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The 25 Best JRPGs of All Time

Playlist Team•May 16, 2025
From our video published in May 2025. We’ve chosen to limit ourselves to a single entry in a franchise – so there’s a strong possibility that your favorite Final Fantasy, Dragon Quest, or insert franchise entry here was in contention but ultimately didn’t make it.

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Chrono Trigger
1
Chrono Trigger
Square
Persona 5 Royal
2
Persona 5 Royal
Atlus
Final Fantasy X
3
Final Fantasy X
Square
Metaphor: ReFantazio
4
Metaphor: ReFantazio
Studio Zero
Xenoblade Chronicles 3
5
Xenoblade Chronicles 3
Monolith Software (JP)
Dragon Quest XI: Echoes of an Elusive Age
6
Dragon Quest XI: Echoes of an Elusive Age
Toylogic
EarthBound
7
EarthBound
HAL Laboratory
Suikoden
8
Suikoden
Konami
Pokemon Gold Version
9
Pokemon Gold Version
Nintendo
The Legend of Heroes: Trails in the Sky --  -- First Chapter
10
The Legend of Heroes: Trails in the Sky -- -- First Chapter
Nihon Falcom
Octopath Traveler II
11
Octopath Traveler II
Square Enix
Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door
12
Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door
Intelligent Systems
Xenogears
13
Xenogears
Square
Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth
14
Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth
RGG Studio
Grandia II
15
Grandia II
Game Arts
Kingdom Hearts II
16
Kingdom Hearts II
Square Enix
Tales of Vesperia
17
Tales of Vesperia
Bandai Namco
Live A Live [1994]
18
Live A Live [1994]
Square
Bravely Default II
19
Bravely Default II
ClayTechWorks
Star Ocean: The Second Story
20
Star Ocean: The Second Story
Tri-Ace
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