Best Games in the Japanese role-playing game genre of 2020
Role-playing game, Anime / Manga, Fantasy / Medieval, Turn-based, Side view, Japanese role-playing game
July 12, 2018
Players:
8.6/10
Steam:
85/100
Metacritic:
82/100
A Japanese-style RPG that invites you to set off on a journey with one of eight heroes. Each character has unique abilities and their own storyline...
Role-playing game, Futurism (Future), Anime / Manga, Turn-based, Tanks, Combat robots, Post-apocalyptic, Japanese role-playing game, Open world, Exploration
July 9, 2020
Steam:
66/100
Metacritic:
72/100
Metal Max Xeno: Reborn is an enhanced edition of the Japanese-style sci-fi RPG with turn-based combat, where you fight with futuristic vehicles. The...
Role-playing game, Third-person view, Top-down view, Anime / Manga, Turn-based, Fantasy, Japanese role-playing game, Adventure
September 27, 2019
Players:
10/10
Steam:
92/100
Metacritic:
91/100
The expanded version of Dragon Quest 11: Echoes of an Elusive Age tells the story of a young man who turns out to be the reincarnation of a...
Role-playing game, Simulation, Strategy, Turn-based, Indie, Tactics, Roguelike, Japanese role-playing game
September 8, 2020
Players:
10/10
Steam:
80/100
Metacritic:
77/100
Star Renegades is a tactical turn-based strategy game with role-playing elements and a side-view in a sci-fi setting from the creators of Halcyon...
Role-playing game, Anime / Manga, Fantasy / Medieval, Top-down view, Adventure, Side view, Turn-based, Tactics, Japanese role-playing game, Visual novel
February 3, 2020
Players:
2.9/10
Steam:
71/100
Asdivine Saga is a fantasy adventure role-playing tactics game with anime elements and a top-down view. In a world facing sudden war, a mercenary...
Role-playing game, In real time, Third-person view, Anime / Manga, Fantasy, Japanese role-playing game
June 10, 2010
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...
Action, Hack and slash, Slasher, Third-person view, Futurism (Future), Anime / Manga, Japanese role-playing game
February 20, 2020
Players:
10/10
Steam:
90/100
Metacritic:
80/100
Persona 5 Strikers is a spin-off of Persona 5, continuing the story of the Joker and the Phantom Thieves of Hearts and incorporating mechanics from...
Role-playing game, Third-person view, Post-apocalyptic, Anime / Manga, Turn-based, Adventure, Japanese role-playing game, Demons
October 29, 2020
Steam:
88/100
Metacritic:
77/100
Shin Megami Tensei 3 Nocturne HD Remaster is an improved edition of the adventure role-playing game with a third-person view and turn-based...
Role-playing game, Fantasy / Medieval, Anime / Manga, Isometric, Turn-based, Exploration, Japanese role-playing game
September 18, 2020
Steam:
78/100
Doom & Destiny Worlds is a turn-based fantasy RPG with an isometric view. Stranded naked on the shores of an unknown planet, four friends wake up...
Role-playing game, Third-person view, Anime / Manga, Fantasy / Medieval, Turn-based, Japanese role-playing game
September 28, 2017
Players:
7.6/10
Steam:
93/100
Metacritic:
83/100
The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel 3 is the continuation of the great role-playing saga The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel. The...
Role-playing game, Anime / Manga, Online, Third-person view, Adventure, Turn-based, Japanese role-playing game
July 15, 2020
Players:
6.8/10
Steam:
74/100
Metacritic:
69/100
Fairy Tail is an exciting adventure role-playing game with turn-based combat, based on the Japanese anime Fairy...
Role-playing game, Adventure, Isometric, Anime / Manga, Fantasy / Medieval, Turn-based, Comics, Tactics, Japanese role-playing game
October 2, 2019
Players:
6.7/10
Steam:
71/100
Liege Dragon is a turn-based tactical fantasy RPG with an isometric view and anime elements. With the return of the evil dragon to life, confusion...
