Japanese games mostly deal with Role-playing elements, made in Japan. Japanese games made their first appearance during the 80s, and now, there are hundreds of Japanese-designed video games available as well as several translated games. These games may takes place in the fantasy environment where players encounter a beautiful of the cast of characters while selecting their favourite one to advance through the game to complete a series of missions. Sword World RPG and F.E.A.R. are the best examples of Japanese video game. Sword World RPG takes place in the fantasy setting and has been popular since the 90s. F.E.A.R. comes with more heroic and dramatic scenes than usual games. After selecting the character, the player starts exploring the environment from the possible perspective, interacting with NPCs, acquiring ranged weapons and may battle against enemies in the turn-based system to earn experience points. These games have a lot of stuff to unlock, required experience points for further progression. The player has an opportunity to manipulate the Japanese-themed environment and encounter the exciting cast of manage and anime characters.
#1 Ray Gigant
Ray Gigant is a 2015 Role-playing and Single-player video game developed by Experience and published by Bandai Namco Entertainment. The game mixes the Dungeon Crawling and Japanese Role-playing (JRPG) elements and has no random battles. It takes place in the fantasy setting, and the player can select his character from available to participate in turn-based combat similar to the system found in Bravely Default video game. In the game, the player has a specific allocation of moves which the player can use during the gameplay. It offers the fictional environment of Tokyo that has been invaded by an alien invasion called Gigants. According to the storyline, the planet Earth is standing on the edge of destruction. Before the huge blast, the primary character named as Ickiya Amakaze, who is able to take down the alien race with his mysterious power known as Yorigami. As the story advances, an uncontrollable power has accidentally demolished the entire city, leaving the playable character to figure out to control the ability. Ray Gigant includes prominent features such as Dungeon Exploration, Slash Beat Mode, Leveling System, and more. Try it out, and you’ll like it.
#2 Umineko When They Cry
Umineko When They Cry is a Japanese, Mystery, Visual Novel and Adventure video game developed and published by 07th Expansion for multiple platforms. It is the first title in the series, offering addictive gameplay, in which the player acts as the detective with a chance to show off his skills. The story revolves around a team of 18 people on the secluded island for the time of two days, and the strange mystery of slaughters befalls most of the characters. The main job is to discern whether the murder is of other supernatural source or human. The game can be described as the sound novel, which is similar to Visual Novel, though the gameplay needs no player interaction as the game is made up of entirely text dialogues. The player can explore the tips mode via the internal menu of the game, which offers save and load functions. Tips mode enables the player to read the information on the characters and the storyline that may be useful in solving the challenging mystery. Try it out.
#3 The Heiress
The Heiress is an Anime-based Role-playing, Adventure, Japanese, and Single-player video game, created by OneOne1 and published by SakuraGame for Microsoft Windows. The game follows the female protagonist, whose life of aristocracy comes to an end after the death of her beloved father for some reason. As the story advances, more than a hundred servants were dismissed, jewellery pawned, mansion sold, and massive debt owed to loan sharks. As the protagonist, the player must live in the rented dump and to pay her debt. The player can explore the landscapes from an isometric perspective, interact with NPCs, and struggle to make money to pay the debt. There are a variety of quests, and the player must complete each one at any cost to proceed through the game. The game rewards the player with points which he can use to develop his/her character like other Role-playing games. In the game, the player will experience the beautiful cast of anime characters and engage in the free roam gameplay. With addictive gameplay, brilliant graphics, and superb storyline, The Heiress is the wonderful game to play.
#4 Superdimension Neptune VS Sega Hard Girls
Superdimension Neptune VS Sega Hard Girls is a Japanese Role-playing, Female Protagonist, Anime-based, and Single-player video game developed by Idea Factory and published by Idea Factory International. The game takes place in the fantasy-based environment and enables the player select his playable female protagonist from available and jump into world to battle against rivals. The player manipulates the environment from a third-person perspective and can run, jump, explore, and attack his way through numerous levels to advance through the storyline. Each character in the game has its unique skills, playstyle, and abilities that the player can use in his favor to complete the objectives. The game comes with special stars and unique skills and lets the player maneuver through dungeon terrain by dashing, jumping, crawling or climbing. In battles, the player can grab the rainbow gem to unleash the fever time and can reduce the turns of enemies during fight, boosts stats and enable transformations. Superdimension Neptune VS Sega Hard Girls includes prominent features such as Treacherous Dungeon, Fever Time, Special Stats, and more. Check it out, and have fun.
