Switch | Arc of Alchemist | 2020 | Action | Compile Heart | See PS4 |
JP SFC | Aretha | 1993 | Turn-Based | Japan Art Media | A sequel to the Game Boy trilogy of the same name, neat multidirectional turn-based combat |
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 |
Xbox One | Asdivine Dios (DL only) | 2019 | Turn-Based | Exe-Create | See Vita |
PS3 | Atelier Ayesha: The Alchemist of Dusk | 2013 | Turn-Based | Gust | First in the Dusk storyline, lots of endings, lots of alchemy |
Switch | Atelier Lulua: The Scion of Arland | 2019 | Turn-Based | Gust | See PS4 |
PS4 | Atelier Ryza 2: Lost Legends and the Secret Fairy | 2021 | Turn-Based | Gust | See PS5 |
JP Mega Drive | Bahamut Senki | 1991 | Simulation | Sega | A fantasy war simulator with 8 different armies to choose from; units can rank up and become stronger, combat is both turn-based and real-time |
Wii | Baroque | 2008 | Dungeon Crawler | Sting | Third-person randomized dungeon crawler, eating flesh and hearts restores health and vitality! |
PSX | Brave Fencer Musashi | 1998 | Action | Square | ARPG with day/night cycle, elemental sword attacks |
Xbox 360 | Castlevania: Symphony of the Night (DL only) | 2007 | Action-Platform | Konami | Mostly the same as the PSX version, but removes FMV cutscenes |
Xbox One | Chrono Cross: The Radical Dreamers Edition (DL only) | 2022 | Turn-Based | D4 Enterprise/Square Enix | See PS4 |
Xbox One | Chronus Arc (DL only) | 2018 | Turn-Based | Hit-Point | See 3DS |
Xbox Series | Crisis Core -Final Fantasy VII- Reunion | 2022 | Action | Square Enix/Tose | See PS5 |
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 |
Switch | Crystar | 2022 | Action | Gemdrops | See PS4, but with all DLC included |
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 |
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 |
Wii | Dead Rising: Chop Till You Drop | 2009 | Action | Tose/Capcom | Replaces the game-spanning countdown clock with timed missions, no free-roaming the mall between missions, and over-the-shoulder gunplay |
PSX | Deception III: Dark Delusion | 2000 | Strategy | Tecmo | Dark story with trap creation |
Xbox Series | Demoniaca: Everlasting Night (DL only) | 2022 | Action-Platform | AKI/Eastasiasoft | A metroidvania that wears its mature themes on its sleeves (to an occasionally lewd degree) |
Switch | Disgaea 1: Complete | 2018 | Strategy | Nippon Ichi | See PS4 |
JP FC | Downtown Special: Kunio-kun no Jidaigeki Dayo Zen'in Shuugou! | 1991 | Action | Technos Japan | Kunio and the bois act out a period play the only way they know how, stats now increase upon defeating certain amounts of enemies |
PS4 | Dragon's Dogma: Dark Arisen | 2017 | Action | Capcom | See 360 |
PS4 | Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot | 2020 | Action | CyberConnect2 | See XBO |
Switch | Dragon Lapis (DL only) | 2020 | Turn-Based | Exe-Create | See 3DS |
JP FC | Dragon Scroll: Yomigaerishi Maryuu | 1987 | Action | Konami | *Epilepsy Warning* Otherwise a solid ARPG |
JP Game Gear | Eternal Legend | 1991 | Turn-Based | Japan Art Media | One of the first Game Gear JRPGs, plays very standard |
PS5 | Fairy Fencer F: Refrain Chord | 2023 | Strategy | Compile Heart/Idea Factory/Sting | Requires familiarity with Advent Dark Force and manages to adapt the quirks of gameplay of the original (Fairizing, utilizing sub-fairies) well to its new format |
PSX | Final Fantasy IX | 2000 | Turn-Based | Square | Takes the series back to its fantasy roots, lots of callbacks to older entries |
Switch | Final Fantasy VII (DL only) | 2019 | Turn-Based | Square | See PSX, but with some QoL changes |
Vita | Final Fantasy VII (PSone Classics) | 2011 | Turn-Based | Square | See PSX |
PS2 | Final Fantasy X | 2001 | Turn-Based | Square | First Final Fantasy game to feature voice acting, battle system employs manipulation of turn order |
Vita | First Queen IV (PSone Classics) | 2013 | Strategy | Kure Software Koubou | See PS3 |
