Japanese role-playing game
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Statuses
Best Games in the Japanese role-playing game genre for PlayStation 5
Role-playing game, Adventure, Third-person view, Turn-based, Post-apocalyptic, Fantasy, Japanese role-playing game
Game released: PlayStation 5 → 24 April 2025
VGTimes:
8.0/10
Players:
8.8/10
Steam:
96/100
Metacritic:
91/100
Atmospheric role -playing game with an unusual setting and dynamic step -by -step battles. In the center of the plot is a mysterious artist whose...
Role-playing game, Action, Adventure, Third-person view, Anime / Manga, In real time, Fantasy, Medieval era, Japanese role-playing game
Game released: PlayStation 5 → 22 June 2023
Players:
8.6/10
Steam:
79/100
Metacritic:
86/100
The game takes place in the world of Valisteya, where among people there are the most powerful creatures — icons. These dangerous creatures...
Adventure, Third-person view, Anime / Manga, Turn-based, Fantasy, Japanese role-playing game, Remake, Role-playing game
Game released: PlayStation 5 → 17 September 2026
Steam:
98/100
Metacritic:
91/100
A remake of the classic role-playing game The Legend of Heroes: Trails in the Sky SC, as well as a direct continuation of another remake, Trails in...
Role-playing game, Adventure, Anime / Manga, Casual game, Crafting, Japanese role-playing game, Farm Simulator, Exploration
Game in development: PlayStation 5 → 10 November 2026
Steam:
91/100
A cozy role-playing game that combines a farming life simulator with creature-collecting and progression mechanics. The story unfolds in the quiet...
Role-playing game, Action, Online, MMO, Third-person view, Open world, Fantasy, Japanese role-playing game
Game in development: PlayStation 5 → 2027
Anticipation Rating:
9.4/10
The plot centers around a powerful artifact called the Chronotector, which has the ability to warp space and time at the will of its owner. With its...
Role-playing game, Adventure, Third-person view, Anime / Manga, Turn-based, Japanese role-playing game
Game in development: PlayStation 5 → 18 February 2027
Anticipation Rating:
10/10
A remake of Shin Megami Tensei: Persona 4, which retains the storyline structure of the original 2008 version and the Golden version, but with an...
Role-playing game, Adventure, Third-person view, Anime / Manga, Turn-based, Japanese role-playing game
Game released: PlayStation 5 → 2 February 2024
Players:
8.7/10
Steam:
96/100
Metacritic:
87/100
Remake Shin Megami Tensei: Persona 3. Makoto Yuki transfers to a new school and discovers that the city she is in is overrun by terrifying monsters...
Role-playing game, Action, Third-person view, Open world, Fantasy, Japanese role-playing game, Exploration
Game released: PlayStation 5 → 13 March 2026
Steam:
80/100
Metacritic:
86/100
The game tells the story of two kingdoms on the brink of destruction. Azuria and Vermeil are consumed by a crystal plague, when Rathalos emerges from...
Role-playing game, Adventure, Action, Third-person view, Anime / Manga, Open world, Comedy, Casual game, Exploration, Japanese role-playing game
Game released: PlayStation 5 → 13 January 2023
Players:
7.1/10
Steam:
80/100
Metacritic:
76/100
During their journey, the Straw Hat Pirates, led by Monkey D. Luffy, are caught in a strong sea storm. They find themselves on a mysterious island...
Role-playing game, Anime / Manga, Fantasy / Medieval, Turn-based, Side view, Japanese role-playing game
Game released: PlayStation 5 → 6 June 2024
Players:
8.6/10
Steam:
85/100
Metacritic:
82/100
A Japanese-style RPG that invites you to set off on a journey with one of eight heroes. Each character has unique abilities and their own storyline...
Adventure, Simulation, Crafting, Action, Role-playing game, Hunting / Fishing, Casual game, Japanese role-playing game
Game released: PlayStation 5 → 22 September 2022
Players:
8.8/10
Steam:
78/100
Metacritic:
74/100
Potion Permit is an action-adventure RPG with elements of crafting and fishing. The people of Lunbury have always preferred traditional methods of...
Role-playing game, Action, Adventure, Third-person view, Anime / Manga, Fantasy, Japanese role-playing game
Game released: PlayStation 5 → 10 September 2021
Players:
8.5/10
Steam:
87/100
Metacritic:
85/100
A large-scale role-playing action game in the Tales series, telling the story of two worlds — Dana and Rena. For centuries, the inhabitants of Rena...
