4 Games like Monster Hunter Stories on Mobile that you should try

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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.

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We filtered the 46 games similar to Monster Hunter Stories down to the 4 that fit the “Mobile” category. Dragon Quest Builders, Trials of Mana and Sea of Stars top the list, ranked by affinity and similarity score to Monster Hunter Stories.

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GenreRPGSubgenreJRPGSub-subgenreAction JRPG

The best games like Monster Hunter Stories on Mobile

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Handpicked by our similarity algorithm, these are the titles with the highest gameplay match to Monster Hunter Stories. Each one has been evaluated across 15 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.

#1Dragon Quest BuildersClosest overall match

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SoloMultiplayerFantasyAnimeSkill TreeExplorationThird Person3D

Steam👍 91%· 717IGDB82· 23OC83· 122

Year 2016Dev Square Enix Business Division 5 · NintendoOn PlayStation 3 · PS4 · Android

✓ Both are action JRPGs — sharing deep RPG systems, JRPG narrative and systems and adventure storytelling

≠ Its own twist: precision platforming, sandbox freedom and survival mechanics, while skipping strong narrative focus

Where it drifts furthest from Monster Hunter Stories: tone.

It predates Monster Hunter Stories by 8 years, with what that implies technically.

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GenreRPGSubgenreJRPGSub-subgenreAction JRPG

SoloFantasyAnimeThird Person

Steam👍 91%· 5.7KIGDB78· 10OC75· 97

Year 2020Dev Square Enix Creative Business Unit IV · Square EnixOn Xbox · PS4 · Android

✓ Fits the action JRPGs cluster, with deep RPG systems, JRPG narrative and systems and adventure storytelling

≠ Stands apart with action RPG combat, while skipping strong narrative focus

Where it drifts furthest from Monster Hunter Stories: game mode.

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#3Sea of StarsClosest on tone

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GenreRPGSubgenreJRPGSub-subgenreTurn-Based JRPG

Co-opSoloMultiplayerNarrativeFantasyExploration

Steam👍 89%· 14KIGDB89· 8OC89· 137

Year 2023Dev SabotageOn Xbox · PS4 · Android

✓ Shared with Monster Hunter Stories: deep RPG systems, JRPG narrative and systems and adventure storytelling

≠ Its own twist: turn-based strategy, open world exploration and combat tactical, while skipping setting anime

Where it drifts furthest from Monster Hunter Stories: visuals.

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GenreRPGSubgenreJRPGSub-subgenreAction JRPG

SoloNarrativeDarkCozySci-Fi

Steam👍 98%· 20KRAWG👍 87%· 248IGDB93· 1OC85· 16

Year 2017Dev X.D. NetworkPlaytime ~5hOn PC · iOS · Apple Macintosh

✓ Same family of action JRPGs: deep RPG systems, JRPG narrative and systems and adventure storytelling

≠ Its own twist: puzzle design, dark, oppressive atmosphere and cozy, relaxing feel, while skipping fantasy world

Dr. Rosalene and Dr. Watts have peculiar jobs: They give people another chance to live, all the way from the very beginning... but only in their patients' heads. Due to the severity of the operation, the new life becomes the last thing the patients remember before drawing their last breath.

Where it drifts furthest from Monster Hunter Stories: setting and visuals.

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