Best Games in the Japanese role-playing game genre of 2020 (Game released)
Game released: Xbox Series X/S, PlayStation 4, PC, PlayStation 5, Nintendo Switch 2 → 22 January 2026
Players:
7.7/10
Steam:
86/100
Metacritic:
88/100
Final Fantasy VII Remake is a rerelease of the 1997 Japanese role-playing game Final Fantasy VII . Fans of this cult JRPG and newcomers unfamiliar with the series...
Game released: PS Vita, PlayStation 3, PC, Xbox Series X/S, Xbox One, PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch → 22 February 2013
Players:
8.1/10
Steam:
97/100
Metacritic:
89/100
Improved and expanded edition of the popular Japanese role-playing game Shin Megami Tensei: Persona 4. Inaba is a quiet town in rural Japan that provides the best...
Game released: PlayStation 4, PC, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S, PlayStation 5, Nintendo Switch → 31 October 2019
Players:
8.6/10
Steam:
96/100
Metacritic:
94/100
Persona 5 Royal is an expanded and enhanced edition of the third-person role-playing adventure Persona 5. The main character Joker and his friends will be able to...
Role-playing game, Anime / Manga, Fantasy / Medieval, Turn-based, Side view, Japanese role-playing game
Game released: Nintendo Switch, PC, Stadia, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch 2, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5 → 12 July 2018
Players:
8.6/10
Steam:
86/100
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, revealing...
Role-playing game, Third-person view, Top-down view, Anime / Manga, Turn-based, Fantasy, Japanese role-playing game, Adventure
Game released: PC, Xbox One, PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch, Nintendo Switch 2 → 4 December 2020
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 legendary hero from...
Action, Hack and slash, Slasher, Third-person view, Futurism (Future), Anime / Manga, Japanese role-playing game
Game released: PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch, PC → 19 February 2021
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 the Dynasty...
Role-playing game, Simulation, Strategy, Turn-based, Indie, Tactics, Roguelike, Japanese role-playing game
Game released: PC, Xbox One, PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch → 8 September 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 6: Starbase...
Role-playing game, Futurism (Future), Anime / Manga, Turn-based, Tanks, Combat robots, Post-apocalyptic, Japanese role-playing game, Open world, Exploration
Game released: PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch, PC → 9 July 2020
Steam:
65/100
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 game takes...
Game released: PC, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, PS Vita, PSP, PlayStation 5, Nintendo Switch 2 → 29 November 2021
Steam:
98/100
Metacritic:
84/100
Continuation of the story of the novice hero Lloyd Bannings. A few months after the events of The Legend of Heroes: Trails from Zero , a temporary peace settled...
Game released: PC, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, iOS, Android, Xbox Series X/S → 24 April 2020
Players:
9.4/10
Steam:
91/100
Metacritic:
76/100
A remake of the classic Japanese RPG Seiken Densetsu 3, made in full 3D with updated graphics and a modern combat system. The story unfolds in a fantasy world...
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, Fantasy / Medieval, Anime / Manga, Isometric, Turn-based, Exploration, Japanese role-playing game
Game released: Android, iOS, PC, PlayStation 4, Xbox One → 19 May 2022
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 with the most...
Role-playing game, Strategy, Tactics, Isometric, Turn-based, Anime / Manga, Japanese role-playing game
Game released: PC → 23 April 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 built by three...
Adventure, Card game, Futurism (Future), Third-person view, Indie, Roguelike, Tactics, Anime / Manga, Turn-based, Japanese role-playing game
Game released: PC, Mac, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, Android, PlayStation 4 → 19 February 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 adventure with exciting...
Role-playing game, Adventure, Isometric, Anime / Manga, Fantasy / Medieval, Turn-based, Comics, Tactics, Japanese role-playing game
Game released: PC, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Xbox One X, Android, iOS, PlayStation 5, Xbox One → 31 August 2020
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 began in the...
Role-playing game, Action, Isometric, Puzzle, Anime / Manga, Fantasy / Medieval, Japanese role-playing game
Game released: PC, PlayStation 4, PS Vita, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch → 31 May 2012
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...
Role-playing game, Strategy, Tactics, Isometric, Fantasy / Medieval, Anime / Manga, Turn-based, Japanese role-playing game
Game released: PC, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4 → 10 September 2020
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 Corruption threatens...
Role-playing game, Turn-based, Tactics, Anime / Manga, Fantasy / Medieval, Japanese role-playing game
Game released: PC, Xbox One, Mac, PlayStation 4 → 15 October 2020
Players:
6.9/10
Steam:
43/100
Tears of Avia is a turn-based tactical RPG that features a strong skill system and tactical planning as the key to victory. The story tells us about the magician...
Role-playing game, Anime / Manga, Online, Third-person view, Adventure, Turn-based, Japanese role-playing game
Game released: PC, PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch → 15 July 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, Indie, Platformer, Side view, Turn-based, Adventure, Puzzle, Japanese role-playing game
Game released: PC, Mac, Linux, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch → 19 September 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, Anime / Manga, Fantasy / Medieval, Top-down view, Adventure, Side view, Turn-based, Tactics, Japanese role-playing game, Visual novel
Game released: iOS, Android, PC, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5 → 12 March 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 named Weiss finds...
Role-playing game, Adventure, Anime / Manga, Fantasy / Medieval, Indie, Exploration, Turn-based, Japanese role-playing game
Game released: PC, PlayStation 4, Mac, Linux → 2 June 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 and mystical...
MMO, Online, Action, Combat robots, Third-person view, Role-playing game, Japanese role-playing game, Exploration, Shooter
Game released: PC, Mac → 14 October 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 control of one of...
Role-playing game, Third-person view, Anime / Manga, Fantasy / Medieval, Turn-based, Japanese role-playing game
Game released: PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch, PC, PlayStation 5 → 22 October 2019
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 events of the game...
Role-playing game, Third-person view, Anime / Manga, Fantasy / Medieval, Turn-based, Japanese role-playing game
Game released: PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch, PC → 3 November 2020
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...
Arcade, Role-playing game, Turn-based, Top-down view, Fantasy / Medieval, Japanese role-playing game, Exploration
Game released: Nintendo Switch, PC → 15 December 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 Legend. The...
Role-playing game, Third-person view, Post-apocalyptic, Anime / Manga, Turn-based, Adventure, Japanese role-playing game, Demons
Game released: PC, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4 → 25 May 2021
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, Anime / Manga, Adventure, Free game, Turn-based, Fantasy / Medieval, Top-down view, Side view, Japanese role-playing game, Old school
Game released: PC → 1 July 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 to help those...
Fantasy / Medieval, Role-playing game, Adventure, Indie, Strategy, Turn-based, Japanese role-playing game
Game released: PC → 23 October 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 the sky. You...
Role-playing game, Third-person view, Anime / Manga, Fantasy / Medieval, Turn-based, Japanese role-playing game
Game released: PlayStation 3, PS Vita, PC → 27 June 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 tale focuses on...