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The Most Popular JRPG Video Games Right Now
List Rules
Any role-playing game that are originally made in Japan.
If you've ever wanted to see a list of the best JRPG games, you're in luck! We’re ranking the biggest and most popular JRPGs in 2021. These turn-based games are known for the rich storylines, deep gameplay mechanics, and awesome controls.
While classic games like Chrono Trigger, Secret of Mana, and the venerable Final Fantasy series helped define RPGs, newer games have taken role-playing games to a whole new level. Which recent JRPG is your favorite? From Aura Kingdom to God Eater 3, SoulWorker, and more, these games have a devoted following and super dense plots. Games from all consoles (PS5, PS4, Xbox X/S, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch) are welcome, as well as PC games.
Vote up the best modern JRPGs and add your own if it's missing from the list.
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2017- Genres (Video game): Action role-playing
- Platform: PlayStation 4, PC, Xbox One
Nier: Automata is a 2017 action role-playing video game developed by PlatinumGames and published by Square Enix. Set in the midst of a proxy war between machines created by otherworldly invaders and ...more - 22016
- Genres (Video game): Role-playing, social simulation
- Platform: PlayStation 4
Persona 5 is a 2017 role-playing video game developed by Atlus. Set in Tokyo, the game follows the player-named protagonist after his transfer to the fictional Shujin Academy after being put on ...more - Genres (Video game): Role-playing
- Platform: Nintendo 3DS, PlayStation 4, Microsoft Windows, Nintendo Switch
Dragon Quest XI continues the gameplay of previous games in the series, in which players explore worlds and fight against various monsters, including the ability to explore high areas. The Nintendo ...more- 42016
- Genres (Video game): Action role-playing
- Platform: PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Microsoft Windows
Final Fantasy XV is an action role-playing video game developed and published by Square Enix; the game is the fifteenth main installment in the company's Final Fantasy series. It released in 2016 for ...more - 52015
- Genres (Video game): Action role-playing
- Platform: PlayStation 4
Bloodborne is an action role-playing video game developed by FromSoftware and published by Sony Computer Entertainment for PlayStation 4. Officially announced at Sony's Electronic Entertainment Expo ...more - Genres (Video game): Action role-playing
- Platform: Nintendo Switch
Xenoblade Chronicles 2 is an action role-playing game developed by Monolith Soft and published by Nintendo for the Nintendo Switch video game console. The game is part of the Xeno series, serving as ...more- 7
- Genres (Video game): Role-playing
- Platform: Nintendo Switch, Microsoft Windows
Octopath Traveler is a turn-based role-playing video game developed by Square Enix, in collaboration with Acquire, and published by Nintendo. n under a month after being published, the game had sold ...more - Genres (Video game): Action role-playing
- Platform: PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4
Final Fantasy VII Remake is an action role-playing game developed and published by Square Enix. The game is a remake of the 1997 PlayStation game Final Fantasy VII. Square Enix developed the remake ...more- Genres (Video game): Action, Role-playing game
- Platform: Nintendo Switch, PC
- Genres (Video game): Role-playing
- Platform: PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch, Microsoft Windows
The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel IV is a role-playing video game developed by Nihon Falcom. It is a part of the Trails series, itself a part of the larger The Legend of Heroes franchise, ...more- 11
- Genres (Video game): Action, Role-playing, Third Person
- Platform: PlayStation 4, PC, Nintendo Switch
Ys IX: Monstrum Nox is an action role-playing game developed by Nihon Falcom and published by NIS America for PlayStation 4, PC and Nintendo Switch. Originally released in 2019 in Japan, the game is ...more - 12
- Genres (Video game): Action, Role Playing
- Platform: PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch, PC
Persona 5 Strikers is an action role-playing game developed by Omega Force and P-Studio and published by Atlus. It was released in Japan for Nintendo Switch and PlayStation 4 in February 2020, with a ...more - 13
- Genres (Video game): Role-playing
- Platform: PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S, PC
Yakuza: Like a Dragon is the eighth installment in the Yakuza series. Featuring a new protagonist and a change in gameplay genre, Yakuza: Like a Dragon can be considered a soft reboot of the series. ...more - 142016
- Genres (Video game): Action role-playing
- Platform: PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Microsoft Windows
Dark Souls III is an action role-playing video game developed by FromSoftware and published by Bandai Namco Entertainment for PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and Microsoft Windows. The fourth entry in the ...more - 15
- Genres (Video game): Tactical role-playing
- Platform: PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, Microsoft Windows
Valkyria Chronicles 4 is a tactical role-playing game developed and published by Sega. It was released in Japan for the PlayStation 4 in March 2018, and is scheduled to be released worldwide in ...more - Genres (Video game): Action role-playing
- Platform: Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch
Ni no Kuni II: Revenant Kingdom is a role-playing video game developed by Level-5 and published by Bandai Namco Entertainment. The game is a sequel to Ni no Kuni: Wrath of the White Witch, and was ...more- 17
- Genres (Video game): Action role-playing
- Platform: Nintendo Switch, PC
Monster Hunter Rise is a 2021 action role-playing video game developed and produced by Capcom for the Nintendo Switch and PC. As with other Monster Hunter titles, Monster Hunter Rise has the player ...more - Genres (Video game): Role-playing
- Platform: PlayStation 5, Nintendo Switch, PC, PlayStation 4
Atelier Ryza 2: Lost Legends & the Secret Fairy is a role-playing video game developed by Gust. It is the twenty-second main entry in the Atelier series, the second game of the Secret storyline and ...more- Genres (Video game): Role-playing
- Platform: PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, Vita, Windows
Atelier Sophie: The Alchemist of the Mysterious Book is a 2015 Japanese role-playing video game developed by Gust Co. Ltd. for the PlayStation 3 (only in Japan), PlayStation 4, PlayStation Vita (only ...more- Genres (Video game): Role-playing
- Platform: PlayStation Vita, PlayStation 4, Microsoft Windows, Nintendo Switch
Atelier Lydie & Suelle: The Alchemists and the Mysterious Paintings is a role-playing video game developed by Gust, and originally released in Japan for the PlayStation Vita and PlayStation 4 in ...more- Genres (Video game): Role-playing
- Platform: PlayStation Vita, PlayStation 4, Microsoft Windows
Atelier Firis: The Alchemist and the Mysterious Journey is a 2016 Japanese role-playing video game developed by Gust Co. Ltd. for the PlayStation 4, PlayStation Vita, and Microsoft Windows. It is the ...more- 22
- Genres (Video game): Role Playing
- Platform: Nintendo Switch
Bravely Default 2 is a role-playing video game developed by Claytechworks and published by Square Enix. The game was released worldwide on February 2021 for Nintendo Switch. Set in a new world from ...more - 232021
- Genres (Video game): Action role-playing
- Platform: PlayStation 5, Xbox X/S, PC, PlayStation 4, Xbox One
Scarlet Nexus is an action role-playing game developed and published by Bandai Namco. The game was released on June, 2021 for PlayStation 5, Xbox X/S, PC, PlayStation 4, and Xbox One. Set in the near ...more - 242016
- Platform: Microsoft Windows
Tree of Savior (also known as TOS) is a free massively multiplayer online role-playing game developed by IMC Games. The game was developed by Kim Hakkyu, creator of Ragnarok Online while the game's ...more - Genres (Video game): Action, Role-playing
- Platform: PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and Microsoft Windows
