Japanese role-playing game
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Statuses
Best Games in the Japanese role-playing game genre for Nintendo Switch 2
Adventure, Third-person view, Anime / Manga, Turn-based, Fantasy, Japanese role-playing game, Remake, Role-playing game
Game released: Nintendo Switch 2 → 17 September 2026
Steam:
98/100
Metacritic:
91/100
A remake of the classic role-playing game The Legend of Heroes: Trails in the Sky SC, as well as a direct continuation of another remake, Trails in...
Role-playing game, Adventure, Third-person view, Anime / Manga, Turn-based, Japanese role-playing game
Game in development: Nintendo Switch 2 → 20 May 2027
Anticipation Rating:
10/10
A remake of Shin Megami Tensei: Persona 4, which retains the storyline structure of the original 2008 version and the Golden version, but with an...
Role-playing game, Action, Third-person view, Open world, Fantasy, Japanese role-playing game, Exploration
Game released: Nintendo Switch 2 → 13 March 2026
Steam:
80/100
Metacritic:
86/100
The game tells the story of two kingdoms on the brink of destruction. Azuria and Vermeil are consumed by a crystal plague, when Rathalos emerges from...
Role-playing game, Adventure, Third-person view, Anime / Manga, Turn-based, Japanese role-playing game
Game released: Nintendo Switch 2 → 23 October 2025
Players:
8.7/10
Steam:
96/100
Metacritic:
87/100
Remake Shin Megami Tensei: Persona 3. Makoto Yuki transfers to a new school and discovers that the city she is in is overrun by terrifying monsters...
Role-playing game, Adventure, Anime / Manga, Casual game, Crafting, Japanese role-playing game, Farm Simulator, Exploration
Game in development: Nintendo Switch 2 → 10 November 2026
Steam:
91/100
A cozy role-playing game that combines a farming life simulator with creature-collecting and progression mechanics. The story unfolds in the quiet...
Role-playing game, Action, Adventure, Third-person view, Anime / Manga, Fantasy, Japanese role-playing game
Game released: Nintendo Switch 2 → 22 May 2026
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...
Role-playing game, Anime / Manga, Fantasy / Medieval, Turn-based, Side view, Japanese role-playing game
Game released: Nintendo Switch 2 → 1 October 2026
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, Action, Slasher, Anime / Manga, Beat them all, Comedy, Fantasy, Japanese role-playing game, Demons
Game released: Nintendo Switch 2 → 23 July 2026
Steam:
66/100
Metacritic:
60/100
A spin-off of the tactical game series Disgaea. The gameplay is reminiscent of the The Warriors series: the main character, a tough mercenary named...
Role-playing game, Action, Adventure, Simulation, Casual game, Exploration, Open world, Fantasy, Japanese role-playing game
Game released: Nintendo Switch 2 → 5 June 2025
Steam:
93/100
Metacritic:
84/100
A colorful role-playing game where everything revolves around freedom of choice and a variety of activities. In the game, you can choose from 14...
Adventure, Third-person view, Anime / Manga, Turn-based, Tactics, Fantasy, Japanese role-playing game, Role-playing game
Game released: Nintendo Switch 2 → 19 September 2025
Steam:
95/100
Metacritic:
88/100
The updated first chapter of the The Legend of Heroes: Trails in the Sky series. The game takes place in the kingdom of Liberl, explored by Estelle...
Role-playing game, Action, Third-person view, Collection, Anime / Manga, Japanese role-playing game, Fantasy
Game released: Nintendo Switch 2 → 23 July 2026
Players:
9.1/10
Steam:
88/100
Metacritic:
85/100
The edition combines updated versions of the iconic Final Fantasy X and its sequel Final Fantasy X-2. The story begins with Tidus's journey, who...
Role-playing game, Action, Adventure, Third-person view, Futurism (Future), Open world, Japanese role-playing game
Game in development: Nintendo Switch 2 → 3 December 2026
Players:
4/10
Metacritic:
89/100
Xenoblade Chronicles 3 is a continuation of the action role-playing game with a third-person view in the Japanese style. The events of the game will...
