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We filtered the 50 games similar to Dragon Quest IX: Sentinels of the Starry Skies down to the 5 that fit the “Turn-Based Strat” category. Once Human, Final Fantasy XII and Mount & Blade: Warband top the list, ranked by affinity and similarity score to Dragon Quest IX: Sentinels of the Starry Skies.

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The best turn-Based Strat games like Dragon Quest IX: Sentinels of the Starry Skies

5 similar games foundUpdated July 2026

Handpicked by our similarity algorithm, these are the titles with the highest gameplay match to Dragon Quest IX: Sentinels of the Starry Skies. 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.

#1Once Human

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GenreRPGSubgenreAction RPGSub-subgenreThird-Person ARPG

SoloMultiplayerCo-opSandbox WorldOpen WorldExplorationThird Person

Steam👍 78%· 173KIGDB85· 2OC74· 16

Year 2024Dev Starry StudioOn Xbox · Android · PC

✓ Fits the third-person Action RPGs cluster, with deep RPG systems, adventure storytelling and turn-based strategy

≠ Stands apart with deep simulation, shooter and third-person shooting, while skipping dark, oppressive atmosphere

GenreRPGSubgenreAction RPGSub-subgenreThird-Person ARPG

SoloMagicMeleeRangedSandbox WorldOpen WorldFantasyExplorationThird Person

IGDB91· 4

Year 2006Dev Square Enix Product Development Division 4 · Square Enix

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

≠ Its own twist: skill tree progression, while skipping dark, oppressive atmosphere

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#3Mount & Blade: Warband

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GenreRPGSubgenreAction RPGSub-subgenreThird-Person ARPG

SoloMultiplayerMeleeRangedOpen WorldSandbox WorldFantasyExplorationFirst PersonThird Person

Steam👍 98%· 171KRAWG👍 89%· 742MC78IGDB69· 5

Year 2010Dev TaleWorlds EntertainmentPlaytime ~10hOn PC · PS · Xbox

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

≠ Its own twist: action RPG combat, deep simulation and shooter, while skipping dark, oppressive atmosphere

GenreRPGSubgenreAction RPGSub-subgenreThird-Person ARPG

SoloMultiplayerMagicOpen WorldFantasyExplorationThird Person

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Year 2006Dev Matrix Software · Square Enix

✓ Fits the third-person Action RPGs cluster, with deep RPG systems, adventure storytelling and turn-based strategy

≠ Its own twist: visual pixel, while skipping sandbox freedom

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#5South Park™: The Stick of Truth™

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GenreRPGSubgenreAction RPGSub-subgenreThird-Person ARPG

SoloMeleeMagicRangedDarkOpen WorldFantasyExplorationThird Person

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 skill tree progression and visual 2d, while skipping sandbox freedom

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