male protagonist

Arc the Lad II

1996

Tactical

PlayStation PS Vita PS3 PSP

Aurora Quest: Otaku no Seiza in Another World

1993

Blood Gear

1994

PlatformShooter

TG-16/PCE CD Wii

Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night

2019

ActionPlatform

Google Stadia iOS PC PS4 Switch Wii U Xbox One

Boktai 2: Solar Boy Django

2004

Action

Boktai: The Sun Is in Your Hand

2003

Action

Castlevania: Aria of Sorrow

2003

ActionPlatform

Castlevania: Circle of the Moon

2001

ActionPlatform

Castlevania: Curse of Darkness

2005

ActionHack & Slash/Beat 'em UpPlatform

Castlevania: Dawn of Sorrow

2005

ActionPlatform

Castlevania: Order of Ecclesia

2008

ActionPlatform

Castlevania: Symphony of the Night

1997

ActionPlatform

PlayStation PS Vita PS3 PSP Xbox 360

Castlevania: The Dracula X Chronicles

2007

ActionPlatform

Chaos Rings

2010

PuzzleTurn-based

Android iOS PS Vita Windows Phone

Code Name S.T.E.A.M.

2015

Turn-based

Dark Cloud

2000

ActionSimulation

Dark Cloud 2

2002

Action

Dead Rising

2006

ActionHack & Slash/Beat 'em Up

PC PS4 Xbox 360 Xbox One

Dead Rising 4

2016

ActionHack & Slash/Beat 'em UpShooter

Digimon World

1999

Monster TamingTurn-based

Disgaea D2: A Brighter Darkness

2013

StrategyTactical

Dissidia Final Fantasy

2008

FightingHack & Slash/Beat 'em Up

Dragon Crystal

1990

Dungeon Crawler

Game Gear Master System Nintendo 3DS

Dragon Quest Monsters: Joker

2006

Monster TamingTurn-based