| PS3 | Nier | 2010 | Action | Cavia | Hack-and-slash ARPG with a pervading sense of melancholy and a gorgeous soundtrack, multiple endings; takes place after one of Drakengard's endings |
| PSP | What Did I Do To Deserve This, My Lord!? 2 | 2010 | Dungeon Crawler | Acquire | Make more dungeons, be more dastardly, and use your newfound ability to mutate monsters as you increase their stats! |
| DS | Shin Megami Tensei: Strange Journey | 2010 | Dungeon Crawler | Atlus/Lancarse | First-person dungeon crawler with demon battling, negotiation, and fusion - all in Antarctica! |
| PS3 | White Knight Chronicles: International Edition | 2010 | Action | Level-5/SCEJ | Attempts to be a MMO/JRPG hybrid with customizable avatar; doesn't really succeed at it, repetitive combo-based combat system |
| Xbox 360 | Ninety-Nine Nights II | 2010 | Action | Q Entertainment/Feelplus | Darker in tone than the first game, but with worse reviews; plays like its predecessor |
| JP DS | Fire Emblem: Shin Monshou no Nazo - Hikari to Kage no Eiyuu | 2010 | Strategy | Intelligent Systems | Unlocalized updated version of book 2 of Mystery of the Emblem, adds an avatar character, hard as ever |
| PSP | Z.H.P. Unlosing Ranger vs. Darkdeath Evilman | 2010 | Dungeon Crawler | Nippon Ichi | Mostly a roguelike, completing dungeons adds to your stats; mandatory boss battles take place in a more traditional turn-based format, highly customizable main character |
| PSP | Ys: The Oath in Felghana | 2010 | Action | Falcom | Remastered version of Ys III, taking gameplay elements from Ys VI and expanding the storyline with extra scenes |
| JP DS | Metal Max 3 | 2010 | Turn-Based | Cattle Call | Return to the wasteland with tanks in tow; non-linear story progression |
| JP DS | Mugen no Frontier EXCEED: Super Robot Taisen OG Saga | 2010 | Turn-Based | Monolith Soft | Sequel to SRTOGS: Endless Frontier, plays in the same way, with crossover elements |
| Xbox 360 | Resonance of Fate | 2010 | Turn-Based | Tri-Ace | A post-apocalyptic game with a battle system that combines real-time and turn-based elements, lots of gunplay |
| PSP | Ys Seven | 2010 | Action | Falcom | Adds party members to the regular Ys formula, in addition to making weapon types (slashing, blunt) determine an enemy's susceptibility to them |
| JP DS | Ni no Kuni: Shikkoku no Madoushi | 2010 | Turn-Based | Level-5 | Same general story as Wrath of the White Witch, but vastly different gameplay - a literal spellbook is a necessity to draw the required runes |
| JP PS3 | Nier Replicant | 2010 | Action | Cavia | The version of Nier not released in the West (until 2021), featuring Nier as a brother rather than a father |
| DS | Sands of Destruction | 2010 | Turn-Based | Imageepoch | Timing/combo based combat system that the enemies have no trouble abusing you with |
| PSP | Valkyria Chronicles 2 | 2010 | Strategy | Sega | Plays a lot like the first, but with a more school-like setting compared to the first game |
| PSP | Valhalla Knights 2: Battle Stance (DL only) | 2010 | Action | K2 | Adds handy warp points, more customization options, more quests, more monsters, and cuts the maximum party size down from 6 to 4 |
| JP PSP | .hack//LINK | 2010 | Action | CyberConnect2 | ARPG, last game chronologically in the series, lots of characters from past series media, often regarded as the worst game |
| PS3 | Trinity Universe | 2010 | Turn-Based | Idea Factory/Gust/Nippon Ichi | Turn-based, has two different protagonists (each with different guest characters from Atelier and Disgaea) and an AP-based combo system |
| DS | Cave Story (DSiWare) | 2010 | Action-Platform | Studio Pixel/Nicalis | A platforming-heavy metroidvania created by a one-man development team; taking damage loses XP for weapons |
| JP PSP | Fushigi no Dungeon: Fuurai no Shiren 3 Portable | 2010 | Dungeon Crawler | Chunsoft | Mostly the same as the Wii version but with some balance adjustments |
| JP PSP | Monster Hunter Portable 3rd | 2010 | Action | Capcom | Takes elements from Freedom Unite and Tri but is its own game, now multiple Felynes can assist in combat |
| PSP | Shin Megami Tensei: Persona 3 Portable | 2010 | Turn-Based | Atlus | Adds a female main character to Persona 3, alters Social Links accordingly, does not contain "The Answer" scenario, gives control over other party members in combat |
| PSP | Shepherd's Crossing | 2010 | Simulation | Success | Adds a few QoL changes but otherwise spiffs up the visuals of the original |
| JP PSP | Ys vs. Sora no Kiseki: Alternative Saga | 2010 | Fighting | Falcom | A 3D arena fighting game- very Power Stone-like, where characters from Ys and Trails collide (and level while doing so) |
| PS3 | Star Ocean: The Last Hope International | 2010 | Action | Tri-Ace | Adds anime-styled character portraits, dual audio, and new music to the original 360 release; considered to be the definitive version of the game |
| Xbox 360 | Nier | 2010 | Action | Cavia | An ARPG spinoff of one of Drakengard's endings, astounding soundtrack, twisty plot, multiple endings |
| DS | Rune Factory 3: A Fantasy Harvest Moon | 2010 | Simulation | Neverland | Like the others, but villagers now have a dynamic AI schedule and the ability to delve into dungeons with the player |
| PS2 | Sakura Wars: So Long, My Love | 2010 | Strategy | Sega/RED Entertainment | Mech SRPG/dating sim goodness in 1920s New York, the first of the series to be localized |
| DS | Harvest Moon DS: Grand Bazaar | 2010 | Simulation | Marvelous | Still farming, but done under the pretense of pure capitalism by selling your goods at a weekly marketplace |
| Xbox 360 | Castlevania: Harmony of Despair (DL only) | 2010 | Action-Platform | Konami | Large-scale Metroidvania crossover with an emphasis on online co-op, stats based on gear and skill grinding |
| DS | Dragon Quest IX: Sentinels of the Starry Skies | 2010 | Turn-Based | Level-5 | Intended to be a multiplayer JRPG, all party members are customizable |
| Xbox 360 | Final Fantasy XIII | 2010 | Turn-Based | Square Enix | Linear gameplay with a fast-paced turn-based battle system; the worldbuilding seems to do more harm than good |
| DS | Etrian Odyssey III: The Drowned City | 2010 | Turn-Based | Atlus | Plays like the two before it; adds 12 new classes, subclassing, weapon forging, and seafaring |
| DS | Final Fantasy: The 4 Heroes of Light | 2010 | Turn-Based | Matrix Software/Square Enix | A return to classic form for the series with a job-like system; the predecessor to Bravely Default |
| Vita | Final Fantasy IX (PSone Classics) | 2010 | Turn-Based | Square | See PSX |
| DS | Foto Showdown (DSi and up only) | 2010 | Monster Collecting | Alpha-Unit | Another monster collector/battler where you gain creatures to fight by taking pictures with your DSi/3DS camera |
| PS3 | Final Fantasy IX (PSone Classics) | 2010 | Turn-Based | Square | See PSX |
| Xbox 360 | Fist of the North Star: Ken's Rage | 2010 | Action | Koei | Thousands upon thousands of enemies are already dead - musou/ARPG gameplay |
| DS | Glory of Heracles | 2010 | Turn-Based | Paon/Studio Saizensen | The first Glory of Heracles game to reach the west (and sixth overall), semi-sluggish turn-based combat and overall average |
| DS | Golden Sun: Dark Dawn | 2010 | Turn-Based | Camelot | Set 30 years after the initial duology, plays similarly, updates the graphics to 3D, battles are almost too easy |
| DS | Harvest Moon: The Tale of Two Towns | 2010 | Simulation | Marvelous | You're now both a farmer and ambassador! |
| DS | Ragnarok DS | 2010 | Action | GungHo | As the title implies, it's Ragnarok Online, except on the DS; only a max of 3 can play together, but there is a storyline to follow |
| DS | Infinite Space | 2010 | Strategy | PlatinumGames/Nude Maker | Space opera with customizable ships and a branching narrative |
| DS | Lufia: Curse of the Sinistrals | 2010 | Action | Neverland | Remake of Lufia II, with 3D graphics and ARPG gameplay instead of the series' traditional turn-based style |
| DS | Monster Racers | 2010 | Sports | Koei | A peculiar monster-collecting game where you battle via racing |
| DS | Monster Rancher DS | 2010 | Simulation | Cing | Monster raising and battling, now on two screens! Utilizes the microphone and touch screen to create monsters |
| PS3 | Yakuza 3 | 2010 | Action | Amusement Vision/Sega | Continues Kiryu's story but takes out a fair amount of content due to rushed localization (hostess clubs, for example) |
| DS | Pokemon HeartGold/SoulSilver | 2010 | Monster Collecting | Game Freak | Remakes of the Gen 2 Pokemon games, with the storyline from Crystal attached, can also make use of the Pokewalker accessory |
| Wii | Shiren the Wanderer | 2010 | Dungeon Crawler | Chunsoft | Actually the third game in the Shiren the Wanderer sub-series of Mystery Dungeon roguelike games |
| Wii | Sakura Wars: So Long, My Love | 2010 | Strategy | Sega/RED Entertainment/Idea Factory | No major changes from the PS2 version save for a lack of JP voices |
| DS | Pokemon Ranger: Guardian Signs | 2010 | Action | Creatures Inc. | Very like the first two, but now you can also draw symbols to summon legendary 'mons to help you out |
| Wii | Monster Hunter Tri | 2010 | Action | Capcom | Adds an underwater ecosystem to the tried-and-true monster-slaying formula |
| Wii | Fragile Dreams: Farewell Ruins of the Moon | 2010 | Action/Horror | Tri-Crescendo/Namco Bandai | A lonely post-apocalyptic ARPG/slight horror hybrid where you fight off ghosts and discover remnants of civilization |
| Wii | Arc Rise Fantasia | 2010 | Turn-Based | Imageepoch | Lazy English voice acting, but a decent turn-based RPG otherwise |
| JP Wii | Zangeki no Reginleiv | 2010 | Action | Sandlot | Mission-based structure; free-running in stages and lots of emphasis on motion controls to attack, enemies drop mana that can be used to level up various weapons |
| DS | Blue Dragon: Awakened Shadow | 2010 | Action | Tri-Crescendo | ARPG with a customizable protagonist, Shu and the gang are AI-controlled party members |
| PSP | Phantasy Star Portable 2 | 2010 | Action | Alfa System | Direct sequel to the first game, can import character from first game, some fairly minor differences but otherwise plays the same as the first |
| PS3 | Last Rebellion | 2010 | Turn-Based | Hit Maker | Not the best of games - turn-based gameplay with an emphasis on targeting specific body parts of enemies |
| PSP | Crystal Defenders (DL only) | 2010 | Strategy | Square Enix | Final Fantasy tower defense game set in Ivalice using classes from FFTA2. strategy involves leveling units |
| PS3 | Atelier Rorona: The Alchemist of Arland | 2010 | Turn-Based | Gust | First in Arland storyline, time and item management important as always, first 3D Atelier game |
| PSP | Kingdom Hearts: Birth By Sleep | 2010 | Action | Square Enix | Prequel to the main series, with three playable characters and generally similar ARPG gameplay, albeit with the ability to customize commands available in battle |
| PS3 | Record of Agarest War (DL only) | 2010 | Strategy | Compile Heart | Multi-generational game with dating sim elements and tactical combat |
| PSP | Jikandia: The Timeless Land | 2010 | Action | Opus/Idea Factory | Side-scrolling ARPG with a pixel art look, equipping crystals found in dungeons gives stat boots, multiple playable characters and the ability to choose dungeon time limits |
| PSP | Hexyz Force | 2010 | Turn-Based | Sting | Turn-based battle system, multiple protagonists/storylines, items and equipment cannot be bought; rather, they must be created using points earned in combat |
| PSP | Cladun: This is an RPG (DL only) | 2010 | Dungeon Crawler | System Prisma/Nippon Ichi | A top-down randomized dungeon crawler that also acts as a desconstruction of sorts by allowing the player to make their character and the boss |
| PSP | Front Mission 3 (PSone Classics) | 2010 | Strategy | Square | See PSX |
| Xbox 360 | Dragon Ball Z: Budokai HD Collection | 2010 | Fighting | Dimps | See PS3 |
| PSP | Blazing Souls: Accelate | 2010 | Strategy | Idea Factory | SPRG; a port of a JP-only PS2 game set after the true ending of Spectral Souls II, a non-linear storyline |
| PS3 | 3D Dot Game Heroes | 2010 | Action | Silicon Studio | A voxel ARPG meant to emulate titles of the 80s, with sword customization and leveling |
| PSP | Arc the Lad III (PSone Classics) | 2010 | Strategy | G-Craft/ARC Entertainment | See PSX |
| PSP | Arc the Lad II (PSone Classics) | 2010 | Strategy | G-Craft/ARC Entertainment | See PSX |
| PSP | Arc the Lad (PSone Classics) | 2010 | Strategy | G-Craft/ARC Entertainment | See PSX |
| PSP | Alundra (PSone Classics) | 2010 | Action | Matrix Software | See PSX |
| PSP | Grandia (PSone Classics) | 2010 | Turn-Based | Game Arts | See PSX |
| PSP | Knights in the Nightmare | 2010 | Turn-Based | Sting | Very similar to DS version save for resolution and a smoother control scheme |
| PS3 | Resonance of Fate | 2010 | Turn-Based | Tri-Ace | Free-roaming gun-heavy "cinematic" battle system, only 3 party members, a lot of moral gray areas |
| PSP | Lunar: Silver Star Harmony | 2010 | Turn-Based | Japan Art Media/Game Arts | Arguably the closest in tone to the intended translation, but with less charm; adds a playable prologue, battles are extremely easy in comparison to other versions |
| PS3 | Front Mission 3 (PSone Classics) | 2010 | Strategy | Square | See PSX |
| PS3 | Final Fantasy XIII | 2010 | Turn-Based | Square Enix | Story too complex for its own good and divisively linear, but fun real-time/turn-based hybrid combat |
| PS3 | Alundra (PSone Classics) | 2010 | Action | Matrix Software | See PSX |
| PS3 | Fist of the North Star: Ken's Rage | 2010 | Action | Koei | The legendary storyline in musou form - where evern destroying fences will give you karma to level up |
| PSP | Final Fantasy IX (PSone Classics) | 2010 | Turn-Based | Square | See PSX |
| PS3 | Arc the Lad (PSone Classics) | 2010 | Strategy | G-Craft/ARC Entertainment | See PSX |
| PS3 | Arc the Lad II (PSone Classics) | 2010 | Strategy | G-Craft/ARC Entertainment | See PSX |
| PSP | No Heroes Allowed! (DL only) | 2010 | Strategy | Acquire | Third game in the Badman series, adds aquatic creatures to the array of upgradable defenses against unwanted heroes |
| PSP | Gladiator Begins | 2010 | Fighting | Goshow | Prequel to Colosseum: Road to Freedom (PS2), where you similarly make a come-up as a gladiator in combat and tweak your stats to become even more deadly |
| PS3 | Grandia (PSone Classics) | 2010 | Turn-Based | Game Arts | See PSX |
| PSP | Mimana: Iyar Chronicle | 2010 | Action | Kogado/Premium Agency | ARPG with poor hit detection, a generally unlikeable cast, and a weak story overall |
| PS3 | Final Fantasy V (PSone Classics) | 2011 | Turn-Based | Tose/Square | See PSX |
| PS3 | Final Fantasy VI (PSone Classics) | 2011 | Turn-Based | Tose/Square | See PSX |
| DS | GO Series: Picdun (DSiWare, delisted) | 2011 | Dungeon Crawler | Intense | A first-person dungeon crawl where your path through each floor makes a picture on the map, timing-based combat |
| Xbox 360 | Dark Souls | 2011 | Action | FromSoftware | Spiritual successor to Demon's Souls, where multitudes learned to die and die again |
| DS | Dragon Quest Monsters: Joker 2 | 2011 | Monster Collecting | Tose | Not a direct sequel to Joker, adds monsters of varying sizes but otherwise plays the same |
| DS | Dragon Quest VI: Realms of Revelation | 2011 | Turn-Based | ArtePiazza | First appearance of DQVI in the west, same turn-based gameplay, plot revolving around two separate worlds |
| PS3 | Dynasty Warriors: Gundam 3 | 2011 | Action | Koei | Adds a larger amount of mission variety to the previous games in addition to a more cel-shaded art style |
| DS | Pokemon Black/White | 2011 | Monster Collecting | Game Freak | Incredible animated spritework and perhaps the best storyline in the franchise |
| DS | Inazuma Eleven (PAL only) | 2011 | Sports | Level-5 | It's a soccer RPG- with hundreds of players to potentially scout and dramatic duels on the field! |
| PS3 | Legend of Mana (PSone Classics) | 2011 | Action | Square | See PSX |
| PS3 | Disgaea 4: A Promise Unforgotten | 2011 | Strategy | Nippon Ichi | Stacks on stacks on stacks of characters, a customizable hub town, and more leveling madness |
| DS | Fossil Fighters Champions | 2011 | Monster Collecting | RED Entertainment/M2/Artdink/Nintendo | More dinosaur-like creatures to unearth, train, and fight! |
| DS | Kingdom Hearts Re:coded | 2011 | Action | h.a.n.d. Inc./Square Enix | Remake of a mobile-only game, has more puzzles involved than a standard KH game |
| PS3 | GrimGrimoire (PS2 Classics) | 2011 | Turn-Based | Vanillaware | See PS2 |
| PS3 | Dark Souls | 2011 | Action | FromSoftware | Prepare to die! A lot! Super-challenging ARPG combat and dungeon delving, successor to Demon's Souls |
| PS3 | Dungeon Explorer (DL only) | 2011 | Dungeon Crawler | Atlus | See TG16 |
| PS3 | Harvest Moon: Back to Nature (PSone Classics) | 2011 | Simulation | Victor Interactive Software | See PSX |
| PS3 | Hyperdimension Neptunia | 2011 | Turn-Based | Compile Heart | First in a long series of tongue-in-cheek games about the game industry itself; combat is based upon an AP spending system |
| PS3 | Yakuza 4 | 2011 | Action | Amusement Vision/Sega | Adds additional protagonists in addition to furthering Kiryu's saga (with tons to do in Kamurocho as always) |
| Genesis | Star Odyssey | 2011 | Turn-Based | Hot-B | Localized 20 years after initial release in Japan (as Blue Almanac), enemy level scales to player |
| DS | Radiant Historia | 2011 | Turn-Based | Atlus/Headlock | Turn-based grid combat, lots of time travel and utilizing branching timelines to affect the future |
| JP PSP | Phantasy Star Portable 2 Infinity | 2011 | Action | Alfa System | An upgrade to PSP2; adds new story content, races, bosses, skills, and QoL changes/balancing |
| PS3 | Trinity: Souls of Zill O'll | 2011 | Action | Omega Force | ARPG with 3 different playable characters that can be switched between on the fly, first of its series to be localized |
| JP PSP | 7th Dragon 2020 | 2011 | Dungeon Crawler | Imageepoch | Sequel to 7th Dragon, a 3D dungeon crawler set in post-apocalyptic Tokyo, Hatsune Miku herself makes an appearance |
| PS3 | Threads of Fate (PSone Classics) | 2011 | Action | Square | See PSX |
| JP PSP | Eiyuu Densetsu: Ao no Kiseki | 2011 | Turn-Based | Falcom | Second half of the "Crossbell arc," leads into Trails of Cold Steel II, turn-based combat like other Trails games |
| JP PSP | Grand Knights History | 2011 | Turn-Based | Vanillaware | Absolutely gorgeous Vanillaware-developed turn-based game with multiple factions to represent and customizable characters |
| JP PSP | Kingdom Hearts: Birth By Sleep Final Mix | 2011 | Action | Square Enix | Adds new playable episodes and way more story content to the original |
| JP PSP | Phantom Kingdom Portable | 2011 | Strategy | Nippon Ichi | Adds new scenarios and battles with characters from later Disgaea games |
| PS3 | Vagrant Story (PSone Classics) | 2011 | Dungeon Crawler | Square | See PSX |
| PS3 | Ar Tonelico Qoga: Knell of Ar Ciel | 2011 | Action | Gust | Switch in gameplay to real-time battles, songstresses become more powerful after removing clothes (sigh) |
| JP PSP | Valkyria Chronicles 3 | 2011 | Strategy | Sega/Media.Vision | Runs parallel to the first game, dark in tone but very anime-like characters, plays like the other games in the series |
| PS3 | Rune Factory: Tides of Destiny | 2011 | Action | Neverland | Harvesting, adventuring, and seafaring in order to raise islands from the bottom of the ocean, with bonus Move controls |
| JP PSP | Yuusha 30 Second | 2011 | Action | Marvelous | All episodes play like Hero 30 of the original game, but adds more QoL features like leveling outside missions |
| PS3 | Saiyuki: Journey West (PSone Classics) | 2011 | Strategy | Koei | See PSX |
| JP Wii | Earth Seeker | 2011 | Action | Crafts & Meister/Kadokawa | Post-apocalyptic ARPG with a mission-based structure and small minions that follow you around (can also connect to a DSiWare game for bonus items!) |
| PS3 | Arc the Lad III (PSone Classics) | 2011 | Strategy | G-Craft/ARC Entertainment | See PSX |
| JP DS | SaGa 3: Jikuu no Hasha - Shadow or Light | 2011 | Turn-Based | Racjin/Square Enix | Given the same treatment as its predecessor from Final Fantasy Legend III |
| PS3 | Odin Sphere (PS2 Classics) | 2011 | Action | Vanillaware | See PS2 |
| PS3 | Breath of Fire IV (PSone Classics) | 2011 | Turn-Based | Capcom | See PSX |
| PS3 | Chrono Trigger (PSone Classics) | 2011 | Turn-Based | Tose/Square | See PSX |
| PS3 | Xenogears (PSone Classics) | 2011 | Turn-Based | Square | See PSX |
| PS3 | Chrono Cross (PSone Classics) | 2011 | Turn-Based | Square | See PSX |
| PS3 | Castlevania: Harmony of Despair (DL only) | 2011 | Action-Platform | Konami | Massive crossover metroidvania with local multiplayer and character growth based on equipment |
| DS | Solatorobo: Red the Hunter | 2011 | Action | CyberConnect2 | Spiritual sequel to Tail Concerto (PSX), with steampunk robot combat and tons of anthropomorphic creatures |
| PS3 | Wizardry: Labyrinth of Lost Souls (DL only) | 2011 | Dungeon Crawler | Acquire | Same ol' Wizardry - another difficult first-person dungeon crawler |
| PS3 | Parasite Eve (PSone Classics) | 2011 | Action | Square | See PSX |
| JP DS | Nora to Toki no Koubou: Kiri no Mori no Majo | 2011 | Turn-Based | Atlus | Atlus' attempt at an Atelier-styled game, with anticipatedly adorable results |
| PS3 | White Knight Chronicles II | 2011 | Action | Level-5/SCEJ | Puts a coat of polish over the first game's systems, but does little to improve them; the disc also includes a copy of the first game with the reworked battle system |
| PS3 | Vanguard Bandits (PSone Classics) | 2011 | Strategy | Human Entertainment | See PSX |
| JP 3DS | Slime Mori Mori Dragon Quest 3: Daikaizoku to Shippo Dan | 2011 | Action | Square Enix | |
| PS3 | Parasite Eve II (PSone Classics) | 2011 | Action | Square | See PSX |
| PS3 | Atelier Totori: The Adventurer of Arland | 2011 | Turn-Based | Gust | Second in Arland storyline, same as ever otherwise |
| JP DS | Metal Max 2: Reloaded | 2011 | Turn-Based | Crea-Tech | Takes gameplay improvements from later entries and applies them to the second game- with an optional female protagonist and free-roaming |
| PS3 | Record of Agarest War Zero | 2011 | Strategy | Compile Heart/Idea Factory | Plays like the first game, can connect using save data to unlock characters from the first game, heroines' costumes depend on their feelings towards you |
| JP PSP | Final Fantasy Type-0 | 2011 | Action | Square Enix | ARPG with mission structure like Crisis Core, some RTS battles on overworld map, a large variety of playable characters |
| Vita | Final Fantasy V (PSone Classics) | 2011 | Turn-Based | Tose/Square | See PSX |
