Japanese role-playing game for iOS — top best games in the Japanese role-playing game genre

StarSavior - a game in the Japanese role-playing game genre

Role-playing game, Adventure, Online, Anime / Manga, Adult game, Turn-based, Free game, Tactics, Fantasy, Japanese role-playing game

Game released: iOS → 19 March 2026

Players: 6.8/10

Steam: 72/100

A step-by-step role-playing game set in a world where the light of the stars is gradually fading. After the victory of the legendary Star Savior, a new Trial...

Horizon Walker

Role-playing game, Adult game, Turn-based, Free game, Tactics, Japanese role-playing game

Game released: iOS → 25 June 2025

Players: 7.7/10

Steam: 77/100

The events of the game take place on Earth, where portals have opened, from which monsters poured in and began to destroy cities. Players take control of a team of...

Solo Leveling: ARISE OVERDRIVE

Action, Adventure, Third-person view, Fantasy, Japanese role-playing game, Anime / Manga, Slasher

Game released: iOS → 8 May 2024

Players: 8.5/10

Steam: 75/100

Metacritic: 64/100

The game is based on the Solo Leveling cartoon series, which takes place in a world where gates from different dimensions appear, bringing threats to civilization...

Sea of Stars: Sunset Edition

Role-playing game, Action, Adventure, Top-down view, Turn-based, Japanese role-playing game

Game released: iOS → 7 April 2026

Players: 9.2/10

Steam: 88/100

Metacritic: 88/100

A game with turn-based battles and pixel graphics from the developers of The Messenger. The difficulty of story missions is adjusted to the hero’s level. During the...

Final Fantasy VII

Role-playing game, Adventure, In real time, Third-person view, Anime / Manga, Fantasy / Medieval, Turn-based, Japanese role-playing game

Game released: iOS → 20 August 2015

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...

Gran Saga

Role-playing game, Action, Online, MMO, Anime / Manga, Free game, Adventure, Japanese role-playing game

Game released: iOS → 30 October 2024

VGTimes: 6.6/10

Players: 8.7/10

Steam: 54/100

Dynamic MMORPG with character switching in anime style and fantasy setting, Gran Saga offers an epic storyline dedicated to freeing the native kingdom from the...

Battle Chasers: Nightwar

Role-playing game, Action, Isometric, Anime / Manga, Turn-based, Japanese role-playing game, Dungeons

Game released: iOS → 1 August 2019

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...

Persona 5: The Phantom X

Role-playing game, Anime / Manga, Turn-based, Free game, Japanese role-playing game

Game released: iOS → 26 June 2025

Players: 10/10

Steam: 49/100

Metacritic: 72/100

The game takes place in modern Tokyo, maintaining the atmosphere of the original Persona 5. As players explore the world of the Metaverse, they encounter cognitive...

Chrono Trigger

Role-playing game, Top-down view, Futurism (Future), Anime / Manga, Fantasy / Medieval, Turn-based, Japanese role-playing game

Game released: iOS → 8 December 2011

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...

Final Fantasy VI

Role-playing game, Anime / Manga, Fantasy / Medieval, Isometric, Adventure, Tactics, Strategy, Turn-based, Japanese role-playing game

Game released: iOS → 6 February 2014

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...

GODDESS OF VICTORY: NIKKE

Shooter, Third-person view, Anime / Manga, Science fiction, Japanese role-playing game

Game released: iOS → 1 November 2022

Players: 7.9/10

A post-apocalyptic world is invaded by alien robots, and the last survivors are hiding underground. The player recruits a team of anime girls who specialize in...

Potion Permit

Adventure, Simulation, Crafting, Action, Role-playing game, Hunting / Fishing, Casual game, Japanese role-playing game

Game released: iOS → 8 November 2023

Players: 8.8/10

Steam: 78/100

Metacritic: 74/100

Potion Permit is an action-adventure RPG with elements of crafting and fishing. The people of Lunbury have always preferred traditional methods of treatment. But...

Final Fantasy VII Ever Crisis

Role-playing game, Action, Free game, Fantasy, Japanese role-playing game, Adventure

Game released: iOS → 7 September 2023; The project is closed: iOS → 6 October 2026

Steam: 56/100

Metacritic: 66/100

The game's story reveals previously unknown details from Sephiroth's past — the main antagonist of Final Fantasy VII Remake. Players can expect both classic and...

