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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 Final Fantasy VII down to the 13 that fit the “Mobile” category. Tales from the Borderlands, Life Is Strange and Life is Strange: Before the Storm top the list, ranked by affinity and similarity score to Final Fantasy VII.

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GenreAdventureSubgenreNarrative Adventure
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NarrativeSolo
Year 2015Dev Square Enix Business Division 3

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Within the “Mobile” category, the closest game to Final Fantasy VII is Tales from the Borderlands — scoring 71/100 on our similarity scale. Life Is Strange and Life is Strange: Before the Storm follow close behind.

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The best games like Final Fantasy VII on Mobile

13 similar games foundUpdated May 2026

Handpicked by our similarity algorithm, these are the titles with the highest gameplay match to Final Fantasy VII. Each one has been evaluated across 7 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.

#1Tales from the Borderlands
Tales from the Borderlands
AdventureNarrative Adventure
SoloNarrativeSci-FiThird PersonMelee
Steam👍 94%· 19KIGDB88· 11
Year 2014Dev Telltale GamesOn PlayStation 3 · PS4 · Android

✓ Both are narrative adventures — sharing deep RPG systems, strong narrative focus and setting scifi

≠ Its own twist: adventure storytelling, puzzle design and visual novel storytelling, while skipping fantasy world

Genre100Game mode100Tone100Setting71Visuals62
#2Life Is Strange
Life Is Strange
AdventureNarrative Adventure
SoloNarrativeFantasySci-FiThird Person
Steam👍 96%· 173KIGDB79· 7
Year 2015Dev DON'T NOD · Feral InteractiveOn PlayStation 3 · PS4 · Linux

✓ Fits the narrative adventures cluster, with strong narrative focus, fantasy world and setting scifi

≠ Stands apart with adventure storytelling, puzzle design and exploration and discovery, while skipping deep RPG systems

Genre100Game mode100Tone100Setting100Visuals63
Life is Strange: Before the Storm
AdventureNarrative Adventure
SoloNarrativeFantasySci-FiThird Person
Steam👍 93%· 38KIGDB77· 9OC80· 46
Year 2017Dev Deck Nine · Square EnixOn PS4 · Linux · Android

✓ Fits the narrative adventures cluster, with strong narrative focus, fantasy world and setting scifi

≠ Where it differs: brings adventure storytelling and melee combat, while skipping deep RPG systems

Genre100Game mode100Tone100Setting100Visuals63
A New Beginning - Final Cut
AdventureNarrative Adventure
SoloNarrativeFantasySci-FiHistorical
Steam👍 75%· 2.1KRAWG👍 50%· 126MC72IGDB75· 2
Year 2012Dev Daedalic EntertainmentPlaytime ~2hOn PC · iOS · Apple Macintosh

✓ Same family of narrative adventures: strong narrative focus, fantasy world and setting scifi

≠ Its own twist: adventure storytelling, puzzle design and historical setting, while skipping deep RPG systems

A point-and-click adventure from Daedalic Entertainment, A New Beginning is a story of time travel and ecological cataclysms. Presented in-game future is dark, mostly due to the fact that life is possible only deep underground, in caves and crevices.

Where it drifts furthest from Final Fantasy VII: visuals.

Genre100Game mode100Tone100Setting62Visuals0
Syberia 3
AdventureNarrative Adventure
SoloNarrativeSci-FiThird PersonHistorical
Steam👍 52%· 4.7KIGDB44· 8OC51· 54
Year 2017Dev Anuman Interactive · MicroidsOn PS4 · Android · PC

✓ Same family of narrative adventures: strong narrative focus, setting scifi and single-player focus

≠ Its own twist: adventure storytelling, puzzle design and historical setting, while skipping deep RPG systems

Where it drifts furthest from Final Fantasy VII: visuals and setting.

Genre100Game mode100Tone100Setting40Visuals35
Batman: The Enemy Within
AdventureNarrative Adventure
SoloNarrativeThird PersonMeleeDark
Steam👍 92%· 10KIGDB76· 2
Year 2017Dev Telltale GamesOn PS4 · Android · PC

✓ Same family of narrative adventures: strong narrative focus, single-player focus and visual third person

≠ Where it differs: brings adventure storytelling, puzzle design and visual novel storytelling, while skipping deep RPG systems

Genre100Game mode100Tone83Visuals63
Batman: The Enemy Within - The Telltale Series
AdventureNarrative Adventure
SoloNarrativeThird PersonMeleeDark
Steam👍 88%· 18KRAWG👍 72%· 432MC79IGDB75· 13
Year 2016Dev Telltale GamesPlaytime ~9hOn PC · PS · Xbox

✓ Fits the narrative adventures cluster, with strong narrative focus, single-player focus and visual third person

≠ Where it differs: brings adventure storytelling, puzzle design and visual novel storytelling, while skipping deep RPG systems

Batman: The Enemy Within, 2017, is an episodic point-and-click graphic adventure video game, a sequel to 2016's Batman: The Telltale Series.

