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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 Eternal Strands down to the 19 that fit the “Fantasy” category. Xenoblade Chronicles 3, Kingdom Hearts II and Final Fantasy IV top the list, ranked by affinity and similarity score to Eternal Strands.

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NarrativeSolo
Year 2025Dev Yellow Brick Games

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Within the “Fantasy” category, the closest game to Eternal Strands is Xenoblade Chronicles 3 — scoring 70/100 on our similarity scale. Kingdom Hearts II and Final Fantasy IV follow close behind.

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The best games with a fantasy setting like Eternal Strands

19 similar games foundUpdated May 2026

Handpicked by our similarity algorithm, these are the titles with the highest gameplay match to Eternal Strands. Each one has been evaluated across 9 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
SoloNarrativeFantasyThird PersonOpen World
IGDB90· 6OC88· 130
Year 2022Dev Monolith Soft · NintendoOn Switch

✓ If you enjoyed Eternal Strands, expect deep RPG systems, adventure storytelling and strong narrative focus

≠ Where it differs: brings open world exploration, setting scifi and exploration and discovery, while skipping melee combat

Genre100Game mode100Tone100Visuals74Setting69
#2Kingdom Hearts II
Kingdom Hearts II
RPG
SoloFantasyThird Person
IGDB90· 3
Year 2005Dev Square Enix Product Development Division 1 · Buena Vista GamesOn PlayStation 3 · PS4

✓ Nearly identical: deep RPG systems, adventure storytelling and fantasy world.

≠ Missing: strong narrative focus.

It predates Eternal Strands by 20 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Game mode100Setting100Visuals74
Final Fantasy IV
RPG
SoloFantasyThird Person
IGDB83· 2
Year 2007Dev Matrix Software · Square Enix

✓ Nearly identical: deep RPG systems, adventure storytelling and fantasy world.

≠ Missing: strong narrative focus.

It predates Eternal Strands by 18 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Game mode100Setting100Visuals74
Pokémon XD: Gale of Darkness
RPG
SoloFantasyThird PersonExploration
IGDB40· 1
Year 2005Dev Genius Sonority · Nintendo

✓ If you enjoyed Eternal Strands, expect deep RPG systems, adventure storytelling and fantasy world

≠ Stands apart with exploration and discovery, while skipping strong narrative focus

It predates Eternal Strands by 20 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Game mode100Setting100Visuals74
The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim
RPG
SoloFantasyThird PersonOpen WorldExploration
IGDB84· 10
Year 2017Dev Bethesda Game Studios · Bethesda SoftworksOn Switch

✓ Shared with Eternal Strands: deep RPG systems, adventure storytelling and fantasy world

≠ Its own twist: open world exploration, exploration and discovery and visual first person, while skipping strong narrative focus

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

Genre100Game mode100Setting100Visuals52
Xenoblade Chronicles
RPG
SoloFantasyThird PersonOpen WorldSci-Fi
IGDB91· 6
Year 2010Dev Monolith Soft · Nintendo

✓ Shared with Eternal Strands: deep RPG systems, adventure storytelling and fantasy world

≠ Stands apart with open world exploration, setting scifi and exploration and discovery, while skipping strong narrative focus

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

Genre100Game mode100Visuals74Setting69
Xenoblade Chronicles 2
RPG
SoloFantasyThird PersonSci-Fi
IGDB85· 14OC83· 107
Year 2017Dev Monolith Soft · NintendoOn Switch

✓ Like Eternal Strands, it's known for deep RPG systems, adventure storytelling and fantasy world

≠ Stands apart with setting scifi, while skipping strong narrative focus

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

Genre100Game mode100Visuals74Setting69
Final Fantasy VII Remake
RPG
SoloFantasyThird PersonSci-FiPost-Apocalyptic
IGDB89· 10OC88· 186
Year 2020Dev Square Enix Creative Business Unit I · Square EnixOn Xbox · PS4 · Switch

✓ Shared with Eternal Strands: deep RPG systems, adventure storytelling and fantasy world

≠ Stands apart with setting scifi and post-apocalyptic world, while skipping strong narrative focus

Genre100Game mode100Visuals74Setting52
Sakura Gozen
RPG
SoloFantasy2D
MC73
Year 2020Dev SEGAOn PS

✓ Like Eternal Strands, it's known for deep RPG systems, adventure storytelling and fantasy world

≠ Stands apart with visual 2d, while skipping strong narrative focus

Sakura Wars, known in Japan as New Sakura Wars,[a] is a cross-genre video game developed and published by Sega for the PlayStation 4. The sixth mainline entry and a soft reboot of the Sakura Wars series, the game was released in 2019 in Asia and 2020 worldwide.

