Japanese role-playing game
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Best Games in the Japanese role-playing game genre
Role-playing game, Third-person view, Fantasy / Medieval, Anime / Manga, Turn-based, Japanese role-playing game
February 24, 2022
Players:
10/10
Steam:
91/100
Metacritic:
82/100
Atelier Sophie 2: The Alchemist of the Mysterious Dream — a continuation of the colorful Japanese-style role-playing game, in which you will play as the alchemist...
Adventure, Card game, Futurism (Future), Third-person view, Indie, Roguelike, Tactics, Anime / Manga, Turn-based, Japanese role-playing game
February 19, 2020
Players:
7.3/10
Steam:
88/100
Metacritic:
62/100
Neoverse is a tactical card game in the futuristic genre with a third-person view and anime elements. This is a beautiful, fantastic game of adventure with exciting...
Third-person view, Futurism (Future), Anime / Manga, Japanese role-playing game, Action, Role-playing game
December 13, 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 in 2007. The...
Japanese role-playing game, Role-playing game, Turn-based, Anime / Manga, Fantasy, Crafting, Casual game
July 13, 2023
Steam:
89/100
Metacritic:
75/100
The events of the game take place in the Royal Academy of Magic. Young Marie cannot cope with alchemy, so the professor arranges for her to join a workshop that...
Role-playing game, Medieval era, Old school, Historical, Indie, Turn-based, Japanese role-playing game
March 29, 2024
Players:
9.1/10
Steam:
98/100
An old-school RPG about an alcoholic knight wandering through an alternative 15th-century Slovakia. In the story, the land is ravaged by Hussite robbers, Ottoman...
Role-playing game, Action, Adventure, Third-person view, Open world, Fantasy, Japanese role-playing game
February 20, 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 confront the...
Role-playing game, Action, Slasher, Anime / Manga, Beat them all, Comedy, Fantasy, Japanese role-playing game, Demons
July 23, 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 N.A., fights...
Role-playing game, Third-person view, Puzzle, Fantasy / Medieval, Turn-based, Japanese role-playing game
August 29, 2006
Metacritic:
67/100
This fantasy role-playing game features turn-based combat and follows Atsuma, an enchanter-in-training caught up in a war that has been raging for a thousand years...
Role-playing game, In real time, Anime / Manga, Fantasy / Medieval, Turn-based, Isometric, Japanese role-playing game
March 19, 1998
Players:
9.6/10
Steam:
92/100
Metacritic:
83/100
Final Fantasy V is an anime-style turn-based strategy RPG with an isometric view. Embark on an epic adventure as four heroes are united by fate: Bartz and his...
Role-playing game, In real time, Third-person view, Anime / Manga, Fantasy / Medieval, Turn-based, Japanese role-playing game
March 13, 2003
Players:
7.7/10
Metacritic:
85/100
This role-playing game is set in Spira two years after Yuna’s journey to defeat Sin. The world has entered a “Machina Revolution”: people have turned away from...
Board / Group Game, Card game, Fantasy / Medieval, Turn-based, Role-playing game, Japanese role-playing game
October 28, 2021
Steam:
80/100
Metacritic:
76/100
Voice of Cards: The Isle Dragon Roars is a role-playing card game with turn-based combat in a fantasy setting from the creators of the NieR and Drakengard series. A...
Action, Third-person view, Futurism (Future), Adventure, Anime / Manga, Slasher, Role-playing game, Japanese role-playing game
February 24, 2022
Players:
5.5/10
Steam:
87/100
Metacritic:
60/100
Dusk Diver 2 is a continuation of the adventure role-playing slasher with a third-person view in the Japanese style. Yang Yumo is an ordinary student who works...
Role-playing game, Adventure, Top-down view, Anime / Manga, Turn-based, Side view, Fantasy, Japanese role-playing game
February 23, 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...
