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We filtered the 50 games similar to Mika and the Witch's Mountain down to the 32 that fit the “Magic” category. Final Fantasy XII, Dragon's Dogma and Fable: The Lost Chapters top the list, ranked by affinity and similarity score to Mika and the Witch's Mountain.

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The best magic games like Mika and the Witch's Mountain

32 similar games foundUpdated May 2026

Handpicked by our similarity algorithm, these are the titles with the highest gameplay match to Mika and the Witch's Mountain. Each one has been evaluated across 17 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.

#1Final Fantasy XIIClosest overall match

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GenreRPGSubgenreAction RPGSub-subgenreThird-Person ARPG

SoloMagicSandbox WorldOpen WorldFantasyExplorationThird Person

IGDB91· 4

Year 2006Dev Square Enix Product Development Division 4 · Square Enix

✓ Fits the third-person Action RPGs cluster, with deep RPG systems, adventure storytelling and sandbox freedom

≠ Its own twist: turn-based strategy, melee combat and ranged combat, while skipping deep simulation

It predates Mika and the Witch's Mountain by 19 years, with what that implies technically.

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#2Dragon's DogmaClosest on combat

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GenreRPGSubgenreAction RPGSub-subgenreThird-Person ARPG

SoloMagicNarrativeSandbox WorldOpen WorldFantasyExplorationThird Person

IGDB77· 10

Year 2012Dev CapcomOn PlayStation 3

✓ Fits the third-person Action RPGs cluster, with deep RPG systems, adventure storytelling and sandbox freedom

≠ Its own twist: action RPG combat, dark, oppressive atmosphere and historical setting, while skipping deep simulation

Where it drifts furthest from Mika and the Witch's Mountain: tone and setting.

It predates Mika and the Witch's Mountain by 13 years, with what that implies technically.

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#3Fable: The Lost Chapters

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GenreRPGSubgenreAction RPGSub-subgenreThird-Person ARPG

SoloMagicNarrativeOpen WorldSandbox WorldFantasyExplorationThird Person

Steam👍 92%· 8.2KIGDB84· 3

Year 2005Dev Big Blue Box · Microsoft Game StudiosOn PC · Mac

✓ Same family of third-person Action RPGs: deep RPG systems, adventure storytelling and sandbox freedom

≠ Where it differs: brings action RPG combat, dark, oppressive atmosphere and melee combat, while skipping deep simulation

Where it drifts furthest from Mika and the Witch's Mountain: tone.

It predates Mika and the Witch's Mountain by 20 years, with what that implies technically.

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#4Ni no Kuni: Wrath of the White WitchClosest on progression

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GenreRPGSubgenreAction RPGSub-subgenreThird-Person ARPG

SoloMagicOpen WorldFantasyExplorationThird Person

IGDB84· 10

Year 2011Dev LEVEL-5On PlayStation 3 · Switch

✓ Nearly identical: deep RPG systems, adventure storytelling and open world exploration.

≠ Missing: deep simulation.

It predates Mika and the Witch's Mountain by 14 years, with what that implies technically.

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#5God of War II

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SoloMagicFantasyThird PersonMelee

IGDB93· 4

Year 2007Dev SCE Santa Monica Studio · Capcom

✓ Fits the third-person Action RPGs cluster, with deep RPG systems, precision platforming and adventure storytelling

≠ Its own twist: action RPG combat, melee combat and historical setting, while skipping deep simulation

Where it drifts furthest from Mika and the Witch's Mountain: progression and setting.

It predates Mika and the Witch's Mountain by 18 years, with what that implies technically.

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#6Star Fox Adventures

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SoloMagicOpen WorldFantasyExplorationThird Person

IGDB60· 1

Year 2002Dev Rare · Nintendo

✓ Both are third-person Action RPGs — sharing deep RPG systems, adventure storytelling and open world exploration

≠ Stands apart with puzzle design and setting scifi, while skipping deep simulation

It predates Mika and the Witch's Mountain by 23 years, with what that implies technically.

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#7Hogwarts Legacy

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SoloMagicNarrativeOpen WorldFantasyExplorationThird Person

Steam👍 90%· 366KRAWG👍 75%· 935IGDB85· 9OC84· 176

Year 2023Dev Avalanche Software · Warner Bros. InteractivePlaytime ~30hOn PC · PS · Xbox

✓ Fits the third-person Action RPGs cluster, with deep RPG systems, adventure storytelling and strong narrative focus

≠ Where it differs: brings action RPG combat, puzzle design and dark, oppressive atmosphere, while skipping deep simulation

The castle is the achievement: densely built, worth exploring on its own terms, and full of small detail. Spell-chaining combat is more involved than expected. Outside it, the open world follows a familiar checklist of camps and puzzles, and the main story resolves in a rush that leaves several threads sitting unfinished.

Where it drifts furthest from Mika and the Witch's Mountain: tone.

