Anime game recommendations

From JRPGs with Studio Ghibli looks to shonen-based arena fighters, the anime aesthetic covers a huge slice of releases. Here are the highest rated anime games — for lifelong fans and recent converts alike.

The 25 best anime games

1. 1

   Jet Set Radio (2000)

   PlayStation · PC — PS Store ↗

   94
2. 2

   Persona 5 (2016)

   PlayStation — PS Store ↗

   93
3. 3

   planetarian HD (2017)

   PC

   93
4. 4

   ATRI -My Dear Moments (2020)

   PC — Steam ↗

   93
5. 5

   Epic Battle Fantasy 5 (2020)

   PC — Steam ↗

   93
6. 6

   Paper Lily - Chapter 1 (2023)

   PC

   93
7. 7

   FINAL FANTASY VI (1994)

   PC — PS Store ↗

   92
8. 8

   The Legend of Heroes: Trails from Zero (2022)

   PlayStation · Nintendo · PC — Steam ↗

   92
9. 9

   Bomb Rush Cyberfunk (2023)

   PlayStation · Nintendo · PC — PS Store ↗ · Nintendo ↗ · Steam ↗

   92
10. 10

    Hi-Fi Rush (2023)

    PlayStation · PC — PS Store ↗ · Steam ↗

    92
11. 11

    Bad End Theater (2021)

    PC

    92
12. 12

    Volcano Princess (2023)

    PC

    92
13. 13

    Doki Doki Literature Club Plus! (2021)

    PlayStation · Nintendo · PC

    92
14. 14

    Marco & The Galaxy Dragon (2020)

    PC

    92
15. 15

    Helltaker (2020)

    PC

    92
16. 16

    Mad Father (2012)

    PC

    92
17. 17

    Mullet MadJack (2024)

    PC

    92
18. 18

    Fields Of Mistria (2024)

    PC

    92
19. 19

    Touhou Luna Nights (2018)

    Nintendo · PC

    92
20. 20

    NEKOPARA Vol. 4 (2020)

    PlayStation · PC

    92
21. 21

    The Murder of Sonic the Hedgehog (2023)

    PC

    92
22. 22

    Fox Hime Zero (2018)

    PC

    92
23. 23

    Eternal Senia (2015)

    PC

    92
24. 24

    Dungeon Munchies (2019)

    PlayStation · Nintendo · PC

    92
25. 25

    BLUE REVOLVER (2016)

    PC

    92

How this list was built: we start from a catalog of 20,827 PlayStation, Nintendo and PC games, then filter and sort by score — the critic score (Metacritic or IGDB) where it exists, the player score in the exceptions (hover a score to see its source). It is updated along with the catalog.