Anyone know any good indie JRPGs for the PC?

[ZeroAX]

Well....basically what the title says?

I've found many indie games I liked lately, mostly because I've looked more leftfield than the usual "indie" stuff that gets coverage and become big hits.

So after getting a major platformer fix lately, I want to turn into one of my other favorite genres.

JRPGs. Anyone know of any good indie JRPGs for the PC, in the style of either the 16-bit or the 32-bit era?

But no parodies please. They are fun, but I'm into the mood for an epic adventure right now

EDIT (they don't have to be made in Japan of course)

[AppleQueso]

Barkley Shut Up and Jam Gaid-

But no parodies please. They are fun, but I'm into the mood for an epic adventure right now

aww

[MrEco]

Hmm... Septerra Core perhaps?

Other than that, uhm... Final Fantasy 7 was recently released on Steam. Though I'm sure you've already heard. There's also Analogue: A Hate Story, but that's not an RPG, it's a visual novel. But it does have a very serious sci-fi story and it's also on Steam.


Past that I honestly don't know. The rest that I know of are all comedy based parodies and such.

[BoneSnapDeez]

Ahriman's Prophecy is pretty fun - and free! There are a bunch of sequels (the Aveyond games) which are also quite decent - those cost money though.

Eternal Eden is another one that I enjoyed. I guess there's a sequel being released soon.

Final Fantasy: Endless Nova is a fan-made Final Fantasy game (NOT simply a ROM hack of an existing game). It's quite good and feels like one of the 16-bit titles.

[Menegrothx]

Anachronox isn't Japanese, but it's awesome

[BoneSnapDeez]

Anachronox and Septerra Core are both decent - but they're not indie games!

[Menegrothx]

True. Though I wouldn't call a RPG that's funnier than Earthbound and Disgaea just "decent"! (Though it looks like OP doesn't want funny games so it was a bad recommendation anyways)

[J T]

Try Battle Moon Wars and let me know how it is. I keep meaning to try it, but haven't gotten around to it yet.