This is a list of best-selling Eastern role-playing video game franchises. For inclusion on the list, a franchise must have sold or shipped at least one million copies. For the purpose of this article, an Eastern role-playing video game is defined as a franchise which: (1) is considered a role-playing game by reliable sources and was originally made in Asia or (2) was originally made in any other Eastern Asian country, such created in Japan, created in China, and created in Korea, but otherwise the franchise would be difficult to differentiate from an Eastern role-playing video game due to mostly having common art style design traits such as anime, manga, chibi, donghua, manhwa, and manhua character art style designs. The numbers for sales or shipments are based on the most recent available sourced numbers and often may not include non-video game sales or more recent sales; actual total sales numbers May Be higher. This list does not include standalone games and gacha games with Eastern RPG elements.
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– Indicates a sub-series of a larger video game franchise. This does not necessarily apply for franchises that are not video game-based. {| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center; width:auto;"|- ! scope="col" | Franchise ! scope="col" | Publisher(s) ! scope="col" data-sort-type="number" | Total sales ! scope="col" | First release ! scope="col" | Latest release |- | Pokémon | Game Freak, Nintendo, The Pokémon Company | 489,000,000 (as of 2025) | 1996, Pokémon Red and Blue | 2025, Pokémon Legends: Z-A |- | Final Fantasy | Square Enix | 212,000,000 (as of 2026) | 1987, Final Fantasy I | 2025, Final Fantasy Tactics: The Ivalice Chronicles |- | Monster Hunter | Capcom | 120,000,000 (as of 2025) | 2004, Monster Hunter | 2025, Monster Hunter Wilds |- | Dragon Quest | Square Enix | 94,000,000 (as of 2025) | 1986, Dragon Quest | 2025, Dragon Quest I & II HD-2D Remake |- | Megami Tensei | Atlus, Sega | 42,700,000 (as of 2024) | 1996, Super Mario RPG: Legend Of The Seven Stars | 2024, Mario & Luigi: Brothership |- | Dark Souls | Bandai Namco | 37,330,000 (as of 2024) | 2011, Dark Souls | 2018, Dark Souls: Remastered |- | Kingdom Hearts | 2002, Kingdom Hearts | 2020, Kingdom Hearts: Melody of Memory |- | style="background:#FFFFBF;" | Final Fantasy VII | Square Enix | 31,103,157 (as of 2026) | 1997, Final Fantasy VII | 2024, Final Fantasy VII Rebirth |- | Tales | Bandai Namco | 30,250,000 (as of 2024)
* Dragon Ball: Daimaō Fukkatsu 530,000 * Dragon Ball 3: Gokuden 760,000 * Dragon Ball Z: Kyôshū! Saiyan 900,000 * Dragon Ball Z II: Gekishin Freeza 790,000 * Dragon Ball Z III: Ressen Jinzōningen 610,000 * Dragon Ball Z Side Story: Plan to Eradicate the Saiyans 300,000 Super Famicom titles 1,280,000 (Japan) * Dragon Ball Z: The Legacy of Goku II 621,500 Dragon Ball Xenoverse series Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot }} | 1988,
Dragon Ball: Daimaō Fukkatsu | 2020,
Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot |- |
Yakuza / Like a Dragon | Sega | 27,700,000 (as of 2024) | 2005,
Yakuza | 2025,
Like a Dragon: Pirate Yakuza in Hawaii |- | style="background:#FFFFBF;" |
Persona | Atlus, Sega | 23,500,000 (as of 2024) | 1996,
Revelations: Persona | 2025,
Persona 5: The Phantom X |- |
Super Robot Wars | Bandai Namco | 20,470,000 (as of 2024)
* FC Fire Emblem Gaiden 1992/03/14- 324,699 Switch Fire Emblem: Three Houses Nintendo 2019/07/26- 4.12M Switch Fire Emblem Engage 2023/03/31- 1.61M}} | 1990,
Fire Emblem: Shadow Dragon and the Blade of Light | 2023,
Fire Emblem Engage |- |
Yo-kai Watch | Level-5 | 17,000,000 (as of 2021) | 2013,
Yo-kai Watch | 2020,
