PlayStation exclusive
tri-Ace · PlayStation, PS3, PS4 +1
The first "Star Ocean" released outside of Japan. It was later re-released on the PSP under the name "Star Ocean: Second Evolution".
85 rating2 listsOften paired


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328 games like Rogue Galaxy · 1987 – 2015
PlayStation exclusive
tri-Ace · PlayStation, PS3, PS4 +1
The first "Star Ocean" released outside of Japan. It was later re-released on the PSP under the name "Star Ocean: Second Evolution".
85 rating2 listsOften paired


Namco Tales Studio · PlayStation, Nintendo Switch 2, PlayStation Portable
Tales of Eternia is an action japanese role playing game, with real time battle scenes (combos and spells can be assigned to the face buttons). The game is set in the fantasy world of Inferia, follows the story of a young hunter named Reid
80 rating5 lists30 h main storyOften paired
Timed Xbox exclusive
tri-Ace · Xbox 360, PS3, PS4
Star Ocean: The Last Hope, known as Star Ocean 4: The Last Hope is an action role-playing video game developed by tri-Ace and Square Enix who also published the game, initially only for the Xbox 360, and the fourth installment in the Star O
72 rating5 listsOften paired
Xbox exclusive
Mistwalker · Xbox 360
"Hironobu Sakaguchi, the Father of the Final Fantasy series, and Artoon present the world of Blue Dragon on Xbox 360. Featuring the character design of Akira Toriyama, the Father of "Dragon Ball Z", and music by Nobuo Uematsu, the composer
80 rating3 listsOften paired
PlayStation exclusive
Vanillaware · PS2, PS3, PlayStation Vita
The nation of Valentine was once a grand kingdom with powerful magic. With the power of a magical relic known as the "Cauldron," King Valentine subdued the neighboring nations and brought them under his control. His kingdom enjoyed a long p
80 rating5 listsOften paired
Nintendo exclusive
Square · SNES, Switch, Satellaview
Trials of Mana is the third installment of the Mana series, developed by Square under the direction of series creator Koichi Ishii. The game takes place in a new world where, once again, the Mana Tree is under threat from an ancient evil th
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PlayStation console exclusive
Falcon · Windows, PS2, Legacy Mobile Device +1
Ys VI: The Ark of Napishtim is an action role-playing game in which adventurer Adol Christin is shipwrecked on the Canaan Islands after the Romun fleet attacks his expedition. Rescued by members of the native Rehda tribe, he explores the ar
76 rating4 lists3 h main storyOften paired
PlayStation exclusive
Gust Co. Ltd. · PS2, PlayStation Portable
The 9th core Atelier game and the first of the two Mana Khemia games. The game's main focus is on the lead protagonist, Vayne Aurelius, the son of a legendary alchemist named Theofratus who had disappeared sometime after Vayne's birth. Sin
76 rating2 listsOften paired
PlayStation exclusive
Namco Tales Studio · PS3
Tales of Xillia follows Jude Mathis, a clever medical student attending school in the capital city, and Milla Maxwell, a mysterious woman accompanied by four unseen beings. Players will be able to choose either Milla or Jude at the outset o
77 rating2 listsOften paired
Nintendo exclusive
Mistwalker · Nintendo DS
Awakened Shadow is designed to take full advantage of the Nintendo DS capabilities allowing players to engage in impressive boss battles with up to two friends and earn and trade items via the Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection in multiplayer mode.
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PlayStation console exclusive
PlayStation Portable, Windows
The kingdom of Altago is rebuilding their kingdom around a newfound peace after years of war against the merciless armies of Romn. The classic adventuresome duo, Adol and Dogi, arrive in the harbor of Altago City, and quickly find themselve
80 rating3 lists22 h main storyOften paired
PlayStation exclusive
Game Arts · PS2, PS3
Grandia III is a role-playing video game developed by Game Arts and published by Square Enix for the PlayStation 2 console. Set in a fantasy world where technology has allowed man to fly in magic-powered aircraft, a boy named Yuki is determ
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Arsys Software · PC-9800 Series, FM Towns
The Odysseus Project is a follow-up to Star Cruiser. Gameplay concept and visual style are very similar to that of the predecessor: it is a first-person 3D shooter with extensive exploration and customization elements, which grants it a lig
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PlayStation exclusive
Sonic Team · PlayStation Portable
Sega's long-running RPG goes handheld for the first time in North America with Phantasy Star Portable, a story set between the events of Phantasy Star Universe and Ambition of the Illuminus. Players return to the Gurhal system where they jo
67 rating2 lists


