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We filtered the 38 games similar to Dragon Quest XI: Echoes of an Elusive Age down to the 17 that fit the “Xbox” category. Dragon Quest XI S: Echoes of an Elusive Age - Definitive Edition, Octopath Traveler and Persona 5 Royal top the list, ranked by affinity and similarity score to Dragon Quest XI: Echoes of an Elusive Age.

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GenreRPGSubgenreJRPGSub-subgenreTurn-Based JRPG
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NarrativeSolo
Year 2017Dev Square Enix Business Division 6

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Within the “Xbox” category, the closest game to Dragon Quest XI: Echoes of an Elusive Age is Dragon Quest XI S: Echoes of an Elusive Age - Definitive Edition — scoring 95/100 on our similarity scale. Octopath Traveler and Persona 5 Royal follow close behind.

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The best games like Dragon Quest XI: Echoes of an Elusive Age on Xbox

17 similar games foundUpdated May 2026

Handpicked by our similarity algorithm, these are the titles with the highest gameplay match to Dragon Quest XI: Echoes of an Elusive Age. Each one has been evaluated across 12 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.

Dragon Quest XI S: Echoes of an Elusive Age - Definitive Edition
RPGJRPGTurn-Based JRPG
SoloTacticalNarrativeOpen WorldFantasyAnimeExplorationThird Person
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, crafting mechanics and skill tree progression

Where it drifts furthest from Dragon Quest XI: Echoes of an Elusive Age: visuals.

Same studio: Square Enix Business Division 6.

Genre100Game mode100Tone100Setting100World100Combat90
#2Octopath Traveler
Octopath Traveler
RPGJRPGTurn-Based JRPG
SoloTacticalNarrativeOpen WorldFantasyAnimeExploration
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: visual pixel, visual isometric and visual 2d, while skipping visual third person

Where it drifts furthest from Dragon Quest XI: Echoes of an Elusive Age: visuals.

Genre100Combat100Game mode100Tone100Setting100World100
#3Persona 5 Royal
Persona 5 Royal
RPGJRPGTurn-Based JRPG
SoloTacticalNarrativeAnimeFantasyThird Person
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, while skipping open world exploration

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.

Released 3 years after Dragon Quest XI: Echoes of an Elusive Age.

Genre100Combat100Game mode100Tone100Setting100Visuals100
Persona 4 Golden
RPGJRPGTurn-Based JRPG
SoloTacticalNarrativeAnimeFantasyThird Person
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, while skipping open world exploration

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.

Genre100Combat100Game mode100Tone100Setting100Visuals100
FINAL FANTASY IX
RPGJRPGTurn-Based JRPG
SoloTacticalNarrativeOpen WorldFantasyExploration
Steam👍 95%· 14KRAWG👍 87%· 575MC84OC81· 32
Year 2000Dev Square Enix · Electronic ArtsPlaytime ~5hOn PC · PS · Xbox

✓ Nearly identical: deep RPG systems, JRPG narrative and systems and turn-based strategy.

≠ Missing: setting anime.

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 Dragon Quest XI: Echoes of an Elusive Age by 17 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Combat100Game mode100Tone100World100Progression100
Octopath Traveler II
RPGJRPGTurn-Based JRPG
SoloTacticalNarrativeOpen WorldFantasyAnimeExploration
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 visual third person

Where it drifts furthest from Dragon Quest XI: Echoes of an Elusive Age: visuals and tone.

Released 6 years after Dragon Quest XI: Echoes of an Elusive Age.

Genre100Game mode100Setting100World100Progression100Combat83
Metaphor: ReFantazio
RPGJRPGTurn-Based JRPG
SoloTacticalNarrativeAnimeFantasyThird Person
Steam👍 90%· 41KIGDB94· 7OC93· 172
Year 2024Dev Studio Zero · AtlusOn Xbox · PS4 · PC

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

≠ Stands apart with action RPG combat, dark, oppressive atmosphere and visual 3d, while skipping open world exploration

Released 7 years after Dragon Quest XI: Echoes of an Elusive Age.

