Japanese role-playing game
Years
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Statuses
Best Games in the Japanese role-playing game genre for PlayStation 4
Role-playing game, Adventure, Third-person view, Anime / Manga, Turn-based, Science fiction, Fantasy, Japanese role-playing game, Action
Game released: PlayStation 4 → 15 January 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, Isometric, Anime / Manga, Fantasy / Medieval, Turn-based, Japanese role-playing game
Game released: PlayStation 4 → 10 April 2018
Steam:
76/100
Metacritic:
73/100
Regalia: Of Men and Monarchs is a role-playing game full of exciting combat and adventure. Kai, from the House of Loren, unexpectedly inherits the old and...
Role-playing game, Third-person view, Anime / Manga, Turn-based, Tactics, Japanese role-playing game
Game released: PlayStation 4 → 24 June 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...
Role-playing game, Top-down view, Anime / Manga, Fantasy / Medieval, Turn-based, Japanese role-playing game
Game released: PlayStation 4 → 12 November 2014
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...
Board / Group Game, Card game, Fantasy / Medieval, Turn-based, Role-playing game, Japanese role-playing game
Game released: PlayStation 4 → 28 October 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...
Role-playing game, Third-person view, Anime / Manga, Fantasy / Medieval, Turn-based, Japanese role-playing game
Game released: PlayStation 4 → 4 June 2019
Players:
8.3/10
Steam:
94/100
Metacritic:
79/100
A fantasy role-playing game set during a civil war in Erebonia, following Rean as he searches for his classmates from Class VII and a way to end the conflict. After...
Role-playing game, Adventure, Anime / Manga, Fantasy / Medieval, Turn-based, Visual novel, Japanese role-playing game
Game released: PlayStation 4 → 29 July 2022
Players:
10/10
Steam:
81/100
Metacritic:
72/100
Digimon Survive is an adventure RPG with turn-based combat that celebrates the 20th anniversary of the popular Digimon anime. The events of the game take place in...
Role-playing game, Third-person view, Fantasy / Medieval, Anime / Manga, Turn-based, Japanese role-playing game
Game released: PlayStation 4 → 24 February 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...
Strategy, Tactics, Isometric, Fantasy / Medieval, Anime / Manga, Turn-based, Role-playing game, Japanese role-playing game
Game released: PlayStation 4 → 22 September 2022
Steam:
49/100
Metacritic:
70/100
The DioField Chronicle is a massive Japanese RPG with turn-based combat in which heroes must save the world from chaos. Imperial invaders are roaming the area, and...
DLC, Adventure, Role-playing game, Action, Top-down view, Turn-based, Indie, Japanese role-playing game
Game released: PlayStation 4 → 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. To survive, they...
Role-playing game, In real time, Third-person view, Anime / Manga, Turn-based, Japanese role-playing game
Game released: PlayStation 4 → 7 March 2025
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...
Role-playing game, In real time, Third-person view, Futurism (Future), Fantasy / Medieval, Action, Japanese role-playing game
Game released: PlayStation 4 → 28 November 2017
Steam:
70/100
Metacritic:
73/100
Star Ocean: The Last Hope is a Japanese-style third-person sci-fi RPG. The Earth is destroyed by the Third World War and humanity, in search of a new home, must...
Role-playing game, Third-person view, Anime / Manga, Fantasy / Medieval, Turn-based, Japanese role-playing game
Game released: PlayStation 4 → 6 December 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, Isometric, Anime / Manga, Fantasy / Medieval, Action, Japanese role-playing game
Game released: PlayStation 4 → 22 August 2019
Players:
5.5/10
Steam:
65/100
Metacritic:
69/100
Oninaki — a Japanese action RPG with a third-person view in a fantasy setting from the creators of I am Setsuna and Lost Sphear. The events of the game revolve...
Role-playing game, Third-person view, Anime / Manga, Fantasy / Medieval, Turn-based, Japanese role-playing game
Game released: PlayStation 4 → 22 October 2019
Players:
7.6/10
Steam:
93/100
Metacritic:
83/100
The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel 3 is the continuation of the great role-playing saga The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel. The events of the game...
Role-playing game, Side view, Top-down view, Fantasy / Medieval, Anime / Manga, Turn-based, Japanese role-playing game, Exploration
Game released: PlayStation 4 → 19 April 2023
Steam:
81/100
Metacritic:
77/100
A pixel remaster of the original Final Fantasy II with new graphics and sound. The epic adventure begins with four young people who have lost their home during the...
Role-playing game, Anime / Manga, Fantasy / Medieval, Turn-based, Side view, Japanese role-playing game
Game released: PlayStation 4 → 30 September 2021
Steam:
50/100
Metacritic:
64/100
Astria Ascending is a side-scrolling adventure JRPG with turn-based combat in a fantasy setting. Together with brave heroes, you will explore the vast and beautiful...
Strategy, Tactics, Futurism (Future), Isometric, Third-person view, Anime / Manga, Turn-based, Combat robots, Role-playing game, Japanese role-playing game
Game released: PlayStation 4 → 28 October 2021
Players:
10/10
Steam:
93/100
Metacritic:
79/100
Super Robot Wars 30 is a Japanese tactical strategy game with turn-based combat in a sci-fi setting, in which characters and robots from various mecha anime work...
Action, Third-person view, Futurism (Future), Adventure, Anime / Manga, Slasher, Role-playing game, Japanese role-playing game
Game released: PlayStation 4 → 30 August 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, Action, Adventure, Top-down view, Fantasy, Old school, Japanese role-playing game, Exploration
Game in development: PlayStation 4 → 14 January 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, Post-apocalyptic, Anime / Manga, Turn-based, Adventure, Japanese role-playing game, Demons
Game released: PlayStation 4 → 29 October 2020
Steam:
88/100
Metacritic:
77/100
Shin Megami Tensei 3 Nocturne HD Remaster is an improved edition of the adventure role-playing game with a third-person view and turn-based...
Japanese role-playing game, Fighting, Combat robots, Anime / Manga, Online, Slasher, Role-playing game
Game released: PlayStation 4 → 25 April 2024
Steam:
78/100
Metacritic:
77/100
The aliens almost completely destroyed humanity, and the survivors were imprisoned in an underground shelter, where their memories of this event were suppressed. A...
Japanese role-playing game, Casual game, Turn-based, Adventure, Anime / Manga, Third-person view, Exploration, Puzzle, Role-playing game
Game released: PlayStation 4 → 24 March 2023
Players:
8.5/10
Steam:
87/100
Metacritic:
83/100
Continuation of the Atelier Ryza series of Japanese role-playing games. Near the hometown of the main character Riza, the Karka Islands appear in an unknown way...
