The 10 Best JRPGs of 2025 Worth Playing - Crunchyroll

The 10 Best JRPGs of 2025 Worth Playing  Crunchyroll

Last Year's Most Underrated JRPG Joins PS Plus In December - Kotaku

Last Year's Most Underrated JRPG Joins PS Plus In December  Kotaku

Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 Is GameSpot's Game Of The Year 2025 - GameSpot

Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 Is GameSpot's Game Of The Year 2025  GameSpot

10 Most Common Biomes Found in JRPGs - DualShockers

10 Most Common Biomes Found in JRPGs  DualShockers

Final Fantasy creator Hironobu Sakaguchi shouts out Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 after its directo...

Final Fantasy creator Hironobu Sakaguchi shouts out Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 after its director said the JRPG icon "inspired me to become a game dev"  GamesRadar+

Clair Obscur: Expedition 33's New DLC Update Is Filled With References To Other JRPGs - TheGamer

Clair Obscur: Expedition 33's New DLC Update Is Filled With References To Other JRPGs  TheGamer

Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 controversially wins Best Independent Game at The Game Awards, Sandfa...

Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 controversially wins Best Independent Game at The Game Awards, Sandfall devs dedicate it to indies "who put creativity first" and "push forward with limited resources"  GamesRadar+

Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 gets free update to ring in record-breaking The Game Awards GOTY win:...

Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 gets free update to ring in record-breaking The Game Awards GOTY win: "New weapons, new quest, new boss"  GamesRadar+

New Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 update is seemingly full of references to JRPG influences like Pe...

New Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 update is seemingly full of references to JRPG influences like Persona, Xenoblade, and Final Fantasy  GamesRadar+

Persona and Metaphor: ReFantazio creator says he wants to create "JRPG 3.0," fundamentally changi...

Persona and Metaphor: ReFantazio creator says he wants to create "JRPG 3.0," fundamentally changing the genre's "structure and presentation"  GamesRadar+

JRPG to Look Out For in 2026 – Sequels, Reimaginings, and Bold New Worlds - GamerBraves

JRPG to Look Out For in 2026 – Sequels, Reimaginings, and Bold New Worlds  GamerBraves

This year's JRPG remakes keep proving that old games don't just get by on nostalgia: They're stil...

This year's JRPG remakes keep proving that old games don't just get by on nostalgia: They're still just really good games  PC Gamer

This Classic PS2 JRPG Is 10/10, No Notes - Comic Book Resources

This Classic PS2 JRPG Is 10/10, No Notes  Comic Book Resources

Persona and Metaphor: ReFantazio Director Thinks The Next Generation of JRPGs, 'JRPG 3.0,' Will '...

Persona and Metaphor: ReFantazio Director Thinks The Next Generation of JRPGs, 'JRPG 3.0,' Will 'Change the Genre's Structure and Presentation At a Fundamental Level'  IGN

Story of Creating Godot-Powered Turn-Based JRPG Soul Dier – Part 1 - 80 Level

Story of Creating Godot-Powered Turn-Based JRPG Soul Dier – Part 1  80 Level

Best Linear JRPGs for Players Tired of Open World Bloat - DualShockers

Best Linear JRPGs for Players Tired of Open World Bloat  DualShockers

Octopath Traveler 0 fulfils a wish I've had since the first JRPG in the series, but it also loses...

Octopath Traveler 0 fulfils a wish I've had since the first JRPG in the series, but it also loses something that made its predecessors special  GamesRadar+

Debate: What's the greatest JRPG soundtrack of all time? - PC Gamer

Debate: What's the greatest JRPG soundtrack of all time?  PC Gamer

This 2.5D Love Letter To Chrono Trigger And Other JRPG Classics Couldn’t Look Any More Perfect - ...

This 2.5D Love Letter To Chrono Trigger And Other JRPG Classics Couldn’t Look Any More Perfect  Kotaku

9 Most Unique JRPG Combat Systems Ever - DualShockers

9 Most Unique JRPG Combat Systems Ever  DualShockers

Trails in the Sky 1st Chapter is one of the best JRPG remakes I've ever played—it's also now the ...