Genre100Combat100Game mode100Setting100Visuals74Tone63
Agarest: Generations of War
RPGJRPGTurn-Based JRPG
SoloTacticalNarrativeAnimeFantasyThird Person
Steam👍 71%· 1.9KRAWG👍 51%· 41MC45IGDB55· 2
Year 2009Dev Aksys GamesPlaytime ~3hOn PC · PS · Xbox

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

≠ Where it differs: brings visual novel storytelling, combat magic and skill tree progression, while skipping open world exploration

At the dawn of time, a terrible war raged between the forces of good and evil, ending in the destruction of the world of Agarest. After their victory, the Gods of Light unified the decaying bodies of the Gods of Darkness and created a new world.

Where it drifts furthest from Dragon Quest XI: Echoes of an Elusive Age: progression.

On reception: its Steam reviews are mostly positive, against very positive for Dragon Quest XI: Echoes of an Elusive Age.

It predates Dragon Quest XI: Echoes of an Elusive Age by 8 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Game mode100Tone100Setting100Combat84Visuals62
Final Fantasy
RPGJRPGTurn-Based JRPG
SoloTacticalNarrativeFantasyAnimeExploration
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, skill tree progression and visual 2d, while skipping open world exploration

Where it drifts furthest from Dragon Quest XI: Echoes of an Elusive Age: visuals.

Released 4 years after Dragon Quest XI: Echoes of an Elusive Age.

Genre100Game mode100Tone100Setting100Combat67Progression57
Yakuza: Like a Dragon
RPGJRPGTurn-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 fantasy world

Released 3 years after Dragon Quest XI: Echoes of an Elusive Age.

Genre100Game mode100World100Progression100Combat75Tone74
OMORI
RPGJRPGTurn-Based JRPG
TacticalNarrativeAnimeFantasyExploration
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 visual pixel, while skipping open world exploration

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 Dragon Quest XI: Echoes of an Elusive Age: visuals.

Released 3 years after Dragon Quest XI: Echoes of an Elusive Age.

Genre100Combat100Tone100Progression100Setting63Visuals0
Final Fantasy XIII-2
RPGJRPGTurn-Based JRPG
SoloNarrativeOpen WorldFantasyAnimeExplorationThird Person
Steam👍 58%· 6.2KIGDB75· 11
Year 2011Dev Square Enix 1st Production Department · Square EnixOn PlayStation 3 · PC · Xbox

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

≠ Its own twist: real-time strategy, melee combat and setting scifi, while skipping combat tactical

Where it drifts furthest from Dragon Quest XI: Echoes of an Elusive Age: combat.

On reception: its Steam reviews are mixed, against very positive for Dragon Quest XI: Echoes of an Elusive Age.

Genre100Game mode100Tone100World100Visuals100Setting80
Clair Obscur: Expedition 33
RPGJRPGTurn-Based JRPG
SoloTacticalNarrativeFantasyExplorationThird Person
Steam👍 95%· 266KRAWG👍 87%· 438IGDB87· 5OC92· 204
Year 2025Dev Sundial Interactive · Kepler InteractivePlaytime ~26hOn PC · PS · Xbox

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

≠ Where it differs: brings action RPG combat, punishing difficulty and dark, oppressive atmosphere, while skipping open world exploration

Once a year, the Paintress wakes and paints upon her monolith. Paints her cursed number. And everyone of that age turns to smoke and fades away. Year by year, that number ticks down and more of us are erased. Tomorrow she’ll wake and paint “33.

Where it drifts furthest from Dragon Quest XI: Echoes of an Elusive Age: setting and tone.

Released 8 years after Dragon Quest XI: Echoes of an Elusive Age.

Genre100Game mode100Combat68Visuals66Progression65Tone48
Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth
RPGJRPGTurn-Based JRPG
SoloTacticalNarrativeThird PersonMelee
Steam👍 91%· 23KIGDB87· 5OC90· 161
Year 2024Dev 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 action RPG combat, fighting mechanics and dark, oppressive atmosphere, while skipping open world exploration

Released 7 years after Dragon Quest XI: Echoes of an Elusive Age.

Genre100Game mode100Visuals100Combat73Tone64
Sea of Stars
RPGJRPGTurn-Based JRPG
SoloTacticalNarrativeOpen WorldFantasyExploration
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: co op, offline and multiplayer gameplay, while skipping setting anime

Where it drifts furthest from Dragon Quest XI: Echoes of an Elusive Age: visuals and game mode.

Released 6 years after Dragon Quest XI: Echoes of an Elusive Age.

Genre100Combat100Tone100World100Progression100Setting61

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