| JP 3DS | Dragon Quest Monsters: Joker 3 | 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 | E.X. Troopers | Capcom | See JP PS3, with some bonus AR features |
| JP 3DS | Inazuma Eleven GO: Galaxy | Level-5 | |
| JP 3DS | Labyrinth no Kanata | 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 |
| JP 3DS | Puyo Puyo Chronicle | 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 3DS | Slime Mori Mori Dragon Quest 3: Daikaizoku to Shippo Dan | Square Enix | |
| JP 3DS | Dragon Quest Monsters: Terry's Wonderland 3D | 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 Dreamcast | RUN=DIM as Black Soul | Yuki Enterprise | Hexagonal turn-based strategy with giant robots fighting |
| JP DS | Ore ga Omae o Mamoru | Vingt-et-un Systems/Idea Factory | A Metroidvania made to entice women to play, but quite difficult in practice; no XP to speak of but stats can be increased through equipment and story events |
| JP DS | Zoids Saga DS: Legend of Arcadia | Tomy | Retells the story of the first Zoids Saga game, with updates to gameplay from throughout the series and incorporation of the 2nd/3rd games' protagonists |
| JP DS | Tales of the Tempest | Dimps/Namco Tales Studio | A short spinoff title from the mainline series, but plays as you've come to expect; a very polarizing game |
| JP DS | Tales of Innocence | Alfa System | You know what to expect here at this point - in addition, doing sidequests for guilds levels them up |
| JP DS | Soma Bringer | Monolith Soft | Top-down ARPG, widely acclaimed; lots of text to read and lots of character customization to do |
| JP DS | SaGa 3: Jikuu no Hasha - Shadow or Light | Racjin/Square Enix | Given the same treatment as its predecessor from Final Fantasy Legend III |
| JP DS | SaGa 2: Hihou Densetsu - Goddess of Destiny | Racjin/Square Enix | A ground-up remake of Final Fantasy Legend II, with more sidequests and the removal of random battles |
| JP DS | Rockman.EXE: Operate Shooting Star | Capcom | A port of Mega Man Battle Network with some additional Star Force content thrown in |
| JP DS | Super Robot Wars W | Banpresto | Generally speaking same gameplay as always, splits the story into 2 timelines (not all storylines are present in both) |
| JP DS | Nora to Toki no Koubou: Kiri no Mori no Majo | Atlus | Atlus' attempt at an Atelier-styled game, with anticipatedly adorable results |
| JP DS | Luminous Arc 3: Eyes | Imageepoch | Shenanigans at a magic school with both SRPG gameplay and dating sim elements |
| JP DS | Ni no Kuni: Shikkoku no Madoushi | 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 DS | 7th Dragon | Imageepoch | Slay some dragons in a traditional turn-based style! |
| JP DS | Fire Emblem: Shin Monshou no Nazo - Hikari to Kage no Eiyuu | Intelligent Systems | Unlocalized updated version of book 2 of Mystery of the Emblem, adds an avatar character, hard as ever |
| JP DS | Blood of Bahamut | Think & Feel | Giant monster-slaying ARPG with mission-based structure |
| JP DS | Metal Max 2: Reloaded | Crea-Tech | Takes gameplay improvements from later entries and applies them to the second game- with an optional female protagonist and free-roaming |
| JP DS | Metal Max 3 | 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 | Monolith Soft | Sequel to SRTOGS: Endless Frontier, plays in the same way, with crossover elements |
| JP FC | Niji no Silkroad | Advance Communication Company | Increase your rank as a trader by going out and procuring goods (which you can also buy to raise your stats) |
| JP FC | Minelvaton Saga: Ragon no Fukkatsu | Random House | First of the Silva Saga series, featuring overhead ARPG combat |
| JP FC | Musashi no Bōken | Quest | Standard DQ clone, but corn can be an enemy so that's pretty funny |
| JP FC | Mouryou Senki Madara | Konami | Dark and challenging! Autonomous combat! Anime-based! |
| JP FC | Mother | Ape/Nintendo | Modern-themed turn-based game starring kids with psychic powers |
| JP FC | Momotarou Densetsu | Hudson Soft | Standard gameplay, but cute all the same! |
| JP FC | Mirai Shinwa Jarvas | Taito | If it looks like a kusoge, and plays like a kusoge… |
| JP FC | Mirai Senshi: Lios | Pack-In-Video | A mech-based SRPG, equipment upgrades improve units and are earned in battles |
| JP FC | LaSalle Ishii's Childs Quest | Namco | IDOL MANAGER JRPG. ENOUGH SAID. |
| JP FC | Metal Max | Crea-Tech/Data East | Mad Max: the JRPG! Featuring vehicle combat! |
| JP FC | Mashin Eiyuuden Wataru Gaiden | Westone | Very Zelda II vibes, based off the anime of the same name |
| JP FC | Majou Densetsu II: Dimashikyou Gailous | Konami | A sidescrolling ARPG with 2 playable characters, XP gain refills life; life bar can be extended via items |
| JP FC | Last Armageddon | 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 |
| JP FC | Lagrange Point | Konami | Banger soundtrack, sci-fi themed |
| JP FC | Kouryuu Densetsu Villgust Gaiden | Plex | It's got a catgirl. Strange battle system! Side-story to the SNES game |
| JP FC | Kawa no Nushi Tsuri | Yuu Yuu | It's a fishing JRPG! |
| JP FC | Otaku no Seiza: Adventure in the Otaku Galaxy | Advance Communication Company | Unbalanced and cheeky |
| JP FC | Ninja Ra Hoi! | ASCII | A parody game of sorts that takes place in feudal Japan |
| JP FC | Ushio to Tora: Shin'en no Daiyou | Tom Create/Pixel | Based on a manga of a similar name, turn-based combat with super-dramatic cutaways; top-down in exploration, first-person in houses and dungeons |
| JP FC | Outlanders | Micronics | Kooky sci-fi with wonky ARPG combat |