| Xbox 360 | Dynasty Warriors: Gundam 3 | 2011 | Action | Koei | More mechs, more features, more pilots, more musou! |
| PSP | Vagrant Story (Psone Classics) | 2011 | Dungeon Crawler | Square | See PSX |
| PSP | Chrono Cross (PSone Classics) | 2011 | Turn-Based | Square | See PSX |
| PSP | Breath of Fire IV (PSone Classics) | 2011 | Turn-Based | Capcom | See PSX |
| 3DS | Professor Layton and the Last Specter | 2011 | Simulation | Level-5/Brownie Brown | Included due to Professor Layton's London Life, a cute life sim with minimal stats, many (re)quests, and jobs to rank up in |
| PSP | Saiyuki: Journey West (PSone Classics) | 2011 | Strategy | Koei | See PSX |
| PSP | Harvest Moon: Back to Nature (PSone Classics) | 2011 | Simulation | Victor Interactive Software | See PSX |
| Xbox 360 | Record of Agarest War Zero | 2011 | Strategy | Compile Heart/Idea Factory | Prequel to the first game, with enhanced dating sim elements and the ability to carry over save data from the first game to unlock characters |
| PSP | Ys I & II Chronicles | 2011 | Action | Falcom | Mostly the same as previous versions, but with a new soundtrack option as well as newly done character portraits |
| PSP | Xenogears (PSone Classics) | 2011 | Turn-Based | Square | See PSX |
| PSP | Vanguard Bandits (PSone Classics) | 2011 | Strategy | Human Entertainment | See PSX |
| PSP | Threads of Fate (PSone Classics) | 2011 | Action | Square | See PSX |
| Wii | Rune Factory: Tides of Destiny | 2011 | Simulation | Neverland | More farming and fighting, with some seafaring sprinkled in! |
| PSP | Legend of Mana (PSone Classics) | 2011 | Action | Square | See PSX |
| PSP | The Legend of Heroes: Trails in the Sky | 2011 | Turn-Based | Falcom | The 6th Legend of Heroes game/first Trails game, starts an interweaving storyline, combat is turn-based but offers lots of attack options, NPCs react to the story dynamically |
| PSP | The 3rd Birthday | 2011 | Action | HexaDrive | Third game in the Parasite Eve series, more like a third-person shooter than previous games, mission-based gameplay and lots of NPC possession! |
| PSP | Lord of Arcana | 2011 | Action | Access Games | A Monster Hunter clone featuring monsters designed by famous illustrators and some Square Enix cameos |
| PSP | Tactics Ogre: Let Us Cling Together | 2011 | Strategy | Square Enix/Quest | Allows for revisiting of plot points to see how alternate major decisions would have changed the story |
| PSP | Parasite Eve (PSone Classics) | 2011 | Action | Square | See PSX |
| PSP | Shin Megami Tensei: Persona 2: Innocent Sin | 2011 | Turn-Based | Atlus | Previously never localized in North America, the direct predecessor to Eternal Punishment; contains demon recruitment and rumor-spreading |
| PSP | Parasite Eve II (PSone Classics) | 2011 | Action | Square | See PSX |
| PSP | Phantom Brave: The Hermuda Triangle | 2011 | Turn-Based | Nippon Ichi | Adds even more characters to the improved Wii version of the game |
| PSP | Chrono Trigger (PSone Classics) | 2011 | Turn-Based | Tose/Square | See PSX |
| PSP | Gods Eater Burst | 2011 | Action | Shift | A post-apocalyptic monster-hunting ARPG; stat upgrades come through equipment; multiplayer supported |
| 3DS | Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Survivor Overclocked | 2011 | Strategy | Atlus | Adds an additional day of plot, more demons, QoL improvements, voice acting, difficulty selection, and a graphical retouch |
| 3DS | Cave Story 3D | 2011 | Action-Platform | Studio Pixel/Nicalis | Renders the original game with 3D graphics, throws in crossover content/references, adds a dynamic camera and additional level |
| PSP | Final Fantasy VII (PSone Classics) | 2011 | Turn-Based | Square | See PSX |
| PSP | Final Fantasy VI (PSone Classics) | 2011 | Turn-Based | Tose/Square | See PSX |
| PSP | Final Fantasy V (PSone Classics) | 2011 | Turn-Based | Tose/Square | See PSX |
| Vita | Final Fantasy IV: The Complete Collection (DL only) | 2011 | Turn-Based | Bullets/Square Enix | See PSP |
| Wii U | Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate | 2011 | Action | Capcom/Eighting | Similar to Monster Hunter Portable 3rd, but adds in underwater combat and has local multiplayer |
| Vita | Final Fantasy VI (PSone Classics) | 2011 | Turn-Based | Tose/Square | See PSX |
| Vita | Final Fantasy VII (PSone Classics) | 2011 | Turn-Based | Square | See PSX |
| Vita | Aedis Eclipse: Generation of Chaos (DL only) | 2011 | Strategy | Idea Factory | See PSP |
| PSP | Final Fantasy IV: The Complete Collection | 2011 | Turn-Based | Bullets/Square Enix | Contains both FFIV (which skews closer to the original than the DS version) and The After Years (with updated polish), and a bonus interlude game that takes place in-between |
| PSP | ClaDun x2 (DL only) | 2011 | Dungeon Crawler | System Prisma/Nippon Ichi | More dungeon-crawling/RPG Maker hybrid goodness! |
| Xbox 360 | Guardian Heroes (DL only) | 2011 | Action | Treasure | Similar to the original Saturn version, but adds a Remix mode with additional combo options |
| PSP | Fate/Extra | 2011 | Dungeon Crawler | Type-Moon/Imageepoch | Third-person dungeon crawl, a parallel universe story to Fate/stay night, combat consists of rock-paper-scissors-type commands paired off |
| PSP | Dissidia 012 [duodecim] Final Fantasy | 2011 | Fighting | Square Enix | Adds more characters and expands the story mode to be party-based, also retells the story from the first game within |
| Xbox 360 | Half-Minute Hero: Super Mega Neo Climax | 2011 | Action | Opus | Takes away some gameplay variety from the original PSP game, but adds an option to use an anime artstyle |
| Vita | Orgarhythm (DL only) | 2012 | Rhythm | Acquire | Rhythm game/RTS hybrid where keeping on beat gives you more XP to give you more abilities |
| Vita | Mystic Chronicles | 2012 | Turn-Based | Hit-Point | See PSP |
| PS3 | Legasista (DL only) | 2012 | Dungeon Crawler | System Prisma | Top-down ARPG dungeon crawler with a job system, positioning is key in battle, gameplay a bit repetitive |
| PS3 | La Pucelle: Tactics (PS2 Classics) | 2012 | Strategy | Nippon Ichi | See PS2 |
| PS3 | Monster World IV (DL only) | 2012 | Action-Platform | Westone | See JP Mega Drive, but officially in English |
| PS3 | Shin Megami Tensei: Persona 3 FES (PS2 Classics) | 2012 | Turn-Based | Atlus | See PS2 |
| PS3 | Mugen Souls | 2012 | Turn-Based | Compile Heart/GCREST | Open-field turn-based RPG where being moe is important to getting stronger… somehow |
| Vita | Shin Megami Tensei: Persona 3 Portable (DL only) | 2012 | Turn-Based | Atlus | See PSP |
| Vita | Shin Megami Tensei: Persona 2: Innocent Sin (DL only) | 2012 | Turn-Based | Atlus | See PSP |
| PS3 | Final Fantasy XIII-2 | 2012 | Turn-Based | Square Enix | Tries to correct linearity issues by getting wibbly-wobbly timey-wimey, with mixed results |
| Vita | Shin Megami Tensei: Persona (DL only) | 2012 | Turn-Based | Atlus | See PSP |
| Vita | Sarara's Little Shop (PSone Classics) | 2012 | Simulation | Kinotrope/Siesta | See PS3 |
| Vita | Saiyuki: Journey West (PSone Classics) | 2012 | Strategy | Koei | See PSX |
| PS3 | Hyperdimension Neptunia mk2 | 2012 | Turn-Based | Compile Heart/Idea Factory | Largely the same as the first, has an affection point system as well as item synthesis |
| Vita | New Little King's Story (delisted) | 2012 | Action | Konami | Changes the watercolor aesthetic to a more anime-styled one, poor English translation, needs quite a bit of visual polish |
| PS3 | River King: A Wonderful Journey (PS2 Classics) | 2012 | Fishing | Marvelous | See PS2 |
| PSP | Gungnir | 2012 | Strategy | Sting | Episode IX of the Dept. Heaven series, multiple endings, SRPG combat with a time system where points build up that can be used for attack strengthening or turn manipulation |
| Vita | Dragoneer's Aria (DL only) | 2012 | Turn-Based | Hit Maker | See PSP |
| Vita | Ragnarok Tactics (DL only) | 2012 | Strategy | Apollosoft | See PSP |
| PSP | Final Fantasy Origins (PSone Classics) | 2012 | Turn-Based | Tose/Square | See PSX |
| Vita | Ragnarok Odyssey ACE | 2012 | Action | Game Arts | Easier to import RO save data from, otherwise see PS3 |
| PSP | Final Fantasy III (DL only) | 2012 | Turn-Based | Matrix Software/Square Enix | Port of the DS version of the game |
| PSP | Elminage: Original (DL only) | 2012 | Dungeon Crawler | Starfish SD | Basically the Japanese answer to Wizardry - first-person dungeon delving and party customization |
| PS3 | Record of Agarest War 2 | 2012 | Strategy | Compile Heart/Idea Factory | Change in gameplay to be more combo-based rather than tactical, loveless marriages are possible (but not recommended) |
| Vita | Ragnarok Odyssey | 2012 | Action | Game Arts | Basically a Monster Hunter clone with some Norse elements; levels do not increase traditionally but improving equipment via cards improves your stats |
| Vita | Persona 4: Golden | 2012 | Turn-Based | Atlus | Adds new social links, a new character, more story elements, costumes, and Personas in addition to QoL changes |
| Vita | Parasite Eve II (PSone Classics) | 2012 | Action/Horror | Square | See PSX |
| PSP | Growlanser: Wayfarer of Time | 2012 | Strategy | Career Soft | Actually Growlanser IV, an SRPG with important life-or-death choices, some dating sim elements, and free-range movement in addition to limit break-type attacks |
| Vita | Parasite Eve (PSone Classics) | 2012 | Action/Horror | Square | See PSX |
| PSP | Ragnarok Tactics | 2012 | Strategy | Apollosoft | SRPG with a lot of customizability in characters, two separate scenarios and multiple endings |
| Vita | The Legend of Dragoon (PSone Classics) | 2012 | Timed Turn-Based | Sony Computer Entertainment Japan | See PSX |
| Vita | Suikoden (PSone Classics) | 2012 | Turn-Based | Konami | See PSX |
| Vita | Gungnir (DL only) | 2012 | Strategy | Sting | See PSP |
| Vita | Xenogears (PSone Classics) | 2012 | Turn-Based | Square | See PSX |
| Vita | Ys I & II Chronicles (DL only) | 2012 | Action | Falcom | See PSP |
| Vita | Lunar: Silver Star Harmony (DL only) | 2012 | Turn-Based | Japan Art Media/Game Arts | See PSP |
| Vita | Ys Seven (DL only) | 2012 | Action | Falcom | See PSP |
| Vita | Legend of Mana (PSone Classics) | 2012 | Action | Square | See PSX |
| Vita | Ys: The Oath in Felghana (DL only) | 2012 | Action | Falcom | See PSP |
| Wii | The Last Story | 2012 | Action | Artoon/Mistwalker | ARPG with tactical and stealth elements including a cover system and issuing orders to AI party members in real-time |
| Wii | Xenoblade Chronicles | 2012 | Action | Monolith Soft | I'm really feeling loads of sidequests and ARPG combat! |
| Vita | Harvest Moon: Back to Nature (PSone Classics) | 2012 | Simulation | Victor Interactive Software | See PSX |
| Vita | Growlanser: Wayfarer of Time (DL only) | 2012 | Strategy | Career Soft | See PSP |
| Vita | Wild Arms 2 (PSone Classics) | 2012 | Turn-Based | Media.Vision | See PSX |
| Vita | Gravity Rush | 2012 | Action | SCEJ | ARPG with a focus on manipulating gravity to traverse the open world using the gyroscope; gems are collected to level up character attributes and abilities |
| PS3 | Yakuza: Dead Souls | 2012 | Action | Sega | Non-canonical spinoff taking place after Yakuza 4; 4 playable protagonists and reduced exploration ability (on account of there being zombies everywhere) |
| Vita | Grandia (PSone Classics) | 2012 | Turn-Based | Game Arts | See PSX |
| Vita | Gladiator Begins (DL only) | 2012 | Fighting | Goshow | See PSP |
| Vita | Generation of Chaos: Pandora's Reflection (DL only) | 2012 | Strategy | Sting/Idea Factory | See PSP |
| Vita | Front Mission 3 (PSone Classics) | 2012 | Strategy | Square | See PSX |
| Vita | Final Fantasy Origins (PSone Classics) | 2012 | Turn-Based | Tose/Square | See PSX |
| Vita | Final Fantasy III (DL only) | 2012 | Turn-Based | Matrix Software/Square Enix | See PSP |
| Vita | Fate/Extra (DL only) | 2012 | Action | Type-Moon/Imageepoch | See PSP |
| Vita | Elminage: Original (DL only) | 2012 | Dungeon Crawler | Starfish SD | See PSP |
| Vita | Wild Arms XF (DL only) | 2012 | Strategy | Media.Vision | See PSP |
| PS3 | Wonder Boy in Monster Land (DL only) | 2012 | Action-Platform | Westone Bit Entertainment | See 360 |
| Vita | Suikoden II (PSone Classics) | 2012 | Turn-Based | Konami | See PSX |
| Vita | Dungeon Explorer PSP (DL only) | 2012 | Dungeon Crawler | Hudson Soft | AKA Dungeon Explorer: Warriors of Ancient Arts, see PSP |
| Vita | Summon Night 5 (DL only) | 2012 | Strategy | Felistella | See PSP |
| PS3 | Tales of Graces f | 2012 | Action | Namco Tales Studio | Enhanced localization of a JP-only Wii Tales title, very technical combat system, takes place at multiple times through the party's lives |
| Vita | Tactics Ogre: Let Us Cling Together (DL only) | 2012 | Strategy | Square Enix/Quest | See PSP |
| Vita | The 3rd Birthday (DL only) | 2012 | Action | HexaDrive | See PSP |
| PS3 | The Legend of Dragoon (PSone Classics) | 2012 | Timed Turn-Based | Sony Computer Entertainment Japan | See PSX |
| Vita | Dungeon Maker: Hunting Ground (DL only) | 2012 | Sandbox/Dungeon Crawler | Global A Entertainment | See PSP |
| Vita | The Legend of Heroes: Trails in the Sky (DL only) | 2012 | Turn-Based | Falcom | See PSP |
| Vita | Dungeon Explorer (DL only) | 2012 | Dungeon Crawler | Atlus | See TG16 |
| Vita | The Legend of Heroes: Trails in the Sky SC (DL only) | 2012 | Turn-Based | Falcom | See PSP |
| PSP | The Legend of Dragoon (PSone Classics) | 2012 | Timed Turn-Based | Sony Computer Entertainment Japan | See PSX |
| Vita | Threads of Fate (PSone Classics) | 2012 | Action | Square | See PSX |
| Vita | Wild Arms (PSone Classics) | 2012 | Turn-Based | Media.Vision | See PSX |
| PSP | Unchained Blades (DL only) | 2012 | Dungeon Crawler | FuRyu | First-person dungeon crawler with monster recruitment, customizable party members; made by a large number of industry veterans |
| Vita | Vagrant Story (PSone Classics) | 2012 | Dungeon Crawler | Square | See PSX |
| Vita | Valhalla Knights (DL only) | 2012 | Action | K2 | See PSP |
| Vita | Valhalla Knights 2: Battle Stance (DL only) | 2012 | Action | K2 | See PSP |
| Vita | Valkyria Chronicles 2 (DL only) | 2012 | Strategy | Sega | See PSP |
| Vita | Vanguard Bandits (PSone Classics) | 2012 | Strategy | Human Entertainment | See PSX |
| Vita | Warriors of the Lost Empire (DL only) | 2012 | Action | Platinum Egg | See PSP |
| Vita | What Did I Do To Deserve This, My Lord!? (DL only) | 2012 | Dungeon Crawler | Acquire/Rideon | See PSP |
| PS3 | Way of the Samurai 4 (DL only) | 2012 | Action | Acquire | Another iteration of the samurai sim taking place during the last days of the shogunate; skills can gain XP in order to become stronger and unlock higher tiers |
| Vita | What Did I Do To Deserve This, My Lord!? 2 (DL only) | 2012 | Dungeon Crawler | Acquire | See PSP |
| PS3 | Final Fantasy Origins (PSone Classics) | 2012 | Turn-Based | Tose/Square | See PSX |
| PS3 | Innocent Life: A Futuristic Harvest Moon Special Edition (PS2 Classics) | 2012 | Simulation | ArtePiazza | See PS2 |
| Xbox 360 | The Undead Syndrome (DL only) | 2012 | Action/Horror | Mukago Software Development | A very strange, very budget indie horror game with ARPG elements and leveling |
| Vita | Chrono Cross (PSone Classics) | 2012 | Turn-Based | Square | See PSX |
| Vita | Blade Dancer: Lineage of Light (DL only) | 2012 | Turn-Based | Hit Maker | See PSP |
| 3DS | The Denpa Men: They Came By Wave (DL only) | 2012 | Turn-Based | Genius Sonority | A quirky little game where you use AR to gather up little men to use as party members, naturally there is also a rock-paper-scissors feel to it |
| Vita | Dissidia Final Fantasy (DL only) | 2012 | Fighting | Square Enix | See PSP |
| JP PSP | SD Gundam G Generation Overworld | 2012 | Strategy | Bandai Namco | SRPG that contains Gundam designs from 35 different iterations of the series, plays like Super Robot Wars |
| JP PSP | Digimon World Re: Digitize | 2012 | Action | Tri-Crescendo | Plays like the first Digimon World game, but also has an overarching storyline to follow |
| Vita | Breath of Fire IV (PSone Classics) | 2012 | Turn-Based | Capcom | See PSX |
| Vita | Castlevania: The Dracula X Chronicles (DL only) | 2012 | Action-Platform | Konami | See PSP |
| 3DS | Kingdom Hearts 3D: Dream Drop Distance | 2012 | Action | Square Enix | More ARPG action, more plot confusion; this one brings back the Command Deck from Birth By Sleep and introduces capturable spirits that can influence gameplay |
| JP PSP | Genso Suikoden Tsumugareshi Hyakunen no Toki | 2012 | Turn-Based | Konami | A Suikoden side story outside of regular series continuity, with some time travel plot elemnets and a class system |
| Xbox 360 | Wonder Boy in Monster Land (DL only) | 2012 | Action-Platform | Westone Bit Entertainment | An emulation of the arcade version |
| 3DS | Paper Mario: Sticker Star | 2012 | Turn-Based | Intelligent Systems | Eschews the traditional XP-based format in favor of finding items that increase base first attack power and increase HP; attacks can only be made via expendable stickers |
| 3DS | Tales of the Abyss | 2012 | Action | Namco Tales Studio | Very similar to the original; load times are shorter, some minor changes to quests were made, and shortcuts for battle abilities requires use of the touchscreen |
| JP PSP | Nayuta no Kiseki | 2012 | Action | Falcom | ARPG with platforming elements |
| PS3 | Atelier Meruru: The Apprentice of Arland | 2012 | Turn-Based | Gust | Third game in Arland storyline, adds complexity to the battle system with turn manipulation |
| Vita | Chrono Trigger (PSone Classics) | 2012 | Turn-Based | Tose/Square | See PSX |
| 3DS | Mario Golf (VC) | 2012 | Sports | Camelot | See GBC |
| Xbox 360 | Dragon's Dogma | 2012 | Action | Capcom | Western-styled ARPG with monster grappling, a customizable avatar, and additional customizable helper |
| Vita | Cladun x2 (DL only) | 2012 | Dungeon Crawler | System Prisma/Nippon Ichi | See PSP |
| Vita | Disgaea 2: Dark Hero Days (DL only) | 2012 | Strategy | Nippon Ichi | See PSP |
| 3DS | Sword of Hope II (VC) | 2012 | Turn-Based | Kemco | See GB |
| Vita | Cladun: This is an RPG (DL only) | 2012 | Dungeon Crawler | System Prisma/Nippon Ichi | See PSP |
| Vita | Disgaea: Afternoon of Darkness (DL only) | 2012 | Strategy | Nippon Ichi | See PSP |
| JP PS3 | E.X. Troopers | 2012 | Action | Capcom/HexaDrive | A manga-styled Lost Planet spinoff, with materials to gather and trecherous terrain to traverse |
| Vita | Dissidia 012 [duodecim] Final Fantasy (DL only) | 2012 | Fighting | Square Enix | See PSP |
| JP 3DS | Labyrinth no Kanata | 2012 | Dungeon Crawler | Tri-Ace | An almost Ico-like presentation of an isekai dungeon crawler, with rock-paper-scissors-like combat and juggling healing to prevent enemies from doing so |
| Vita | Adventures to Go! (DL only) | 2012 | Dungeon Crawler | Global A Entertainment | See PSP |
| Xbox 360 | Monster World IV (DL only) | 2012 | Action-Platform | Westone | See JP Mega Drive, but officially in English |
| 3DS | Cave Story (DL only) | 2012 | Action-Platform | Studio Pixel/Nicalis | See DS |
| DS | Inazuma Eleven 2: Blizzard/Firestorm (PAL only) | 2012 | Sports | Level-5 | Play soccer to save the world from being destroyed by aliens! |
| 3DS | Code of Princess | 2012 | Action | Studio Saizensen | Side-scrolling beat-em-up with XP and leveling, fairly similar to Guardian Heroes, has a story mode as well as additional bonus scenarios |
| 3DS | Crimson Shroud (DL only) | 2012 | Turn-Based | Nex Entertainment | Heavily D&D-inspired, down to the dice rolling! Characters do not level, but can upgrade skills and equipment |
| Xbox 360 | Final Fantasy XIII-2 | 2012 | Turn-Based | Square Enix | Adds monster capturing and time travel to an already complicated story, gameplay is still just as fun |
| Vita | Alundra (PSone Classics) | 2012 | Action | Matrix Software | See PSX |
| DS | Pokemon Black 2/White 2 | 2012 | Monster Collecting | Game Freak | Regarded by many as the peak of the franchise; a continuation of Gen 5's story |
| PS3 | Dragon's Dogma | 2012 | Action | Capcom | Open-world ARPG with some grappling elements and lots of customizability |
| DS | Pokemon Conquest | 2012 | Strategy | Koei | Pokemon meets Nobunaga's Ambition - a fun SRPG with levels gained through bonding with your trainer |
| DS | Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Survivor 2 | 2012 | Strategy | Atlus | Plays largely the same as the first, but adds a social system to influence the ending |
| Vita | Arc the Lad (PSone Classics) | 2012 | Strategy | G-Craft/ARC Entertainment | See PSX |
| PS3 | Dragon Ball Z: Budokai HD Collection | 2012 | Fighting | Dimps | HD remasters of both Budokai (itself more of a fighting game alone) and Budokai 3 (fighter with mild/moderate RPG elements) |
| 3DS | Dragon Crystal (VC) | 2012 | Turn-Based | Sega | See GG |
| Vita | Arc the Lad II (PSone Classics) | 2012 | Strategy | G-Craft/ARC Entertainment | See PSX |
| Vita | Disgaea 3: Absence of Detention | 2012 | Strategy | Nippon Ichi | Adds all DLC, new scenarios/characters, makes tweaks to skills/classes, adds new types of magic |
| Vita | Arc the Lad III (PSone Classics) | 2012 | Strategy | G-Craft/ARC Entertainment | See PSX |
| JP 3DS | Dragon Quest Monsters: Terry's Wonderland 3D | 2012 | Monster Collecting | Square Enix | A remake of Dragon Warrior Monsters, with more monsters to train/breed, a larger party size, and a 3D world to explore |
| JP 3DS | E.X. Troopers | 2012 | Action | Capcom | See JP PS3, with some bonus AR features |
| Vita | Class of Heroes 2 (DL only) | 2012 | Dungeon Crawler | Zerodiv | See PSP |
| 3DS | Shining Force: The Sword of Hajya (VC) | 2013 | Strategy | Sonic Software Planning | See GG |
| PS3 | Favorite Dear: Enkan no Monogatari (PSone Classics) | 2013 | Simulation | NEC Interchannel | Available in NA Playstation Store, but untranslated - a dating sim/JRPG hybrid with lots of angels |
| 3DS | Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Summoner: Soul Hackers | 2013 | Turn-Based | Atlus | Remake of a JP-only Saturn game; demon alignment makes a large difference in battle, dictating what types of attacks they prefer; demon pairs can also be incompatible |
| 3DS | Shin Megami Tensei IV | 2013 | Turn-Based | Atlus | Takes place in a separate world from the other SMT games, gameplay elements like demon recruitment/fusion, the 3-pronged alignment choice, and the Press Turn system return |
| Wii | Pandora's Tower | 2013 | Action | Ganbarion | ARPG with a focus on environmental puzzle-solving and a time-based curse mechanic |
| 3DS | The Denpa Men 2: Beyond the Waves (DL only) | 2013 | Turn-Based | Genius Sonority | Plays the same, but adds more elements, status ailments, new dungeons, and the ability to dress up your Denpa Men |
