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We filtered the 50 games similar to Breath of Fire IV down to the 28 that fit the “PlayStation” category. South Park™: The Stick of Truth™, Dragon Age: The Veilguard and Hogwarts Legacy top the list, ranked by affinity and similarity score to Breath of Fire IV.

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The best games like Breath of Fire IV on PlayStation

28 similar games foundUpdated May 2026

Handpicked by our similarity algorithm, these are the titles with the highest gameplay match to Breath of Fire IV. Each one has been evaluated across 9 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.

#1South Park™: The Stick of Truth™Closest overall match

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Steam👍 98%· 72KRAWG👍 91%· 1.7KMC84IGDB80· 14OC85· 72

Year 2014Dev Obsidian Entertainment · Ubisoft EntertainmentPlaytime ~12hOn PC · PS · Xbox

✓ Both are third-person Action RPGs — sharing deep RPG systems, adventure storytelling and turn-based strategy

≠ Where it differs: brings dark, oppressive atmosphere, open world exploration and ranged combat, while skipping setting scifi

South Park: The Stick of Truth is an action RPG based on the American animated series South Park. Players assume the role of the New Kid, who moved to eponymous fictional town in Colorado State with his parents.

Released 14 years after Breath of Fire IV.

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#2Dragon Age: The VeilguardClosest on visuals

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SoloMeleeMagicFantasyThird Person

Steam👍 68%· 44KIGDB91· 7OC80· 155

Year 2024Dev BioWare · Electronic ArtsOn Xbox · PC · PS5

✓ Same family of third-person Action RPGs: deep RPG systems, adventure storytelling and turn-based strategy

≠ Its own twist: action RPG combat, strong narrative focus and combat tactical, while skipping setting scifi

On reception: its Steam reviews are mixed, against mostly positive for Breath of Fire IV.

Released 24 years after Breath of Fire IV.

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#3Hogwarts LegacyClosest on combat

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SoloMagicMeleeFantasyThird Person

Steam👍 90%· 366KRAWG👍 75%· 935IGDB85· 9OC84· 176

Year 2023Dev Avalanche Software · Warner Bros. InteractivePlaytime ~30hOn PC · PS · Xbox

✓ Fits the third-person Action RPGs cluster, with deep RPG systems, adventure storytelling and combat magic

≠ Where it differs: brings action RPG combat, puzzle design and strong narrative focus, while skipping turn-based strategy

The castle is the achievement: densely built, worth exploring on its own terms, and full of small detail. Spell-chaining combat is more involved than expected. Outside it, the open world follows a familiar checklist of camps and puzzles, and the main story resolves in a rush that leaves several threads sitting unfinished.

Released 23 years after Breath of Fire IV.

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#4Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning

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SoloMeleeMagicFantasyThird Person

Steam👍 88%· 13KIGDB79· 11

Year 2012Dev 38 Studios · Electronic ArtsOn PlayStation 3 · PC

✓ Both are third-person Action RPGs — sharing deep RPG systems, adventure storytelling and melee combat

≠ Its own twist: action RPG combat, strong narrative focus and open world exploration, while skipping turn-based strategy

Released 12 years after Breath of Fire IV.

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SoloMeleeMagicFantasyThird Person

Steam👍 76%· 22KIGDB71· 11OC74· 124

Year 2019Dev Spiders · Focus EntertainmentOn Xbox · PS4 · PC

✓ Both are third-person Action RPGs — sharing deep RPG systems, adventure storytelling and melee combat

≠ Where it differs: brings action RPG combat, strong narrative focus and dark, oppressive atmosphere, while skipping turn-based strategy

A mid-budget RPG with a colonial-era setting that is genuinely unusual, and diplomacy that can resolve most quests without combat if you invest in it. Faction reputation matters. Production values show the budget — environments repeat heavily between regions, animation is stiff, and combat never becomes more than adequate.

Released 19 years after Breath of Fire IV.

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SoloMeleeMagicFantasyThird Person

Steam👍 68%· 4.0KIGDB57· 11OC56· 69

Year 2014Dev Spiders · Focus EntertainmentOn PlayStation 3 · PS4 · PC

✓ Fits the third-person Action RPGs cluster, with deep RPG systems, adventure storytelling and melee combat

≠ Its own twist: action RPG combat, dark, oppressive atmosphere and strong narrative focus, while skipping turn-based strategy

On reception: its Steam reviews are mixed, against mostly positive for Breath of Fire IV.

Released 14 years after Breath of Fire IV.

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#7Risen 3: Titan Lords

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SoloMagicMeleeFantasyThird Person

Steam👍 74%· 6.4KIGDB51· 7OC60· 41

Year 2014Dev Piranha Bytes · Deep SilverOn PlayStation 3 · PC

✓ Both are third-person Action RPGs — sharing deep RPG systems, adventure storytelling and combat magic

≠ Its own twist: action RPG combat, strong narrative focus and dark, oppressive atmosphere, while skipping turn-based strategy

An old-school European RPG: three factions with genuinely different magic schools, a world that does not scale to your level, and exploration that rewards wandering into places you are not ready for. Combat is its weakest link — stiff, poorly telegraphed, and frustrating in the early hours before your character is competent at anything.

