Top 15 Best Isekai Games of All Time

Isekai is one of the most popular types of anime right now. In this type of story, the main character is taken to a different world and gets stuck there (possibly forever). Things like Escaflowne, Inuyasha, Samurai Jack, etc. come to mind. There are both dark shows like Re: Zero and funny books about a vending machine that can think for itself.

Isekai isn’t a new idea, even though it’s been getting a lot of attention lately. A lot of video game series have played with the idea of sending their main characters to another world. Fans might think that the idea doesn’t come up as often as it does. In fact, you might not have known that games like Final Fantasy and The Legend of Zelda are part of this genre.

Top 15 Best Isekai Games of All Time

With Forspoken coming out soon, one of the most popular isekai games is about to come out. Digimon Survive, another notable isekai based on a popular series, just came out as well.

A lot of people think that the isekai genre came from anime and was then put into video games. But the isekai set-up has been around since the beginning of time. And it has been linked to video games directly for a long time. Because of this, we chose to put the spotlight on a few classics today.

Yes, people, the isekai genre isn’t just found in Japanese stories. Even games from the 1990s that were made in the West follow this story pattern. Sketch Turner is a comic book artist living a normal life in the 1990s until one of his comics suddenly pulls him into it.

From now on, we get to go from panel to panel and fight our way through lots of bad guys. It is a typical “beat ’em up” story. Comix Zone isn’t exactly what you’d expect from an isekai title, but it’s too much fun to leave out.

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We feel like Moon is one of the unsung heroes of this type of game when we talk about it. This classic JRPG was never released in the west, which is a shame. This is a shame, because this game is a true classic in its own weird way. It is, of course, also an isekai. The main character, who doesn’t have a name, is pulled into the world of their video game.

Moon came out in 1995, which was years before the wave of games that put heroes in them. Even though it was one of the first, it is easily one of the best. Moon is now playable on modern consoles, which is good news. Yes, you can finally play this masterpiece after more than 20 years.

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Sword Art Online may have been the first step toward isekai becoming the most popular type of anime. The games based on the series have a different plot from the anime and light novels. You play as Kirito, the main character of the series.

Alicization Lycoris does a great job of resembling the anime and has a lot of stories for die-hard fans to get into. A story that eventually goes in a different direction and does its own thing. The fights are also a standout part of this game. It’s an action RPG that puts a lot of focus on fast, flashy combos. Fans of the series will definitely find something they like here.

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Re:Zero Starting Life in Another World: The Prophecy of the Throne is a mix of a visual novel and an RPG. It has a brand-new story for players to enjoy. The game is based on the popular anime series with the same name, and it has many of the same characters.

The original creator of the series was in charge of the game’s plot to make sure fans would like it. To change things up from the usual visual novel format, the game also has tactical battles that you have to win in order to move forward.

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The Assassin’s Creed games all take place in a simulation that is somehow linked to your DNA (don’t ask). The games put the player in a digital world where they can act out the lives of different assassins from different times.

We could talk about any one book in the series, but they all have the same basic plot, so we’ll talk about the series as a whole. The Assassin’s Creed games are a mix of sneaking around and going on adventures. The later games have a lot of RPG elements. There is an Assassin’s Creed game for everyone, whether you like pirates, Greek mythology, or Vikings.

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The Pokemon Mystery Dungeon games are a little bit strange. It’s not clear if the Pokemon Mystery Dungeon games are isekais or not. The main character is turned into a Pokemon, and even though they are still in the same world, it seems like they have been taken to the future, where humans have died out. So, to sum up, you are a stranger brought to a strange land: if it smells like an isekai and looks like an isekai, we’ll call it an isekai.

The most recent game in the series is called Pokemon Mystery Dungeon: Rescue Team DX. It’s a new version of the Pokemon Mystery Dungeon: Rescue Team games for the GBA. This means that this isekai is a remake of a game from the early 2000s. This is a fun and funny romp through a dungeon crawler roguelike full of characters you’ll love. Yes, it is also a roguelike! How’s that for being ahead of the curve?