| Wii U | Breath of Fire II (VC) | 2013 | Turn-Based | Capcom | See SNES |
| Wii U | Earthbound (VC) | 2013 | Turn-Based | Ape/HAL Laboratory | See SNES |
| Xbox 360 | Fist of the North Star: Ken's Rage 2 | 2013 | Action | Koei | More karma to farm and more generic enemies to slay with fearsome fists |
| Wii U | Fist of the North Star: Ken's Rage 2 (DL only) | 2013 | Action | Koei | See PS3 |
| Vita | First Queen IV (PSone Classics) | 2013 | Strategy | Kure Software Koubou | See PS3 |
| 3DS | Unchained Blades (DL only) | 2013 | Turn-Based | FuRyu | Identical to the PSP version except for the placement of dungeon maps on the bottom screen |
| 3DS | Witch & Hero (DL only) | 2013 | Action | FK Digital/Flyhigh Works | An overly simplistic game where you as the hero defend the the titular witch by repeatedly bumping into waves of enemies to kill them, level up, rinse, and repeat |
| Vita | Favorite Dear: Jyunpaku no Yogensha (PSone Classics) | 2013 | Simulation | NEC Interchannel | See PS3 |
| Vita | Favorite Dear: Enkan no Monogatari (PSone Classics) | 2013 | Simulation | NEC Interchannel | See PS3 |
| 3DS | Senran Kagura Burst (DL only) | 2013 | Action | Tamsoft | One of the most fanservicey beat-em-ups you'll ever see, has two different story modes to follow |
| PS3 | Favorite Dear: Jyunpaku no Yogensha (PSone Classics) | 2013 | Simulation | NEC Interchannel | Available in NA Playstation Store, but untranslated - more dating sim/JRPG gameplay where you send out other heroes to do the work for you |
| Vita | Ys: Memories of Celceta | 2013 | Action | Falcom | Considered by Falcom to the the real Ys IV; still an ARPG, has party members with a variety of attack types, parrying can reduce damage taken and enable counterattacks |
| 3DS | Fire Emblem Awakening | 2013 | Strategy | Intelligent Systems | Brought the series back from the abyss of death, features a casual mode with no permadeath, support conversations can lead to having children who you can recruit |
| PSP | Favorite Dear: Jyunpaku no Yogensha (PSone Classics) | 2013 | Simulation | NEC Interchannel | See PS3 |
| PSP | Favorite Dear: Enkan no Monogatari (PSone Classics) | 2013 | Simulation | NEC Interchannel | See PS3 |
| PSP | Class of Heroes 2 | 2013 | Dungeon Crawler | Zerodiv | Plays similarly to the first, but adds more character classes |
| 3DS | Crystal Warriors (VC) | 2013 | Strategy | Sega | See GG |
| PSP | Generation of Chaos: Pandora's Reflection (DL only) | 2013 | Strategy | Sting/Idea Factory | Smaller in battle scale than the previous games, this one is a more one-on-one RTSRPG in terms of unit battling |
| PSP | Black Rock Shooter: The Game (DL only) | 2013 | Action | Imageepoch | ARPG with a ton of shooting (duh) and a mission-based structure |
| 3DS | Defenders of Oasis (VC) | 2013 | Turn-Based | Sega | See GG |
| Vita | Muramasa Rebirth | 2013 | Action | Vanillaware | Adds additional side stories for new characters (as DLC), rewrites the translation and reworks the controls |
| Vita | Atelier Meruru Plus: The Apprentice of Arland (DL only) | 2013 | Turn-Based | Gust | Adds all DLC, a new ending, and a new dressing room feature to change costumes in |
| 3DS | Etrian Odyssey IV: Legends of the Titan | 2013 | Dungeon Crawler | Atlus | More of the dungeon delving you'd expect, now with an additional overworld in the sky (and more dangerous enemies there to boot) |
| 3DS | Etrian Odyssey Untold: The Millennium Girl | 2013 | Dungeon Crawler | Atlus | A reimagining of the first game, adds a story mode and a few other QoL changes |
| Vita | Persona 2: Eternal Punishment (PSone Classics) | 2013 | Turn-Based | Atlus | See PSX |
| Vita | Atelier Totori Plus: The Adventurer of Arland | 2013 | Turn-Based | Gust | Adds all DLC, new recipes, costumes, and dungeons |
| Vita | Black Rock Shooter: The Game (DL only) | 2013 | Action | Imageepoch | See PSP |
| PSP | Mystic Chronicles (DL only) | 2013 | Turn-Based | Hit-Point | Another good ol' Kemco jam, this one won't blow anyone out of the water with its cliches |
| 3DS | Rune Factory 4 | 2013 | Simulation | Neverland | The farming/dungeon exploring/marriage sim returns; crafting new equipment is essential to improving stats, your child can also join you in combat |
| 3DS | Mario & Luigi: Dream Team | 2013 | Timed Turn-Based | AlphaDream | Overworld platforming and timing-affected turn-based combat with a heavy emphasis on Green Mario and the crazy things his dreams can do |
| 3DS | Project X Zone | 2013 | Strategy | Monolith Soft | Sequel to Namco x Capcom, this time additionally incorporating Sega characters; SRPG maps with combo- and assist-based attacks |
| 3DS | Pokemon X/Y | 2013 | Monster Collecting | Game Freak | Pokemon brought into the 3D realm of not-France, statistics of 'mons can be further raised and refined via minigames |
| 3DS | Pokemon Mystery Dungeon: Gates to Infinity | 2013 | Dungeon Crawler | Spike Chunsoft | Focuses on 5th generation Pokemon, utilizes some AR features to unlock new dungeons, changes the artstyle from sprites to 3D models, but the gameplay loop remains unchanged |
| Vita | Valhalla Knights 3 | 2013 | Action | K2 | Similar sort of ARPG as its predecessors, only with a party of 7 and a very antiquated view on the objectification of women |
| 3DS | Picdun 2: Witch's Curse (DL only) | 2013 | Dungeon Crawler | Intense | First-person dungeon crawler where the maps make an image to be discovered; combat is timing-based with few options but moves quickly |
| 3DS | Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate | 2013 | Action | Capcom/Eighting | An expanded version of Monster Hunter Tri (Wii), improving weapons and armor; was the first game to incorporate the Circle Pad Pro accessory |
| Xbox 360 | Unholy Heights (DL only) | 2013 | Simulation | Petit Depotto | An insane cross between a tower defense and an apartment manager sim, where you manage an abode for monsters that have their own lives |
| Vita | Blazing Souls (DL only) | 2013 | Strategy | Idea Factory | AKA Blazing Souls: Accelate, see PSP |
| 3DS | Legend of the River King (VC) | 2013 | Fishing | Victor Interactive Software | See GBC |
| Vita | Chaos Rings (delisted, DL only) | 2013 | Turn-Based | Media.Vision | Turn-based combat is done in two-person parties where they can attack separately or together (and take potential damage likewise) |
| Vita | Soul Sacrifice | 2013 | Action | Marvelous/SCEJ/Comcept | A heavily dark fantasy-styled Monster Hunter clone of sorts with the choice of sparing or sacrificing your enemies, allies, and own body parts as a crucial element to progression |
| Vita | Sorcery Saga: Curse of the Great Curry God | 2013 | Dungeon Crawler | Compile Heart/Zerodiv | Roguelike with a simple premise; levels reset at the start of each dungeon but equipment levels persist, giving unwanted items to your companion teaches it skills |
| PSP | Persona 2: Eternal Punishment (PSone Classics) | 2013 | Turn-Based | Atlus | See PSX |
| 3DS | Ikachan (DL only) | 2013 | Action | Studio Pixel/Nicalis | A cute indie ARPG where you play as a squid helping out other sea creatures |
| Wii U | Zelda II: The Adventure of Link (VC) | 2013 | Action | Nintendo | See NES |
| PSP | First Queen IV (PSone Classics) | 2013 | Strategy | Kure Software Koubou | See PS3 |
| Xbox 360 | Dragon's Dogma: Dark Arisen | 2013 | Action | Capcom | An enhanced and expanded version of the original, with a new dungeon and lots of player feedback incorporated |
| PS3 | Dragon's Crown | 2013 | Action | Vanillaware | Highly overexaggerated character design and a solid side-scrolling beat-em-up with character leveling and progression |
| PS3 | Crimson Sea 2 (PS2 Classics) | 2013 | Action | Koei | See PS2 |
| PS3 | Ni no Kuni: Wrath of the White Witch | 2013 | Action | Level-5 | Incredible Ghibli-styled visuals, monster-collecting elements, and unfortunate AI |
| JP PSP | Digimon Adventure | 2013 | Turn-Based | Prope | Tells the story of the first anime series through 3-on-3 Digimon battles, also features a relationship system |
| PS3 | The Guided Fate Paradox | 2013 | Dungeon Crawler | Nippon Ichi | Isometric roguelike in the Disgaea universe, with angel companions and the ability to grant wishes and levels resetting upon leaving the dungeon |
| PS3 | Mystic Heroes (PS2 Classics) | 2013 | Action | Koei | See PS2 |
| PS3 | Atelier Ayesha: The Alchemist of Dusk | 2013 | Turn-Based | Gust | First in the Dusk storyline, lots of endings, lots of alchemy |
| JP PSP | 7th Dragon 2020-II | 2013 | Dungeon Crawler | Imageepoch | Adds a few classes and links to the first game, but otherwise uses a lot of assets and is very similar to its predecessor |
| PS3 | Persona 2: Eternal Punishment (PSone Classics) | 2013 | Turn-Based | Atlus | See PSX |
| PS3 | Disgaea D2: A Brighter Darkness | 2013 | Strategy | Nippon Ichi | Actual sequel to Hour of Darkness, adds rideable monsters and an affinity system |
| PS3 | Disgaea: Hour of Darkness (PS2 Classic) | 2013 | Strategy | Nippon Ichi | See PS2 |
| PS3 | Kingdom Hearts HD 1.5 Remix | 2013 | Action | Square Enix | Contains the previously JP-exclusive Final Mix version of KHI with added story and gameplay changes, Re: Chain of Memories, and a series of cutscenes from 358/2 Days |
| Vita | Dragon's Crown | 2013 | Action | Vanillaware | See PS3 |
| PS3 | Hyperdimension Neptunia Victory | 2013 | Turn-Based | Compile Heart/Idea Factory | See above, but with more customizable combos in combat |
| PS3 | Disgaea 2: Cursed Memories (PS2 Classic) | 2013 | Strategy | Nippon Ichi | See PS2 |
| PS3 | Time and Eternity | 2013 | Action | Imageepoch | Strange, oft-criticized game with an offbeat anime-hybrid art style, dating-sim elements, and a single party member; repetitive gameplay |
| PS3 | Tales of Xillia | 2013 | Action | Namco Tales Studio | Two separate protagonists with different combat styles (in similar ARPG format to others in the series) gives additional replayability |
| PS3 | Dragon's Dogma: Dark Arisen | 2013 | Action | Capcom | Spoiler alert: All roads lead to Gran Soren! Enhanced/remastered version of the original with additional content |
| PS3 | Stella Deus: The Gate of Eternity (PS2 Classics) | 2013 | Strategy | Pinegrow/Atlus | See PS2 |
| PS3 | Dynasty Tactics 2 (PS2 Classic) | 2013 | Action | Koei | See PS2 |
| PS3 | First Queen IV (PSone Classics) | 2013 | Strategy | Kure Software Koubou | Available on NA PSN, but left untranslated - a combination of real-time strategy, ARPG, and SRPG elements |
| PS3 | Fist of the North Star: Ken's Rage 2 (DL only) | 2013 | Action | Koei | Largely retreads the same story ground as the first, but does add more content overall; gameplay is more akin to Dynasty Warriors than the first |
| JP 3DS | Inazuma Eleven GO: Galaxy | 2013 | Sports | Level-5 | |
| Vita | Tales of Hearts R | 2014 | Action | 7thChord/Namco Bandai | Remake of a previously JP-only DS title; leveling is done by improving a character's signature weapon, emphasizes air combos and union special attacks in combat |
| PSP | Suikoden II (Psone Classics) | 2014 | Turn-Based | Konami | See PSX |
| PS3 | Atelier Escha & Logy: Alchemists of the Dusk Sky | 2014 | Turn-Based | Gust | Second in Dusk storyline, each of the two different protagonists has a different playstyle |
| Vita | Danganronpa 2: Goodbye Despair | 2014 | Visual Novel | Spike Chunsoft | Mostly a visual novel/murder mystery/courtroom sim, but also features XP to give you levels and skill points to equip abilities to use in trials |
| PS4 | Rogue Galaxy (DL only) | 2014 | Action | Level-5 | See PS2 |
| PS3 | Ragnarok Odyssey Ace | 2014 | Action | Game Arts | Enhanced version of Ragnarok Odyssey with all DLC included, new dungeons/enemies/skills, and readjusted gameplay balance; stat enhancements done via cards |
| PS3 | Atelier Rorona Plus: The Alchemist of Arland | 2014 | Turn-Based | Gust | Enhanced version of the original with reworked 3D models, new dungeons, and more time to craft |
| Vita | Mind Zero | 2014 | Dungeon Crawler | Acquire/Zerodiv | First-person dungeon crawler with some Persona-like atmosphere; losing all MP in combat will make characters vulnerable |
| PS4 | Onigiri (DL only) | 2014 | MMORPG | Cyberstep | See PS4 |
| Vita | Sword Art Online: Hollow Fragment (DL only) | 2014 | Action | Aquria | Takes place during the anime's first arc but is a spinoff, has content from a JP-only prequel game included, with ARPG MMO-styled combat and dating sim elements |
| PS3 | Shin Megami Tensei: Persona 4 (PS2 Classics) | 2014 | Turn-Based | Atlus | See PS2 |
| PS3 | Shin Megami Tensei: Digital Devil Saga (PS2 Classics) | 2014 | Turn-Based | Atlus | See PS2 |
| PS3 | Shin Megami Tensei: Nocturne (PS2 Classics) | 2014 | Turn-Based | Atlus | See PS2 |
| 3DS | Pokemon Alpha Sapphire/Omega Ruby | 2014 | Monster Collecting | Game Freak | Remakes of the Gen III Pokemon games incorporating creatures and mechanics from later generations |
| 3DS | Mario Tennis (VC) | 2014 | Sports | Camelot | See GBC |
| PS3 | Ar nosurge: Ode to an Unborn Star | 2014 | Turn-Based | Gust | Prequel to the Ar Tonelico series with similar songstress protection and mental deep-dive mechanics |
| PS3 | Akiba's Trip: Undead & Undressed | 2014 | Action | Acquire | Fanservice-heavy ARPG where removing the clothes of vampires is the only way to defeat them |
| PS4 | Akiba's Trip: Undead & Undressed | 2014 | Action | Acquire | See PS3 |
| Vita | Toukiden: The Age of Demons | 2014 | Action | Omega Force | Koei Tecmo's Monster Hunter clone; targeting specific body parts of demons to collect particular spoils is crucial to attribute improvement |
| PS3 | Sarara's Little Shop (PSone Classics) | 2014 | Simulation | Kinotrope/Siesta | Available on NA PSN, but left untranslated - combines shop management and dungeoneering elements akin to Recettear |
| PS3 | Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Summoner 2: Raidou Kuzunoha vs. King Abaddon (PS2 Classics) | 2014 | Turn-Based | Atlus | See PS2 |
| 3DS | One Piece: Romance Dawn | 2014 | Turn-Based | Three Rings | Tells the story of the first half of the series; battles are done in a turn-based combo-heavy style; story cutscenes are presented in a dull, lazy fashion |
| PS3 | Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Summoner: Raidou Kuzunoha vs. The Soulless Army (PS2 Classics) | 2014 | Turn-Based | Atlus | See PS2 |
| 3DS | Persona Q: Shadow of the Labyrinth | 2014 | Dungeon Crawler | Atlus | A P3/P4 crossover with Etrian Odyssey-styled gameplay; characters equip Personas to change affinities/attacks/weaknesses as well as sub-Personas that confer extra abilities |
| PS3 | Shin Megami Tensei: Digital Devil Saga 2 (PS2 Classics) | 2014 | Turn-Based | Atlus | See PS2 |
| Vita | Conception II: Children of the Seven Stars | 2014 | Dungeon Crawler | Spike Chunsoft | See 3DS |
| PS3 | Dark Souls II | 2014 | Action | FromSoftware | More Dark Souls = more death |
| 3DS | Legend of the River King 2 (VC) | 2014 | Fishing | Victor Interactive Software | See GBC |
| 3DS | Fairune (DL only) | 2014 | Dungeon Crawler | Urara-Works/Skipmore | A simplistic top-down puzzle-solving dungeon crawler like Zelda; character gains XP by slaying enemies of similar level |
| PS3 | Fairy Fencer F | 2014 | Turn-Based | Compile Heart | Not the most impressive technically, but a solid turn-based positional battle system and a decent cast of characters |
| 3DS | Bravely Default | 2014 | Turn-Based | Silicon Studio | Very old-school Final Fantasy-flavored; a job system and turn-based combat that utilizes an action point-like system to take multiple actions in a turn or build up future actions |
| Vita | Akiba's Trip: Undead & Undressed | 2014 | Action | Acquire | See PS3 |
| PS3 | Final Fantasy X/X-2 HD Remaster | 2014 | Turn-Based | Virtuos/Square Enix | Based on the International versions of both games with extra bosses (X) and monster capture mechanics (X-2), as well as an audio drama |
| 3DS | Castlevania II: Simon's Quest (VC) | 2014 | Action-Platform | Konami | See NES |
| PSP | End of Serenity (DL only) | 2014 | Turn-Based | Kemco | It's Kemco. That's all that needs to be said. |
| PS3 | Dynasty Warriors: Gundam Reborn (DL only) | 2014 | Action | Omega Force | Reverts back to the artstyle of previous games, brings back space battles, includes more Gundam series than any previous game |
| 3DS | Conception II: Children of the Seven Stars | 2014 | Dungeon Crawler | Spike Chunsoft | Third-person dungeon crawling and some heavy dating sim elements, including "classmating" with fellow students to have "children" with strong powers |
| PS3 | Drakengard 3 | 2014 | Action | Access | Hack-and-slash gameplay marred heavily by technical issues, very stylish nonetheless |
| PS3 | Growlanser: Heritage of War (PS2 Classics) | 2014 | Strategy | Career Soft | See PS2 |
| PS3 | Kingdom Hearts HD 2.5 Remix | 2014 | Action | Square Enix | Contains the previously JP-exclusive Final Mix version of KHII and BBS with added story and gameplay changes and a series of cutscenes from Re: coded |
| Vita | Natural Doctrine | 2014 | Strategy | Kadokawa | See PS3 |
| Vita | Atelier Rorona Plus: The Alchemist of Arland (DL only) | 2014 | Turn-Based | Gust | See PS3 |
| PS3 | Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy XIII | 2014 | Action | Square Enix | Trims down the party to be only Lightning, time management becomes ultra-important to prevent the apocalypse; completing quests leads to stat growth |
| 3DS | Fantasy Life | 2014 | Simulation | Brownie Brown/Level-5 | Pick a profession in a fantasy world and increase your ranks in order to help save the world! |
| PSP | Sarara's Little Shop (PSone Classics) | 2014 | Simulation | Kinotrope/Siesta | See PS3 |
| PS3 | Magus | 2014 | Action | Black Tower Studios | You play as John Wizardington and learn spells/level up in a bland, bad ARPG |
| PS3 | Deception IV: Blood Ties | 2014 | Strategy | Koei Tecmo | More traps to be set in increasingly complex manners |
| 3DS | Grinsia (DL only) | 2014 | Turn-Based | Magitec | It's samey, it's repetitive, it's Kemco |
| PS3 | Mugen Souls Z | 2014 | Turn-Based | Compile Heart/GCREST/Idea Factory | Very much like the first, still just as uncomfortable |
| Vita | Senran Kagura: Shinovi Versus | 2014 | Action | Tamsoft | Choose a shinobi school to represent and show superiority over other schools by using 3D beat-em-up gameplay and (for some reason) tearing your clothes off |
| 3DS | Inazuma Eleven (DL only) | 2014 | Sports | Level-5 | See DS |
| 3DS | Inazuma Eleven 3: Bomb Blast/Lightning Bolt/Team Ogre Attacks! (PAL only) | 2014 | Sports | Level-5 | More soccer RPG goodness! Each version focuses on a different protagonist with different opponents, and the game now allows for chaining special moves |
| PS3 | Natural Doctrine | 2014 | Strategy | Kadokawa | SRPG with elements of cover/positioning, lots of unfortunate corridor/funnel-type maps, overall too complex for many players |
| Vita | Deception IV: Blood Ties | 2014 | Strategy | Koei Tecmo | See PS3 |
| Vita | Soul Sacrifice Delta (DL only) | 2014 | Action | Marvelous/SCEJ/Comcept | Additions include new weapons, abilities, factions, monsters, areas, and a streamlining of combat to increase fluidity |
| 3DS | Inazuma Eleven GO: Light/Shadow (PAL only) | 2014 | Sports | Level-5 | Set 10 years after IE3, there are now evil soccer overlords and spirits you can summon during matches to enhance special moves |
| PS3 | Class of Heroes 2G | 2014 | Dungeon Crawler | Zerodiv | Enhanced version of the PSP first-person dungeon crawler with more skills/party members/dungeons |
| 3DS | Kemonomix+ (DL only, delisted) | 2014 | Monster Collecting | Rocket Studio | A simplistic monster-raiser where you find, train, and mix creatures in order to help you escape from the planet you're stranded on |
| PS3 | Battle Princess of Arcadias (DL only) | 2014 | Action | Apollosoft | Side-scrolling beat-em up with a cutesy art style; both army conflicts and siege battles appear in addition |
| PS3 | Suikoden II (PSone Classics) | 2014 | Turn-Based | Konami | See PSX |
| PS4 | Natural Doctrine | 2014 | Strategy | Kadokawa | Adds a bonus extra hard mission, otherwise see PS3 |
| Xbox 360 | Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy XIII | 2014 | Action | Square Enix | Final Fantasy XIII meets Majora's Mask - time management is crucial and stat enhancement is tied to quest completion |
| PS3 | The Witch and the Hundred Knight | 2014 | Action | Nippon Ichi | Isometric ARPG with food management, a wonky camera, and a game-breaking bug, but a delightfully dark cast |
| Vita | Hyperdimension Neptunia Re;Birth 1 | 2014 | Turn-Based | Compile Heart/Idea Factory/Felistella | Reworks the script and expands the storyline, removes some characters while adding others, borrows elements from later entries to improve QoL |
| PS3 | Tears to Tiara II: Heir of the Overlord | 2014 | Visual Novel | Aquaplus/Sting | Sequel to a JP-only visual novel; plays more or less like a visual novel with occasional SRPG skirmishes thrown in |
| Wii U | Alphadia Genesis (DL only) | 2014 | Turn-Based | Exe-Create | Another Kemco stinker, but at least this one has 3D battle graphics? |
| Wii U | Golden Sun (VC) | 2014 | Turn-Based | Camelot | See GBA |
| Wii U | Castlevania II: Simon's Quest (VC) | 2014 | Action-Platform | Konami | See NES |
| Wii U | Castlevania: Aria of Sorrow (VC) | 2014 | Action-Platform | KCET | See GBA |
| Wii U | Mega Man Battle Network (VC) | 2014 | Strategy | Capcom | See GBA |
| PS3 | Tales of Symphonia Chronicles | 2014 | Action | Bandai Namco | Combined release of the previously JP-only PS2 version of Tales of Symphonia (with additional content) and Dawn of the New World (with a new control scheme) |
| Wii U | Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga (VC) | 2014 | Timed Turn-Based | AlphaDream | See GBA |
| Wii U | Fire Emblem (VC) | 2014 | Strategy | Intelligent Systems | See GBA |
| Vita | Demon Gaze | 2014 | Dungeon Crawler | Kadokawa/Experience | A first-person dungeon crawler with a fairly large amount of fan service and the ability to recruit demons in order to grind enough money to pay your innkeeper the rent due |
| Vita | Final Fantasy X/X-2 HD Remaster | 2014 | Turn-Based | Virtuos/Square Enix | See PS3 |
| Wii U | Hyrule Warriors | 2014 | Action | Omega Force/Team Ninja | Dynasty Warriors, but make it Zelda! Features weapon and character leveling |
| 3DS | The Denpa Men 3: The Rise of Digitoll (DL only) | 2014 | Turn-Based | Genius Sonority | Dual-type Denpa Men now exist, as do more antenna shapes, monsters, and sidequest-type activities! |
| Vita | Freedom Wars | 2014 | Action | Dimps/SCEJ | ARPG set in a dystopian far future earth, with the customizable protagonist out to reduce their prison sentence by completing missions; upgrading weapons upgrades stats |
