Submission Saga: The Jiu Jitsu RPG

Submission Saga: The Jiu Jitsu RPG is a top-down pixel-art role-playing game that blends exploration in the style of Pokémon with turn-based Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu. The player begins as a white belt and can progress through blue, purple and brown belts to black belt and a place at the World Championship. Each promotion unlocks new positions, tougher opponents and larger payouts. Outside the gym, the world includes cities, additional gyms, forests and hidden areas, with activities such as foraging mushrooms, fishing, and fighting street thugs.

Combat uses simultaneous resolution, with each fight scored by real BJJ points. Players train at the gym to raise eight stats: Guard, Passing, Submissions, Escapes, Wrestling, Cardio, Strength and Leg Entanglements. The game features over 90 moves across 19 positions, unlocked through training, quests or competition wins. A submission timing gauge tests precision during a fight, and perfect timing raises the chance of a finish. Opponents fall into six archetypes: Wrestler, Guard Player, Pressure Passer, Defensive Specialist, Submission Specialist and All-Rounder. A Custom Move Creator lets players build their own signature submissions.

Other features include tournaments with single-elimination brackets, gym leaders, and an arena climb to the world title. Players can own businesses such as an Açai Stand, a Laundromat and a training gym, each with three upgrade tiers and passive income. A supplement shelf stocks items including creatine, pre-workout and açaí bowls, alongside some unlabelled products. The game also has a multi-stage rival storyline, a purple-belt training partner, adoptable pets, 23 quests, 50 achievements and three randomised daily challenges. Online play supports matches against friends and ranked matches against other players.