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More about this game →We filtered the 48 games similar to Dragon Quest down to the 24 that fit the “Turn-Based Strat” category. Final Fantasy III, Shadowrun: Dragonfall - Director's Cut and Sid Meier's Pirates! top the list, ranked by affinity and similarity score to Dragon Quest.
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Within the “Turn-Based Strat” category, the closest game to Dragon Quest is Final Fantasy III — scoring 95/100 on our similarity scale. Shadowrun: Dragonfall - Director's Cut and Sid Meier's Pirates! follow close behind.
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Handpicked by our similarity algorithm, these are the titles with the highest gameplay match to Dragon Quest. 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.
✓ Fits the isometric Action RPGs cluster, with deep RPG systems, adventure storytelling and sandbox freedom
≠ Its own twist: ranged combat, post-apocalyptic world and visual 2d, while skipping historical setting
✓ Both are isometric Action RPGs — sharing deep RPG systems, turn-based strategy and adventure storytelling
≠ Stands apart with combat tactical and crafting mechanics, while skipping open world exploration
✓ Nearly identical: deep RPG systems, turn-based strategy and adventure storytelling.
≠ Missing: sandbox freedom.
✓ Same family of isometric Action RPGs: deep RPG systems, adventure storytelling and turn-based strategy
≠ Its own twist: combat tactical, setting scifi and visual 2d, while skipping sandbox freedom
The full catalog of games sharing gameplay DNA with Dragon Quest, ordered from highest to lowest similarity score. Use the filters above to narrow down by genre, setting or game mode and find the alternative that best fits your playstyle.
Dragon Age II
RPG · Action RPG
Transistor
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Fire Emblem
RPG · Turn-Based Strat
Breath of Fire III
RPG · Turn-Based Strat
Persona 2: Innocent Sin
RPG · Turn-Based Strat
Fire Emblem: Path of Radiance
RPG · Turn-Based Strat
Silent Storm Gold Edition
RPG · Turn-Based Strat
Jagged Alliance - Back in Action
RPG · Simulation
Final Fantasy Tactics
RPG · Turn-Based Strat