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List of best-selling Eastern role-playing game franchises

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video game is defined as a franchise which: (1) is considered a role-playing game by reliable sources and was originally made in Asia or (2) was originally made in any another Eastern Asian country, such created in Japan, created in China, and created in Korea, but otherwise the franchise would be difficult to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, donghua, and manhwa 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.

Franchise Publisher(s) Total sales First release Latest release
Pokémon Game Freak, Nintendo, The Pokémon Company 489,000,000 (as of 2025)[1] 1996, Pokémon Red and Blue 2025, Pokémon Legends: Z-A
Final Fantasy Square Enix 200,000,000 (as of 2025)[2] 1987, Final Fantasy I 2024, Final Fantasy VII Rebirth
Monster Hunter Capcom 120,000,000 (as of 2025)[3] 2004, Monster Hunter 2025, Monster Hunter Wilds
Dragon Quest[4] Square Enix 94,000,000 (as of 2025)[2] 1986, Dragon Quest 2025, Dragon Quest I & II HD-2D Remake
Megami Tensei[a] Atlus, Sega 42,700,000 (as of 2024)[b] 1987, Digital Devil Story: Megami Tensei 2025, Raidou Remastered: The Mystery of the Soulless Army
Mario RPG Nintendo, Square Enix, AlphaDream 41,010,000 (as of 2025)[c] 1996, Super Mario RPG: Legend Of The Seven Stars 2024, Mario & Luigi: Brothership
Dark Souls Bandai Namco 37,330,000 (as of 2024)[18] 2011, Dark Souls 2018, Dark Souls: Remastered
Kingdom Hearts[4] Square Enix 36,000,000 (as of 2022)[19] 2002, Kingdom Hearts 2020, Kingdom Hearts: Melody of Memory
Tales Bandai Namco 30,250,000 (as of 2024)[18] 1995, Tales of Phantasia 2025, Tales of Graces f Remastered
Dragon Ball RPGs Bandai Namco 29,200,500 (as of 2024)[d] 1988, Dragon Ball: Daimaō Fukkatsu 2020, Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot
Yakuza / Like a Dragon Sega 27,700,000 (as of 2024)[6] 2005, Yakuza 2025, Like a Dragon: Pirate Yakuza in Hawaii
Persona[e] Atlus, Sega 23,500,000 (as of 2024)[26] 1996, Revelations: Persona 2025, Persona 5: The Phantom X
Super Robot Wars Bandai Namco 20,470,000 (as of 2024)[18] 1991, Super Robot Wars 2025, Super Robot Wars Y
Fire Emblem Nintendo 17,870,865 (as of 2023)[f] 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)[32] 2013, Yo-kai Watch 2020, Yo-kai Watch Jam: Yo-kai Academy Y
Momotarō Densetsu[g] Hudson Soft, Konami 15,000,000 (as of 2015)[33] 1987, Momotarō Densetsu 2011, Momotarō Densetsu Mobile
Dragon's Dogma Capcom 13,000,000 (as of 2024)[3] 2012, Dragon's Dogma 2024, Dragon's Dogma II
Drakengard[h] Square Enix 11,827,344 (as of 2024)[j] 2003, Drakengard 2021, Nier Reincarnation
Nier[k] Square Enix 11,200,000 (as of 2024)[i] 2010, Nier 2021, Nier Reincarnation
Xeno[l] Square Enix, Bandai Namco, Nintendo 10,321,060 (as of 2023)[p] 1998, Xenogears 2025, Xenoblade Chronicles X Definitive Edition
SaGa[4] Square Enix 10,000,000 (as of 2019)[42] 1989, The Final Fantasy Legend 2024, SaGa: Emerald Beyond
Phantasy Star Sega 10,000,000 (as of 2023)[5] 1987, Phantasy Star 2021, Phantasy Star Online 2: New Genesis
Trails[q] Nihon Falcom, Xseed Games, NIS America 8,800,000 (as of 2025)[43] 2004, Trails in the Sky 2025, Trails in the Sky 1st Chapter
Xenoblade Chronicles[r] Nintendo 8,740,000 (as of 2023)[o] 2010, Xenoblade Chronicles 2022, Xenoblade Chronicles 3: Future Redeemed
Inazuma Eleven Level-5 8,000,000 (as of 2016)[55] 2008, Inazuma Eleven 2025, Inazuma Eleven: Victory Road
Mana[4] Square Enix 8,000,000 (as of 2021)[56][s] 1991, Final Fantasy Adventure 2024, Visions of Mana
Atelier Koei Tecmo 7,500,000 (as of 2023)[63] 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)[64] 2017, Nioh 2020, Nioh 2
Digimon Bandai Namco 6,266,375 (as of 2024)[t] 1998, Digital Monster Ver. S: Digimon Tamers 2022, Digimon Survive
Sakura Wars Sega 5,800,000 (as of 2023)[5] 1996, Sakura Wars 2019, Sakura Wars
Sword Art Online Bandai Namco 5,600,000 (as of 2020)[69][u] 2013, Sword Art Online: Infinity Moment 2024, Sword Art Online: Fractured Daydream
Chrono[4] Square Enix 5,500,000 (as of 2019)[76] 1995, Chrono Trigger 2022, Chrono Cross: The Radical Dreamers Edition[4]
Disgaea Nippon Ichi Software 5,000,000 (as of 2021)[77] 2003, Disgaea: Hour of Darkness 2023, Disgaea 7: Vows of the Virtueless
