Name | Genre | English language availability | Notes or short description | Ref. |
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Action Taimanin | Action role-playing | 2019 | Hack and slash game based on the Taimanin Asagi visual novel series. | [1] |
Alchemy Stars | Tactical role-playing | 2021–2025 | | [2] |
Ananta | Action role-playing | TBD | | |
Animal Crossing: Pocket Camp | Social simulation | 2017–2024 | Animal Crossing mobile game | [3] |
Another Eden | Tactical role-playing | 2019 | | [4] |
Arknights | Tower defense | 2020 | Noted for its soundtrack featuring high-profile musicians. | [5] |
Artery Gear: Fusion | Turn-based strategy | 2021-2024 | | [6] |
Azur Lane | Shoot 'em up | 2019 | Anthropomorphizes historic warships as young girls. | [7] |
BanG Dream! Girls Band Party! | Rhythm game | 2018 | Part of the BanG Dream! music franchise. | [8] |
Bleach: Brave Souls | Beat 'em up | 2016 | Part of the Bleach media franchise based on Tite Kubo's manga. | [9] |
Blue Archive | Eastern role-playing | 2021 | | [10] |
Brave Frontier | Eastern role-playing | 2013–2022 | | [11] |
Cookie Run Kingdom | City-Building / RPG | 2021 | Part of the Devsisters Cookie Run franchise. | |
D4DJ Groovy Mix | Rhythm game | 2021 | Part of the D4DJ music media franchise. | [12] |
DanMachi: Memoria Freese | Eastern role-playing | 2017–2024 | Part of the Is It Wrong to Try to Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon? Light novel franchise. | |
Disney Twisted-Wonderland | Adventure, Rhythm | 2022 | Part of a collaboration between Aniplex and Walt Disney Japan. | [13] |
Dragalia Lost | Action role-playing | 2018–2022 | First Nintendo IP released only on mobile platforms. | [14] |
Dragon Ball Z: Dokkan Battle | Board / puzzle game | 2015 | Part of the Dragon Ball media franchise. | [15] |
Dragon Collection | Card battle | 2012 | The first popular Japanese gacha game, released 2010 on GREE. | [16] |
Eggy Party | Battle royale, Platform, Party | 2023 | | |
Ensemble Stars! | Life Simulation | 2022 | Spin-off to the Ensemble Girls! (2012) | [17] |
Epic Seven | Eastern role-playing | 2018 | | |
Fate/Grand Order | Tactical role-playing | 2017 | Part of the Fate/stay night visual novel franchise. | [18] |
Final Fantasy All the Bravest | Eastern role-playing | 2013–2023 | Part of the Final Fantasy franchise. Widely criticized for its lack of gameplay, after which a producer said that it was in fact not a game. | [19] |
Final Fantasy Brave Exvius | Tactical role-playing | 2016 | Part of the Final Fantasy franchise. Not to be confused with its spin-off War of the Visions: Final Fantasy Brave Exvius. | [20] |
Final Fantasy VII: Ever Crysis | Eastern role-playing | 2023 | Part of the Final Fantasy franchise. | |
Fire Emblem Heroes | Tactical role-playing | 2017 | Spin-off of the Fire Emblem series. | [21] |
Genshin Impact | Open-world action role-playing | 2020 | | |
Girls' Frontline | Turn-based strategy | 2018 | Anthropomorphizes firearms as young girls. | [22] |
Girls' Frontline 2: Exilium | Turn-based tactics | 2023 | Sequel game to Girls' Frontline (2018). | |
Girls' Frontline: Neural Cloud | Real-time strategy | 2022 | Spin-off and prequel game to Girls' Frontline (2018). | |
Goddess of Victory: Nikke | Third-person shooter / RPG | 2022 | | [23] [24] |
Granblue Fantasy | Eastern role-playing | 2016 | Browser game with music by Nobuo Uematsu (Final Fantasy). Generated various spin-offs. | [25] |
Heaven Burns Red | Action role-playing | 2024 | | |
Hatsune Miku: Colorful Stage! | Rhythm game | 2020 | Part of the Hatsune Miku: Project DIVA franchise. | |
Honkai Impact 3rd | Hack and slash | 2018 | | [26] |
Honkai: Star Rail | Eastern role-playing | 2023 | Spin-off to Honkai Impact 3rd (2018) | |
Identity V | Multiplayer survival horror | 2018 | | [27] |
Infinity Nikki | Action-adventure, Dress-up | 2024 | Sequel game to Shining Nikki (2019). | [28] |
Kingdom Hearts χ | Tactical role-playing | 2016-2024 | Part of the Kingdom Hearts series. Released on mobile devices as Kingdom Hearts Unchained χ. The "χ" character is a lower-case Greek chi. | [29] |
KonoSuba: Fantastic Days | Eastern role-playing | 2021–2025 | Part of the KonoSuba Light novel franchise. | [30] |
Langrisser Mobile | Tactical role-playing | 2019 | Part of the Langrisser franchise. | |