Role-playing game, Tactics, Third-person view, Top-down view, Turn-based, Fantasy, Japanese role-playing game
Game released: PlayStation 5 → 24 August 2023
Players:
8.6/10
Steam:
69/100
Metacritic:
75/100
The game takes place in the dark world of Artemesia, where the player takes on the role of a mercenary named Eden. The hero has become a victim of a...
Role-playing game, In real time, Third-person view, Anime / Manga, Turn-based, Japanese role-playing game
Game released: PlayStation 5 → 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...
Role-playing game, Action, Third-person view, Fantasy, Cooperative (co-op), Anime / Manga, Japanese role-playing game, Slasher
Game released: PlayStation 5 → 1 February 2024
Players:
6.2/10
Steam:
92/100
Metacritic:
81/100
The player leads a group of four characters and completes missions in single or co-op mode. Each hero has their own strengths and weaknesses &mdash...
Role-playing game, Third-person view, Anime / Manga, In real time, Turn-based, Action, Adventure, Japanese role-playing game
Game released: PlayStation 5 → 26 January 2024
Players:
8.8/10
Steam:
91/100
Metacritic:
90/100
Adventure action in the Yakuza universe. Ichiban, the main character of Yakuza: Like a Dragon, goes to Hawaii to find his mother. On this new land...
Role-playing game, Isometric, Fantasy / Medieval, Turn-based, Tactics, Japanese role-playing game, Roguelike, Strategy
Game released: PlayStation 5 → 9 October 2025
Players:
5.5/10
Steam:
81/100
Metacritic:
78/100
A traveler is shipwrecked and loses his memory. On the island, the hero encounters a mysterious witch who can restore memories in exchange for...
Role-playing game, Action, Adventure, Third-person view, Exploration, Open world, Fantasy, Casual game, Japanese role-playing game
Game in development: PlayStation 5 → 2027
Direct continuation of Atelier Yumia: The Alchemist of Memories & the Envisioned Land. The main character is not the familiar Yumia, but a new girl...
Role-playing game, Top-down view, Anime / Manga, Turn-based, Tactics, Fantasy, Japanese role-playing game
Game released: PlayStation 5 → 22 October 2026
Steam:
65/100
A tactical turn-based RPG inspired by classic strategy games with battles on a grid. At the heart of the story is Giga Super Death, the most evil...
Role-playing game, Action, Adventure, Simulation, Casual game, Exploration, Open world, Fantasy, Japanese role-playing game
Game released: PlayStation 5 → 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...
Role-playing game, Adventure, Anime / Manga, Turn-based, Visual novel, Tactics, Comedy, Japanese role-playing game, Isometric
Game released: PlayStation 5 → 19 November 2025
Steam:
91/100
Metacritic:
74/100
A tactical RPG with an unusual approach to combat, where every move is also an action. The story takes place on a mysterious island, where the...
Role-playing game, Adventure, Top-down view, Turn-based, Fantasy, Japanese role-playing game, Medieval era
Game released: PlayStation 5 → 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...
Role-playing game, Third-person view, Fantasy / Medieval, Anime / Manga, Turn-based, Japanese role-playing game, Exploration, Crafting, Puzzle
Game released: PlayStation 5 → 13 November 2025
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...
Adventure, Third-person view, Anime / Manga, Turn-based, Tactics, Fantasy, Japanese role-playing game, Role-playing game
Game released: PlayStation 5 → 19 September 2025
Steam:
95/100
Metacritic:
88/100
The updated first chapter of the The Legend of Heroes: Trails in the Sky series. The game takes place in the kingdom of Liberl, explored by Estelle...
Anime / Manga, Japanese role-playing game, Action, Platformer, Slasher, Visual novel, Adventure, Role-playing game, Historical, Fantasy
Game released: PlayStation 5 → 1 December 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...
Adventure, Role-playing game, Top-down view, Japanese role-playing game, Turn-based, Fantasy, Remake
Game released: PlayStation 5 → 14 November 2024
Steam:
91/100
Metacritic:
83/100
Many years ago, the great hero Ortega set out on a dangerous journey to defeat the evil archdemon Baramos. However, his mission ended in failure, and...
Action, Platformer, Collection, Turn-based, Tactics, Science fiction, Role-playing game, Japanese role-playing game
Game released: PlayStation 5 → 27 March 2026
Steam:
96/100
Metacritic:
77/100
The collection brings back the iconic action series that became the foundation for anime and comics, in an expanded and refined format. The...