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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 40 games similar to Eldgear down to the 34 that fit the “Narrative” category. Final Fantasy, I Am Setsuna and Final Fantasy XIII top the list, ranked by affinity and similarity score to Eldgear.

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Within the “Narrative” category, the closest game to Eldgear is Final Fantasy — scoring 84/100 on our similarity scale. I Am Setsuna and Final Fantasy XIII follow close behind.

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The best narrative games like Eldgear

34 similar games foundUpdated May 2026

Handpicked by our similarity algorithm, these are the titles with the highest gameplay match to Eldgear. 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.

#1Final Fantasy
Final Fantasy
RPGJRPGTurn-Based JRPG
SoloTacticalMagicNarrativeFantasyPixel Art
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: setting anime, exploration and discovery and skill tree progression, while skipping deep simulation

Where it drifts furthest from Eldgear: visuals.

Genre100Combat100Game mode100Tone100Setting66Visuals49
I Am Setsuna
RPGJRPGTurn-Based JRPG
SoloTacticalMagicNarrativeFantasyPixel Art
Steam👍 72%· 1.7KIGDB76· 27OC75· 112
Year 2016Dev Tokyo RPG Factory · Square EnixOn PS4 · PC · Switch

✓ Both are turn-based JRPGs — sharing deep RPG systems, JRPG narrative and systems and adventure storytelling

≠ Stands apart with setting anime and visual isometric, while skipping deep simulation

It predates Eldgear by 8 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Combat100Game mode100Tone100Setting63Visuals51
Final Fantasy XIII
RPGJRPGTurn-Based JRPG
SoloMagicTacticalNarrativeFantasy
Steam👍 75%· 19KIGDB81· 9
Year 2009Dev Square Enix Product Development Division 1 · Square EnixOn PlayStation 3 · PC

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

≠ Stands apart with linear, story-driven structure, melee combat and setting scifi, while skipping deep simulation

Where it drifts furthest from Eldgear: visuals.

It predates Eldgear by 15 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Game mode100Tone100Combat95Setting83Visuals0
Octopath Traveler II
RPGJRPGTurn-Based JRPG
SoloTacticalMagicNarrativeFantasyPixel Art
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 open world exploration, while skipping deep simulation

Where it drifts furthest from Eldgear: tone.

Genre100Combat100Game mode100Setting67Visuals55Tone43
#5Hylics
Hylics
RPGJRPGTurn-Based JRPG
SoloTacticalNarrativeFantasyFirst PersonPixel Art
Steam👍 98%· 8.6KRAWG👍 94%· 34
Year 2015Dev Mason LindrothPlaytime ~1hOn PC

✓ Both are turn-based JRPGs — sharing deep RPG systems, JRPG narrative and systems and turn-based strategy

≠ Where it differs: brings exploration and discovery, visual isometric and visual 2d, while skipping deep simulation

Hylics is a recreational program with light JRPG elements. Features: -Advanced graphics. -RPG battles. -Overuse of random text generation. - ~2+ hours of content.

It predates Eldgear by 9 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Game mode100Tone100Setting100Visuals64Combat53
Agarest: Generations of War
RPGJRPGTurn-Based JRPG
SoloTacticalMagicNarrativeFantasy
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, setting anime and skill tree progression, while skipping deep simulation

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 Eldgear: visuals and setting.

It predates Eldgear by 15 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Combat100Game mode100Tone100Setting49Visuals0
Agarest: Generations of War Zero
RPGJRPGTurn-Based JRPG
SoloTacticalMagicNarrativeFantasy
Steam👍 74%· 392MC50
Year 2014Dev Idea Factory · GhostlightPlaytime ~4hOn PC · PS

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

≠ Its own twist: puzzle design, fighting mechanics and visual novel storytelling, while skipping deep simulation

UNCOVER THE EPIC STORY PRECEDING #1 SELLER, AGAREST: GENERATIONS OF WAR Following hot on the heels of the number 1 top selling epic SRPG “Agarest: Generations Of War”, Ghostlight are proud to announce its prequel “Agarest: Generations Of War ZERO” bringing an enticing blend of in-depth strategy…

Where it drifts furthest from Eldgear: visuals and setting.

It predates Eldgear by 10 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Game mode100Combat96Tone66Setting45Visuals0
Loren The Amazon Princess
RPGJRPGTurn-Based JRPG
SoloTacticalMagicNarrativeFantasy
Steam👍 82%· 612
Year 2014Dev Winter WolvesPlaytime ~3hOn PC · Apple Macintosh · Linux

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

≠ Its own twist: visual novel storytelling, cozy, relaxing feel and setting anime, while skipping deep simulation

Loren The Amazon Princess is a fantasy epic combining intricate turn-based battles with a heroic tale of overcoming evil -- with a twist! In this tale, you play as a loyal servant of the hero rather than the hero herself.

Where it drifts furthest from Eldgear: visuals.

It predates Eldgear by 10 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Combat100Game mode100Setting53Tone51Visuals0
Clair Obscur: Expedition 33
RPGJRPGTurn-Based JRPG
SoloTacticalMagicNarrativeFantasy
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 deep simulation

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 Eldgear: visuals and tone.

Genre100Game mode100Combat90Setting63Tone45Visuals0
Octopath Traveler
RPGJRPGTurn-Based JRPG
SoloTacticalNarrativeFantasyPixel Art
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: open world exploration, setting anime and exploration and discovery, while skipping deep simulation

Genre100Game mode100Tone100Setting78Combat57Visuals50
FINAL FANTASY IX
RPGJRPGTurn-Based JRPG
SoloTacticalNarrativeFantasyOpen World
Steam👍 95%· 14KRAWG👍 87%· 575MC84OC81· 32
Year 2000Dev Square Enix · Electronic ArtsPlaytime ~5hOn PC · PS · Xbox

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

≠ Stands apart with open world exploration and exploration and discovery, while skipping deep simulation

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 Eldgear by 24 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Game mode100Tone100Setting100Combat55
Dragon Quest XI S: Echoes of an Elusive Age - Definitive Edition
RPGJRPGTurn-Based JRPG
SoloTacticalNarrativeFantasyMelee
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 open world exploration, melee combat and setting anime, while skipping deep simulation

Where it drifts furthest from Eldgear: visuals.

Genre100Game mode100Tone100Setting77Combat57Visuals0
Dragon Quest XI: Echoes of an Elusive Age
RPGJRPGTurn-Based JRPG
SoloTacticalNarrativeFantasyOpen World
Steam👍 86%· 8.9KIGDB84· 11OC88· 117
Year 2017Dev Square Enix Business Division 6 · Square EnixOn PS4 · PC

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

≠ Stands apart with open world exploration, setting anime and exploration and discovery, while skipping deep simulation

Where it drifts furthest from Eldgear: visuals.

Genre100Game mode100Tone100Setting62Combat60Visuals0
Persona 5 Royal
RPGJRPGTurn-Based JRPG
SoloTacticalNarrativeFantasyAnime
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, setting anime and visual third person, while skipping deep simulation

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.

Where it drifts furthest from Eldgear: visuals.

Genre100Game mode100Tone100Combat60Setting51Visuals0
Persona 4 Golden
RPGJRPGTurn-Based JRPG
SoloTacticalNarrativeFantasyAnime
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, setting anime and visual third person, while skipping deep simulation

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.

Where it drifts furthest from Eldgear: visuals.

It predates Eldgear by 12 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Game mode100Tone100Combat58Setting52Visuals0

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