# 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video game is defined as a franchise which: (1) is considered a role-playing game by reliable sources and was originally made in Asia or (2) made in another country, but otherwise the franchise would be difficult to differentiate from an Eastern role-playing video game due to mostly having common art style 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 does not include standalone games, such as Scarlet Nexus, and Triangle Strategy.

## List

– 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 | Nintendo, The Pokémon Company | 480,000,000 (as of 2023) | 1996, Pokémon Red and Blue | 2022, Pokémon Scarlet and Violet |
| Final Fantasy | Square Enix | 195,000,000 (as of 2024) | 1987, Final Fantasy I | 2024, Final Fantasy VII Rebirth |
| Monster Hunter | Capcom | 108,000,000 (as of 2024) | 2004, Monster Hunter | 2025, Monster Hunter Wilds |
| Dragon Quest | Square Enix | 91,000,000 (as of 2024) | 1986, Dragon Quest | 2024, Dragon Quest III HD-2D Remake |
| Megami Tensei | Atlus, Sega | 42,700,000 (as of 2024) | 1987, Digital Devil Story: Megami Tensei | 2024, Shin Megami Tensei V: Vengeance |
| Mario RPG | Nintendo | 41,010,000 (as of 2025) | 1996, Super Mario RPG | 2024, Mario & Luigi: Brothership |
| Dark Souls | Bandai Namco | 37,330,000 (as of 2024) | 2011, Dark Souls | 2018, Dark Souls: Remastered |
| Kingdom Hearts | Square Enix | 36,000,000 (as of 2022) | 2002, Kingdom Hearts | 2020, Kingdom Hearts: Melody of Memory |
| Tales | Bandai Namco | 30,250,000 (as of 2024) | 1995, Tales of Phantasia | 2025, Tales of Graces f Remastered |
| Yakuza / Like a Dragon | Sega | 27,700,000 (as of 2024) | 2005, Yakuza | 2025, Like a Dragon: Pirate Yakuza in Hawaii |
| Persona | Atlus, Sega | 23,500,000 (as of 2024) | 1996, Revelations: Persona | 2024, Persona 3 Reload |
| Super Robot Wars | Bandai Namco | 20,470,000 (as of 2024) | 1991, Super Robot Wars | 2021, Super Robot Wars 30 |
| Dragon Ball RPGs | Bandai Namco | 19,200,500 (as of 2020) | 1988 | 2020, Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot |
| Fire Emblem | Nintendo | 17,870,865 (as of 2023) | 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 | 2020, Yo-kai Watch Jam: Yo-kai Academy Y |
| Momotarō Densetsu | Hudson Soft, Konami | 15,000,000 (as of 2015) | 1987 | 2011, Momotarō Densetsu Mobile |
| Dragon's Dogma | Capcom | 13,000,000 (as of 2024) | 2012 | 2024, Dragon's Dogma II |
| Drakengard | Square Enix | 10,827,344 (as of 2024) | 2003 | 2021, Nier Reincarnation |
| Xeno | Square Enix, Bandai Namco, Nintendo | 10,321,060 (as of 2023) | 1998 | 2022, Xenoblade Chronicles 3 |
| Nier | Square Enix | 10,200,000 (as of 2024) | 2010 | 2021, Nier Reincarnation |
| SaGa | Square Enix | 10,000,000 (as of 2019) | 1989, The Final Fantasy Legend | 2024, SaGa: Emerald Beyond |
| Phantasy Star | Sega | 10,000,000 (as of 2023) | 1987, Phantasy Star | 2021, Phantasy Star Online 2: New Genesis |
| Xenoblade Chronicles | Nintendo | 8,740,000 (as of 2023) | 2010, Xenoblade Chronicles | 2022, Xenoblade Chronicles 3 |
| Trails | Nihon Falcom, Xseed Games, NIS America | 8,500,000 (as of 2024) | 2004, The Legend of Heroes: Trails in the Sky | 2024, The Legend of Heroes: Kai no Kiseki |
| Inazuma Eleven | Level-5 | 8,000,000 (as of 2016) | 2008, Inazuma Eleven | 2025, Inazuma Eleven: Victory Road |
| Mana | Square Enix | 8,000,000 (as of 2021) | 1991 | 2024, Visions of Mana |
| Atelier | Koei Tecmo | 7,500,000 (as of 2023) | 1997 | 2025, Atelier Yumia: The Alchemist of Memories & the Envisioned Land |
| Nioh | Koei Tecmo | 7,500,000 (as of 2024) | 2017 | 2020, Nioh 2 |
| Sakura Wars | Sega | 5,800,000 (as of 2023) | 1996 | 2019, Sakura Wars |
| Sword Art Online | Bandai Namco | 5,600,000 (as of 2020) | 2013 | 2024, Sword Art Online: Fractured Daydream |
| Chrono | Square Enix | 5,500,000 (as of 2019) | 1995, Chrono Trigger | 2022, Chrono Cross: The Radical Dreamers Edition |