| PS3 | Tales of Xillia 2 | 2014 | Action | Namco Tales Studio | Direct sequel to Tales of Xillia with a new silent protagonist, lots of debt to manage, and character affection to earn |
| Vita | Disgaea 4: A Promise Revisited | 2014 | Strategy | Nippon Ichi | Adds all DLC, a new level of spells to cast, brings over some QoL features from Disgaea D2, adds new characters and a new scenario |
| 3DS | Weapon Shop de Omasse (DL only) | 2014 | Turn-Based | Nex Entertainment | A parody of traditional JRPGs, where you play as a weaponsmith renting out your crafted (via rhythm minigame) wares to adventurers in order to level them |
| Xbox 360 | Dark Souls II | 2014 | Action | FromSoftware | Set in the same universe as the first game, with similarly punishing 3rd-person ARPG gameplay |
| Vita | Fantasy Hero: Unsigned Legacy (DL only) | 2014 | Action | Arc System Works | A tropey ARPG with 4 separate protagonists and a mission-based structure, stat points are allocated after completing missions |
| Vita | End of Serenity (DL only) | 2014 | Turn-Based | Kemco | See PSP |
| PS4 | Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn | 2014 | MMORPG | Square Enix | A massively overhauled MMORPG with heaps of story content through expansions and references spanning the whole series (and beyond) |
| PS4 | Final Fantasy X/X-2 HD Remaster | 2014 | Turn-Based | Virtuos/Square Enix | See PS3 |
| Xbox One | Dark Souls II: Scholar of the First Sin | 2015 | Action | FromSoftware | See PS3 |
| PS4 | Transformers: Devastation | 2015 | Action | PlatinumGames | See 360 |
| PS4 | Toukiden Kiwami | 2015 | Action | Omega Force | See Vita |
| 3DS | Excave II: Wizard of the Underworld (DL only) | 2015 | Dungeon Crawler | Mechanic Arms | Does nothing to make itself stand out from the first game other than an interface change |
| Wii U | Mega Man Battle Network 3: Blue/White (VC) | 2015 | Strategy | Capcom | See GBA |
| Wii U | Mega Man Battle Network 2 (VC) | 2015 | Strategy | Capcom | See GBA |
| Vita | Battle Hunter (PSone Classics) | 2015 | Strategy | Success | See PSX |
| 3DS | Chronus Arc (DL only) | 2015 | Turn-Based | Hit-Point | More Kemco fare, this one encourages insane amouns of grinding with random difficulty spikes |
| PS3 | Transformers: Devastation | 2015 | Action | PlatinumGames | See 360 |
| PS3 | Lost Dimension | 2015 | Strategy/Visual Novel | Lancarse | RPG/visual novel hybrid with lots of party betrayal, replayability, and a tactical style of combat |
| Wii U | Medabots: Metabee/Rokusho (VC) | 2015 | Fighting | Natsume | See GBA |
| Xbox One | Transformers: Devastation | 2015 | Action | PlatinumGames | See 360 |
| Vita | Brandish: The Dark Revenant (DL only) | 2015 | Dungeon Crawler | Falcom | See PSP |
| Xbox One | Bladestorm: Nightmare | 2015 | Action | Omega Force | Adds a new story mode with heavy fantasy elements (goblins, dragons, etc); also adds support skills for generic troops |
| 3DS | Excave (DL only) | 2015 | Dungeon Crawler | Mechanic Arms | A top-down dungeon crawler with stats determined by equipment; inventory is extremely limited and the interface is clunky; bland overall |
| PS3 | Eiyuu Senki: The World Conquest (DL only) | 2015 | Strategy | Tenco/5pb. | An SRPG with an alternative historical slant - major world leaders are all portrayed as women; stats are built by completing sidequests and upgrading troops |
| Wii U | Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time (VC) | 2015 | Timed Turn-Based | AlphaDream | See DS |
| Vita | Emil's Task (delisted) | 2015 | Action | Inukage Games | A sluggish, poorly translated ARPG with some roguelike elements and a main character that can only attack by spellcasting |
| PS3 | Dark Souls II: Scholar of the First Sin | 2015 | Action | FromSoftware | Enhanced/remastered version of Dark Souls II with better AI |
| 3DS | Yo-kai Watch | 2015 | Monster Collecting | Level-5 | Level-5's charming Pokemon-like franchise; demons are discovered in the "real" world, befriended, collected, and used in battle, combat occasionally involves minigames |
| Wii U | Xenoblade Chronicles X | 2015 | Action | Monolith Soft | Open-world ARPG with a customizable avatar, mechs are available, combat is somewhat complex, story not linked to other Xeno games |
| Vita | Dungeon Travelers 2: The Royal Library & the Monster Seal | 2015 | Dungeon Crawler | Aquaplus | First-person dungeon crawler with many classes and subclasses to choose from; playing this game probably puts you on an FBI watch list, because it is lewd |
| Vita | Shadow Tower (PSone Classics) | 2015 | Action | FromSoftware | See PSX |
| 3DS | Fossil Fighters: Frontier | 2015 | Monster Collecting | Spike Chunsoft | Adds a buggy for transportation in the open world, changes battles to make them 3 person teams, allows for regional variants in Vivosaurs, other battle tweaks |
| PS3 | Deception IV: The Nightmare Princess (DL only) | 2015 | Strategy | Koei Tecmo | Enhanced version of the original game with an additional playable character and storyline |
| PS4 | Utawarerumono: Mask of Deception | 2015 | Strategy/Visual Novel | Aquaplus | See Vita |
| Vita | Atelier Ayesha Plus: The Alchemist of Dusk (DL only) | 2015 | Turn-Based | Gust | Adds all DLC, the ability to swap characters at any time, more costumes, enemies, and a new difficulty mode |
| PSP | Brandish: The Dark Revenant (DL only) | 2015 | Dungeon Crawler | Falcom | 3D remake of the original Brandish with an extra storyline from the villain's perspective, punishing but fair gameplay |
| Vita | Ar nosurge Plus: Ode to an Unborn Star | 2015 | Turn-Based | Gust | Contains all DLC, adds 3 more characters to purify, a tutorial, and more costumes |
| Wii U | Paper Mario (VC) | 2015 | Turn-Based | Intelligent Systems | See N64 |
| PSP | Battle Hunter (PSone Classics) | 2015 | Strategy | Success | See PSX |
| PS4 | Atelier Shallie: Alchemists of the Dusk Sea DX (DL only) | 2015 | Turn-Based | Gust | Adds fast travel/combat and formerly preorder-only costumes |
| PS3 | Dragon Ball: Xenoverse | 2015 | Fighting | Dimps | Make your own DB character and fight using them in story mode (because what else do you do in that universe?) |
| PS4 | Atelier Sophie: The Alchemist of the Mysterious Book | 2015 | Turn-Based | Gust | First game in the Mysterious storyline; reworks the process of alchemy to be somewhat puzzle-based, adds a weather system that can affect combat and item gathering |
| Wii U | Pandora's Tower (DL only) | 2015 | Action | Ganbarion | See Wii |
| 3DS | Adventure Bar Story (DL only) | 2015 | Strategy | Rideon | Raise your levels as an adventurer (by eating) and as a barkeep (by bartending and gathering materials)! Localization is lacking in the charm depatment |
| PS4 | Bladestorm: Nightmare | 2015 | Action | Omega Force | See XBO |
| DS | G.G Series: The Last Knight (DSiWare) | 2015 | Action | Genterprise/Suzak | Bland budget top-down dungeon crawler with repetitive environments and music |
| PS4 | Bloodborne | 2015 | Action | FromSoftware | Victorian Gothic-flavored Dark Souls; similarly punishing ARPG gameplay with similar soul/blood collection to level stat mechanics |
| PS3 | Yakuza 5 (DL only) | 2015 | Action | Ryu ga Gotoku Studio | Has 5 controllable protagonists total and takes place over 5 different cities, uses a more enhanced graphics engine than other PS3 games in the series |
| Xbox One | Final Fantasy Type-0 HD | 2015 | Action | HexaDrive/Square Enix | See PS4 |
| Vita | Operation Abyss: New Tokyo Legacy | 2015 | Dungeon Crawler | Experience | Heavily customizable characters in a - you guessed it - first-person dungeon crawler; this one has a dark technological feel to it |
| PS4 | Yakuza 0 | 2015 | Action | Ryu ga Gotoku Studio | Money serves as a sort of XP in this prequel to the main series, starring 80's Kiryu and Majima |
| 3DS | Xenoblade Chronicles 3D (New 3DS only) | 2015 | Action | Monolith Soft/Monster Games | More or less the same as the original, but changes the HUD a little bit and adds a few bonus modes like a model viewer and jukebox |
| 3DS | Etrian Mystery Dungeon | 2015 | Dungeon Crawler | Spike Chunsoft | The customization and classes of Etrian Odyssey fused with the roguelike mechanics of Mystery Dungeon! You can take a whole party into the labyrinths with you |
| Vita | Oreshika: Tainted Bloodlines (DL only) | 2015 | Turn-Based | Alfa System | Unique art style; half turn-based, half family manager with lots of customizability |
| 3DS | Etrian Odyssey 2 Untold: The Fafnir Knight | 2015 | Dungeon Crawler | Atlus | A reimagining of the second game, adds more classes and a story mode along with balance and QoL changes |
| 3DS | The Legend of Legacy | 2015 | Turn-Based | Cattle Call/FuRyu | Developed by an all-star team of developer heavy-hitters; turn-based combat that requires formation selection, elemental manipulation, and gives stat gains as battle spoils |
| Xbox One | Dragon Ball: Xenoverse | 2015 | Fighting | Dimps | See PS3 |
| Wii U | Mega Man Battle Network 5: Team Colonel/Team Protoman (VC) | 2015 | Strategy | Capcom | See GBA |
| Wii U | Mega Man Battle Network 4: Blue Moon/Red Sun (VC) | 2015 | Strategy | Capcom | See GBA |
| 3DS | Code Name: S.T.E.A.M. | 2015 | Strategy | Intelligent Systems | A steampunky, comic book-styled game with gameplay similar to Valkyria Chronicles (SRPG with third-person shooting perspective/attacking), lots of public domain characters |
| Wii U | Golden Sun: The Lost Age (VC) | 2015 | Turn-Based | Camelot | See GBA |
| Vita | Hyperdimension Neptunia U: Action Unleashed | 2015 | Action | Compile Heart/Idea Factory/Tamsoft | Hacky-slashy ARPG with the Nepgirls, has a few clothes-tearing elements |
| PS4 | Tales of Zestiria | 2015 | Action | Bandai Namco | See PS3 |
| PS3 | Tales of Zestiria | 2015 | Action | Bandai Namco | Often maligned amongst series fans for being misleading in terms of character marketing, has a battle system that revolves around partnering up |
| PS4 | Nights of Azure | 2015 | Action | Gust | An ARPG with sapphic undertones that leans into fanservice territory; dark in tone with a focus on collecting demon blood to level yourself and the familiars you collect |
| Vita | Tokyo Twilight Ghost Hunters | 2015 | Strategy | Toybox/Now Production | See PS3 |
| 3DS | Inazuma Eleven GO: Chrono Stones - Thunderflash/Wildfire (PAL only) | 2015 | Sports | Level-5 | Now you must set out to save the game of soccer itself, now able to use your summon spirits as armor |
| 3DS | Mercenaries Saga 2: Order of the Silver Eagle (DL only) | 2015 | Strategy | Rideon | Sequel to a JP mobile-only SRPG, follows a band of mercenaries (duh) through their trevails in a standard SRPG format |
| PS4 | Dragon Quest Heroes: The World Tree's Woe and the Blight Below | 2015 | Action | Omega Force | A Dragon Quest-themed musou, with many playable characters from throughout the series' history |
| Vita | Hyperdevotion Noire: Goddess Black Heart | 2015 | Strategy | Compile Heart/Idea Factory/Sting | SRPG Neptunia spinoff with a bunch of fun status effects, units can pair up to confer special abilities |
| 3DS | Moco Moco Friends | 2015 | Monster Collecting | Racjin | A saccharine-sweet creature-collecting/raising game with a bunch of magical girls raising and evolving plushies |
| 3DS | Monster Combine TD (DL only) | 2015 | Strategy | Collavier | Essentially a Plants vs. Zombies clone, but the monsters you can use for defense are randomly selected from a deck; XP can be earned to hold more monsters in said deck |
| Vita | Toukiden: Kiwami | 2015 | Action | Omega Force | Contains the entirety of the original game and adds more weapons, monsters, and story content |
| PS3 | Tecmo's Deception: Invitation to Darkness (PSone Classics) | 2015 | Strategy | Tecmo | See PSX |
| 3DS | Monster Hunter 4 Ultimate | 2015 | Action | Capcom/Eighting | Gets rid of underwater combat, adds the ability to scale both walls and monsters, adds Exploration Missions and new weapon types |
| PS3 | Shadow Tower (PSone Classics) | 2015 | Action | FromSoftware | See PSX |
| 3DS | Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Survivor 2 Record Breaker | 2015 | Strategy | Atlus | Adds a post-ending scenario, voice acting, an easier difficulty mode, a new character, and QoL changes |
| Vita | Deception IV: The Nightmare Princess (DL only) | 2015 | Strategy | Koei Tecmo | See PS3 |
| PSP | The Legend of Heroes: Trails in the Sky SC (DL only) | 2015 | Turn-Based | Falcom | Immediate sequel to the first game, plot-heavy with compelling characters, gameplay similar to the first but adds combination attacks |
| Vita | Hyperdimension Neptunia Re;Birth 2: Sisters Generation | 2015 | Turn-Based | Compile Heart/Idea Factory/Felistella | Reworks script, removes some characters and adds others, now uses 2D images in dialogue scenes, borrows elements from later entries to improve QoL |
| PS4 | Final Fantasy Type-0 HD | 2015 | Action | HexaDrive/Square Enix | Enhanced port of the previously JP-only Type-0; very few changes made other than getting rid of multiplayer and adding multiple difficulty levels |
| Vita | Criminal Girls: Invite Only | 2015 | Turn-Based | Imageepoch | Turn-based combat where each girl will only accept commands if she is "motivated" enough through minigames, which is exactly as thinly-veiled perverse as it sounds |
| 3DS | Pokemon Rumble World | 2015 | Action | Ambrella | A stylized 3D Pokemon beat-em-up where capturing many types of mons increases Adventurer Rank, which gives access to new areas and increases the strength of wild Pokemon |
| 3DS | Pokemon Super Mystery Dungeon | 2015 | Dungeon Crawler | Spike Chunsoft | Expands the available roster to include gen 6 Pokemon, gameplay is still as simple and grindy as ever |
| 3DS | Senran Kagura 2: Deep Crimson | 2015 | Action | Tamsoft | Plays like the first game and somehow manages to be even more risque in presentation |
| Vita | Hyperdimension Neptunia Re;Birth 3: V Generation | 2015 | Turn-Based | Compile Heart/Idea Factory/Felistella | Improves the visuals and voice acting, smooths out the combat system, and boasts a quite large cast |
| Vita | Damascus Gear: Operation Tokyo | 2015 | Dungeon Crawler | Aplus | An isometric dungeon crawler of sorts where you pilot a mech to complete missions, which give you parts to upgrade your stats with |
| 3DS | Puzzle & Dragons Z + Puzzle & Dragons: Super Mario Bros. Edition | 2015 | Puzzle | GungHo Online | A collection of two puzzle/RPG hybrid games where you level up your monsters and unleash their skills using time-limited match-3 gameplay |
| 3DS | Samurai Defender (DL only) | 2015 | Strategy | Link Kit | A by-the-books tower defense game with a Warring States skin |
| Xbox 360 | Dark Souls II: Scholar of the First Sin | 2015 | Action | FromSoftware | The definitive edition of Dark Souls II |
| Vita | Lost Dimension | 2015 | Strategy | Lancarse | See PS3 |
| PS4 | God Eater Resurrection (DL only) | 2015 | Action | Shift | See Vita |
| Wii U | Breath of Fire (VC) | 2015 | Turn-Based | Capcom | See SNES |
| PS4 | Sword Art Online: Lost Song | 2015 | Action | Artdink | See Vita |
| PS3 | The Awakened Fate Ultimatum | 2015 | Dungeon Crawler | Nippon Ichi | Top-down roguelike with a focus on choosing between good and evil (with matching transformations) |
| PSP | Summon Night 5 | 2015 | Strategy | Felistella | First game in the main series to be localized, an SRPG with morale elements (having a lot after battle can help increase character skills) |
| PS3 | Suikoden III (PS2 Classics) | 2015 | Turn-Based | KCET | See PS2 |
| PS4 | Sword Art Online Re: Hollow Fragment (DL only) | 2015 | Action | Aquria | Vastly improves the translation of the original, changes the way skills work in combat, and adds new bosses amongst other QoL changes |
| Wii U | Fire Emblem: The Sacred Stones (VC) | 2015 | Strategy | Intelligent Systems | See GBA |
| PS4 | Dark Souls II: Scholar of the First Sin | 2015 | Action | FromSoftware | See PS3 |
| PS3 | Tokyo Twilight Ghost Hunters | 2015 | Strategy/Visual Novel | Toybox/Now Production | SRPG/visual novel hybrid of sorts with a ghost-hunting theme, combat takes place on a grid, traps are important to place, luck is a very important factor |
| Vita | God Eater Resurrection (DL only) | 2015 | Action | Shift | Enhanced port of Gods Eater Burst, adds new storyline content, combat QoL improvements |
| PS4 | Deception IV: The Nightmare Princess | 2015 | Strategy | Koei Tecmo | See PS3 |
| PS3 | Battle Hunter (PSone Classics) | 2015 | Strategy | Success | See PSX |
| PSP | Shadow Tower (PSone Classics) | 2015 | Action | FromSoftware | See PSX |
| Xbox 360 | Transformers: Devastation | 2015 | Action | PlatinumGames | Think Bayonetta, but with Autobots! Upgradeable/synthesizable weaponry and stat increases |
| Wii U | Earthbound Beginnings (VC) | 2015 | Turn-Based | Ape/Nintendo | See FC |
| PS3 | The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel | 2015 | Turn-Based | Falcom | Beginning of another major arc in the Trails series, adds co-op link attacks to combat, structure is based in a school-type environment |
| 3DS | LBX: Little Battlers eXperience | 2015 | Action | Level-5 | An ARPG with arena-styled combat where you fight your teensy robots and level them up to make them better |
| Vita | Sword Art Online: Lost Song | 2015 | Action | Artdink | Sequel to Hollow Fragment, has more actual ARPG-type combat, takes place in the area of the second half of the anime's first arc, 3-person parties |
| PS3 | Atelier Shallie: Alchemists of the Dusk Sea | 2015 | Turn-Based | Gust | Third in Dusk storyline, no time limit, two different protagonists, and a ton of items regardless |
| 3DS | Swords & Darkness (DL only) | 2015 | Action | Aplus/Arc System Works | A side-scrolling beat-em-up with no special features of note |
| 3DS | Lord of Magna: Maiden Heaven | 2015 | Strategy | Marvelous | A tad unfinished, due to the developer going bankrupt midway through production, but a solid overhead free-roaming position-based SRPG nonetheless |
| PS4 | Omega Quintet | 2015 | Turn-Based | Compile Heart/Galapagos RPG | A game starring pop idols with turn-based combat that relies on turn order manipulation; more costume destruction mechanics are unfortunately present |
| 3DS | Stella Glow | 2015 | Strategy | Imageepoch | SRPG gameplay, learning character abilities is somewhat dependent upon building a relationship with the main character |
| 3DS | Lufia: The Legend Returns (VC) | 2015 | Turn-Based | Neverland | See GBC |
| PS4 | Disgaea 5: Alliance of Vengeance | 2015 | Strategy | Nippon Ichi | New protagonist, more Netherworld SRPG adventures; characters can now equip subclasses and form squads to augment their stats |
| PS4 | Dragon Ball: Xenoverse | 2015 | Fighting | Dimps | See PS3 |
| Vita | The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel | 2015 | Turn-Based | Falcom | See PS3 |
| Xbox 360 | Dragon Ball: Xenoverse | 2015 | Fighting | Dimps | A 3D fighter based in the Dragon Ball universe with RPG elements such as leveling and a story mode… starring you! |
| Vita | A.W.: Phoenix Festa (delisted) | 2016 | Simulation | Aplus/Bandai Namco | Based on the anime adaptation of the Asterisk War light novel series, is more of a 3D anime arena fighter/visual novel hybrid |
| Vita | Adventures of Mana (DL only) | 2016 | Action | MCF | 3D remake of Final Fantasy Adventure, the first Mana game; only has a male playable character but allows for easy equipment switching |
| Vita | Aegis of Earth: Protonovus Assault | 2016 | Strategy | Acquire | See PS3 |
| Vita | MegaTagmension Blanc + Neptune vs. Zombies | 2016 | Action | Compile Heart/Idea Factory/Tamsoft | ARPG Neptunia zombie-themed spinoff with combat similar to Neptunia U (but with the clothes-removing thankfully gone), has a multiplayer component |
| Vita | Breath of Fire III (DL only) | 2016 | Turn-Based | Capcom | See PSP |
| Vita | MeiQ: Labyrinth of Death | 2016 | Dungeon Crawler | Compile Heart | Another day, another Vita first-person dungeon crawl; this one has mages and robots fighting in pairs and encourages decision making on who will be doing the attacking |
| Vita | Exist Archive: The Other Side of the Sky | 2016 | Turn-Based | Tri-Ace/Spike Chunsoft | Plays a lot like Valkyrie Profile (comes from the same studio), has multiple endings depending on in-game choices |
| Vita | God Eater 2: Rage Burst (DL only) | 2016 | Action | Shift | Direct sequel to Gods Eater Burst with more Aragami to hunt, new weapon styles, and new characters to follow through the apocalypse; equipment skills are still tied to stats |
| Vita | Atelier Sophie: The Alchemist of the Mysterious Book (DL only) | 2016 | Turn-Based | Gust | See PS4 |
| Vita | Demon Gaze II | 2016 | Dungeon Crawler | Kadokawa/Experience | Still first-person dungeoneering, but takes away the ability to create party members; still a bit fanservicey |
| Vita | Criminal Girls 2: Party Favors | 2016 | Turn-Based | Nippon Ichi | Same skeezy gameplay loop with new characters |
| Vita | Digimon Story: Cyber Sleuth | 2016 | Turn-Based | Media.Vision | Turn-based Digimon collectathon with a story somewhat reminisent of .hack |
| Vita | Dragon Quest Builders (DL only) | 2016 | Action/Sandbox | Square Enix | A sort-of mashup between Minecraft and Dragon Quest, where you have to increase each town's base level to rebuild the destroyed world by crafting the necessary items |
| Vita | Grand Kingdom | 2016 | Strategy | Monochrome | Successor to Grand Knights History with some similar mechanics, gameplay is tactical- arranging formations of troops to attack by expending AP is essential |
| Vita | Atelier Escha & Logy Plus: Alchemists of the Dusk Sky | 2016 | Turn-Based | Gust | Adds all DLC, superbosses, characters, and expands on the romantic/platonic relationship between the protagonists |
| Wii U | Pokemon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Sky (VC) | 2016 | Dungeon Crawler | Chunsoft | See DS |
| PSP | Breath of Fire III (DL only) | 2016 | Turn-Based | Capcom | Slightly enhanced port of the original, with improved music and some minor tweaks to graphics and gameplay |
| Wii U | Xenoblade Chronicles (DL only) | 2016 | Action | Monolith Soft | See Wii |
| 3DS | Unlucky Mage (DL only) | 2016 | Turn-Based | Exe-Create | Kemco game with a bit of humor to it, particularly when it comes to spell names and snappy writing; gameplay is otherwise as cookie-cutter as always |
| 3DS | Witch & Hero II (DL only) | 2016 | Action | Flyhigh Works | A new hero and witch to control, both at the same time; gameplay is otherwise unchanged |
| 3DS | Yo-kai Watch 2: Fleshy Souls/Bony Spirits | 2016 | Monster Collecting | Level-5 | Frequently retreads the same ground as the first game, with Pokemon-styled version splitting to collect all the Yo-kai |
| JP 3DS | Dragon Quest Monsters: Joker 3 | 2016 | Monster Collecting | Square Enix | More monsters to scout, synthesize, and ride around the various worlds; turn-based combat with in-depth skill trees.