| JP FC | Tenchi o Kurau II: Shokatsu Koumei Den | Capcom | Plays just like the first, just never localized |
| JP FC | Zombie Hunter | Hi-Score Media Work | Not the greatest side-scrolling ARPG, but it does have synthesized voices |
| JP FC | Ys III: Wanderers From Ys | Falcom | Changes the battles to be side-scrolling rather than top-down and allows Adol to swing his sword/jump |
| JP FC | Ys II | Falcom | Adds magic to Adol's repertoire |
| JP FC | Ys | Falcom | Adol bumps into the enemies to slay them |
| JP FC | Valkyrie no Bouken: Toki no Kagi Densetsu | Namco | Minimal text, starring Namco's famous valkyrie |
| JP FC | Kaijuu Monogatari | Birthday | Pretty standard, but also super-hard at the beginning |
| JP FC | Toujin Makyou Den: Heracles no Eikou | Data East | First in a long Greek-themed series that Nintendo never bothered to localize (except that one time) |
| JP FC | Tao | Pax Softonica | Heavily religious-themed, bizarre af (you ride a dinosaur to Moscow), likely kusoge |
| JP FC | Radia Senki: Reiemeihen | Tecmo | 4 AI characters + 1 controllable = fun auto tactics |
| JP FC | Sweet Home | Capcom | Without this, Resident Evil doesn't exist; a horror turn-based game with character permadeath |
| JP FC | Sukeban Deka III | Shouei | Manga-based ARPG |
| JP FC | STED: Iseki Wakusei no Yabou | ADK | Very Phantasy Star-like |
| JP FC | Silva Saga | Seta | Nice graphics for the time |
| JP FC | Shinsenden | Tamtex | Another day, another eastern-themed DQ clone |
| JP FC | Shadow Brain | Scitron & Art | Futuristic 1st-person dungeon crawler |
| JP FC | SD Keiji Blader | NMK | DQ clone set in the far distant future |
| JP FC | RPG Jinsei Game | Takara | Make the correct life choices to increase your stats and achieve your career dreams! |
| JP FC | Karakuri Kengou Den Musashi Lord: Karakuri Jin Hashiru! | Kose | ARPG based on the robot anime |
| JP FC | Nakayoshi to Issho | Yutaka | Precious simplistic RPG ft. Kodansha characters (inc. Sailor Moon!) that may give you diabetes |
| JP FC | Juvei Quest | Birthday | Plot divided into chapters, protagonist can recruit helpers to make adventuring easier |
| JP FC | Digital Devil Monogatari: Megami Tensei II | Atlus | Considered to be the origin of the series' heavy-handed order vs chaos theme, good old-fashioned demon negotiation and recruitment |
| JP FC | Dragon Ball Z: Kyoushuu! Saiya Jin | D&D Corp/Tose | CARDS |
| JP FC | Dragon Ball Z III: Ressen Jinzou Ningen | D&D Corp/Tose | More card-based combat |
| JP FC | Dragon Ball Z II: Gekishin Freeza!! | D&D Corp/Tose | Card-based combat |
| JP FC | Downtown Special: Kunio-kun no Jidaigeki Dayo Zen'in Shuugou! | 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 |
| JP FC | Double Moon Densetsu | Amusement/Dennou Kenkyusho/ORG | Multiple endings, multiple classes to choose from, pulls some nasty punches on the player |
| JP FC | Doraemon: Giga Zombie no Gyakushuu | Epoch | Featuring playable Doraemon! |
| JP FC | Digital Devil Story: Megami Tensei | Atlus | The series had to start somewhere… |
| JP FC | Deep Dungeon IV: Kuro no Youjutsushi | Humming Bird Soft | 1st-person dunegon crawl |
| JP FC | Dream Master | Birthday | Not Little Nemo! More puzzle-based than most games of the era, cool concept |
| JP FC | Deep Dungeon III: Yuushi e no Tabi | Humming Bird Soft | 1st-person dunegon crawl |
| JP FC | Dark Lord | Data East | Mix of overhead and turn-based combat |
| JP FC | Dai-2-Ji Super Robot Taisen | Winkysoft | Features original design robots that would become the cornerstone of the Original Generation series |
| JP FC | Cosmo Police Galivan | Nihon Bussan | Platformer ARPG - Metroidvania before metroidvanias were a thing |
| JP FC | Columbus: Ougon no Yoake | Tomy | Naval combat and quasi-historical themes! Sketch af! |
| JP FC | Chester Field: Ankoku Shin e no Chousen | Vic Tokai | Light on text, hilarious walking animation, very platformy |
| JP FC | Chaos World | Natsume | Neat auto-battle system |
| JP FC | Just Breed | Random House | A very detailed SRPG for the time |
| JP FC | Dragon Scroll: Yomigaerishi Maryuu | Konami | *Epilepsy Warning* Otherwise a solid ARPG |
| JP FC | Dragon Ball: Dai Maou Fukkatsu | D&D Corp/Tose | Plays kinda like a card-based board game |
| JP FC | Elysion | NEC Interchannel | A bit bland of an ARPG, but it has multiple playable characters, so that's neat |
| JP FC | Ganbare Goemon Gaiden: Kieta Ougon Kiseru | Konami | Humorous turn-based game set in medieval Japan |
| JP FC | Jajamaru Ninpou Chou | NMK | Almost came out in the States, but alas… Another DW clone where you can only fight one enemy at a time |
| JP FC | Indra no Hikari | Kemco | Enemies are visible on the overworld, but otherwise appears to be yet another Dragon Warrior clone |
| JP FC | Hydlide 3: Yami Kara no Houmonsha | T&E Soft | There is no such thing as a good Hydlide game. |
| JP FC | Hyaku no Sekai no Monogatari: The Tales on a Watery Wilderness | ASK | A multiplayer board game JRPG? On my Famicom? Lots of randomness involved |
| JP FC | Hoshi wo Miru Hito | Another/Hot-B | Kusoge of legend, incomplete translation but left up here for lulz |
| JP FC | Heracles no Eikou II: Titan no Metsubo | Data East | Dragon Warrior-styled gameplay with Greek mythological flair |
| JP FC | Grand Master | Soft Machine | Features multiple branching paths, ARPG gameplay, and anime cutscenes between stages |
| JP FC | Esper Dream 2: Aratanaru Tatakai | Konami | Cute pastel sprite work and ARPG gameplay |
