What is the best game similar to Bloomtown: A Different Story?

The closest game to Bloomtown: A Different Story is Hylics, scoring 87/100 on our similarity scale. They share 12 gameplay attributes, including deep RPG systems, JRPG narrative and systems and turn-based strategy. It's the most faithful alternative currently available.

What are the top games like Bloomtown: A Different Story?

The three closest games to Bloomtown: A Different Story are: 1. Hylics (87/100, 12 shared attributes) 2. Epic Battle Fantasy 5 (87/100, 11 shared attributes) 3. Octopath Traveler II (87/100, 12 shared attributes). All share Bloomtown: A Different Story's most important gameplay attributes, ranked out of 40 candidates across 15 dimensions.

Is Epic Battle Fantasy 5 similar to Bloomtown: A Different Story?

Yes, very much so — Epic Battle Fantasy 5 scores 87/100 similarity to Bloomtown: A Different Story. 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 Bloomtown: A Different Story?

The best RPG games similar to Bloomtown: A Different Story are Hylics, Epic Battle Fantasy 5, Octopath Traveler II and Grimm's Hollow. All share the RPG genre alongside other key Bloomtown: A Different Story attributes like deep RPG systems, JRPG narrative and systems and turn-based strategy.

How is similarity to Bloomtown: A Different Story calculated?

We compare Bloomtown: A Different Story against every game in our catalog using 15 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 Bloomtown: A Different Story experience, not just whether it shares the same genre label.

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If Bloomtown: A Different Story left you wanting more, this list of 40 similar games is for you. Each one shares part of its essence — deep RPG systems, cozy, relaxing feel and combat tactical — and is ranked by a similarity score computed across 15 attributes. Hylics comes closest (87/100).

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Handpicked by our similarity algorithm, these are the titles with the highest gameplay match to Bloomtown: A Different Story. Each one has been evaluated across 15 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.

#1HylicsClosest on genre

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SoloTacticalNarrativeFantasyExplorationIsometricPixel Art2D

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 visual first person and visual topdown, while skipping deep 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 Bloomtown: A Different Story: tone.

It predates Bloomtown: A Different Story by 9 years, with what that implies technically.

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#2Epic Battle Fantasy 5Closest on tone

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GenreRPGSubgenreJRPGSub-subgenreTurn-Based JRPG

SoloTacticalNarrativeCozyFantasy2DIsometric

Steam👍 99%· 6.0KRAWG👍 85%· 20

Year 2020Dev Matt RoszakPlaytime ~5hOn PC · Apple Macintosh · Linux

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

≠ Where it differs: brings setting anime, while skipping deep simulation

Epic Battle Fantasy 5 is an over-the-top turn-based RPG adventure, full of video game references, juvenile dialogue, and anime fanservice (...and also strategic combat, monster catching, and tons of treasure hunting - if you're into any of those.

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#3Octopath Traveler IIClosest overall match

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GenreRPGSubgenreJRPGSub-subgenreTurn-Based JRPG

SoloTacticalNarrativeCozyFantasyExplorationIsometricPixel Art

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: vibe casual, open world exploration and combat magic, while skipping deep simulation

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GenreRPGSubgenreJRPGSub-subgenreTurn-Based JRPG

SoloTacticalNarrativeCozyPixel Art2D

Steam👍 99%· 14K

Year 2019Dev ghosthunterPlaytime ~1hOn PC

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

≠ Where it differs: brings free to play, while skipping deep simulation

When Lavender woke up this morning, she wasn’t expecting to be surrounded by a crowd of over-excited, skull-masked strangers with cake and balloons. After all, it wasn’t her birthday; and this wasn’t her home.

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#5Dragon Quest XI S: Echoes of an Elusive Age - Definitive EditionClosest on progression

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SoloTacticalNarrativeFantasyExplorationCraftingIsometric2D

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 open world exploration, melee combat and setting anime, while skipping deep simulation

Where it drifts furthest from Bloomtown: A Different Story: visuals.

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#6Octopath TravelerClosest on visuals

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SoloTacticalNarrativeFantasyExplorationPixel ArtIsometric2D

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: open world exploration and setting anime, while skipping deep simulation

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GenreRPGSubgenreJRPGSub-subgenreTurn-Based JRPG

SoloTacticalNarrativeFantasyExploration2DPixel ArtIsometric

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, setting anime and skill tree progression, while skipping deep simulation

Where it drifts furthest from Bloomtown: A Different Story: progression and tone.

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GenreRPGSubgenreJRPGSub-subgenreTurn-Based JRPG

SoloTacticalExploration2DPixel Art

Steam👍 97%· 3.4K

Year 2020Dev Mason LindrothPlaytime ~7hOn PC · Apple Macintosh

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

≠ Where it differs: brings precision platforming and loot and gear systems, while skipping deep simulation

Hylics 2 is a recreational program with a unique graphic style and droll scenario. The tyrant Gibby’s minions seek to reconstitute their long-presumed-annihilated master. It’s up to our crescent headed protagonist Wayne to assemble a crew and put a stop to that sort of thing.

