Japanese role-playing game
Years
Platforms
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Statuses
Best Games in the Japanese role-playing game genre of 2021 (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 re-release of the Japanese role-playing game Final Fantasy VII from 1997. Fans of the cult JRPG and newcomers unfamiliar with the...
Role-playing game, Action, Third-person view, Isometric, Fantasy / Medieval, Japanese role-playing game
Game released: Xbox One, PlayStation 4, PC → 23 April 2021
Players:
9/10
Steam:
90/100
Metacritic:
82/100
NieR Replicant ver.1.22474487139... is a remaster of the third-person action RPG set in the fantasy world of NieR. The plot follows a young boy named Nier, who is...
Role-playing game, Anime / Manga, Fantasy / Medieval, Side view, Japanese role-playing game, Turn-based
Game released: Nintendo Switch, PC, Stadia, Xbox One, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5 → 12 July 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, Adventure, Third-person view, Anime / Manga, Fantasy, Japanese role-playing game
Game released: PC, Xbox One, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S, Nintendo Switch 2 → 20 February 2024
Players:
8.5/10
Steam:
87/100
Metacritic:
85/100
A large-scale role-playing action game in the Tales series, telling the story of two worlds — Dana and Rena. For centuries, the inhabitants of Rena oppressed the...
Role-playing game, Third-person view, Anime / Manga, Fantasy, Japanese role-playing game, Adventure, Open world, Exploration
Game released: PlayStation 4, PC, Nintendo Switch, Xbox Series X/S, Xbox One → 23 March 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...
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:
81/100
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, Top-down view, Anime / Manga, Fantasy / Medieval, Turn-based, Japanese role-playing game, Exploration
Game released: NES, WonderSwan Color, PlayStation, Game Boy Advance, PSP, Wii, PlayStation 3, Windows Phone, iOS, Android, PC → 12 July 1990
Players:
9.5/10
Steam:
95/100
Metacritic:
71/100
Final Fantasy is a Japanese-style top-down fantasy RPG with turn-based combat. The game's story focuses on four heroes whose parents were killed during the invasion...
Role-playing game, Fantasy / Medieval, Turn-based, Anime / Manga, Japanese role-playing game, Adventure
Game released: Nintendo Switch, PC → 26 February 2021
Players:
5.5/10
Steam:
80/100
Metacritic:
76/100
Bravely Default 2 is a continuation of the turn-based role-playing game in a fantasy setting. In the sequel you will find a new plot of a new world with completely...
Role-playing game, Adventure, Anime / Manga, Free game, Fantasy, Old school, Japanese role-playing game
Game released: PC, iOS, Android → 30 March 2021
Steam:
67/100
A classic Japanese RPG about a journey through time and space. The story begins with the disappearance of a girl before the eyes of the main character and the...
![Nier Re[in]carnation - a game in the Japanese role-playing game genre](https://files.vgtimes.com/games_previews/62178/nier-reincarnation_vgdb_list.webp)
Role-playing game, Action, Adventure, Anime / Manga, Arcade, Fantasy / Medieval, Futurism (Future), Free game, Japanese role-playing game
Game released: Android, iOS → 27 July 2021
Players:
7.7/10
Metacritic:
58/100
Nier Re[in]carnation is a free-to-play mobile spin-off of the Nier role-playing series. It is being developed by Applibot studio together with Saito, Okabe and...
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...
Role-playing game, In real time, Top-down view, Anime / Manga, Fantasy / Medieval, Turn-based, Tactics, Strategy, Japanese role-playing game
Game released: SNES, PlayStation, WonderSwan Color, Game Boy Advance, Nintendo DS, Wii, iOS, Android, PSP, PC → 23 November 1991
Players:
7.1/10
Steam:
93/100
Metacritic:
85/100
Final Fantasy IV is a tactical turn-based strategy role-playing game with anime and fantasy RPG elements. Expect fully voiced dramatic cutscenes, deep, emotionally...
Role-playing game, Action, MMO, Third-person view, Anime / Manga, Fantasy / Medieval, Japanese role-playing game
Game released: Xbox One, PlayStation 4, PC, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S, Nintendo Switch → 10 February 2022
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, 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...
Anime / Manga, Role-playing game, Fantasy / Medieval, Isometric, Adventure, Tactics, Turn-based, Japanese role-playing game
Game released: PC, Android, iOS, PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S → 12 May 2022
Steam:
50/100
Infinite Links is a tactical turn-based fantasy RPG with anime elements. Talismans are magical objects that have enormous power, and some of them can make any wish...
Role-playing game, Side view, Top-down view, Fantasy / Medieval, Anime / Manga, Turn-based, Japanese role-playing game, Adventure
Game released: PC, Android, iOS, PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch, Xbox Series X/S → 28 July 2021
Players:
7.7/10
Steam:
93/100
Metacritic:
79/100
A pixelated remaster of the original Final Fantasy III with new graphics and sound. The four main characters have been completely redesigned, and new scenarios...
Role-playing game, Anime / Manga, Fantasy / Medieval, Turn-based, Side view, Japanese role-playing game
Game released: PC, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S, Nintendo Switch → 30 September 2021
Steam:
50/100
Metacritic:
64/100
Astria Ascending is a side-scrolling adventure JRPG with turn-based combat in a fantasy setting. Together with brave heroes, you will explore the vast and beautiful...