| JP FC | GeGeGe no Kitarou 2: Youkai Gundan no Chousen | Tose | Based off the spooky anime of the same name |
| JP FC | Ganbare Goemon Gaiden 2: Tenka no Zaihou | Konami | Changes the battle perspective to show party members on-screen, has lots of side activities |
| JP FC | Fushigi no Umi no Nadia | Advance Communication Company | SRPG based on the anime of the same name, plays vastly different to the Mega Drive version |
| JP FC | Fire Emblem: Ankoku Ryu to Hikari no Tsurugi | Intelligent Systems/Nintendo | Origins of boy-king Marth, an SRPG featuring permadeath of units |
| JP FC | Fire Emblem Gaiden | Intelligent Systems | Introduced elements like a navigable overworld that were then unused for a long time |
| JP FC | Final Fantasy III | Square | First Final Fantasy to feature the job-change system |
| JP FC | Final Fantasy II | Square | Leveling is done via utilizing skills rather than experience- a drastic and much-maligned design choice |
| JP FC | Bloody Warriors: Shan-Go no Gyakushuu | Micronics/Toei Animation | Even translated, the health counter for enemies makes no sense. Pretty short too. |
| JP FC | Famicom Jump: Eiyuu Retsuden | Tose | Get isekai'd into a world where heroes and villains from the Jump magazine series converge, XP gain is represented by "effort" |
| JP Game Gear | Shining Force Gaiden: Final Conflict | Sonic Software Planning | Typical Shining Force gameplay, takes place after SFCD but before SFII, links SFI and II together |
| JP Game Gear | SD Gundam: Winner's History | ITL | Turn-based SRPG in unit placement, but real-time battles between individual units- with Gundams! |
| JP Game Gear | Royal Stone | Sega | Sequel to Crystal Warriors - this is a standard but pretty SRPG all about revenge |
| JP Game Gear | Megami Tensei Gaiden: Last Bible | Multimedia Intelligence Transfer | Monster collecting with a bit of kiddie MegaTen flair |
| JP Game Gear | Moldorian: Hikari to Yami no Sister | Sega | Really good artwork, a turn-based battle system that gives you only seconds to input commands |
| JP Game Gear | Megami Tensei Gaiden: Last Bible Special | SIMS/Atlus | Biblical-themed first-person dungeon crawl, with gameplay otherwise similar to the other Last Bibles |
| JP Game Gear | Phantasy Star Gaiden | Japan System Supply | Spinoff story set between Phantasy Star I and II, similar gameplay |
| JP Game Gear | Mahou Kishi Rayearth | CKYDT/Sega | A different game than the Saturn and SFC ones - but also turn-based |
| JP Game Gear | Madou Monogatari II: Arle 16-Sai | Compile | More Arle doing Arle stuff, but she's 16 now! |
| JP Game Gear | Madou Monogatari I: Mitsu no Madouryoku | Compile | Arle doing Arle stuff - just first-person dungeon crawling with the same unorthodox display of stats |
| JP Game Gear | Madou Monogatari A: Doki Doki Vacation | Compile | Arle stops the bad man from cutting down the forest to build an amusement park! In first-person! |
| JP Game Gear | Lunar: Sanposuru Gakuen | Game Arts/Studio Alex | The actual prequel to The Silver Star, sadly never localized - very girl-power friendly |
| JP Game Gear | Eternal Legend | Japan Art Media | One of the first Game Gear JRPGs, plays very standard |
| JP Game Gear | Madou Monogatari III: Kyuukyoku Joou-sama | Compile | Did you know that these games have Puyos in them? And that Arle features in the Puyo Puyo series? |
| JP GB+GBC | Little Master: Raikuban no Densetsu | Zener Works | SRPG with some elements of unit fusion |
| JP GB+GBC | Sylvania Families: Otogi no Kuni no Pendant | Epoch | More of a life-sim featuring overly cutesy characters based on a series of animal figurines |
| JP GB+GBC | Super Robot Taisen | Winkysoft | Origin of the long-running SRPG series |
| JP GB+GBC | Shin Megami Tensei Devil Children: Kuro no Sho | Multimedia Intelligence Transfer | First game in the Devil Children series (the accompanying other version is untranslated), a monster-collector where demon partners can be used to help traverse the overworld |
| JP GB+GBC | Pocket Monsters: Green Version | Game Freak | If you've played Red/Blue, do you really need this one? |
| JP GB+GBC | Nushi Tsuri Adventure: Kite no Bouken | Marvelous/Victor Interactive Software | Catch fishies and fight thingies! |
| JP GB+GBC | Megami Tensei Gaiden: Last Bible II | Multimedia Intelligence Transfer | Pretty much just like the first, but now you can give your monsters accessories |
| JP GB+GBC | Medarot Kabuto/Kuwagata Version | Natsume | First games in the Medarot/bot series, with the standard building and fighting robots |
| JP GB+GBC | Kininkou Maroku Oni | Winkysoft | First game in a long untranslated series, very grindy |
| JP GB+GBC | Kaeru no Tame ni Kane wa Naru | Intelligent Systems | Sort of like Link's Awakening, but with frogs and more stats! |
| JP GB+GBC | Heracles no Eikou: Ugokidashita Kamigami - The Snap-Story | SAS Sakata/Data East | Series spinoff, can be assisted in combat by borrowing gods from Olympus |
| JP GB+GBC | Grandia: Parallel Trippers | Game Arts | Spinoff of Grandia featuring its characters and an attempt at using the same battle system |
| JP GB+GBC | God Medicine: Fantasy Sekai no Tanjou | KCEN | It's a standard JRPG that makes fun of standard JRPGs! |
| JP GB+GBC | Cave Noire | Konami | Roguelike - higher level quests start you off with better stats |
| JP GB+GBC | Ayakashi no Shiro | Seta | First-person dungeon crawler, nothing to write home about |
| JP GB+GBC | Arle no Bouken: Mahou no Jewel | Compile | A monster-training game; monster-summoning cards can be enhanced |
