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Dragon Quest Builders
RPG 28 January 2016
A spin-off game from the popular Dragon Quest series, developed by a subsidiary studio of the Square Enix company as fantasy jRPG with sandbox features. It takes place in the land of Alefgard, which has been the arena of a great conflict between humans and monsters. Eventually, humans suffer defeat, after their legendary hero falls into enemy trap, and their only hope for rebuilding the civilization is a young hero with astounding skills of creation, controlled by the player.
Etheria: Restart
RPG 2024
Etheria: Restart is a sci-fi RPG set in a futuristic city and a virtual reality glorified by its inhabitants. The game offers turn-based combat, and gameplay is largely based on collecting heroes.
Eiyuden Chronicle: Rising
RPG 10 May 2022
Eiyuden Chronicle: Rising is a dynamic action RPG with city expansion, in which we learn the story of several characters before the war in a fantasy world. Game was developed by 505 Games studio.
Story of Seasons: Pioneers of Olive Town
RPG 23 March 2021
Story of Seasons: Pioneers of Olive Town is a new part of the award-winning series of agricultural games that started in 2014 on the Nintendo 3DS mobile platform. The game was created by Marvelous AQL.
Super Robot Wars X
RPG 26 April 2018
Super Robot Wars X is another installment in the tactical crossover jRPG series, popular especially in Japan, in which you control giant robots. You play as characters starring in various anime series. The production was developed by B.B. Studio.
Romancing SaGa 3
RPG 11 November 2019
Romancing SaGa 3 is a remastered version of 16-bit Japanese RPG. The game offers a turn-based combat system and eight main characters to choose from, each with a different campaign and unique side missions.
Torneko: The Last Hope
RPG 15 September 1999
Spin-off series Dragon Quest, in which the main character is a wandering merchant Torneko. The game is a two-dimensional Japanese action RPG that focuses on exploring dungeons, collecting treasures and eliminating hordes of enemies.
Tales of Vesperia: Definitive Edition
RPG 11 January 2019
Tales of Vesperia: Definitive Edition is a refreshed version of the Japanese action role-playing game that originally debuted in 2008. The remaster is focused on improving the graphics of the game, but it also features some other attractions – including content that was originally available only in the Japanese version of the game.
Fuga: Melodies of Steel 2
RPG 11 May 2023
The second installment in a series of tactical RPGs by CyberConnect2. Fuga: Melodies of Steel 2 tasks us with commanding a squad of children, trying to survive an invasion aboard a mighty tank, the Tarascus.
Re:Legend
RPG 06 September 2022
Re: Legend is an unusual RPG, which, apart from fighting enemies and interacting with NPCs, revolves around catching and training monsters, erecting buildings, and agriculture. The players get to catch diverse species of beasts inhabiting the vast land of Ethia, expand the village, and enter relationships with the villagers. The game has been designed to deliver a 4-player cooperative multiplayer mode.
Ys VIII: Lacrimosa of Dana
RPG 12 September 2017
Ys VIII: Lacrimosa of Dana is the eighth installment of the fantasy action RPG series from Nihon Falcom. The game takes place in the same Greek mythology-inspired fantasy world as the series' previous installments. Once again we play as the warrior called Adol Christin who, after the ship he was traveling went under, ends up with the rest of the crew on the cursed island Seiren. Our hero's dreams about the mysterious girl named Dana turn out to be the key to solving the mystery of the island.
Final Fantasy VI
RPG 20 April 2011
Digital reissue of the sixth part of the cult cycle Final Fantasy, originally published in 1994 on the SNES console. The plot of the game focuses on the conflict between the conquering Empire and the rebel faction of rebels who describe themselves as Returners. The title offers the largest number of playable heroes in the history of the series (14 in total) and, in addition to the typical features of fantasy, it also introduces elements of the steampunk trend for the first time.
Tales of Symphonia
RPG 13 July 2004
A remastered version of the most popular version of the Tales of series, which was originally released in 2003. The production is a classic representative of the jRPG genre and offers dozens of hours of fun and a fast dexterity combat system.
Grandia II Anniversary Edition
RPG 24 August 2015
A remastered version of the classic jRPG that launched in 2000 on Sega Dreamcast, developed cooperatively by SkyBox and Game Arts. The action takes place in a fantasy land where a grand battle between the gods of light and darkness took place centuries ago. While playing, we assume the role of a mercenary named Ryudo who is hired to protect a young priestess, Elena, and discovers that the history of his world which was passed down in legends is far from the truth.
Unsung Story
RPG July 2024 (early access since 17 December 2020)
A tactical Japanese RPG developed by a team led by Yasumi Matsuno, the creator of such classic games as Final Fantasy Tactics, Final Fantasy XII, and Vagrant Story. The action of Unsung Story: Tale of the Guardians is set in a fantastical world torn by wars. The campaign tells us the story of the 70-year-long war, the direction of which has been set by the long forgotten warriors. The player assumes the role of one of those warriors.
SaGa Frontier 2
RPG 31 January 2000
Eighth installment of the popular series of Japanese role-playing games SaGa. The production tells two different stories taking place in the fantasy world of Sandail. One of them focuses on the prince banished for his lack of magical abilities, the other draws the fate of several generations of the family of explorers of the mysterious artifact.
Front Mission 3
RPG 02 September 1999
Tactical Japanese RPG, in which players lead a team of two-legged robotic pilots, vanzers. Production is considered to be one of the best in the history of the species.
God Eater
RPG 02 April 2010
God Eater is an action RPG developed by Namco Bandai for PlayStation Portable. The game takes place in an undefined dystopian future. We begin our adventure right in the middle of a conflict between Aragami, god-like creatures that attacked our planet, and God Eaters, the only humans capable of defeating the invaders. We play as one of them, and our task is to defeat the Aragami. Three other heroes aid us in combat.
Disgaea 5 Complete
RPG 26 March 2015
Disgaea 5 Complete is another installment in the strategic/tactical RPG series created and developed by the Japanese studio Nippon Ichi Software since 2003. Disgaea games are characterized by a high dose of fourth-wall breaking humor and frequent references to pop-culture. Disgaea 5 is the first game in the series that was released on Nintendo Switch. We play as Killia, a young demon who wants to free his world from the rule of the dark lord of the underworld.
Omega Labyrinth Life
RPG 01 August 2019
Another installment of the series of dungeon-crawlers with roguelike elements. In Omega Labyrinth Life, the player takes on the role of a new student at the Belles Fleur Academy who, together with her friends, wants to save the mystical floral school garden by fighting the monsters that inhabit the magical maze.
Langrisser I & II
Strategy 10 March 2020
A set of remakes of two strategic jRPG games. In Langrisser I & II we find ourselves in a fantastic world that is an arena for fighting between the forces of good and evil, and the pillar of the game are turn-based clashes with hostile armies. Remakes are characterized by a new audiovisual setting.
Sakura Wars
RPG 28 April 2020
The next installment of the Sakura Wars series, which was born in the mid-1990s on the Sega Saturn console. Like its predecessors, the title combines elements of classic visual novelty and tactical RPG. The action was set in the 1940s in an alternative version of Japan, where young women fight demons using steam-powered mosses.
Is It Wrong to Try to Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon? Infinite Combate
RPG 28 November 2019
3D action RPG based on popular Japanese fantasy books from the Is It Wrong to Try to Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon? series, as well as their anime adaptations. The action takes place in the deity-managed city of Orario, with a powerful tower full of treasures and challenges for adventurers at the heart of the game.