Role-playing game, Action, Adventure, Third-person view, Anime / Manga, Fantasy / Medieval, Japanese role-playing game
Game released: Nintendo Switch, PC, PlayStation 4 → 9 July 2021
Players:
7.8/10
Steam:
92/100
Metacritic:
81/100
Monster Hunter Stories 2: Wings of Ruin is a continuation of the role-playing adventure in the fantasy universe of Monster Hunter. A new and unique experience...
Role-playing game, Isometric, Anime / Manga, Fantasy / Medieval, Tactics, Japanese role-playing game
Game released: iOS, Android, PC, PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, Xbox Series X/S, Xbox One → 16 February 2021
Steam:
83/100
Ghost Sync is an anime role-playing game with an isometric fantasy style view. In a world full of evil beasts called Savarians, a girl sets out on a journey to hunt...
Role-playing game, Side view, Top-down view, Anime / Manga, Turn-based, Fantasy, Medieval era, Japanese role-playing game, Exploration
Game released: PC, iOS, Android, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Xbox Series X/S → 8 September 2021
Steam:
93/100
Metacritic:
83/100
A pixel remaster of the original Final Fantasy IV with new graphics and sound. The Kingdom of Baron sends an elite airborne unit, the Red Wings, to attack...
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, Third-person view, Anime / Manga, Fantasy, Action, Japanese role-playing game, Open world
Game released: PC, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5 → 6 July 2021
Steam:
94/100
Metacritic:
79/100
Renowned adventurer Adol Christin and his companion Dogi arrive in Balduk, a city annexed by the Romun Empire. But at the entrance to the city the main character is...
Role-playing game, Action, Third-person view, Anime / Manga, Post-apocalyptic, Japanese role-playing game
Game released: Nintendo Switch → 11 November 2021
Metacritic:
84/100
Shin Megami Tensei 5 is a continuation of the post-apocalyptic action role-playing game with a third-person view. The events of the game take place in a destroyed...
Game released: PC, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, Stadia, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S → 20 July 2021
Steam:
66/100
Metacritic:
74/100
Cris Tales is an adventure role -playing play with step -by -step battles in the Japanese style. The main feature of the game was the unique mechanics of “Time...
Game released: PC, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S, Xbox One, PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch → 29 July 2021
Steam:
93/100
Metacritic:
83/100
A peaceful village is attacked by enemies, so several children climb into a huge tank to protect themselves. Characters can use their unique abilities and improve...
Role-playing game, Action, Adventure, Third-person view, Turn-based, Japanese role-playing game, Exploration
Game released: PC, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S → 21 October 2021
Steam:
92/100
Metacritic:
75/100
Echo Generation is an action-adventure RPG with turn-based combat and a third-person view. Summer 1993. You and your friends set out to investigate the source of a...
Role-playing game, Third-person view, Anime / Manga, Fantasy / Medieval, Visual novel, Japanese role-playing game
Game released: PC, PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch → 8 November 2021
Steam:
82/100
Metacritic:
78/100
Blue Reflection: Second Light is a continuation of the colorful Japanese role-playing game about young magical...
Strategy, Tactics, Futurism (Future), Isometric, Third-person view, Anime / Manga, Turn-based, Combat robots, Role-playing game, Japanese role-playing game
Game released: PC, PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch → 27 October 2021
Players:
10/10
Steam:
94/100
Metacritic:
79/100
Super Robot Wars 30 is a Japanese tactical strategy game with turn-based combat in a sci-fi setting, in which characters and robots from various mecha anime work...
Role-playing game, Top-down view, Side view, Fantasy / Medieval, Anime / Manga, Turn-based, Japanese role-playing game, Adventure
Game released: PC, Android, iOS, PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch, Xbox Series X/S → 10 November 2021
Players:
10/10
Steam:
92/100
Metacritic:
82/100
A pixelated remaster of the original Final Fantasy V with new graphics and sound. The King of Tycoon senses a change in the wind. The crystals that maintain the...
Role-playing game, In real time, Third-person view, Futurism (Future), Anime / Manga, Fantasy / Medieval, Turn-based, Japanese role-playing game
Game released: PlayStation, PC, PlayStation 3, PSP, iOS, Android → 7 September 1999
Players:
9.3/10
Steam:
85/100
Metacritic:
90/100
Final Fantasy VIII is a continuation of the legendary series of role-playing games with turn-based combat in the Japanese style. The game takes place in a...
Role-playing game, Side view, Top-down view, Fantasy / Medieval, Anime / Manga, Turn-based, Japanese role-playing game, Exploration
Game released: PC, Android, iOS, PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch, Xbox Series X/S → 28 July 2021
Steam:
81/100
Metacritic:
77/100
A pixel remaster of the original Final Fantasy II with new graphics and sound. The epic adventure begins with four young people who have lost their home during the...
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...
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...
Anime / Manga, Role-playing game, Adventure, Tactics, Turn-based, Isometric, Fantasy / Medieval, Japanese role-playing game
Game released: PC, PlayStation 4, Android, Nintendo Switch → 15 April 2021
Steam:
91/100
Metacritic:
74/100
SaGa Frontier Remastered is an anime-style adventure tactical RPG with an isometric view and a fantasy world. You will play as one of eight heroes, each with their...
Role-playing game, Top-down view, Anime / Manga, Fantasy / Medieval, Japanese role-playing game, Exploration
Game released: PC, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4 → 14 October 2021
Steam:
70/100
Metacritic:
81/100
Dungeon Encounters is an adventure role-playing game with Japanese-style turn-based combat. The game takes place in a fantasy world where an otherworldly labyrinth...