#5 Tengami
Tengami is an Adventure, Atmospheric Puzzle, Point-and-Click, and Single-player video game developed and published by Nyamyam. The game takes place inside the Japanese book, where the player as the protagonist fold and slide the amazing crafted paper world to accomplish the tricky puzzles and find out the secrets. During the gameplay, the player has to discover the wonders of folding land and go on an epic journey through Japan of the ancient story brought to life through unique gameplay and brilliant music. The player will experience the dark jungles, tranquil mountains, abandoned shrines, and waterfalls as the player struggle to unearth the mysteries behind the lone dead tree. The player manipulates the world from a side-scroll perspective and solves the puzzles to overcome obstacles and more. There are lots of levels with increasing difficulty, and the game comes with easy to play but hard to master gameplay. Tengami includes prominent features such as Original Soundtrack, Discover the Wonders, Pop-up Book Gameplay, and more. Try it out, and you’ll love it.
#6 The Longest Five Minutes
The Longest Five Minutes is an Action-Adventure, Japanese Role-playing and Single-player video game developed by Nippon Ichi Software, Inc. and published by NIS America, Inc. The game revolves around the hero, who face the origin of all evils, but suddenly loses his memory about his adventures. The evil is coming to attack the hero’s homeland. You must help the character to restore his memory and get ready to battle against evils to save the world from destruction. You can manipulate the environment from an isometric perspective, the battle against enemies in a turn-based system, and lead your allies in various scenes to take down evils and their unholy plans. The game rewards the player with experience points which the player uses to unlock further content and features. Each character in the game has its unique ability, fighting style, and skills. The Longest Five Minutes includes prominent features such as Experience the Past, Defeat Enemies, Experience Points, and more. Check it out, and have fun.
#7 Sakura Nova
Sakura Nova is an Adventure, Anime-based, Visual Novel and Single-player video game developed and published by Winged Cloud for multiple platforms. The game brings an exciting and decision-making gameplay with a beautiful cast of characters. According to the plot, Kaguya, Mikage, and Arisa train together, come and fight together at the academy for the aspiring knights. The player must struggle to join the rank of the warrior elite and must overcome the clashing and powerful personalities while learning to work together with other non-player characters. The game sets out the player on an epic adventure where the player encounters powerful knights and engage in action gameplay experience. During the gameplay, the player interacts with NPCs by selecting the dialogues and effort to complete his task to progress the story. Most of the time, the player spend on reading the narratives and making the decisions to shape his/her story. Sakura Nova includes prominent features such as Adventure Gameplay, Twice the Action, Japanese Characters, Gorgeous Girls, and more.
#8 The Alliance Alive
The Alliance Alive focuses on Japanese Role-playing (JRPG) gameplay, developed by Cattle Call and published by FuRyu. The game supports Single-player mode and brings an exciting story revolves around the group of characters as they struggle to battle against the race of Daemons that have ruled over humanity. Gameplay has many traditional elements of JRPG genre, including exploration, turn-based battle, and interaction. In the game, the player controls the team consists of nine characters, explore the fantasy-based environment to complete quests while battling against strange beings. During the gameplay, the player navigates the map either on foot or by vehicle which can unlock previously parts of the world map. The game is played from a third-person viewpoint, where the player can battle against enemies in turn-based system. During the turn, the player has to make strategy, command his character to attack enemies and effort to eliminate all the members of opposing team to win. The Alliance Alive includes prominent features such as Turn-based Combat, Numerous Secrets to Unlock, Unique Combat, Deep Customization, and more.