| JP GB+GBC | Another Bible | Dice | Cute little SRPG, spinoff of the Last Bible series |
| JP GBA | Mother 3 | Brownie Brown/HAL Laboratory | (LOCALIZE IT NINTENDO) Musical combo system in combat, still as offbeat as ever |
| JP GBA | Tomato Adventure | AlphaDream | You say "tomato," I say "a silly RPG with toy-based gimmicks in combat, humor throughout, and lots of lycopene!" |
| JP GBA | Super Robot Taisen J | Banpresto | Contains licensed mechs, which is why localization didn't otherwise occur |
| JP GBA | Shin Megami Tensei | Atlus | Keeps the visuals from the Playstation version, makes a few balance changes and adds some unlockable story scenes |
| JP GBA | Rockman EXE 4.5: Real Operation | Capcom | Not part of the MMBN story, gives you the ability to control multiple Navis |
| JP GBA | Oriental Blue: Ao no Tengai | Hudson Soft/RED Entertainment | A gaiden of the Tengai Makyo series, has a free scenario system influenced by real-time passage |
| JP GBA | Napoleon | Genki | RTSRPG starring Napoleon Bonaparte doing some very not-historically-accurate things |
| JP GBA | Hagane no Renkinjutsushi: Meisou no Rinbukyoku | Tom Create | Based on the anime, no real levels to gain, but turn-based combat utilizing alchemy combinations |
| JP GBA | Mother 1 + 2 | Ape/HAL Laboratory/Nintendo | Ports of Mother 1 and 2, with an extended ending for the former |
| JP GBA | Klonoa Heroes: Densetsu no Star Medal | Namco | Top-down ARPG gameplay, and cute to boot! |
| JP GBA | Keitai Denjuu Telefang 2: Power | Smilesoft | One version of a Pokemon-like clone that features sharing your phone number with monsters to befriend them |
| JP GBA | Hagane no Renkinjutsushi: Omoide no Sonata | Tom Create | Original story, sequel to Stray Rondo, adds a leveling system but otherwise similar mechanics |
| JP GBA | Fire Emblem: The Binding Blade | Intelligent Systems | AKA FE6 - Roy's our boy, and here's where you play as him! |
| JP GBA | Dragon Quest Monsters: Caravan Heart | Tose | Stars a young Prince Keifer from DQVII, where you recruit humans and monsters for your growing caravan |
| JP GBA | Magical Vacation | Brownie Brown | Turn-based combat, gorgeous sprites; love/heart isn't just an element in Captain Planet anymore! |
| JP Mega Drive | Rent-A-Hero | Sega | Do errands for the local populace to upgrade your super suit! Fighting game-like battles, very tongue-in-cheek |
| JP Mega Drive | Vixen 357 | NCS | Mechy SRPG with permadeath, an official localization was planned in 2019 but abandoned |
| JP Mega Drive | Tougi-Ou: King Colossus | Sega | Another Ys wannabe |
| JP Mega Drive | Surging Aura | Japan Media Programming | Each action in combat takes time to do - and can be interrupted! It's also really pretty too |
| JP Mega Drive | Madou Monogatari I | Compile | ADORABLE AF, monster capturing mechanic, non-traditional stats/xp gain |
| JP Mega Drive | Monster World IV | Westone | A far different protagonist from the rest of the series and toned-down RPG elements (purchasing equipment is still possible), but enhanced platforming |
| JP Mega Drive | Langrisser II | NCS | SRPG that plays very similarly to its predecessor, albeit with some class rebalancing |
| JP Mega Drive | Battle Golfer Yui | Santos | Tee off against other battle golfers, raise your level to make more trick shots, and stop a mad scientist from destroying the world! With golf! |
| JP Mega Drive | Bahamut Senki | 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 |
| JP N64 | Custom Robo | Noise Inc. | First game in the robot customizing (hah) and fighting series; upgrades to robots are bought rather than earned |
| JP N64 | Fushigi no Dungeon: Fuurai no Shiren 2 - Oni Shuurai! Shiren Jou! | Chunsoft | Shiren's second roguelike dungeon-delving adventure, with monster collecting and castle building as major gameplay mechanics |
| JP PC Engine | Out Live | Sunsoft | First-person dungeon crawler, but in a mech! |
| JP PC Engine | The Tower of Druaga | Namco | Plays a lot like the classic arcade dungeon crawler, but stats can be increased between floors or after finding items |
| JP PC Engine | Shiryou Sensen: War of the Dead | Fun Project | Badass cover art, plays a lot like Zelda II |
| JP PC Engine | Ys IV: The Dawn of Ys (CD) | Hudson Soft | Technically different from the Ys IV on SFC/other consoles |
| JP PC Engine | Makai Hakkenden: Shada | Data East | Run-of-the-mill Ys clone |
| JP PC Engine | Lady Sword: Ryakudatsu Sareta 10 Nin no Otome | Hacker International | First-person dungeon crawler with no visible XP and monsters that attack in your sleep |
| JP PC Engine | Hisou Kaihei X-SERD | Masaya | A mech-based SRPG with separate XP bars for attack and evasion |
| JP PC Engine | Gai Flame | Masaya | Sci-fi turn-based strategy said to be an inspiration for the Langrisser series with giant robots! |
| JP PC Engine | Madou Monogatari I: Honoo no Sotsuenji | Compile | Cute af first-person dungeon crawl; unconventional experience counter, adds voice acting, new monsters and cutscenes/events to the original |
| JP PS2 | Dragon Quest V: Tenkuu no Hanayome | ArtePiazza/Matrix Software | A 3D remake of the Super Famicom classic with an increased party size |
| JP PS2 | Front Mission 5: Scars of the War | Square Enix | More tactical Wanzer combat, largely similar to Front Mission 2, with the addition of friendly fire |
| JP PS2 | Marie to Elie no Atelier: Salburg no Renkinjutsushi 1-2 | Gust | Remakes of the first games in the Atelier series, with all the expected alchemy present |
