1980s
The first entry of its series, this classic JRPG features a hero character who is charged with defeating the evil Dragonlord to rescue Princess Gwaelin and saving the Kingdom of Alefgard.
Dragon Quest
This JRPG entry follows a dark knight who redeems himself and becomes a paladin to save the world
Final Fantasy IV
In this JRPG, students use an evoker to summon their other selves and battle Shadows during the Dark Hour.
Persona 3
In this JRPG, a hacker caught between the real and digital worlds works with digital monsters to investigate cybercrimes and uncover the source of a dangerous network-born infection.
Digimon Cyber Sleuth
In this JRPG, a young man enters a royal tournament to claim the throne and he and his party battle with Archetype-based powers
Metaphor: ReFantazio
This 1988 JRPG follows Firion and his friends as they join a rebellion army to overthrow the Palamecian Empire and stop Emperor Mateus’s conquest of the world.
Final Fantasy II
In this JRPG, Fei Fong Wong becomes entangled in a global conflict involving ancient mechs, lost civilizations, and a conspiracy tied to the very origins of humanity.
Xenogears
In this stylized action JRPG set in Shibuya, players compete in a deadly Reapers’ Game, while fighting the Noise using a unique Nintendo DS split-screen battle system while.
The World Ends With You
This game follows a young boy who enters a parallel world, using magic and monster-training familiars to save both realms from a dark curse.
Ni No Kuni
This tactical JRPG features Emblem Rings that let characters merge with heroes from past eras to gain powerful abilities in battle
Fire Emblem: Engage
This game parodies late-20th-century American life as Ninten and friends use PSI powers to stop the alien Giygas.
Mother 1 or EarthBound Beginnings
This JRPG teams a plumber with a living doll, a cloud child, and former enemies to restore the Star Road and defeat the Smithy Gang
Super Mario RPG
In this card-based JRPG set in a world of floating islands, you guide a winged young man as a guardian spirit while he battles an empire.
Baten Kaitos: Eternal Wings and the Lost Ocean
In this JRPG, a young man discovers he is the Luminary destined to save Erdrea, gathering companions across a vast world and fighting evil with a traditional turn-based battle system
Dragon Quest XI: Echoes of an Elusive Age
This sequel features eight heroes with distinct Path Actions whose journeys unfold across the dual continents of Solistia.
Octopath Traveler II
This early sci-fi RPG follows Alis as she travels the Algol star system to avenge her brother and defeat the oppressive King Lassic.
Phantasy Star
In this post-apocalyptic JRPG, a teenager in Tokyo gains the power to summon and negotiate with demons as he navigates a brutal conflict between Law and Chaos
Shin Megami Tensei
In this JRPG, an immortal warrior travels a war-torn world regaining long-lost memories. The turn-based battle system features timing-based Aim Rings to boost attacks.
Lost Odyssey
In this turn-based RPG set at a military academy, a new Class VII of students from different social classes must master combat tactics while uncovering political tensions threatening their empire.
The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel
In this action RPG, a masked man who feels no pain and a woman cursed to harm anyone she touches join forces to free Dahna from its Renan oppressors.
Tales of Arise
These action JRPGs follows a red-haired swordsman named Adol Christin as he explores a vanished ancient kingdom and confronts the demons threatening it.
Ys I & II
In this action-horror JRPG, a New York outbreak of awakened mitochondria grants humans strange powers while spawning deadly bio-organic creatures.
Parasite Eve
In this sequel, two young protagonists travel through time, battle monsters, and use a Georama system to rebuild towns and restore the future.
Dark Cloud 2 / Dark Chronicle
In this time-travel RPG, a soldier uses a magical tome called the White Chronicle to jump between timelines and prevent a world-ending desertification.
Radiant Historia
In this JRPG, an AI takes human form to stop the world’s destruction, battling alongside Devil Summoners in turn-based combat that builds stacks for powerful group attacks called Sabbaths
Soul Hackers 2