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| JP 3DS | Puyo Puyo Chronicle | 2016 | Puzzle | Sonic Team | Arle (from Madou Monogatari- a deep cut) has to find a way home in an RPG mode complete with leveling, where combat is conducted via Puyo |
| JP PS3 | Tales of Berseria | 2016 | Action | Bandai Namco | See PS4 - last Tales game developed for PS3 |
| JP Vita | The Legend of Heroes: Sora no Kiseki the 3rd - Evolution | 2016 | Turn-Based | Falcom | Final game in the Liberl arc albeit with a different protagonist; plays like the previous games; Evolution version adds new artwork/scenarios |
| PS3 | Aegis of Earth: Protonovus Assault | 2016 | Strategy | Acquire | Real-time tactical defense, where leveling weaponry and commander units is crucial |
| PS3 | Grandia III (PS2 Classics) | 2016 | Turn-Based | Game Arts | See PS2 |
| 3DS | 7th Dragon III Code: VFD | 2016 | Dungeon Crawler | Sega | The only game in the 3rd-person dungeon crawling series to make it to the west, keeps party customization and turn-based combat intact |
| PS3 | Odin Sphere: Leifthrasir | 2016 | Action | Vanillaware | Enhanced remake of Odin Sphere with much less slowdown, difficulty changes, more stages, and new enemies |
| PS3 | The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel II | 2016 | Turn-Based | Falcom | Takes place soon after the first game - basically required playing if you liked the first one |
| PS3 | Tokyo Twilight Ghost Hunters - Daybreak Special Gigs (DL only) | 2016 | Strategy | Toybox/Now Production | Enhanced remake of the original that makes some slight QoL improvements to battle, adds extra story scenes, and bonus harder battles |
| PS4 | Aegis of Earth: Protonovus Assault | 2016 | Strategy | Acquire | See PS3 |
| PS4 | Arc the Lad: Twilight of the Spirits (DL only) | 2016 | Strategy | Cattle Call | See PS2 |
| 3DS | Shin Megami Tensei IV: Apocalypse | 2016 | Turn-Based | Atlus | A follow-up to/alternate timeline story in the same world as SMT IV, makes some QoL changes to the gameplay loop from its predecessor |
| PS4 | Arslan: The Warriors of Legend | 2016 | Action | Omega Force | A musou based on the Arslan anime with rapid weapon switching, a variety of playable characters, and equippable skills to break up monotony |
| Wii U | Tokyo Mirage Sessions #FE | 2016 | Turn-Based | Atlus | Modern-themed crossover between the Shin Megami Tensei and Fire Emblem series, turn-based gameplay and combo attacks |
| Wii U | Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars (VC) | 2016 | Turn-Based | Square | See SNES |
| Wii U | Pokemon Ranger: Shadows of Almia (VC) | 2016 | Action | Creatures Inc. | See DS |
| Wii U | Pokemon Ranger: Guardian Signs (VC) | 2016 | Action | Creatures Inc. | See DS |
| Wii U | Pokemon Ranger (VC) | 2016 | Action | HAL Laboratory | See DS |
| Wii U | Pokemon Mystery Dungeon: Red Rescue Team (VC) | 2016 | Dungeon Crawler | Chunsoft | See GBA |
| Wii U | Pokemon Mystery Dungeon: Blue Rescue Team (VC) | 2016 | Dungeon Crawler | Chunsoft | See DS |
| Vita | Mystery Chronicle: One Way Heroics | 2016 | Dungeon Crawler | Spike Chunsoft | Has some mystery dungeon elements, but you are forced to keep moving in order to avoid the ray of light that will destroy you (and it will) |
| Wii U | Mega Man Battle Network 6: Cybeast Falzar/Cybeast Gregar (VC) | 2016 | Strategy | Capcom | See GBA |
| PS4 | Croixleur Sigma | 2016 | Action | Souvenir Circ | Arcadey, hacky-slashy ARPG where you descend dungeon floors, have a limited amount of time to kill all the enemies, and level up in-between |
| PS4 | Dark Cloud (DL only) | 2016 | Action | Level-5 | See PS2 |
| PS4 | Dark Cloud 2 (DL only) | 2016 | Action | Level-5 | See PS2 |
| PS4 | Dark Souls III | 2016 | Action | FromSoftware | See XBO |
| 3DS | The Battle Cats POP! (DL only) | 2016 | Strategy | Ponos | More of a tower defense game, but you do use accumulated XP to level up and change the apeparance of your extremely weird cat crew |
| 3DS | Sadame (DL only) | 2016 | Action | Mebius | An ARPG with 4 separate classes to hack and slash through an alternate history Sengoku period, includes a sphere grid-like customization system |
| PS4 | Dead Rising (DL only) | 2016 | Action | Capcom | See 360, but with more save slots and graphical upgrades |
| 3DS | Final Fantasy Explorers | 2016 | Action | Racjin | It's Monster Hunter, but with a Final Fantasy skin (down to Explorer Level replacing Hunter Rank); choosing correct equipment and skill leveling are key to staying strong |
| 3DS | Adventure Labyrinth Story (DL only) | 2016 | Turn-Based | Rideon | Not the most impressive roguelike dungeon-crawl, but solid enough |
| 3DS | Alphadia (DL only) | 2016 | Turn-Based | Exe-Create | Tries to do some neat things with magic element types and combinations, but ultimately is just another Kemco game |
| 3DS | Ambition of the Slimes (DL only) | 2016 | Strategy | Altair Works/Flyhigh Works | An SRPG where you play as slimes and use them to control the good guys |
| Xbox One | Stranger of Sword City (DL only) | 2016 | Dungeon Crawler | Experience | See Vita |
| 3DS | Bravely Second: End Layer | 2016 | Turn-Based | Silicon Studio | Despite the name confusion, this game is a direct sequel to Bravely Default; combat is largely similar but adds chaining battles to gain more XP |
| Xbox One | RevErsi Quest (DL only) | 2016 | Strategy | Yokogosystems | SRPG-ified version of Othello/Reversi with varying board shapes and a variety of unit types |
| 3DS | Dragon Ball: Fusions | 2016 | Turn-Based | Ganbarion | Create an avatar and engage in turn-based combat that does a decent job at mimicking the actual action of the series, as well as fuse characters (as the title implies) |
| 3DS | Dragon Quest VII: Fragments of the Forgotten Past | 2016 | Turn-Based | ArtePiazza | A whole new translation (for better or worse), changed encounter types from random to field enemies, and tweaked the class progression slightly |
| Xbox One | Final Fantasy XV | 2016 | Turn-Based | Square Enix | See PS4 |
| Xbox One | Dragon Ball: Xenoverse 2 | 2016 | Fighting | Dimps | Lots of time-travel tomfoolery with your own custom Dragon Ball character; plays otherwise like a 3D arena fighter |
| Xbox One | Dead Rising (DL only) | 2016 | Action | Capcom | See PS4 |
| Xbox One | Dark Souls III | 2016 | Action | FromSoftware | More ways to die and keep dying; combat is overall more fluid than previous games, an MP-like system is introduced |
| 3DS | Excave III: Tower of Destiny (DL only) | 2016 | Dungeon Crawler | Mechanic Arms | Extremely similar to its predecessors |
| 3DS | Fairune 2 (DL only) | 2016 | Dungeon Crawler | Skipmore | Plays like the first, but is about 4 times as big |
| 3DS | Fire Emblem Fates: Birthright/Conquest/Revelation | 2016 | Strategy | Intelligent Systems | Maligned for its approach, as the story is split into 3 full games each requiring a separate purchase; brings back the child-producing mechanic, very tropey |
| 3DS | Return to PoPoLoCrois: A Story of Seasons Fairytale | 2016 | Simulation | Marvelous/Epics | Combines the light turn-based combat of PoPoLoCrois with the farming of Story of Seasons, resulting in a shallow, modest (but adorable) mix of both |
| 3DS | Gurumin 3D: A Monstrous Adventure (DL only) | 2016 | Action | Falcom | Almost identical to the original, save for the application of 3D effects and some technical issues like pop-in |
| 3DS | Hyrule Warriors Legends (New 3DS only) | 2016 | Action | Omega Force/Team Ninja | Includes all DLC from the original game as well as adding two new story chapters; also LINKLE |
| 3DS | Infinite Dunamis (DL only) | 2016 | Turn-Based | Exe-Create | Better writing than your average Kemco game, has a sci-fi setting, tries to spice up the turn-based format with turn manipulation |
| 3DS | Journey to Kreisia (DL only) | 2016 | Turn-Based | Exe-Create | Yet another Kemco game, this one with a modern-day-hero-in-fantasy-times premise; tries to lampshade the genre a bit, weapon skills work similarly to FFIX |
| 3DS | Justice Chronicles (DL only) | 2016 | Turn-Based | Hit-Point | Sequel to Mystic Chronicles (PSP/Vita), and actually makes some decent improvements for a Kemco game; summonable monsters and jewels that confer skills are included |
| 3DS | Langrisser Re:Incarnation Tensei | 2016 | Strategy | extreme Co. | A very sluggish SRPG with three branching storylines to switch from that lacks a lot of the charm its predecessors had, with a lot of unpolished features in its wake |
| Xbox One | Arslan: The Warriors of Legend | 2016 | Action | Omega Force | See PS4 |
| 3DS | Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam | 2016 | Timed Turn-Based | AlphaDream | Crossover between Mario & Luigi and Paper Mario, thankfully taking game features more from the former than the latter |
| 3DS | Mercenaries Saga 3: Gray Wolves of War (DL only) | 2016 | Strategy | Rideon | Quite similar to the game that came before it- a straightforward SRPG |
| 3DS | Monster Hunter Generations | 2016 | Action | Capcom | New features include upgrading armor using scavenged materials, mutated monster forms, different attack stypes for each weapon, and special moves to charge during hunting |
| 3DS | Pocket Card Jockey (DL only) | 2016 | Card-Based | Game Freak | A game about horse raising and racing via solitare. As in the card game. |
| 3DS | Pokemon Moon/Sun | 2016 | Monster Collecting | Game Freak | Does away with the traditional gym battle format in favor of puzzles scattered throughout not-Hawaii, adds Ultra Beasts (which look suspiciously Digimon-like…) |
| 3DS | Pokemon Red/Blue/Yellow (VC) | 2016 | Monster Collecting | Game Freak | See GB |
| 3DS | Project X Zone 2 | 2016 | Strategy | Monolith Soft | Plays the same as its predecessor, but Segata Sanshiro is an available character; thereby making this game the best ever- I don't make the rules |
| Wii U | Fire Emblem: Shadow Dragon (VC) | 2016 | Strategy | Intelligent Systems | See DS |
| Wii U | Paper Mario: Color Splash | 2016 | Action | Intelligent Systems | System based on paint and color, attacks are chosen by cards, story progress and some items confer stat increases |
| Wii U | Final Fantasy Tactics Advance (VC) | 2016 | Strategy | Square Enix | See GBA |
| PS4 | Sword Art Online: Hollow Realization | 2016 | Action | Aquria | See Vita |
| PS4 | Mystery Chronicle: One Way Heroics | 2016 | Dungeon Crawler | Spike Chunsoft | See Vita |
| Vita | Tokyo Twilight Ghost Hunters - Daybreak Special Gigs (DL only) | 2016 | Strategy | Toybox/Now Production | See PS3 |
| Vita | The Longest Five Minutes | 2016 | Turn-Based | Nippon Ichi | Plays with the idea of extreme flashbacks where abilities are remembered rather than learned |
| PS4 | Odin Sphere Leifthrasir | 2016 | Action | Vanillaware | See PS3 |
| PS4 | Okage: Shadow King (DL only) | 2016 | Turn-Based | Zener Works/SCE | See PS2 |
| PS4 | SD Gundam G Generation Genesis (Asia English) | 2016 | Strategy | Tom Create | A Super Robot Wars-like game that spans the Universal Century timeline in a highly abridged form; lots of stats for both pilots and mobile suits to manage |
| Vita | Sword Art Online: Hollow Realization (DL only) | 2016 | Action | Aquria | Direct sequel to Lost Song, has a 4-person party with more streamlined MMO-type combat than previous games in the series; lots of NPCs to befriend, goes back to the first arc style |
| Vita | Superdimension Neptune VS Sega Hard Girls | 2016 | Turn-Based | Compile Heart | Spinoff of the main Neptunia series with similar gameplay; features time traveling across the different Sega console eras |
| PS4 | Senran Kagura: Estival Versus | 2016 | Action | Tamsoft | See Vita |
| PS4 | Star Ocean: Integrity and Faithlessness | 2016 | Action | Tri-Ace | Arguably the weakest entry in the series; combat occurs with all party members (up to 7!) present in real-time, with a rock-paper-scissors-like system |
| PS4 | Summon Night 6: Lost Borders | 2016 | Turn-Based | Media.Vision | See Vita |
| PS4 | Super Robot Wars OG: The Moon Dwellers (Asia English) | 2016 | Strategy | B.B. Studio | Serves as a new entry point to the OG series (which has no cameos as opposed to the main series), SRPG combat with assists based on positioning, multiple protagonists |
| Vita | Stranger of Sword City | 2016 | Dungeon Crawler | Experience | More first-person dungeon crawling, highly customizable party, permadeath of party members is something to manage, lots of challenge |
| PS4 | Tales of Berseria | 2016 | Action | Bandai Namco | Story is linked to Zestiria, highly eclectic cast, fulfilling certain conditions in battle (ARPG as always) leads to unleashing better abilities (or bolstering your enemies) |
| PS4 | Megadimension Neptunia VII | 2016 | Turn-Based | Compile Heart/Idea Factory | Battle system emphasizes character positioning, goddesses have additional transformations in combat, otherwise same fanservicey Neptune shenanigans |
| Vita | Shiren the Wanderer: The Tower of Fortune and the Dice of Fate | 2016 | Dungeon Crawler | Spike Chunsoft | Fifth Shiren game, day/night system is important for visibility, some puzzle-solving involved in dungeon crawling |
| Vita | Senran Kagura: Estival Versus | 2016 | Action | Tamsoft | Massive mammary melee- a beat-em-up/ARPG where the girls you control will almost inevitably lose pieces of clothing in order to increase their power |
| Vita | SD Gundam G Generation Genesis (Asia English) | 2016 | Strategy | Tom Create | See PS4 |
| PS4 | The Witch and the Hundred Knight: Revival Edition | 2016 | Action | Nippon Ichi | Adds a new multi-floor dungeon, more weapons/armor, and Metallia as a playable character |
| Vita | Ray Gigant | 2016 | Dungeon Crawler | Experience/Bandai Namco | Another first-person dungeon crawl; this one has 3 separate protagonists (and parties), stat increases use materials gathered from the field rather than XP |
| PS4 | Tokyo Twilight Ghost Hunters - Daybreak Special Gigs | 2016 | Strategy | Toybox/Now Production | See PS3 |
| PS4 | Touhou: Scarlet Curiosity (DL only) | 2016 | Dungeon Crawler | Ankake Spa | A bland dungeon-crawling ARPG/bullet hell hybrid where jumping is the most broken-tier skill of all |
| PS4 | Unholy Heights (DL only) | 2016 | Simulation | Petit Depotto | See 360 |
| PS4 | Utawarerumono: Mask of Truth | 2016 | Strategy/Visual Novel | Aquaplus | See Vita |
| PS4 | Valkyria Chronicles Remastered | 2016 | Strategy | Sega | Improves the already gorgeous look of the first game and includes all DLC, otherwise is the same as the original |
| PS4 | Wild Arms 3 (DL only) | 2016 | Turn-Based | Media.Vision | See PS2 |
| PS4 | World of Final Fantasy | 2016 | Monster Collecting | Square Enix | See Vita |
| Vita | Odin Sphere: Leifthrasir | 2016 | Action | Vanillaware | See PS3 |
| Vita | Trillion: God of Destruction | 2016 | Turn-Based | Compile Heart/Idea Factory | Lots of complex stat management in this semi-turn-based, semi-roguelike where the characters you raise will inevitably die only to pass their stats along |
| Vita | The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel II | 2016 | Turn-Based | Falcom | See PS3 |
| PS4 | Final Fantasy XV | 2016 | Action | Square Enix | Just a road trip with you and the boys; ARPG combat and a story that spans multiple types of media, famously left somewhat unfinished |
| PS4 | Gravity Rush Remastered | 2016 | Action | SIE Japan/Bluepoint | Includes all DLC as well as increases the framerate/appearance from the Vita version |
| PS4 | Exist Archive: The Other Side of the Sky | 2016 | Turn-Based | Tri-Ace/Spike Chunsoft | See Vita |
| PS4 | Fairy Fencer F: Advent Dark Force | 2016 | Turn-Based | Compile Heart/Idea Factory | Adds two branching story paths, allows for a larger party size in combat, and gives more difficulty options to choose from |
| Wii U | Asdivine Hearts (DL only) | 2016 | Turn-Based | Exe-Create | It's Kemco, keep those expectations low |
| PS4 | Dragon Quest Builders | 2016 | Action/Sandbox | Square Enix | See Vita |
| PS4 | God Eater 2: Rage Burst | 2016 | Action | Shift | See Vita |
| PS4 | Dragon Ball: Xenoverse 2 | 2016 | Fighting | Dimps | See XBO |
| PS4 | Grand Kingdom | 2016 | Strategy | Monochrome | See Vita |
| Vita | World of Final Fantasy | 2016 | Monster Collecting | Square Enix | Chibified/simplified return to turn-based FF combat, where stacking characters confers stronger attacks |
| Vita | Valkyrie Drive: Bhikkhuni | 2016 | Action | Meteorise | Less apologetic and even more lewd, another beat-em-up by the Senran Kagura creator with questionable transformations |
| PS4 | Let It Die (DL only) | 2016 | Action | Grasshopper Manufacture | Grasshopper Manufacture's attempt at a Souls-like roguelike, with free-to-play elements and a cumbersome item management system |
| PS4 | Demon Gaze II | 2016 | Dungeon Crawler | Kadokawa/Experience | See Vita |
| PS4 | Digimon Story: Cyber Sleuth | 2016 | Turn-Based | Media.Vision | See Vita |
| PS4 | I Am Setsuna (DL only) | 2016 | Turn-Based | Tokyo RPG Factory | Plays a lot like Chrono Trigger in combat with some additional enhancements, story is linear with some minimal sidequesting post-game |
| Vita | Accel World vs. Sword Art Online: Millennium Twilight (DL only) | 2017 | Action | Kadokawa | Essentially a sequel to Lost Song but with some crossover characters, time travel shenanigans, and the same boring ARPG gameplay |
| Vita | Operation Babel: New Tokyo Legacy | 2017 | Dungeon Crawler | Experience | Direct sequel to Operation Abyss with the same gameplay; leveling up can only be done at the party's home base, characters are still highly customizable |
| Vita | Atelier Firis: The Alchemist and the Mysterious Journey (DL only) | 2017 | Turn-Based | Gust | See PS4 |
| Xbox One | Dragon's Dogma: Dark Arisen | 2017 | Action | Capcom | See PS3 |
| Wii U | Ogre Battle 64: Person of Lordly Caliber (VC) | 2017 | Strategy | Quest | See N64 |
| Vita | Asdivine Hearts | 2017 | Turn-Based | Exe-Create | See Wii U |
| Xbox One | Revenant Saga (DL only) | 2017 | Turn-Based | Exe-Create | See Wii U |
| Wii U | Double Dungeons (VC) | 2017 | Dungeon Crawler | NCS | See TG16 |
| Wii U | Little Ninja Brothers (VC) | 2017 | Action | Culture Brain | See NES |
| Vita | Antiquia Lost | 2017 | Turn-Based | Exe-Create | A Kemco game starring a princess made of slime (who increases her stats depending on the monsters she fights) and her humdrum companions |
| Vita | Revenant Saga | 2017 | Turn-Based | Exe-Create | See Wii U |
| Xbox One | Romancing SaGa 2 (DL only) | 2017 | Turn-Based | ArtePiazza/Square | See Vita |
| Wii U | Harvest Moon 64 (VC) | 2017 | Simulation | Victor Interactive Software | See N64 |
| Vita | Akiba's Beat | 2017 | Action | Acquire | Successor to Akiba's Trip, follows a more traditional ARPG separate-battle-area style of gameplay, way less ecchi than the game that came before it |
| Wii U | Dungeon Explorer (VC) | 2017 | Dungeon Crawler | Atlus | See TG16 |
| Xbox One | Valkyria Revolution | 2017 | Strategy | Media.Vision | See Vita |
| Vita | Atelier Shallie Plus: Alchemists of the Dusk Sea | 2017 | Turn-Based | Gust | Adds all DLC, new costumes, superbosses, and brings over characters from other Atelier games to flesh out the story |
| Vita | Utawarerumono: Mask of Truth | 2017 | Strategy/Visual Novel | Aquaplus | Direct sequel to Mask of Deception, plays very similar to it; adds co-op attacks, continues the strong localization of its sister title |
| Vita | Romancing SaGa 2 (DL only) | 2017 | Turn-Based | ArtePiazza/Square | Adds a new dungeon, new character classes, and overhauls the graphics and audio; these features can also be turned off if desired |
| Xbox 360 | Star Ocean: The Last Hope | 2017 | Action | Tri-Ace | Chronologically the first game in the series, fun action-based gameplay and a heavier sci-fi emphasis than all other titles |