| JP PS2 | Namco x Capcom | Monolith Soft | Predecessor to Project X Zone, SRPG with combo-based gameplay |
| JP PS2 | Rogue Hearts Dungeon | Compile Heart | Roguelike dungeon crawl with randomized dungeons, not part of the Mystery Dungeon series though |
| JP PS2 | Shadow Tower: Abyss | FromSoftware | Another first-person FromSoft jam and sequel to Shadow Tower, this one features soul harvesting and independent NPC schedules |
| JP PS2 | Super Robot Taisen OG: Original Generations | Banpresto | Combined retcon/remake of the two GBA SRT games; additionally incorporates battle systems/bots from other games in the series |
| JP PS2 | Tear Ring Saga Series: Berwick Saga - Lazberia Chronicle Chapter 174 | Enterbrain | SRPG with a heavy Fire Emblem influence (made by the same creator) with a hexagonal-based battle grid |
| JP PS3 | Tales of Berseria | Bandai Namco | See PS4 - last Tales game developed for PS3 |
| JP PS3 | E.X. Troopers | Capcom/HexaDrive | A manga-styled Lost Planet spinoff, with materials to gather and trecherous terrain to traverse |
| JP PS3 | Nier Replicant | Cavia | The version of Nier not released in the West (until 2021), featuring Nier as a brother rather than a father |
| JP PSP | La Pucelle Ragnarok | Nippon Ichi | Adds characters from the Disgaea series, QoL improvements, and extra bonus episodes |
| JP PSP | Yuusha 30 Second | Marvelous | All episodes play like Hero 30 of the original game, but adds more QoL features like leveling outside missions |
| JP PSP | Ys vs. Sora no Kiseki: Alternative Saga | Falcom | A 3D arena fighting game- very Power Stone-like, where characters from Ys and Trails collide (and level while doing so) |
| JP PSP | Valkyria Chronicles 3 | 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 |
| JP PSP | Super Robot Taisen A Portable | Banpresto | It's more SRW, with branching storylines and super evasive enemies! Remake of the GBA game Super Robot Wars A |
| JP PSP | SD Gundam G Generation Overworld | Bandai Namco | SRPG that contains Gundam designs from 35 different iterations of the series, plays like Super Robot Wars |
| JP PSP | R-Type Tactics II: Operation Bitter Chocolate | Irem | Continues the same style of gameplay as the first game; three campaigns to choose from; stats can be improved with leveling |
| JP PSP | Phantom Kingdom Portable | Nippon Ichi | Adds new scenarios and battles with characters from later Disgaea games |
| JP PSP | Phantasy Star Portable 2 Infinity | Alfa System | An upgrade to PSP2; adds new story content, races, bosses, skills, and QoL changes/balancing |
| JP PSP | Monster Hunter Portable 3rd | Capcom | Takes elements from Freedom Unite and Tri but is its own game, now multiple Felynes can assist in combat |
| JP PSP | Nayuta no Kiseki | Falcom | ARPG with platforming elements |
| JP PSP | Kingdom Hearts: Birth By Sleep Final Mix | Square Enix | Adds new playable episodes and way more story content to the original |
| JP PSP | Digimon World Re: Digitize | Tri-Crescendo | Plays like the first Digimon World game, but also has an overarching storyline to follow |
| JP PSP | Grand Knights History | Vanillaware | Absolutely gorgeous Vanillaware-developed turn-based game with multiple factions to represent and customizable characters |
| JP PSP | 7th Dragon 2020 | Imageepoch | Sequel to 7th Dragon, a 3D dungeon crawler set in post-apocalyptic Tokyo, Hatsune Miku herself makes an appearance |
| JP PSP | Digimon Adventure | Prope | Tells the story of the first anime series through 3-on-3 Digimon battles, also features a relationship system |
| JP PSP | 7th Dragon 2020-II | 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 |
| JP PSP | Eiyuu Densetsu: Ao no Kiseki | Falcom | Second half of the "Crossbell arc," leads into Trails of Cold Steel II, turn-based combat like other Trails games |
| JP PSP | Final Fantasy Type-0 | Square Enix | ARPG with mission structure like Crisis Core, some RTS battles on overworld map, a large variety of playable characters |
| JP PSP | Fushigi no Dungeon: Fuurai no Shiren 3 Portable | Chunsoft | Mostly the same as the Wii version but with some balance adjustments |
| JP PSP | Genso Suikoden Tsumugareshi Hyakunen no Toki | Konami | A Suikoden side story outside of regular series continuity, with some time travel plot elemnets and a class system |
| JP PSP | .hack//LINK | CyberConnect2 | ARPG, last game chronologically in the series, lots of characters from past series media, often regarded as the worst game |
| JP PSX | Langrisser IV | NCS | Mostly similar to the others, features an uneven turn system; remake of the Saturn version |
| JP PSX | Tear Ring Saga: Yutona Eiyuu Senki | ASCII Entertainment | It's pretty much Fire Emblem, down to the creator of the series |
| JP PSX | Tales of Phantasia | Namco | Arguably the best way to play the game, despite lack of official translation |
| JP PSX | Shin Megami Tensei | Atlus | Visually overhauls the SFC version, but is otherwise no different than the original |
| JP PSX | Racing Lagoon | Squaresoft | THE street racing/JRPG hybrid, stylish and jazzy |
| JP PSX | PoPoLoCrois Monogatari | Sugar & Rockets | Based off an anime adaptation of a manga with super cute characters and semi-SRPG grid based combat |
| JP PSX | Persona 2: Innocent Sin | Atlus | The missing half of Persona 2 in the Americas |
| JP PSX | Medarot R | Natsume | It's a Medabots game! Destroy the enemy's parts to make them useless! |
