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Valkyrie Profile
Valkyrie Profile (ヴァルキリープロファイル) is a 1999 tri-Ace PlayStation RPG published by Enix, where Lenneth recruits Einherjar under a chapter-and-period system; series later includes Silmeria, Covenant of the Plume, and Elysium.
World of Final Fantasy
World of Final Fantasy (ワールド オブ ファイナルファンタジー) is a 2016 Tose-developed, Square Enix-published JRPG for PS4 and Vita where twins Lann and Reynn capture Mirages in Grymoire and stack them in battle; Maxima edition followed in 2018.
Xeno (series)
Xeno (series), also called the Xeno metaseries: Xenogears, Xenosaga, and Xenoblade Chronicles, JRPG series created by Tetsuya Takahashi, developed at Square then Monolith Soft, sharing the 'foreign' theme but not one continuity.
Xenoblade Chronicles
Xenoblade Chronicles (ゼノブレイド) is a 2010 Monolith Soft Wii JRPG set on the titans Bionis and Mechonis, starring Shulk and the Monado; remastered as Definitive Edition (2020) and a Switch 2 Edition (2026).
Xenoblade Chronicles (video game)
Xenoblade Chronicles (ゼノブレイド), 2010 Monolith Soft action JRPG for Wii directed by Tetsuya Takahashi, set on titans Bionis and Mechonis; real-time Final Fantasy XII-style combat, Vision foresight, Operation Rainfall localization, 91% aggregate, Definitive Edition 2020.
Xenoblade Chronicles 2
Xenoblade Chronicles 2 (Xenoblade 2) is a 2017 Monolith Soft JRPG for Nintendo Switch set in Alrest, following Rex and Pyra; got Torna prequel DLC and a 4K/60fps Switch 2 Edition on July 30, 2026.
Xenoblade Chronicles 3
Xenoblade Chronicles 3 (Xenoblade 3) is a 2022 Monolith Soft action RPG for Nintendo Switch, set in Aionios, featuring class-based combat, Ouroboros Interlinking, Chain Attacks, and the Future Redeemed DLC; Metacritic 89.
Xenoblade Chronicles X
Xenoblade Chronicles X (ゼノブレイドクロス) is Monolith Soft's 2015 Wii U open-world sci-fi RPG set on planet Mira, featuring Skell mechs, 32-player online squads, and a March 2025 Switch Definitive Edition with a Switch 2 Edition in 2026.
Xenosaga
Xenosaga, a Monolith Soft PlayStation 2 RPG trilogy (2002–2006) published by Namco/Bandai Namco, spiritual successor to Xenogears; planned six games cut to three, Episode I sold over one million copies, no modern rerelease.
Yakuza (video game)
Yakuza (龍が如く, Ryu ga Gotoku), aka Like a Dragon, is Sega's action-adventure series created by Toshihiro Nagoshi, first released on PS2 in Japan on December 8, 2005; set in the fictional Kamurocho district, known for brawling combat, substories, minigames, and over 27.7 million units sold.
Yakuza (龍が如く) (franchise)
Yakuza (龍が如く, Like a Dragon) is Sega Ryu Ga Gotoku Studio's Japanese crime-drama game franchise, created in 2005, known for Kamurocho settings, Kiryu and Ichiban, a 2020 turn-based shift, and 27.7 million units sold.
Yakuza 0 (龍が如く0)
Yakuza 0 (龍が如く0) is Sega's 2015 prequel, the sixth Yakuza game, following young Kazuma Kiryu and Goro Majima in 1988 Kamurocho and Sotenbori over a vacant-lot dispute; three switchable combat styles, 100 substories, Metacritic 85, delisted December 2025 for the Director's Cut.
Yakuza 2
Yakuza 2 (龍が如く2, Ryu ga Gotoku 2) is Sega's 2006 PlayStation 2 action-adventure sequel starring Kazuma Kiryu, set in Kamurocho and Sotenbori against Ryuji Goda; remade as Yakuza Kiwami 2 (2017/2018).
Yakuza 3
Yakuza 3 (龍が如く3, Ryū ga Gotoku 3) is Sega's 2009 PlayStation 3 action-adventure beat-'em-up in which Kazuma Kiryu runs the Morning Glory Orphanage in Okinawa; remastered 2019, remade as Yakuza Kiwami 3 & Dark Ties in 2026.
Yakuza 4
Yakuza 4 (Ryu Ga Gotoku 4) is a 2011 SEGA action-adventure game for PlayStation 3, the first in the Yakuza series to feature four playable protagonists.
Yakuza 5
Yakuza 5 (Ryū ga Gotoku 5: Yume, Kanaeshi Mono) is Sega's 2012 PS3 action-adventure, the fifth main Yakuza game, set across five Japanese cities with five protagonists including Haruka, released in the West digitally in 2015 and remastered on PS4 in 2019-2020.
Yakuza 6: The Song of Life
Yakuza 6: The Song of Life (龍が如く６ 命の詩。) is a 2016 PS4 action-adventure by Ryu Ga Gotoku Studio, the first Dragon Engine game and the finale of Kazuma Kiryu's saga, set in Kamurocho and Onomichi, Hiroshima.
Yakuza Kiwami (龍が如く 極)
Yakuza Kiwami (Ryū ga Gotoku Kiwami) is a 2016 action-adventure game by Ryu Ga Gotoku Studio and Sega, a full remake of the 2005 first Yakuza game.
Yakuza Kiwami 2
Yakuza Kiwami 2, a 2017 Ryu Ga Gotoku Studio action-adventure remake of Yakuza 2 on the Dragon Engine; Kiryu vs Ryuji Goda, Tojo Clan vs Omi Alliance, with the Majima Saga; PS4 2017, later PC, Xbox, Switch 2.
Yakuza: Like a Dragon
Yakuza: Like a Dragon (Ryū ga Gotoku 7) is Sega's 2020 turn-based RPG starring Ichiban Kasuga, set mainly in Isezaki Ijincho, Yokohama, and the seventh mainline Yakuza series entry.
Yo-kai Watch (妖怪ウォッチ)
Yo-kai Watch (妖怪ウォッチ) is a Level-5 media franchise about a boy who befriends invisible spirits called Yo-kai. It broke out in Japan in 2014 via its anime and toy line, sold 6.5 million 3DS games by 2015, and returned in 2026 with a Yo-kai Watch 2 remake.
Ys (イース) (series)
Ys (イース) is Nihon Falcom's action RPG series starring Adol Christin, begun on PC-8801 in 1987; 11 mainline games from bump-attack combat to Ys X: Nordics' Cross Action, famed for Falcom Sound Team jdk music and Ys VIII's 700,000+ sales.
Zack Fair
Zack Fair (ザックス・フェア) is a Final Fantasy VII SOLDIER 1st Class and protagonist of Crisis Core (PSP, 2007; Reunion, 2022), wielder of the Buster Sword, mentor-linked to Angeal, and alive in the Remake trilogy.
Zero Escape
Zero Escape: Japanese adventure game trilogy (999, Virtue's Last Reward, Zero Time Dilemma / 刻のジレンマ) by Kotaro Uchikoshi at Spike Chunsoft, mixing visual novel storytelling with escape-room puzzles in a death game run by Zero.