Best Games in the Japanese role-playing game genre of 2018
Role-playing game, Action, Isometric, Anime / Manga, Turn-based, Japanese role-playing game, Dungeons
October 3, 2017
Players:
8.8/10
Steam:
85/100
Metacritic:
79/100
Battle Chasers: Nightwar is a classic RPG in the style of Heroes of Might and Magic 3. You will explore dungeons, develop the abilities of your characters and move...
Role-playing game, Anime / Manga, Fantasy / Medieval, Side view, Japanese role-playing game, Turn-based
July 12, 2018
Players:
8.6/10
Steam:
86/100
Metacritic:
82/100
Octopath Traveler is a Japanese-style side-scrolling arcade RPG. Embarking on an exciting adventure, you can choose one of eight characters. Each of the characters...
Role-playing game, Action, Shooter, Stealth, In real time, Third-person view, Futurism (Future), Anime / Manga, Fantasy / Medieval, Open world, Japanese role-playing game
March 6, 2018
Players:
8.6/10
Steam:
82/100
Final Fantasy XV: Windows Edition is a special edition of the role-playing action game set in the futuristic universe of Final Fantasy for personal computers. You...
Role-playing game, Third-person view, Anime / Manga, Fantasy, Japanese role-playing game, Adventure, Open world, Exploration
March 23, 2018
Players:
9.3/10
Steam:
82/100
Metacritic:
83/100
The plot tells the story of the young king Evan, in whose state a coup was carried out, and because of which he was forced to flee. Now, in the company of friends...
Arcade, Action, Third-person view, Fantasy / Medieval, Role-playing game, Japanese role-playing game, Platformer
January 28, 2016
Players:
8.7/10
Steam:
90/100
Metacritic:
82/100
Dragon Quest Builders — arcade sandbox with a third-person view in an open world in the Dragon Quest universe. The plot of the game will tell the sweet story...
Role-playing game, Top-down view, Futurism (Future), Anime / Manga, Fantasy / Medieval, Turn-based, Japanese role-playing game
March 11, 1995
Players:
9.7/10
Steam:
87/100
Metacritic:
92/100
This role-playing game follows Crono, a young hero who sets out to save the planet’s future after his companion Marle vanishes through a rift in space and time. The...
Role-playing game, Action, MMO, Third-person view, Anime / Manga, Fantasy / Medieval, Japanese role-playing game
December 5, 2018
Steam:
72/100
Metacritic:
64/100
Edge Of Eternity is a Japanese-style multiplayer action RPG with a first-person perspective. The main events take place on the planet Harion, which stands out for...
Role-playing game, Third-person view, Isometric, Futurism (Future), Anime / Manga, Fantasy / Medieval, Japanese role-playing game
July 11, 2017
Players:
7.3/10
Steam:
88/100
Metacritic:
85/100
Final Fantasy XII: The Zodiac Age is a re-release of the legendary Final Fantasy XII, which was released in 2006 for PS2. The game will delight you with improved...
Role-playing game, Adventure, Futurism (Future), Anime / Manga, Turn-based, Japanese role-playing game, Indie
April 11, 2017
Steam:
89/100
Metacritic:
77/100
Cosmic Star Heroine is a Japanese-style adventure role-playing game with turn-based combat, where the main character, a secret agent, has to save the galaxy. In the...
Anime / Manga, Online, Open world, Online, Japanese role-playing game, Adventure, Third-person view, MMO, Role-playing game, Action
March 25, 2018
Players:
7.7/10
Steam:
67/100
A game from the Sword Art series. The gamer leads a squad of fighters who explore the colorful locations of Aincrad. Heroes can use skills and find weaknesses of...
Role-playing game, Anime / Manga, Fantasy, Japanese role-playing game, Adventure, Online, Exploration, Third-person view
October 8, 2016
Players:
8/10
Steam:
90/100
Metacritic:
77/100
The main character and his friends, Cheval and Lilia, are looking for a monster egg. They find a nest with one of them, and Rathalos hatches from it, who almost...
Role-playing game, Strategy, Isometric, Anime / Manga, Fantasy / Medieval, Turn-based, Tactics, Japanese role-playing game
March 26, 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
December 6, 2018
Players:
9.5/10
Metacritic:
66/100
The Last Remnant Remastered is a re-release of the adventure role-playing game with turn-based combat in the Japanese style. An amazing fantasy world and a...
Role-playing game, Strategy, In real time, Business / Management, Isometric, Fantasy / Medieval, Japanese role-playing game
October 2, 2018
Steam:
59/100
Valthirian Arc: Hero School Story is an adventure role-playing game with real-time strategy elements in a fantasy setting. You have to become the best director of a...
Role-playing game, In real time, Third-person view, Fantasy / Medieval, Turn-based, Japanese role-playing game
December 17, 2009
Players:
6.5/10
Steam:
75/100
Metacritic:
83/100
This fantasy role-playing game follows a group of strangers branded enemies of the state in the floating city of Cocoon. As a crisis threatens to plunge the city...
