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More about this game →We filtered the 48 games similar to Fading Hearts down to the 27 that fit the “Xbox” category. Yakuza 0, Ni no Kuni II: Revenant Kingdom and NieR:Automata™ top the list, ranked by affinity and similarity score to Fading Hearts.
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Within the “Xbox” category, the closest game to Fading Hearts is Yakuza 0 — scoring 56/100 on our similarity scale. Ni no Kuni II: Revenant Kingdom and NieR:Automata™ follow close behind.
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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.
✓ 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.
✓ 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.
✓ 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.
✓ 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.
✓ 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.
✓ 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.
✓ Both are action JRPGs — sharing 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: combat and tone.
✓ 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.
✓ Fits the action JRPGs cluster, with deep RPG systems, JRPG narrative and systems and adventure storytelling
≠ Stands apart with action RPG combat, fighting mechanics and dark, oppressive atmosphere, while skipping deep simulation
Where it drifts furthest from Fading Hearts: combat and tone.
✓ Fits the action JRPGs cluster, with deep RPG systems, JRPG narrative and systems and adventure storytelling
≠ Where it differs: brings fighting mechanics, action RPG combat and puzzle design, while skipping deep simulation
Where it drifts furthest from Fading Hearts: combat and tone.
Released 5 years after Fading Hearts.
✓ Both are action JRPGs — sharing deep RPG systems, JRPG narrative and systems and adventure storytelling
≠ Stands apart with action RPG combat, dark, oppressive atmosphere and melee combat, while skipping deep simulation
Where it drifts furthest from Fading Hearts: combat and tone.
Released 9 years after Fading Hearts.
✓ Fits the action JRPGs cluster, with deep RPG systems, JRPG narrative and systems and adventure storytelling
≠ Its own twist: action RPG combat, open world exploration and melee combat, while skipping deep simulation
Where it drifts furthest from Fading Hearts: combat and setting.
Released 10 years after Fading Hearts.
✓ Same family of action JRPGs: deep RPG systems, JRPG narrative and systems and adventure storytelling
≠ Where it differs: brings action RPG combat, puzzle design and shooter, while skipping deep simulation
Where it drifts furthest from Fading Hearts: combat and tone.
Released 4 years after Fading Hearts.
✓ Same family of action JRPGs: deep RPG systems, JRPG narrative and systems and adventure storytelling
≠ Stands apart with sandbox freedom, sandbox world and open world exploration, while skipping deep simulation
Where it drifts furthest from Fading Hearts: combat and setting.
Released 3 years after Fading Hearts.
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