Role-playing game, Adventure, Anime / Manga, Turn-based, Exploration, Fantasy, Japanese role-playing game
November 16, 2022
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 behest of a local...
Role-playing game, Third-person view, Puzzle, Anime / Manga, Fantasy / Medieval, Turn-based, Japanese role-playing game
June 29, 2006
Metacritic:
63/100
This fantasy role-playing game follows adventurers exploring newly accessible worlds through mysterious dimensional gates in search of a magical book of infinite...
Role-playing game, Third-person view, Anime / Manga, Fantasy / Medieval, Turn-based, Japanese role-playing game
November 27, 2004
Players:
9.7/10
Metacritic:
84/100
This fantasy role-playing game features turn-based battles in a world of fields, towns, and dungeons that players can explore seamlessly. Dragon Quest 8: Journey of...
Role-playing game, Third-person view, Anime / Manga, Fantasy / Medieval, Indie, Japanese role-playing game
February 22, 2011
Steam:
50/100
Monster RPG 2 is a third-person role-playing game with an admixture of anime/manga and fantasy games from developers from Nooskewl studio. The game is published by...
Role-playing game, Top-down view, Anime / Manga, Fantasy / Medieval, Turn-based, Japanese role-playing game
December 10, 2010
Steam:
67/100
Pier Solar and the Great Architects is a top-down turn-based role-playing game in the anime genre. This game tells the story of Hoston, a young botanist who tries...
Role-playing game, Third-person view, Futurism (Future), Anime / Manga, Turn-based, Combat robots, Japanese role-playing game
February 11, 1998
Players:
9/10
Steam:
68/100
Metacritic:
84/100
A futuristic role-playing game with turn-based combat follows young Fei, who is drawn into a war shaped by a mysterious organization. Its ancient technology...
Role-playing game, Third-person view, Anime / Manga, Fantasy / Medieval, Turn-based, Japanese role-playing game
December 6, 2018
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 and a...
Role-playing game, Third-person view, Anime / Manga, Turn-based, Tactics, Japanese role-playing game
June 24, 2021
Steam:
91/100
Metacritic:
71/100
The Caligula Effect 2 is a sequel to the Japanese role-playing game with a third-person view and turn-based combat. The events of the game take place in a...
DLC, Adventure, Role-playing game, Action, Top-down view, Turn-based, Indie, Japanese role-playing game
May 20, 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. To survive, they...
Role-playing game, In real time, Third-person view, Anime / Manga, Turn-based, Japanese role-playing game
March 2, 2006
Metacritic:
60/100
This role-playing game is set in a fantasy world where an ancient evil stirs after the Dread Knight’s return. As the Dark Lord gathers strength, the world’s hope...
Third-person view, Top-down view, Futurism (Future), Anime / Manga, Turn-based, Japanese role-playing game, Role-playing game, Science fiction
December 17, 1993
Steam:
100/100
In 2284, the planet Motavia is attacked by evil creatures, and they are opposed by warriors from the hunters' guild. The story follows Chaz Ashley, who has just...
Role-playing game, Action, Third-person view, Anime / Manga, Fantasy / Medieval, Japanese role-playing game
June 30, 2005
Steam:
93/100
Metacritic:
77/100
This third-person action RPG follows Adol Christin and his companion Dogi as they return to Dogi’s homeland of Felghana after an eight-year absence. Monsters have...
Role-playing game, Third-person view, Fantasy / Medieval, Anime / Manga, Turn-based, Japanese role-playing game, Exploration, Crafting, Puzzle
September 26, 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 story of an...
Business / Management, Role-playing game, Side view, Fantasy / Medieval, Anime / Manga, Adventure, Action, Arcade, Japanese role-playing game
May 10, 2022
Players:
8.1/10
Steam:
89/100
Metacritic:
69/100
Eiyuden Chronicle: Rising is a Japanese side-scrolling action RPG set in a fantasy setting. The game is a prequel to Eiyuden Chronicle: Hundred Heroes and will...