| JP PSX | Chocobo no Fushigi na Dungeon | Square | Chocobo's first roguelike experience with some town-building elements; spells are leveled with repeated use |
| JP PSX | King's Field | FromSoftware | The actual King's Field I - still in first-person |
| JP PSX | Ganbare Goemon: Uchuu Kaizoku Akogingu | Konami | More Goemon ARPG action, XP serves to level weapons |
| JP PSX | Front Mission 2 | Square | More mechs, more drama! |
| JP PSX | Community Pom | Fill in Cafe | The cutest Zelda clone ever, with XP and little fuzzy buddies to raise to help you |
| JP PSX | Brigandine: Grand Edition | Hearty Robin | An enhanced, expanded version of Brigandine: The Legend of Forsena |
| JP PSX | Brave Prove | Data West | Generic ARPG, but anything translated is a plus |
| JP PSX | Bomberman Wars | Metro Corporation | SRPG with Bomberman flair, different types of units have different bomb-placing abilities (which can be increased) |
| JP PSX | Baroque | Sting | A port of the original Saturn version, with tank controls and a first-person perspective to explore macabre dungeons in roguelike fashion |
| JP PSX | Asuncia: Matsue no Jubaku | E.O. Imagination | Randomly generated maps with a score-based objective, sort of an SRPG? |
| JP Saturn | Sakura Taisen | Overworks | First in the long-running SPRG series, where managing your troupe of girls gives them better stats! |
| JP Saturn | Vandal Hearts | KCET | A spiffed up version of the PSX game, with new maps/spells/music/items |
| JP Saturn | Valhollian | Datt Japan | SRPG with 3D scenes to show attacking, combination attacks are possible and can lead to bonding conversations |
| JP Saturn | Dragon Force II: Kamisarishi Daichi Ni | Sega | Pretty similar to the first |
| JP Saturn | Ogre Battle: The March of the Black Queen | Riverhillsoft/Quest | See PSX, but with five additional scenarios unique to this version |
| JP Saturn | Linkle Liver Story | NexTech | Cute ARPG, combine elemental seeds to strengthen your weapon |
| JP Saturn | Grandia | Game Arts | See PSX |
| JP SFC | Shiki Eiyuuden | Outrigger Koubou/Be-On Works | A brutally hard turn-based historical JRPG set in the Warring States period of China; puzzles and quizzes found throughout |
| JP SFC | Seiken Densetsu 3 | Square | The character you choose at the start determines your storyline, otherwise plays like SoM |
| JP SFC | Ryuuki Heidan: Danzarb | Pandora Box | Epic sci-fi story marred by lackluster graphical presentation |
| JP SFC | Rudra no Hihou | Square | Create your own spells! Ultra-pretty sprites! |
| JP SFC | Romancing Saga 3 | Square | No complete English translation on this console, sandboxy, gorgeous spritework, but difficult |
| JP SFC | Romancing Saga 2 | Square | No complete English translation on this console, sandobxy multi-generation spanning story |
| JP SFC | Romancing Saga | Square | A very sandboxy JRPG; multiple playable characters, non-linear in fashion |
| JP SFC | Ranma 1/2: Akanekodan Teki Hihou | Atelier Double | Based on the anime/manga, otherwise pretty standard |
| JP SFC | Princess Minerva | Atelier Double/Riverhillsoft | GIRL POWER ANIME-BASED ROAD TRIP! |
| JP SFC | Power of the Hired | Masaya | SRPG where the party can summon monsters to help in battle; monster selection determines the party's available spells |
| JP SFC | Nekketsu Tairiku Burning Heroes | J-Force | 8 scenarios to beat for the true ending, characters other than the protagonist are AI in battle |
| JP SFC | Neugier: Umi to Kaze no Koudou | Wolf Team | An almost-localized ARPG with attacks that can level up, a rather short game overall |
| JP SFC | Mystic Ark | Produce | A cousin to The 7th Saga, super grindy |
| JP SFC | Monstania | Amccus/Bits Laboratory | SRPG featuring puzzles, a party size of two, and a progress-based leveling system |
| JP SFC | Metal Max Returns | Crea-Tech | Remake of Metal Max, naturally much prettier but more difficult |
| JP SFC | Majin Tensei II: Spiral Nemesis | Atlus | More or less the same as the first, but with an isometric battle view as opposed to top-down |
| JP SFC | Majin Tensei | Atlus | SRPG SMT spinoff with (naturally) demon recruitment and fusion |
| JP SFC | Mahou Kishi Rayearth | Pandora Box | Plays vastly differently than the Saturn version! Beginner-level JRPG, follows the OG story closely |
| JP SFC | Magna Braban: Henreki no Yuusha | Lenar | Gambits and auto-combat long before FFXII was even a thing |
| JP SFC | Madou Monogatari: Hanamaru Daiyouchi Enji | Compile | Extremely unconventional attack and leveling system, but cookies are currency and it's cute! |
| JP SFC | Lodoss Tou Senki | Thinking Rabbit | Plot-wise is more of a side story to the main novels, tactical combat engine |
| JP SFC | Live A Live | Square | 7 different scenarios in different time periods, shared action bar amongst party in combat |
| JP SFC | Shin Megami Tensei | Atlus | 1st-person dungeon crawl with demon recruitment/fusion, only localized on mobile |
| JP SFC | Shin Megami Tensei if… | Atlus | Like regular SMT, but in a centralized high school setting. This is Persona's daddy! |
| JP SFC | Last Bible III | Multimedia Intelligence Transfer | Sequel to the Game Boy games, featuring monster recruitment and customization |
| JP SFC | Tales of Phantasia | Wolf Team | Mind-bogglingly pretty, a technological marvel for the time |
| JP SFC | Yume Meikyuu: Kigurumi Daibouken | Axes Art Amuse | First-person dungeon crawl; kill the enemies and take their costumes! |