| Vita | Toukiden 2 | 2017 | Action | Omega Force | Features an open world map for story mode, adds a grappling hook-like mechanic, small helpers to gather items for you, all on the pretense of hunting demonic monsters |
| Vita | Valkyria Revolution (DL only) | 2017 | Action | Media.Vision | Abandons the previously established canon of the series and tries to adopt a more action-based format with some tactical elements still in play |
| Vita | Touhou Genso Wanderer (DL only) | 2017 | Dungeon Crawler | Aqua Style | Roguelike featuring the Touhou girls and bland dungeons |
| Vita | Tokyo Xanadu | 2017 | Action | Falcom | ARPG with a modern setting; rock-paper-scissors-like enemy weaknesses require quick party member swapping, linear dungeons |
| Vita | Danganronpa V3: Killing Harmony | 2017 | Visual Novel | Spike Chunsoft | New school, new classmates to watch murder each other, easy XP to gain to increase equippable trial skills, and a bonus dungeon-crawler mingame |
| Vita | God Wars: Future Past | 2017 | Strategy | Kadokawa | SRPG with a heavily mythical Japanese coat of paint, lots of character classes available; characters have jobs as well as sub-jobs |
| Vita | The Caligula Effect (DL only) | 2017 | Turn-Based | Aquria | Written by the writer of Persona 1/2; any NPC can be recruited into the party after raising affinity enough, combat is tactical and based on heavy comboing |
| Vita | Dynasty Warriors: Godseekers (DL only) | 2017 | Strategy | Omega Force | SRPG Three Kingdoms-style, with characters based on their appearance in Dynasty Warriors 8 |
| Vita | Mary Skelter: Nightmares | 2017 | Dungeon Crawler | Compile Heart | First-person dungeon crawler that features classic literary characters in very heavy ecchi ways, affection-raising mechanics, and powerful enemies that can ambush you in combat |
| Vita | Ys Origin | 2017 | Action | Falcom | An Ys without Adol as the protagonist! Has 3 different protagonists and takes place as a strictly interior dungeon crawl, goes back to hack-and-slash spirtes |
| Switch | Xenoblade Chronicles 2 | 2017 | Action | Monolith Soft | A vast, open world with character designs that lean far closer to anime than its predecesor; some gacha mechanics for unlocking new summonable spirits |
| Vita | Super Robot Wars V (Asia English) | 2017 | Strategy | B.B. Studio | See PS4 |
| Vita | ClaDun Returns: This is Sengoku! (DL only) | 2017 | Dungeon Crawler | Nippon Ichi | Retro-styled dungeon crawling like its predecessors, with lots of classes to choose from and many randomized elements |
| Vita | Summon Night 6: Lost Borders | 2017 | Strategy | Media.Vision | SRPG that basically acts as general fanservice for the series, featuring characters from all previously numbered entries |
| Vita | Fairune (DL only) | 2017 | Dungeon Crawler | Flyhigh Works | See 3DS |
| Vita | Stranger of Sword City Revisited (DL only) | 2017 | Dungeon Crawler | Experience | Adds new (potentially game-breaking) classes, new dungeons, new monsters (and tactics for existing ones), and tons of QoL adjustments |
| Wii U | Revenant Saga (DL only) | 2017 | Turn-Based | Exe-Create | Shrug, another Kemco game |
| Vita | Fate/Extella: The Umbral Star | 2017 | Action | Marvelous | A Fate-skinned musou; serves as a sort of sequel to Fate/Extra |
| Vita | Ys VIII: Lacrimosa of Dana | 2017 | Action | Falcom | Adol in ARPG action again, with a settlement-building mechanic and up to 3 party members in combat |
| Vita | Utawarerumono: Mask of Deception | 2017 | Strategy/Visual Novel | Aquaplus | First localized title in the series, an SRPG/visual novel mix that requires no knowledge of the game that came before it; adding combos to an attack can change its properties |
| Switch | Yodanji (DL only) | 2017 | Dungeon Crawler | Kemco | Yokai-themed roguelike with many unlockable/playable demons, minimalistic graphics, and limited inventory space |
| PS4 | Ys VIII: Lacrimosa of Dana | 2017 | Action | Falcom | Has more dungeons and forms for Dana than the Vita version, at the expense of some costumes |
| PS4 | Star Ocean: The Last Hope - 4K/Full HD Edition (DL only) | 2017 | Action | Tri-Ace/Square Enix | See PS3, but with prettier graphics |
| PS4 | Danganronpa V3: Killing Harmony | 2017 | Visual Novel | Spike Chunsoft | See Vita |
| PS4 | Gravity Rush 2 | 2017 | Action | SIE Japan | More gravity-shifting action-adventure-type excitement; collecting gems levels abilities and raising reuptation by doing quests raises stats |
| PS4 | God Wars: Future Past | 2017 | Strategy | Kadokawa | See Vita |
| PS4 | Final Fantasy XII: The Zodiac Age | 2017 | Turn-Based | Square Enix | See XBO |
| PS4 | Fate/Extella: The Umbral Star | 2017 | Action | Marvelous | See Vita |
| PS4 | Dynasty Warriors: Godseekers (DL only) | 2017 | Action | Omega Force | See Vita |
| PS4 | Dragon's Dogma: Dark Arisen | 2017 | Action | Capcom | See 360 |
| PS4 | Dragon Quest Heroes II | 2017 | Action | Omega Force | Adds more traditional JRPG elements such as overworld traversal and questing to break up the gameplay, but is otherwise similar to the first |
| Switch | Fire Emblem Warriors | 2017 | Action | Omega Force/Team Ninja | See 3DS, but runs smoother/can handle more enemies on screen at once |
| PS4 | Digimon World: Next Order | 2017 | Action | B.B. Studio | More straightforward monster-raising (on a time limit) than the Cyber Sleuth games, combat is largely controlled by AI |
| PS4 | Dark Rose Valkyrie | 2017 | Turn-Based | Compile Heart | Turn-based combat with turn manipulation features; some visual novel elements including sniffing out a traitor amongst your ranks |
| PS4 | Danganronpa 1.2 Reload | 2017 | Visual Novel | Spike Chunsoft | Contains both Danganronpa 1 and 2 with improved graphics |
| PS4 | Harvest Moon: Light of Hope | 2017 | Simulation | Tabot | More farm raising, developed by a different studio than Story of Seasons- and it shows; gameplay loop is the same (tool leveling, crop growing) with little innovation |
| PS4 | Damascus Dear: Operation Tokyo HD Edition | 2017 | Fighting | Aplus | See Vita, but prettier |
| PS4 | Cyberdimension Neptunia: 4 Goddesses Online | 2017 | Action | Compile Heart/Idea Factory/Tamsoft | Another ARPG starring the Neptune crew, made to mimic an MMO; same problems of reused assets apply; humor is still as tongue-in-cheek as ever |
| PS4 | ClaDun Returns: This is Sengoku! | 2017 | Dungeon Crawler | Nippon Ichi | See Vita |
| Switch | I Am Setsuna (DL only) | 2017 | Turn-Based | Tokyo RPG Factory | See PS4 |
| PS4 | Blue Reflection | 2017 | Turn-Based | Gust | Part slice-of-life, part magical girl game; leveling is done by allocating growth points into various stats; turn-based combat |
| PS4 | Berserk and the Band of the Hawk | 2017 | Action | Omega Force | A Berserk musou; story mode is almost entirely limited to Guts as a playable character, follows the manga from the Golden Age to the Hawk of the Millennium Empire arcs |
| PS4 | Atelier Firis: The Alchemist and the Mysterious Journey | 2017 | Turn-Based | Gust | Second game in the Mysterious storyline; time limit exists for initial alchemy certification exam, alchemy can be done at a portable atelier |
| Switch | Lost Sphear | 2017 | Turn-Based | Tokyo RPG Factory | See PS4 |
| PS4 | Asdivine Hearts II | 2017 | Turn-Based | Exe-Create | See Vita |
| PS4 | Asdivine Hearts | 2017 | Turn-Based | Exe-Create | See Wii U |
| PS4 | Antiquia Lost | 2017 | Turn-Based | Exe-Create | See Vita |
| Switch | DragonFangZ: The Rose & Dungeon of Time (DL only) | 2017 | Dungeon Crawler | Toydea | See XBO |
| PS4 | Haunted Dungeons: Hyakki Castle (DL only) | 2017 | Dungeon Crawler | Asakusa Studios | First-person dungeon crawling with a yokai theme and an emphasis on splitting the party in order to solve puzzles/flank enemies; combat is more real-time |
| PS4 | Accel World vs. Sword Art Online: Millennium Twilight (DL only) | 2017 | Action | Kadokawa | See Vita |
| Switch | Brave Dungeon + Dark Witch Story: COMBAT | 2017 | Dungeon Crawler | Inside System | A remastered version of the 3DS dungeon crawler and a card battling game with lots of auto battle (cards can have their stats increased) |
| PS4 | Yakuza Kiwami | 2017 | Action | Ryu ga Gotoku Studio | A retelling of the story of the first Yakuza in the Yakuza 0 engine, using Japanese dialogue rather than a dub and adding a system where Majima can ambush you anywhere |
| PS4 | Ys Origin | 2017 | Action | Falcom | See Vita |
| PS4 | Toukiden 2 | 2017 | Action | Omega Force | See Vita |
| PS4 | Touhou Genso Wanderer | 2017 | Dungeon Crawler | Aqua Style | See Vita |
| Switch | Antiquia Lost (DL only) | 2017 | Turn-Based | Exe-Create | See Vita |
| PS4 | Tokyo Xanadu eX+ | 2017 | Action | Falcom | Contains new post-game content and side stories |
| PS4 | The Witch and the Hundred Knight 2 | 2017 | Action | Nippon Ichi | Plays a lot like the first, albeit with a new cast of whimsical characters |
| PS4 | The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel III | 2017 | Turn-Based | Falcom | Ties together plot threads from the Sky trilogy and Crossbell duology as well as continuing the Cold Steel plot; naturally a long game, combat mostly unchanged from I and II |
| PS4 | Super Robot Wars V (Asia English) | 2017 | Strategy | B.B. Studio | Multi mech-franchise SRPG mashup, this one with a particularly heavy focus on Yamato 2199; has multiple endings and protagonists |
| PS4 | Star Ocean: Till the End of Time (DL only) | 2017 | Action | Tri-Ace | See PS2 |
| PS4 | Romancing SaGa 2 (DL only) | 2017 | Turn-Based | ArtePiazza/Square | See Vita |
| PS4 | Kingdom Hearts HD 1.5 + 2.5 Remix | 2017 | Action | Square Enix | See XBO |
| PS4 | Revenant Saga | 2017 | Turn-Based | Exe-Create | See Wii U |
| PS4 | Persona 5 | 2017 | Turn-Based | Atlus | See PS3 |
| PS4 | Nioh | 2017 | Action | Team Ninja | Demon-filled ARPG set in the late Sengoku period with a robust Souls-like combat system |
| PS4 | Nights of Azure 2: Bride of the New Moon | 2017 | Action | Gust | Similar premise as the first game, but now with a time limit on both excursions and the game as a whole; instead of 4 creatures, you now have 2 and an AI partner |
| PS4 | Nier: Automata | 2017 | Action | PlatinumGames | Extremely atmospheric ARPG, distant sequel to the first Nier, incredible music |
| Switch | Disgaea 5 Complete | 2017 | Strategy | Nippon Ichi | Contains the base game and all DLC |
| PS4 | Megadimension Neptunia VIIR | 2017 | Turn-Based | Compile Heart/Idea Factory | Retells the story from VII, but adds VR compatibility and interludes, changes the battle system, and removes alternate endings |
| Switch | Dragon Ball: Xenoverse 2 | 2017 | Fighting | Dimps | See XBO |
| PS4 | Lost Sphear | 2017 | Turn-Based | Tokyo RPG Factory | Uses a combat system like I Am Setsuna; harkens back to the storytelling style of early-mid 90's JRPGs |
| PS4 | Little Witch Academia: Chamber of Time (DL only) | 2017 | Action | Aplus | Beautiful art style akin to the anime, combat is in a 2.5D brawler format; lots and lots of backtracking and tedium for padding game length |
| PS4 | Kingdom Hearts HD 2.8 Final Chapter Prologue | 2017 | Action | Square Enix | See XBO |
| PS4 | Akiba's Beat | 2017 | Action | Acquire | See Vita |
| PS4 | Valkyria Revolution | 2017 | Strategy | Media.Vision | See Vita |
| PS4 | A Healer Only Lives Twice (DL only) | 2017 | Dungeon Crawler | Pon Pon Games | A small dungeon crawler where you play as the healer for your AI knight companion, keeping him alive by any means necessary |
| PS4 | .hack//G.U. Last Recode | 2017 | Action | CyberConnect2 | Combined HD version of the GU trilogy; adds methods to make combat move faster, as well as an additional fourth chapter to conclude the story |
| 3DS | Monster Hunter Stories | 2017 | Turn-Based | Capcom/Marvelous | A far more traditional turn-based RPG than other entries, with strong monster collecting and raising elements |
| Switch | Revenant Saga (DL only) | 2017 | Turn-Based | Exe-Create | See Wii U |
| 3DS | Miitopia | 2017 | Turn-Based | Nintendo | Miis take center stage in this simplistically-styled turn-based game, with a class system and Mii personalities determining combat prowess |
| Switch | Romancing SaGa 2 (DL only) | 2017 | Turn-Based | ArtePiazza/Square | See Vita |
| 3DS | Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's Minions | 2017 | Timed Turn-Based | AlphaDream | Improves aesthetics, adds an RTS mode featuring Bowser's minions, features QoL improvements from the original |
| 3DS | Legna Tactica (DL only) | 2017 | Strategy | Hit-Point | It's Kemco, so it won't rewrite the book on SRPGs, but it's there |
| 3DS | Fire Emblem Warriors (New 3DS only) | 2017 | Action | Omega Force/Team Ninja | Applies a Fire Emblem coat of paint to the Dynasty Warriors format, still contains support conversations |
| 3DS | Fire Emblem Echoes: Shadows of Valentia | 2017 | Strategy | Intelligent Systems | A remake of Fire Emblem Gaiden, brings back odd mechanics like a fatigue meter that can severely hamper stats if a unit is used too much |
| 3DS | Etrian Odyssey V: Beyond the Myth | 2017 | Dungeon Crawler | Atlus | Adds a variety of races to character creation, and features a branching skill tree for character progression/class mastery, removes overworld exploration |
| 3DS | Pokemon Ultra Sun/Moon | 2017 | Monster Collecting | Game Freak | Alternate universe story in the same region as Sun/Moon; adds more Ultra Beasts, activities, and ways to catch Pokemon from older games |
| 3DS | Elminage Original (DL only) | 2017 | Dungeon Crawler | Starfish-SD | Has some balance changes from the PSP version but is otherwise the same |
| 3DS | Drancia Saga (DL only) | 2017 | Action | Urara-Works/Skipmore | An auto-side-scrolling game where your character can't stop moving but must nonetheless level up and save the day! |
| 3DS | Dragon Sinker (DL only) | 2017 | Turn-Based | Exe-Create | Another 8-bit Kemco jam, this one tries to do interesting things with forming squads of party members but is otherwise cookie-cutter |
| 3DS | Dragon Quest VIII: Journey of the Cursed King | 2017 | Turn-Based | Square Enix | Adds new characters, story elements, and balance changes, but removes the orchestrated soundtrack and is not as visually appealing |
| 3DS | Culdcept Revolt | 2017 | Board Game | Omiya Soft | It's like Monopoly, if instead of houses you could leave behind monsters that you level up; also has player ranks/levels |
| 3DS | Crystareino (DL only) | 2017 | Turn-Based | Hit-Point | A bit better than your average Kemco game- lots of recruitable characters and a job sytem in this one |
| 3DS | Brave Dungeon (DL only) | 2017 | Dungeon Crawler | Inside System | Top-down dungeon crawler, featuring a class system and item crafting, along with turn-based battles; very sparse story |
| 3DS | Bonds of the Skies (DL only) | 2017 | Turn-Based | Hit-Point | Another Kemco RPG, albeit a really, really easy one |
| 3DS | Asdivine Cross (DL only) | 2017 | Turn-Based | Exe-Create | If you've played a Kemco RPG before, you've played this one |
| 3DS | Pokemon Gold/Silver/Crystal (VC) | 2017 | Monster Collecting | Game Freak | See GBC |
| 3DS | Ever Oasis | 2017 | Action | Grezzo | An ARPG with lots of town-building elements; you gather items to help build up the oasis and make it better while you level up in the meantime |
| 3DS | River City: Knights of Justice (DL only) | 2017 | Action | Avit-Niigata | Gives a tongue-in-cheek RPG makeover to the Kunio-kun series; there is no leveling but stats increase with equipment and gem slotting |
| PS3 | Revenant Saga (DL only) | 2017 | Turn-Based | Exe-Create | Another Kemco jam, as by-the-numbers bland as it gets |
| Switch | Nights of Azure 2: Bride of the New Moon | 2017 | Action | Gust | See PS4 |
| 3DS | Yo-kai Watch 2: Psychic Specters | 2017 | Monster Collecting | Level-5 | The all-encompassing third version of Yo-kai Watch 2, adds an additional questing area and a whole new tribe of demons to befriend |
| 3DS | Unholy Heights (DL only) | 2017 | Simulation | Petit Depotto | See 360 |
| 3DS | Symphony of Eternity (DL only) | 2017 | Turn-Based | World Wide Software/Kemco | A boy, girl, and golem walk into a Kemco game and end up surprisingly in-depth with individual customization of skills and spells through reading books |
| PS3 | Persona 5 | 2017 | Turn-Based | Atlus | Demon negotiation, collection, and fusion, all with a bunch of stylish teens! |
| PS3 | Asdivine Hearts (DL only) | 2017 | Turn-Based | Exe-Create | It's Kemco, so don't expect too much out of it, but it does have a neat character enhancement system |
| PS3 | Suikoden IV (PS2 Classics) | 2017 | Turn-Based | KCET | See PS2 |
| PS4 | Touhou Genso Wanderer Reloaded | 2018 | Dungeon Crawler | Aqua Style | Adds all DLC from the original, new story content, and characters; tweaks some gameplay mechanics |
| Vita | Super Robot Wars X (Asia English) | 2018 | Strategy | B.B. Studio | See PS4 |
| PS4 | Super Neptunia RPG | 2018 | Turn-Based | Artisan Studios/Compile Heart/Idea Factory | Take the Neptunia crew and put them in a Valkyrie Profile-like game and this is the result |
| 3DS | Dragon Lapis (DL only) | 2018 | Turn-Based | Exe-Create | Same Kemco gameplay and tropes, with an intentionally downgraded art style (for some reason) |
| Switch | Sega Ages: Phantasy Star | 2018 | Turn-Based | Sega | Mostly the same as the original release, but with QoL features like auto-mapping of dungeons and adjusting the rate of XP gain (if desired) |
| Xbox One | Revenant Dogma (DL only) | 2018 | Turn-Based | Exe-Create | See Vita |
| PS4 | Shining Resonance Refrain | 2018 | Action | O-Two/Sega/Media.Vision | Enhanced port of a previously JP-only PS3 game with added storylines; a serviceable ARPG with some dating sim elements |
| PS4 | Secret of Mana | 2018 | Action | Q Studios/Square | See Vita |
| PS4 | Senran Kagura Burst Re:Newal | 2018 | Action | Honey Parade/Tamsoft | Changes gameplay perspective to 3D (as opposed to the 2.5D of the original), adds more characters via DLC |
| PS4 | Super Robot Wars X (Asia English) | 2018 | Strategy | B.B. Studio | Crossover chaos continues, focus is on Mashin Hero Wataru, Gurren Lagann, and Cross Ange in addition to many other cameos; nerfs some units from V |
| PS4 | SaGa Scarlet Grace: Ambitions (DL only) | 2018 | Turn-Based | Studio Reel/Square Enix | Uses the traditional SaGa format of taking actions to increase parameters rather than leveling, 4 different protagonists to choose from, very nonlinear as usual |
| Xbox One | Nier: Automata (DL only) | 2018 | Action | PlatinumGames | See PS4 |
| Xbox One | Monster Hunter: World | 2018 | Action | Capcom | Does away with the zones of previous entries in favor of a connecting, evolving, and reactive ecosystem with more monsters to slay and scavenge! |
| PS4 | Revenant Dogma | 2018 | Turn-Based | Exe-Create | See Vita |
| PS4 | Resonance of Fate 4K/HD Edition (DL only) | 2018 | Turn-Based | Tri-Ace | Removes some clothing options, otherwise see 360 |
| 3DS | Yo-kai Watch Blasters: Red Cat Corps/White Dog Squad | 2018 | Action | Level-5 | An ARPG that acts as a bit of a Ghostbusters parody and a sequel to Yo-kai Watch 2; orbs are collected during missions to level up the team of Yo-kai and buy items |
| PS4 | Sword Art Online: Fatal Bullet | 2018 | Action | Dimps | See XBO |
| Xbox One | Valkyria Chronicles 4 | 2018 | Strategy | Sega/Media.Vision | See PS4 |
| PS4 | The Caligula Effect: Overdose | 2018 | Turn-Based | Aquria | Adds a selectable female protagonist, further stylizes the UI, provides QoL improvements, and features an alternate story route/ending, amongst other things |
| PS4 | Valkyria Chronicles 4 | 2018 | Strategy | Sega/Media.Vision | Plays much like the other numbered entries with the grit of the first game; adds a new class and assist options in the thick of battle |
| PS4 | The Last Remnant Remastered (DL only) | 2018 | Turn-Based | Square Enix | Adds a ton of QoL improvements originally from the PC version (removal of leader limits, a turbo mode for battles, etc) as well as spiffing up the visuals |
