RPG
SoloFantasyThird Person
IGDB90· 3
Year 2005Dev Square Enix Product Development Division 1 · Buena Vista GamesOn PlayStation 3 · PS4
✓ Nearly identical: deep RPG systems, adventure storytelling and fantasy world.
25 Adventure games like Final Fantasy IV that you should try
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More about this game →We filtered the 31 games similar to Final Fantasy IV down to the 25 that fit the “Adventure” category. Kingdom Hearts II, Pokémon XD: Gale of Darkness and The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim top the list, ranked by affinity and similarity score to Final Fantasy IV.
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Year 2007Dev Matrix Software
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Within the “Adventure” category, the closest game to Final Fantasy IV is Kingdom Hearts II — scoring 95/100 on our similarity scale. Pokémon XD: Gale of Darkness and The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim follow close behind.
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The best adventure games like Final Fantasy IV
25 similar games foundUpdated July 2026
Handpicked by our similarity algorithm, these are the titles with the highest gameplay match to Final Fantasy IV. Each one has been evaluated across 5 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.
RPG
SoloFantasyThird PersonExploration
IGDB40· 1
Year 2005Dev Genius Sonority · Nintendo
✓ If you enjoyed Final Fantasy IV, expect deep RPG systems, adventure storytelling and fantasy world
≠ Stands apart with exploration and discovery
RPG
SoloFantasyThird PersonOpen WorldExploration
IGDB84· 10
Year 2017Dev Bethesda Game Studios · Bethesda SoftworksOn Switch
RPG
SoloFantasy2D
MC73
Year 2020Dev SEGAOn PS
RPG
SoloFantasyThird PersonOpen WorldSci-Fi
IGDB91· 6
Year 2010Dev Monolith Soft · Nintendo
RPG
SoloFantasyThird PersonNarrativeOpen World
IGDB90· 6OC88· 130
Year 2022Dev Monolith Soft · NintendoOn Switch
RPG
SoloFantasyThird PersonSci-Fi
IGDB85· 14OC83· 107
Year 2017Dev Monolith Soft · NintendoOn Switch
RPG
SoloFantasyThird PersonSci-FiPost-Apocalyptic
IGDB89· 10OC88· 186
Year 2020Dev Square Enix Creative Business Unit I · Square EnixOn Xbox · PS4 · Switch
RPG
SoloThird PersonOpen WorldExploration
IGDB80· 2OC79· 128
Year 2025Dev Game Freak · NintendoOn Switch
RPG
SoloThird PersonMeleeStealthOpen World
Steam👍 66%· 1.2KIGDB52· 14OC53· 57
Year 2014Dev Beenox · Square EnixOn PlayStation 3 · PS4 · PC
RPG
SoloThird PersonMeleeCasualCozy
Steam👍 99%· 5.9KRAWG👍 97%· 28OC84· 35
Year 2022Dev MegaWobble · Playtonic FriendsPlaytime ~4hOn PC · Nintendo
RPG
SoloThird PersonSci-Fi
IGDB89· 2
Year 2007Dev Square Enix Product Development Division 1 · Square Enix
✓ If you enjoyed Final Fantasy IV, expect deep RPG systems, adventure storytelling and single-player focus
≠ Its own twist: setting scifi, while skipping fantasy world
89
iRank88
RPG
SoloThird PersonMeleeNarrativeDark
Steam👍 94%· 9.2KIGDB81· 7OC83· 133
Year 2021Dev Ryu Ga Gotoku Studios · SegaOn Xbox · PS4 · PC
#14Smuta
89
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SoloThird PersonOpen WorldHistoricalExploration
Year 2024Dev Cyberia NovaOn PC
✓ If you enjoyed Final Fantasy IV, expect deep RPG systems, adventure storytelling and single-player focus
≠ Stands apart with open world exploration, historical setting and exploration and discovery, while skipping fantasy world
RPG
SoloThird PersonOpen WorldHistoricalExploration
IGDB49· 3
Year 2003Dev Akella · Bethesda SoftworksOn PC
✓ Shared with Final Fantasy IV: deep RPG systems, adventure storytelling and single-player focus
≠ Its own twist: open world exploration, historical setting and exploration and discovery, while skipping fantasy world
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