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We filtered the 48 games similar to Fading Hearts down to the 37 that fit the “Narrative” category. Octopath Traveler II, Wild Season and Ni no Kuni II: Revenant Kingdom top the list, ranked by affinity and similarity score to Fading Hearts.

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Within the “Narrative” category, the closest game to Fading Hearts is Octopath Traveler II — scoring 49/100 on our similarity scale. Wild Season and Ni no Kuni II: Revenant Kingdom follow close behind.

#1Octopath Traveler II49 #2Wild Season72 #3Ni no Kuni II: Revenant Kingdom65 #4Take me, Vitaly61 #5Touhou Mystia's Izakaya58

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The best narrative games like Fading Hearts

37 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.

#1Octopath Traveler IIClosest on game mode

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Octopath Traveler II

GenreRPGSubgenreJRPGSub-subgenreTurn-Based JRPG

SoloNarrativeCozyCasualFantasyAnime

Steam👍 94%· 16KIGDB89· 6OC85· 119

Year 2023Dev ACQUIRE Corp. · Square EnixOn Xbox · PS4 · PC

✓ Shared with Fading Hearts: deep RPG systems, JRPG narrative and systems and adventure storytelling

≠ Its own twist: turn-based strategy, open world exploration and combat tactical, while skipping deep simulation

Where it drifts furthest from Fading Hearts: combat.

Released 9 years after Fading Hearts.

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#2Wild SeasonClosest overall match

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Wild Season

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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#3Ni no Kuni II: Revenant Kingdom

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Ni no Kuni II: Revenant Kingdom

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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#4Take me, Vitaly

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Take me, Vitaly

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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#5Touhou Mystia's Izakaya

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Touhou Mystia's Izakaya

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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#6Finding Paradise

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Finding Paradise

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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#7Kingdom Hearts III

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Kingdom Hearts III

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

#8Eternal SeniaClosest on setting

51

Eternal Senia

GenreRPGSubgenreJRPGSub-subgenreAction JRPG

SoloNarrativeCozyAnimeFantasy

Steam👍 97%· 12KRAWG👍 62%· 44

Year 2015Dev Holy PriestPlaytime ~1hOn PC

✓ Same family of action JRPGs: deep RPG systems, JRPG narrative and systems and strong narrative focus

≠ Stands apart with action RPG combat, melee combat and visual isometric, while skipping deep simulation

I believe that gaming should not be anything complicated or diffcult, but a relaxing and pleasure experience. Therefore, I designed this ARPG battle system which requires no attack button to play. The simplicity brings a fluent and interesting gaming experience.

Where it drifts furthest from Fading Hearts: combat.

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#9Ys VIII: Lacrimosa of Dana

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Ys VIII: Lacrimosa of Dana

GenreRPGSubgenreJRPGSub-subgenreAction JRPG

SoloNarrativeCozyFantasyAnime

Steam👍 90%· 6.9KIGDB85· 15OC84· 111

Year 2016Dev Nihon FalcomOn PS4 · PC · PS5

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

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

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

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#10NieR:Automata™

61

NieR:Automata™

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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#11Persona 5 Strikers

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Persona 5 Strikers

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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Steam PS Nintendo

#12Tales of ZestiriaClosest on combat

57

Tales of Zestiria

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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Yakuza 0

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.

Genre100Game mode56Tone35Combat0

#14Tales of Arise

54

Tales of Arise

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.

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#15Final Fantasy Type-0 HD

54

Final Fantasy Type-0 HD

GenreRPGSubgenreJRPGSub-subgenreAction JRPG

SoloNarrativeFantasyAnimeMelee

Steam👍 62%· 3.1KIGDB75· 11OC72· 76

Year 2015Dev HexaDrive · Square EnixOn PS4 · PC · Xbox

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

≠ Where it differs: brings action RPG combat, linear, story-driven structure and open world exploration, while skipping deep simulation

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

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