| Xbox One | World of Final Fantasy Maxima | 2018 | Turn-Based | Square Enix | Adds QoL changes, superbosses, New Game+, and the ability to change your characters into classic FF characters in battle |
| Vita | Penny-Punching Princess | 2018 | Action | Nippon Ichi | Pixel-styled beat-em-up with an emphasis on collecting money from defeated enemies to bribe them, unlock new areas, and upgrade stats |
| Vita | Secret of Mana (DL only) | 2018 | Action | Q Studios/Square | Remade in 3D with a lot of the original visual charm missing, a new translation, adds voiced dialogue and makes QoL changes |
| PS4 | The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel IV | 2018 | Turn-Based | Falcom | Absolutely requires playing all other Trails games prior to this one; has a very large (and arguably unwieldy) cast of characters, plays like its predecessor |
| PS4 | The Lost Child | 2018 | Dungeon Crawler | Kadokawa | See Vita |
| PS4 | The Princess Guide | 2018 | Action | Nippon Ichi | An ARPG with obtuse mechanics like praising and scolding the princess you are controlling as well as a steep difficulty curve |
| PS4 | The Seven Deadly Sins: Knights of Britannia | 2018 | Action | NatsumeAtari | More of a 3D arena fighter, but does have an Adventure Mode with quests in both musou and duel format to obtain items that enhance character stats |
| Xbox One | Shining Resonance Refrain | 2018 | Action | O-Two/Sega/Media.Vision | See PS4 |
| Vita | Revenant Dogma | 2018 | Turn-Based | Exe-Create | It's Kemco again, with a game you've likely played before (and better); characters can transform mid-combat so that's a thing |
| PS4 | Utawarerumono: Prelude to the Fallen | 2018 | Strategy/Visual Novel | Aquaplus/Sting | See Vita |
| Xbox One | Sword Art Online: Fatal Bullet | 2018 | Action | Dimps | Takes place in the gun-heavy game world from the second season of the anime, ARPG/third-person shooter combat with a customizable avatar |
| Xbox One | Final Fantasy XV Pocket Edition HD (DL only) | 2018 | Action | SummerTimeStudio/Square Enix | A condensed version of FFXV's story, with a drastically different artstyle and a shift to a more overhead/isometric perspective |
| PS4 | Atelier Lydie & Suelle: The Alchemists and the Mysterious Paintings | 2018 | Turn-Based | Gust | Third game in the Mysterious trilogy; combat is turn-based and revolves around pairs of characters cooperating |
| Vita | The Lost Child | 2018 | Dungeon Crawler | Kadokawa | First-person dungeon-crawling follow up to El Shaddai: Ascension of the Metatron; creatures in dungeons can be recruited into your party and used in battle |
| PS4 | Dragon Sinker | 2018 | Turn-Based | Exe-Create | See 3DS |
| PS4 | Final Fantasy XV Pocket Edition HD (DL only) | 2018 | Action | SummerTimeStudio/Square Enix | See XBO |
| PS4 | Castlevania Requiem: Symphony of the Night & Rondo of Blood (DL only) | 2018 | Action-Platform | Konami | An upscaled version of The Dracula X Chronicles, including all improvements present |
| PS4 | Fernz Gate | 2018 | Turn-Based | Exe-Create | See Vita |
| PS4 | Chronus Arc | 2018 | Turn-Based | Hit-Point | See 3DS |
| 3DS | The Alliance Alive | 2018 | Turn-Based | Cattle Call/Grezzo/FuRyu | Written by the creator of Suikoden; a turn-based game where skills are increased via use and "talent points" are accumulated to improve stats individually |
| PS4 | Dragon's Crown Pro | 2018 | Action | Vanillaware | Adds an orchestral soundtrack and narrator content that was previously DLC, otherwise see PS3 |
| PS4 | Dragon Quest XI: Echoes of an Elusive Age | 2018 | Turn-Based | Armor Project/Square Enix | No random encounters, a free-form camera in combat, and tons of traditional but loveable style; considered by some to be the best in the series |
| 3DS | Machine Knight (DL only) | 2018 | Turn-Based | Hit-Point | Even more Kemco, this one features a scientist trying to prevent the apocalypse in cliché fashion; just as traditional turn-based as ever |
| 3DS | Sushi Striker: The Way of Sushido | 2018 | Puzzle | Indieszero/Nintendo | See Switch |
| PS4 | Dissidia: Final Fantasy NT | 2018 | Fighting | Team Ninja | Changes the battle format to 3v3; leveling up characters is possible but only does things like improve the AI control and unlock HP-based attacks |
| PS4 | Disgaea 1: Complete | 2018 | Strategy | Nippon Ichi | Spiffs up the graphics and brings over features from previous iterations; adjusts some classes to be more in line with their counterparts from later games |
| PS4 | Damascus Gear: Operation Osaka HD Edition | 2018 | Fighting | Aplus | See Vita, but prettier |
| 3DS | Shin Megami Tensei: Strange Journey Redux | 2018 | Turn-Based | Atlus | Newly added routes, endings, demons, and voice acting along with graphical and QoL upgrades |
| PS4 | Digimon Story: Cyber Sleuth - Hacker's Memory | 2018 | Turn-Based | Media.Vision | See Vita |
| PS4 | World of Final Fantasy Maxima | 2018 | Monster Collecting | Square Enix | See XBO |
| PS4 | Fist of the North Star: Lost Paradise | 2018 | Action | Ryu ga Gotoku Studio | An alternate-canon Fist of the North Star that plays an awful lot like Yakuza (developed by the same studio) |
| Xbox One | Asdivine Hearts (DL only) | 2018 | Turn-Based | Exe-Create | See Wii U |
| 3DS | Radiant Historia: Perfect Chronology | 2018 | Turn-Based | Atlus | Adds additional scenario content, reworks the visuals, and gives characters the ability to make follow-up attacks in combat |
| PS4 | Marenian Tavern Story: Patty and the Hungry God | 2018 | Turn-Based | Rideon | See XBO |
| Xbox One | Fernz Gate (DL only) | 2018 | Turn-Based | Exe-Create | See Vita |
| PS4 | Ni no Kuni II: Revenant Kingdom | 2018 | Action | Level-5 | Overhauls gameplay drastically- combat is now ARPG-styled (though there are still some spirits to provide assistance); the focus turns to kingdom-building |
| PS4 | Monster Hunter: World | 2018 | Action | Capcom | See XBO |
| PS4 | Metal Max Xeno | 2018 | Turn-Based | Kadokawa/Cattle Call/24Frame | One of only two Metal Max games to be localized; has a similar post-apocalyptic premise and lots of exploring the wastes in linear fashion with tanks |
| PS4 | Mercenaries Wings: The False Phoenix | 2018 | Strategy | Rideon | A jump in quality from the previous titles; still an SRPG focusing on a band of mercenaries with a class system; story can take one of two major branches early on |
| PS4 | Atelier Meruru: The Apprentice of Arland DX (DL only) | 2018 | Turn-Based | Gust | Adds fast travel/combat as well as story sequences to the Plus version |
| PS4 | Atelier Rorona: The Alchemist of Arland DX (DL only) | 2018 | Turn-Based | Gust | Adds fast travel/combat and a formerly preorder-only costume |
| PS4 | Atelier Totori: The Adventurer of Arland DX (DL only) | 2018 | Turn-Based | Gust | Adds fast travel/combat and a formerly preorder-only costume |
| Xbox One | Asdivine Hearts II (DL only) | 2018 | Turn-Based | Exe-Create | See Vita |
| Xbox One | Dark Souls: Remastered | 2018 | Action | FromSoftware/QLOC | Includes all DLC and some QoL improvements, but otherwise largely unchanged (besides visually) |
| 3DS | Witch & Hero III (DL only) | 2018 | Action | Flyhigh Works | The witch goes back to being stationary, but now you control a second little hero to endlessly ram enemies with |
| PS4 | Labyrinth of Refrain: Coven of Dusk | 2018 | Dungeon Crawler | Nippon Ichi | A first-person dungeon crawler with extremely deep levels of party customization; each dungeon has a unique gimmick; dark tones pervade throughout |
| PS4 | Kingdom Hearts: The Story So Far | 2018 | Action | Square Enix | A collection of all collections of Kingdom Hearts games before KHIII |
| Wii U | Necromancer (VC) | 2018 | Action/Horror | Hudson Soft | An untranslated horror-themed JRPG originally made for the PC Engine |
| Xbox One | Chronus Arc (DL only) | 2018 | Turn-Based | Hit-Point | See 3DS |
| PS4 | Judgment | 2018 | Action | Ryu ga Gotoku Studio | A Yakuza spinoff from a detective's point of view, skill points can be used to increase stats |
| PS4 | Dark Souls: Remastered | 2018 | Action | FromSoftware/QLOC | See XBO |
| Xbox One | Ys Origin (DL only) | 2018 | Action | Falcom | See Vita |
| Switch | Labyrinth of Refrain: Coven of Dusk | 2018 | Dungeon Crawler | Nippon Ichi | See PS4 |
| Switch | Disgaea 1: Complete | 2018 | Strategy | Nippon Ichi | See PS4 |
| Switch | Dungeon Village (DL only) | 2018 | Simulation | Kairosoft | A simple village management sim where you send out townspeople to obtain money and items as well as defend the town (and hopefully level up doing so) |
| Switch | Dragon Sinker (DL only) | 2018 | Turn-Based | Exe-Create | See 3DS |
| Switch | Revenant Dogma (DL only) | 2018 | Turn-Based | Exe-Create | See Vita |
| Switch | Ys VIII: Lacrimosa of Dana | 2018 | Action | Falcom | See PS4 |
| Switch | Xenoblade Chronicles 2: Torna - The Golden Country | 2018 | Action | Monolith Soft | Serves as both a DLC to XC2 as well as a standalone game; set long before the main game; combat is more dynamic than the main game |
| Switch | Dragon Quest Builders | 2018 | Action/Sandbox | Square Enix | See Vita |
| Switch | World of Final Fantasy Maxima | 2018 | Monster Collecting | Square Enix | See XBO |
| Switch | Pokemon Quest (DL only) | 2018 | Monster Collecting | Game Freak | Send voxel-styled Pokemon out to explore an island for you, then take the stones they find to level them up further; relies on free-to-play mechanics |
| Vita | Fernz Gate | 2018 | Turn-Based | Exe-Create | Tries to employ some neat party assist strategies in battle, but otherwise is Kemco through and through |
| Switch | Dark Souls: Remastered | 2018 | Action | FromSoftware | See XBO |
| Switch | Valkyria Chronicles Remastered (DL only) | 2018 | Strategy | Sega | See PS4 |
| Switch | Damascus Gear: Operation Tokyo HD Edition (DL only) | 2018 | Action | Aplus | See Vita, but prettier |
| Switch | Valkyria Chronicles 4 | 2018 | Strategy | Sega/Media.Vision | See PS4 |
| Switch | Touhou Genso Wanderer Reloaded | 2018 | Dungeon Crawler | Aqua Style | See PS4 |
| Switch | The World Ends With You Final Remix | 2018 | Action | Jupiter/Square Enix | Adds an extra scenario, but incorporates awkward motion/touch controls |
| Vita | Dragon Sinker | 2018 | Turn-Based | Exe-Create | See 3DS |
| Switch | Elemental Knights R (DL only) | 2018 | MMORPG | Winlight | A port of a mobile MMORPG with stiff character animations and an absolutely horrendous localization- and it's not even free-to-play! |
| Switch | Chronus Arc | 2018 | Turn-Based | Hit-Point | See 3DS |
| Switch | Mercenaries Wings: The False Phoenix | 2018 | Strategy | Rideon | See PS4 |
| Switch | Hyrule Warriors: Definitive Edition | 2018 | Action | Omega Force/Team Ninja | Takes everything from the Wii U and 3DS versions and streamlines it, with some additional costumes to boot |
| Switch | Marenian Tavern Story: Patty and the Hungry God (DL only) | 2018 | Turn-Based | Rideon | See XBO |
| Switch | Haunted Dungeons: Hyakki Castle (DL only, delisted) | 2018 | Dungeon Crawler | Asakusa Studios | See PS4 |
| Switch | Harvest Moon: Light of Hope | 2018 | Simulation | Tabot | See PS4 |
| Switch | God Wars: The Complete Legend | 2018 | Action | Kadokawa | Contains all content from the original game, including DLC; adds a new character, storylines, endings, and dungeons as well as other QoL changes |
| Switch | Mercenaries Saga: Chronicles | 2018 | Strategy | Rideon | A collection of the first 3 Mercenaries Saga games; all are SRPGs where MP is low and is slowly gained per turn; directional facing makes a difference |
| Vita | Damascus Gear: Operation Osaka | 2018 | Dungeon Crawler | Aplus | Doesn't change much from the first game, but does add pilot skill points which can further enhance statistics |
| Switch | Monster Hunter Generations Ultimate | 2018 | Action | Capcom | Adds new monsters, new hunting styles, changes the control scheme (for obvious reasons), and spiffs up the graphics from the original |
| Switch | Pokemon Let's Go Eevee/Pikachu | 2018 | Monster Collecting | Game Freak | Full 3D remakes of Red/Blue versions but with Pokemon Go-like mechanics of catching new mons |
| Switch | Final Fantasy XV Pocket Edition HD (DL only) | 2018 | Action | SummerTimeStudio/Square Enix | See XBO |
| Switch | Octopath Traveler | 2018 | Turn-Based | Acquire/Square Enix | A gorgeous 2D/3D mesh with 8 different protagonists whose stories overlap (albeit very little); fairly robust turn-based combat system |
| Vita | Digimon Story: Cyber Sleuth - Hacker's Memory | 2018 | Turn-Based | Media.Vision | Continues the story from the first game with more Digimon to collect (with similar gameplay) |
| Switch | Fernz Gate (DL only) | 2018 | Turn-Based | Exe-Create | See Vita |
| Switch | Fantasy Hero: Unsigned Legacy (DL only) | 2018 | Action | Arc System Works | See Vita |
| Switch | Penny-Punching Princess | 2018 | Action | Nippon Ichi | See Vita |
| Switch | Fairune Collection | 2018 | Dungeon Crawler | Urara-Works/Skipmore/Esquadra | Contains Fairune and Fairune 2 (with QoL improvements) as well as Fairune Origin (a very short early version of the first game) and Fairune Blast (a shmup) |
| Switch | Code of Princess EX | 2018 | Action | Studio Saisenzen | Overall improvement from the original; adds more playable characters, story co-op mode, a streamlined skill system, and other QoL changes |
| Switch | WorldNeverland: Elnea Kingdom (DL only) | 2018 | Simulation | Althi | A slice-of-kingdom-life sim with dungeons to explore and very large amounts of townspeople to talk to/marry; skills can be leveled to make kingdom life easier |
| Switch | Asdivine Hearts (DL only) | 2018 | Turn-Based | Exe-Create | See Wii U |
| PS4 | Yakuza 6: The Song of Life | 2018 | Action | Ryu ga Gotoku Studio | Final game in Kiryu's saga, only one playable protagonist and fighting style, experience is divided into multiple types to level stats |
| Switch | Sushi Striker: The Way of Sushido | 2018 | Puzzle | Indieszero/Nintendo | A puzzle game with equippable/trainable sprites that help you serve sushi spectacularly! |
| Switch | Atelier Lydie & Suelle: The Alchemists and the Mysterious Paintings | 2018 | Turn-Based | Gust | See PS4 |
| Switch | Atelier Meruru: The Apprentice of Arland DX (DL only) | 2018 | Turn-Based | Gust | See PS4 |
| Switch | Ambition of the Slimes (DL only) | 2018 | Strategy | Altair Works/Flyhigh Works | See 3DS |
| Switch | Shining Resonance Refrain | 2018 | Action | O-Two/Sega/Media.Vision | See PS4 |
| PS4 | Zanki Zero: Last Beginning | 2018 | Survival/Visual Novel | Spike Chunsoft | A visual novel/survival RPG hybrid with levels awarding skill points, exploration is like a first-person dungeon crawler and combat is real-time; lots of managing deaths |
| Switch | Atelier Rorona: The Alchemist of Arland DX (DL only) | 2018 | Turn-Based | Gust | See PS4 |
| PS4 | Yakuza Kiwami 2 | 2018 | Action | Ryu ga Gotoku Studio | A retelling of Yakuza 2, adding minigames seen in other series entries as well as prequel chapters (and more Majima) |
| Switch | Atelier Totori: The Adventurer of Arland DX (DL only) | 2018 | Turn-Based | Gust | See PS4 |
| Switch | A Magical High School Girl | 2018 | Dungeon Crawler | IlluCalab | A roguelike with magic crafting and casting, but lots of repetition in dungeon and enemy design |
| Switch | The Longest Five Minutes | 2018 | Turn-Based | Nippon Ichi | See Vita |
| Switch | The Lost Child | 2018 | Dungeon Crawler | Kadokawa | See Vita |
| Switch | Magic Scroll Tactics (DL only) | 2019 | Strategy | Otori Denshi | An SRPG that utilizes a side-scrolling-horizontal field of battle rather than an isometric grid |
| Switch | Nelke & the Legendary Alchemists: Ateliers of the New World | 2019 | Turn-Based | Gust | See PS4 |
| 3DS | Yo-kai Watch 3 | 2019 | Monster Collecting | Level-5 | Changes setting to a more Western-themed one, combat is affected by team positioning on a grid, the two protagonists can be switched between at almost any time |
| Vita | Asdivine Dios (DL only) | 2019 | Turn-Based | Exe-Create | Related to Asdivine Hearts, but abandons the gem-based character customization in favor of weapon fusion; the main character is the world's creator deity |
| Switch | Ni no Kuni: Wrath of the White Witch | 2019 | Action | Level-5 | See PS3 |
| Xbox One | Tales of Vesperia: Definitive Edition | 2019 | Action | QLOC/Bandai Namco | Includes all the content from the previously JP-only PS3 version (new characters and more voice acting, amongst others) |
| Switch | Omega Labyrinth Life (DL only) | 2019 | Dungeon Crawler | Matrix Software | See PS4, but with "touch" events, a lewd rock-paper-scissors game, destructable armor, and less censored scenes |
| Switch | Super Neptunia RPG | 2019 | Turn-Based | Artisan Studios/Compile Heart/Idea Factory | See PS4 |
| Vita | Bonds of the Skies (DL only) | 2019 | Turn-Based | Hit-Point | See 3DS |
| Switch | Super Robot Wars T (Asia English) | 2019 | Strategy | B.B. Studio | See PS4 |
| Switch | Onigiri (DL only) | 2019 | MMORPG | Cyberstep | A free-to-play MMORPG with an extensive character development system, dated graphics, and lots of mythological Japanese fanservice |
| Vita | Alvastia Chronicles (DL only) | 2019 | Turn-Based | Exe-Create | Kemco's sort-of answer to Suikoden, with a large cast of recruitable characters, a lot of which can fight on screen; otherwise predictably bland |
| Switch | Super Robot Wars V (Asia English) | 2019 | Strategy | B.B. Studio | See PS4 |
| Switch | Oninaki (DL only) | 2019 | Action | Tokyo RPG Factory | See PS4 |
| Switch | Lapis x Labyrinth | 2019 | Dungeon Crawler | Nippon Ichi | See PS4 |
| Vita | Asdivine Hearts II (DL only) | 2019 | Turn-Based | Exe-Create | Direct sequel to Asdivine Hearts featuring the same cast and same tired gameplay constraints |
| Switch | Legend of the Tetrarchs (DL only) | 2019 | Turn-Based | Hit-Point | See XBO |
| Vita | Asdivine Menace (DL only) | 2019 | Turn-Based | Exe-Create | Direct sequel to Asdivine Dios; if you played it you've played this one |
| PS4 | Asdivine Kamura | 2019 | Turn-Based | Exe-Create | See XBO |
| Switch | Star Ocean: First Departure R (DL only) | 2019 | Action | Tose/Square Enix/Tri-Ace | See PS4 |
| Switch | Monochrome Order (DL only) | 2019 | Puzzle | Hit-Point | See XBO |
| Switch | Moero Chronicle Hyper | 2019 | Dungeon Crawler | Compile Heart/Idea Factory | First-person dungeon crawl where everything is steeped in sexual innuendo |
| PS4 | Atelier Lulua: The Scion of Arland | 2019 | Turn-Based | Gust | Sequel to the Arland games; callbacks are present throughout; no time limit; using particular items in alchemy will make the resultant item stronger |
| Xbox One | Sephirothic Stories | 2019 | Turn-Based | Exe-Create | All the visual charm of a PS2 game on more modern systems; enemies are visible as opposed to random encounters, otherwise same old Kemco |
| Switch | Little Town Hero | 2019 | Card-Based | Game Freak | See XBO |
| Switch | Mary Skelter 2 | 2019 | Dungeon Crawler | Compile Heart/Idea Factory/Zerodiv | A first-person dungeon crawler much like the first; juggling corruption in battle and avoiding regenrating boss enemies is important; also contains the first game |
| PS4 | Alvastia Chronicles | 2019 | Turn-Based | Exe-Create | See Vita |
| Switch | Sephirothic Stories (DL only) | 2019 | Turn-Based | Exe-Create | See XBO |
| Xbox One | Wizards of Brandel (DL only) | 2019 | Turn-Based | Exe-Create | See Vita |
| Switch | Marvel Ultimate Alliance 3: The Black Order | 2019 | Action | Koei Tecmo/Team Ninja | Isometric co-op ARPG featuring the heroes and villains of the Marvel Universe beating each other up ad nauseum; lots of differenct characters to choose from |
| PS4 | Asdivine Dios | 2019 | Turn-Based | Exe-Create | See Vita |
| PS4 | Asdivine Menace (DL only) | 2019 | Turn-Based | Exe-Create | See Vita |