#9 I Am Setsuna
I Am Setsuna is a Role-playing and Single-player video game developed by Tokyo RPG Factory and published by Square Enix for multiple platforms. The game takes place in the fantastic world gripped by perpetual winter and the story focuses on the mercenary and his charge known as Setsuna, who has to offer herself as a sacrifice at the shrine to satisfy the hostile demons. During the gameplay, the player controls the group of characters, exploring the environments from a top-down perspective and struggle to complete multiple tasks to advance through the game. In towns, the player can interact with villagers to unearth the elements of the plot and can find treasure chests comprising useful items. The game rewards the player experience points which can be used to unlock additional content in the game for further progress. It focuses on Japanese Role-playing element and comes with prominent features including Well-written Story, a new Battle System, NPCs, and more. Try it out, and you’ll love it.
#10 Redcon
Redcon (also known as Redcon: Strike Commander) is a RTS (Real-time Strategy) and Single-player video game, inspired by Japanese anime movie Memories. The game is available to play on multiple platforms, developed by Hexage. At the beginning of the game, the player controls the fort, equipped with cannons. The ultimate goal of the player is to demolish the fort of the enemy without being defeated. During the gameplay, the player can upgrade the facilities and weapons and can also configure between the battles. There are a variety of weapons and facilities available in-game. The game takes place in the WWI-themed, where the state known as The Empire leads a brutal war against the rebel nation known as Krux. The player takes on the role of the commander, who also can control the soldiers, who are the crew of the fortress. The goal of the player is to assemble the artillery force and blast his foes. Struggle to lead his empire against brutal generals and their minions. The player can build and customize the battle fort in his style and can use the active pause to freeze the time and can command multiple order instantly.
#11 Kanji Training Game
Kanji Training Game is an Education and Single-player video game developed and published by Targhen Games for Microsoft Windows. The game offers an exciting gameplay and introduces three exciting modes such as Kanji Adventure, Katakana, and Hiragana. It lets the player memorize the symbols of Japanese writing system by playing the game. During the gameplay, the player will memorize over 1006 symbols of Kanji, Hiragana, and Katakana, and struggle to level up as the player proceed through the increasingly complicated alphabet and words of the traditional Japanese language. The game offers a chance to the player to learn the Japanese language by memorize the words, symbols, and letters to impress his fellows. As the game advances, more complex words will be appeared on screen to memorize. Kanji Training Game includes cool features such as Adventure mode, 1006 Symbols, Two different Modes, Trading Cards, and more. Try it out, and you’ll like it.
#12 Masters of the World: Geopolitical Simulator 3
Masters of the World: Geopolitical Simulator 3 is a combination of Real-time Strategy (RTS) and Politics Simulation elements developed and published by Eversim for Microsoft Windows. It has both Single-player and Multiplayer modes, and the title acts as the 3rd installment in the series of Geopolitical Simulator. Like its predecessors, the game puts you in the role of the head of government or head of the state of the nation, who is responsible for all the development and destruction of his nation. There are multiple nations available such as Spanish, German, French, Japanese, Italian, etc. from which you are able to select your favourite one. The game comes with new features, offering the ability to you to manage more than one nation simultaneously. During the gameplay, the player can be ahead of the state of 175 nations, and make cultural, social, military and economic decisions. It introduces new settings, including reactivity of the people, natural disaster probabilities, terrorist activities and more. Multiplayer Mode, Interactive Tutorial, Multiple Settings, Online Player Ranking, and more.
#13 The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel II
The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel II focuses on Role-playing genre developed and published by Nihon Falcom. The game supports Single-player mode only and it takes place in the fantasy-based setting. It offers the similar gameplay to the original game Trails of Cold Steel, revolving around traditional Japanese Role-playing (JRPG) elements with Turn-based rules. It acts as the title in the series of The Legend of Heroes, and introducing enhanced mechanics, gameplay, and graphics. The story revolves around the protagonist named as Rean, who escapes with Valimar and Divine Knight. As the story advances, the princess Alfin Reise has been abducted along with the sister of the protagonist named as Elise, who is the member of Noble Alliance. Now, the player as the protagonist must explore the land from a third-person perspective, battle against enemies in turn-based system, and take down them to save the princess and his sister. The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel II is the best game to play and enjoy for those, who love playing JRPGs.