Genre100Game mode100Tone75Visuals62
Late Shift
AdventureNarrative Adventure
SoloNarrativeThird PersonDark
Steam👍 86%· 9.2KIGDB52· 3OC65· 37
Year 2016Dev CtrlMovie · Wales InteractiveOn PS4 · PC · iOS

✓ Fits the narrative adventures cluster, with strong narrative focus, single-player focus and visual third person

≠ Stands apart with adventure storytelling and dark, oppressive atmosphere, while skipping deep RPG systems

Genre100Game mode100Tone69Visuals62
Twelve Minutes
AdventureNarrative Adventure
SoloNarrativeIsometricDarkExploration
Steam👍 73%· 7.9KIGDB79· 8
Year 2021Dev Luis Antonio · Annapurna InteractiveOn Xbox · PS4 · Android

✓ Fits the narrative adventures cluster, with strong narrative focus, single-player focus and visual isometric

≠ Its own twist: adventure storytelling, puzzle design and dark, oppressive atmosphere, while skipping deep RPG systems

Where it drifts furthest from Final Fantasy VII: visuals.

Released 6 years after Final Fantasy VII.

Genre100Game mode100Tone66Visuals42
Putt-Putt Joins the Parade
AdventureNarrative Adventure
SoloNarrativeIsometricCasual2D
Steam👍 94%· 344
Year 1992Dev Humongous Entertainment · Nightdive StudiosPlaytime ~1hOn PC · iOS · Android

✓ Both are narrative adventures — sharing strong narrative focus, single-player focus and visual isometric

≠ Its own twist: adventure storytelling, puzzle design and vibe casual, while skipping deep RPG systems

Humongous Tees Now Available!Official Humongous Entertainment T-shirts featuring Pajama Sam, Spy Fox, Freddi Fish, and Putt-Putt are now available on Amazon. About the GameWhat does it take to be in a parade? Hard work, a bright shiny chassis and a little help from your friends.

It predates Final Fantasy VII by 23 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Game mode100Tone54Visuals54
Thimbleweed Park
AdventureNarrative Adventure
SoloNarrative2DPixel Art
Steam👍 93%· 4.2KIGDB83· 13OC83· 101
Year 2017Dev Terrible ToyboxOn PS4 · Linux · Android

✓ Both are narrative adventures — sharing strong narrative focus and single-player focus

≠ Where it differs: brings adventure storytelling, puzzle design and visual 2d, while skipping deep RPG systems

Where it drifts furthest from Final Fantasy VII: visuals.

Genre100Game mode100Tone100Visuals0
Gone Home
AdventureNarrative Adventure
SoloNarrativeExplorationFirst Person
Steam👍 77%· 18KRAWG👍 69%· 887MC86IGDB74· 12OC85· 17
Year 2013Dev The Fullbright Company · Annapurna InteractivePlaytime ~3hOn PC · PS · iOS

✓ Fits the narrative adventures cluster, with strong narrative focus and single-player focus

≠ Stands apart with adventure storytelling, puzzle design and exploration and discovery, while skipping deep RPG systems

Portland. It's June 7, 1995. After a year of living abroad, the game's main character, 21-year-old girl Katie Greenbriar, finally returns home, waiting for a warm welcome from her family. But somehow, she finds that there is no one in the house! Where is everyone? What happened here?

Where it drifts furthest from Final Fantasy VII: visuals.

Genre100Game mode100Tone100Visuals0
Milo and the Magpies
AdventureNarrative Adventure
SoloNarrativeCozyExploration
Steam👍 98%· 3.4K
Year 2021Dev Second MazePlaytime ~2hOn PC · iOS · Apple Macintosh

✓ Fits the narrative adventures cluster, with strong narrative focus and single-player focus

≠ Its own twist: adventure storytelling, puzzle design and cozy, relaxing feel, while skipping deep RPG systems

Can you guide Milo home? Milo, a curious and resourceful cat, needs to find his way back home through various gardens while trying to outsmart the pestering magpies that keep getting in his way.

Released 6 years after Final Fantasy VII.

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