Ys Nihon Falcom 4,800,000 (as of 2017)[78] 1987, Ys I: Ancient Ys Vanished 2025, Ys X: Proud Nordics
Star Ocean[4] Square Enix 4,200,000 (as of 2013)[79][v] 1996, Star Ocean 2023, Star Ocean: The Second Story R
Monster Rancher Tecmo 4,000,000 (as of 2007)[88][w] 1997, Monster Rancher 2023, Line Monster Farm
Octopath Traveler Square Enix 4,000,000 (as of 2023)[x] 2018, Octopath Traveler 2023, Octopath Traveler II
Mega Man Battle Network Capcom 3,838,544 (as of 2009)[y] 2001, Mega Man Battle Network 2023, Mega Man Battle Network Legacy Collection
Arc the Lad Sony Computer Entertainment 3,700,000 (as of 2018)[93][z] 1995, Arc the Lad 2018, Arc the Lad R
Chocobo Square Enix 3,306,833 (as of 2003)[aa] 1997, Chocobo's Mysterious Dungeon 2022, Chocobo GP
Breath of Fire Capcom 3,300,000 (as of 2022)[3] 1993, Breath of Fire 2016, Breath of Fire 6
Parasite Eve[4] Square Enix 3,279,747 (as of 2011)[ab] 1998, Parasite Eve 2010, The 3rd Birthday
Valkyria Chronicles Sega 3,261,668 (as of 2020)[ac] 2008, Valkyria Chronicles 2018, Valkyria Chronicles 4
RPG Maker Agetec, ASCII, Enterbrain 3,072,177 (as of 2018)[ad] 1992, RPG Tsukūru Dante 98 2023, RPG Maker Unite
Front Mission Square Enix 3,000,000 (as of 2006)[104] 1995, Front Mission 2023, Front Mission 2089: Borderscape
Bravely Square Enix 3,000,000 (as of 2021)[105][ae] 2012, Bravely 2021, Bravely Default II
God Eater Bandai Namco 4,500,000 (as of 2020)[af] 2010, God Eater 2018, God Eater 3
Ni no Kuni Bandai Namco, Level-5 2,800,000 (as of 2018)[ag] 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)[ah] 1995, Torneko's Great Adventure: Mystery Dungeon 2024, Shiren the Wanderer: The Mystery Dungeon of Serpentcoil Island
Suikoden Konami 2,388,339 (as of 2013)[ai] 1995, Suikoden 2012, Genso Suikoden: Tsumugareshi Hyakunen no Toki
Ogre Battle Quest, Square Enix 2,213,207 (as of 2023)[aj] 1993, Ogre Battle: The March of the Black Queen 2022, Tactics Ogre Reborn
Valkyrie Profile Square Enix 2,200,000 (as of 2016)[120][ak] 1999, Valkyrie Profile 2022, Valkyrie Elysium
Tengai Makyō Red, Hudson Soft 2,200,000 (as of 2015)[124] 1989, Tengai Makyō: Ziria 2005, Tengai Makyō III: Namida
The Legend of Sword and Fairy Softstar 2,000,000 (as of 2005)[125] 1995, The Legend of Sword and Fairy 2021, The Legend of Sword and Fairy 7
Grandia Game Arts 2,000,000 (as of 2009)[126][al] 1997, Grandia 2019, Grandia HD Collection
Hydlide T&E Soft 2,000,000 (as of 2015)[128] 1984, Hydlide 1995, Virtual Hydlide
Etrian Odyssey Atlus 1,900,000 (as of 2018)[129] 2007, Etrian Odyssey 2018, Etrian Odyssey Nexus
Medabots Imagineer 1,869,411 (as of 2017)[am] 1997, Medarot 2020, Medarot Classics Plus
Wild Arms Sony Computer Entertainment 1,856,391 (as of 2014)[an] 1996, Wild Arms 2018, Wild Arms: Million Memories
Golden Sun Nintendo 1,847,607 (as of 2010)[ao] 2001, Golden Sun 2010, Golden Sun: Dark Dawn
Mother (EarthBound) Ape Inc., Nintendo 1,817,081 (as of 2006)[ap] 1989, Mother 2015, EarthBound Beginnings
Xenosaga Bandai Namco 1,686,930 (as of 2007)[n] 2002, Xenosaga Episode I 2006, Xenosaga Episode III
Rune Factory Xseed Games 1,522,412 (as of 2022)[aq] 2006, Rune Factory: A Fantasy Harvest Moon 2025, Rune Factory: Guardians of Azuma
Summon Night Bandai Namco 1,500,659 (as of 2013)[ar] 2000, Summon Night 2016, Summon Night 6: Lost Borders
Shining Sega 1,470,955 (as of 2018)[as] 1991, Shining in the Darkness 2018, Shining Resonance Refrain
.hack Bandai Namco 1,445,437 (as of 2017)[at] 2002, .hack//INFECTION - Part 1 2017, .hack//G.U. Last Recode
Popolocrois Epics, Marvelous 1,253,140 (as of 2015)[au] 1996, PopoloCrois 2015, Return to PoPoLoCrois: A Story of Seasons Fairytale
Soul Blazer Square Enix 1,145,000 (as of 2020)[av] 1992, Soul Blazer 1995, Terranigma
Little Battlers Experience Level-5 1,126,523 (as of 2013)[aw] 2011, Little Battlers Experience 2013, Little Battlers Experience Wars
Famicom Jump Bandai 1,100,000 (as of 2012)[145] 1988, Famicom Jump: Hero Retsuden 1991, Famicom Jump II: Saikyō no Shichinin
Chaos Rings Square Enix 1,100,000 (as of 2015)[146] 2010, Chaos Rings 2014, Chaos Rings III
Lunar Game Arts 1,084,218 (as of 2009)[ax] 1992, Lunar: The Silver Star 2009, Lunar: Silver Star Harmony

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