Trails in the Sky 1st Chapter is one of the best JRPG remakes I've ever played—it's also now the best way to get started with the beloved series  PC Gamer

8 Underrated JRPG Series That Deserve More Love - DualShockers

8 Underrated JRPG Series That Deserve More Love  DualShockers

Best JRPG From Every Console Generation - DualShockers

Best JRPG From Every Console Generation  DualShockers

Octopath Traveler 0 Review: A Charming But Aging JRPG Experience - DualShockers

Octopath Traveler 0 Review: A Charming But Aging JRPG Experience  DualShockers

10 JRPGs Featuring An Incredible Class System - DualShockers

10 JRPGs Featuring An Incredible Class System  DualShockers

10 JRPGs That Take Forever To Complete - DualShockers

10 JRPGs That Take Forever To Complete  DualShockers

5 Upcoming JRPGs That Could Rival Final Fantasy - ComicBook.com

5 Upcoming JRPGs That Could Rival Final Fantasy  ComicBook.com

The Creator Of 'Persona 3' Wants To Revolutionize JRPGs Again - Inverse

The Creator Of 'Persona 3' Wants To Revolutionize JRPGs Again  Inverse

The Best JRPGs On Every Nintendo Console, Ranked - DualShockers

The Best JRPGs On Every Nintendo Console, Ranked  DualShockers

I'm loving this retro-styled JRPG's massive 8-character battles – Octopath Traveler 0 is my new f...

I'm loving this retro-styled JRPG's massive 8-character battles – Octopath Traveler 0 is my new favorite in the series  GamesRadar+

This year's Digimon Story Time Stranger may have looked like a traditional JRPG, but its commitme...

This year's Digimon Story Time Stranger may have looked like a traditional JRPG, but its commitment to raising weird little guys gave it an anarchic, constantly surprising energy that Pokémon couldn't match  PC Gamer

Retro JRPG Review - Legend of Legaia (Part 1): Man... PS1 JRPGs Were A Vibe - Giant Bomb

Retro JRPG Review - Legend of Legaia (Part 1): Man... PS1 JRPGs Were A Vibe  Giant Bomb

The Most Influential JRPGs Every Fan Should Play - DualShockers

The Most Influential JRPGs Every Fan Should Play  DualShockers

Dismembering Bosses In Turn-Based JRPG-Inspired The Severed Gods – Overview - Turn Based Lovers

Dismembering Bosses In Turn-Based JRPG-Inspired The Severed Gods – Overview  Turn Based Lovers

Octopath Traveler 0 Review – A Sublime Masterpiece of JRPG Storytelling - Noisy Pixel

Octopath Traveler 0 Review – A Sublime Masterpiece of JRPG Storytelling  Noisy Pixel

Square Enix director Naoki Hamaguchi considered giving Cloud Strife a more realistic sword for Fi...

Square Enix director Naoki Hamaguchi considered giving Cloud Strife a more realistic sword for Final Fantasy 7 Remake, but decided JRPG fans "wouldn’t accept it": "We stayed faithful to the OG"  GamesRadar+

10 Best JRPGs Nobody Talks About - Screen Rant

10 Best JRPGs Nobody Talks About  Screen Rant

Where should you start with the Atelier JRPG series? This cozy, witchy, crafting series is one I'...

Where should you start with the Atelier JRPG series? This cozy, witchy, crafting series is one I'm always eager to share with more people  GamesRadar+

Chained Echoes: Ashes of Elrant Review – Proof That JRPGs Are Still at Their Best - COGconnected

Chained Echoes: Ashes of Elrant Review – Proof That JRPGs Are Still at Their Best  COGconnected

Nintendo Switch Users Are Finally Getting This JRPG After Years of Waiting - ComicBook.com

Nintendo Switch Users Are Finally Getting This JRPG After Years of Waiting  ComicBook.com

9 JRPG Plot Twists That We All Saw Coming - DualShockers

9 JRPG Plot Twists That We All Saw Coming  DualShockers

Japanese gamers vote Final Fantasy 10 the most tear jerking JRPG of all time, but it seems the em...

