Best One Piece Games

One Piece has been a manga since 1997, and it is still going strong. Additionally, the anime series, which started in 1999, has skipped a thousand episodes and, again, is still going strong. Even if it took longer to cross over to Western countries than the other “big” battle shonen properties, One Piece is arguably untouchable when it comes to worldwide appeal, with only Dragon Ball exceeding it.

Due to its delayed push, many games based on One Piece were never localized in North America. Furthermore, the franchise has not always had the greatest track record when it comes to these sorts of adaptations, with most projects being very mediocre. Still, there are some gems that fans should check out. Let’s take a look at the best One Piece games.

Updated August 31, 2025 by Mark Sammut: New One Piece games are hard to come by, and no project seems to be in development. Consequently, we have gone ahead and added two titles that might be a bit lesser-known: Romance Dawn and Great Pirate Colosseum.

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Special Mention: Crossover Games

A Mixed Bag Filled With Shonen Goodies

Unfortunately, great One Piece games are in short supply. The franchise did not start to receive decent titles until the 2010s, and new releases have hardly been continuous since then. Consequently, die-hard fans might want to consider seeking out a few crossovers, which is easier said than done since most of these titles either never left Japan or are no longer being sold. Here are the main crossover games with One Piece characters:

• Jump Super Stars and Ultimate Stars
• J-Stars Victory VS (Or VS+)
• Jump Force
• Battle Stadium D.O.N

The Nintendo DS’s Jump Super Stars and Ultimate Stars are (by far) the picks of the bunch, as long as players are craving a platform fighter with simplistic but satisfying mechanics. Each game incorporates a story that smashes a fairly impressive assortment of anime worlds, and One Piece is featured prominently in both titles and has the second most playable characters after Dragon Ball. Neither game was released outside of Japan, which is unfortunate, as the early hours of the campaigns have quite a bit of tutorials and dialogue that can make it difficult to progress. Still, the games look pretty good and are fun to play.

Battle Stadium D.O.N is a crossover fighting game featuring characters from One Piece, Dragon Ball, and Naruto. A platform fighter that takes very obvious inspiration from Super Smash Bros, Battle Stadium D.O.N is nothing special but still generally decent fun. Unfortunately, it remained a Japanese exclusive, which is a shame as all three properties were popular during the mid-2000s in Western nations (although, One Piece was not quite on the same level as Dragon Ball and Naruto).

Out of all these crossover games, J-Stars Victory VS+ and Jump Force are the two most well-known, simply since they left Japan and launched in North America and Europe. They are no longer available to purchase directly, so second-hand copies are the only way to go. Both titles are mixed bags, albeit for different reasons. J-Stars Victory VS+ did a great job of replicating the art style of the source material, along with incorporating a well-rounded cast of playable characters (One Piece has four: Luffy, Ace, Hancock, and Akainu). While flashy, the combat suffers from a knockdown system that completely brings fights to a halt. Worth a playthrough, but the gameplay gets dull quickly.

Jump Force has better combat than J-Stars Victory VS+, but far more polarizing graphics and a muddier campaign. For some reason, the game went with a 3D art style that did not fit most of the characters, although One Piece‘s seven playable fighters fared better than most of their counterparts. As a relatively shallow fanservice fighter, Jump Force can be fun, although it is now way harder to find than it should be.

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One Piece: Romance Dawn

The Most Disappointing One Piece Game

One Piece: Romance Dawn

Systems

Released

December 20, 2012

ESRB

T For Teen // Blood, Cartoon Violence, Mild Language, Partial Nudity, Use of Alcohol and Tobacco

Developer(s)

Three Rings

Sometimes, a game sounds fantastic on paper, only to fall way short in practice. In the early 2010s, One Piece: Romance Dawn was arguably the franchise’s most ambitious game, one that sought to provide a lengthy and thorough adaptation of the first half of the story (up until the Marineford saga). Also, Romance Dawn is a turn-based RPG that adds some real-time elements through chained combos and positioning, creating a fairly dynamic combat system. You go through the main arcs and visit different islands, expanding your crew while gradually making them stronger. You fight off against some of anime’s most iconic villains. Like, what is there to hate here?

