What is the best game similar to Fading Hearts?

The closest game to Fading Hearts is Ni no Kuni II: Revenant Kingdom, scoring 65/100 on our similarity scale. They share 9 gameplay attributes, including deep RPG systems, JRPG narrative and systems and adventure storytelling. It's the most faithful alternative currently available.

What are the top games like Fading Hearts?

The three closest games to Fading Hearts are: 1. Ni no Kuni II: Revenant Kingdom (65/100, 9 shared attributes) 2. Recettear: An Item Shop's Tale (63/100, 8 shared attributes) 3. NieR:Automata™ (61/100, 8 shared attributes). All share Fading Hearts's most important gameplay attributes, ranked out of 48 candidates across 14 dimensions.

Is Recettear: An Item Shop's Tale similar to Fading Hearts?

Yes — Recettear: An Item Shop's Tale scores 63/100 similarity to Fading Hearts. They share 8 attributes, including deep RPG systems and JRPG narrative and systems. There are some notable differences in pacing or mechanics.

What RPG games are similar to Fading Hearts?

The best RPG games similar to Fading Hearts are Ni no Kuni II: Revenant Kingdom, Recettear: An Item Shop's Tale, NieR:Automata™ and Touhou Mystia's Izakaya. All share the RPG genre alongside other key Fading Hearts attributes like deep RPG systems, JRPG narrative and systems and adventure storytelling.

How is similarity to Fading Hearts calculated?

We compare Fading Hearts against every game in our catalog using 14 gameplay attributes: genre, atmosphere, world structure, play modes, combat style, and more. Each category is weighted differently — genre matters more than visual style, for instance. The result is a 0-100 score reflecting how closely a game replicates the Fading Hearts experience, not just whether it shares the same genre label.

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Ranking compiled by Lluis Enric Mayans, Founder & Head of ContentUpdated May 19, 2026How this is calculatedOrdered by an attribute-similarity model, not editorial opinion.

If Fading Hearts left you wanting more, this list of 48 similar games is for you. Each one shares part of its essence — deep RPG systems, strong narrative focus and ranged combat — and is ranked by a similarity score computed across 14 attributes. Ni no Kuni II: Revenant Kingdom comes closest (65/100).

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Handpicked by our similarity algorithm, these are the titles with the highest gameplay match to Fading Hearts. Each one has been evaluated across 14 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.

#1Ni no Kuni II: Revenant KingdomClosest on genre

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GenreRPGSubgenreJRPGSub-subgenreAction JRPG

SoloNarrativeCozyAnimeFantasy

Steam👍 84%· 11KIGDB86· 14

Year 2018Dev LEVEL-5 · Bandai Namco EntertainmentOn PS4 · PC · Xbox

✓ Same family of action JRPGs: deep RPG systems, JRPG narrative and systems and adventure storytelling

≠ Its own twist: action RPG combat, open world exploration and melee combat, while skipping visual novel storytelling

Where it drifts furthest from Fading Hearts: combat.

Released 4 years after Fading Hearts.

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#2Recettear: An Item Shop's Tale

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GenreRPGSubgenreJRPGSub-subgenreAction JRPG

SoloRangedCozyAnimeFantasy

Steam👍 96%· 7.5KRAWG👍 75%· 83MC82IGDB76· 1

Year 2010Dev EasyGameStation · Carpe FulgurPlaytime ~5hOn PC

✓ Fits the action JRPGs cluster, with deep RPG systems, JRPG narrative and systems and deep simulation

≠ Its own twist: action RPG combat, combat magic and melee combat, while skipping visual novel storytelling

Recettear is the story of an item shop, the girl who lives in it, and the fairy who turned her life upside down.

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GenreRPGSubgenreJRPGSub-subgenreAction JRPG

SoloRangedNarrativeFantasyAnime

Steam👍 87%· 151KRAWG👍 86%· 2.2KMC86IGDB86· 24OC89· 157

Year 2017Dev Platinum Games · Square EnixPlaytime ~13hOn PC · PS · Xbox

✓ Fits the action JRPGs cluster, with deep RPG systems, JRPG narrative and systems and adventure storytelling

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

NieR: Automata is an action RPG, a sequel to Nier and a spin-off to the Drakenguard series. The story is set in the middle of the war between humans and machines where you take on the role of an android warrior called 2B.

Where it drifts furthest from Fading Hearts: tone.

Released 3 years after Fading Hearts.

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#4Touhou Mystia's Izakaya

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GenreRPGSubgenreJRPGSub-subgenreAction JRPG

SoloCasualNarrativeAnimeFantasy

Steam👍 99%· 32K

Year 2021Dev 二色幽紫蝶Playtime ~4hOn PC

✓ Both are action JRPGs — sharing deep RPG systems, JRPG narrative and systems and deep simulation

≠ Stands apart with puzzle design, combat magic and setting cartoon, while skipping visual novel storytelling

Mystia! About the Game I, Mystia Lorelei, has a dream To become a BBQ-Star Working tirelessly day and night, the BBQ shop finally starting to gain attraction among the residents of Gensokyo …Until… that “guest” brake in from the front door.

