6 Games like Monster Sanctuary 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 40 games similar to Monster Sanctuary down to the 6 that fit the “Mobile” category. Sea of Stars, Final Fantasy and FINAL FANTASY IX top the list, ranked by affinity and similarity score to Monster Sanctuary.

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The best games like Monster Sanctuary on Mobile

6 similar games foundUpdated May 2026

Handpicked by our similarity algorithm, these are the titles with the highest gameplay match to Monster Sanctuary. Each one has been evaluated across 16 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.

#1Sea of StarsClosest overall match

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SoloMultiplayerTacticalNarrativeFantasyExplorationPixel Art2D

Steam👍 89%· 14KIGDB89· 8OC89· 137

Year 2023Dev SabotageOn Xbox · PS4 · Android

✓ Both are turn-based JRPGs — sharing deep RPG systems, JRPG narrative and systems and turn-based strategy

≠ Its own twist: open world exploration, co op and offline, while skipping Metroidvania exploration

Where it drifts furthest from Monster Sanctuary: game mode.

Released 3 years after Monster Sanctuary.

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GenreRPGSubgenreJRPGSub-subgenreTurn-Based JRPG

SoloTacticalNarrativeFantasyExploration2DPixel Art

Steam👍 95%· 8.2KIGDB88· 3

Year 2021Dev Tose · Square EnixOn Xbox · PS4 · Android

✓ Both are turn-based JRPGs — sharing deep RPG systems, JRPG narrative and systems and turn-based strategy

≠ Its own twist: combat magic, setting anime and skill tree progression, while skipping Metroidvania exploration

Where it drifts furthest from Monster Sanctuary: game mode.

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GenreRPGSubgenreJRPGSub-subgenreTurn-Based JRPG

SoloTacticalNarrativeFantasyExploration

Steam👍 95%· 14KRAWG👍 87%· 575MC84OC81· 32

Year 2000Dev Square Enix · Electronic ArtsPlaytime ~5hOn PC · PS · Xbox

✓ Same family of turn-based JRPGs: deep RPG systems, JRPG narrative and systems and turn-based strategy

≠ Stands apart with open world exploration, while skipping Metroidvania exploration

Final Fantasy IX (ファイナルファンタジーIX, Fainaru Fantajī Nain) is a 2000 role-playing video game developed and published by Square for the PlayStation video game console. It is the ninth title in the main Final Fantasy series and the last to debut on the original PlayStation.

Where it drifts furthest from Monster Sanctuary: game mode.

It predates Monster Sanctuary by 20 years, with what that implies technically.

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#4Evoland

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GenreRPGSubgenreJRPGSub-subgenreTurn-Based JRPG

SoloFantasy2DPixel ArtLoot

Steam👍 83%· 5.9KIGDB80· 2

Year 2013Dev Shiro GamesOn Linux · Android · PC

✓ Both are turn-based JRPGs — sharing deep RPG systems, JRPG narrative and systems and adventure storytelling

≠ Its own twist: puzzle design, loot and gear systems and skill tree progression, while skipping Metroidvania exploration

Where it drifts furthest from Monster Sanctuary: progression and game mode.

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#5Agarest: Generations of War

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GenreRPGSubgenreJRPGSub-subgenreTurn-Based JRPG

SoloTacticalNarrativeFantasyMagic

Steam👍 71%· 1.9KRAWG👍 51%· 41MC45IGDB55· 2

Year 2009Dev Aksys GamesPlaytime ~3hOn PC · PS · Xbox

✓ Same family of turn-based JRPGs: deep RPG systems, JRPG narrative and systems and adventure storytelling

≠ Where it differs: brings visual novel storytelling, combat magic and setting anime, while skipping Metroidvania exploration

At the dawn of time, a terrible war raged between the forces of good and evil, ending in the destruction of the world of Agarest. After their victory, the Gods of Light unified the decaying bodies of the Gods of Darkness and created a new world.

Where it drifts furthest from Monster Sanctuary: progression and visuals.

On reception: its Steam reviews are mostly positive, against very positive for Monster Sanctuary.

It predates Monster Sanctuary by 11 years, with what that implies technically.

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#6Battle Chasers: Nightwar

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