Name |
Genre |
English language availability |
Notes or short description |
Ref. |
Action Taimanin |
Action role-playing |
2019 |
Hack and slash game based on the Taimanin Asagi visual novel series. |
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Alchemy Stars |
Tactical role-playing |
2021–2025 |
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Ananta |
Action role-playing |
TBD |
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Animal Crossing: Pocket Camp |
Social simulation |
2017–2024 |
Animal Crossing mobile game |
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Another Eden |
Tactical role-playing |
2019 |
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Arknights |
Tower defense |
2020 |
Noted for its soundtrack featuring high-profile musicians. |
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Artery Gear: Fusion |
Turn-based strategy |
2021-2024 |
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Azur Lane |
Shoot 'em up |
2019 |
Anthropomorphizes historic warships as young girls. |
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BanG Dream! Girls Band Party! |
Rhythm game |
2018 |
Part of the BanG Dream! music franchise. |
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Bleach: Brave Souls |
Beat 'em up |
2016 |
Part of the Bleach media franchise based on Tite Kubo's manga. |
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Blue Archive |
Eastern role-playing |
2021 |
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Brave Frontier |
Eastern role-playing |
2013–2022 |
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Cookie Run Kingdom |
City-Building / RPG |
2021 |
Part of the Devsisters Cookie Run franchise. |
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D4DJ Groovy Mix |
Rhythm game |
2021 |
Part of the D4DJ music media franchise. |
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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. |
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Disney Twisted-Wonderland |
Adventure, Rhythm |
2022 |
Part of a collaboration between Aniplex and Walt Disney Japan. |
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Dragalia Lost |
Action role-playing |
2018–2022 |
First Nintendo IP released only on mobile platforms. |
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Dragon Ball Z: Dokkan Battle |
Board / puzzle game |
2015 |
Part of the Dragon Ball media franchise. |
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Dragon Collection |
Card battle |
2012 |
The first popular Japanese gacha game, released 2010 on GREE. |
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Eggy Party |
Battle royale, Platform, Party |
2023 |
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Ensemble Stars! |
Life Simulation |
2022 |
Spin-off to the Ensemble Girls! (2012) |
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Epic Seven |
Eastern role-playing |
2018 |
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Fate/Grand Order |
Tactical role-playing |
2017 |
Part of the Fate/stay night visual novel franchise. |
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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. |
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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. |
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Final Fantasy VII: Ever Crysis |
Eastern role-playing |
2023 |
Part of the Final Fantasy franchise. |
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Fire Emblem Heroes |
Tactical role-playing |
2017 |
Spin-off of the Fire Emblem series. |
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Genshin Impact |
Open-world action role-playing |
2020 |
|
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Girls' Frontline |
Turn-based strategy |
2018 |
Anthropomorphizes firearms as young girls. |
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Girls' Frontline 2: Exilium |
Turn-based tactics |
2023 |
Sequel game to Girls' Frontline (2018). |
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Girls' Frontline: Neural Cloud |
Real-time strategy |
2022 |
Spin-off and prequel game to Girls' Frontline (2018). |
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Goddess of Victory: Nikke |
Third-person shooter / RPG |
2022 |
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Granblue Fantasy |
Eastern role-playing |
2016 |
Browser game with music by Nobuo Uematsu (Final Fantasy). Generated various spin-offs. |
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Heaven Burns Red |
Action role-playing |
2024 |
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Hatsune Miku: Colorful Stage! |
Rhythm game |
2020 |
Part of the Hatsune Miku: Project DIVA franchise. |
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Honkai Impact 3rd |
Hack and slash |
2018 |
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Honkai: Star Rail |
Eastern role-playing |
2023 |
Spin-off to Honkai Impact 3rd (2018) |
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Identity V |
Multiplayer survival horror |
2018 |
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Infinity Nikki |
Action-adventure, Dress-up |
2024 |
Sequel game to Shining Nikki (2019). |
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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. |
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KonoSuba: Fantastic Days |
Eastern role-playing |
2021–2025 |
Part of the KonoSuba Light novel franchise. |
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Langrisser Mobile |
Tactical role-playing |
2019 |
Part of the Langrisser franchise. |
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Limbus Company |
Dungeon role-playing |
2023 |
Sequel to Library of Ruina (2021). |