| Xbox One | Final Fantasy X/X-2: HD Remaster | 2019 | Turn-Based | Virtuos/Square Enix | See PS3 |
| Switch | Pokemon Sword/Shield | 2019 | Monster Collecting | Game Freak | First-ever mainline console Pokemon game; not all Pokemon can be caught/are featured in the National Pokedex; regional theme is British |
| Xbox One | Seek Hearts (DL only) | 2019 | Turn-Based | Exe-Create | Kemco gonna Kemco, at least this one lets you adjust the encounter rate and consume old equipment to agument the protagonist's stats |
| Xbox One | Marenian Tavern Story: Patty and the Hungry God (DL only) | 2019 | Turn-Based | Rideon | Spiritual successor to the Adventure Bar games, with a similar theme of gathering materials to cook and sell (and eat to gain XP) |
| Xbox One | Castlevania: Harmony of Despair (DL only) | 2019 | Action-Platform | Konami | See PS3 |
| Switch | The Last Remnant Remastered (DL only) | 2019 | Turn-Based | Square Enix | See PS4 |
| Xbox One | Code Vein | 2019 | Action | Bandai Namco | See PS4 |
| Switch | Wonder Boy: Monster Land (DL only) | 2019 | Action-Platform | Westone Bit Entertainment/Sega | (AKA Wonder Boy in Monster Land) See SMS, but with challenge modes and QoL features |
| Xbox One | Monochrome Order (DL only) | 2019 | Puzzle | Hit-Point | Kemco's at it again with a game that has lot of moral dilemmas and player choices that surprisingly matter, if a bit ham-fistedly |
| Switch | Wizards of Brandel (DL only) | 2019 | Turn-Based | Exe-Create | See Vita |
| Switch | Witch & Hero (DL only) | 2019 | Action | FK Digital/Flyhigh Works | See 3DS |
| Xbox One | Legend of the Tetrarchs (DL only) | 2019 | Turn-Based | Hit-Point | Convoluted Kemco mumbo-jumbo where your health is restored after each battle |
| Xbox One | Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night | 2019 | Action-Platform | ArtPlay | Iga doing what Iga does (arguably) best: Metroidvanias; it's not Castlevania, but it's about as close as you'll get these days |
| 3DS | Etrian Odyssey Nexus | 2019 | Dungeon Crawler | Atlus | A love letter to the series, taking elements from EOI-IV; goes back to the subclassing system, a very very large number of maps to traverse |
| Xbox One | Illusion of L'Phalcia (DL only) | 2019 | Turn-Based | Exe-Create | See Vita |
| Xbox One | Frane: Dragon's Odyssey (DL only) | 2019 | Action | Exe-Create | See Vita |
| Xbox One | DragonFangZ: The Rose & Dungeon of Time | 2019 | Dungeon Crawler | Toydea | A poorly-translated roguelike that encourages less careful behavior in dungeons |
| Xbox One | Final Fantasy IX (DL only) | 2019 | Turn-Based | Square | See PSX, but with some QoL changes |
| Switch | The Princess Guide | 2019 | Action | Nippon Ichi | See PS4 |
| Xbox One | Final Fantasy VII (DL only) | 2019 | Turn-Based | Square | See PSX, but with some QoL changes |
| Xbox One | Final Fantasy VIII Remastered (DL only) | 2019 | Turn-Based | Square | See PSX, but with some QoL changes |
| Xbox One | Bonds of the Skies (DL only) | 2019 | Turn-Based | Hit-Point | See 3DS |
| PS4 | Atelier Ryza: Ever Darkness & the Secret Hideout | 2019 | Turn-Based | Gust | No time limit, drastically changes combat to a more real-time format (with AI party members), heavy character focus |
| Xbox One | Romancing SaGa 3 (DL only) | 2019 | Turn-Based | ArtePiazza/Square | See Vita |
| Switch | Zelda II: The Adventure of Link (NSO) | 2019 | Action | Nintendo | See NES |
| Switch | Sword Art Online: Fatal Bullet - Complete Edition (DL only) | 2019 | Action | Dimps | Includes all expansions and DLC from the original release |
| Xbox One | Final Fantasy XII: The Zodiac Age | 2019 | Turn-Based | Square Enix | Incorporates the elements from the previously JP-only International Zodiac Job system, which features multiple license boards and QoL changes |
| Switch | Sword Art Online: Hollow Realization - Deluxe Edition (DL only) | 2019 | Action | Aquria | Includes all DLC from the original |
| Switch | Tales of Vesperia Definitive Edition | 2019 | Action | QLOC/Bandai Namco | See XBO |
| 3DS | Persona Q2: New Cinema Labyrinth | 2019 | Dungeon Crawler | Atlus | A P3/P4/P5 crossover this time focusing on the P5 cast; similar gameplay to Persona Q but with the difficulty rebalanced |
| Switch | The Alliance Alive HD Remastered | 2019 | Turn-Based | Cattle Call | See PS4 |
| Switch | Ring Fit Adventure | 2019 | Sports | Nintendo | Conjure a literal sweat and work (out) to save the world with the help of a magical pilates ring! Character progression is measured though XP |
| 3DS | Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story + Bowser Jr.'s Journey | 2019 | Timed Turn-Based | AlphaDream | Reworks special moves, upgrades aesthetics, and adds a new side story based on Bowser Jr.'s doings during the game |
| Xbox One | Asdivine Menace (DL only) | 2019 | Turn-Based | Exe-Create | See Vita |
| Xbox One | One Piece: World Seeker | 2019 | Action | Ganbarion | See PS4 |
| Xbox One | Alvastia Chronicles (DL only) | 2019 | Turn-Based | Exe-Create | See Vita |
| Xbox One | Antiquia Lost (DL only) | 2019 | Turn-Based | Exe-Create | See Vita |
| Switch | Romancing SaGa 3 (DL only) | 2019 | Turn-Based | ArtePiazza/Square | See Vita |
| Xbox One | Asdivine Dios (DL only) | 2019 | Turn-Based | Exe-Create | See Vita |
| Switch | The Caligula Effect: Overdose | 2019 | Turn-Based | Aquria | See PS4 |
| Switch | SaGa Scarlet Grace: Ambitions (DL only) | 2019 | Turn-Based | Studio Reel/Square Enix | See PS4 |
| Xbox One | Asdivine Kamura | 2019 | Turn-Based | Exe-Create | More Kemco playing with the Asdivine series; has some summonable creatures, but you've seen it all before |
| PS4 | Yakuza 3 Remastered | 2019 | Action | Ryu ga Gotoku Studio | Brings back a lot of content (substories/cabaret) originally cut from the western version and streamlines the localization |
| Switch | Grandia HD Collection | 2019 | Turn-Based | Game Arts | Takes Grandia I and II and upgrades visuals; includes Japanese audio for both games; combines Saturn and PSX story elements of the first game |
| Switch | Labyrinth of the Witch (DL only) | 2019 | Dungeon Crawler | Orange Cube | A Mystery Dungeon-like game that does little to distinguish itself from other games like it; penalties for dying are much softer than tradition dictates |
| Switch | Crystalis (NSO) | 2019 | Action | SNK | See NES |
| PS4 | Sephirothic Stories | 2019 | Turn-Based | Exe-Create | See XBO |
| Switch | Breath of Fire II (NSO) | 2019 | Turn-Based | Capcom | See SNES |
| Switch | Chocobo's Mystery Dungeon Every Buddy! (DL only) | 2019 | Dungeon Crawler | Rocket Studio Inc./Square Enix | See PS4 |
| PS4 | Seek Hearts (DL only) | 2019 | Turn-Based | Exe-Create | See XBO |
| PS4 | SD Gundam G Generation Cross Rays (Asia English) | 2019 | Strategy | Tom Create | Very similar to Genesis in combat (albeit with QoL changes), focuses on 13 different Gundam series (including Wing and SEED) and gives them more time to tell their stories |
| Vita | Frane: Dragons' Odyssey (DL only) | 2019 | Action | Exe-Create | Kemco's stab at an ARPG, which lacks necessary tutorials; typically a second character assists in combat though this is not the case during boss battles |
| PS4 | Romancing SaGa 3 (DL only) | 2019 | Turn-Based | ArtePiazza/Square | See Vita |
| Switch | Collection of Mana | 2019 | Action | M2/Square | Brings together the original versions of the first three Mana games along with UI QoL additions; first appearance of a localized Trials of Mana |
| Switch | Croixleur Sigma | 2019 | Action | Souvenir Circ | See PS4 |
| Switch | Damascus Gear: Operation Osaka HD Edition (DL only) | 2019 | Action | Aplus | See Vita, but prettier |
| PS4 | Star Ocean: First Departure R (DL only) | 2019 | Action | Tose/Square Enix/Tri-Ace | Adds new character illustrations and makes QoL changes to the PSP version |
| PS4 | Oninaki (DL only) | 2019 | Action | Tokyo RPG Factory | An ARPG that relies on crossing the line between the land of the living and the spiritual plane, where demons of different classes are used to help attack |
| PS4 | One Piece: World Seeker | 2019 | Action | Ganbarion | Think the Batman Arkham or Spider-Man games, but with a One Piece coat of paint; equipment raises stats while skill points are used to unlock and improve moves |
| Switch | Dandy Dungeon: Legend of Brave Yamada (DL only) | 2019 | Dungeon Crawler | Onion Games | Very fourth wall-breaking; completing roguelike dungeons via pathing elements not only improves that character, but the person that made him |
| Switch | Destiny Connect: Tick-Tock Travelers | 2019 | Turn-Based | Nippon Ichi | See PS4 |
| PS4 | Ni no Kuni: Wrath of the White Witch Remastered | 2019 | Action | Level-5 | Contains all DLC and improves the graphics; is otherwise the same game |
| PS4 | Nelke & the Legendary Alchemists: Ateliers of the New World | 2019 | Turn-Based | Gust | A fanservice title for the series, gathering alchemists from all entries into an RPG/town-builder hybrid where managing time is as usual a difficult task |
| Switch | Digimon Story Cyber Sleuth: Complete Edition | 2019 | Turn-Based | Media.Vision | Combined versions of Digimon Story: Cyber Sleuth and Hacker's Memory; gives extra Digimon, balancing, and evolution trees to the first game |
| PS4 | Monochrome Order (DL only) | 2019 | Puzzle | Hit-Point | See XBO |
| Switch | Disgaea 4 Complete + | 2019 | Strategy | Nippon Ichi | See PS4 |
| Switch | Breath of Fire (NSO) | 2019 | Turn-Based | Capcom | See SNES |
| Switch | Bonds of the Skies | 2019 | Turn-Based | Hit-Point | See 3DS |
| Switch | Doraemon: Story of Seasons (DL only) | 2019 | Simulation | Brownies/Marvelous | See PS4 |
| Switch | Asdivine Hearts II (DL only) | 2019 | Turn-Based | Exe-Create | See Vita |
| PS4 | Yakuza 4 Remastered | 2019 | Action | Ryu ga Gotoku Studio | Cleans up the localization and has a major character recast from the original due to real-world legal proceedings, otherwise is very similar |
| PS4 | Utawarerumono: ZAN | 2019 | Action | Aquaplus | A musou-like adaptation of Mask of Deception, stripping away a lot of the story in the process |
| Switch | Alvastia Chronicles (DL only) | 2019 | Turn-Based | Exe-Create | See Vita |
| Switch | Archlion Saga (DL only) | 2019 | Turn-Based | Hit-Point | Same plot you've heard a million times over; in combat all characters have a shared health pool and all attack at once |
| PS4 | The Yakuza Remastered Collection | 2019 | Action | Ryu ga Gotoku Studio | A bundle containing the remastered versions of Yakuza 3/4/5 (first instance of a physical Yakuza 5 in the West) |
| Switch | Artifact Adventure Gaiden DX | 2019 | Action | Bluffman Games | Game Boy-like aesthetic with a generally non-linear world; player choices affect game progession in significant fashion |
| Switch | Asdivine Dios (DL only) | 2019 | Turn-Based | Exe-Create | See Vita |
| Vita | Illusion of L'Phalcia (DL only) | 2019 | Turn-Based | Exe-Create | Uses more 3D battle graphics than your standard Kemco game, pretty standard except for a rune outfitting system to affect spellcasting |
| Vita | Romancing SaGa 3 (DL only) | 2019 | Turn-Based | ArtePiazza/Square | Adds new storylines, a new dungeon, a NG+ mode, updated graphics, and the ability to play the game as originally made |
| Switch | Asdivine Kamura (DL only) | 2019 | Turn-Based | Exe-Create | See XBO |
| Switch | Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night | 2019 | Action-Platform | ArtPlay | See XBO |
| Switch | Asdivine Menace (DL only) | 2019 | Turn-Based | Exe-Create | See Vita |
| Switch | Astral Chain | 2019 | Action | PlatinumGames | Hacky/slashy/cyberpunky stand-wieldy combat with some bonus detective work |
| PS4 | The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel II | 2019 | Turn-Based | Falcom | Tons of QoL changes; includes all DLC, more English dialogue, JP audio, and a turbo mode |
| PS4 | The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel | 2019 | Turn-Based | Falcom | Tons of QoL changes; includes all DLC, more English dialogue, JP audio, and a turbo mode |
| Switch | Atelier Lulua: The Scion of Arland | 2019 | Turn-Based | Gust | See PS4 |
| PS4 | The Alliance Alive HD Remastered | 2019 | Turn-Based | Cattle Call | No major differences outside of graphical enhancement and some UI adjustments due to the lack of two screens |
| PS4 | Tales of Vesperia: Definitive Edition | 2019 | Action | QLOC/Bandai Namco | See XBO |
| Switch | Atelier Ryza: Ever Darkness & the Secret Hideout | 2019 | Turn-Based | Gust | See PS4 |
| PS4 | Super Robot Wars T (Asia English) | 2019 | Strategy | B.B. Studio | Balances out the intertwining series focuses more smoothly than V or X, iterates on X's gameplay by adding supporter units |
| Vita | Fate/Extella Link (DL only) | 2019 | Action | Marvelous | Direct sequel to Fate/Extella; plays mostly the same but does streamline features to make grinding smoother and characters more customizable |
| Switch | Dragon Marked For Death | 2019 | Action | Inti Creates | See PS4 |
| Switch | Inferno Climber: Reborn (DL only) | 2019 | Survival | Arc System Works | See PS4 |
| PS4 | Wizards of Brandel (DL only) | 2019 | Turn-Based | Exe-Create | See Vita |
| Switch | Final Fantasy XII: The Zodiac Age | 2019 | Turn-Based | Square Enix | See XBO |
| PS4 | Disgaea 4 Complete+ | 2019 | Strategy | Nippon Ichi | Makes the sprites prettier and adds some QoL changes including adjusting the speed of skills |
| Switch | Fire Emblem: Three Houses | 2019 | Strategy | Intelligent Systems/Koei Tecmo | If Fire Emblem took place at Hogwarts, this would be it; multiple story branches to take depending on which house you side with, very fleshed-out characters |
| Switch | Frane: Dragon's Odyssey (DL only) | 2019 | Action | Exe-Create | See Vita |
| PS4 | Destiny Connect: Tick-Tock Travelers | 2019 | Turn-Based | Nippon Ichi | Short turn-based affair focused on time travel; difficulty level is overall low |
| PS4 | Death Stranding | 2019 | Action | Kojima Productions | The Adventures of Norman Reedus and the Funky Fetus, with "likes" serving as XP to increase your Porter Grade/stats |
| PS4 | Death end re;Quest | 2019 | Turn-Based/Horror | Compile Heart | Many VN elements; a semi-horror JRPG about getting trapped in a VRMMO; some genre-switching elements while exploring, positioning is crucial to combat |
| Switch | God Eater 3 | 2019 | Action | Marvelous | See PS4 |
| Switch | Goken | 2019 | Action | Gianty | A simple ARPG with a lush art style, particularly in backgrounds; character growth is customizable |
| PS4 | Crystar | 2019 | Action | Gemdrops | An ARPG about escaping from purgatory using the power of crying to purify souls and obtain equipment |
| Switch | Final Fantasy X/X-2 HD Remaster | 2019 | Turn-Based | Virtuos/Square Enix | See PS3 |
| PS4 | Conception Plus: Maidens of the Twelve Stars | 2019 | Turn-Based | Spike Chunsoft | A remake of the first Conception game; increasing your bond with different women to produce "children" who will become your allies in battle |
| PS4 | Code Vein | 2019 | Action | Bandai Namco | Think Dark Souls, but more anime and with post-apocalyptic vampires |
| Switch | Heroland | 2019 | Dungeon Crawler | FuRyu | See PS4 |
| Vita | Chronus Arc | 2019 | Turn-Based | Hit-Point | See 3DS |
| PS4 | Chocobo's Mystery Dungeon Every Buddy! (DL only) | 2019 | Dungeon Crawler | Rocket Studio Inc./Square Enix | Enhanced version of FF Fables: Chocobo's Dungeon, adds recruitable buddies, new jobs for the titular chocobo, and some features from the JP-only DS port of the game |
| PS4 | Caravan Stories (DL only) | 2019 | MMORPG | Aiming Inc. | Formerly a JP-only mobile MMORPG with gacha hero recruitment mechanics and heavy emphasis on auto-combat |
| PS4 | Bonds of the Skies | 2019 | Turn-Based | Hit-Point | See 3DS |
| Switch | Illusion of L'Phalcia (DL only) | 2019 | Turn-Based | Exe-Create | See Vita |
| PS4 | Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night | 2019 | Action-Platform | ArtPlay | See XBO |
| PS4 | Dragon Quest Builders 2 | 2019 | Action/Sandbox | Omega Force/Square Enix | Restore the world of Dragon Quest 2 by completing requests for villagers and questing for materials, leveling both your character and village along the way |
| Switch | Final Fantasy VIII Remastered (DL only) | 2019 | Turn-Based | Square | See PSX, but with some QoL changes |
| Switch | Dragon Quest (DL only) | 2019 | Turn-Based | Armor Project/Matrix Software/Square Enix | Port of the relocalized mobile version, with redrawn character/monster sprites |
| PS4 | Illusion of L'Phalcia | 2019 | Turn-Based | Exe-Create | See Vita |
| PS4 | Legend of the Tetrarchs | 2019 | Turn-Based | Hit-Point | See XBO |
| PS4 | Lapis x Labyrinth | 2019 | Dungeon Crawler | Nippon Ichi | A breezy dungeon crawler side-scrolling ARPG with stackable heroes and loads of loot to find; gear matters for stats more than party levels do |
| PS4 | Labyrinth Life (DL only) | 2019 | Dungeon Crawler | Matrix Software | A roguelike dungeon crawler that wears its extremely perverted heart on its sleeve- increasing bust size increases strength |
| Switch | Dragon Quest Builders 2 | 2019 | Action/Sandbox | Omega Force/Square Enix | See PS4 |
| PS4 | Kingdom Hearts III | 2019 | Action | Square Enix | A conclusion that leaves more questions than satisfying answers, ARPG gameplay is quite flashy, worlds are bigger but arguably blander |
| Switch | Dragon Quest II: Luminaries of the Legendary Line (DL only) | 2019 | Turn-Based | Armor Project/Matrix Software/Square Enix | Port of the relocalized mobile version, with redrawn character/monster sprites |
| Switch | Dragon Quest III: The Seeds of Salvation (DL only) | 2019 | Turn-Based | Armor Project/Matrix Software/Square Enix | Port of the relocalized mobile version, with redrawn character/monster sprites |
| Switch | Dragon Quest XI S: Echoes of an Elusive Age - Definitive Edition | 2019 | Turn-Based | Armor Project/Square Enix | Lots of QoL changes including adding the symphonic score, extra quests/party chat, and more; can be played in either 2D or 3D modes |
| PS4 | Inferno Climber: Reborn (DL only) | 2019 | Survival | Arc System Works | An ARPG/survival sim hybrid of dubious quality with 8 different playable characters |
| PS4 | Heroland | 2019 | Dungeon Crawler | FuRyu | As a tour guide in an RPG theme park, help level yourself and your guests up by making suggestions for the AI guests to take |
| Switch | Final Fantasy VII (DL only) | 2019 | Turn-Based | Square | See PSX, but with some QoL changes |
| Vita | Wizards of Brandel (DL only) | 2019 | Turn-Based | Exe-Create | Tries to have a sense of humor about its story, but is otherwise just another Kemco game |
| Switch | Dragon's Dogma: Dark Arisen | 2019 | Action | Capcom | See 360 |
| PS4 | God Eater 3 | 2019 | Action | Marvelous | Doesn't change the core gameplay from the previous games, but adds speedier map traversal and new weapon types; stat progression still tied to crafting better gear |
| PS4 | Frane: Dragons' Odyssey | 2019 | Action | Exe-Create | See Vita |
| Switch | Everdark Tower (DL only) | 2019 | Turn-Based | Hit-Point | In the same series as Archlion Saga, with the same combat system to boot; characters are more cookie-cutter than its predecessor |
| Switch | Fairy Fencer F: Advent Dark Force | 2019 | Turn-Based | Compile Heart/Idea Factory | See PS4 |
| PS4 | Fate/Extella Link | 2019 | Action | Marvelous | See Vita |
| PS4 | DragonFangZ: The Rose & Dungeon of Time (DL only) | 2019 | Dungeon Crawler | Toydea | See XBO |
| Switch | Final Fantasy IX (DL only) | 2019 | Turn-Based | Square | See PSX, but with some QoL changes |
| PS4 | Dragon Star Varnir | 2019 | Turn-Based | Compile Heart | Turn-based combat that takes vertical positioning into consideration as well as the standard two-dimensional grid, some dark themes, some fanservice (typical IF/Compile) |
| Switch | SD Gundam G Generation: Cross Rays (Asia English) | 2019 | Strategy | Tom Create | See PS4 |