#14 Nekopara Vol. 1
Nekopara Vol. 1 is an Anime, Visual Novel, Romance and Single-player video game developed by Neko Works and published by Sekai Project for Microsoft Windows. It offers an immersive story, revolving around the son of Japanese confection makers who moved out to launch his shop as a patisserie. Upon shifting, the player encounters with catgirls named as Vanilla and Chocola that have been raising. When the player tried to send them back to their home, the catgirls begged and pleaded until the player gave in and now they opened La Soleil together. According to the plot, two catgirls love their master and struggling their best to open a successful business. The player can use the dialogue system to interact with NPCs to shape his story. The game comes with multiple endings, depending on the decision and action taken by the player while playing the game. It offers the narrative-based gameplay and the player spend his lots of time reading the dialogues appeared on the screen. Nekopara Vol. 1 includes prominent features such as Visual Novel Gameplay, Interaction, Shape your Story, and more.
#15 Toukiden: Kiwami
Toukiden: Kiwami is an Anime-based Role-playing, Action, Co-op, and Single-player video game with an emphasis on Hack-and-Slash and Fantasy elements created by Koei Tecmo Games. Co., Ltd. The game offers the fantasy-based environment where it takes place, and it serves as the sequel to Toukiden, comprising all content from the original title including different stories and elements. In the plot, the player assumes the role of the protagonist, a Slayer possessing unique abilities. During the gameplay, the player has to struggle to save the humanity from destructing by fighting against the Oni. In Multiplayer mode, up to four players can band together to defeat the antagonist to save the world. The player can explore the world from a third-person perspective, use ranged weapons like a longsword, etc. to kill enemies and earn points by completing objective to advance through the game. It takes place in the Japanese setting, and the comes with Targeted Destructed System. Toukiden: Kiwami includes prominent features such as Friends and Allies, Focuses on Japanese History, Hack-and-Slash Element, and more. Try it out, and it’ll entertain you.
#16 Onigiri
Onigiri is a Massively Multiplayer Online Role-playing (MMORPGs), Action-packed, and Fantasy video game created and published by CyberStep for multiple platforms. The game takes place in the fantasy world where both humans and non-humans like Yokai and Ori are exist. It comes with unique progression system, enabling the player rather than selecting the character classes, the player can swap between weapons with unique skills. During the gameplay, the player ventures through dungeons with non-player characters companions that are unlocked as the player advance through the story. The battle takes place in real-time with unique difficulty setting for each dungeon. The player can dodge attacks and can deliver amazing combos in real-time against foes. Along the journey, the player can build his relation with up to eight non-player characters each NPC has its unique stats. Onigiri offers prominent features such as Action-packed Gameplay, NPC Partner System, Classless Progression, Japanese Themed, Instanced Dungeons, and more. With superb mechanics, brilliant graphics, and smooth controls, Onigiri is the best game to play and enjoy.
#17 Megadimension Neptunia VII
Megadimension Neptunia VII is a Japanese Role-playing, Anime-based and Single-player video game developed and published by Idea Factory. The plot of the game is split into three different chapters and each with unique title and story. There are a variety of female characters, and you can select your character from them and dive into the fantasy world where you have to battle against different monsters using your abilities and combo system to take down them. The game rewards you with experience points as you advanced. According to the story, the world is threatened by a new evil who struggle to fulfill his unholy plans. You act as the female protagonist and can get help from a mysterious stranger. Accomplish a set of objectives, earn experience points and use them to unlock further content in the game. Megadimension Neptunia VII offers prominent features such as New Battle Features, Three different Worlds, new Dungeon Mini-games, and more. Try it out, and you’ll enjoy it.