Japanese gamers vote Final Fantasy 10 the most tear jerking JRPG of all time, but it seems the emotional appeal of Western indies like Undertale and Omori is universal  GamesRadar+

I don't think I'm good enough at Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 to contend with the new update, so I...

I don't think I'm good enough at Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 to contend with the new update, so I'm heading back into the JRPG to face my biggest fear  GamesRadar+

10 Highly Reviewed JRPGs That Are Overrated - DualShockers

10 Highly Reviewed JRPGs That Are Overrated  DualShockers

15 Upcoming Indie Turn-Based JRPGs You Need to Know - Turn Based Lovers

15 Upcoming Indie Turn-Based JRPGs You Need to Know  Turn Based Lovers

10 Years Later, I Can't Stand The JRPG That Hooked Me On The Genre - Screen Rant

10 Years Later, I Can't Stand The JRPG That Hooked Me On The Genre  Screen Rant

Metaphor: ReFantazio and Persona 5 director wants to usher in the age of 'JRPG 3.0', which will c...

Metaphor: ReFantazio and Persona 5 director wants to usher in the age of 'JRPG 3.0', which will change 'the genre's structure and presentation at a fundamental level'  PC Gamer

9 All-Killer, No-Filler JRPGs - DualShockers

9 All-Killer, No-Filler JRPGs  DualShockers

[Interview] Atlus’ Two Masters Discuss the Meaning of “JRPG 3.0” - Inven Global

[Interview] Atlus’ Two Masters Discuss the Meaning of “JRPG 3.0”  Inven Global

10 Highly Reviewed JRPGs That Would Flop Today - DualShockers

10 Highly Reviewed JRPGs That Would Flop Today  DualShockers

10 JRPGs That Will Make You Cry - DualShockers

10 JRPGs That Will Make You Cry  DualShockers

Steam launch: New party-based RPG from Square Enix launches to strong early reception - Notebookc...

Steam launch: New party-based RPG from Square Enix launches to strong early reception  Notebookcheck

8 Best JRPG Silent Protagonists - DualShockers

8 Best JRPG Silent Protagonists  DualShockers

Persona & Metaphor: ReFantazio director believes a 'JRPG 3.0' overhaul is coming - Shacknews

Persona & Metaphor: ReFantazio director believes a 'JRPG 3.0' overhaul is coming  Shacknews

Welp, another JRPG is coming to devour my whole entire life as Trails in the Sky remake dev says ...

Welp, another JRPG is coming to devour my whole entire life as Trails in the Sky remake dev says you'll need about 80 hours to beat the game – twice as much as the original game  GamesRadar+

10 JRPGs That Suck To Platinum - DualShockers

10 JRPGs That Suck To Platinum  DualShockers

8 JRPGs Successfully Funded in Kickstarter Campaigns - DualShockers

8 JRPGs Successfully Funded in Kickstarter Campaigns  DualShockers

10 JRPGs That Don't Respect Your Time - DualShockers

10 JRPGs That Don't Respect Your Time  DualShockers

"'Here is existential pain, live with it'": Expedition 33 actor Ben Starr says the JRPG's powerfu...

"'Here is existential pain, live with it'": Expedition 33 actor Ben Starr says the JRPG's powerful story "represents so much of the reason why I continue to play games"  GamesRadar+

8 Flawed JRPGs That Became Great Remakes - DualShockers

8 Flawed JRPGs That Became Great Remakes  DualShockers

Varlet Final Preview – A Confident PS3-Era JRPG With Modern Ideas - Noisy Pixel

Varlet Final Preview – A Confident PS3-Era JRPG With Modern Ideas  Noisy Pixel

PlayStation Plus Has A Brilliant JRPG Nobody Talks About - Screen Rant

PlayStation Plus Has A Brilliant JRPG Nobody Talks About  Screen Rant

Is this the best remake of 2025? Trails in the Sky 1st Chapter in one of the greatest games I've ...

