Japanese role-playing game
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Statuses
Best Games in the Japanese role-playing game genre for Nintendo Switch
Role-playing game, Third-person view, Fantasy / Medieval, Anime / Manga, Turn-based, Japanese role-playing game, Exploration, Crafting, Puzzle
Game released: Nintendo Switch → 26 September 2019
Steam:
86/100
Metacritic:
80/100
Atelier Ryza: Ever Darkness & the Secret Hideout is a third-person adventure RPG with turn-based combat in the Atelier series. The game will tell the...
Role-playing game, Fantasy / Medieval, Turn-based, Anime / Manga, Japanese role-playing game, Adventure
Game released: Nintendo Switch → 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...
Role-playing game, Adventure, Action, Third-person view, Fantasy / Medieval, Japanese role-playing game
Game released: Nintendo Switch → 20 September 2019
Players:
7.7/10
Metacritic:
85/100
Ni no Kuni: Wrath of the White Witch is an atmospheric role-playing adventure with a third-person view in a fantasy setting. Created according to the...
Japanese role-playing game, Action, Third-person view, Fantasy, Turn-based, Role-playing game, Demons
Game released: Nintendo Switch → 14 June 2024
Players:
9.2/10
Steam:
94/100
Metacritic:
89/100
Enhanced version of Shin Megami Tensei 5 with a new story not told in the original. The player encounters a mysterious group of demons called...
Action, Futurism (Future), Anime / Manga, Cooperative (co-op), Japanese role-playing game, Hunting / Fishing, Post-apocalyptic
Game released: Nintendo Switch → 10 January 2025
Steam:
69/100
Metacritic:
73/100
Remaster of the action RPG Freedom Wars, the original version of which was released in 2014 on PlayStation Vita. The main action takes place in the...
Remake, Adventure, Role-playing game, Japanese role-playing game, Tactics, Turn-based, Fantasy, Third-person view
Game released: Nintendo Switch → 24 October 2024
Players:
10/10
Steam:
90/100
Metacritic:
81/100
A remake of the role-playing adventure Romancing SaGa 2. Players take on the role of a ruler defending an empire against the powerful Lords of Sin...
Role-playing game, In real time, Third-person view, Anime / Manga, Fantasy, Japanese role-playing game
Game released: Nintendo Switch → 29 May 2020
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, Third-person view, Anime / Manga, Fantasy, Action, Japanese role-playing game, Open world
Game released: Nintendo Switch → 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...
Adventure, Action, Exploration, Third-person view, Slasher, Role-playing game, Anime / Manga, Open world, Fantasy, Japanese role-playing game
Game released: Nintendo Switch → 21 March 2025
Steam:
73/100
Metacritic:
79/100
The story of the journey in which Yumi and her companions are faced with their own memories and continue to go forward, despite the tests. The world...
Anime / Manga, Japanese role-playing game, Action, Platformer, Slasher, Visual novel, Adventure, Role-playing game, Historical, Fantasy
Game released: Nintendo Switch → 8 December 2022
Players:
5/10
Steam:
61/100
Samurai Maiden is a Japanese action-adventure action RPG in the anime genre with platformer and visual novel elements. The temple is on fire. Plumes...
Action, Platformer, Collection, Turn-based, Tactics, Science fiction, Role-playing game, Japanese role-playing game
Game released: Nintendo Switch → 27 March 2026
Steam:
96/100
Metacritic:
77/100
The collection brings back the iconic action series that became the foundation for anime and comics, in an expanded and refined format. The...
Arcade, Action, Third-person view, Fantasy / Medieval, Role-playing game, Japanese role-playing game, Platformer
Game released: Nintendo Switch → 9 February 2018
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...
Action, Hack and slash, Slasher, Third-person view, Futurism (Future), Anime / Manga, Japanese role-playing game
Game released: Nintendo Switch → 23 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...
Third-person view, Futurism (Future), Anime / Manga, Japanese role-playing game, Action, Role-playing game
Game released: Nintendo Switch → 13 December 2022
Players:
9/10
Steam:
89/100
Metacritic:
80/100
Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII Reunion is a remaster of the action role-playing game Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII, which was released on the PSP...
Role-playing game, Side view, Turn-based, Indie, Japanese role-playing game, Exploration, Old school
Game released: Nintendo Switch → 8 December 2022
Players:
10/10
Steam:
89/100
Metacritic:
89/100
Old school RPG with turn-based combat. Events take place in a colorful fantasy world on the continent of Valandis. A group of heroes embark on a...
Role-playing game, Action, Adventure, Third-person view, Anime / Manga, Fantasy / Medieval, Japanese role-playing game
Game released: Nintendo Switch → 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...
Role-playing game, Top-down view, Side view, Fantasy / Medieval, Anime / Manga, Turn-based, Japanese role-playing game, Adventure
Game released: Nintendo Switch → 19 April 2023
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...
Role-playing game, Adventure, Top-down view, Anime / Manga, Turn-based, Side view, Fantasy, Japanese role-playing game
Game released: Nintendo Switch → 19 April 2023
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...
Role-playing game, Adventure, Futurism (Future), Anime / Manga, Turn-based, Japanese role-playing game, Indie
Game released: Nintendo Switch → 14 August 2018
Steam:
89/100
Metacritic:
77/100
Cosmic Star Heroine is a Japanese-style adventure role-playing game with turn-based combat, where the main character, a secret agent, has to save the...
Role-playing game, Third-person view, Anime / Manga, Fantasy / Medieval, Turn-based, Japanese role-playing game
Game released: Nintendo Switch → 10 June 2019
Players:
9.5/10
Metacritic:
66/100
The Last Remnant Remastered is a re-release of the adventure role-playing game with turn-based combat in the Japanese style. An amazing fantasy world...
Role-playing game, Tactics, Isometric, Anime / Manga, Fantasy / Medieval, Turn-based, Strategy, Japanese role-playing game
Game released: Nintendo Switch → 29 June 2021
Steam:
63/100
Metacritic:
68/100
Disgaea 6 Complete is a tactical turn-based fantasy RPG with an isometric view. Zed is a boastful zombie who flounders at the bottom of the...
DLC, Adventure, Role-playing game, Action, Top-down view, Turn-based, Indie, Japanese role-playing game
Game released: Nintendo Switch → 20 May 2025
Steam:
92/100
Metacritic:
86/100
Heroes Valerie and Zale embark on a new adventure in a miniature, mechanical world called Horlodge, where a sinister carnival threatens the locals...
Role-playing game, Side view, Top-down view, Anime / Manga, Turn-based, Fantasy, Japanese role-playing game
Game released: Nintendo Switch → 6 March 2025
Steam:
96/100
Metacritic:
82/100
Remsters Suikoden and Suikoden 2 -games from the 90s, known for their deep plot and memorable characters. In games, updated visual effects, new...
Role-playing game, Side view, Top-down view, Fantasy / Medieval, Anime / Manga, Turn-based, Japanese role-playing game, Adventure
Game released: Nintendo Switch → 19 April 2023
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...
Role-playing game, Side view, Top-down view, Anime / Manga, Turn-based, Fantasy, Medieval era, Japanese role-playing game, Exploration
Game released: Nintendo Switch → 19 April 2023
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...