#18 Commandos 2: Men of Courage
Commandos 2: Men of Courage developed by Pyro Studios and published by Eidos Interactive is a Real-time Tactics, Isometric, Single-player and Multiplayer video game. The game serves as the sequel to Commandos: Behind Enemy Lines and offers the similar gameplay to its original title. The player can control a squad during the game and struggle to sneak behind enemy lines to complete a variety of objectives. The environment of the game takes place from 1941 to 1945 and centers on the conflict between Western against Germans and the Japanese against the Pacific. There are a variety of missions, and each mission comes with a set of objectives that the player has to accomplish at any cost to earn points. Each character in the squad has its unique personality, a set of weapons and equipment which are necessary to overcome the specific enemy line. During the game, the player is capable of commanding either one soldier or all to fulfill the tasks. The game becomes tough, as the player advanced through it. Commandos 2: Men of Courage is the wonderful game to play.
#19 Cute Knight Kingdom
Cute Knight Kingdom is a Japanese Role-playing, and Single-player Life Simulation developed by Hanako Games and published by IWin for Windows, Linux, and Mac. It is the sequel to Cute Knight and offers the similar gameplay to Princess Maker with traditionally First-person dungeons. In the game, the player assumes the role of the female protagonist named as Michiko. It offers an exciting story, in which an orphan raised by a couple, and his destiny is whatever she selects. The player must explore the environment, marry a prince, become a hero, or settle down her life on a farm. The player can take hold of his life and become what he or she always wanted to be. During the game, the player selects her outfits and can raise her skills to find adventure and romance in the Cute Knight Kingdom. The game features a variety of dialogues to use during the game to interact with NPCs. The game rewards the player with points and can use them to unlock additional items. Cute Knight Kingdom offers core features such as Choose your Destiny, Beautiful Kingdom, addictive Gameplay and more. Try it out, and you’ll love it.
#20 Hyperdimension Neptunia Victory II
Hyperdimension Neptunia Victory II is a Japanese-Role-playing and the marvelous title in the series of Hyperdimension Neptunia developed by Idea Factory and published by Compile Heart. The game introduces a new battle system with a unique combo structure to the previous title. It takes place in the fantasy-based world and consists of three different chapters each with unique title and dimension. According to the story, you assume the role of the female protagonist and your primary task is to explore the world to fight against new evil monsters who threaten the city. Immerse yourself in the next gen with massive monsters battles in multiple worlds and several storylines in this JRPG game. As the match progresses, it becomes challenging and unlocks further content in the game. The game offers core features such as Special Attack, Next Mode, Three different Worlds and more. Try it out, and you’ll love it.
#21 Hyperdimension Neptunia ReBirth 1
Hyperdimension Neptunia ReBirth 1 is an Anime-based, Japanese Role-playing, Action-Adventure and Single-player video game developed by Idea Factory and published by Compile Heart. It is a remake of the original game for the PlayStation Vista platform released in 2013. The game takes place in the Gamindustri’s world, containing up to four regions such as Leanbox, Lastation, Lowee, and Planeptune. Each region offers completely gameplay, set of objectives, and environments from others. You assume the role of the female protagonist named as Neptune, a goddess who involves in the series of conflict called the Console War. After defeating the enemies in more than three battles, the protagonist loses his consciousness and go to long sleep. Upon waking, she finds herself at the house of Compa and loses the memory of his past. The player must explore the environment, finds the secrets, fight against monsters and defeat them to earn points. There are up to three possible endings, depending on the decisions taken by the player. With the well-written story, brilliant gameplay, and exciting graphics, Hyperdimension Neptunia ReBirth 1 is the wonderful game to play and enjoy.
#22 Rising Storm
Rising Storm is a brilliant Multiplayer Online tactical FPS video game by Tripwire Interactive. The game is basically a stand-alone expansion pack of the famous Red Orchestra 2: Heroes of Stalingrad and it takes you back to the World War 2 era. Rising Storm follows the fotsteps of its predecessor and offers a similar game-play, mechanics and great shooting and tactical elements. It allows you to have an amazing new arsenal of weapons of the same era and join any one of the two sides, Japanese or American and get into the field to kill the enemies. Rising Storm allows you to accompany your fellow team mates in a four player squad, follow the maps and shoot down the enemies while engaging yourself into the epic action and thrill filled environment. With a number of faction choices (United States Marine Corps, Us Army, Imperial Japanese Army and Special Naval Force), a number of Maps/Missions (battles of Peleliu, Ballte of Saipan, and Battle of Ivo Jima etc.), great visual details and an immersive game-play, Rising Storm is a superb action-packed game to play and enjoy.
