JRPG gameplay
Every paid Steam game tagged JRPG, ranked by our estimated lifetime revenue. 4,927 games in the catalog, 3,351 with a sales estimate.
Games
4,927
Active paid titles tagged
Total Gross
$4.5B
Sum of estimated lifetime revenue
Median
$10.3K
Half earn less, half more
Hit Rate
27.0%
906 games earned $100K+
Revenue share - top 5 vs rest
- Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 6.7%
- Persona 5 Royal 4.6%
- Monster Hunter: World 3.8%
- MONSTER HUNTER RISE 3.1%
- NieR:Automataโข 3.0%
- Other (3346 games) 78.9%
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 | 282,264 | 144,901 | 5,080,752 | $304,781,611 |
| 2 | Persona 5 Royal ATLUS | 2022-10-20 | 143,083 | 35,298 | 3,433,992 | $206,005,180 |
| 3 | Monster Hunter: World CAPCOM Co., Ltd. | 2018-08-08 | 520,449 | 329,333 | 5,724,939 | $171,527,980 |
| 4 | MONSTER HUNTER RISE CAPCOM Co., Ltd. | 2022-01-12 | 128,654 | 230,942 | 3,464,130 | $138,391,994 |
| 5 | NieR:Automataโข Square Enix, PlatinumGames Inc. | 2017-03-17 | 154,584 | 23,813 | 3,400,848 | $135,999,912 |
| 6 | FINAL FANTASY XIV Online Square Enix | 2014-02-18 | 86,097 | 95,102 | 6,181,630 | $123,570,784 |
| 7 | DELTARUNE tobyfox | 2025-06-04 | 141,020 | 291,259 | 4,935,700 | $123,343,143 |
| 8 | Temtem Crema | 2022-09-06 | 39,334 | 39,501 | 2,567,565 | $115,514,749 |
| 9 | Persona 3 Reload ATLUS | 2024-02-01 | 66,821 | 36,703 | 1,603,704 | $96,206,203 |
| 10 | Nioh 3 KOEI TECMO GAMES CO., LTD. | 2026-02-05 | 19,825 | 87,541 | 1,313,115 | $91,904,919 |
| 11 | Metaphor: ReFantazio ATLUS | 2024-10-10 | 43,918 | 85,194 | 1,277,910 | $89,440,921 |
| 12 | Digimon Story Time Stranger Media.Vision Inc. | 2025-10-02 | 22,964 | 84,214 | 1,263,210 | $88,412,068 |
| 13 | CODE VEIN Bandai Namco Studios | 2019-09-26 | 62,879 | 22,946 | 1,383,338 | $82,986,447 |
| 14 | Granblue Fantasy: Relink Cygames, Inc. | 2024-01-31 | 56,385 | 113,179 | 1,697,685 | $67,890,423 |
| 15 | FANTASY LIFE i: The Girl Who Steals Time LEVEL5 Inc. | 2025-05-21 | 13,628 | 65,347 | 980,205 | $58,802,498 |
| 16 | Nioh 2 โ The Complete Edition KOEI TECMO GAMES CO., LTD. | 2021-02-05 | 50,843 | 41,273 | 1,118,546 | $55,916,115 |
| 17 | South Parkโข: The Stick of Truthโข Obsidian Entertainment | 2014-03-06 | 74,192 | 34,645 | 1,780,608 | $53,400,434 |
| 18 | FINAL FANTASY VII REMAKE INTERGRADE Square Enix | 2022-06-17 | 55,187 | 13,803 | 1,214,114 | $48,552,419 |
| 19 | Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth RGG Studio | 2024-01-25 | 24,351 | 46,029 | 690,435 | $48,323,546 |
| 20 | OMORI OMOCAT, LLC | 2020-12-25 | 89,311 | 3,107 | 2,370,339 | $47,383,077 |
| 21 | Tales of ARISE Bandai Namco Studios Inc. | 2023-11-08 | 36,872 | 60,274 | 904,110 | $45,196,459 |
| 22 | FINAL FANTASY XV WINDOWS EDITION Square Enix | 2018-03-06 | 58,640 | 29,279 | 1,290,080 | $45,139,899 |
| 23 | Nioh: Complete Edition KOEI TECMO GAMES CO., LTD. | 2017-11-07 | 39,235 | 10,588 | 863,170 | $43,149,868 |
| 24 | Persona 4 Golden ATLUS | 2020-06-13 | 88,222 | 29,984 | 2,117,328 | $42,325,387 |
| 25 | FINAL FANTASY VII REBIRTH Square Enix | 2025-01-23 | 37,293 | 36,077 | 820,446 | $41,014,096 |
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
75
2015
71
2016
113
2017
142
2018
169
2019
234
2020
333
2021
385
2022
417
2023
453
2024
598
2025
561
2026
Top upcoming
Highest-wishlist unreleased JRPG games.
| # | Game | WL Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Persona 4 Revival ATLUS | 16 |
| 2 | Persona 6 ATLUS | 32 |
| 3 | Showa American Story NEKCOM Entertainment | 34 |
| 4 | FINAL FANTASY VII REVELATION Square Enix | 48 |
| 5 | STRANGER THAN HEAVEN RGG Studio | 55 |
| 6 | Threads of Time Riyo Games | 69 |
| 7 | KINGDOM HEARTS IV Square Enix | 193 |
| 8 | 231 | |
| 9 | SacriFire Pixelated Milk | 244 |
| 10 | Parasite Mutant IceSitruuna | 288 |
Top recent (12 months)
Highest-earning JRPG games released in the past year.
| # | Game | Est. Gross |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | | $91,904,919 |
| 2 | | $29,508,344 |
| 3 | | $20,736,637 |
| 4 | | $20,691,136 |
| 5 | | $17,949,020 |
| 6 | | $14,491,151 |
| 7 | | $13,533,977 |
| 8 | | $11,363,227 |
| 9 | | $10,410,917 |
| 10 | | $7,435,461 |