Where it drifts furthest from Eternal Strands: visuals.

Genre100Game mode100Setting100Visuals0
Absolver
RPG
SoloMeleeNarrativeFantasyThird Person
Steam👍 72%· 15KIGDB75· 15OC73· 85
Year 2017Dev Sloclap · Devolver DigitalOn PS4 · Linux · PC

✓ Like Eternal Strands, it's known for deep RPG systems, adventure storytelling and strong narrative focus

≠ Its own twist: fighting mechanics, MMO world and community and action RPG combat, while skipping combat magic

Where it drifts furthest from Eternal Strands: game mode.

On reception: its Steam reviews are mostly positive, against very positive for Eternal Strands.

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

Genre100Setting100Visuals74Tone58Combat55Game mode20
Wuthering Waves
RPG
SoloFantasyThird PersonCo-opOpen World
Steam👍 89%· 46KOC76· 10
Year 2024Dev Kuro GamesOn Xbox · Android · PC

✓ Shared with Eternal Strands: deep RPG systems, adventure storytelling and fantasy world

≠ Its own twist: open world exploration, setting scifi and co op, while skipping strong narrative focus

Where it drifts furthest from Eternal Strands: game mode.

Genre100Visuals74Setting69Game mode48
#12DC Universe Online
DC Universe Online
RPG
SoloMeleeFantasyThird PersonMultiplayer
Steam👍 81%· 22KRAWG👍 35%· 177MC72IGDB74· 7OC74· 15
Year 2011Dev Daybreak Games Company · Daybreak Game CompanyPlaytime ~5hOn PC · PS · Xbox

✓ If you enjoyed Eternal Strands, expect deep RPG systems, adventure storytelling and melee combat

≠ Stands apart with fighting mechanics, action RPG combat and MMO world and community, while skipping strong narrative focus

DC Universe Online is an MMO game set in the world of Batman and Superman. The game offers the player to become a completely new superhero or a supervillain.

Where it drifts furthest from Eternal Strands: game mode and combat.

It predates Eternal Strands by 14 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Setting100Visuals75Combat48Game mode17
Two Worlds Epic Edition
RPG
SoloFantasyThird PersonMultiplayerCo-op
Steam👍 77%· 5.9KRAWG👍 37%· 187MC65
Year 2009Dev Reality PumpPlaytime ~5hOn PC · Apple Macintosh · Linux

✓ Shared with Eternal Strands: deep RPG systems, adventure storytelling and fantasy world

≠ Its own twist: open world exploration, setting medieval and multiplayer gameplay, while skipping strong narrative focus

Two Worlds Epic Edition tells a story about brother and sister who are involved into the conflict between Orcs and the free world. 300 years passed after the banishment of Aziraal. The younger sister named Kyra disappears in strange circumstances.

Where it drifts furthest from Eternal Strands: game mode.

On reception: its Steam reviews are mostly positive, against very positive for Eternal Strands.

It predates Eternal Strands by 16 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Visuals75Setting70Game mode36
Where Winds Meet
RPG
SoloFantasyThird PersonMultiplayerCo-op
Steam👍 87%· 109KIGDB55· 1OC73· 30
Year 2024Dev Everstone Studio · NetEase GamesOn Android · PC · iOS

✓ Like Eternal Strands, it's known for deep RPG systems, adventure storytelling and fantasy world

≠ Where it differs: brings open world exploration, historical setting and setting medieval, while skipping strong narrative focus

Where it drifts furthest from Eternal Strands: game mode and setting.

Genre100Visuals74Setting49Game mode35
The Forgotten City
RPG
NarrativeFantasyOpen WorldExplorationFirst Person
Steam👍 96%· 13KRAWG👍 84%· 256OC84· 75
Year 2021Dev Modern Storyteller · Dear VillagersPlaytime ~7hOn PC · PS · Xbox

✓ Shared with Eternal Strands: deep RPG systems, adventure storytelling and strong narrative focus

≠ Its own twist: open world exploration, exploration and discovery and visual first person, while skipping melee combat

The Forgotten City is a game about time travel, a mysterious murder, and avoiding fate. It is based on an award-winning Skyrim mode of the same name.

Where it drifts furthest from Eternal Strands: visuals.

Genre100Tone100Setting100Visuals0

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