#23 Shogun: Total War
Shogun: Total War is an Action, Real-time Tactics, Turn-based Strategy, Historical, Single and Multiplayer video game developed by Creative Sega and published by Sega. The game takes place in Japan and the major installment in the series of Total War. It focuses on samurai warfare in the period of Sengoku of Japanese history. The player can assume the role of the leader and the ultimate task is to lead his troops and conquer Japan through diplomacy, military might, religion and espionage to achieve the position of Shogun. It has two different modes such as Turn-based Campaign and the Real-time Tactics. In turn-based mode, the player must move his armies, create infrastructure of his province, conducts diplomacy, and complete certain tasks to earn money. While in real-time tactics modes, the player has to lead his army and conquer other nations. Shogun: Total War is the best game and offers enhanced mechanics, gameplay and controls. Try it out and you’ll enjoy it.
#24 Atelier Sophie: The Alchemist of the Mysterious Book
Atelier Sophie: The Alchemist of the Mysterious Book is a 2015 Japanese Role-playing and Single-player video game created by Gust Co. Ltd and published by Koei Tecmo. The game deals with battling, harvesting, and exploring and puts you in the role of the female protagonist named Sophie. Your ultimate task is to navigate the environment to discovers new recipes and find new ingredients to cook delicious foods. Complete the series of mind-bending puzzles and gather the required ingredients to start the alchemy process consists of five steps such as Selection, applying Ingredients, Receive Bonuses, Reviewing the Bonuses and finally choosing the bonus to keep. After crafting the recipe, you’re able to progress the storyline, in which you must go on quests to save your kingdom against foes, and defeat them using different items, weapons and tools. Atelier Sophie: The Alchemist of the Mysterious Book is the best game for those who love playing J-RPGs.
#25 IB
IB is an Action and Adventure based RPG and Interactive Puzzle video game by a Japanese developer and an artist named as Kouri. In the game, the players are able to control the character of a nine year old girl named as IB who goes on to visit a local Museum with her parents. With her parents’ permission, IB starts to wander off and stops at a picture that seems bizarre to her. Suddenly, in the result of a blackout, the museum gets emptied and IB gets left alone. All the doors get shut and there is no way of getting out of the museum. After the blackout, IB finds paint splatters on the ground that lead her to another painting of an Alien world and she enters into that painting. The inside world of the painting is so different of IB’s world and in there, she finds two more characters. The two characters are of Garry’s and Marry. Garry is a soft spoken and protective boy and Mary is of eccentric and mischievous nature. The players are allowed to control all three of the characters and help them solve a series of challenging puzzles. The puzzles are made of huge monstrous paintings, various types of animated sculptures and it the players’ ultimate task to solve them or else IB will always be locked inside that Alien world painting. With a remarkable backstory, beautiful visuals and a compelling gameplay, IB is a great addictive Puzzle RPG video game to play and enjoy.
#26 Street Fighter
Who isn’t familiar with the names of Legendary Characters of Ken, Ryu, Chun Li, Blanka, and Dhalsim from the Legendary Street Fighter video games. Almost everybody have played a game from this fantastic series and the ones who have played any Street Fighter games, are fans for life. Talking about the Street Fighter video game, Street Fighter is a 1987’s fantastic hit Fighting Video game developed and published by the Legendary Japanese video game company Capcom. The game is very first installment of the globally popular video game series “Street Fighter” and it is available to play on PlayStation, Xbox, Nintendo and various other gaming consoles. Street Fighter offers characters from various locations of the world such as Japan, U.S. China, Canada, Thailand and Brazil, etc. Throughout the game, Street Fighter offers a highly competitive and challenging gameplay in which it allows two players to fight against each other, blast the opponents with fantastic combinations of attacks and whoever depletes the opponent’s health bar, wins the game. It allows the players to play the game against each other or with the Game AI (Artificial Intelligence), keep on defeating the opponents and after winning, move to next round of the game. Just like the fighter characters, Street Fighter offers competitive matches on various locations of the game world and allows the players to defeat the opponents and enjoy the game. With a variety of characters, and their special fighting abilities, fighting styles and all the blasting action and thrill, Street Fighter is one of the best ever Fighting games till date and is known as the trend setter for this particular genre.