Role-playing game, Third-person view, Top-down view, Anime / Manga, Turn-based, Fantasy, Japanese role-playing game, Adventure
Game released: Nintendo Switch 2 → 24 September 2026
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, Action, Adventure, Third-person view, Exploration, Open world, Fantasy, Casual game, Japanese role-playing game
Game in development: Nintendo Switch 2 → 2027
Direct continuation of Atelier Yumia: The Alchemist of Memories & the Envisioned Land. The main character is not the familiar Yumia, but a new girl...
Football, Third-person view, Isometric, Sports game, Japanese role-playing game, Role-playing game, Anime / Manga
Game released: Nintendo Switch 2 → 13 November 2025
Steam:
90/100
Metacritic:
85/100
The main character and his friend are trying to revive an abandoned football club. They must overcome all odds and rally the team to defeat the...
Role-playing game, Adventure, Top-down view, Turn-based, Fantasy, Japanese role-playing game, Medieval era
Game released: Nintendo Switch 2 → 30 September 2025
Players:
10/10
Steam:
91/100
Metacritic:
87/100
Final Fantasy Tactics returns, reinvigorated in its modern incarnation. Updated graphics, fully voiced dialogue, and numerous improvements bring the...
Role-playing game, In real time, Third-person view, Anime / Manga, Fantasy, Japanese role-playing game
Game released: Nintendo Switch 2 → 30 July 2026
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...
Role-playing game, Adventure, Futurism (Future), Turn-based, Tactics, Science fiction, Fantasy, Japanese role-playing game
Game in development: Nintendo Switch 2 → 4 March 2027
An adventure role-playing game about a journey between the past and the present, the search for lost history, and the attempt to change the future...
Role-playing game, Action, Adventure, Third-person view, Open world, Fantasy, Japanese role-playing game
Game released: Nintendo Switch 2 → 20 February 2026
Steam:
75/100
Metacritic:
83/100
The story focuses on the adventures of Adol Christin and the warrior Karya in the Obelia Bay. The heroes, bound by magical ties, are forced to...
Role-playing game, Action, Adventure, Third-person view, Anime / Manga, Fantasy, Japanese role-playing game
Game in development: Nintendo Switch 2 → 3 December 2026
Continuation of the spin-off series Dragon Quest, where the core gameplay revolves around collecting, training, and breeding monsters for turn-based...
Role-playing game, Action, Adventure, Third-person view, Anime / Manga, Science fiction, Japanese role-playing game
Game in development: Nintendo Switch 2 → 26 January 2027; Game released: Nintendo Switch 2 → 25 June 2026
The game takes place in the near future, when humanity is on the brink of extinction. Advances in genome-editing technology have ushered in a new...
Role-playing game, Adventure, Third-person view, Anime / Manga, Turn-based, Science fiction, Fantasy, Japanese role-playing game, Action
Game released: Nintendo Switch 2 → 15 January 2026
Players:
7.7/10
Steam:
93/100
Metacritic:
83/100
The new part of the Trails series unfolds in the Republic of Calvard and tells about events that determine the future of the entire continent of...
Role-playing game, Adventure, Top-down view, Turn-based, Fantasy, Medieval era, Construction, Japanese role-playing game
Game released: Nintendo Switch 2 → 4 December 2025
Steam:
83/100
Metacritic:
82/100
The new installment of the Octopath Traveler series invites you to Orsterra — a world where destinies intersect and where legends of divine rings...
Role-playing game, Adventure, Anime / Manga, Turn-based, Exploration, Fantasy, Japanese role-playing game
Game released: Nintendo Switch 2 → 28 May 2026
Players:
9.9/10
Steam:
80/100
Metacritic:
66/100
In the small province of Ennakamuy, on the border of the great Yamato Empire, there lived a young man with his mother and sister. One day, at the...
Action, Adventure, Anime / Manga, Turn-based, Fantasy, Japanese role-playing game, Role-playing game, Strategy
Game released: Nintendo Switch 2 → 10 October 2025
Steam:
74/100
Metacritic:
84/100
Fuji and his friends travel through the demonic world of Hinomoto, where bushido is a thing of the past, and the Code of Destruction has come in its...
Role-playing game, Action, Adventure, Top-down view, Fantasy, Old school, Japanese role-playing game, Exploration
Game in development: Nintendo Switch 2 → 14 January 2027
The new edition of Terranigma retains the foundation of the classic RPG, bringing its adventure of Earth's rebirth to modern players. At the center...