
Every Disgaea Game Ranked
Disgaea spans 10 critic-rated games on CriticDB, released between 2008 and 2025. The highest-rated is Disgaea D2: A Brighter Darkness (86) and the lowest is Disgaea 6: Defiance of Destiny (73). Across 127 critic reviews, the series averages 80, and Disgaea 5 Complete has drawn the most reviews.
Highest ratedDisgaea D2: A Brighter Darkness 86
Lowest ratedDisgaea 6: Defiance of Destiny 73
Series average80
Made byNippon Ichi Software
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Disgaea D2: A Brighter Darkness
865 critic reviews·Mar 19, 2013·Nippon Ichi SoftwarePS3“I can also see a time where remaking the same mechanics over and over again will start to stagnate the franchise, and that would be a crying shame. It hasn’t quite stagnated yet, though.”
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Disgaea 5 Complete
8421 critic reviews·Mar 2, 2017·Nippon Ichi SoftwarePCSwitch“One of the best SRPGs in recent years has a new iteration for Switch 2 and Disgaea 7 Complete is jam-packed with hilarity and content.”
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Disgaea 7: Vows of the Virtueless
8317 critic reviews·Jan 25, 2023·Nippon Ichi SoftwarePCPS4SwitchPS5“Thank the demons because Disgaea 7: Vows of the Virtueless is upon us and it's an excellent return-to-form for the long-running series.”
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Disgaea 5: Alliance of Vengeance
8212 critic reviews·Mar 25, 2015·Nippon Ichi SoftwarePS4“Beneath its lackluster story, Disgaea 5 is crawling with stuff to do and, thanks to its great gameplay, you’ll always find yourself itching to come back for more.”
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Disgaea 1 Complete
8215 critic reviews·Jul 25, 2018·NIS AmericaPS4Switch“One of the best SRPGs in recent years has a new iteration for Switch 2 and Disgaea 7 Complete is jam-packed with hilarity and content.”
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Disgaea 4 Complete+
805 critic reviews·Oct 27, 2019·NIS AmericaPCPS4Switch“Two years ago, I had the pleasure of reviewing Disgaea 7. Disgaea is a series that I have been a fan of practically since I started playing the games on PSP.”
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Phantom Brave: The Lost Hero
7720 critic reviews·Jan 29, 2025·NIS AmericaPCPS4SwitchPS5“Phantom Brave: The Lost Hero is a brand-new sequel to the original Phantom Brave, set just a few months after the first game's events. You play as Marona,”
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Prinny: Can I Really Be the Hero?
765 critic reviews·Nov 19, 2008·NIS AmericaSwitch“As Nippon Ichi Software’s first pure action game, Prinny will be the most heartpounding and challenging sidescrolling action game ever.”
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Disgaea 6 Complete
7614 critic reviews·Jun 15, 2022·Nippon Ichi SoftwarePCPS4PS5“Two years ago, I had the pleasure of reviewing Disgaea 7. Disgaea is a series that I have been a fan of practically since I started playing the games on PSP.”
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Disgaea 6: Defiance of Destiny
7313 critic reviews·Jan 27, 2021·NIS AmericaPS4Switch“Disgaea 6 is full of fun characters and addictive grinding, but as a package it feels like a stepping stone entry in the series - a not-quite-complete game that will hopefully pave the way for bigger and better things…”
Disgaea games in release order
- 2003Disgaea: Hour of Darkness—
- 2006Disgaea 2: Cursed Memories—
- 2008Disgaea 3: Absence of Justice—
- 2008Prinny: Can I Really Be the Hero?76
- 2009Disgaea Infinite—
- 2011Disgaea 4: A Promise Unforgotten—
- 2011Phantom Kingdom: Portable—
- 2013Disgaea D2: A Brighter Darkness86
- 2015Disgaea 5: Alliance of Vengeance82
- 2017Disgaea 5 Complete84
- 2018Makai Wars—
- 2019Disgaea RPG—
- 2021Disgaea 6: Defiance of Destiny73
- 2022Disgaea 6 Complete76
- 2023Disgaea 7: Vows of the Virtueless83
- 2025Phantom Brave: The Lost Hero77
- 2026Disgaea Mayhem—