Is this the best remake of 2025? Trails in the Sky 1st Chapter in one of the greatest games I've played all year  TechRadar

Lost Hellden: Everything We Know So Far About Artisan Studios’ Hand-Painted JRPG - Turn Based Lovers

Lost Hellden: Everything We Know So Far About Artisan Studios’ Hand-Painted JRPG  Turn Based Lovers

The Kingdom Hearts-inspired follow-up to criminally underrated indie JRPG CrossCode just shot to ...

The Kingdom Hearts-inspired follow-up to criminally underrated indie JRPG CrossCode just shot to the top of my list of most anticipated action-RPGs with a jaw-dropping new trailer and demo reveal  GamesRadar+

After years of despising JRPGs, Clair Obscur has finally brought me around by ditching the standa...

After years of despising JRPGs, Clair Obscur has finally brought me around by ditching the standard cast of tedious teenagers  GamesRadar+

8 JRPGs That Have Aged Like Milk - DualShockers

8 JRPGs That Have Aged Like Milk  DualShockers

10 Best JRPGs To Play If You Hate Grinding (#2 Won't Even Let You) - Screen Rant

10 Best JRPGs To Play If You Hate Grinding (#2 Won't Even Let You)  Screen Rant

As a Dragon Quest noob, Dragon Quest 1 & 2 HD-2D Remake honestly feels like the perfect introduct...

As a Dragon Quest noob, Dragon Quest 1 & 2 HD-2D Remake honestly feels like the perfect introduction  GamesRadar+

10 Easiest JRPGs To Pick Up & Play - DualShockers

10 Easiest JRPGs To Pick Up & Play  DualShockers

Atelier Resleriana Review – A Stunning JRPG of Crafting and Heart - Invision Game Community

Atelier Resleriana Review – A Stunning JRPG of Crafting and Heart  Invision Game Community

All the big fall JRPGs, ranked by how likely you are to finish them - Polygon

All the big fall JRPGs, ranked by how likely you are to finish them  Polygon

10 JRPGs That Get Better As You Go - DualShockers

10 JRPGs That Get Better As You Go  DualShockers

10 JRPGs That Don't Feel At All Like Anime - DualShockers

10 JRPGs That Don't Feel At All Like Anime  DualShockers

Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 – the JRPG gateway drug - gaymingmag.com

Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 – the JRPG gateway drug  gaymingmag.com

This NES horror JRPG spent 32 years as lost media, but once it was preserved it only took 33 days...

This NES horror JRPG spent 32 years as lost media, but once it was preserved it only took 33 days to get a complete fan translation  GamesRadar+

"I felt like playing 30 hours of story mode was actually the tutorial": Too many RPGs and JRPGs e...

"I felt like playing 30 hours of story mode was actually the tutorial": Too many RPGs and JRPGs end after their combat really gets good, Vampire Survivors creator says, which is where the roguelike formula is so great  GamesRadar+

Save State Zeroes in on the Classic JRPG Wild Arms Alter Code: F - Gameindustry.com

Save State Zeroes in on the Classic JRPG Wild Arms Alter Code: F  Gameindustry.com

As Octopath Traveler 0 launches to great reviews, the JRPG's producer says "we may have truly del...

As Octopath Traveler 0 launches to great reviews, the JRPG's producer says "we may have truly delivered what we set out to create" and "it feels as though I've finally returned to my hometown"  GamesRadar+

Digimon Story: Time Stranger Is Now My Most Anticipated JRPG Of The Fall - Kotaku

Digimon Story: Time Stranger Is Now My Most Anticipated JRPG Of The Fall  Kotaku

8 JRPG Remakes That Improved Everything From The Original Games - DualShockers

8 JRPG Remakes That Improved Everything From The Original Games  DualShockers

10 Worst JRPGs of the Last Decade (According to OpenCritic) - DualShockers

10 Worst JRPGs of the Last Decade (According to OpenCritic)  DualShockers

After conquering Clair Obscur and Persona 3 Reload, I'm continuing my JRPG discovery journey with...

