JRPG game recommendations

Long stories, charismatic party members and combat systems that blend turns and action: the JRPG is a universe of its own inside the RPG world. This list covers the highest rated JRPGs available on PlayStation, Nintendo and PC — from remastered classics to recent releases.

The 25 best JRPG games

1. 1

   Persona 5 Royal (2020)

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

   94
2. 2

   Persona 5 (2016)

   PlayStation — PS Store ↗

   93
3. 3

   Felvidek (2024)

   PC — Steam ↗

   93
4. 4

   Epic Battle Fantasy 5 (2020)

   PC — Steam ↗

   93
5. 5

   Word Game: Episode 0 (2021)

   PC

   93
6. 6

   FINAL FANTASY VI (1994)

   PC — PS Store ↗

   92
7. 7

   The Legend of Heroes: Trails from Zero (2022)

   PlayStation · Nintendo · PC — Steam ↗

   92
8. 8

   Hylics (2015)

   PC

   92
9. 9

   Fear & Hunger 2: Termina (2022)

   PC — Steam ↗

   92
10. 10

    Volcano Princess (2023)

    PC

    92
11. 11

    Eternal Senia (2015)

    PC

    92
12. 12

    DRAGON QUEST XI: Echoes of an Elusive Age (2017)

    PlayStation · Nintendo · PC — Steam ↗

    91
13. 13

    NieR:Automata Game of the YoRHa Edition (2019)

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

    91
14. 14

    DRAGON QUEST XI S: Echoes of an Elusive Age - Definitive Edition (2019)

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

    91
15. 15

    Impostor Factory (2021)

    PC — Steam ↗

    91
16. 16

    Hylics 2 (2020)

    PC

    91
17. 17

    Mirror (2017)

    PC

    91
18. 18

    Epic Battle Fantasy 4 (2014)

    PC

    91
19. 19

    Doom & Destiny (2013)

    PlayStation · Nintendo · PC

    91
20. 20

    Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice (2019)

    PlayStation · PC — PS Store ↗ · Steam ↗

    90
21. 21

    FINAL FANTASY VIII (1999)

    PlayStation · PC — PS Store ↗

    90
22. 22

    Shin Megami Tensei: Persona 4 (2008)

    PlayStation — PS Store ↗

    90
23. 23

    Trails in the Sky 1st Chapter (2025)

    PlayStation · Nintendo · PC — Steam ↗

    90
24. 24

    Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 (2025)

    PlayStation · PC — PS Store ↗ · Steam ↗

    90
25. 25

    Karryn's Prison (2021)

    PC — Steam ↗

    90

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.