What is the best game similar to Final Fantasy Tactics: The War of the Lions?

The closest game to Final Fantasy Tactics: The War of the Lions is Fire Emblem Heroes, scoring 83/100 on our similarity scale. They share 10 gameplay attributes, including deep RPG systems, turn-based strategy and single-player focus. It's the most faithful alternative currently available.

Is The Banner Saga similar to Final Fantasy Tactics: The War of the Lions?

Yes, very much so — The Banner Saga scores 79/100 similarity to Final Fantasy Tactics: The War of the Lions. They share 9 attributes, including deep RPG systems and turn-based strategy. It's one of the most direct alternatives available.

What RPG games are similar to Final Fantasy Tactics: The War of the Lions?

The best RPG games similar to Final Fantasy Tactics: The War of the Lions are Fire Emblem Heroes, The Banner Saga, Defender's Quest: Valley of the Forgotten (DX edition) and Northgard. All share the RPG genre alongside other key Final Fantasy Tactics: The War of the Lions attributes like deep RPG systems, turn-based strategy and single-player focus.

How is similarity to Final Fantasy Tactics: The War of the Lions calculated?

We compare Final Fantasy Tactics: The War of the Lions against every game in our catalog using 11 gameplay attributes: genre, atmosphere, world structure, play modes, combat style, and more. Each category is weighted differently — genre matters more than visual style, for instance. The result is a 0-100 score reflecting how closely a game replicates the Final Fantasy Tactics: The War of the Lions experience, not just whether it shares the same genre label.

Are there free games similar to Final Fantasy Tactics: The War of the Lions?

Yes — Dota Underlords is free and scores well on similarity to Final Fantasy Tactics: The War of the Lions. It's a great way to test whether the play style clicks before investing in other paid titles.

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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.

Few titles capture what makes Final Fantasy Tactics: The War of the Lions unique: deep RPG systems, combat tactical and fantasy world. After measuring 11 attributes across over 6,700 games, these are the 47 most faithful alternatives. Fire Emblem Heroes, The Banner Saga and Defender's Quest: Valley of the Forgotten (DX edition) top the ranking, with Fire Emblem Heroes at number one (83/100).

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Top games similar to Final Fantasy Tactics: The War of the Lions

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Handpicked by our similarity algorithm, these are the titles with the highest gameplay match to Final Fantasy Tactics: The War of the Lions. Each one has been evaluated across 11 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.

#1Fire Emblem HeroesClosest overall match

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SoloMultiplayerTacticalRangedFantasyHistoricalMedievalIsometric

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Year 2017Dev Nintendo Entertainment Planning & Development · NintendoOn Android · iOS

✓ Fits the turn-based CRPGs cluster, with deep RPG systems, turn-based strategy and combat tactical

≠ Its own twist: deep simulation and free to play, while skipping adventure storytelling

Released 10 years after Final Fantasy Tactics: The War of the Lions.

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SoloMultiplayerTacticalRangedFantasyHistoricalMedieval

Steam👍 89%· 16KRAWG👍 82%· 741MC81IGDB82· 14OC81· 99

Year 2014Dev Versus EvilPlaytime ~5hOn PC · PS · Xbox

✓ Fits the turn-based CRPGs cluster, with deep RPG systems, turn-based strategy and combat tactical

≠ Its own twist: deep simulation, strong narrative focus and setting mythology, while skipping adventure storytelling

The game takes place in a Viking world inhabited by three races (humans, Varls, and Dredges) created by different gods. Once between people and Varls was hostility, but with the emergence of dredges, they were forced to unite forces, for not being killed by them.

Where it drifts furthest from Final Fantasy Tactics: The War of the Lions: visuals.

Released 7 years after Final Fantasy Tactics: The War of the Lions.