Final Fantasy VIII

Role-playing game, In real time, Third-person view, Futurism (Future), Anime / Manga, Fantasy / Medieval, Turn-based, Japanese role-playing game

Game released: iOS → 25 March 2021

Players: 9.3/10

Steam: 84/100

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...

Final Fantasy IV Pixel Remaster

Role-playing game, Side view, Top-down view, Anime / Manga, Turn-based, Fantasy, Medieval era, Japanese role-playing game, Exploration

Game released: iOS → 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...

Sea Fantasy

Role-playing game, Action, Top-down view, Open world, Fantasy, Japanese role-playing game

Game released: iOS → 2 March 2026

Steam: 86/100

A tube RPG with an open world, pixel graphics and a 90s jPRG atmosphere. During the course of the game, players explore the vast world by boat, catch fish, get...

Last Remnant

Role-playing game, Third-person view, Anime / Manga, Fantasy / Medieval, Turn-based, Japanese role-playing game

Game released: iOS → 14 December 2015

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...

Nier Re[in]carnation

Role-playing game, Action, Adventure, Anime / Manga, Arcade, Fantasy / Medieval, Futurism (Future), Free game, Japanese role-playing game

Game released: iOS → 28 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...

Dragon Quest Builders

Arcade, Action, Third-person view, Fantasy / Medieval, Role-playing game, Japanese role-playing game, Platformer

Game released: iOS → 27 May 2022

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...

SaGa Frontier Remastered

Anime / Manga, Role-playing game, Adventure, Tactics, Turn-based, Isometric, Fantasy / Medieval, Japanese role-playing game

Game canceled: iOS → 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...

Volcano Princess

Role-playing game, Simulation, Anime / Manga, Turn-based, Japanese role-playing game

Game released: iOS → 30 July 2026

Players: 8.4/10

Steam: 95/100

The main character's wife dies and now he is forced to raise his daughter alone. She is a cheerful and curious child who strives to learn everything about this...

Final Fantasy IX

Role-playing game, In real time, Third-person view, Anime / Manga, Fantasy / Medieval, Turn-based, Japanese role-playing game

Game released: iOS → 9 February 2016

Players: 9.6/10

Steam: 94/100

Metacritic: 85/100

This fantasy role-playing game follows Zidane and the Tantalus Theater Troupe, who kidnap Princess Garnet, heir to Alexandria. Garnet wants to escape the castle...

Final Fantasy II

Role-playing game, Top-down view, Anime / Manga, Fantasy / Medieval, Turn-based, Japanese role-playing game

Game released: iOS → 25 February 2010

Players: 8/10

Metacritic: 68/100

A turn-based role-playing game set in a fantasy world where an emperor summons monsters from a demonic realm to seize control. After the attacks leave them...

Final Fantasy VI Pixel Remaster

Role-playing game, Adventure, Top-down view, Anime / Manga, Turn-based, Side view, Fantasy, Japanese role-playing game

Game released: iOS → 23 February 2022

Players: 10/10

Steam: 93/100

Metacritic: 87/100

A pixelated remaster of the original Final Fantasy VI with new graphics and sound. The War of the Magi has wiped out all magic from the world. A thousand years...

Cassette Beasts

Cooperative (co-op), Fantasy, Tactics, Open world, Side view, Japanese role-playing game, Adventure, Exploration

Game released: iOS → 15 January 2025

Steam: 95/100

Metacritic: 83/100

The action of the game unfolds on an island inhabited by different creatures. The detachment of the protagonist arrives in this mysterious place to find the best...

Final Fantasy IV

Role-playing game, In real time, Top-down view, Anime / Manga, Fantasy / Medieval, Turn-based, Tactics, Strategy, Japanese role-playing game

Game released: iOS → 20 December 2012

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...

Atelier Resleriana

Tactics, Turn-based, Japanese role-playing game, Role-playing game, Anime / Manga, Fantasy, Crafting, Adventure, Free game

Game released: iOS → 25 January 2024

Players: 1/10

The Kingdom of Lantarna prospered by using the blessing of the white comet — it was called alchemy. However, when the comet disappeared and its blessings...

Final Fantasy

Role-playing game, Top-down view, Anime / Manga, Fantasy / Medieval, Turn-based, Japanese role-playing game, Exploration

Game released: iOS → 25 February 2010

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...

