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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 10 that fit the “Fantasy” category. Life Is Strange, Life is Strange: Before the Storm and Dreamfall Chapters 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 “Fantasy” category, the closest game to Final Fantasy VII is Life Is Strange — scoring 53/100 on our similarity scale. Life is Strange: Before the Storm and Dreamfall Chapters follow close behind.

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The best games with a fantasy setting like Final Fantasy VII

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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.

#1Life 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
Dreamfall Chapters
AdventureNarrative Adventure
SoloNarrativeFantasySci-FiThird Person
Steam👍 82%· 4.5KIGDB76· 11
Year 2014Dev Red Thread Games · Deep SilverOn PS4 · Linux · PC

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

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

Genre100Game mode100Tone100Setting64Visuals63
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
Riven: The Sequel to Myst
AdventureNarrative Adventure
SoloNarrativeSci-FiFantasyHardcore
Steam👍 89%· 1.4K
Year 1997Dev Cyan Worlds · Acclaim EntertainmentOn PC · Mac

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

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

Where it drifts furthest from Final Fantasy VII: visuals.

It predates Final Fantasy VII by 18 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Game mode100Setting100Tone54Visuals0
Maniac Mansion
AdventureNarrative Adventure
SoloNarrativeFantasySci-FiDark
Steam👍 88%· 221IGDB90· 1
Year 1987Dev Lucasfilm GamesOn PC · Mac

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

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

Where it drifts furthest from Final Fantasy VII: visuals.

It predates Final Fantasy VII by 28 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Game mode100Setting77Tone66Visuals0
#7A Bird Story
A Bird Story
AdventureNarrative Adventure
SoloNarrativeFantasyIsometricCasual
Steam👍 85%· 11KIGDB68· 3OC67· 13
Year 2014Dev Freebird GamesOn Linux · PC · Mac

✓ Fits the narrative adventures cluster, with deep RPG systems, strong narrative focus and fantasy world

≠ Its own twist: adventure storytelling, visual novel storytelling and vibe casual, while skipping setting scifi

Where it drifts furthest from Final Fantasy VII: visuals.

Genre100Game mode100Tone85Setting64Visuals42
Ceville
AdventureNarrative Adventure
SoloNarrativeFantasyThird PersonMelee
Steam👍 80%· 211MC73IGDB70· 1
Year 2009Dev Realmforge Studios · Assemble EntertainmentPlaytime ~1hOn PC

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

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

The mean cruel cold blooded tyrant Ceville ruthlessly rules the beautiful kingdom of Faeryanis. Or rather, he used to rule the beautiful kingdom of Faeryanis, until the brave people revolted against his regime and drove him out of the palace.

Genre100Game mode100Tone100Setting65Visuals62
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
AdventureNarrative Adventure
SoloFantasyThird PersonMagicMelee
IGDB51· 4
Year 2002Dev The Whole Experience · Black Label GamesOn PC

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

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

It predates Final Fantasy VII by 13 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Game mode100Setting64Visuals62
To the Moon
AdventureNarrative Adventure
SoloFantasy
OC86· 16
Year 2015Dev Design By CloudOn Web

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

≠ Stands apart with adventure storytelling, while skipping deep RPG systems

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Genre100Game mode100Setting65

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