#27 The Witch’s House
The Witch’s House is and Interactive Puzzle, Horror-Survival and RPG video game by a Japanese developer and publisher named as Fummy. The game focuses on the character of a young girl named as Viola, who wakes up in the middle of an unknown and dark Forest. She wants to get out of the forest but soon finds out that the only way out of the forest is blocked by the Roses. The other easiest way out of the forest is through an old haunted house that belongs to a Witch named as Ellen. Viola gets in the house and the story takes another turn. As the house belongs to a Witch, it has its own abilities such as shape-shifting and changing the map, etc. Viola starts exploring the house and finds out Ellen’s Diary that tells her about her past. To escape the house and eventually the forest, Viola starts off her journey and as she opens up the doors, she faces countless challenging puzzles. The players are tasked to control the character of Viola, get into the house, solve all the challenging puzzles and find a way out of the house. The Witch’s House offers two endings for the game such as The Good Ending and The True Ending. Both of the endings depend upon the actions that the players perform while playing the game. With an amazingly addictive and horror filled gameplay, beautifully portrayed visuals and the survival element, The Witch’s House is a one of the great RPG Puzzle video games to play and enjoy.
#28 Yume Nikki
Yume Nikki is a Single-player Action, Adventure and RPG video game by Kikiyama, a developer from Japanese origins. The story of the game revolves around a Socially Isolated character of a girl named as Madotsuki. Madotsuki travels through her horror filled dreams where she encounters all kinds surreal and bizarre creatures such as a disembodied character of a head named as Uboa, a girl with five arms and loads of other creatures. The players are tasked to control the character of Madotsuki, travel through the dream world based on the map of Madotsuki’s real world room, reach down to the twelve door nexus (each door leads to a different world with different characters and objects such as Neon Maze, Forest, a world filled with Numerical symbols and objects, a world filled with body parts, etc.), get into the world and solve various types of challenging puzzles. After all the puzzles in all of the worlds are completed, a massive world unlocks for the players to explore and enjoy the game to full extent. The players must collect all the twenty four objects (Effects) from all of the dream worlds, interact with objects and keep on going on and on. If the game seems so bizarre and the horror takes over, players can always wake Madotsuki and save the game. NPCs in the game are all the enemies and they can be killed with the Knife Effect, but if the players are not able to kill the NPCs, the teleport the players to any of the unescapable areas of the game world. Being locked inside an inescapable area wakes Madotsuki and the players gets forced back to the Nexus. With a variety of different elements, Horror filled gameplay, dreamy and surreal visuals, and the background sounds, and a remarkable story, Yume Nikki is a brilliant Adventure and RPG video game to play and enjoy.
#29 Tales of Zestiria
Tales of Zestiria is a brand new Open World Action-Adventure and Japanese RPG video game that offers both Single and Multiplayer gaming modes. The game is set in medieval era and the story revolves around the character of a young man named as Sorey who possesses the mystical powers of Seraphim and acts as the only stabilizing force in the massive land of Glenwood. The game tasks you to get into the character of Sorey, travel and explore the land of Glenwood in order to save it from the Hellion, unearthly creatures with immense abilities of destruction. The basic objective of the game is to end the long raging war between the two eternal enemies, saving the world and reuniting the Humans with the Seraphim. With a bunch of heroes like yourself, you’ll have to explore the world, eliminate the enemies and end the war to save Glenwood. Tales of Zestiria offers immensely huge environments, amazing adventures, epic battles with the fearsome enemy legends, brilliant visuals and an immersive game-play to enjoy.
