What is the best game similar to Beastieball?

The closest game to Beastieball is Dragon Quest XI S: Echoes of an Elusive Age - Definitive Edition, scoring 73/100 on our similarity scale. They share 12 gameplay attributes, including deep RPG systems, JRPG narrative and systems and adventure storytelling. It's the most faithful alternative currently available.

What are the top games like Beastieball?

The three closest games to Beastieball are: 1. Dragon Quest XI S: Echoes of an Elusive Age - Definitive Edition (73/100, 12 shared attributes) 2. Sea of Stars (74/100, 11 shared attributes) 3. Yakuza: Like a Dragon (69/100, 10 shared attributes). All share Beastieball's most important gameplay attributes, ranked out of 39 candidates across 17 dimensions.

Is Sea of Stars similar to Beastieball?

Yes, very much so — Sea of Stars scores 74/100 similarity to Beastieball. They share 11 attributes, including deep RPG systems and JRPG narrative and systems. It's one of the most direct alternatives available.

What RPG games are similar to Beastieball?

The best RPG games similar to Beastieball are Dragon Quest XI S: Echoes of an Elusive Age - Definitive Edition, Sea of Stars, Yakuza: Like a Dragon and Dragon Quest XI: Echoes of an Elusive Age. All share the RPG genre alongside other key Beastieball attributes like deep RPG systems, JRPG narrative and systems and adventure storytelling.

How is similarity to Beastieball calculated?

We compare Beastieball against every game in our catalog using 17 gameplay attributes: genre, atmosphere, world structure, play modes, combat style, and more. Each category is weighted differently — genre matters more than visual style, for instance. The result is a 0-100 score reflecting how closely a game replicates the Beastieball experience, not just whether it shares the same genre label.

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Ranking compiled by Lluis Enric Mayans, Founder & Head of ContentUpdated May 19, 2026How this is calculatedOrdered by an attribute-similarity model, not editorial opinion.

Few titles capture what makes Beastieball unique: deep RPG systems, strong narrative focus and open world exploration. After measuring 17 attributes across over 6,700 games, these are the 39 most faithful alternatives. Dragon Quest XI S: Echoes of an Elusive Age - Definitive Edition, Sea of Stars and Yakuza: Like a Dragon top the ranking, with Dragon Quest XI S: Echoes of an Elusive Age - Definitive Edition at number one (73/100).

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Top games similar to Beastieball

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Handpicked by our similarity algorithm, these are the titles with the highest gameplay match to Beastieball. Each one has been evaluated across 17 real attributes — from combat style and progression mechanics to world structure and visual perspective — so every recommendation is based on how the game actually plays, not just its genre label.

#1Dragon Quest XI S: Echoes of an Elusive Age - Definitive EditionClosest on genre

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GenreRPGSubgenreJRPGSub-subgenreTurn-Based JRPG

SoloTacticalNarrativeOpen WorldExplorationSkill TreeThird PersonIsometric

Steam👍 93%· 12KIGDB92· 4

Year 2019Dev Square Enix Business Division 6 · NintendoOn PS4 · PC · Xbox

✓ Same family of turn-based JRPGs: deep RPG systems, JRPG narrative and systems and adventure storytelling

≠ Where it differs: brings melee combat, fantasy world and setting anime, while skipping sports simulation

Where it drifts furthest from Beastieball: setting and game mode.

On reception: its Steam reviews are very positive, against overwhelmingly positive for Beastieball.

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#2Sea of StarsClosest overall match

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GenreRPGSubgenreJRPGSub-subgenreTurn-Based JRPG

SoloMultiplayerTacticalNarrativeOpen WorldExplorationIsometric

Steam👍 89%· 14KIGDB89· 8OC89· 137

Year 2023Dev SabotageOn Xbox · PS4 · Android

✓ Both are turn-based JRPGs — sharing deep RPG systems, JRPG narrative and systems and turn-based strategy

≠ Its own twist: fantasy world, co op and offline, while skipping sports simulation

Where it drifts furthest from Beastieball: setting and visuals.

On reception: its Steam reviews are very positive, against overwhelmingly positive for Beastieball.

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#3Yakuza: Like a Dragon

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GenreRPGSubgenreJRPGSub-subgenreTurn-Based JRPG

SoloTacticalNarrativeOpen WorldExplorationThird Person

Steam👍 94%· 37KIGDB86· 16OC86· 154

Year 2020Dev Ryu Ga Gotoku Studios · SegaOn Xbox · PS4 · PC

✓ Fits the turn-based JRPGs cluster, with deep RPG systems, JRPG narrative and systems and adventure storytelling

≠ Stands apart with dark, oppressive atmosphere, melee combat and visual first person, while skipping sports simulation

Where it drifts furthest from Beastieball: game mode and visuals.