Role-playing game, Action, Isometric, Puzzle, Anime / Manga, Fantasy / Medieval, Japanese role-playing game
December 21, 2006
Steam:
93/100
Metacritic:
79/100
Ys Origin is an isometric action role-playing game set in the Ys fantasy universe. The plot of the game tells about events that took place 700 years before the...
Hack and slash, Third-person view, Anime / Manga, Fantasy / Medieval, Role-playing game, Japanese role-playing game
April 24, 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, Adventure, Anime / Manga, Fantasy / Medieval, Turn-based, Japanese role-playing game
December 20, 2018
Players:
10/10
Steam:
78/100
Metacritic:
61/100
Super Neptunia RPG is an adventure role-playing game with turn-based combat in a fantasy setting. The game takes place in the yperdimension Neptunia universe, where...
Role-playing game, Third-person view, Fantasy / Medieval, Turn-based, Indie, Japanese role-playing game
September 1, 2016
Metacritic:
61/100
An adventure RPG set in a fantasy world, blending an Eastern role-playing genre with a Nordic take. Players grow potatoes, mushrooms and plants, then use their...
Role-playing game, Action, Adventure, Third-person view, Anime / Manga, Fantasy / Medieval, Japanese role-playing game
December 21, 2017
Players:
1/10
Steam:
91/100
Metacritic:
69/100
Atelier Lydie & Suelle: The Alchemists and the Mysterious Paintings is a colorful Japanese-style RPG action adventure. The story of the game is focused on the fate...
Role-playing game, Isometric, Anime / Manga, Turn-based, Tactics, Open world, Japanese role-playing game, Exploration
January 24, 2018
Players:
5.5/10
Steam:
67/100
Metacritic:
67/100
Legrand Legacy is a tactical turn-based role-playing game with an isometric camera view in a Japanese style. The main character named Finn is the leader of a bandit...
Role-playing game, First-person view, Anime / Manga, Turn-based, Tactics, Fantasy / Medieval, Visual novel, Dungeons, Japanese role-playing game
July 12, 2018
Steam:
74/100
Metacritic:
75/100
Mary Skelter 2 is a continuation of the atmospheric role-playing game with turn-based combat and first-person view in the Japanese style. Events take place in a...
Role-playing game, Indie, Platformer, Side view, Turn-based, Adventure, Puzzle, Japanese role-playing game
September 19, 2018
Steam:
91/100
Underhero is a role-playing puzzle platformer with turn-based combat and a side view in a fantasy setting. The game will tell the story of a chosen hero who is...
Role-playing game, Adventure, Top-down view, Fantasy / Medieval, Turn-based, Japanese role-playing game, Comedy
February 16, 2018
Steam:
92/100
Chronicles of Nyanya is a cute classic RPG with turn-based combat and a top-down view. The events of the game will tell the amazing story of an anthropomorphic cat...
Role-playing game, Isometric, Anime / Manga, Fantasy / Medieval, Turn-based, Japanese role-playing game
May 18, 2017
Steam:
76/100
Metacritic:
73/100
Regalia: Of Men and Monarchs is a role-playing game full of exciting combat and adventure. Kai, from the House of Loren, unexpectedly inherits the old and...
Role-playing game, Action, Adventure, Isometric, Anime / Manga, Fantasy / Medieval, Japanese role-playing game
January 24, 2018
Steam:
87/100
Metacritic:
68/100
Zwei: The Arges Adventure is a continuation of the adventure role-playing action game in the fantasy setting of Zwei: The Ilvard Insurrection. The game will tell...
Fantasy, Turn-based, Role-playing game, Adventure, Business / Management, Medieval era, Japanese role-playing game
September 15, 2018
Steam:
70/100
Role-playing game with turn-based combat and pixel graphics. The player creates a group of 4 people (each can be configured with any parameters) and goes to clear...
Role-playing game, Third-person view, Anime / Manga, Fantasy / Medieval, Turn-based, Japanese role-playing game
September 25, 2014
Players:
8.3/10
Steam:
94/100
Metacritic:
79/100
A fantasy role-playing game set during a civil war in Erebonia, following Rean as he searches for his classmates from Class VII and a way to end the conflict. After...
Role-playing game, Action, Hack and slash, Anime / Manga, Japanese role-playing game, Roguelike, Casual game
March 28, 2013
Steam:
65/100
Metacritic:
65/100
This action role-playing game follows Pupuru, a magic academy student tasked with retrieving the Madokyuu from Mado Tower as a condition of graduation. Instead, she...
Role-playing game, Third-person view, Top-down view, Anime / Manga, Fantasy / Medieval, Turn-based, Cyberpunk, Japanese role-playing game
November 3, 2010
Metacritic:
85/100