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RPG 25 April 2006

Atelier Iris 2: The Azoth of Destiny is another, after Atelier Iris: Eternal Mana, game that takes us to the world of alchemy and alchemists. This is a title of the cRPG genre from Japan, with a turn-based (though slightly modified) combat system.

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RPG 31 January 2000

Eighth installment of the popular series of Japanese role-playing games SaGa. The production tells two different stories taking place in the fantasy world of Sandail. One of them focuses on the prince banished for his lack of magical abilities, the other draws the fate of several generations of the family of explorers of the mysterious artifact.

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RPG 01 October 2015

An action RPG set in unique fantasy world, developed by Japanese studio Gust, know from the Atelier and Ar tonelico series. Nights of Azure takes us to an isolated island kingdom, in which people must face demonic creatures that roam at night. The main heroine, Arnice, is a warrior gifted with dark powers. Her duty is to protect priestess Lilysee who – according to legends – can lift the curse that was cast on the land by sacrificing herself.

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RPG 14 July 2017

Co-developed by Compile Heart and Idea Factory, a classic dungeon crawler with a turn-based combat system. The action of Mary Skelter: Nightmares is set in a fantasy world in which most of the humans are imprisoned in a humongous prison guarded by dangerous creatures. When the main hero and his friend are set free by a mysterious organization, they find out that they received supernatural powers.

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RPG 18 November 2010

Original jRPG, in which we move to hell. Players take on the role of the guardian of the souls of seven young girls, who must repent of their sins. If, with our help, they can climb to the top of the hellish towers, they will have the right to be born again in the real world.

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RPG 02 November 2016

The eighteenth major installment of Atelier, an complex, long-running jRPG series developed since 1997 mainly by Gust, a Japanese studio. We assume the role of the eponymous girl, Firis Mistlud, who decides to leave her underground mining town and embark on a journey into the unknown. On the surface, the heroine must face various challenges but her alchemic knowledge and mining experience help her get out of trouble.

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RPG 31 August 2017

Another spin-off in the popular series of dungeon crawlers, Etrian Odyssey, developed by Spike Chunsoft. The player assumes the role of an adventurer, who helps an unfamiliar woman in reaching the roots of the Yggdrasil tree, which is told to hide a gate to the world of gods. The events in Etrian Mystery Dungeon 2 are presented from an isometric perspective, and a significant portion of gameplay is about exploration of randomly generated dungeons as well as fighting turn-based battles.

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RPG 23 January 2018

A jPPG title inspired by classic games from the genre, developed by the team at Tokyo RPG Factory. Lost Sphear is set in fantasy world and follows the story of a boy named Kanata, who wakes up from a nightmare only to discover that his village mysteriously disappeared. And so he and his friends set on a journey to save the world with the help of magical power of Memory, which lets them materialize memories and thoughts of mortals.

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RPG 05 June 2014

Stranger of Sword City is a dark fantasy, first-person jRPG dungeon crawler developed by Experience. The game is also known as Stranger in Alda and Stranger of the Village of the Sword. We play as the titular stranger, whose plane crashes after an encounter with a mysterious portal. Being the only survivor of the crash, we end up in the legendary sword city Escario. Our only goal is to find our way back home.

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RPG 20 December 2007

Refreshed version of the fourth part of the cult jRPG saga, the first edition of which appeared on the SNES console in 1991. Remake is based on a three-dimensional version of the game, prepared 16 years later, and apart from the new setting and the changed appearance of the character, it offers an extensive storyline and full acting dubbing, absent from the original.

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A refreshed version of the 1992 classic jRPG, previously known on the SNES console as Mystic Quest Legends or Final Fantasy: Mystic Quest. The new version of the title was created by Square Enix for PC and mobile device owners. The action of the game takes place in a fantasy world, divided into 4 regions, which are under the influence of 4 magic crystals.

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RPG 05 June 2014

Eiyuuu Senki: The World Conquest is a tactical RPG in which the player's task is to gain control over the world. In the alternative reality, we are facing the world's leaders personified by beautiful but dangerous girls, leading the army of similar characters to battle on its own.

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RPG 04 June 2015

A Japanese roguelike role-playing game and a part of the Mystery Dungeon series. Shiren The Wanderer: The Tower of Fortune and the Dice of Fate was originally released in 2010 for Nintendo DS only in Japan, while its enhanced edition, Shiren the Wanderer 5 Plus was released in 2015. You play as a quiet wandering warrior named Shiren, accompanied by a talkative ferret called Koppa.

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RPG 22 August 2013

The second installment in a series of jRPGs enriched with elements typical for visual novels and dungeon crawlers. This time, the player assumes the role of a chosen character (several available) and their goal is to defeat the monsters lurking in the Pandora Labyrinth. The gameplay resembles the formula used in the original game - the player explores randomly generated dungeons, talks to seven female companions (as well as asks them out on dates) and fights the enemies encountered.

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RPG 28 March 2013

Sorcery Saga: The Curse of the Great Curry God is a developed band Compile Heart comedy jRPG game enriched with elements of roguelike. The game consists mainly of exploring underground and fighting turn-based battles. It is also important to look for ingredients and recipes that allow you to cook new types of curry.

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RPG 27 September 2007

Japanese production of RPG, in which there are many interesting solutions. During the game we go through the land of fantasy, perform tasks and fight enemies in turn-based battles, shown in isometric projection. The curiosity is that the hero can give birth to offspring. The children of the hero take over some of the traits of their parents.

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RPG 14 June 2018

An improved version of the tactical RPG God Wars: Future Past. The players are taken to a fantasy world inspired by Japanese myths and take part in an adventure of Princess Kaguya.

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RPG 16 November 2018

Pokemon: Let’s Go, Pikachu! is a role-playing game. The players are traveling through a three-dimensional world with a Pikachu and capturing other pokemon, training them and making them fight in turn-based combat against other trainers’ pokemon. The game was designed as an introduction to the series for novice players who might find main entries in the series too complicated.

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RPG 28 January 1998

Developed by Squaresoft, a tactical jRPG set in the realities of a fictional medieval world. The game presents the story of a group of heroes involved in a war intrigue.

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RPG 12 April 2021

Another installment in the series of Japanese tactical RPGs, characterised by a specific sense of humour.

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RPG 30 July 2020

Fairy Tail is a jRPG based on manga with the same name. It tells the story of the title guild of magicians. During the adventure, players take control of a group of wizards. Gust Studios is responsible for the development of the production.

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RPG 25 January 2024

A free-to-play jRPG and part of a series originating from 1997. An extensive crafting system that is alchemy plays an important part in Atelier Resleriana: Forgotten Alchemy and the Polar Night Liberator.

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RPG 08 March 2024

An old-school tactical jRPG. Unicorn Overlord has us playing as a former heir of the throne, traversing a fantasy world and gathering allies to reclaim their birthright.

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RPG 27 September 2024

A third-person perspective Japanese action RPG, in which we visit alternative modern Tokyo where magic was forbidden. Reynatis has us play a young wizard and we must hide our supernatural powers, so that we don't end up being hunted by the MEA organization.

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