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Love and Deepspace |
Otome game |
2024 |
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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. |
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Magia Record |
Tactical role-playing |
2019-2020 |
Spin-off of the anime series Puella Magi Madoka Magica. |
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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. |
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Mobius Final Fantasy |
MMORPG |
2016–2020 |
Part of the Final Fantasy franchise. |
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Monster Strike |
Physics game |
2014 |
Became the basis of its own media franchise in Japan, including an anime series and several films. |
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Naruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja Blazing |
Action role-playing |
2016–2021 |
Spin-off of the Naruto: Ultimate Ninja fighting game series. |
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Neverness to Everness |
Action role-playing |
TBD |
|
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Nier Reincarnation |
Eastern role-playing |
2021–2024 |
Part of the Nier franchise. |
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Ni no Kuni: Cross Worlds |
Eastern role-playing |
2021 |
Part of the Ni no Kuni franchise. |
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Onmyōji |
Eastern role-playing |
2016 |
Part of the Onmyōji novel franchise. |
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Octopath Traveler: Champions of the Continent |
Role-playing game |
2021 |
Part of the Octopath Traveler franchise. |
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One Piece Bounty Rush |
Beat 'em up |
2018 |
Based on the One Piece franchise. Re-released in 2019. |
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One Piece Treasure Cruise |
Tactical role-playing |
2015 |
Based on the One Piece franchise. |
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Pokémon Masters EX |
Pokémon |
2019 |
Originally named Pokémon Masters. Based on the Pokémon franchise. |
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Princess Connect! Re:Dive |
Eastern role-playing |
2021-2023 |
Sequel game to Princess Connect! (2015–2016). Received an anime adaptation. |
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Punishing: Gray Raven |
Hack and slash |
2021 |
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Puzzle & Dragons |
Tile-matching |
2012 |
Received spin-offs including Puzzle & Dragons X and Puzzle & Dragons Z + Super Mario Bros. Edition. |
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Raid: Shadow Legends |
Auto-battler |
2019 |
Infamous for its pervasive advertising on social media and aggressive monetization. |
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Reverse: 1999 |
Tactical role-playing |
2023 |
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Schoolgirl Strikers 2/Twinkle Melodies |
Visual novel-RPG |
2014–2017–2018 |
Part of the Schoolgirl Strikers media franchise. |
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Seven Knights |
Eastern role-playing |
2014–2023 |
|
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Seven Knights 2 |
MMORPG |
2020 |
Sequel game to Seven Knights (2014). |
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Shin Megami Tensei: Liberation Dx2 |
Eastern role-playing |
2018 |
Part of the Megami Tensei franchise. |
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Shoujo Kageki Revue Starlight -Re LIVE- |
Rhythm game |
2018-2024 |
Part of the Revue Starlight media franchise. |
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SINoALICE |
Eastern role-playing |
2020–2024 |
Directed by Yoko Taro (Drakengard). |
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Solo Leveling: ARISE |
Action role-playing, Hack and slash |
2024 |
Game adaptation to the Manhwa Solo Leveling. |
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Sonic Runners |
Endless runner |
2015 |
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Sword Art Online: Integral Factor |
MMORPG |
2017 |
Based on Sword Art Online Light Novel franchise. |
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Tears of Themis |
Adventure, Visual Novel |
2020 |
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The King of Fighters All Star |
Beat 'em up |
2019 |
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The Seven Deadly Sins: Grand Cross |
Eastern role-playing |
2019 |
Part of The Seven Deadly Sins franchise. |
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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. |
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Touhou LostWord |
Turn-based strategy |
2021 |
Based on the Touhou Project series. |
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Tower of Fantasy |
Open-world Action role-playing |
2021 |
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Vindictus |
Action MMORPG, Hack and slash |
2010 |
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War of the Visions: Final Fantasy Brave Exvius |
Tactical role-playing |
2020 |
Spin-off of Final Fantasy Brave Exvius. |
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Warhammer Quest: Silver Tower |
Tactical role-playing |
2020 |
Part of the Warhammer Fantasy franchise. |
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White Cat Project |
Action role-playing |
2015–2016 |
Released internationally under the name Colopl Rune Story. |
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Wuthering Waves |
Action role-playing |
2024 |
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Zenless Zone Zero |
Action role-playing, Hack and slash |
2024 |
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