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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.

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We filtered the 48 games similar to Fading Hearts down to the 5 that fit the “Ranged” category. Recettear: An Item Shop's Tale, NieR:Automata™ and Tales of Zestiria top the list, ranked by affinity and similarity score to Fading Hearts.

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The best ranged games like Fading Hearts

5 similar games foundUpdated May 2026

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.

#1Recettear: An Item Shop's TaleClosest overall match

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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.

Genre100Game mode100Setting79Combat70Tone50

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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#3Tales 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

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#4Valkyria Chronicles

iRank89

GenreRPGSubgenreJRPGSub-subgenreTurn-Based JRPG

SoloRangedNarrativeAnimeFantasy

Steam👍 90%· 13KIGDB90· 8OC85· 20

Year 2008Dev Sega WOW · SegaOn PlayStation 3

✓ If you enjoyed Fading Hearts, expect deep RPG systems, JRPG narrative and systems and strong narrative focus

≠ Stands apart with turn-based strategy, roguelike runs and combat tactical, while skipping deep simulation

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

Game mode100Genre75Setting67Combat46Tone36

GenreRPGSubgenreJRPGSub-subgenreTurn-Based JRPG

SoloRangedFantasyMagicMelee

Steam👍 100%· 14RAWG👍 91%· 32

Year 1993Dev SEGAOn PC · PS · Xbox

✓ If you enjoyed Fading Hearts, expect deep RPG systems, JRPG narrative and systems and ranged combat

≠ Where it differs: brings turn-based strategy, combat magic and melee combat, while skipping deep simulation

Shining Force II (シャイニング・フォースII 古えの封印, Shainingu Fōsu Tsū: Inishie no Fūin, lit. "Shining Force II: The Ancient Seal"), is a tactical role-playing game for the Mega Drive/Genesis console developed by Sonic! Software Planning in 1993.

Where it drifts furthest from Fading Hearts: setting.

It predates Fading Hearts by 21 years, with what that implies technically.

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