Final Fantasy IV: The After Years

Role-playing game, Top-down view, Japanese role-playing game, Fantasy

Game released: iOS → 25 November 2013

Steam: 61/100

Metacritic: 69/100

Final Fantasy IV: The After Years is a top-down action role-playing game. Following the events of the original Final Fantasy IV, the second moon leaves the orbit of...

One Piece Treasure Cruise

Anime / Manga, Japanese role-playing game, Third-person view, Action, Adventure, Turn-based

Game released: iOS → 8 February 2015

Players: 1/10

Game based on the anime One Piece. The gamer recruits familiar characters into his team and sets off on an adventure to become the king of the pirates. More than...

TRINITY TRIGGER

Role-playing game, Fantasy / Medieval, Old school, Action, Adventure, Japanese role-playing game

Game released: iOS → 30 May 2025

Steam: 59/100

Metacritic: 69/100

The protagonist and his friends will set off on a grand adventure to challenge fate and save Trinity. They are accompanied by strange creatures that can transform...

Secret of Mana

Role-playing game, Action, Third-person view, Top-down view, Anime / Manga, Fantasy / Medieval, Japanese role-playing game

Game released: iOS → 21 December 2010

Players: 9.5/10

Steam: 70/100

Metacritic: 80/100

Secret of Mana is a fantasy role-playing game following the adventure of Randi, Primm, and Popoi. Its story is presented with 3D graphics and updated controls, and...

Another Eden

Role-playing game, Adventure, Anime / Manga, Free game, Fantasy, Old school, Japanese role-playing game

Game released: iOS → 28 January 2019

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...

Etheria: Restart

Role-playing game, Adventure, Stealth, Online, Third-person view, Futurism (Future), Anime / Manga, Turn-based, Free game, Tactics, Cooperative (co-op), Fantasy, Japanese role-playing game

Game released: iOS → 5 June 2025

Players: 8.5/10

Steam: 57/100

The game takes place both in the real world and in the “neo-modern” virtual city of Etheria. Players take on the role of a Hyperlinker as they fight alongside the...

Aether Gazer

Japanese role-playing game, Anime / Manga, Action, Third-person view

Game released: iOS → 23 May 2023

Players: 10/10

The game takes place in the future, where, after constant wars, living on Earth has become almost impossible. Humanity has escaped by uploading its consciousness...

Final Fantasy III

Role-playing game, Third-person view, Top-down view, Anime / Manga, Fantasy / Medieval, Turn-based, Japanese role-playing game

Game released: iOS → 24 March 2011

Players: 8/10

Steam: 93/100

Final Fantasy III is a fantasy anime-style role-playing game with a third-person perspective. The four main characters were completely redesigned and new scenarios...

Romancing SaGa 3

Role-playing game, Top-down view, Fantasy / Medieval, Turn-based, Japanese role-playing game

Game released: iOS → 11 November 2019

Players: 5.5/10

Steam: 78/100

Metacritic: 74/100

Romancing SaGa 3 is a classic RPG adventure with turn-based combat and a top-down view. The game will offer several characters with different gameplay and will send...

Angry Birds Epic

Role-playing game, Adventure, Fantasy / Medieval, Turn-based, Side view, Tactics, Japanese role-playing game

Game released: iOS → 16 March 2014

Players: 9.2/10

Metacritic: 70/100

Angry Birds Epic is a turn-based adventure tactical role-playing game. It's the perfect continuation of Rovio's popular franchise, featuring iconic characters in a...

SaGa Emerald Beyond

Tactics, Fantasy, Open world, Adventure, Turn-based, Anime / Manga, Japanese role-playing game, Role-playing game

Game released: iOS → 25 April 2024

Steam: 72/100

Metacritic: 72/100

This installment of the SaGa franchise takes place across 17 unique worlds, each with its own aesthetic and culture. There you can meet different inhabitants...

Athenian Rhapsody

Role-playing game, Action, Exploration, Comedy, Tactics, Adventure, Turn-based, Japanese role-playing game, Arcade

Game released: iOS → 14 May 2024

Steam: 91/100

A humorous game in which the main character explores the world of Athens. The gamer must create a unique story by making important decisions. There are 16...

Japanese role-playing game

Best Games in the Japanese role-playing game genre for iOS