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Isekai is also not a new concept in the Digimon series. In a few of the games, people are taken into the digital world. Then, they’d get caught up in the chaos of digital drama and find other Digimon to fight with around the world.

Digimon Survive is a cross between a tactical role-playing game and a visual novel. It also leans more toward the isekai type of story. It’s a very different addition to the series and does a lot of different things. We are also glad that a new Tactical RPG is coming out.

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Graveyard Keeper is a funny simulation game where the main character ends up in a mediaeval world. Once they get there, a talking skull tells them to run the graveyard. The player has to do different things to get stronger and try to figure out how to get back home.

The game has a lot of dark humor and gives the farming and simulation genres a new twist. Even the funny dialogue has a lot of hidden parody moments. It’s something different from what you usually do.

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In the heartbreaking game Ni No Kuni, players meet Oliver, a young boy who is taken by Drippy to another world. Oliver finds out there is a way to bring his mother back while he is there. He goes to try to save the woman whose soul is connected to her body.

The game is a turn-based RPG that became popular because Studio Ghibli animated some of the scenes. Not only does it fit perfectly with the isekai setup, but the Ghibli animation adds a whole new level of nostalgia.

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Kingdom Hearts is a game where Sora and his friends go to different worlds. In the first game, the Heartless take Sora away from the Destiny Islands and drop him off in Traverse Town. There, he meets a lot of other characters whose worlds were also destroyed.

Only the Keyblade and a chance meeting with Donald and Goofy stand in the way of Sora getting to them. Fans know that the whole point of the game is to find Kairi and stop the Heartless from taking over the realm. It’s hard to say about the rest of the games in the series.

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In the game Brutal Legend, a heavy metal musician is “isekai’d” into a world where metal music is the main thing. Throughout the game, famous musicians like Ozzy Osbourne of Black Sabbath make cameos. Eddie, the main character, runs through the world and fights enemies with weapons that are based on music.

He has to live up to his role as the chosen one, which is one of the most common isekai tropes in games. Eddie’s voice is also done by Jack Black, which makes the game even more funny.

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Some people might be surprised to see Zelda on this list, but the series has had a lot of “isekai” moments. Take the Twilight Princess’s Twilight Realm as another example. But in Majora’s Mask, Link falls into a strange land where the moon has an angry face and everyone, he knew in Hyrule has a double.

No one in town talks about Hyrule, and the only way in seems to be through the clock tower. It’s a weird change from the rest of the series, which may be why so many fans like the game so much.

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Final Fantasy Tactics Advance begins very differently from the other games in the long-running series. When four kids open an old book, they are taken to a fantasy world they made up. Here, they find out that the things they wanted in their last life are now coming true.

The battle system in Tactics Advance is similar to the one in its predecessor. But the story isn’t as serious as it was in the first Final Fantasy Tactics game, which may turn off some fans. But don’t give up on the story of Tactics Advance just yet. There’s more going on than you might think at first.

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Cadence of Hyrule is the dream of every Zelda fan since they were kids. After Hyrule goes dark, the main character of the game, Cadence, is sent there to wake up Zelda and Link. Then, she joins the two heroes on an adventure to help save Hyrule.

Cadence of Hyrule is different from other games in the main series because it is a roguelike adventure with dungeons that change all the time. It has a beat-heavy soundtrack, and the way you fight is different from any other game. It’s a great mix of Zelda and Crypt of the Necrodancer. Cadence of Hyrule is a must-see for anyone who likes either game.

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One of the newest games in the isekai category is Genshin Impact. Lumine and her brother Aether are travelers who go from world to world. When they try to leave Teyvat, they run into the Unknown God, who grabs them both and splits them up.

The story is about how hard it is for one sibling to find the other and get back to their own home. This is one of the most obvious anime or isekai tropes in the game, but it’s not the only one.