10 Best Anime Games of 2026

Persona 5 Royal tops this list because it gives anime fans the most complete package: an original story in an anime art style, a stylish turn-based battle system and a calendar of school life in Tokyo. The Steam page describes it as a turn-based RPG with dungeon crawling, party customization, strategic combat and Persona fusion, and you split each day between infiltrating the minds of corrupt adults and building relationships with friends. This edition includes over 40 items of earlier downloadable content, a customizable Thieves Den and alternate endings, and you can choose Japanese or English voice-over. Steam's data shows a Metascore of 95, the highest of the ten games here. It is not based on an existing anime, so pick a licensed game further down if you want to play a specific series. It is single-player, Windows only on Steam, and costs $59.99.

Genshin Impact is the best free way into anime-style games. HoYoverse's App Store listing describes a large open world where you can climb any mountain, swim across rivers and glide over the land, and a combat system built on seven elements that react with each other, so you can vaporize Hydro with Pyro or freeze it with Cryo. You build a party from a large cast of characters and can team up with friends across platforms for boss fights and domains. The download is free, and Google Play shows over 100 million installs. Spending is optional: Genesis Crystals start at $0.99 and a 31-day subscription is $4.99 on the US App Store. The App Store warns that purchases include random virtual items, which is how new characters are obtained, so set a budget if you are prone to spending. It is an original world rather than a licensed anime.

Honkai: Star Rail is HoYoverse's second free anime-style game on this list, and the better pick if you prefer turns over real-time action. The App Store description calls it a space fantasy RPG where you ride the Astral Express between worlds, from a planet in eternal winter to a starship that hunts abominations. Battles are turn-based: you build lineups around enemy weaknesses, break them, and chain follow-up attacks and damage-over-time effects. Outside combat there are simulation management modes, mini-games and puzzle exploration. Cutscenes are rendered in real time, and the full story is voiced. The game is free, Google Play shows over 10 million downloads and an Editors' Choice badge, and the optional Express Supply Pass costs $4.99 on the US App Store. Like Genshin Impact, characters come from random draws. It ranks just behind Genshin because its world is a set of stops rather than one open map.

Dragon Ball: Sparking Zero is the newest licensed fighter on the list and the one with the most characters. Bandai Namco's Steam page says it builds on the Budokai Tenkaichi series with over 180 fighters from Dragon Ball Z, Super, GT and selected movies, all in the base game, each with signature abilities and transformations. Fights are fast 3D brawls with beam clashes and rush attacks. The story mode lets you relive arcs from the perspectives of eight characters and play alternate encounters, and a battle creator lets you build dream matchups and share them with other fans. Steam lists online PvP and local split-screen. It costs $49.99, less than Dragon Ball FighterZ, though extra characters sit in a separate Season Pass. The minimum PC spec asks for a GeForce GTX 980 or Radeon RX 590, higher than the older games here.

Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot is the pick if you want to play through the Dragon Ball Z story rather than just fight in it. Bandai Namco's Steam page describes an RPG where you relive the most iconic arcs through boss fights, and between them you fish, eat meals with the Z Fighters, explore cities and fly to the horizon. Side Story Quests help people in towns and villages. An HD version with improved environment graphics is free for anyone who owns the game. At $19.99 on the US Steam store, it ties Naruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja Storm 4 as the cheapest paid game here. The trade-offs: it is single-player, Steam's data shows a Metascore of 73, and later content such as the DAIMA pack and the Season Passes costs extra. Choose Sparking Zero or FighterZ if you want to fight other players.

Dragon Ball FighterZ is the anime fighter for players who want to compete. Arc System Works built it in Unreal Engine to look like the anime, and the Steam page describes it as easy to learn but difficult to master. You pick three fighters and tag between them with support calls, chaining aerial combos across destructible stages. Online play includes ranked matches, an interactive lobby and a six-player Party Match, and Steam lists local split-screen PvP and Remote Play Together. A story mode introduces Android 21, a character whose creation Akira Toriyama supervised. Steam's data shows a Metascore of 85. It runs on older hardware, with 4 GB of RAM and a GTX 650 Ti listed as the minimum. The base game costs $59.99, and later fighters come in three FighterZ Passes sold separately, so it is pricier than Sparking Zero.

Naruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja Storm 4 is the cheapest way to fight as Naruto characters. Bandai Namco's Steam page calls it the latest entry in the Storm series, with a revamped battle system built for big set-piece fights, and Steam lists single-player, local split-screen PvP, leaderboards and Remote Play Together. It is also the lightest game here on hardware, with 2 GB of RAM and a 1 GB video card listed as the minimum, so it runs on almost any Windows PC. At $19.99 on the US Steam store it ties Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot as the cheapest paid pick, and the Road to Boruto expansion adds another $19.99. The downsides are age, since it launched on Steam in February 2016, and a store page that gives little detail about modes and roster, so we scored features conservatively. For Naruto fans who want versus matches on a budget, it is still the obvious choice.

Ni no Kuni: Wrath of the White Witch Remastered is the closest thing to playing a Studio Ghibli film. The Steam page says the story is told through animation storyboarded and created by Studio Ghibli, with music by Joe Hisaishi, and follows Oliver as he travels to another world hoping to bring back his mother. Battles combine real-time and turn-based tactics: you switch between characters and their familiars. Bandai Namco lists dozens of locations, hundreds of creatures and many quests and secrets. You can choose English or Japanese voices. Steam's data shows a Metascore of 82, and the minimum spec of 4 GB of RAM and a GTS 450 means most PCs will run it. At $49.99, it costs more than you might expect for a remaster, and it is single-player only. For younger players or anyone who likes a softer tone than the fighting games here, it is the best fit.

Demon Slayer -Kimetsu no Yaiba- The Hinokami Chronicles lets you replay the anime's first arcs as Tanjiro Kamado. SEGA's Steam page says the story runs from the Unwavering Resolve Arc, where Tanjiro joins the Demon Slayer Corps, to the Mugen Train movie with the Flame Hashira, Kyojuro Rengoku. Battle techniques from the anime are recreated in 3D. Versus mode has 24 fighters, including demons such as Rui and Akaza, and Steam lists both online and local split-screen PvP. Japanese and English audio are included. At $39.99, it sits in the middle of this list on price. The roster is small next to the Dragon Ball games, and the story stops at Mugen Train. A sequel, The Hinokami Chronicles 2, is also sold on Steam at $39.99, so make sure you buy the arc you want to play.

One Piece Odyssey is the RPG for One Piece fans. Bandai Namco's Steam page says it was made to mark the series' 25th anniversary and tells a new story: the Straw Hat Crew are caught in a storm, shipwrecked on a tropical island surrounded by raging storms, and Luffy has to find his friends and escape. You play as several members of the crew in what the page calls a classic RPG. An Adventure Expansion Pack adds the Reunion of Memories scenario, but it only becomes available after you clear the main game. Steam lists DualShock and DualSense controller support. Steam's data shows a Metascore of 77, lower than most picks here, and it is single-player. At $39.99, it costs the same as The Hinokami Chronicles. If you want a licensed anime story without the pressure of a fighting game, it fits well.