Role-playing game, Adventure, Anime / Manga, Fantasy / Medieval, Indie, Exploration, Turn-based, Japanese role-playing game
June 2, 2016
Steam:
94/100
Ara Fell is an indie role-playing adventure in a fantasy setting with pixel graphics. A large open world awaits you to explore with many mysteries...
MMO, Online, Action, Combat robots, Third-person view, Role-playing game, Japanese role-playing game, Exploration, Shooter
October 14, 2020
Players:
5.8/10
Steam:
68/100
C21 Steel Battle Chronicles — multiplayer role-playing action game about combat robots with a third-person view. In the game you will take...
Fantasy / Medieval, Role-playing game, Adventure, Indie, Strategy, Turn-based, Japanese role-playing game
October 23, 2020
Steam:
50/100
Clouds of Rain is a fantasy RPG adventure with a turn-based combat system. The game takes place in forgotten kingdoms that float on small islands in...
Role-playing game, Strategy, Tactics, Isometric, Turn-based, Anime / Manga, Japanese role-playing game
April 23, 2020
Players:
9.8/10
Steam:
92/100
Troubleshooter: Abandoned Children is an adventure role-playing game with Japanese-style turn-based tactical combat. Valhalla is a free trade country...
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...
Adventure, Card game, Futurism (Future), Third-person view, Indie, Roguelike, Tactics, Anime / Manga, Turn-based, Japanese role-playing game
February 19, 2020
Players:
7.3/10
Steam:
88/100
Metacritic:
62/100
Neoverse is a tactical card game in the futuristic genre with a third-person view and anime elements. This is a beautiful, fantastic game of...
Role-playing game, Strategy, Tactics, Isometric, Fantasy / Medieval, Anime / Manga, Turn-based, Japanese role-playing game
October 29, 2019
Players:
6.6/10
Steam:
89/100
Metacritic:
85/100
Disgaea 4 Complete+ — The most complete and expanded edition of the Japanese-style turn-based tactical role-playing game Disgaea 4. When...
Fantasy / Medieval, Role-playing game, Adventure, Turn-based, Tactics, Isometric, Japanese role-playing game, Comedy
October 1, 2020
Players:
6.7/10
Steam:
78/100
The Benza RPG — role-playing turn-based tactical game with an isometric view and fantasy elements. Inko Sensei kidnapped Lee and imprisoned the...
Role-playing game, Third-person view, Anime / Manga, Fantasy / Medieval, Turn-based, Japanese role-playing game
September 27, 2018
Steam:
91/100
Metacritic:
81/100
The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel 4 is the final part of the great role-playing saga The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold...
Role-playing game, Anime / Manga, Adventure, Free game, Turn-based, Fantasy / Medieval, Top-down view, Side view, Japanese role-playing game, Old school
July 1, 2020
Players:
6.6/10
Steam:
69/100
The protectors of Deya is a free Japanese-style adventure RPG with turn-based combat and a fantasy setting. The gods gave 7 people incredible powers...
Arcade, Role-playing game, Turn-based, Top-down view, Fantasy / Medieval, Japanese role-playing game, Exploration
December 15, 2020
Steam:
80/100
Metacritic:
71/100
COLLECTION of SaGa FINAL FANTASY LEGEND is a collection consisting of the first three games of the famous role-playing series SaGa: The Final Fantasy...
Role-playing game, Third-person view, Anime / Manga, Fantasy / Medieval, Turn-based, Japanese role-playing game
June 27, 2013
Steam:
90/100
Metacritic:
77/100
This Japanese role-playing game is set in a fantasy world and lets players choose whose story to follow: the alchemist Escha’s or Logy’s. Escha’s...
Role-playing game, Adventure, Simulation, Turn-based, Indie, Casual game, Exploration, Japanese role-playing game
July 10, 2017
Steam:
88/100
An adventure RPG about collecting and raising unusual creatures that inhabit a vibrant fantasy world. The game features over 300 unique Nexomon to...
