Japanese role-playing game
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Statuses
Best Games in the Japanese role-playing game genre for PlayStation 4
Role-playing game, Simulation, Strategy, Turn-based, Indie, Tactics, Roguelike, Japanese role-playing game
Game released: PlayStation 4 → 10 March 2021
Players:
10/10
Steam:
80/100
Metacritic:
77/100
Star Renegades is a tactical turn-based strategy game with role-playing elements and a side-view in a sci-fi setting from the creators of Halcyon 6: Starbase...
Role-playing game, Adventure, Top-down view, Turn-based, Fantasy, Japanese role-playing game, Medieval era
Game released: PlayStation 4 → 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 familiar story...
Role-playing game, Adventure, Anime / Manga, Fantasy / Medieval, Turn-based, Indie, Japanese role-playing game
Game in development: PlayStation 4 → 2026
Anticipation Rating:
7.5/10
SacriFire is a side-scrolling fantasy adventure RPG game. Dynamic Combat — The system combines real-time combat with a turn-based style to let you enjoy all...
Action, Futurism (Future), Anime / Manga, Cooperative (co-op), Japanese role-playing game, Hunting / Fishing, Post-apocalyptic
Game released: PlayStation 4 → 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 distant...
Hack and slash, Third-person view, Anime / Manga, Fantasy / Medieval, Role-playing game, Japanese role-playing game
Game released: PlayStation 4 → 28 July 2015
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...
Anime / Manga, Role-playing game, Adventure, Tactics, Turn-based, Isometric, Fantasy / Medieval, Japanese role-playing game
Game released: PlayStation 4 → 15 April 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...
Action, Hack and slash, Slasher, Third-person view, Futurism (Future), Anime / Manga, Japanese role-playing game
Game released: PlayStation 4 → 19 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 the Dynasty...
Role-playing game, Adventure, Top-down view, Anime / Manga, Turn-based, Side view, Fantasy, Japanese role-playing game
Game released: PlayStation 4 → 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 thousand years...
Third-person view, Futurism (Future), Anime / Manga, Japanese role-playing game, Action, Role-playing game
Game released: PlayStation 4 → 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 in 2007. The...
Role-playing game, Side view, Turn-based, Indie, Japanese role-playing game, Exploration, Old school
Game released: PlayStation 4 → 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 dangerous journey...
Role-playing game, Third-person view, Isometric, Futurism (Future), Anime / Manga, Fantasy / Medieval, Japanese role-playing game
Game released: PlayStation 4 → 11 July 2017
Players:
7.3/10
Steam:
88/100
Metacritic:
85/100
Final Fantasy XII: The Zodiac Age is a re-release of the legendary Final Fantasy XII, which was released in 2006 for PS2. The game will delight you with improved...
Role-playing game, Action, Adventure, Simulation, Casual game, Exploration, Open world, Fantasy, Japanese role-playing game
Game released: PlayStation 4 → 21 May 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 professions...
Action, Adventure, Anime / Manga, Japanese role-playing game, Science fiction, Futurism (Future), Online, Cooperative (co-op)
Game released: PlayStation 4 → 6 October 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, Third-person view, Anime / Manga, Fantasy / Medieval, Turn-based, Japanese role-playing game
Game released: PlayStation 4 → 9 December 2025
Metacritic:
58/100
Set in the fantasy world of Mardias, this role-playing game follows eight heroes on separate journeys as the imprisoned god Saruin once again threatens the land...
Adventure, Third-person view, Role-playing game, Anime / Manga, Fantasy / Medieval, Action, Japanese role-playing game
Game released: PlayStation 4 → 20 September 2019
Players:
8.5/10
Steam:
83/100
Metacritic:
86/100
Ni no Kuni: Wrath of the White Witch Remastered is an improved version of an exciting role-playing adventure with a third-person view in a fantasy setting. Created...
Role-playing game, Third-person view, Fantasy / Medieval, Anime / Manga, Turn-based, Japanese role-playing game, Exploration, Crafting, Puzzle
Game released: PlayStation 4 → 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 story of an...
Tactics, Fantasy, Open world, Adventure, Turn-based, Anime / Manga, Japanese role-playing game, Role-playing game
Game released: PlayStation 4 → 25 April 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, Futurism (Future), Anime / Manga, Turn-based, Japanese role-playing game, Indie
Game released: PlayStation 4 → 11 April 2017
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 galaxy. In the...
Role-playing game, Third-person view, Anime / Manga, Fantasy / Medieval, Turn-based, Japanese role-playing game
Game released: PlayStation 4 → 26 March 2019
Steam:
94/100
Metacritic:
81/100
Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel is a fantasy role-playing game with turn-based combat and a Japanese-style third-person perspective. The events of the game...
Role-playing game, Third-person view, Top-down view, Anime / Manga, Turn-based, Fantasy, Japanese role-playing game, Adventure
Game released: PlayStation 4 → 4 December 2020
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 legendary hero from...
Adventure, Role-playing game, Anime / Manga, Turn-based, Fantasy, Side view, Japanese role-playing game
Game released: PlayStation 4 → 16 September 2022
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...
Role-playing game, Strategy, Isometric, Anime / Manga, Fantasy / Medieval, Turn-based, Tactics, Japanese role-playing game
Game released: PlayStation 4 → 26 March 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, Third-person view, Anime / Manga, Fantasy / Medieval, Exploration, Slasher, Japanese role-playing game
Game released: PlayStation 4 → 24 October 2017
Players:
10/10
Steam:
75/100
Metacritic:
66/100
Nights of Azure 2: Bride of the New Moon is a Japanese-style third-person action RPG. The setting is a fictional Western European city in the late 19th century. The...
Role-playing game, Action, Adventure, Anime / Manga, Side view, Japanese role-playing game, Metroidvania
Game in development: PlayStation 4 → 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, Side view, Top-down view, Anime / Manga, Turn-based, Fantasy, Japanese role-playing game
Game released: PlayStation 4 → 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 sounds of the...