On reception: its Steam reviews are very positive, against overwhelmingly positive for Beastieball.

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#4Dragon Quest XI: Echoes of an Elusive Age

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GenreRPGSubgenreJRPGSub-subgenreTurn-Based JRPG

SoloTacticalNarrativeOpen WorldExplorationThird Person

Steam👍 86%· 8.9KIGDB84· 11OC88· 117

Year 2017Dev Square Enix Business Division 6 · Square EnixOn PS4 · PC

✓ Same family of turn-based JRPGs: deep RPG systems, JRPG narrative and systems and turn-based strategy

≠ Stands apart with fantasy world and setting anime, while skipping sports simulation

Where it drifts furthest from Beastieball: setting and game mode.

On reception: its Steam reviews are very positive, against overwhelmingly positive for Beastieball.

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GenreRPGSubgenreJRPGSub-subgenreTurn-Based JRPG

SoloTacticalNarrativeOpen WorldExplorationIsometric

Steam👍 86%· 17KIGDB85· 9OC84· 122

Year 2018Dev Square Enix Business Division 11 · NintendoOn PS4 · PC · PS5

✓ Fits the turn-based JRPGs cluster, with deep RPG systems, JRPG narrative and systems and turn-based strategy

≠ Its own twist: fantasy world, setting anime and visual pixel, while skipping sports simulation

Where it drifts furthest from Beastieball: setting and game mode.

On reception: its Steam reviews are very positive, against overwhelmingly positive for Beastieball.

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#6Hylics

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GenreRPGSubgenreJRPGSub-subgenreTurn-Based JRPG

SoloTacticalNarrativeExplorationIsometric

Steam👍 98%· 8.6KRAWG👍 94%· 34

Year 2015Dev Mason LindrothPlaytime ~1hOn PC

✓ Both are turn-based JRPGs — sharing deep RPG systems, JRPG narrative and systems and turn-based strategy

≠ Where it differs: brings fantasy world, visual first person and visual pixel, while skipping sports simulation

Hylics is a recreational program with light JRPG elements. Features: -Advanced graphics. -RPG battles. -Overuse of random text generation. - ~2+ hours of content.

Where it drifts furthest from Beastieball: setting and game mode.

It predates Beastieball by 9 years, with what that implies technically.

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#7FINAL FANTASY VIIIClosest on visuals

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GenreRPGSubgenreJRPGSub-subgenreTurn-Based JRPG

SoloNarrativeOpen WorldExplorationIsometricThird Person

Steam👍 88%· 9.4KRAWG👍 86%· 423MC90

Year 1999Dev Square · Square EnixPlaytime ~3hOn PC · PS

✓ Fits the turn-based JRPGs cluster, with deep RPG systems, JRPG narrative and systems and adventure storytelling

≠ Where it differs: brings card game strategy, fantasy world and setting scifi, while skipping sports simulation

Final Fantasy VIII is a Japanese role-playing game, the eight main installments in Final Fantasy series. ###Plot and setting Like most other Final Fantasy entries, the game takes place in an entirely new world that is not connected with previous games in the series.

Where it drifts furthest from Beastieball: setting and game mode.

On reception: its Steam reviews are very positive, against overwhelmingly positive for Beastieball.

It predates Beastieball by 25 years, with what that implies technically.

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#8OMORI

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GenreRPGSubgenreJRPGSub-subgenreTurn-Based JRPG

TacticalNarrativeExplorationHorrorAnime

Steam👍 97%· 87KRAWG👍 86%· 170OC86· 11

Year 2020Dev OMOCAT · PlayismPlaytime ~6hOn PC · Xbox · Apple Macintosh

✓ Same family of turn-based JRPGs: deep RPG systems, JRPG narrative and systems and adventure storytelling

≠ Where it differs: brings horror tension, horror setting and setting anime, while skipping sports simulation

OMORI is a surreal psychological horror RPGmaker game. You must travel between two worlds, both welcoming, both concealing the same secrets. Meet new (old) people, fight new (old) enemies, explore your own memories, and uncover some hidden truths along the way (although you wish you hadn't.

Where it drifts furthest from Beastieball: setting and visuals.

