Japanese role-playing game
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Statuses
Best Games in the Japanese role-playing game genre
Anime / Manga, Role-playing game, Adventure, Tactics, Turn-based, Isometric, Fantasy / Medieval, Japanese role-playing game
March 24, 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...
Anime / Manga, Japanese role-playing game, Action, Platformer, Slasher, Visual novel, Adventure, Role-playing game, Historical, Fantasy
December 1, 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 of black smoke...
Tactics, Fantasy, Open world, Adventure, Turn-based, Anime / Manga, Japanese role-playing game, Role-playing game
April 25, 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...
Role-playing game, Adventure, Action, Third-person view, Fantasy / Medieval, Japanese role-playing game
December 9, 2010
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 canons of the...
Role-playing game, In real time, Third-person view, Anime / Manga, Fantasy, Japanese role-playing game
June 10, 2010
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...
Hack and slash, Third-person view, Anime / Manga, Fantasy / Medieval, Role-playing game, Japanese role-playing game
April 24, 2014
Players:
9.1/10
Steam:
78/100
Metacritic:
67/100
Sword Art Online: Hollow Fragment — You will take on the role of Kirito, the hero of the popular anime series Sword Art Online, and explore a vast fantasy...
Role-playing game, Action, Adventure, Third-person view, Anime / Manga, Fantasy / Medieval, Japanese role-playing game
December 21, 2017
Players:
1/10
Steam:
91/100
Metacritic:
69/100
Atelier Lydie & Suelle: The Alchemists and the Mysterious Paintings is a colorful Japanese-style RPG action adventure. The story of the game is focused on the fate...
Role-playing game, Fantasy / Medieval, Anime / Manga, Isometric, Turn-based, Exploration, Japanese role-playing game
September 18, 2020
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...
Action, Adventure, Anime / Manga, Japanese role-playing game, Science fiction, Futurism (Future), Online, Cooperative (co-op)
October 6, 2023
Players:
8.5/10
Steam:
57/100
Metacritic:
65/100
The new story, based on the plot of the anime Sword Art Online War of Underworld, tells about new difficult trials that await Kirito and his new friends. Players...
Role-playing game, Adventure, Third-person view, Anime / Manga, Turn-based, Science fiction, Fantasy, Japanese role-playing game, Action
January 15, 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 Zemuria. The story...
Role-playing game, Action, Third-person view, Collection, Anime / Manga, Japanese role-playing game, Fantasy
December 26, 2013
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 finds himself in...
Role-playing game, Action, Third-person view, Top-down view, Anime / Manga, Fantasy / Medieval, Japanese role-playing game
August 6, 1993
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...
Role-playing game, Action, Fighting, Third-person view, Fantasy / Medieval, Open world, Japanese role-playing game
November 13, 2008
Players:
5.5/10
Steam:
73/100
Metacritic:
57/100
This action RPG follows a wandering samurai in Japan during the turbulent Sengoku era. The hero explores villages, battlefields, bandit fortresses and castles...
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Role-playing game, Action, Adventure, Anime / Manga, Arcade, Fantasy / Medieval, Futurism (Future), Free game, Japanese role-playing game
February 18, 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...
Role-playing game, First-person view, Anime / Manga, Fantasy / Medieval, Adult game, Turn-based, Japanese role-playing game
May 15, 2014
Steam:
72/100
Moero Chronicle is a classic RPG with turn-based combat and a Japanese-style first-person perspective. You will find bright adventures through various dungeons...
Action, Adventure, Fantasy, Role-playing game, Anime / Manga, Third-person view, Japanese role-playing game
November 7, 2023
Players:
5.5/10
Steam:
57/100
A vibrant game in which anime characters explore a fantasy world and face formidable enemies. The gamer controls a squad consisting of three characters with...
Role-playing game, Action, Third-person view, Anime / Manga, Fantasy / Medieval, Japanese role-playing game
November 21, 2013
Steam:
79/100
Metacritic:
67/100
Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy XIII is the final installment in the trilogy of role-playing games set in the Final Fantasy XIII universe. The game takes place...
Adventure, Futurism (Future), Anime / Manga, Point & Click, Puzzle, Japanese role-playing game, Role-playing game
May 10, 2017
Players:
10/10
Steam:
97/100
Metacritic:
84/100
Rakuen is a fantastic adventure in Japanese style. The game tells the story of a little boy who has been lying in the hospital for a long time and is very bored. He...
Role-playing game, Strategy, Isometric, Anime / Manga, Fantasy / Medieval, Turn-based, Tactics, Japanese role-playing game
March 26, 2015
Players:
9.1/10
Steam:
89/100
Metacritic:
81/100
Disgaea 5: Alliance of Vengeance is a Japanese-style turn-based tactical RPG. The main character is the demon Killia, who opposes the emperor who rules hell. You...
Role-playing game, Action, Adventure, Anime / Manga, Side view, Japanese role-playing game, Metroidvania
2027
Heart Forth, Alicia is a classic Metroidvania with action RPG elements and a side view. The events of the game unfold around the young sorceress Alicia, who sets...
Role-playing game, Strategy, Tactics, Isometric, Turn-based, Anime / Manga, Japanese role-playing game
April 23, 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...
Role-playing game, Third-person view, Anime / Manga, Fantasy / Medieval, Visual novel, Japanese role-playing game
October 21, 2021
Steam:
82/100
Metacritic:
78/100
Blue Reflection: Second Light is a continuation of the colorful Japanese role-playing game about young magical...
Role-playing game, Third-person view, Fantasy / Medieval, Futurism (Future), Anime / Manga, Open world, Japanese role-playing game, Action
June 30, 2022
Steam:
66/100
Metacritic:
69/100
Star Ocean: The Divine Force is a continuation of the legendary series of Japanese role-playing games with turn-based combat in a sci-fi setting. The game has two...
