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Genre Trends in Japanese

How Twitch game genres compare in Japanese-language streams over the last 4 weeks.

Which game genres are most popular with Japanese-language streamers on Twitch? The charts below rank every genre we track by how many streams played it, how many distinct streamers took part, and how many hours they broadcast in Japanese over the last 4 weeks. For indie game developers, that shows where an engaged Japanese-speaking streamer audience already exists for games like yours. The data is rebuilt daily from live Twitch streams.

Japanese streams have been collected since 2 November 2026, so these numbers cover 5 days so far, not 4 weeks.

Streams per genre

Streams per genre, Japanese-language streamsHorizontal bar chart of streams per genre over the last 4 weeks, Japanese-language streams, highest first.ShooterShooter: 41,82141,821TacticalTactical: 26,94626,946Role-playing (RPG)Role-playing (RPG): 24,30024,300AdventureAdventure: 23,10023,100StrategyStrategy: 14,27914,279SimulatorSimulator: 10,05510,055IndieIndie: 9,1519,151ArcadeArcade: 5,4475,447MOBAMOBA: 4,1674,167FightingFighting: 4,1424,142Hack and slash/Beat 'em upHack and slash/Beat 'em up: 3,5313,531RacingRacing: 2,9582,958PlatformPlatform: 2,5512,551PuzzlePuzzle: 2,5132,513Card & Board GameCard & Board Game: 1,8971,897Turn-based strategy (TBS)Turn-based strategy (TBS): 1,5591,559SportSport: 1,0791,079MusicMusic: 963963Visual NovelVisual Novel: 636636Real Time Strategy (RTS)Real Time Strategy (RTS): 529529Quiz/TriviaQuiz/Trivia: 233233Point-and-clickPoint-and-click: 156156PinballPinball: 00

Number of streams in the last 4 weeks that played at least one game of each genre. A stream spanning several genres counts toward each.

Streams per genre, Japanese-language streams
GenreStreams
Shooter41,821
Tactical26,946
Role-playing (RPG)24,300
Adventure23,100
Strategy14,279
Simulator10,055
Indie9,151
Arcade5,447
MOBA4,167
Fighting4,142
Hack and slash/Beat 'em up3,531
Racing2,958
Platform2,551
Puzzle2,513
Card & Board Game1,897
Turn-based strategy (TBS)1,559
Sport1,079
Music963
Visual Novel636
Real Time Strategy (RTS)529
Quiz/Trivia233
Point-and-click156
Pinball0

Streamers per genre

Streamers per genre, Japanese-language streamsHorizontal bar chart of streamers per genre over the last 4 weeks, Japanese-language streams, highest first.ShooterShooter: 19,97019,970TacticalTactical: 13,60013,600Role-playing (RPG)Role-playing (RPG): 11,96211,962AdventureAdventure: 11,83011,830StrategyStrategy: 7,5337,533SimulatorSimulator: 5,7875,787IndieIndie: 5,6285,628ArcadeArcade: 3,2063,206FightingFighting: 2,3192,319MOBAMOBA: 2,0822,082Hack and slash/Beat 'em upHack and slash/Beat 'em up: 1,9621,962PuzzlePuzzle: 1,7441,744PlatformPlatform: 1,5181,518RacingRacing: 1,3681,368Card & Board GameCard & Board Game: 1,0961,096Turn-based strategy (TBS)Turn-based strategy (TBS): 849849SportSport: 667667MusicMusic: 627627Visual NovelVisual Novel: 418418Real Time Strategy (RTS)Real Time Strategy (RTS): 300300Quiz/TriviaQuiz/Trivia: 132132Point-and-clickPoint-and-click: 121121PinballPinball: 00

Distinct streamers who broadcast at least one game of each genre in the last 4 weeks.

Streamers per genre, Japanese-language streams
GenreStreamers
Shooter19,970
Tactical13,600
Role-playing (RPG)11,962
Adventure11,830
Strategy7,533
Simulator5,787
Indie5,628
Arcade3,206
Fighting2,319
MOBA2,082
Hack and slash/Beat 'em up1,962
Puzzle1,744
Platform1,518
Racing1,368
Card & Board Game1,096
Turn-based strategy (TBS)849
Sport667
Music627
Visual Novel418
Real Time Strategy (RTS)300
Quiz/Trivia132
Point-and-click121
Pinball0

Hours streamed per genre

Hours streamed per genre, Japanese-language streamsHorizontal bar chart of hours per genre over the last 4 weeks, Japanese-language streams, highest first.ShooterShooter: 131,561131,561Role-playing (RPG)Role-playing (RPG): 86,59186,591TacticalTactical: 79,84279,842AdventureAdventure: 79,82679,826StrategyStrategy: 45,80945,809SimulatorSimulator: 32,31632,316IndieIndie: 28,83328,833MOBAMOBA: 14,48714,487ArcadeArcade: 14,37714,377RacingRacing: 11,96511,965Hack and slash/Beat 'em upHack and slash/Beat 'em up: 11,48411,484FightingFighting: 10,36110,361PuzzlePuzzle: 7,3397,339PlatformPlatform: 6,7986,798Card & Board GameCard & Board Game: 5,4325,432Turn-based strategy (TBS)Turn-based strategy (TBS): 4,9984,998SportSport: 2,6392,639MusicMusic: 2,1842,184Visual NovelVisual Novel: 1,8191,819Real Time Strategy (RTS)Real Time Strategy (RTS): 1,5751,575Quiz/TriviaQuiz/Trivia: 744744Point-and-clickPoint-and-click: 438438PinballPinball: 00

Total hours broadcast per genre in the last 4 weeks. Each stream's time is split across the genres it actually played; non-game time (e.g. Just Chatting) is excluded.

Hours streamed per genre, Japanese-language streams
GenreHours
Shooter131,561
Role-playing (RPG)86,591
Tactical79,842
Adventure79,826
Strategy45,809
Simulator32,316
Indie28,833
MOBA14,487
Arcade14,377
Racing11,965
Hack and slash/Beat 'em up11,484
Fighting10,361
Puzzle7,339
Platform6,798
Card & Board Game5,432
Turn-based strategy (TBS)4,998
Sport2,639
Music2,184
Visual Novel1,819
Real Time Strategy (RTS)1,575
Quiz/Trivia744
Point-and-click438
Pinball0

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