| JP SFC | Ys V: Ushinawareta Suna no Miyako Kefin | Falcom | Only game in the series to have never been localized (hopefully this will change?) |
| JP SFC | Ys IV: Mask of the Sun | Tonkin House | Non-canonical to the Ys series after the release of Memories of Celceta |
| JP SFC | Xak: The Art of Visual Stage | Micro Cabin/Tokai Engineering | Ys' cousin, but the story only covers the first half of the first game on MSX |
| JP SFC | Wonder Project J: Kikai no Shounen Pino | Almanic | Raise your robo-boy to follow commands, improve his stats, and rescue his creator (Think Pac-Man 2) |
| JP SFC | Treasure Hunter G | Sting | Another forgotten Square-published game, action point-based SRPG |
| JP SFC | Torneko no Daibouken: Fushigi no Dungeon | Chunsoft | First game in the Mystery Dungeon series, with a Dragon Quest coat of paint |
| JP SFC | Tenshi no Uta: Shiroki Tsubasa no Inori | Telenet Japan | Not only can you negotiate with monsters, you get special experience points for doing so! |
| JP SFC | Tengai Makyou Zero | Red Company Corporation | Utilized special technology to allow for a real-time clock, more dialogue |
| JP SFC | Tenchi Muyo!: Game Hen | TamTam | Isometric turn and grid-based combat, based off the anime! |
| JP SFC | Tactics Ogre | Quest | Epic storyline, lots of important choices to make - even at the very beginning of the game! |
| JP SFC | Shin Megami Tensei II | Atlus | Similar to but easier than the first game |
| JP SFC | Super Robot Taisen Gaiden: Masou Kishin - The Lord of Elemental | Winkysoft | SRPG, focuses on one of the original characters in the series, directional damage |
| JP SFC | Super Robot Taisen EX | Winkysoft | SRPG, branching storyline, uses the SRW3 engine |
| JP SFC | Super Famicom Wars | Intelligent Systems | Technically a digital-only title (released via Satellaview), units can gather XP in combat that does not carry between maps |
| JP SFC | Super Chinese World 3 - Chou Jigen Daisakusen | Culture Brain | Two different battle modes to choose from: ARPG or turn-based, each with their own storylines |
| JP SFC | Super Chinese World 2 | Culture Brain | Super Ninja Boy sequel, has ARPG battles instead of its predecessor's turn-based combat |
| JP SFC | Star Ocean | Tri-Ace | Look at that spritework! |
| JP SFC | Slayers | BEC | Based on the anime of the same name, plays typically for the era |
| JP SFC | Silva Saga II: The Legend of Light and Darkness | Seta | Hire mercenaries to help in combat! |
| JP SFC | Shodai Nekketsu Kouha Kunio-kun | Technos Japan | More or less River City Ransom 2, but you gain actual XP instead of using cash to buy stat upgrades (for better or worse) |
| JP SFC | Shin Seikoku: La Wares | J-Force | Based off a Japanese TTRPG, featuring mech combat |
| JP SFC | Lennus II: Fuuin no Shito | Fill-In Cafe/Copya Systems | Superior sequel to Paladin's Quest, more risque themes, loads of recruitable characters |
| JP SFC | Dragon Quest VI: Maboroshi no Daichi | Heartbeat | Third game in the Zenithian trilogy, return of the class system |
| JP SFC | Laplace no Ma | Humming Bird Soft | Lovecraftian spooky JRPG |
| JP SFC | Crystal Beans: From Dungeon Explorer | Birthday/Hudson Soft | Straightforward ARPG gameplay, hidden playable characters, leveling stats through gems |
| JP SFC | Dragon Quest I + II | Chunsoft | Combined, debatably definitive version of DQ I and II |
| JP SFC | Dragon Ball Z: Super Saiya Densetsu | D&D Corp/Tose | Combo of two of the FC DBZ games, still with card-based battles |
| JP SFC | Dokapon Gaiden - Honoo no Audition | Earthly Soft | Leans more heavily into comedy than previous games in the series, with greater board variety |
| JP SFC | Kyuuyaku Megami Tensei | Atlus/Opera House | Enhanced remake of Megami Tensei 1 and 2 |
| JP SFC | Dark Law: Meaning of Death | Sakata SAS | Super duper hard! Also featuring rudimentary 3D! |
| JP SFC | Dark Half | West One | Item-based leveling system; also, spoiler alert (not really): You play the antagonist! |
| JP SFC | Daikaijuu Monogatari | Birthday/Hudson Soft | Hidden characters and adorable sprites! |
| JP SFC | Dai-3-Ji Super Robot Taisen | Winkysoft | First in the series to have a branching storyline |
| JP SFC | Cyber Knight II: Chikyuu Teikoku no Yabou | Atelier Double/Group SNE | Similar gameplay but massive graphical leap over the first |
| JP SFC | Cyber Knight | Advance Communication Company | SRPG/turn-based hybrid combat, also: SPAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAACE exploration |
| JP SFC | Chou-Mahou Tairiku Wozz | Red Company Corporation | 8 playable characters, branching storylines, invention systems- this game truly tries to do it all! |
| JP SFC | Dragon Quest V: Tenkuu no Hanayome | Chunsoft | Monster capture and marriage/children ahoy! |
| JP SFC | Chaos Seed: Fuusui Kairouki | Neverland | Lots of resource management! Multiple endings! |
| JP SFC | Bushi Seiryuuden: Futari no Yuusha | Game Freak | Zelda-like exploration; combat is 2D platformer-like, but still turn-based (enemies only act when you do); pretty spritework |
| JP SFC | Brandish 2: The Planet Buster | Falcom | Similar top-down dungeon crawling as the first |
| JP SFC | Bishoujo Senshi Sailor Moon: Another Story | Angel | Adorable digitized voices, Senshi combo attacks, what's not to love? |
| JP SFC | Bahamut Lagoon | Square | Square's oft-forgotten SRPG child, divine spritework |
| JP SFC | Aretha II - Ariel no Fushigi na Tabi | Japan Art Media | Pretty similar to the first |
| JP SFC | Aretha | Japan Art Media | A sequel to the Game Boy trilogy of the same name, neat multidirectional turn-based combat |