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#3Defender's Quest: Valley of the Forgotten (DX edition)

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SoloTacticalFantasyMedievalHistoricalIsometric

Steam👍 95%· 3.5KRAWG👍 82%· 34

Year 2012Dev Level Up LabsOn PC · PS · Xbox

✓ Same family of turn-based CRPGs: deep RPG systems, turn-based strategy and adventure storytelling

≠ Stands apart with tower defense planning, strong narrative focus and dark, oppressive atmosphere, while skipping ranged combat

Defender's Quest is a Tower-Defense/RPG Hybrid that focuses on tactical depth, customization, and story. That means no random encounters, no spikey-haired emo kids, no forced time sinks, and no tedious, repetitive battles.

Where it drifts furthest from Final Fantasy Tactics: The War of the Lions: visuals.

Released 5 years after Final Fantasy Tactics: The War of the Lions.

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GenreRPGSubgenreCRPGSub-subgenreTurn-Based CRPG

SoloMultiplayerTacticalFantasyHistoricalIsometric

Steam👍 85%· 68KIGDB81· 4OC79· 21

Year 2018Dev Shiro Games · PlaydigiousOn PS4 · Linux · Android

✓ Fits the turn-based CRPGs cluster, with deep RPG systems, adventure storytelling and turn-based strategy

≠ Stands apart with deep simulation, real-time strategy and survival mechanics, while skipping ranged combat

Released 11 years after Final Fantasy Tactics: The War of the Lions.

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#5Tactical Breach Wizards

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GenreRPGSubgenreCRPGSub-subgenreTurn-Based CRPG

SoloTacticalFantasyHistoricalIsometric

Steam👍 98%· 12KIGDB84· 3OC87· 21

Dev Suspicious DevelopmentsPlaytime ~6hOn PC

✓ Same family of turn-based CRPGs: deep RPG systems, turn-based strategy and adventure storytelling

≠ Stands apart with puzzle design, strong narrative focus and setting scifi, while skipping ranged combat

Tactical Breach Wizards is a small-scale, turn-based tactics game where you play a team of wizards in modern-day tactical gear, breaching and clearing rooms full of terrorists, drug dealers, corrupt cops, and worse. It's still in early development, so everything about it might change!

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GenreRPGSubgenreCRPGSub-subgenreTurn-Based CRPG

SoloMultiplayerTacticalFantasyNarrative

Steam👍 83%· 493RAWG👍 79%· 90MC78IGDB70· 1

Year 2003Dev Nival Interactive · Strategy FirstPlaytime ~1hOn PC

✓ Fits the turn-based CRPGs cluster, with deep RPG systems, turn-based strategy and adventure storytelling

≠ Stands apart with card game strategy and strong narrative focus, while skipping ranged combat

The saga continues! Etherlords II takes you back to the world of Ether and into a whole new realm of fantastic possibilities. Lead your hero on an unforgettable journey through lands filled with unsurpassed beauty and danger to unlock the ultimate mystery.

Where it drifts furthest from Final Fantasy Tactics: The War of the Lions: setting.

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GenreRPGSubgenreCRPGSub-subgenreTurn-Based CRPG

SoloTacticalFantasyHistoricalMedieval

Steam👍 92%· 159KRAWG👍 86%· 1.4KMC84IGDB83· 10OC84· 80

Year 2016Dev Red Hook StudiosPlaytime ~8hOn PC · PS · Xbox

✓ Same family of turn-based CRPGs: deep RPG systems, turn-based strategy and adventure storytelling

≠ Its own twist: roguelike runs, horror tension and dark, oppressive atmosphere, while skipping ranged combat

Darkest Dungeon is a roguelike RPG developed by Red Hook Studios. The works of Howard Lovecraft served as the main inspiration for the game which addresses the themes of fear and psychological trauma.

Where it drifts furthest from Final Fantasy Tactics: The War of the Lions: visuals.

Released 9 years after Final Fantasy Tactics: The War of the Lions.