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#8Dark Cloud

GenreRPGSubgenreAction RPGSub-subgenreThird-Person ARPG

SoloMagicFantasyThird PersonDark

Year 2000Dev LEVEL-5 · Sony Computer EntertainmentOn PS4

✓ Fits the third-person Action RPGs cluster, with deep RPG systems, deep simulation and adventure storytelling

≠ Stands apart with dark, oppressive atmosphere, while skipping precision platforming

Where it drifts furthest from Mika and the Witch's Mountain: tone.

It predates Mika and the Witch's Mountain by 25 years, with what that implies technically.

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#9GreedFall

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SoloMagicNarrativeOpen WorldFantasyExplorationThird Person

Steam👍 76%· 22KIGDB71· 11OC74· 124

Year 2019Dev Spiders · Focus EntertainmentOn Xbox · PS4 · PC

✓ Both are third-person Action RPGs — sharing deep RPG systems, adventure storytelling and strong narrative focus

≠ Where it differs: brings action RPG combat, dark, oppressive atmosphere and melee combat, while skipping deep simulation

A mid-budget RPG with a colonial-era setting that is genuinely unusual, and diplomacy that can resolve most quests without combat if you invest in it. Faction reputation matters. Production values show the budget — environments repeat heavily between regions, animation is stiff, and combat never becomes more than adequate.

Where it drifts furthest from Mika and the Witch's Mountain: tone.

On reception: its Steam reviews are mostly positive, against very positive for Mika and the Witch's Mountain.

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#10The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt

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SoloMagicNarrativeOpen WorldFantasyExplorationThird Person

Steam👍 97%· 869KRAWG👍 93%· 7.2KMC92IGDB92· 26OC93· 179

Year 2015Dev CD PROJEKT REDPlaytime ~43hOn PC · PS · Xbox

✓ Same family of third-person Action RPGs: deep RPG systems, adventure storytelling and strong narrative focus

≠ Stands apart with action RPG combat, dark, oppressive atmosphere and melee combat, while skipping deep simulation

The third game in a series, it holds nothing back from the player. Open world adventures of the renowned monster slayer Geralt of Rivia are now even on a larger scale.

Where it drifts furthest from Mika and the Witch's Mountain: tone.

It predates Mika and the Witch's Mountain by 10 years, with what that implies technically.

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#11Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning

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GenreRPGSubgenreAction RPGSub-subgenreThird-Person ARPG

SoloMagicNarrativeOpen WorldFantasyExplorationThird Person

Steam👍 88%· 13KIGDB79· 11

Year 2012Dev 38 Studios · Electronic ArtsOn PlayStation 3 · PC

✓ Both are third-person Action RPGs — sharing deep RPG systems, adventure storytelling and strong narrative focus

≠ Its own twist: action RPG combat, melee combat and loot and gear systems, while skipping deep simulation

Where it drifts furthest from Mika and the Witch's Mountain: tone.

It predates Mika and the Witch's Mountain by 13 years, with what that implies technically.

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#12Risen 3: Titan Lords

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SoloMagicNarrativeOpen WorldFantasyExplorationThird Person

Steam👍 74%· 6.4KIGDB51· 7OC60· 41

Year 2014Dev Piranha Bytes · Deep SilverOn PlayStation 3 · PC

✓ Both are third-person Action RPGs — sharing deep RPG systems, adventure storytelling and strong narrative focus

≠ Its own twist: action RPG combat, dark, oppressive atmosphere and melee combat, while skipping deep simulation

An old-school European RPG: three factions with genuinely different magic schools, a world that does not scale to your level, and exploration that rewards wandering into places you are not ready for. Combat is its weakest link — stiff, poorly telegraphed, and frustrating in the early hours before your character is competent at anything.

Where it drifts furthest from Mika and the Witch's Mountain: tone.

On reception: its Steam reviews are mostly positive, against very positive for Mika and the Witch's Mountain.

It predates Mika and the Witch's Mountain by 11 years, with what that implies technically.

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#13Vagrant Story

GenreRPGSubgenreAction RPGSub-subgenreThird-Person ARPG

SoloMagicFantasyThird Person

Year 2000Dev Square Product Development Division 4 · Square Electronic ArtsOn PlayStation 3

✓ Nearly identical: deep RPG systems, adventure storytelling and combat magic.

≠ Missing: deep simulation.

It predates Mika and the Witch's Mountain by 25 years, with what that implies technically.

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#14Final Fantasy Adventure

GenreRPGSubgenreAction RPGSub-subgenreThird-Person ARPG

SoloMagicFantasyThird Person

Year 1991Dev Square

✓ Nearly identical: deep RPG systems, adventure storytelling and combat magic.

≠ Missing: deep simulation.

It predates Mika and the Witch's Mountain by 34 years, with what that implies technically.

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#15Final Fantasy III

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SoloMagicOpen WorldFantasyExplorationThird Person

IGDB64· 9

Year 2006Dev Matrix Software · Square Enix

✓ Fits the third-person Action RPGs cluster, with deep RPG systems, adventure storytelling and open world exploration

≠ Its own twist: turn-based strategy, multiplayer gameplay and visual pixel, while skipping deep simulation

It predates Mika and the Witch's Mountain by 19 years, with what that implies technically.

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