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2006

Contact is an offbeat DS role-playing game where you use the stylus and touch screen for combat and puzzles. Its quirky, slightly surreal story sets it apart from typical JRPGs.

  • Turn-based combat
  • Strong character progression
  • Puzzles and brain teasers
  • Strong, story-driven narrative

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Mato Anomalies

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Brings what grabs you about Contact: turn-based combat, a strong story and deep character progression.

A turn-based JRPG set in a neo-futuristic, oriental-inspired city where a duo of investigators looks into anomalies and fights demons inside rifts. It leans heavily on story and a distinctive art style, with visual novel elements.

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Sunrider: Mask of Arcadius

Turn-based combat

You guide the green Captain Kayto Shields and his new ship, the Sunrider, across a galaxy after his homeworld has fallen. Turn-based space battles and a personal story of heroism and survival define the experience.

Ar tonelico: Melody of Elemia

Turn-based combat

A classic JRPG where magic is created through song: Reyvateil heroines fight with music, and the Dive System lets you explore their inner worlds to deepen bonds. Its standout traits are the soundtrack and relationship-driven character development.

Asdivine Hearts

Turn-based combat

A classic indie 2D JRPG with turn-based battles, a band of companions and a tale about restoring the balance of light and shadow. Its hand-drawn look and lighthearted tone recall 16-bit era RPGs.

99 Spirits

Puzzles and brain teasers

A Japanese indie RPG built around Tsukumogami folklore, where you must deduce an enemy's true identity before you can defeat it. Its puzzle-driven battle system blends classic JRPG structure with deduction.

Limbus Company

Turn-based combat

A dark, stylish turn-based gacha RPG from Project Moon where you lead twelve Sinners inspired by classic literature through a dystopian city. Its coin-flip skill clash combat and dense, unsettling story set it apart.

Digimon Survive

Turn-based combat

A group of teenagers on a school trip gets stranded in a strange world full of Digimon. It blends visual-novel storytelling with morally weighty choices and grid-based turn-based tactical battles.

Tsukumogami

Puzzles and brain teasers

A Japanese indie RPG built around folklore of tsukumogami, everyday objects that come alive after 100 years. Battles are puzzles: you must work out an enemy's true identity before you can defeat it.

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