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#9Final FantasyClosest on progression

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GenreRPGSubgenreJRPGSub-subgenreTurn-Based JRPG

SoloTacticalNarrativeExplorationSkill TreeIsometric

Steam👍 95%· 8.2KIGDB88· 3

Year 2021Dev Tose · Square EnixOn Xbox · PS4 · Android

✓ Both are turn-based JRPGs — sharing deep RPG systems, JRPG narrative and systems and turn-based strategy

≠ Its own twist: combat magic, fantasy world and setting anime, while skipping sports simulation

Where it drifts furthest from Beastieball: setting and game mode.

On reception: its Steam reviews are very positive, against overwhelmingly positive for Beastieball.

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GenreRPGSubgenreJRPGSub-subgenreTurn-Based JRPG

SoloTacticalNarrativeOpen WorldExploration

Steam👍 95%· 14KRAWG👍 87%· 575MC84OC81· 32

Year 2000Dev Square Enix · Electronic ArtsPlaytime ~5hOn PC · PS · Xbox

✓ Same family of turn-based JRPGs: deep RPG systems, JRPG narrative and systems and turn-based strategy

≠ Stands apart with fantasy world, while skipping sports simulation

Final Fantasy IX (ファイナルファンタジーIX, Fainaru Fantajī Nain) is a 2000 role-playing video game developed and published by Square for the PlayStation video game console. It is the ninth title in the main Final Fantasy series and the last to debut on the original PlayStation.

Where it drifts furthest from Beastieball: setting and game mode.

It predates Beastieball by 24 years, with what that implies technically.

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#11The Legend of Heroes: Trails in the Sky SC

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GenreRPGSubgenreJRPGSub-subgenreTurn-Based JRPG

SoloTacticalNarrativeIsometricThird Person

Steam👍 98%· 4.3KRAWG👍 90%· 73MC80IGDB80· 1

Year 2015Dev Nihon Falcom · XSEED GamesPlaytime ~15hOn PC · PS

✓ Fits the turn-based JRPGs cluster, with deep RPG systems, JRPG narrative and systems and turn-based strategy

≠ Its own twist: fantasy world, setting scifi and setting anime, while skipping sports simulation

The coup d’état that threatened to shake the foundation of the Liberl Kingdom has now come to a close and Her Majesty the Queen’s birthday celebrations are in full swing throughout the streets of Grancel.

Where it drifts furthest from Beastieball: setting and game mode.

It predates Beastieball by 9 years, with what that implies technically.

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#12Octopath Traveler II

iRank91

GenreRPGSubgenreJRPGSub-subgenreTurn-Based JRPG

SoloTacticalNarrativeOpen WorldExplorationIsometric

Steam👍 94%· 16KIGDB89· 6OC85· 119

Year 2023Dev ACQUIRE Corp. · Square EnixOn Xbox · PS4 · PC

✓ Both are turn-based JRPGs — sharing deep RPG systems, JRPG narrative and systems and turn-based strategy

≠ Its own twist: cozy, relaxing feel, vibe casual and combat magic, while skipping sports simulation

Where it drifts furthest from Beastieball: setting and game mode.

On reception: its Steam reviews are very positive, against overwhelmingly positive for Beastieball.

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GenreRPGSubgenreJRPGSub-subgenreTurn-Based JRPG

SoloTacticalNarrativeThird PersonAnime

Steam👍 96%· 129KRAWG👍 95%· 530MC94IGDB94· 10OC94· 169

Year 2020Dev Atlus · SEGAPlaytime ~12hOn PC · PS · Xbox

✓ Fits the turn-based JRPGs cluster, with deep RPG systems, JRPG narrative and systems and turn-based strategy

≠ Its own twist: visual novel storytelling, setting anime and fantasy world, while skipping sports simulation

Wear the mask. Reveal your truth. Prepare for an all-new RPG experience in Persona®5 Royal based in the universe of the award-winning series, Persona®! Don the mask of Joker and join the Phantom Thieves of Hearts.

Where it drifts furthest from Beastieball: setting and game mode.

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#14World of Final Fantasy

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GenreRPGSubgenreJRPGSub-subgenreTurn-Based JRPG

SoloMultiplayerTacticalOpen WorldExplorationThird Person

Steam👍 77%· 3.3KIGDB76· 27OC78· 92

Year 2016Dev Tose · Square EnixOn PS4 · PC

✓ Fits the turn-based JRPGs cluster, with deep RPG systems, JRPG narrative and systems and adventure storytelling

≠ Its own twist: cozy, relaxing feel, fantasy world and setting anime, while skipping sports simulation

Where it drifts furthest from Beastieball: tone and setting.