Idea Factory · PS3, Xbox 360
In a world where dreams and nightmares become reality, a band of powerful warriors from across dimensions must come together to stop their worlds from being consumed by evil incarnate. Harness the power of characters from such series as Dis
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Xbox exclusive
Softmax · Xbox 360
Magnacarta 2 introduces an original new storyline driven by intense themes of love, hate, politics, betrayal and the ultimate question of choosing one’s own fate. Players are immersed in the world of the Lanzheim Continent, a conflict-ridde
67 rating1 list
Timed Sega exclusive
Sega ??? · Sega Genesis, Wii, Xbox 360 +3
Gameplay is similar to the original Phantasy Star, the first game in the series. Its battle system is turn-based, allowing the player to choose commands for their party of up to four characters. Each of the eight characters has a different
76 rating9 lists
PlayStation console exclusive
Sega Wow · PS3, PS4, Windows
Set in a fictitious continent reminiscent of the 1930s, Valkyria Chronicles depicts Europe divided in two and ruled by two super powers: the Empire and the Federation. The Empire has set its sights on invading a small neutral country called
88 rating2 lists30 h main story
PlayStation exclusive
Monolith Soft Inc. · PS2
Xenosaga: Episode I - Der Wille zur Macht, the first chapter of a trilogy, is a Japanese-style sci-fi role-playing game, sharing many common themes and gameplay elements with Xenogears. The battle system is not unlike the one used in Xenog
75 rating2 lists


Sting · Dreamcast, Neo Geo Pocket, Neo Geo Pocket Color
Evolution is a dungeon crawling game that follows the adventures of Mag Launcher. Mag Launcher and his companions use Cyframes, technology discovered in ancient ruins. These Cyframes are sought after by adventurers who explore caverns to fi
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Sega exclusive
Sting Entertainment · Dreamcast
Evolution is a dungeon crawling game that follows the adventures of Mag Launcher. Mag Launcher and his companions use Cyframes, technology discovered in ancient ruins. These Cyframes are sought after by adventurers who explore caverns to fi
71 rating2 lists
PlayStation exclusive
Success · PS2
A follow-up to the Metal Max games, Metal Saga is set in the same post-apocalyptic world as its predecessors - a world populated by bounty hunters, rangers, bandits, and mutant monsters. You take the role of a bounty hunter who has to trave
65 rating1 list
Timed Sega exclusive
Aeria · PC-8800 Series, Sharp X1, Sega Genesis +16
Sorcerian is a side-scrolling action-RPG. The player can create up to ten characters, from whom up to four members can be present in a party at the same time. Each character is highly customizable, with four different classes/races (fighter
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Timed Xbox exclusive
Bioware · Xbox, Windows, macOS +3
Choose Your Path! Set 4,000 years before the Galactic Empire, you are the last hope for the Jedi Order and the Republic - can you master the ways of the Force to become their savior? Or will you fall to the dark side and achieve ultimate po
92 rating13 lists20 h main story


PC-8800 Series, PC-9800 Series, Sharp X1 +11
Ys II: Ancient Ys Vanished - The Final Chapter is a direct sequel to Ys I: Ancient Ys Vanished - Omen. The game continues to use the action role-playing combat style of the first installment, which requires the player to have the protagonis
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Nihon Falcom Corp. · FM-7, PC-8800 Series, Sharp X1 +17
The hero of Ys is an adventurous young swordsman named Adol Christin. As the story begins, he has just arrived at the Town of Minea, in the land of Esteria. He is called upon by Sara, a fortuneteller, who tells him of a great evil that is s
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PlayStation exclusive
Game Republic · PlayStation Portable
On a day that starts out like any other, an 11-year-old boy's life is changed forever when his friend Miki suddenly collapses from an unknown illness. Without the means to save her, he grows increasingly distraught when suddenly, a strange
74 rating4 lists
PlayStation console exclusive
Media.Vision · iOS, Android, Windows +1
Chaos Rings is a traditional JRPG for modern Android devices. Using a classic game system that any RPG fan will enjoy, it presents an epic tale consisting of four different scenarios, all brought to you with gorgeous sound and beautiful 3D
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PlayStation console exclusive
Heartbeat · PlayStation, Android
Dragon Quest VII is the seventh installment of the popular Dragon Quest series of role playing games and the first in the series to not be a part of a larger trilogy. It was the first main series Dragon Quest title to be released outside of
80 rating5 lists80 h main story
Timed Xbox exclusive
tri-Crescendo · Xbox 360, PS3
Eternal Sonata is a role-playing video game developed by tri-Crescendo and published by Namco Bandai Games. The game is centered on the Polish romantic pianist and composer Frédéric Chopin, who died of tuberculosis at the age of 39. The st
75 rating5 lists20 h main storyAlso in Cel-shaded games