Where it drifts furthest from Breath of Fire IV: setting.

Released 14 years after Breath of Fire IV.

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Steam👍 62%· 3.2KRAWG👍 26%· 166MC54IGDB47· 3

Year 2007Dev Gaijin Entertainment · 1C CompanyPlaytime ~4hOn PC · PS · Xbox

✓ Same family of third-person Action RPGs: deep RPG systems, adventure storytelling and melee combat

≠ Where it differs: brings action RPG combat, shooter and third-person shooting, while skipping turn-based strategy

X-Blades is a hack and slash game in the fantasy setting. It follows Ayumi, a young adventurer that uses two pistol-blades. One day she was cursed and now needs to find the way to break free from it. You take on the role of Ayumi and lead her through hordes of monster towards the secrets of her world.

Where it drifts furthest from Breath of Fire IV: setting.

On reception: its Steam reviews are mixed, against mostly positive for Breath of Fire IV.

Released 7 years after Breath of Fire IV.

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#9The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt

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SoloMagicMeleeFantasyThird Person

Steam👍 97%· 869KRAWG👍 93%· 7.2KMC92IGDB92· 26OC93· 179

Year 2015Dev CD PROJEKT REDPlaytime ~43hOn PC · PS · Xbox

✓ Same family of third-person Action RPGs: deep RPG systems, adventure storytelling and combat magic

≠ Stands apart with action RPG combat, strong narrative focus and dark, oppressive atmosphere, while skipping turn-based strategy

The third game in a series, it holds nothing back from the player. Open world adventures of the renowned monster slayer Geralt of Rivia are now even on a larger scale.

Where it drifts furthest from Breath of Fire IV: setting.

Released 15 years after Breath of Fire IV.

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#10Rise of the Argonauts

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SoloMeleeMagicFantasyThird Person

Steam👍 73%· 811RAWG👍 41%· 94MC59IGDB60· 2

Year 2008Dev Liquid Entertainment · CodemastersPlaytime ~1hOn PC · PS · Xbox

✓ Both are third-person Action RPGs — sharing deep RPG systems, adventure storytelling and melee combat

≠ Its own twist: action RPG combat, historical setting and setting mythology, while skipping turn-based strategy

###The role model Released in 2008, the game, is similar to another well-known representative of the genre of action-role-playing games God of War series. Developers became studio Liquid Entertainment, and the publisher company Codemasters.

Where it drifts furthest from Breath of Fire IV: setting.

Released 8 years after Breath of Fire IV.

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#11Immortals Fenyx Rising

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SoloMeleeMagicFantasyThird Person

Steam👍 73%· 4.5KIGDB74· 10OC79· 163

Year 2020Dev Ubisoft Québec · Ubisoft EntertainmentOn Xbox · PS4 · PC

✓ Both are third-person Action RPGs — sharing deep RPG systems, adventure storytelling and melee combat

≠ Its own twist: action RPG combat, puzzle design and strong narrative focus, while skipping turn-based strategy

Where it drifts furthest from Breath of Fire IV: setting.

Released 20 years after Breath of Fire IV.

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#12STAR WARS: The Force Unleashed IIClosest on setting

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SoloMeleeSci-FiFantasyThird Person

Steam👍 63%· 7.8KRAWG👍 66%· 573MC59IGDB65· 5

Year 2010Dev Aspyr Media · Disney InteractivePlaytime ~3hOn PC · PS · Xbox

✓ Fits the third-person Action RPGs cluster, with deep RPG systems, adventure storytelling and melee combat

≠ Stands apart with action RPG combat, while skipping turn-based strategy

STAR WARS: The Force Unleashed II is a third person action/adventure video game with elements of platforming. It is a sequel to STAR WARS: The Force Unleashed released in 2008.

On reception: its Steam reviews are mixed, against mostly positive for Breath of Fire IV.

Released 10 years after Breath of Fire IV.

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SoloFantasySci-FiThird PersonFree to Play

IGDB73· 4OC75· 40

Year 2024Dev miHoYoOn Xbox · Android · PC

✓ Fits the third-person Action RPGs cluster, with deep RPG systems, adventure storytelling and fantasy world

≠ Where it differs: brings action RPG combat and free to play, while skipping turn-based strategy

Released 24 years after Breath of Fire IV.

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#14Ni no Kuni: Wrath of the White Witch

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SoloMagicFantasyThird PersonOpen World

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Year 2011Dev LEVEL-5On PlayStation 3 · Switch

✓ Fits the third-person Action RPGs cluster, with deep RPG systems, adventure storytelling and combat magic

≠ Where it differs: brings open world exploration and exploration and discovery, while skipping turn-based strategy

Released 11 years after Breath of Fire IV.

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#15Vagrant Story

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SoloMagicFantasyThird Person

Year 2000Dev Square Product Development Division 4 · Square Electronic ArtsOn PlayStation 3

✓ Nearly identical: deep RPG systems, adventure storytelling and combat magic.

≠ Missing: turn-based strategy.

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