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Ranking compiled by Lluis Enric Mayans, Founder & Head of ContentHow this is calculatedOrdered by an attribute-similarity model, not editorial opinion.

We filtered the 33 games similar to Digimon Story: Time Stranger down to the 7 that fit the “Nintendo Switch” category. Xenoblade Chronicles 3, Xenoblade Chronicles 2 and Final Fantasy VII Remake top the list, ranked by affinity and similarity score to Digimon Story: Time Stranger.

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Year 2025Dev Media.Vision

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Within the “Nintendo Switch” category, the closest game to Digimon Story: Time Stranger is Xenoblade Chronicles 3 — scoring 65/100 on our similarity scale. Xenoblade Chronicles 2 and Final Fantasy VII Remake follow close behind.

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The best games like Digimon Story: Time Stranger on Nintendo Switch

7 similar games foundUpdated May 2026

Handpicked by our similarity algorithm, these are the titles with the highest gameplay match to Digimon Story: Time Stranger. Each one has been evaluated across 3 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.

#1Xenoblade Chronicles 3
Xenoblade Chronicles 3
RPG
SoloSci-FiNarrativeOpen WorldFantasy
IGDB90· 6OC88· 130
Year 2022Dev Monolith Soft · NintendoOn Switch

✓ If you enjoyed Digimon Story: Time Stranger, expect deep RPG systems, setting scifi and single-player focus

≠ Where it differs: brings adventure storytelling, strong narrative focus and open world exploration

Genre100Game mode100Setting69
Xenoblade Chronicles 2
RPG
SoloSci-FiFantasyThird Person
IGDB85· 14OC83· 107
Year 2017Dev Monolith Soft · NintendoOn Switch

✓ Like Digimon Story: Time Stranger, it's known for deep RPG systems, setting scifi and single-player focus

≠ Stands apart with adventure storytelling, fantasy world and visual third person

It predates Digimon Story: Time Stranger by 8 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Game mode100Setting69
Final Fantasy VII Remake
RPG
SoloSci-FiFantasyPost-ApocalypticThird Person
IGDB89· 10OC88· 186
Year 2020Dev Square Enix Creative Business Unit I · Square EnixOn Xbox · PS4 · Switch

✓ Shared with Digimon Story: Time Stranger: deep RPG systems, setting scifi and single-player focus

≠ Stands apart with adventure storytelling, fantasy world and post-apocalyptic world

Genre100Game mode100Setting51
The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim
RPG
SoloOpen WorldFantasyExplorationFirst Person
IGDB84· 10
Year 2017Dev Bethesda Game Studios · Bethesda SoftworksOn Switch

✓ Shared with Digimon Story: Time Stranger: deep RPG systems and single-player focus

≠ Its own twist: adventure storytelling, open world exploration and fantasy world, while skipping setting scifi

Where it drifts furthest from Digimon Story: Time Stranger: setting.

It predates Digimon Story: Time Stranger by 8 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Game mode100Setting0
Pokémon Legends: Z-A
RPG
SoloOpen WorldExplorationThird Person
IGDB80· 2OC79· 128
Year 2025Dev Game Freak · NintendoOn Switch

✓ If you enjoyed Digimon Story: Time Stranger, expect deep RPG systems and single-player focus

≠ Stands apart with adventure storytelling, open world exploration and exploration and discovery, while skipping setting scifi

Yakuza Kiwami 2
RPG
SoloMultiplayerThird Person
Steam👍 78%· 939IGDB85· 13OC86· 129
Year 2017Dev Ryu Ga Gotoku Studios · SegaOn Xbox · PS4 · Switch

✓ If you enjoyed Digimon Story: Time Stranger, expect deep RPG systems and single-player focus

≠ Its own twist: adventure storytelling, multiplayer gameplay and visual third person, while skipping setting scifi

On reception: its Steam reviews are mostly positive, against very positive for Digimon Story: Time Stranger.

It predates Digimon Story: Time Stranger by 8 years, with what that implies technically.

Yakuza Kiwami
RPG
SoloMultiplayerOpen WorldExplorationThird Person
Steam👍 79%· 868IGDB83· 22OC81· 145
Year 2016Dev Ryu Ga Gotoku Studios · Deep SilverOn Xbox · PlayStation 3 · PS4

✓ If you enjoyed Digimon Story: Time Stranger, expect deep RPG systems and single-player focus

≠ Stands apart with adventure storytelling, action RPG combat and fighting mechanics, while skipping setting scifi

On reception: its Steam reviews are mostly positive, against very positive for Digimon Story: Time Stranger.

It predates Digimon Story: Time Stranger by 9 years, with what that implies technically.

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