Where it drifts furthest from Bloomtown: A Different Story: progression.

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GenreRPGSubgenreJRPGSub-subgenreTurn-Based JRPG

SoloTacticalCozyNarrativeFantasy

Steam👍 98%· 48K

Year 2023Dev 养蛋人工作室 Egg Hatcher · Gamera GamesPlaytime ~15hOn PC

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

≠ Stands apart with visual novel storytelling, setting anime and setting medieval, while skipping adventure storytelling

Welcome to the Volcano Kingdom! The Volcano Goddess has blessed the land of her people. She brought prosperity to a country flourishing in a medieval era. After the death of your late wife, you are left alone to parent your daughter. So the question remains, how will you raise her, and what kind of life will the choices you make lead her to?

Where it drifts furthest from Bloomtown: A Different Story: visuals and setting.

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#10Loren The Amazon Princess

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GenreRPGSubgenreJRPGSub-subgenreTurn-Based JRPG

SoloTacticalNarrativeCozyFantasy2D

Steam👍 82%· 612

Year 2014Dev Winter WolvesPlaytime ~3hOn PC · Apple Macintosh · Linux

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

≠ Its own twist: visual novel storytelling, combat magic and setting anime, while skipping deep simulation

Loren The Amazon Princess is a fantasy epic combining intricate turn-based battles with a heroic tale of overcoming evil -- with a twist! In this tale, you play as a loyal servant of the hero rather than the hero herself.

Where it drifts furthest from Bloomtown: A Different Story: visuals.

It predates Bloomtown: A Different Story by 10 years, with what that implies technically.

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#11The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel

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GenreRPGSubgenreJRPGSub-subgenreTurn-Based JRPG

SoloTacticalNarrativeCozyFantasy

Steam👍 95%· 5.8KIGDB82· 9OC79· 56

Year 2013Dev Nihon Falcom · XSEED GamesOn PlayStation 3 · PS4 · PC

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

≠ Where it differs: brings setting anime, setting scifi and visual third person, while skipping deep simulation

Where it drifts furthest from Bloomtown: A Different Story: visuals and setting.

It predates Bloomtown: A Different Story by 11 years, with what that implies technically.

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SoloTacticalNarrativeFantasyExploration

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 open world exploration, while skipping deep 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.

It predates Bloomtown: A Different Story by 24 years, with what that implies technically.

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#13Evoland

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GenreRPGSubgenreJRPGSub-subgenreTurn-Based JRPG

SoloFantasy2DIsometricPixel Art

Steam👍 83%· 5.9KIGDB80· 2

Year 2013Dev Shiro GamesOn Linux · Android · PC

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

≠ Its own twist: puzzle design, loot and gear systems and skill tree progression, while skipping deep simulation

Where it drifts furthest from Bloomtown: A Different Story: progression.

It predates Bloomtown: A Different Story by 11 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Game mode100Setting100Visuals100Progression0

GenreRPGSubgenreJRPGSub-subgenreTurn-Based JRPG

SoloTacticalNarrativeFantasyExplorationPixel Art2DIsometric

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: open world exploration, co op and offline, while skipping deep simulation

Where it drifts furthest from Bloomtown: A Different Story: game mode.

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#15The Legend of Heroes: Trails in the Sky SC

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GenreRPGSubgenreJRPGSub-subgenreTurn-Based JRPG

SoloTacticalNarrativeFantasyIsometric

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: setting scifi, setting anime and visual third person, while skipping deep 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 Bloomtown: A Different Story: visuals and setting.

It predates Bloomtown: A Different Story by 9 years, with what that implies technically.

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Frequently asked questions

What is the best game similar to Bloomtown: A Different Story?: The closest game to Bloomtown: A Different Story is Hylics, scoring 87/100 on our similarity scale. They share 12 gameplay attributes, including deep RPG systems, JRPG narrative and systems and turn-based strategy. It's the most faithful alternative currently available.
What are the top games like Bloomtown: A Different Story?: The three closest games to Bloomtown: A Different Story are: 1. Hylics (87/100, 12 shared attributes) 2. Epic Battle Fantasy 5 (87/100, 11 shared attributes) 3. Octopath Traveler II (87/100, 12 shared attributes). All share Bloomtown: A Different Story's most important gameplay attributes, ranked out of 40 candidates across 15 dimensions.
Is Epic Battle Fantasy 5 similar to Bloomtown: A Different Story?: Yes, very much so — Epic Battle Fantasy 5 scores 87/100 similarity to Bloomtown: A Different Story. 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 Bloomtown: A Different Story?: The best RPG games similar to Bloomtown: A Different Story are Hylics, Epic Battle Fantasy 5, Octopath Traveler II and Grimm's Hollow. All share the RPG genre alongside other key Bloomtown: A Different Story attributes like deep RPG systems, JRPG narrative and systems and turn-based strategy.
How is similarity to Bloomtown: A Different Story calculated?: We compare Bloomtown: A Different Story against every game in our catalog using 15 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 Bloomtown: A Different Story experience, not just whether it shares the same genre label.