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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 47 games similar to Fantasy Life i: The Girl Who Steals Time down to the 6 that fit the “Simulation” category. Yakuza 0, Ni no Kuni II: Revenant Kingdom and Persona 5 Strikers top the list, ranked by affinity and similarity score to Fantasy Life i: The Girl Who Steals Time.

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GenreRPGSubgenreJRPGSub-subgenreAction JRPG
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CasualCozySoloMultiplayer
Year 2025Dev LEVEL-5

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Within the “Simulation” category, the closest game to Fantasy Life i: The Girl Who Steals Time is Yakuza 0 — scoring 72/100 on our similarity scale. Ni no Kuni II: Revenant Kingdom and Persona 5 Strikers follow close behind.

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The best simulation games like Fantasy Life i: The Girl Who Steals Time

6 similar games foundUpdated May 2026

Handpicked by our similarity algorithm, these are the titles with the highest gameplay match to Fantasy Life i: The Girl Who Steals Time. Each one has been evaluated across 20 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.

#1Yakuza 0
Yakuza 0
RPGJRPGAction JRPG
SoloMultiplayerMeleeOpen WorldExplorationSkill TreeThird Person
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 visual novel storytelling, while skipping vibe casual

Where it drifts furthest from Fantasy Life i: The Girl Who Steals Time: tone.

It predates Fantasy Life i: The Girl Who Steals Time by 10 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100World100Combat64Visuals61Game mode59Progression57
Ni no Kuni II: Revenant Kingdom
RPGJRPGAction JRPG
SoloMeleeCozyOpen WorldFantasyExplorationBase BuildingThird Person
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, strong narrative focus and setting anime, while skipping vibe casual

Where it drifts furthest from Fantasy Life i: The Girl Who Steals Time: game mode.

Same studio: LEVEL-5.

Genre100World100Progression59Visuals59Combat52Tone52
#3Persona 5 Strikers
Persona 5 Strikers
RPGJRPGAction JRPG
SoloMeleeFantasyThird Person3D
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, strong narrative focus and setting anime, while skipping vibe casual

Where it drifts furthest from Fantasy Life i: The Girl Who Steals Time: tone and game mode.

Genre100Visuals100Combat63Setting43Game mode27Tone0
#4Wild Season
Wild Season
RPGJRPGAction 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: visual novel storytelling, strong narrative focus and historical setting, while skipping vibe casual

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 Fantasy Life i: The Girl Who Steals Time: setting and game mode.

On reception: its Steam reviews are mostly negative, against very positive for Fantasy Life i: The Girl Who Steals Time.

It predates Fantasy Life i: The Girl Who Steals Time by 10 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Tone68Game mode26Setting0
Recettear: An Item Shop's Tale
RPGJRPGAction JRPG
SoloMeleeCozyFantasyExplorationSkill TreeCrafting
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 ranged combat, while skipping adventure storytelling

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

Where it drifts furthest from Fantasy Life i: The Girl Who Steals Time: visuals and game mode.

It predates Fantasy Life i: The Girl Who Steals Time by 15 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Tone61Progression58Setting47Combat32Game mode27
Touhou Mystia's Izakaya
RPGJRPGAction JRPG
SoloCasualFantasyMagicNarrative
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, strong narrative focus and combat magic, while skipping adventure 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 Fantasy Life i: The Girl Who Steals Time: combat and progression.

Genre100Tone59Setting36Game mode26Combat0Progression0

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