JRPG gameplay
Every paid Steam game tagged JRPG, ranked by our estimated lifetime revenue. 4,501 games in the catalog, 2,949 with a sales estimate.
Games
4,501
Active paid titles tagged
Total Gross
$4.6B
Sum of estimated lifetime revenue
Median
$16.2K
Half earn less, half more
Hit Rate
29.4%
866 games earned $100K+
Revenue share - top 5 vs rest
- Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 6.6%
- Persona 5 Royal 4.4%
- Nioh 3 4.0%
- Monster Hunter: World 3.7%
- MONSTER HUNTER RISE 3.0%
- Other (2944 games) 78.2%
Top 25 earners
The highest-earning JRPG games by our estimator.
| # | Game | Released | Reviews | Peak CCU | Est. Units | Est. Gross |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 Sandfall Interactive | 2025-04-24 | 278,620 | 144,901 | 5,015,160 | $300,846,911 |
| 2 | Persona 5 Royal ATLUS | 2022-10-20 | 139,839 | 35,298 | 3,356,136 | $201,334,599 |
| 3 | Nioh 3 KOEI TECMO GAMES CO., LTD. | 2026-02-05 | 19,402 | 87,541 | 2,626,230 | $183,809,838 |
| 4 | Monster Hunter: World CAPCOM Co., Ltd. | 2018-08-08 | 517,276 | 329,333 | 5,690,036 | $170,482,232 |
| 5 | MONSTER HUNTER RISE CAPCOM Co., Ltd. | 2022-01-12 | 126,348 | 230,942 | 3,464,130 | $138,391,994 |
| 6 | NieR:Automataโข Square Enix, PlatinumGames Inc. | 2017-03-17 | 153,409 | 23,813 | 3,374,998 | $134,966,170 |
| 7 | FINAL FANTASY XIV Online Square Enix | 2014-02-18 | 85,767 | 95,102 | 6,181,630 | $123,570,784 |
| 8 | DELTARUNE tobyfox | 2025-06-04 | 136,229 | 291,259 | 4,768,015 | $119,152,695 |
| 9 | Temtem Crema | 2022-09-06 | 39,317 | 39,501 | 2,567,565 | $115,514,749 |
| 10 | Persona 3 Reload ATLUS | 2024-02-01 | 63,742 | 36,703 | 1,529,808 | $91,773,182 |
| 11 | Metaphor: ReFantazio ATLUS | 2024-10-10 | 43,220 | 85,194 | 1,277,910 | $89,440,921 |
| 12 | Digimon Story Time Stranger Media.Vision Inc. | 2025-10-02 | 22,573 | 84,214 | 1,263,210 | $88,412,068 |
| 13 | CODE VEIN Bandai Namco Studios | 2019-09-26 | 62,548 | 22,946 | 1,376,056 | $82,549,599 |
| 14 | Granblue Fantasy: Relink Cygames, Inc. | 2024-01-31 | 56,006 | 113,179 | 1,697,685 | $67,890,423 |
| 15 | FANTASY LIFE i: The Girl Who Steals Time LEVEL5 Inc. | 2025-05-21 | 13,590 | 65,347 | 980,205 | $58,802,498 |
| 16 | Echoes of Aincrad Game Studio Inc. | 2026-07-09 | 5,241 | 19,752 | 790,080 | $55,297,699 |
| 17 | South Parkโข: The Stick of Truthโข Obsidian Entertainment | 2014-03-06 | 73,457 | 34,645 | 1,762,968 | $52,871,410 |
| 18 | Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth RGG Studio | 2024-01-25 | 24,039 | 46,029 | 690,435 | $48,323,546 |
| 19 | OMORI OMOCAT, LLC | 2020-12-25 | 88,683 | 3,107 | 2,346,259 | $46,901,717 |
| 20 | Tales of ARISE Bandai Namco Studios Inc. | 2023-11-08 | 36,757 | 60,274 | 904,110 | $45,196,459 |
| 21 | FINAL FANTASY XV WINDOWS EDITION Square Enix | 2018-03-06 | 58,151 | 29,279 | 1,279,322 | $44,763,477 |
| 22 | Nioh: Complete Edition KOEI TECMO GAMES CO., LTD. | 2017-11-07 | 39,013 | 10,588 | 858,286 | $42,905,717 |
| 23 | Persona 4 Golden ATLUS | 2020-06-13 | 87,425 | 29,984 | 2,098,200 | $41,943,018 |
| 24 | DRAGON QUEST III HD-2D Remake Square Enix, ARTDINK | 2024-11-14 | 5,000 | 45,357 | 680,355 | $40,814,496 |
| 25 | FINAL FANTASY VII REBIRTH Square Enix | 2025-01-23 | 35,530 | 36,077 | 781,660 | $39,075,183 |
Releases per year
Is JRPG trending up or fading? Bars show new paid Steam releases with this tag each year. Green flecks are hits (โฅ$100K est. lifetime).
2
2010
4
2011
8
2012
9
2013
49
2014
73
2015
70
2016
113
2017
143
2018
169
2019
214
2020
276
2021
315
2022
364
2023
370
2024
509
2025
464
2026
Top upcoming
Highest-wishlist unreleased JRPG games.
| # | Game | WL Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Persona 4 Revival ATLUS | 16 |
| 2 | Showa American Story NEKCOM Entertainment | 38 |
| 3 | Persona 6 ATLUS | 45 |
| 4 | STRANGER THAN HEAVEN RGG Studio | 64 |
| 5 | FINAL FANTASY VII REVELATION Square Enix | 71 |
| 6 | FINAL FANTASY RESONANCE Square Enix, LANCARSE Ltd. | 73 |
| 7 | Threads of Time Riyo Games | 81 |
| 8 | 244 | |
| 9 | SacriFire Pixelated Milk | 253 |
| 10 | KINGDOM HEARTS IV Square Enix | 266 |
Top recent (12 months)
Highest-earning JRPG games released in the past year.
| # | Game | Est. Gross |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | | $183,809,838 |
| 2 | | $88,412,068 |
| 3 | | $55,297,699 |
| 4 | | $29,508,344 |
| 5 | | $24,973,004 |
| 6 | | $21,885,622 |
| 7 | | $20,171,563 |
| 8 | | $15,517,396 |
| 9 | | $13,937,777 |
| 10 | | $12,377,473 |