasy / Medieval, Turn-based, Isometric, Japanese role-playing game
Game released: SNES, PlayStation, Game Boy Advance, PlayStation 3, PSP, iOS, Android, PC → 13 October 2006
Players:
9.6/10
Steam:
92/100
Metacritic:
83/100
Final Fantasy V is an anime-style turn-based strategy RPG with an isometric view. Embark on an epic adventure as four heroes are united by fate: Bartz and his...
Role-playing game, Third-person view, Anime / Manga, Fantasy / Medieval, Turn-based, Japanese role-playing game
Game released: PC, Xbox 360, Android, iOS → 9 April 2009
Players:
8.8/10
Metacritic:
66/100
This fantasy role-playing game is set in a world where artifacts of an ancient civilization, known as Remnants, shift the balance of power. Against the backdrop of...
Role-playing game, Third-person view, Anime / Manga, Fantasy / Medieval, Turn-based, Japanese role-playing game
Game released: PlayStation 2, Nintendo 3DS, iOS → 3 August 2007
Players:
9.7/10
Metacritic:
84/100
This fantasy role-playing game features turn-based battles in a world of fields, towns, and dungeons that players can explore seamlessly. Dragon Quest 8: Journey of...
Role-playing game, Third-person view, Futurism (Future), Anime / Manga, Turn-based, Japanese role-playing game, Dungeons, Visual novel
Game released: PlayStation 3, PS Vita, PC → 28 August 2015
Steam:
73/100
Metacritic:
72/100
Lost Dimension is a tactical role-playing game with turn-based combat in a sci-fi setting. The game will tell the story of young Sho Kasugai, a member of the...
Role-playing game, Third-person view, Anime / Manga, Fantasy, Exploration, Slasher, Japanese role-playing game
Game released: PlayStation 3, PS Vita, PlayStation 4, PC → 1 October 2015
Players:
10/10
Steam:
69/100
Metacritic:
67/100
Nights of Azure is a third-person action role-playing game in Japanese style. The game is developed by the creator of Fatal Frame, in which players will play as two...
Role-playing game, Online, Top-down view, Anime / Manga, Fantasy / Medieval, Turn-based, Free game, Side view, Japanese role-playing game
Game released: Android, iOS → 22 October 2015
Players:
7.5/10
Metacritic:
73/100
Final Fantasy Brave Exvius is a free-to-play multiplayer role-playing game with turn-based combat for mobile platforms in the Final Fantasy universe. The world is...
Role-playing game, Top-down view, Anime / Manga, Fantasy / Medieval, Turn-based, Japanese role-playing game
Game released: Genesis, Wii U, PC, PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, Mac, Linux, Ouya, Xbox One, Dreamcast, Android → 10 December 2010
Steam:
67/100
Pier Solar and the Great Architects is a top-down turn-based role-playing game in the anime genre. This game tells the story of Hoston, a young botanist who tries...
Role-playing game, Third-person view, Anime / Manga, Fantasy / Medieval, Turn-based, Japanese role-playing game
Game released: Nintendo DS, Android, iOS → 20 February 2009
Metacritic:
84/100
This turn-based Japanese role-playing game unfolds in a fantasy world and follows a journey spanning three generations. The hero first travels alongside his father...
Role-playing game, First-person view, Top-down view, Anime / Manga, Fantasy / Medieval, Turn-based, Japanese role-playing game
Game released: Nintendo DS, Android, iOS → 20 May 2011
Metacritic:
78/100
A fantasy role-playing game about traveling between two parallel worlds, where reality and illusion intertwine. As the protagonist explores them, the search to...
Role-playing game, Action, Isometric, Anime / Manga, Fantasy / Medieval, Japanese role-playing game, Visual novel, Turn-based
Game released: PlayStation 3, PC → 18 November 2010
Steam:
57/100
This tactical role-playing game is set in a fantasy world where demons emerge after a catastrophe brought on by a blinding light. The amnesiac protagonist, Weiss...
Role-playing game, Adventure, Anime / Manga, Fantasy / Medieval, Turn-based, Indie, Japanese role-playing game
Game released: PC, Mac, Linux → 10 August 2015
Steam:
69/100
Celestian Tales: Old North is an adventure RPG with Japanese-style turn-based combat. The game takes place in a colorful fantasy world, where six brave heroes must...