#30 Tales of the Orient: The Rising Sun
Tales of the Orient: The Rising Sun, developed by Big Fish Games is Match-3 Puzzle and indie video game that takes you to Japan and allows you to help Satsu save the ancient civilization. The game allows you to build a new Japanese village and everything in it by mixing-up 3 or more of the same kind of elements. You can start building from the smallest object and reach to the tallest buildings you can make. Tales of the Orient: The Rising Sun provides with three exciting game modes and lets you win different challenges in every mode by matching up different elements and creating new ones. The relaxing background music, clean 3D graphics and a well written story-line are the best things included in the game. Tales of the Orient: The Rising Sun is one of the best Puzzle-RPG game that offers a unique combination of Puzzle and RPG elements with Turn-based game-play and enhanced mechanics. For a wonderful and challenging Puzzle and RPG experience, do try it out.
#31 Sword Art Online
Sword Art Online, From Japanese Origins is one of the Best MMORPG and Light Novel Series of 2012. Games in the series are all so wonderful that they have made their way to the top in recent years. Characters based on Manga and Anime, Graphic Novel representation, Different Futuristic, Past and Present Settings, Multiple Spin-Offs, Addictive and Quite Immersive Game-plays are the most prominent features of the whole series. All the games in the series are set in Future and because of that Sword Art Online series offers a quite futuristic narrative, visuals and game-plays plus the epic stories. With all the brilliant Anime and Manga aesthetics, characters and settings, Sword Art online offers a number of different game worlds to explore such as SAO or Sword Art Online World, ALO or Alfheim Online World, Gun Gale Online or GLO and UnderWorld or UW and bases all of it’s sequels on the game wrolds and varying environments. Sword Art Online offers fantastic visual details, amazing stories, characters, DLCs and loads of amazing upgrades throughout the series. For a marvelous MMORPG experience you should play all of the brilliant games in the series and enjoy.
#32 Yu-Gi-Oh! Trading Card Game
Yu-Gi-Oh! Trading Card Game or also known as Yu-Gi-Oh! Official Card Game is a brilliant Japanese Collectible Card video game developed by the popular Konami. The game is based upon Fictional characters of Dual Monsters, derieved from the popular Manga Series known as Yu-Gi-Oh!. With a Guinness World Record of world’s most selling Trading Card Game, Yu-Gi-Oh! Trading Card Game sold over 25 billion cards world wide and it is on of the most played Collecting Card games ever. Released back in 1998, Yu-Gi-Oh! Trading Card Game is still the most popular game among all the Trading Card Game enthusiasts worldwide. Furthermore Yu-Gi-Oh! Trading Card Game offers Multi territory language support and it includes support for regions such as Europe, Africa, Oceania, Asia, north America and Latin America and the Caribbean etc. Acording to the gameplay, Yu-Gi-Oh! Trading Card Game lets the players play the game by drawing cards from their own Decks and play their turn on the field. Each and every player can have forty or sixty total cards and an extra deck of fifteen cards that he/she can use after their main cards are finished. On evry win the game awards the players with Life points that can be used to attack the opposite players by casting spells to reduce their Life points. Who ever reduces the opponent’s Life points to minimum, wins the game.
#33 Lost Sphear
Lost Sphear is a JRPG (Japanese Role-playing), Single-player and Multiplayer video game developed Tokyo RPG Factory and published by Square Enix. The game serves as the spiritual successor to the first installment, I Am Setsuna and introduces the retooled a variant of ATB (Activate Time Battle) system. The storyline of the game starts with an unnamed character, watching in despair as his beautiful Kingdom collapse. After that, the storyline shifts to the young man named as Kanata, who perform errands at the small village of Elgarthe with his companions, named as Locke and Lumina, until one day they finds that the town has vanished. According to the plot, the man suffered a phenomenon that he had never experienced before, faces the power that invades the fabric of real-life. The player must manipulate the environment to restore what was disappeared. During the gameplay, the player has to become master different memory and struggle to craft the beautiful world around him on an epic journey to rescue the land. Lost Sphear includes prominent features such as Unique Storyline, Seamless Gameplay, Moonlight Battleground Mode, and more.