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iRank90
AdventureNarrative Adventure
SoloNarrativeFantasySci-FiThird Person
Steam👍 96%· 173KIGDB79· 7
Year 2015Dev DON'T NOD · Feral InteractiveOn PlayStation 3 · PS4 · Linux
13 Games with a sci-fi setting like Final Fantasy VII that you should try
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More about this game →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 “Sci-Fi” 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.
iRank72/ 100
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GenreAdventureSubgenreNarrative Adventure
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Year 2015Dev Square Enix Business Division 3
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Within the “Sci-Fi” 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 sci-fi setting like Final Fantasy VII
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.
AdventureNarrative Adventure
SoloNarrativeFantasySci-FiThird Person
Steam👍 93%· 38KIGDB77· 9OC80· 46
Year 2017Dev Deck Nine · Square EnixOn PS4 · Linux · Android
AdventureNarrative Adventure
SoloNarrativeFantasySci-FiThird Person
Steam👍 82%· 4.5KIGDB76· 11
Year 2014Dev Red Thread Games · Deep SilverOn PS4 · Linux · PC
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
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
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
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iRank92
AdventureNarrative Adventure
SoloNarrativeSci-FiThird PersonMelee
Steam👍 94%· 19KIGDB88· 11
Year 2014Dev Telltale GamesOn PlayStation 3 · PS4 · Android
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
AdventureNarrative Adventure
SoloNarrativeSci-Fi2D
Steam👍 90%· 3.1KIGDB80· 1OC70· 9
Year 2012Dev Daedalic Entertainment · Daedalic Studio WestOn PS4 · Linux · PC
✓ Both are narrative adventures — sharing strong narrative focus, setting scifi 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 mode100Tone100Setting69Visuals0
AdventureNarrative Adventure
SoloNarrativeSci-Fi2D
Steam👍 89%· 2.5KIGDB65· 3
Year 2013Dev Daedalic EntertainmentOn PS4 · Linux · PC
✓ Both are narrative adventures — sharing strong narrative focus, setting scifi 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 mode100Tone100Setting69Visuals0
AdventureNarrative Adventure
SoloNarrativeSci-Fi2D
Steam👍 85%· 4.0KOC73· 20
Year 2016Dev Daedalic EntertainmentOn PS4 · Linux · PC
✓ Both are narrative adventures — sharing strong narrative focus, setting scifi and single-player focus
≠ Its own twist: adventure storytelling, puzzle design and visual 2d, while skipping deep RPG systems
Where it drifts furthest from Final Fantasy VII: visuals.
Genre100Game mode100Tone100Setting69Visuals0
AdventureNarrative Adventure
SoloNarrativeSci-FiSpaceCyberpunk
Steam👍 86%· 4.8KIGDB78· 16OC77· 86
Year 2017Dev FullbrightOn PS4 · Linux · PC
✓ Fits the narrative adventures cluster, with strong narrative focus, setting scifi and single-player focus
≠ Stands apart with adventure storytelling, setting space and setting cyberpunk, while skipping deep RPG systems
Where it drifts furthest from Final Fantasy VII: visuals and setting.
Genre100Game mode100Tone100Setting41Visuals0
AdventureNarrative Adventure
SoloSci-FiThird Person
Year 1999Dev Big Ape Productions · LucasArtsOn PC
✓ Fits the narrative adventures cluster, with setting scifi, single-player focus and visual third person
≠ Stands apart with adventure storytelling, while skipping deep RPG systems
It predates Final Fantasy VII by 16 years, with what that implies technically.
Genre100Game mode100Setting69Visuals62