Where it drifts furthest from Fading Hearts: combat.

Released 7 years after Fading Hearts.

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GenreRPGSubgenreJRPGSub-subgenreAction JRPG

SoloNarrativeAnimeFantasyMelee

Steam👍 87%· 18KIGDB81· 13OC83· 131

Year 2020Dev Omega Force · SegaOn PS4 · PC · Switch

✓ Fits the action JRPGs cluster, with deep RPG systems, JRPG narrative and systems and adventure storytelling

≠ Stands apart with action RPG combat, melee combat and visual third person, while skipping visual novel storytelling

Where it drifts furthest from Fading Hearts: combat and tone.

Released 6 years after Fading Hearts.

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GenreRPGSubgenreJRPGSub-subgenreAction JRPG

SoloFantasyAnimeThird Person

Steam👍 91%· 5.7KIGDB78· 10OC75· 97

Year 2020Dev Square Enix Creative Business Unit IV · Square EnixOn Xbox · PS4 · Android

✓ Fits the action JRPGs cluster, with deep RPG systems, JRPG narrative and systems and adventure storytelling

≠ Stands apart with action RPG combat and visual third person, while skipping deep simulation

Released 6 years after Fading Hearts.

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#7Wild SeasonClosest overall match

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GenreRPGSubgenreJRPGSub-subgenreAction JRPG

SoloCozyNarrativeHistoricalMedieval

Steam👍 33%· 359

Year 2015Dev Quickfire GamesPlaytime ~1hOn PC · Apple Macintosh · Linux

✓ Fits the action JRPGs cluster, with deep RPG systems, JRPG narrative and systems and deep simulation

≠ Its own twist: historical setting and setting medieval, while skipping horror tension

After weeks of being down on your luck in the big city, you've found your calling: farming! A real estate agency is selling a beautiful farm property down south, and amazingly, you have just enough in your savings to buy it outright! Risking it all, you decide to leave the city tonight in hopes of starting your farming dreams tomorrow!

Where it drifts furthest from Fading Hearts: setting.

On reception: its Steam reviews are mostly negative, against mixed for Fading Hearts.

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GenreRPGSubgenreJRPGSub-subgenreAction JRPG

SoloCasualNarrativeFantasyExploration

Steam👍 78%· 86

Year 2014Dev Aldorlea GamesPlaytime ~3hOn PC

✓ Same family of action JRPGs: deep RPG systems, JRPG narrative and systems and adventure storytelling

≠ Its own twist: sports simulation, racing gameplay and exploration and discovery, while skipping deep simulation

Backstory Millennium 2 is the direct sequel to Millennium - A New Hope, the new epic saga of Aldorlea Games, specialists in RPG and Adventure. Will Marine gather the people she needs so that they can challenge the Lords of Mystrock to a legendary showdown?

Where it drifts furthest from Fading Hearts: setting.

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GenreRPGSubgenreJRPGSub-subgenreAction JRPG

SoloNarrativeCozyDarkSci-Fi

Steam👍 98%· 20KRAWG👍 87%· 248IGDB93· 1OC85· 16

Year 2017Dev X.D. NetworkPlaytime ~5hOn PC · iOS · Apple Macintosh

✓ Same family of action JRPGs: deep RPG systems, JRPG narrative and systems and adventure storytelling

≠ Its own twist: puzzle design, dark, oppressive atmosphere and setting scifi, while skipping deep simulation

Dr. Rosalene and Dr. Watts have peculiar jobs: They give people another chance to live, all the way from the very beginning... but only in their patients' heads. Due to the severity of the operation, the new life becomes the last thing the patients remember before drawing their last breath.

Where it drifts furthest from Fading Hearts: setting.

Released 3 years after Fading Hearts.

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#10Yakuza 0

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GenreRPGSubgenreJRPGSub-subgenreAction JRPG

SoloNarrativeMultiplayerMeleeDark

Steam👍 95%· 77KIGDB86· 20OC87· 154

Year 2015Dev Ryu Ga Gotoku Studios · Sega CorporationOn PlayStation 3 · PS4 · PC

✓ Both are action JRPGs — sharing deep RPG systems, JRPG narrative and systems and adventure storytelling

≠ Its own twist: fighting mechanics, action RPG combat and dark, oppressive atmosphere, while skipping horror tension

Where it drifts furthest from Fading Hearts: combat and tone.