Well, sadly, Romance Dawn is just not fun to play. The campaign lasts roughly 50 hours, and most of it is spent running through similar-looking corridors and looking at mostly static cutscenes that sprint through the source material. The combat is, honestly, pretty good, but it gets old long before the credits roll, and it is held back by every other aspect of the game. Only die-hard OP fans are likely to stick by Romance Dawn, but these same people have already experienced the story in all of its manga or anime glory, so they will get little out of the experience.

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One Piece: World Seeker

Great Setting, Good Story, Below-Average Combat

OK, One Piece: World Seeker is not particularly good; in fact, it might be the franchise’s most disappointing game since, on paper, it sounds great. For years, people had been craving an open-world project that essentially delivers a traditional One Piece arc in game form. World Seeker does just that, telling a unique story set on a prison island. While nothing too amazing, the writing is decent, the characters are mostly true to themselves, and the setting is genuinely impressive. Even the main villain, Isaac, has his charm, and he would not look out of place in a filler arc in the anime.

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Sadly, World Seeker falls somewhat apart in the gameplay department. Luffy is the only playable character, which makes sense since traversal is directly tied to his Devil Fruit ability. Unfortunately, his combat options are way too shallow to remain interesting for 15+ hours, and this lack of depth is heightened by underwhelming enemy AI that does not provide much of a challenge. Prison Island is a bit too big for its own good, especially since most of it is just hills and fairly empty fields.

For all its flaws, World Seeker can still be entertaining, especially for die-hard fans. The story is worth consuming, and Luffy is fun to control when he is not fighting marines.

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One Piece: Burning Blood

A Passable Fighter In A Franchise That Lacks Them

Compared to some Japan-exclusive fighting games, Burning Blood was set up to be a far bigger deal, and it is a polished and, on paper, exciting package. However, it does not come together to create a definitive One Piece experience, except for the fact that it has a pretty large roster of fighters. While flashy and impactful, Burning Blood‘s gameplay is pretty shallow, which might indicate why its online PvP did not have much of a long-lasting life.

That said, the story mode is largely fine and packed with fanservice; more importantly, the characters have unique movesets that set them apart from each other, even if they might not individually be that complicated. Honestly, if picked up at a discount, Burning Blood is worth a playthrough. Just keep expectations low.

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One Piece: Great Pirate Colosseum

Arc System Works’ One Piece Game That Was Never Released Outside of Japan

The most frustrating One Piece game to remain stuck in Japan is Great Pirate Colosseum, which should have 100% earned a global release as it is arguably the franchise’s best attempt at crafting an entry in the fighting genre. Firstly, the game was developed by Arc System Works, a company specifically known for over-the-top and addictive anime fighters like Dragon Ball FighterZ and Guilty Gear.

While somewhat limited due to being a 3DS game, Great Pirate Colosseum nevertheless showcases Arc’s mastery of the genre by featuring tight and satisfying combat, along with a pretty impressive roster that clocks in at over 20 playable characters. Gameplay-wise, this title is cut from the same cloth as Dragon Ball Z: Extreme Butoden, although I’d say Great Pirate Colosseum has even better animation.

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One Piece Bounty Rush

A Fun Time Sink

Originally a mobile exclusive, Bounty Rush is nowadays available on Steam, although most of its community is likely on Android and iOS devices. Revolving around 4v4 fighters, the game drops the teams onto a battlefield and challenges them to collect the most Belly. Despite being relatively straightforward, Bounty Rush‘s core gameplay loop is quite good, especially since the emphasis is on forming a well-rounded team rather than just picking the strongest unit. While not extremely fast-paced, the combat is stylish and has just enough depth to keep things interesting for a few hours.

Now, Bounty Rush is a free-to-play gacha game, and it comes with most of the usual trappings associated with both of those concepts. The title is a massive grind, and players will either need to drop a lot of hours or quite a lot of cash to pick up decent units. That said, the roster is impressive for the most part, and the characters are divided into different roles.