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#8King's Bounty: Warriors of the North

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SoloTacticalFantasyHistoricalMedievalIsometric

Steam👍 80%· 2.0KRAWG👍 69%· 113MC74

Year 2012Dev 1C-SoftClub · 1C CompanyPlaytime ~5hOn PC · Apple Macintosh

✓ Same family of turn-based CRPGs: deep RPG systems, turn-based strategy and adventure storytelling

≠ Where it differs: brings dark, oppressive atmosphere and visual third person, while skipping ranged combat

King’s Bounty: Warriors of the North is the next chapter in the cult RPG/adventure saga.

Released 5 years after Final Fantasy Tactics: The War of the Lions.

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GenreRPGSubgenreCRPGSub-subgenreTurn-Based CRPG

SoloTacticalRangedHistoricalNarrative

Steam👍 98%· 10KRAWG👍 89%· 120MC88IGDB82· 4OC85· 36

Year 2017Dev AsymmetricPlaytime ~4hOn PC · iOS · Android

✓ Both are turn-based CRPGs — sharing deep RPG systems, adventure storytelling and turn-based strategy

≠ Its own twist: puzzle design, strong narrative focus and open world exploration, while skipping fantasy world

Say howdy to West of Loathing -- a single-player slapstick comedy adventure role-playing game set in the wild west of the Kingdom of Loathing universe. Traverse snake-infested gulches, punch skeletons wearing cowboy hats, grapple with demon cows, and investigate a wide variety of disgusting spittoons.

Where it drifts furthest from Final Fantasy Tactics: The War of the Lions: visuals.

Released 10 years after Final Fantasy Tactics: The War of the Lions.

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#10Total War: ROME II - Emperor Edition

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GenreRPGSubgenreCRPGSub-subgenreTurn-Based CRPG

SoloMultiplayerRangedTacticalHistoricalIsometric

Steam👍 87%· 87KRAWG👍 81%· 238MC76

Year 2013Dev Creative Assembly · SEGAPlaytime ~15hOn PC · Apple Macintosh

✓ Both are turn-based CRPGs — sharing deep RPG systems, turn-based strategy and ranged combat

≠ Its own twist: real-time strategy, deep simulation and co op, while skipping adventure storytelling

Total War: ROME II - Emperor Edition is a strategy game developed by Creative Assembly. It is the eighth game in the Total War series and is both a sequel and a remaster to Rome: Total War.

Released 6 years after Final Fantasy Tactics: The War of the Lions.

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Steam

#11Pathfinder: Kingmaker

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SoloTacticalFantasyMedievalIsometric

Steam👍 78%· 35KIGDB66· 3OC72· 36

Year 2018Dev Owlcat Games · Deep SilverOn PS4 · Linux · PC

✓ Fits the turn-based CRPGs cluster, with deep RPG systems, adventure storytelling and turn-based strategy

≠ Where it differs: brings strong narrative focus, open world exploration and skill tree progression, while skipping ranged combat

Released 11 years after Final Fantasy Tactics: The War of the Lions.

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#12Might & Magic: Heroes VI

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GenreRPGSubgenreCRPGSub-subgenreTurn-Based CRPG

SoloMultiplayerTacticalFantasyHistoricalMedievalIsometric

Steam👍 48%· 9.2KIGDB78· 3

Year 2011Dev Black Hole Entertainment · Ubisoft EntertainmentOn PC

✓ Fits the turn-based CRPGs cluster, with deep RPG systems, turn-based strategy and combat tactical

≠ Stands apart with exploration and discovery and base building, while skipping adventure storytelling

Released 4 years after Final Fantasy Tactics: The War of the Lions.

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GenreRPGSubgenreCRPGSub-subgenreTurn-Based CRPG

SoloTacticalFantasyIsometricNarrative

Steam👍 95%· 12KRAWG👍 83%· 46IGDB94· 1OC90· 11

Year 2015Dev Freehold Games · Kitfox GamesPlaytime ~2hOn PC · Apple Macintosh · Linux

✓ Both are turn-based CRPGs — sharing deep RPG systems, turn-based strategy and adventure storytelling

≠ Its own twist: deep simulation, roguelike runs and survival mechanics, while skipping ranged combat

Caves of Qud is a science fantasy roguelike epic steeped in retrofuturism, deep simulation, and swathes of sentient plants. Come inhabit an exotic world and chisel through layers of thousand-year-old civilizations. Decide: is it a dying earth, or is it on the verge of rebirth?Who are you?

