r/JRPG • u/Marinebiologist_0 • Apr 27 '25

News Clair Obscur has achieved the highest concurrent player rate ever for a JRPG on Steam.

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Incredible numbers, this doesn't even include the Xbox Gamepass player count. The last time I remember a JRPG getting this level of attention was Persona 5 and NieR Automata in 2017. It'll be interesting to see how massive Persona 6 will be, if it launches day 1 on all major platforms.

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u/acart005 Apr 27 '25

Its a more accurate descriptor.  I haven't played Clair but lets use... Chained Echoes.  Made by a dude in Germany.  Inspired by Xenogears and Chrono Trigger and very much what I'd think of as a JRPG.  Not made in Japan.

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u/A-Centrifugal-Force Apr 27 '25

Child of Light is another one. Made by Ubisoft in the West. Feels much more like a JRPG than a Western RPG

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u/niconois May 01 '25

because "japanese" doesn't mean "made by japanese people"

the adjective "japanese" is applied on the game, not on the creator of the game

like an american chef can make italian cuisine, it will still be italian cuisine, it's the cuisine that is italian, not the american chef