Japanese role-playing game
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Best Games in the Japanese role-playing game genre
Role-playing game, Third-person view, Turn-based, Tactics, Fantasy, Japanese role-playing game, Remake
February 16, 2027
A remake of the Japanese RPG Romancing SaGa 3 from 1995, reinterpreting the classic adventure in full 3D graphics. The story centers around Morastrum, the Star of...
Role-playing game, Strategy, Adventure, Isometric, Anime / Manga, Turn-based, Tactics, Japanese role-playing game
June 25, 2009
Steam:
72/100
A turn-based tactical role-playing game set in Agarest, a fantasy world ravaged by war between the gods of light and darkness. Sieghart, a young officer serving the...
Role-playing game, Third-person view, Futurism (Future), Anime / Manga, Japanese role-playing game, Simulation
March 17, 2016
Players:
10/10
Steam:
81/100
Metacritic:
65/100
Digimon World: Next Order is a Japanese-style role-playing game with a third-person perspective. The plot of the game is about high school students who, together...
Role-playing game, Third-person view, Anime / Manga, Fantasy, Exploration, Slasher, Japanese role-playing game
October 1, 2015
Players:
10/10
Steam:
69/100
Metacritic:
67/100
Nights of Azure is a third-person action role-playing game in Japanese style. The game is developed by the creator of Fatal Frame, in which players will play as two...
Role-playing game, Third-person view, Anime / Manga, Fantasy, Action, Japanese role-playing game, Open world
September 26, 2019
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...
Action, Platformer, Side view, Metroidvania, Anime / Manga, Dungeons, Exploration, Japanese role-playing game
December 15, 2022
Players:
9.3/10
Steam:
82/100
Metacritic:
73/100
Side-scrolling action-adventure platformer. Erza is a legendary huntress who has become a spearhead in the Empire's military campaigns. With its help, the majestic...
Role-playing game, Third-person view, Anime / Manga, Turn-based, Post-apocalyptic, Japanese role-playing game
June 9, 2005
Players:
7.7/10
Metacritic:
62/100
This turn-based role-playing game is set in a post-apocalyptic world devastated by an event known as the Great Destruction. Humanity created the supercomputer Noah...
Role-playing game, Action, Adventure, Third-person view, Anime / Manga, Fantasy / Medieval, Japanese role-playing game
July 9, 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, Adventure, Top-down view, Anime / Manga, Turn-based, Tactics, Fantasy, Free game, Japanese role-playing game, Strategy
August 1, 2024
Players:
9/10
Steam:
74/100
The player assembles and trains a team of mercenaries to save the people of Iria. The country's magical resources have attracted the attention of dangerous...
DLC, Role-playing game, Action, Fantasy, Third-person view, Anime / Manga, Medieval era, In real time, Japanese role-playing game
April 18, 2024
Steam:
64/100
Metacritic:
78/100
The DLC story takes place before the end of the Final Fantasy XVI story. The main character and his team go to Mysidia to save the dominant Leviathan. The character...
Role-playing game, Adventure, Top-down view, Turn-based, Fantasy, Japanese role-playing game, Medieval era
September 30, 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 familiar story...
Role-playing game, Anime / Manga, Fantasy, Japanese role-playing game, Adventure, Online, Exploration, Third-person view
October 8, 2016
Players:
8/10
Steam:
90/100
Metacritic:
77/100
The main character and his friends, Cheval and Lilia, are looking for a monster egg. They find a nest with one of them, and Rathalos hatches from it, who almost...
Role-playing game, Action, Third-person view, Anime / Manga, Post-apocalyptic, Japanese role-playing game
November 11, 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...
Role-playing game, Anime / Manga, Adventure, Fantasy / Medieval, Third-person view, Japanese role-playing game, Cyberpunk
August 26, 2022
Players:
10/10
Steam:
74/100
Metacritic:
74/100
Soul Hackers 2 is a Japanese-style third-person adventure RPG that is a spin-off of the Shin Megami Tensei...
Role-playing game, Action, Adventure, Third-person view, Science fiction, Japanese role-playing game
2027
Anticipation Rating:
9.7/10
An action RPG inspired by NieR Automata. Set in a fantasy world, the story centers on an artificial intelligence. The locations are inspired by real places. For...
Role-playing game, Action, Adventure, Top-down view, Fantasy, Old school, Japanese role-playing game, Exploration
January 14, 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 of the story...
Role-playing game, Third-person view, Top-down view, Anime / Manga, Fantasy / Medieval, Turn-based, Japanese role-playing game, Text quest
February 22, 2001
Steam:
97/100
Rhapsody of Zephyr is a third-person role-playing game with an anime/manga/fantasy twist from Softmax Co., Ltd.. The game is published by Softmax Co. , Ltd...
Role-playing game, Third-person view, Futurism (Future), Anime / Manga, Turn-based, Post-apocalyptic, Japanese role-playing game
January 27, 2005
Metacritic:
82/100
This post-apocalyptic Japanese role-playing game follows Serph, leader of the Embryon tribe, after his world disappears and he awakens in Nirvana, amid deserted...
Role-playing game, Third-person view, Anime / Manga, Fantasy / Medieval, Turn-based, Japanese role-playing game
March 12, 2009
Metacritic:
76/100
Set in a fantasy universe of parallel worlds, this turn-based role-playing game follows the Stars of Destiny in their struggle against the powerful One King. The...
Role-playing game, Adventure, Anime / Manga, Free game, Fantasy, Old school, Japanese role-playing game
January 28, 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...
Role-playing game, Action, Adventure, Third-person view, Turn-based, Japanese role-playing game, Exploration
October 21, 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, Adventure, Isometric, Anime / Manga, Fantasy / Medieval, Turn-based, Comics, Tactics, Japanese role-playing game
October 2, 2019
Players:
6.7/10
Steam:
71/100
Liege Dragon is a turn-based tactical fantasy RPG with an isometric view and anime elements. With the return of the evil dragon to life, confusion began in the...
Action, Adventure, Anime / Manga, Turn-based, Fantasy, Japanese role-playing game, Role-playing game, Strategy
October 3, 2023
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 place. Hinomoto...
Role-playing game, Adventure, Turn-based, Free game, Science fiction, Space, Japanese role-playing game
July 7, 2026
Steam:
100/100
An adventurous turn-based RPG with a humorous plot and dynamic battles. Unexpectedly finding themselves in the distant space empire of Starkadia, an ordinary...
Role-playing game, Action, Isometric, Puzzle, Anime / Manga, Fantasy / Medieval, Japanese role-playing game
December 21, 2006
Steam:
93/100
Metacritic:
79/100
Ys Origin is an isometric action role-playing game set in the Ys fantasy universe. The plot of the game tells about events that took place 700 years before the...
Role-playing game, Third-person view, Anime / Manga, Fantasy / Medieval, Turn-based, Japanese role-playing game
November 19, 2015
Players:
10/10
Steam:
86/100
Metacritic:
75/100
A fantasy role-playing game about Sophie, a budding alchemist from Kirchen Bell, who meets Plachta, a mysterious book. Their encounter sets Sophie on a journey tied...
Adventure, Role-playing game, Anime / Manga, Turn-based, Fantasy, Side view, Japanese role-playing game
September 19, 2019
Steam:
32/100
Adventure role -playing game in the spirit of classic Japanese RPG from the creators Octopath Traveler and Bravelly default. Events unfold on a new continent...