On reception: its Steam reviews are mostly positive, against overwhelmingly positive for Beastieball.

It predates Beastieball by 8 years, with what that implies technically.

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GenreRPGSubgenreJRPGSub-subgenreTurn-Based JRPG

SoloTacticalNarrativeThird PersonAnime

Steam👍 97%· 85KRAWG👍 88%· 608MC89IGDB90· 1OC88· 89

Year 2012Dev Atlus · SEGAPlaytime ~10hOn PC · PS · Xbox

✓ Fits the turn-based JRPGs cluster, with deep RPG systems, JRPG narrative and systems and adventure storytelling

≠ Its own twist: visual novel storytelling, setting anime and fantasy world, while skipping sports simulation

Persona 4 Golden is the jRPG and the remake of the Persona 4, released four years after the original. This is the fifth part of Persona series which is at the same time a sub-series to an even bigger franchise called Shin Megami Tensei. The remake is released exclusively for PS Vita handheld.

Where it drifts furthest from Beastieball: setting and game mode.

It predates Beastieball by 12 years, with what that implies technically.

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The full catalog of games sharing gameplay DNA with Beastieball, ordered from highest to lowest similarity score. Use the filters above to narrow down by genre, setting or game mode and find the alternative that best fits your playstyle.

Clair Obscur: Expedition 33

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Grimm's Hollow

RPG · JRPG

Hylics 2

RPG · JRPG

Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth

RPG · JRPG

Metaphor: ReFantazio

RPG · JRPG

The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel

RPG · JRPG

Epic Battle Fantasy 5

RPG · JRPG

The Legend of Heroes: Trails in the Sky

RPG · JRPG

Lisa: The Painful

RPG · JRPG

Agarest: Generations of War

RPG · JRPG

I Am Setsuna

RPG · JRPG

Monster Monpiece

RPG · JRPG

Battle Chasers: Nightwar

RPG · JRPG

Agarest: Generations of War Zero

RPG · JRPG

The Legend of Heroes: Trails to Azure

RPG · JRPG

Evoland

RPG · JRPG

Loren The Amazon Princess

RPG · JRPG

Final Fantasy XIII-2

RPG · JRPG

Volcano Princess

RPG · JRPG

Valkyria Chronicles

RPG · JRPG

Epic Battle Fantasy 4

RPG · JRPG

Shining Force II

RPG · JRPG

Planet Stronghold

RPG · JRPG

Grotesque Tactics: Evil Heroes

RPG · JRPG

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Frequently asked questions

What is the best game similar to Beastieball?: The closest game to Beastieball is Dragon Quest XI S: Echoes of an Elusive Age - Definitive Edition, scoring 73/100 on our similarity scale. They share 12 gameplay attributes, including deep RPG systems, JRPG narrative and systems and adventure storytelling. It's the most faithful alternative currently available.
What are the top games like Beastieball?: The three closest games to Beastieball are: 1. Dragon Quest XI S: Echoes of an Elusive Age - Definitive Edition (73/100, 12 shared attributes) 2. Sea of Stars (74/100, 11 shared attributes) 3. Yakuza: Like a Dragon (69/100, 10 shared attributes). All share Beastieball's most important gameplay attributes, ranked out of 39 candidates across 17 dimensions.
Is Sea of Stars similar to Beastieball?: Yes, very much so — Sea of Stars scores 74/100 similarity to Beastieball. They share 11 attributes, including deep RPG systems and JRPG narrative and systems. It's one of the most direct alternatives available.
What RPG games are similar to Beastieball?: The best RPG games similar to Beastieball are Dragon Quest XI S: Echoes of an Elusive Age - Definitive Edition, Sea of Stars, Yakuza: Like a Dragon and Dragon Quest XI: Echoes of an Elusive Age. All share the RPG genre alongside other key Beastieball attributes like deep RPG systems, JRPG narrative and systems and adventure storytelling.
How is similarity to Beastieball calculated?: We compare Beastieball against every game in our catalog using 17 gameplay attributes: genre, atmosphere, world structure, play modes, combat style, and more. Each category is weighted differently — genre matters more than visual style, for instance. The result is a 0-100 score reflecting how closely a game replicates the Beastieball experience, not just whether it shares the same genre label.