| Digimon | Bandai Namco | 5,266,375 (as of 2024) | 1998 | 2022, Digimon Survive |
| Disgaea | Nippon Ichi Software | 5,000,000 (as of 2021) | 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 | 2023, Ys X: Nordics |
| Star Ocean | Square Enix | 4,200,000 (as of 2013) | 1996 | 2023, Star Ocean: The Second Story R |
| Monster Rancher | Tecmo | 4,000,000 (as of 2007) | 1997 | 2023, Line Monster Farm |
| Octopath Traveler | Square Enix | 4,000,000 (as of 2023) | 2018 | 2023, Octopath Traveler II |
| Mega Man Battle Network | Capcom | 3,838,544 (as of 2009) | 2001 | 2023, Mega Man Battle Network Legacy Collection |
| Arc the Lad | Sony Computer Entertainment | 3,700,000 (as of 2018) | 1995 | 2018, Arc the Lad R |
| Chocobo | Square Enix | 3,306,833 (as of 2003) | 1997 | 2022, Chocobo GP |
| Breath of Fire | Capcom | 3,300,000 (as of 2022) | 1993 | 2016, Breath of Fire 6 |
| Parasite Eve | Square Enix | 3,279,747 (as of 2011) | 1998 | 2010, The 3rd Birthday |
| Valkyria Chronicles | Sega | 3,261,668 (as of 2020) | 2008 | 2018, Valkyria Chronicles 4 |
| RPG Maker | Agetec, ASCII, Enterbrain | 3,072,177 (as of 2018) | 1992 | 2023, RPG Maker Unite |
| Front Mission | Square Enix | 3,000,000 (as of 2006) | 1995 | 2023, Front Mission 2089: Borderscape |
| Bravely | Square Enix | 3,000,000 (as of 2021) | 2012 | 2021, Bravely Default II |
| God Eater | Bandai Namco | 2,819,674 (as of 2019) | 2010 | 2018, God Eater 3 |
| Ni no Kuni | Bandai Namco, Level-5 | 2,800,000 (as of 2018) | 2010 | 2021, Ni no Kuni: Cross Worlds |
| Shiren the Wanderer | Spike Chunsoft | 2,454,168 (as of 2024) | 1995 | 2024, Shiren the Wanderer: The Mystery Dungeon of Serpentcoil Island |
| Suikoden | Konami | 2,388,339 (as of 2013) | 1995 | 2012, Genso Suikoden: Tsumugareshi Hyakunen no Toki |
| Ogre Battle | Quest, Square Enix | 2,213,207 (as of 2023) | 1993 | 2022, Tactics Ogre Reborn |
| Valkyrie Profile | Square Enix | 2,200,000 (as of 2016) | 1999 | 2022, Valkyrie Elysium |
| Tengai Makyō | Red, Hudson Soft | 2,200,000 (as of 2015) | 1989 | 2005, Tengai Makyō III: Namida |
| The Legend of Sword and Fairy | Softstar | 2,000,000 (as of 2005) | 1995 | 2021, The Legend of Sword and Fairy 7 |
| Grandia | Game Arts | 2,000,000 (as of 2009) | 1997 | 2019, Grandia HD Collection |
| Hydlide | T&E Soft | 2,000,000 (as of 2015) | 1984 | 1995, Virtual Hydlide |
| Etrian Odyssey | Atlus | 1,900,000 (as of 2018) | 2007 | 2018, Etrian Odyssey Nexus |
| Medabots | Imagineer | 1,869,411 (as of 2017) | 1997 | 2020, Medarot Classics Plus |
| Wild Arms | Sony Computer Entertainment | 1,856,391 (as of 2014) | 1996 | 2018, Wild Arms: Million Memories |
| Golden Sun | Nintendo | 1,847,607 (as of 2010) | 2001, Golden Sun | 2010, Golden Sun: Dark Dawn |
| Xenosaga | Bandai Namco | 1,686,930 (as of 2007) | 2002 | 2006, Xenosaga Episode III |
| Mother (EarthBound) | Nintendo | 1,599,081 (as of 2006) | 1989 | 2015, EarthBound Beginnings |
| Rune Factory | Xseed Games | 1,522,412 (as of 2022) | 2006 | 2021, Rune Factory 5 |
| Summon Night | Bandai Namco | 1,500,659 (as of 2013) | 2000 | 2016, Summon Night 6: Lost Borders |
| Shining | Sega | 1,470,955 (as of 2018) | 1991 | 2018, Shining Resonance Refrain |
| .hack | Bandai Namco | 1,445,437 (as of 2017) | 2002 | 2017, .hack//G.U. Last Recode |
| Popolocrois | Epics, Marvelous | 1,253,140 (as of 2015) | 1996 | 2015, Return to PoPoLoCrois: A Story of Seasons Fairytale |
| Soul Blazer | Square Enix | 1,145,000 (as of 2020) | 1992 | 1995, Terranigma |
| Little Battlers Experience | Level-5 | 1,126,523 (as of 2013) | 2011 | 2013, Little Battlers Experience Wars |
| Famicom Jump | Bandai | 1,100,000 (as of 2012) | 1988 | 1991, Famicom Jump II: Saikyō no Shichinin |
| Chaos Rings | Square Enix | 1,100,000 (as of 2015) | 2010 | 2014, Chaos Rings III |
| Lunar | Game Arts | 1,084,218 (as of 2009) | 1992 | 2009, Lunar: Silver Star Harmony |