Square Enix · PS2, Switch, PS4 +2
The game takes place in the fictional land of Ivalice, where the empires of Archadia and Rozarria are waging an endless war. Dalmasca, a small kingdom, is caught between the warring nations. When Dalmasca is annexed by Archadia, its princes
87 rating3 lists40 h main story
Nintendo exclusive
Camelot Software Planning · Game Boy Advance, Wii U
The story of Golden Sun: The Lost Age picks up right near the end of the first game. Golden Sun veterans will be surprised to learn that The Lost Age is played from the point of view of the party being chased as they try to light the remain
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PlayStation exclusive
Idea Factory · PS3
Hyperdimension Neptunia mk2 is the second game in the Hyperdimension Neptunia franchise and the sequel to the first game. The game features the Goddesses' little sisters as the main characters, with Neptune's little sister Nepgear as the pr
66 rating2 lists
Nintendo exclusive
Nude Maker · Nintendo DS
Infinite Space, a role playing game exclusively for the Nintendo DS portable handheld system, takes place in outer space and gives players the ability to control, build, outfit and customize more than 150 spaceships. Infinite Space stretche
75 rating3 lists
PlayStation exclusive
Gust · PS2, PlayStation Portable
The 9th core Atelier game and the first of the two Mana Khemia games. The game's main focus is on the lead protagonist, Vayne Aurelius, the son of a legendary alchemist named Theofratus who had disappeared sometime after Vayne's birth. Sin
76 rating1 list
Sega exclusive
Sega Sports R&D · Sega Saturn
Enter the world of Panzer Dragoon Saga and experience a game like no other: a fusion of classic Panzer action with the most technologically advanced RPG to come to Saturn. Board your morphing dragon and behold as the mysteries of the Panzer
81 rating3 lists
PlayStation console exclusive
Square · PlayStation, PS3, PlayStation Portable +1
CHRONO CROSS, the sequel to the SNES favorite CHRONO TRIGGER, is one of the most ambitious role-playing games ever made. There are over 40 playable characters, each with their back-story, special moves, abilities, and weapons. The story spa
85 rating4 lists
Timed Xbox exclusive
FromSoftware · Xbox 360, PS3
An action adventure role-playing game that has a linear storyline with a somewhat open world to travel through and explore. Along with 4 main playable characters mix your team up with over 100 collectable creatures scattered throughout the
71 rating5 lists
Xbox console exclusive
Xbox, Windows
Sudeki, a world torn apart into light, shadow and dark. Rent asunder by deceit and betrayal, the land cries out for a peace that only four united heroes can bring. Beyond the protective walls of Illumina Castle lie miles of pastoral, rolli
72 rating4 lists12 h main story


Furyu Corporation · Nintendo 3DS, PlayStation Portable
Unchained Blades follows the story of the dragon emperor, Fang, who after being stripped of his powers by the goddess Clunea, embarks on a journey for revenge and to regain his true form. Arrogant and vengeful, Fang is joined in his quest b
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Square Enix Product Development Division 4 · PS2, Xbox One
The game takes place in the fictional land of Ivalice, where the empires of Archadia and Rozarria are waging an endless war. Dalmasca, a small kingdom, is caught between the warring nations. When Dalmasca is annexed by Archadia, its princes
87 rating7 lists
PlayStation console exclusive
17-BIT · PS4, Linux, macOS +1
"Galak-Z is a modern, A.I. and physics-driven open-world action game, viewed through the lens of the classic 16-bit space shooter. It’s 2D combat taken to the next level. Players will take control of a variety of classic spacecraft inspired
81 rating3 lists9 h main story


Treasure · Sega Saturn, Xbox 360
Guardian Heroes is a 2D side-scrolling beat 'em up video game with RPG elements developed by Treasure and released in 1996 for the Sega Saturn. A band of young adventurers begin a quest to change the fate of their kingdom after an enchanted
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Sonic Team · PS2, Windows, Xbox 360
Ethan Waber, the main character, and his little sister, Lumia Waber, are at the celebration of the 100th year anniversary of the Alliance Space Fleet on the GUARDIANS Space station. The celebration is interrupted when a mysterious meteor sh
72 rating4 lists
PlayStation exclusive
CyberConnect2 · PS2
.Hack//G.U. simulates a massively multiplayer online role-playing game; players assume the role of a participant in a fictional game called The World. While in The World, the player controls the on-screen player character, Haseo, from a thi
78 rating0 lists
PlayStation console exclusive
Monte Cristo · Windows, PlayStation Portable
Silverfall, a once glorious city, lies in the fantastical Kingdom of Nelwë, where the forces of Technology and Nature are strongly opposed. Symptoms of this terrible conflict have begun to manifest physically as melded cyberbiologic organic
61 rating3 lists18 h main story
PlayStation exclusive
Konami · PS2, PS3
Fifteen years after the events of Suikoden II, the stories of Hugo (the son of a village chief), Chris (the virtuous Knight of Zexen), and Geddoe (the rebellious unit commander) intertwine as they gather the 108 Stars of Destiny. Suikoden I
83 rating2 lists


Sega WOW · PS3, Switch
Set in a fictitious continent reminiscent of the 1930s, Valkyria Chronicles depicts Europe divided in two and ruled by two super powers: the Empire and the Federation. The Empire has set its sights on invading a small neutral country called
88 rating4 lists