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One Piece Treasure Cruise

An Endless Timesink That Can Consume Your Life

Gacha mobile games are a dime-a-dozen, especially ones based on anime licenses. Most major shonen series have at least a single adaptation that fits the bill, and they tend to be fine ways to waste a few minutes per day. That said, One Piece Treasure Cruise is arguably better than average, delivering a surprisingly fun turn-based combat system that can be reasonably challenging and requires frequent interaction by players due to its input-based bonuses. The story mode runs through the manga’s main arcs and is updated fairly regularly, ensuring there is always new content on the horizon.

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Still, Treasure Cruise‘s appeal is its HUGE roster of characters, with pretty much every One Piece figure having different tiers/forms that cover their changes throughout the story. Players will gradually build a six-member crew featuring some of the most powerful names in this universe; however, the process is slow. Like most gacha games, Treasure Cruise starts fairly forgiving but gradually slows down to a crawl, requiring players to grind for pretty much any progress.

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One Piece: Grand Adventure

A Really Fun Arena Brawler With A Lot Of Content

One Piece: Grand Adventure

Systems

Released

August 29, 2006

ESRB

T For Teen // Cartoon Violence

Developer(s)

Ganbarion

Due to mostly skipping Western nations, Grand Battle had very limited reach during its rather lengthy run. The subseries was active for more than a decade, releasing seven games between 2001 and 2014; unfortunately, only three of those left Japan, and only two of them debuted in North America. Still, GameCube and PS2 owners at least got to experience Grand Battle! and Grand Adventure, both of which are enjoyable arena fighters that take some ideas from classics like Power Stone. While the former is decent, it is rendered utterly obsolete by its successor, which has way more content and characters.

Grand Adventure‘s combat is just the right type of chaotic, dropping players into arenas filled with (strong or weak) enemies and weapons. Even if not extremely deep, the gameplay is fast, flashy, and stylish, complementing the source material. This type of game lends itself well to multiplayer, but Grand Adventure does not fall short in the single-player department either. The main mode allows players to build a crew and go on a mini-adventure, fighting battles and recruiting new pirates along the way. Like, it does not have a particularly grand story, but it is fun for a few hours.

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One Piece: Unlimited World Red

Fun Town Expansion System, Respectable Character Roster, Decent Story, And Average Combat

One of the more readily available One Piece games, Unlimited World Red is on the cusp of greatness, but mostly settles for being just pretty good. Telling an original story that is not far removed from the quality of the One Piece movies, the campaign finds the Straw Hats helping out a unique town while also engaging with a powerful pirate from yesteryear. Also, the crew has to go up against some of their strongest past foes, although they are not quite themselves.

Unlimited World Red knocks its presentation out of the park, looking great on most systems. While very linear, the stages are generally impressive and varied, with their backgrounds being consistently gorgeous; conversely, Transtown, the main hub, is quite open and allows for a fair amount of exploration. The combat feels like a mash of beat ’em up and Musou mechanics, albeit arguably slower than both. Although far from terrible, the battle system gets repetitive rather quickly, especially since encounters with fodder enemies tend to overstay their welcome. That said, the boss fights are consistently great and superior to the ones found in most of the Pirate Warriors games.

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One Piece GBA

A Simple But Enjoyable Beat ‘Em Up

Simply called One Piece, this beat ’em up is a perfectly good option on Nintendo’s handheld GBA system. Dimps is a reliable developer, and this somewhat forgotten project represents the developer’s talent for crafting solid licensed games that capture the charm of the source material while providing accessible gameplay. Just to be clear, One Piece does not excel in any one area, and its combat will probably not keep non-fans engaged for too long due to its low difficulty and style-over-substance approach.

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However, the 2005 title is decent across the board. A vibrant color palette and little animation touches (like Luffy holding his straw hat when he runs) add personality to the otherwise simple visuals, and the game nails its character designs and Luffy’s special attacks. The campaign is also reasonably robust for a GBA release.