Japanese role-playing game
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Best Games in the Japanese role-playing game genre for PlayStation 5
Action, Adventure, Anime / Manga, Japanese role-playing game, Science fiction, Futurism (Future), Online, Cooperative (co-op)
Game released: PlayStation 5 → 6 October 2023
Players:
8.5/10
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...
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
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 of black smoke...
Remake, Adventure, Role-playing game, Japanese role-playing game, Tactics, Turn-based, Fantasy, Third-person view
Game released: PlayStation 5 → 24 October 2024
Metacritic:
81/100
A remake of the role-playing adventure Romancing SaGa 2. Players take on the role of a ruler defending an empire against the powerful Lords of Sin. Inspired by...
Role-playing game, Third-person view, Anime / Manga, Fantasy, Action, Japanese role-playing game, Open world
Game released: PlayStation 5 → 9 May 2023
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...
Role-playing game, Adventure, Anime / Manga, Turn-based, Exploration, Fantasy, Japanese role-playing game
Game released: PlayStation 5 → 5 September 2023
Players:
9.9/10
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, Adventure, Third-person view, Anime / Manga, Turn-based, Science fiction, Fantasy, Japanese role-playing game
Game released: PlayStation 5 → 15 January 2026
Players:
5.5/10
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...
Japanese role-playing game, Role-playing game, Anime / Manga, Fantasy, Turn-based, Third-person view
Game released: PlayStation 5 → 18 July 2022
The Legend of Heroes: Kuro no Kiseki is a Japanese role-playing game with turn-based combat and third-person perspective in the popular fantasy universe of The...
Role-playing game, Action, Adventure, Japanese role-playing game, Fantasy, Third-person view, Anime / Manga, Turn-based
Game released: PlayStation 5 → 14 February 2025
Players:
10/10
Metacritic:
77/100
The sequel continues the story of the world of Calvard, where peaceful life is again under threat. After the defeat of the Almaty mafia organization, people return...
Role-playing game, Adventure, Top-down view, Turn-based, Fantasy, Medieval era, Construction, Japanese role-playing game
Game released: PlayStation 5 → 4 December 2025
Metacritic:
82/100
The new installment of the Octopath Traveler series invites you to Orsterra — a world where destinies intersect and where legends of divine rings become the...
Adventure, Role-playing game, Top-down view, Japanese role-playing game, Turn-based, Fantasy, Remake
Game released: PlayStation 5 → 14 November 2024
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 the threat...
Role-playing game, Adventure, Anime / Manga, Turn-based, Visual novel, Tactics, Comedy, Japanese role-playing game
Game released: PlayStation 5 → 19 November 2025
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 boundary between the...
Adventure, Third-person view, Anime / Manga, Turn-based, Fantasy, Japanese role-playing game, Remake
Game in development: PlayStation 5 → 17 September 2026
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 the Sky 1st...
Adventure, Third-person view, Anime / Manga, Turn-based, Tactics, Fantasy, Japanese role-playing game
Game released: PlayStation 5 → 19 September 2025
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 and Joshua. The...
Adventure, Japanese role-playing game, Role-playing game, Turn-based, Third-person view, Anime / Manga
Game in development: PlayStation 5 → 2026
Anticipation Rating:
10/10
A remake of Shin Megami Tensei: Persona 4, which retains the plot structure of the 2008 original and the Golden version, but with an improved interface, an...