I played EVERY first-person shooter ever made in Japan. From obscure PC-88 experiments to modern PlayStation 5 titles. There’s always been a myth that Japan doesn’t make FPS games and this video is here to disprove that, so get read for some strange, creative, and downright bizarre games that most players have never even heard of.
From Jumping Flash and Ghost In The Shell to Resident Evil and Metal Gear Solid, here’s every Japanese FPS ever made.
🧠 What’s in this video:
– A full look at every Japanese-developed FPS ever made
– Hidden gems from the PC-98, Sega Saturn, and PS1 to the PS5 and Steam
– Wild experiments that barely qualify as shooters
– FPS evolution in Japan from 8-bit to PS5
0:00:00 – Every FPS Ever Made in Japan
0:00:34 – 1985 The FIRST FPS Ever Made In Japan
0:01:40 – 1988 The SECOND FPS Ever Made In Japan
0:04:54 – 1990
0:08:45 – 1991
0:13:41 – 1992
0:20:11 – 1993
0:22:54 – 1994
0:34:29 – 1995
0:51:20 – 1996
1:05:28 – 1997
1:11:53 – 1998
1:12:29 – 1999
1:21:38 – 2000
1:24:45 – 2001
1:27:20 – 2002
1:28:42 – 2003
1:34:25 – 2004
1:39:36 – 2005
1:45:13 – 2006
1:47:11 – 2007
1:51:59 – 2009
1:59:24 – 2010
2:03:04 – 2011
2:05:44 – 2014
2:06:39 – 2017
2:08:59 – 2018
2:11:15 – 2019
2:12:28 – 2020
2:17:11 – 2021
2:21:21 – 2022
2:23:00 – 2023
2:24:52 – 2024
2:27:15 – 2025
Games per year:
1985:
The Alien Island 3D Version (PC-88)
1988:
Star Cruiser (PC98 & Sharp X68000)
1990:
Star Cruiser (Sega Genesis / Mega Drive)
1991:
Ray Thunder (Nintendo Game Boy)
Silent Debuggers (PC Engine / Turbografx-16)
Armored Trooper Votoms: Dead Ash (Sharp X68000)
1992:
Gunbuster (Arcade)
Elm Knight (PC-98)
X (Nintendo Game Boy)
1993:
Star Cruiser 2: The Odysseus Project (PC98)
1994:
Iron Angel Of The Apocalypse (3DO)
Star Fire (PC-98)
Crime Crackers (Playstation)
Geograph Seal (Sharp X68000)
1995:
Metal Head (Sega 32X)
Iron Angel Of The Apocalypse 2: The Return (3DO)
Kileak (Playstation)
Kileak: The Blood 2 (PS1)
Jumping Flash (Playstation)
Robotica (Sega Saturn)
Innsmouth no Yakata (Nintendo Virtual Boy)
1996:
Jumping Flash 2 (Playstation)
Expert (PS1)
Maze 999 (PC-98)
Brahma Force (Playstation)
Enemy Zero (Sega Saturn)
Tokusou Kidoutai J SWAT (Sega Saturn)
Gundam Side Story (Sega Saturn)
1997:
Target Gear (PC)
Crime Crackers 2 (Playstation)
The Note (Playstation)
1998:
Gunmen Wars (Arcade)
1999:
Outtriger (Arcade / Sega Dreamcast)
Germs (Playstation)
Robbit Mon Dieu (PS1)
2000:
Resident Evil Survivor (Playstation)
2001:
Resident Evil Survivor 2 (PS2)
2002:
Dino Stalker (PS2)
2003:
Counter Strike Neo (Arcade)
X Operations (PC)
Shadow Tower: Abyss (PS2)
2004
Simple 2000 Series Vol. 56: The Survival Game (PS2)
Breakdown (Xbox)
2005:
Coded Arms (PSP)
Ghost In The Shell: Stand Alone Complex (PSP)
Elevator Action Real (phone)
Elevator Action Real 2 (phone)
2006:
Half-Life 2: Survivor (Arcade)
Mobile Suit Gundam: Bonds ofthe Battlefield (Arcade)
2007:
Silent Hill: The Escape (iPhone)
Gun-Katana (PC)
Time Crisis 4 (PS3)
Simple 2000 Series Vol. 199: The Survival Game 2
2009
Cyber Diver (Arcade)
Mobile Suit Gundam: Senjou No Kizuna Portable (PSP)
Water Warfare (Nintendo Wii)
Onslaught (Wii)
2010
Metal Gear Arcade (Arcade)
Oretachi no Sabage Versus (PSP)
2011
The Legend of Alfur (PC)
2014
Left 4 Dead: Survidors (Arcade)
2017
Resident Evil 7 (PC & PS5)
Yodoyabashi Oyasama Club (PC)
2018
Seed Of The Dead (PC & Steam)
2019
Harem Trigger (PC)
2020
The Citadel (PC & Steam)
Fantastic Rain (PC)
2021
Resident Evil 8 (PC & Steam)
2022
Oedo Trigger!! – Harem Hell (PC & Steam)
Ghostwire: Tokyo (PC & PS5)
2023
Hazama_Queen (PC & Steam)
2024
Cult vs. Gal (PC & Steam)
2025
Beyond Citadel (PC & Steam)
Shooters, Ready (PC & Steam)
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