JRPG: Japanese role-playing games

JRPG is a common name for Japanese (or, generally speaking, far Eastern) RPGs. JRPGs have distinguishing features which tell them apart from traditional Western role-playing games: anime visuals, characters of a very young age (small children, teenagers), faster gameplays, streamlined plots and minimal characterizations. Among the most popular JRPG series are Final Fantasy, Ys, and Dragon Slayer.

Most popular JRPG games

Princess Maker 2

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Cobra Mission

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Knights of Xentar

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Ardentryst

WindowsLinux20094.1/5
Avalon

DOS1998freeware3.9/5 MiG Outpost
Blues Brothers RPG

Windows XP/98/952004freeware4/5
Cobra Mission

DOS1992NSFW4/5 MegaTech Software
Cosmic Soldier: Psychic War

DOS19894/5 Kogado Software Products
God of Thunder

DOSWindows XP/98/951993freeware4.1/5 Adept Software

God of Thunder is a free computer role-playing game designed by Ron Davis, developed by Adept Software and released by Software Creations in 1993 for DOS and Windows platforms. God of Thunder is an action oriented RPG (sort of...) with strong puzzle elements with a norse mythology theme.
Knights of Xentar

DOS1994NSFW4.1/5 MegaTech Software
Mad Paradox

DOS1994NSFW3.9/5 Queen Soft
Princess Maker 2

DOS19934.2/5 Gainax

Princess Maker 2 is a life simulation anime-style game developed by Gainax in 1993. In Princess Maker 2, the player is the father of a young princess and must tutor and raise her to the age of 18 by scheduling jobs, school classes and programming other activities. The princess is defined by attributes (strength, cooking, etc.) that will change depe...
Septerra Core: Legacy of the Creator

Windows XP/98/951999protected3.9/5
Sorcerian

DOS19904/5 Nihon Falcom
Spiritual Warfare

DOS1993protected3.1/5 Wisdom Tree
Ys: The Vanished Omens

DOS19894.1/5 Nihon Falcom

Ys: The Vanished Omens (also known as The Ancient Land of Ys) is an abandoned top-down open-world action RPG designed by Masaya Hashimoto, developed by Nihon Falcom and released by Kyodai Software Marketing for DOS in 1989. Ys: The Vanished Omens was published (earlier) for quite a few other home computers and console.
Zeliard

DOS19904.1/5 Game Arts

Zeliard is a fantasy platformer - JRPG hybrid with metroidvania gameplay elements developed by Game Arts and released for DOS in 1990. Zeliard is a single-player game.