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Steam GOG Xbox

#11Kingdom Hearts III

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GenreRPGSubgenreJRPGSub-subgenreAction JRPG

SoloNarrativeCozyFantasyMelee

Steam👍 91%· 2.5KIGDB90· 10OC84· 151

Year 2019Dev Square Enix Creative Business Unit I · The Walt Disney CompanyOn PS4 · PC · Xbox

✓ Same family of action JRPGs: deep RPG systems, JRPG narrative and systems and adventure storytelling

≠ Where it differs: brings action RPG combat, melee combat and combat magic, while skipping deep simulation

Where it drifts furthest from Fading Hearts: combat and setting.

Released 5 years after Fading Hearts.

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Steam Epic Xbox

#12Tales of ZestiriaClosest on combat

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GenreRPGSubgenreJRPGSub-subgenreAction JRPG

SoloRangedNarrativeAnimeFantasy

Steam👍 80%· 9.3KIGDB77· 12OC71· 52

Year 2015Dev tri-Crescendo · Bandai Namco GamesOn PlayStation 3 · PS4 · PC

✓ Fits the action JRPGs cluster, with deep RPG systems, JRPG narrative and systems and adventure storytelling

≠ Where it differs: brings action RPG combat, open world exploration and melee combat, while skipping deep simulation

Where it drifts furthest from Fading Hearts: tone and game mode.

Genre100Combat89Setting79Game mode42Tone33

GenreRPGSubgenreJRPGSub-subgenreAction JRPG

SoloNarrativeAnimeFantasyMelee

Steam👍 87%· 36KIGDB87· 6OC87· 144

Year 2021Dev Bandai Namco Studios · Bandai Namco EntertainmentOn Xbox · PS4 · PC

✓ Both are action JRPGs — sharing deep RPG systems, JRPG narrative and systems and adventure storytelling

≠ Stands apart with action RPG combat, open world exploration and melee combat, while skipping deep simulation

Where it drifts furthest from Fading Hearts: combat and tone.

Released 7 years after Fading Hearts.

Genre100Game mode100Setting80Tone35Combat0

GenreRPGSubgenreJRPGSub-subgenreAction JRPG

SoloCozyAnimeFantasyMelee

Steam👍 85%· 879

Year 2012Dev Lizsoft · Carpe FulgurPlaytime ~1hOn PC

✓ Both are action JRPGs — sharing deep RPG systems, JRPG narrative and systems and adventure storytelling

≠ Stands apart with precision platforming, Metroidvania exploration and action RPG combat, while skipping deep simulation

Elemental Stones: stones imbued with the power of an Elemental Spirit, which grant the wielder of one the ability to control that element via 'magic'. In the country of Scotsholm, three centuries have passed since they were first created.

Where it drifts furthest from Fading Hearts: combat and tone.

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Steam

#15NieR Replicant ver.1.22474487139...

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GenreRPGSubgenreJRPGSub-subgenreAction JRPG

SoloNarrativeAnimeFantasyMelee

Steam👍 88%· 28KIGDB82· 12OC83· 135

Year 2021Dev Toylogic · Square EnixOn PS4 · PC · Xbox

✓ Same family of action JRPGs: deep RPG systems, JRPG narrative and systems and adventure storytelling

≠ Stands apart with action RPG combat, shooter and punishing difficulty, while skipping deep simulation

Where it drifts furthest from Fading Hearts: combat and tone.

Released 7 years after Fading Hearts.

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Frequently asked questions

What is the best game similar to Fading Hearts?: The closest game to Fading Hearts is Ni no Kuni II: Revenant Kingdom, scoring 65/100 on our similarity scale. They share 9 gameplay attributes, including deep RPG systems, JRPG narrative and systems and adventure storytelling. It's the most faithful alternative currently available.
What are the top games like Fading Hearts?: The three closest games to Fading Hearts are: 1. Ni no Kuni II: Revenant Kingdom (65/100, 9 shared attributes) 2. Recettear: An Item Shop's Tale (63/100, 8 shared attributes) 3. NieR:Automata™ (61/100, 8 shared attributes). All share Fading Hearts's most important gameplay attributes, ranked out of 48 candidates across 14 dimensions.
Is Recettear: An Item Shop's Tale similar to Fading Hearts?: Yes — Recettear: An Item Shop's Tale scores 63/100 similarity to Fading Hearts. They share 8 attributes, including deep RPG systems and JRPG narrative and systems. There are some notable differences in pacing or mechanics.
What RPG games are similar to Fading Hearts?: The best RPG games similar to Fading Hearts are Ni no Kuni II: Revenant Kingdom, Recettear: An Item Shop's Tale, NieR:Automata™ and Touhou Mystia's Izakaya. All share the RPG genre alongside other key Fading Hearts attributes like deep RPG systems, JRPG narrative and systems and adventure storytelling.
How is similarity to Fading Hearts calculated?: We compare Fading Hearts against every game in our catalog using 14 gameplay attributes: genre, atmosphere, world structure, play modes, combat style, and more. Each category is weighted differently — genre matters more than visual style, for instance. The result is a 0-100 score reflecting how closely a game replicates the Fading Hearts experience, not just whether it shares the same genre label.