| JP SFC | Arabian Nights: Sabaku no Seirei-o | Pandora Box | Apparently rushed toward the end of development |
| JP SFC | Ancient Magic: Bazoo! Mahou Sekai | Hot-B | Generic turn-based affair with male/female protagonists with an emphasis on magic |
| JP SFC | Alcahest | HAL Laboratory | ARPG featuring item-based stat growth and a password system rather than traditional saves |
| JP SFC | Dragon Quest III | Heartbeat | Arguably the definitive version of the game |
| JP SFC | Der Langrisser | NCS | Remake of Langrisser II, with branching storylines |
| JP SFC | Dual Orb II | I'Max | Ultra-high encounter rate, a difficult game without grind dedication |
| JP SFC | Heracles no Eikou III: Kamigami no Chinmoku | Data East | Standard turn-based combat like the rest of the series, but also has a day/night cycle for NPCs to follow |
| JP SFC | Kuusou Kagaku Sekai Gulliver Boy | Amble | Very short ARPG with ungodly levels of hair spikiness on the protagonist |
| JP SFC | Kouryuu Densetsu Villgust: Kieta Shoujo | Winkysoft | Based on an anime of the same name, ridiculous stat levels before Disgaea made it cool |
| JP SFC | Kidou Senshi Gundam: Cross Dimension 0079 | Bandai | SRPG based on OG Mobile Suit Gundam, utilizes button combos to use attacks |
| JP SFC | Jutei Senki | TamTam | SRPG with circle-limited movement and neat cutaway battle animations, high difficulty |
| JP SFC | Jojo no Kimyou na Bouken | Winkysoft | RPG adaptation of Part 3, quite abridged; a very short game overall, point-and-click elements |
| JP SFC | Emerald Dragon | Alfa System | Breath of Fire's cousin with a unique battle system |
| JP SFC | Holy Umbrella: Dondera no Mubou!! | Earthly Soft | More of a sidescrolling platformer, but does have some stat increases via items, very cheeky tone |
| JP SFC | Hiouden: Mamonotachi to no Chikai | Wolf Team | Point-and-click style SRPG, made by Team Wolf of Tales of Phantasia fame |
| JP SFC | Hero Senki: Project Olympus | Winkysoft | A bit of Gundam, a bit of Kamen Rider, a bit of Ultraman, a bit of traditional JRPG! |
| JP SFC | Heracles no Eikou IV: Kamigami Kara no Okurimono | Data East | A multitude of different avatars to play as, each with its own attributes and perspectives on storyline events |
| JP SFC | Hourai Gakuen no Bouken!: Tenkousei Scramble | Dynamite | High school: the JRPG! Join clubs to gain abilities! |
| JP SFC | Galaxy Robo | Copya Systems | SRPG with mechs |
| JP SFC | G.O.D.: Mezameyo to Yobu Koe ga Kikoe | Infinity | If Earthbound had a child with Phantasy Star IV's battle system, this would be it |
| JP SFC | Fushigi no Dungeon 2: Fuurai no Shiren | Chunsoft | Follow-up to Torneko no Daibouken, a roguelike before they were cool |
| JP SFC | Front Mission: Gun Hazard | Omiya Soft | Side-scrolling ARPG with incredible graphics, separate universe from mainline series |
| JP SFC | Front Mission | G-Craft | Mech-focused SRPG with a ton of units and customizability |
| JP SFC | Fire Emblem: Thracia 776 | Intelligent Systems | Takes place during the middle of FE4, initially distributed as a Nintendo Power ROM cartridge |
| JP SFC | Fire Emblem: Seisen no Keifu | Intelligent Systems | Introduced the marriage/children mechanic that would be seen in later FE entries |
| JP SFC | Fire Emblem: Monshou no Nazo | Intelligent Systems | Divided into 2 "books": Book 1 is an abridged remake of FE1, Book 2 is a direct sequel to FE1 |
| JP SFC | Final Fantasy V | Square | So many jobs- |
| JP SFC | FEDA: The Emblem of Justice | Max Entertainment | SRPG developed by some of the Shining Force team, features a morality-based system |
| JP SFC | Energy Breaker | Neverland | SRPG with town exploration and an action point-based economy for combat |
| JP Vita | The Legend of Heroes: Sora no Kiseki the 3rd - Evolution | Falcom | Final game in the Liberl arc albeit with a different protagonist; plays like the previous games; Evolution version adds new artwork/scenarios |
| JP Wii | Earth Seeker | 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!) |
| JP Wii | Pokemon Fushigi no Dungeon - Ikuzo! Arashi no Boukendan | Chunsoft | Stack water Pokemon in a WiiWare-exclusive Mystery Dungeon adventure! |
| JP Wii | Pokemon Fushigi no Dungeon - Mezase! Hikari no Boukendan | Chunsoft | See above, but electric Pokemon |
| JP Wii | Pokemon Fushigi no Dungeon - Susume! Honou no Boukendan | Chunsoft | See above, but fire Pokemon |
| JP Wii | Takt of Magic | Taito | Successor to LostMagic (DS); a ARPGRTS focused on using motion controls to cast spells |
| JP Wii | Zangeki no Reginleiv | 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 |
| JP Wonderswan | Chocobo no Fushigi na Dungeon | Square | See JP PSX, but without color |
| JP Wonderswan | Dicing Knight. | Platine Dispositif | A roguelike with hectic gameplay, dice literally fly out of enemies when you attack them to determine damage done |
| JP Wonderswan | Digimon Adventure 02: D1 Tamers | SIMS/Bandai | Direct sequel to Tag Tamers, mostly the same, but utilizes the Wonderswan Color's palette |
| JP Wonderswan | Digimon Adventure 02: Tag Tamers | SIMS/Bandai | Turn-based digital monster collecting, fighting, and fusing gameplay, elaborates on a very important plot point in the anime |
| JP Wonderswan | Makai Toushi SaGa | Square | A remake of the first SaGa game (Final Fantasy Legend), upped the graphics and added features like a bestiary and the ability to re-target enemies to not waste attacks once defeated |