Limbus Company | Dungeon role-playing | 2023 | Sequel to Library of Ruina (2021). | [31] |
Love and Deepspace | Otome game | 2024 | | [32] |
Love Live! School Idol Festival | Rhythm game | 2014–2023 | Part of the Love Live! franchise. Has a 2020 spin-off: Love Live! School Idol Festival All Stars. | [33] |
Magia Record | Tactical role-playing | 2019-2020 | Spin-off of the anime series Puella Magi Madoka Magica. | [34] |
Mario Kart Tour | Kart racing | 2019 | 14th game in the Mario Kart series. Unusually for a gacha game, a subscription is needed for many features. Gacha elements were removed in a 2022 update. | [35] [36] |
Mobius Final Fantasy | MMORPG | 2016–2020 | Part of the Final Fantasy franchise. | |
Monster Strike | Physics game | 2014 | Became the basis of its own media franchise in Japan, including an anime series and several films. | [37] |
Naruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja Blazing | Action role-playing | 2016–2021 | Spin-off of the Naruto: Ultimate Ninja fighting game series. | [38] |
Neverness to Everness | Action role-playing | TBD | | [39] |
Nier Reincarnation | Eastern role-playing | 2021–2024 | Part of the Nier franchise. | |
Ni no Kuni: Cross Worlds | Eastern role-playing | 2021 | Part of the Ni no Kuni franchise. | |
Onmyōji | Eastern role-playing | 2016 | Part of the Onmyōji novel franchise. | |
Octopath Traveler: Champions of the Continent | Role-playing game | 2021 | Part of the Octopath Traveler franchise. | |
One Piece Bounty Rush | Beat 'em up | 2018 | Based on the One Piece franchise. Re-released in 2019. | [40] |
One Piece Treasure Cruise | Tactical role-playing | 2015 | Based on the One Piece franchise. | [41] |
Pokémon Masters EX | Pokémon | 2019 | Originally named Pokémon Masters. Based on the Pokémon franchise. | [42] |
Princess Connect! Re:Dive | Eastern role-playing | 2021-2023 | Sequel game to Princess Connect! (2015–2016). Received an anime adaptation. | [43] |
Punishing: Gray Raven | Hack and slash | 2021 | | [44] |
Puzzle & Dragons | Tile-matching | 2012 | Received spin-offs including Puzzle & Dragons X and Puzzle & Dragons Z + Super Mario Bros. Edition. | [45] |
Raid: Shadow Legends | Auto-battler | 2019 | Infamous for its pervasive advertising on social media and aggressive monetization. | [46] |
Reverse: 1999 | Tactical role-playing | 2023 | | |
Schoolgirl Strikers 2/Twinkle Melodies | Visual novel-RPG | 2014–2017–2018 | Part of the Schoolgirl Strikers media franchise. | |
Seven Knights | Eastern role-playing | 2014–2023 | | |
Seven Knights 2 | MMORPG | 2020 | Sequel game to Seven Knights (2014). | |
Shin Megami Tensei: Liberation Dx2 | Eastern role-playing | 2018 | Part of the Megami Tensei franchise. | [47] |
Shoujo Kageki Revue Starlight -Re LIVE- | Rhythm game | 2018-2024 | Part of the Revue Starlight media franchise. | [48] |
SINoALICE | Eastern role-playing | 2020–2024 | Directed by Yoko Taro ( Drakengard ). | [49] |
Solo Leveling: ARISE | Action role-playing, Hack and slash | 2024 | Game adaptation to the Manhwa Solo Leveling. | [50] |
Sonic Runners | Endless runner | 2015 | | |
Sword Art Online: Integral Factor | MMORPG | 2017 | Based on Sword Art Online Light Novel franchise. | [51] |
Tears of Themis | Adventure, Visual Novel | 2020 | | [52] |
The King of Fighters All Star | Beat 'em up | 2019 | | [53] |
The Seven Deadly Sins: Grand Cross | Eastern role-playing | 2019 | Part of The Seven Deadly Sins franchise. | |
Tokyo Afterschool Summoners | Card battle | 2018 | One of the first commercial Japanese LGBT video games, with art by prominent bara artists. Partially translated into English. | [54] |
Touhou LostWord | Turn-based strategy | 2021 | Based on the Touhou Project series. | [55] |
Tower of Fantasy | Open-world Action role-playing | 2021 | | |
Vindictus | Action MMORPG, Hack and slash | 2010 | | |
War of the Visions: Final Fantasy Brave Exvius | Tactical role-playing | 2020 | Spin-off of Final Fantasy Brave Exvius. | [56] |
Warhammer Quest: Silver Tower | Tactical role-playing | 2020 | Part of the Warhammer Fantasy franchise. | [57] |
White Cat Project | Action role-playing | 2015–2016 | Released internationally under the name Colopl Rune Story. | [58] |
Wuthering Waves | Action role-playing | 2024 | | |
Zenless Zone Zero | Action role-playing, Hack and slash | 2024 | | |