# The 19 Best JRPGs of the 2010s

> A decade where the genre hit its modern stride, from blockbuster heavy-hitters to cult favorites only devoted fans rave about. Which one earns the crown?

*By YPB Team · Published June 19, 2026 · https://youpick.best/ranking/the-19-best-jrpgs-of-the-2010s*

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## Current results (3 votes)

1. **Kingdom Hearts III** — 33.33% (1 votes · score 1000/1000)
   A 2019 action RPG uniting Disney worlds and Final Fantasy roots in a long-awaited finale.
2. **Persona 5** — 33.33% (1 votes · score 1000/1000)
   A stylish 2016 Atlus RPG about phantom thieves balancing high-school life with dungeon-crawling heists.
3. **NieR: Automata** — 33.33% (1 votes · score 1000/1000)
   A 2017 action RPG by PlatinumGames following androids in a haunting post-apocalyptic war against machines.
4. **Fire Emblem: Awakening** — 0% (0 votes · score 891/1000)
   A 2012 3DS tactical RPG credited with reviving the strategy franchise for a global audience.
5. **Persona 4 Golden** — 0% (0 votes · score 818/1000)
   A 2012 Vita re-release of the murder-mystery RPG blending social sim with TV-world dungeons.
6. **The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel** — 0% (0 votes · score 734/1000)
   A 2013 Falcom RPG set in a military academy amid political turmoil in the Erebonian Empire.
7. **Dragon Quest XI** — 0% (0 votes · score 734/1000)
   A 2017 entry in the classic franchise praised as one of its finest traditional turn-based adventures.
8. **Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn** — 0% (0 votes · score 636/1000)
   The 2013 relaunch that transformed Square Enix's MMORPG into a beloved genre staple.
9. **Bravely Default** — 0% (0 votes · score 636/1000)
   A 2012 3DS RPG reviving classic job systems with its signature Brave and Default combat twist.
10. **Octopath Traveler** — 0% (0 votes · score 520/1000)
   A 2018 HD-2D RPG weaving eight travelers' stories with a retro-modern visual style.
11. **Ni no Kuni: Wrath of the White Witch** — 0% (0 votes · score 520/1000)
   A 2011 Level-5 RPG with Studio Ghibli animation about a boy journeying to a magical world.
12. **Final Fantasy XV** — 0% (0 votes · score 520/1000)
   A 2016 action RPG following Prince Noctis and friends on a sprawling road-trip across Eos.
13. **Fire Emblem: Three Houses** — 0% (0 votes · score 520/1000)
   A 2019 Switch tactical RPG splitting war and academy life across three rival nations.
14. **Tales of Berseria** — 0% (0 votes · score 382/1000)
   A 2016 action RPG following a vengeance-driven heroine in a darker entry of the Tales series.
15. **Pokemon Black and White** — 0% (0 votes · score 382/1000)
   A 2010 DS RPG introducing the Unova region with an all-new generation of creatures.
16. **Xenoblade Chronicles 2** — 0% (0 votes · score 382/1000)
   A 2017 Switch RPG following a salvager and his living-weapon Blade across a world atop titanic beasts.
17. **Xenoblade Chronicles** — 0% (0 votes · score 212/1000)
   A 2010 open-world Monolith Soft RPG set across the bodies of two colossal slumbering titans.
18. **Ys VIII: Lacrimosa of Dana** — 0% (0 votes · score 212/1000)
   A 2016 fast-paced action RPG stranding adventurer Adol on a mysterious cursed island.
19. **Shin Megami Tensei IV** — 0% (0 votes · score 212/1000)
   A 2013 3DS RPG plunging samurai into a demon-haunted post-apocalyptic Tokyo.

Tags: games, rpg, 2010s, jrpg