Yo-kai Watch Jam: Yo-kai Academy Y |- |
Momotarō Densetsu | Hudson Soft, Konami | 15,000,000 (as of 2015)
* Drakengard 2 203,336 * Drakengard 3 176,077 Nier series + }} | 2003,
Drakengard | 2021,
Nier Reincarnation |- | style="background:#FFFFBF;" |
Nier | Square Enix | 11,200,000 (as of 2024) | 2010,
Nier | 2021,
Nier Reincarnation |- |
Xeno | Square Enix, Bandai Namco, Nintendo | 10,321,060 (as of 2023) | 1998,
Xenogears | 2025,
Xenoblade Chronicles X: Definitive Edition |- |
SaGa | 1989,
The Final Fantasy Legend | 2024,
Romancing SaGa 2: Revenge of the Seven |- |
Sword Art Online | Bandai Namco | 10,000,000 (as of 2026) | 2013,
Sword Art Online: Infinity Moment | 2024,
Sword Art Online: Fractured Daydream |- |
Phantasy Star | Sega | 10,000,000 (as of 2023) | 1987,
Phantasy Star | 2021,
Phantasy Star Online 2: New Genesis |- | style="background:#FFFFBF;" |
Trails | Nihon Falcom, Xseed Games, NIS America, GungHo | 9,000,000 (as of 2025) | 2004,
Trails in the Sky | 2025,
Trails in the Sky 1st Chapter |- |
Inazuma Eleven | Level-5 | 9,800,000 (as of 2026) | 2008,
Inazuma Eleven | 2025,
Inazuma Eleven: Victory Road |- | style="background:#FFFFBF;" |
Xenoblade Chronicles | Nintendo | 8,740,000 (as of 2023){{efn|name=Xenoblade|
Xenoblade Chronicles series:
Xenoblade Chronicles 2,468,783+ *Xenoblade Chronicles (Wii) 400,000+ (200,000 in Japan, 200,000+ overseas) *Xenoblade Chronicles 3D (3DS) 188,783 (113,783 in Japan, 75,000 in the US) *Xenoblade Chronicles: Definitive Edition (Switch) 22,805 digital) *France 40,000 *United States 200,000 Xenoblade Chronicles 2 2,705,697 *Xenoblade Chronicles 2 (Switch) 2.7million Xenoblade Chronicles 3 1,860,000 | 1991,
Final Fantasy Adventure | 2024,
Visions of Mana |- |
Digimon | Bandai Namco | 7,766,375 (as of 2025) | 1998,
Digital Monster Ver. S: Digimon Tamers | 2025,
Digimon Story: Time Stranger |- |
Atelier | Koei Tecmo | 7,500,000 (as of 2023) | 1997,
Atelier Marie: The Alchemist of Salburg | 2025,
Atelier Yumia: The Alchemist of Memories & the Envisioned Land |- |
Nioh | Koei Tecmo | 7,500,000 (as of 2024) | 2017,
Nioh | 2026,
Nioh 3 |- |
Octopath Traveler | Square Enix | 7,000,000+ (as of March 2026) | 2018,
Octopath Traveler | 2025,
Octopath Traveler 0 |- |
Sakura Wars | Sega | 5,800,000 (as of 2023) | 1995,
Chrono Trigger | 2022,
Chrono Cross: The Radical Dreamers Edition | 2003,
Disgaea: Hour of Darkness | 2023,
Disgaea 7: Vows of the Virtueless |- |
Ys | Nihon Falcom | 4,800,000 (as of 2017) | 1987,
Ys I: Ancient Ys Vanished | 2025,
Ys X: Proud Nordics |- |
Star Ocean | 1996,
Star Ocean | 2023,
Star Ocean: The Second Story R |- |
Monster Rancher | Tecmo | 4,000,000 (
As of 2007){{efn|Total sales of Monster Rancher franchise in Japan 2,156,731
DS I wrote to will Hajimeyo talking! Monster Farm DS Tecmo, Ltd. 2007/07/12 43 328 PS2 Monster Rancher EVO Tecmo, Ltd. 2005/12/08- 59 548{{efn|Total sales of Arc the Lad franchise in Japan: {31/07/1997} Arc Arena: Monster Tournament [PS] 27,579 {28/10/1999} Arc the Lad III [PS] 379,040 {04/07/2002} Arc the Lad: Kijin Fukkatsu [WSC] 28,157 {20/03/2003} Arc the Lad: Twilight of the Spirits [PS2] 185,862 {03/11/2004} Arc the Lad: End of Darkness [PS2] 48,667}} | 1995,
Arc the Lad | 2018,
Arc the Lad R |- |
Chocobo | Square Enix | 3,306,833 (
As of 2003) | 1998,
Parasite Eve | 2010,
The 3rd Birthday |- |
Valkyria Chronicles | Sega | 3,261,668 (as of 2020) | 2008,
Valkyria Chronicles | 2018,
Valkyria Chronicles 4 |- |
RPG Maker | Agetec, ASCII, Enterbrain | 3,072,177 (as of 2018) | 1992,
RPG Tsukūru Dante 98 | 2023,
RPG Maker Unite |- |
Front Mission | Square Enix | 3,000,000 (as of 2006) | 1995,
Front Mission | 2025,
Front Mission 3: Remake |- |