After conquering Clair Obscur and Persona 3 Reload, I'm continuing my JRPG discovery journey with Final Fantasy 16 on Xbox – and I'm very impressed  GamesRadar+

Trails in the Sky 1st Chapter is one of the best JRPG remakes I've ever played—it's also now the ...

Trails in the Sky 1st Chapter is one of the best JRPG remakes I've ever played—it's also now the best way to get started with the beloved series  Yahoo! Tech

Unreleased 1993 Splatterhouse JRPG 'Splatter World' finally playable after 32 years with English ...

Unreleased 1993 Splatterhouse JRPG 'Splatter World' finally playable after 32 years with English translation patch  Notebookcheck

Persona and Metaphor: ReFantazio creator wants to create "JRPG 3.0", so what does that mean for P...

Persona and Metaphor: ReFantazio creator wants to create "JRPG 3.0", so what does that mean for Persona 6?  Eurogamer

Is 'Clair Obscur: Expedition 33' Proof That Some Western Players Avoid JRPGs Because of "Anime" A...

Is 'Clair Obscur: Expedition 33' Proof That Some Western Players Avoid JRPGs Because of "Anime" Aesthetics?  VICE

Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 lead says "cult classic" Xbox 360 JRPG from Final Fantasy creator is ...

Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 lead says "cult classic" Xbox 360 JRPG from Final Fantasy creator is "one of the best games of its kind" and "the last game that made me cry"  GamesRadar+

Metaphor: ReFantazio's distinct musical blend of traditional JRPG vibes and contemporary flow con...

Metaphor: ReFantazio's distinct musical blend of traditional JRPG vibes and contemporary flow continues to live in my head rent-free nearly a year later  PC Gamer

Opinion: I've Never Liked JRPGs, But Xbox's New FF16 Demo Has Me Hooked - Pure Xbox

Opinion: I've Never Liked JRPGs, But Xbox's New FF16 Demo Has Me Hooked  Pure Xbox

Freshly Released Retro-Inspired JRPG Quartet Promises 20–30 Hours of Adventure - Turn Based Lovers

Freshly Released Retro-Inspired JRPG Quartet Promises 20–30 Hours of Adventure  Turn Based Lovers

12 JRPGs That Punish You For Grinding - DualShockers

12 JRPGs That Punish You For Grinding  DualShockers

5 Atlus JRPG’s that Need to Come to the Nintendo Switch 2 - Lords of Gaming

5 Atlus JRPG’s that Need to Come to the Nintendo Switch 2  Lords of Gaming

[LFM] Looking for team members – Narrative Tactical JRPG – “AZURA: The Forge of the Four” - GameD...

[LFM] Looking for team members – Narrative Tactical JRPG – “AZURA: The Forge of the Four”  GameDev.net

‘We’re huge JRPG fans’: Purity Ring on how nostalgia for a gaming era inspired their new single -...

‘We’re huge JRPG fans’: Purity Ring on how nostalgia for a gaming era inspired their new single  The Guardian

I've played Monster Hunter's huge new JRPG, and it finally feels like the step up in ambition the...

I've played Monster Hunter's huge new JRPG, and it finally feels like the step up in ambition the series needed  GamesRadar+

“Lunar Remastered Collection” Brings a Beloved ’90s JRPG to Modern Platforms - Twin Cities Geek

“Lunar Remastered Collection” Brings a Beloved ’90s JRPG to Modern Platforms  Twin Cities Geek

How Expedition 33 Succeeds in the Mainstream Where Other JRPGs Haven’t - Lords of Gaming

How Expedition 33 Succeeds in the Mainstream Where Other JRPGs Haven’t  Lords of Gaming

Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 update removes immortality, finally adds the "Battle Retry" option I ...

Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 update removes immortality, finally adds the "Battle Retry" option I want in literally every JRPG from now on  GamesRadar+

Looking for a game writer for a side project, JRPG indie game with an original background, by an ...

Looking for a game writer for a side project, JRPG indie game with an original background, by an experienced game programmer  GameDev.net