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 |
PS5 | Front Mission 1st: Remake (DL only) | 2023 | Strategy | Square Enix/Forever Entertainment | See Switch |
JP FC | Ganbare Goemon Gaiden 2: Tenka no Zaihou | 1992 | Turn-Based | Konami | Changes the battle perspective to show party members on-screen, has lots of side activities |
GB+GBC | Gargoyle's Quest | 1990 | Action-Platform | Capcom | A Ghosts 'n Goblins gaiden, featuring random battles and ability progression via story progression |
Xbox One | Ghost Sync (DL only) | 2021 | Turn-Based | Exe-Create | See PS5 |
PS2 | Grandia II | 2002 | Turn-Based | Game Arts | Avoid this version- it has bad framerate issues- but the game itself is amazing |
Switch | Greedroid (DL only) | 2020 | Dungeon Crawler | Yuto Aoyama | A voxel-based roguelike where the environment can be manipulated to make dungeon delving easier |
DS | Harvest Moon: The Tale of Two Towns | 2010 | Simulation | Marvelous | You're now both a farmer and ambassador! |
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 | Inferno Climber: Reborn (DL only) | 2019 | Survival | Arc System Works | See PS4 |
PSP | Jeanne d'Arc | 2007 | Strategy | Level-5 | An SRPG loosely based on the story of the famed French heroine; unit facing is important, as is a rock-paper-scissors-type affinity system |
JP FC | Kawa no Nushi Tsuri | 1990 | Fishing | Yuu Yuu | It's a fishing JRPG! |
JP FC | Last Armageddon | 1990 | Turn-Based | Brain Grey/Advance Communications Company | A post-apocalyptic attempt at subverting the traditional fantasy themes of the time- playing as a cast of highly detailed monsters |
PSX | Legend of Mana | 2000 | Action | Square | Gorgeously 2D, beautiful soundtrack, disjointed story with an offbeat structure |
GB+GBC | Legend of the River King 2 | 2001 | Fishing | Victor Interactive Software | Actually River King 4 - more fishies = more funsies |
Xbox One | Little Town Hero (DL only) | 2020 | Card-Based | Game Freak | Plays more like a deckbuilder, the only main RPG element is the skill tree, filled out by points earned in battles that take way too long |
Wii U | Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time (VC) | 2015 | Timed Turn-Based | AlphaDream | See DS |
DS | Master of the Monster Lair | 2007 | Dungeon Crawler | Global A Entertainment | Want to slay monsters? Just dig a whole dungeon for them so you have them all corralled in one place! |
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 |
Switch | Moero Chronicle Hyper | 2019 | Dungeon Crawler | Compile Heart/Idea Factory | First-person dungeon crawl where everything is steeped in sexual innuendo |
PS4 | Monster Hunter Rise (DL only) | 2023 | Action | Capcom | See Switch |
PS3 | Ni no Kuni: Wrath of the White Witch | 2013 | Action | Level-5 | Incredible Ghibli-styled visuals, monster-collecting elements, and unfortunate AI |
PS5 | Overrogue (DL only) | 2022 | Card-Based | Exe-Create | See XS |
Switch | Persona 3 Portable (DL only) | 2023 | Turn-Based | Atlus | See PS4 |
Switch | Persona 5 Royal | 2022 | Turn-Based | Atlus | See PS5 |
PS4 | Persona 5 Strikers | 2021 | Action | Omega Force/Atlus | See Switch |
GBA | Pokemon Ruby/Sapphire | 2003 | Monster Collecting | Game Freak | 7/10, too much water; not possible to collect all Pokemon in these versions |
GB+GBC | Power Quest | 1998 | Fighting | Japan System Supply | Model robot combat in a fighting game format, parts are upgradeable to increase stats |
Switch | Prinny Presents NIS Classics Volume 2 | 2022 | Strategy/Dungeon Crawler | Nippon Ichi | Contains ports of Z.H.P. Unlosing Ranger VS Darkdeath Evilman and Makai Kingdom (the latter with previously JP-only content) |
PS4 | Raging Bytes (DL only) | 2023 | Turn-Based | Hit-Point | See XS |
Vita | Resident Evil Revelations 2 | 2015 | Action | Capcom | See XBO |
PS4 | Secret of Mana | 2018 | Action | Q Studios/Square | See Vita |