Bravely | Square Enix | 3,000,000 (as of 2021) | 2012,
Bravely | 2021,
Bravely Default II |- |
God Eater | Bandai Namco | 4,500,000 (as of 2020) | 2010,
Ni no Kuni: Dominion of the Dark Djinn | 2021,
Ni no Kuni: Cross Worlds |- |
Shiren the Wanderer | Spike Chunsoft | 2,454,168 (as of 2024){{efn|Total sales of Shiren the Wanderer franchise in Japan:
* Suikoden III 190,000 * SAT Riverhill Software 1996/11/01 48,449 in Japan * SAT Riverhill Software 1996/12/13 78,993 in Japan * PS Artdink/Atlus 1997/09/25 13,963 in Japan; 16,940 in the United States * PSP Square Enix 2010/11/10 273,492 (original release) and 5,715 (Ultimate Hits) in Japan Ogre Battle 64: Person of Lordly Caliber * N64 Quest/Nintendo 1999/07/12 200,770 in Japan; 76,529 in the United States Tactics Ogre: The Knight of Lodis * GBA Nintendo 2001/06/21 282,838 in Japan; 100,390 in the United States{{Efn|Valkyrie Profile series: 1.537 million as of 2009 Valkyrie Profile 0.709 million Valkyrie Profile: Lenneth 0.197 million Valkyrie Profile 2: Silmeria 0.401 million Valkyrie Profile: Covenant of the Plume 0.23 million | 1989,
Tengai Makyō: Ziria | 2010,
Tengai Makyō Ziria - Premium Edition |- |
The Legend of Sword and Fairy | Softstar | 2,000,000 (as of 2005) | 1995,
The Legend of Sword and Fairy | 2021,
The Legend of Sword and Fairy 7 |- |
Grandia | Game Arts | 2,000,000 (as of 2009){{efn|Total sales of
Grandia series in Japan 1,068,131
SAT Grandia Game Arts 1997/12/18 344,154 | 1984,
Hydlide | 1995,
Virtual Hydlide |- |
Etrian Odyssey | Atlus | 1,900,000 (as of 2018) | 2007,
Etrian Odyssey | 2018,
Etrian Odyssey Nexus |- |
Medabots | Imagineer | 1,869,411 (as of 2017) | 1989,
Mother | 2015,
EarthBound Beginnings |- | style="background:#FFFFBF;" |
Xenosaga | Bandai Namco | 1,686,930 (as of 2007) | 2002,
Xenosaga Episode I | 2006,
Xenosaga Episode III |- |
Rune Factory | Xseed Games | 1,522,412 (as of 2022){{efn|
Rune Factory franchise 1,522,412
{24/08/2006} Rune Factory: A Fantasy Harvest Moon [DS] 145,346 in Japan {26/10/2017} Rune Factory 4 (Best Collection) [3DS] 5,991 in Japan {20/05/2021} Rune Factory 5 [SWI] 500,000 globally; }} | 2006,
Rune Factory: A Fantasy Harvest Moon | 2025,
Rune Factory: Guardians of Azuma |- |
Summon Night | Bandai Namco | 1,500,659 (as of 2013){{efn|Summon Night total sales in Japan 1,500,659
DS Summon Night Bandai Namco Games 2008/04/24 69 076 {20/06/2002} .hack//Infection [PS2] 254,844 {19/09/2002} .hack//Mutation [PS2] 191,463 {12/12/2002} .hack//Outbreak [PS2] 163,010 {10/04/2003} .hack//Quarantine [PS2] 119,881 {23/11/2005} .hack//frägment [PS2] 8,916 {18/05/2006} .hack//G.U. Vol.1//Rebirth [PS2] 162,047 {28/09/2006} .hack//G.U. Vol.2//Reminisce [PS2] 177,074 {18/01/2007} .hack//G.U. Vol.3//Redemption [PS2] 168,562 {18/01/2007} .hack//G.U. Vol.1//Rebirth (Welcome Price!) [PS2] 2,592 {04/03/2010} .hack//Link [PSP] 104,868 {28/06/2012} .hack: Sekai no Mukou ni + Versus Hybrid Pack [PS3] 23,530 {01/11/2017} .hack//G.U. Last Recode [PS4] 68,650 (60,847 retail + 7,803 digital)}} | 2002,
.hack//INFECTION - Part 1 | 2017,
.hack//G.U. Last Recode |- |
Popolocrois | Epics, Marvelous | 1,253,140 (as of 2015) | 1992,
Soul Blazer | 1995,
Terranigma |- |
Little Battlers Experience | Level-5 | 1,126,523 (as of 2013){{efn|Total sales of
Little Battlers Experience franchise in Japan: | 1988,
Famicom Jump: Hero Retsuden | 1991,
Famicom Jump II: Saikyō no Shichinin |- |
Chaos Rings | Square Enix | 1,100,000 (as of 2015) | 2010,
Chaos Rings | 2014,
Chaos Rings III |- |
Lunar | Game Arts | 1,084,218 (as of 2009) | 1992,
Lunar: The Silver Star | 2025,
Lunar Remastered Collection |}
See also
List of best-selling video game franchises List of highest-grossing media franchisesReferences
