Best JRPG games on PC
Role-playing games made in Japan or shaped by Japanese RPG traditions, usually centered on story progression, character growth, and combat. Battles may be turn-based or real-time, and settings range from fantasy worlds to modern or science-fiction environments.
- Story-focused role-playing
- Turn-based or real-time combat
- Character progression
Related: RPG, Story Rich, Turn-Based Combat, Anime
594 games on PC, with requirements, reviews and prices.
The Legend of Heroes: Trails from Zero
Turn-based RPG about Crossbell police work and criminal corruption
98% positive
1,568 reviews
Xuan-Yuan Sword: The Gate of Firmament
Chinese mythology RPG with real-time battles and captured demons
71% positive
1,560 reviews
Mega Man Battle Network Legacy Collection Vol. 1
Retro action RPG collection with grid battles and chip deckbuilding
88% positive
1,548 reviews
Ys VI: The Ark of Napishtim
Single-player action RPG with elemental swords and island exploration
90% positive
1,546 reviews
Corpse Party (2021)
Retro horror adventure in a haunted school with branching endings
91% positive
1,536 reviews
Utawarerumono: Mask of Truth
Visual novel and tactical RPG closing a three-game story
96% positive
1,514 reviews
Ocean's Heart
Top-down action RPG exploring flooded ruins for a missing father
82% positive
1,510 reviews
BLUE REFLECTION
Magical-girl RPG alternating school friendships with supernatural battles
80% positive
1,490 reviews
Half Minute Hero: Super Mega Neo Climax Ultimate Boy
Fast-paced fantasy RPG built around 30-second quests and boss fights
86% positive
1,481 reviews
Nyakori's Rabbit Doll
Horror puzzle RPG about a cat-eared girl uncovering hidden memories
95% positive
1,478 reviews
Toukiden 2
Open-world hunting action with limb-targeting fights against Oni
80% positive
1,471 reviews
Labyrinth of Refrain: Coven of Dusk
First-person dungeon RPG with customizable puppet squads and turn-based battles
80% positive
1,465 reviews
CRYSTAR
Action RPG where tears fuel the fight to save your sister
76% positive
1,459 reviews
Etrian Odyssey HD
First-person dungeon crawler with turn-based battles and hand-drawn maps
86% positive
1,436 reviews
Shenmue III
Open-world martial arts adventure investigating the Phoenix Mirror in China
73% positive
1,421 reviews
- Arcane Raise -
Post-apocalyptic fantasy RPG about resurrected hunters fighting monsters
61% positive
1,413 reviews
Brigandine The Legend of Runersia
Turn-based strategy RPG with monster armies and continental conquest
85% positive
1,408 reviews
Lost Eidolons: Veil of the Witch
Grid-based tactical RPG with branching runs and lasting upgrades
82% positive
1,401 reviews
Utawarerumono: Mask of Deception
Visual novel and tactical RPG about waking in a new world
93% positive
1,385 reviews
Utawarerumono: Prelude to the Fallen
Visual novel and turn-based tactics RPG about an amnesiac village leader
94% positive
1,384 reviews
Shining Resonance Refrain
Fantasy action RPG with party combat and dragon transformation
69% positive
1,375 reviews
Lunar Mirror:The Pavilion of Desire
2D mystery adventure about a masked party and missing girlfriend
81% positive
1,367 reviews
Scars of Summer
Slice-of-life RPG about a time-limited summer in rural Japan
75% positive
1,362 reviews
FREEDOM WARS Remastered
Mission-based action RPG about fighting to reduce a prison sentence
70% positive
1,358 reviews