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 |
PS3 | Shin Megami Tensei: Nocturne (PS2 Classics) | 2014 | Turn-Based | Atlus | See PS2 |
JP PC Engine | Shiryou Sensen: War of the Dead | 1989 | Action | Fun Project | Badass cover art, plays a lot like Zelda II |
Vita | Suikoden (PSone Classics) | 2012 | Turn-Based | Konami | See PSX |
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) |
JP FC | Sweet Home | 1989 | Turn-Based/Horror | Capcom | Without this, Resident Evil doesn't exist; a horror turn-based game with character permadeath |
GBA | Sword of Mana | 2003 | Action | Brownie Brown | Incorporates elements from later games and 2 story paths |
PSX | Tactics Ogre | 1998 | Strategy | Quest | SRPG with an alignment system and turn-based gameplay (in contrast to Ogre Battle) |
PS5 | Tales of Arise | 2021 | Action | Bandai Namco | Makes changes both welcome and unwelcome to the series, including a shared pool of points used for healing/buffs, comic book-style skits, removal of post-battle banter, and the cutest Tales mascot EVER |
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) |
JP PS2 | Tear Ring Saga Series: Berwick Saga - Lazberia Chronicle Chapter 174 | 2005 | Strategy | Enterbrain | SRPG with a heavy Fire Emblem influence (made by the same creator) with a hexagonal-based battle grid |
PSX | Tecmo's Deception: Invitation to Darkness | 1996 | Strategy | Tecmo | Make deals with the devil and use traps to kill your enemies! |
Vita | The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel II | 2016 | Turn-Based | Falcom | 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 |
Xbox One | The Smile Alchemist (DL only) | 2023 | Simulation | Asobox | See XS |
PSX | Threads of Fate | 2000 | Action | Square | Two-scenario ARPG with unconventional stat-increasing mechanics |
Switch | Tokyo Mirage Sessions #FE Encore | 2020 | Turn-Based | Atlus | Adds new side stories and all previous DLC; allows a secondary party member to be called into combat; other QoL changes |
Vita | Tokyo Twilight Ghost Hunters - Daybreak Special Gigs (DL only) | 2016 | Strategy | Toybox/Now Production | See PS3 |
PS3 | Transformers: Devastation | 2015 | Action | PlatinumGames | See 360 |
JP SFC | Treasure Conflix | 1996 | Action | Squaresoft | A Satellaview-only game with soft RPG elements (upgrading your airship's parts to use in dogfights) where you hunt for treasure and sell it at auction |
Switch | Trinity Trigger | 2023 | Action | FuRyu | See PS5 |
Switch | Twin Blades of the Three Kingdoms (DL only) | 2022 | Strategy | Unico | Tactical gameplay on a much smaller scale telling the oft-spun yarn of the Three Kingdoms with anime character portraits galore |
SNES | Uncharted Waters: New Horizons | 1994 | Simulation | Koei | 6 different protagonists with different careers to balance the books with in a mercantile JRPG |
Vita | Warriors of the Lost Empire (DL only) | 2012 | Action | Platinum Egg | See PSP |
Vita | What Did I Do To Deserve This, My Lord!? 2 (DL only) | 2012 | Dungeon Crawler | Acquire | See PSP |
PS5 | Wild Arms 2 (DL only) | 2023 | Turn-Based | Media.Vision | See PSX, but with modern QoL features like rewind and quick save |
PS4 | Wild Arms 3 (DL only) | 2016 | Turn-Based | Media.Vision | See PS2 |
Switch | Wizards of Brandel (DL only) | 2019 | Turn-Based | Exe-Create | See Vita |
Xbox Series | Wo Long: Fallen Dynasty | 2023 | Action | Team Ninja/Koei Tecmo | Think Nioh but with a Three Kingdoms coat of paint and more systems to juggle- punishing as always |
PS3 | Wonder Boy in Monster Land (DL only) | 2012 | Action-Platform | Westone Bit Entertainment | See 360 |
Wii U | Xenoblade Chronicles (DL only) | 2016 | Action | Monolith Soft | See Wii |
Vita | Xenogears (PSone Classics) | 2012 | Turn-Based | Square | See PSX |
Xbox One | Yakuza 0 (DL only) | 2020 | Action | Ryu ga Gotoku Studio | See PS4 |
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 |