Where it drifts furthest from Final Fantasy Tactics: The War of the Lions: setting.

Released 8 years after Final Fantasy Tactics: The War of the Lions.

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Steam GOG

#14Fire Emblem: Three Houses

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SoloTacticalFantasyIsometricThird Person

IGDB93· 9OC89· 122

Year 2019Dev Intelligent Systems · NintendoOn Switch

✓ Fits the turn-based CRPGs cluster, with deep RPG systems, turn-based strategy and adventure storytelling

≠ Stands apart with visual third person, while skipping ranged combat

Where it drifts furthest from Final Fantasy Tactics: The War of the Lions: setting.

Released 12 years after Final Fantasy Tactics: The War of the Lions.

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#15Loop Hero

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GenreRPGSubgenreCRPGSub-subgenreTurn-Based CRPG

SoloTacticalFantasyIsometricNarrative

Steam👍 93%· 36KIGDB85· 7OC84· 85

Year 2021Dev Four Quarters · Devolver DigitalOn Xbox · Linux · Android

✓ Both are turn-based CRPGs — sharing deep RPG systems, turn-based strategy and adventure storytelling

≠ Where it differs: brings roguelike runs, card game strategy and strong narrative focus, while skipping ranged combat

Where it drifts furthest from Final Fantasy Tactics: The War of the Lions: visuals and setting.

Released 14 years after Final Fantasy Tactics: The War of the Lions.

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Frequently asked questions

What is the best game similar to Final Fantasy Tactics: The War of the Lions?: The closest game to Final Fantasy Tactics: The War of the Lions is Fire Emblem Heroes, scoring 83/100 on our similarity scale. They share 10 gameplay attributes, including deep RPG systems, turn-based strategy and single-player focus. It's the most faithful alternative currently available.
What are the top games like Final Fantasy Tactics: The War of the Lions?: The three closest games to Final Fantasy Tactics: The War of the Lions are: 1. Fire Emblem Heroes (83/100, 10 shared attributes) 2. The Banner Saga (79/100, 9 shared attributes) 3. Defender's Quest: Valley of the Forgotten (DX edition) (75/100, 9 shared attributes). All share Final Fantasy Tactics: The War of the Lions's most important gameplay attributes, ranked out of 47 candidates across 11 dimensions.
Is The Banner Saga similar to Final Fantasy Tactics: The War of the Lions?: Yes, very much so — The Banner Saga scores 79/100 similarity to Final Fantasy Tactics: The War of the Lions. They share 9 attributes, including deep RPG systems and turn-based strategy. It's one of the most direct alternatives available.
What RPG games are similar to Final Fantasy Tactics: The War of the Lions?: The best RPG games similar to Final Fantasy Tactics: The War of the Lions are Fire Emblem Heroes, The Banner Saga, Defender's Quest: Valley of the Forgotten (DX edition) and Northgard. All share the RPG genre alongside other key Final Fantasy Tactics: The War of the Lions attributes like deep RPG systems, turn-based strategy and single-player focus.
How is similarity to Final Fantasy Tactics: The War of the Lions calculated?: We compare Final Fantasy Tactics: The War of the Lions against every game in our catalog using 11 gameplay attributes: genre, atmosphere, world structure, play modes, combat style, and more. Each category is weighted differently — genre matters more than visual style, for instance. The result is a 0-100 score reflecting how closely a game replicates the Final Fantasy Tactics: The War of the Lions experience, not just whether it shares the same genre label.
Are there free games similar to Final Fantasy Tactics: The War of the Lions?: Yes — Dota Underlords is free and scores well on similarity to Final Fantasy Tactics: The War of the Lions. It's a great way to test whether the play style clicks before investing in other paid titles.