With the surprising apparition of the labyrinths, the whole world was changed. Many adventurers delved into these mazes, hunting for riches, and it wasn't long till the children started following their dreams of becoming heroes. To aid these children, the Adventurer Academies were founded, to prepare them in their perilous journeys.

Tags: Anime, Fantasy, JRPG, Turn-based combat  

Platforms: PlayStation Vita, PSP  

Year: 2008

This is the sequel to Class of Heroes released in Japan in 2009 and includes more jobs and majors for the characters. Choose from 10 races and 18 classes to build a party, then dive into dozens of locations with over 100 death-dealing Labyrinth maps crawling with over 250 monsters. Collect artifacts, conquer adversity, explore inter-dimensional travel, cheat death, then get back to campus to collect the “A” on your final!

Tags: Anime, Fantasy, JRPG, Turn-based combat  

Platforms: PlayStation Vita, PSP  

Year: 2009

Mind Zero is an action-packed dungeon-crawler RPG. Play as Kei, a high school student whose life turns upside down when he forms a contract with a “MIND,” a weapon/being with deadly powers. With the government and other forces trailing him and his friends, Kei will need to discover the secret behind “MIND.” Will these newfound powers help him or ultimately be his doom?

Tags: Anime, JRPG, Sci-fi, Turn-based combat  

Platforms: PlayStation Vita, Windows  

Year: 2016

Labyrinth of Lost Souls is a new instalment in the long-running Wizardry series of role-playing games, and is part of the Wizardry Renaissance, an effort to relaunch the brand.

Tags: Anime, Fantasy, Turn-based combat  

Platforms: iOS, PlayStation Vita, PS3  

Year: 2020