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We filtered the 40 games similar to Monster Sanctuary down to the 16 that fit the “Xbox” category. Sea of Stars, OMORI and Octopath Traveler top the list, ranked by affinity and similarity score to Monster Sanctuary.

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GenreRPGSubgenreJRPGSub-subgenreTurn-Based JRPG

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Year 2020Dev Moi Rai Games

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Within the “Xbox” category, the closest game to Monster Sanctuary is Sea of Stars — scoring 75/100 on our similarity scale. OMORI and Octopath Traveler follow close behind.

#1Sea of Stars75 #2OMORI71 #3Octopath Traveler69 #4Dragon Quest XI S: Echoes of an Elusive Age - Definitive Edition65 #5Final Fantasy65

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The best games like Monster Sanctuary on Xbox

16 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

75

Sea of Stars

GenreRPGSubgenreJRPGSub-subgenreTurn-Based JRPG

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.

Genre100Combat100Setting100Progression100Visuals84Tone62

#2OMORIClosest on visuals

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OMORI

GenreRPGSubgenreJRPGSub-subgenreTurn-Based JRPG

TacticalNarrativeFantasyExplorationPixel Art2D

Steam👍 97%· 87KRAWG👍 86%· 170OC86· 11

Year 2020Dev OMOCAT · PlayismPlaytime ~6hOn PC · Xbox · Apple Macintosh

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

≠ Where it differs: brings horror tension, horror setting and setting anime, while skipping Metroidvania exploration

OMORI is a surreal psychological horror RPGmaker game. You must travel between two worlds, both welcoming, both concealing the same secrets. Meet new (old) people, fight new (old) enemies, explore your own memories, and uncover some hidden truths along the way (although you wish you hadn't.

Where it drifts furthest from Monster Sanctuary: setting.

Genre100Combat100Progression100Visuals100Tone62Setting37

#3Octopath Traveler

69

Octopath Traveler

GenreRPGSubgenreJRPGSub-subgenreTurn-Based JRPG

SoloTacticalNarrativeFantasyExplorationPixel Art2D

Steam👍 86%· 17KIGDB85· 9OC84· 122

Year 2018Dev Square Enix Business Division 11 · NintendoOn PS4 · PC · PS5

✓ Fits the turn-based JRPGs cluster, with deep RPG systems, JRPG narrative and systems and turn-based strategy

≠ Its own twist: open world exploration, setting anime and visual isometric, while skipping Metroidvania exploration

Where it drifts furthest from Monster Sanctuary: game mode.

Genre100Combat100Progression100Visuals82Setting78Tone56

Steam Epic Xbox

#4Dragon Quest XI S: Echoes of an Elusive Age - Definitive Edition

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Dragon Quest XI S: Echoes of an Elusive Age - Definitive Edition

GenreRPGSubgenreJRPGSub-subgenreTurn-Based JRPG

SoloTacticalNarrativeFantasyExploration2D

Steam👍 93%· 12KIGDB92· 4

Year 2019Dev Square Enix Business Division 6 · NintendoOn PS4 · PC · Xbox

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

≠ Where it differs: brings open world exploration, melee combat and setting anime, while skipping Metroidvania exploration

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

Genre100Combat90Setting77Progression60Tone57Game mode35

Steam Epic Xbox

#5Final Fantasy

65

Final Fantasy

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.

Genre100Visuals84Combat66Setting66Progression59Tone54

Steam Xbox Nintendo

#6Clair Obscur: Expedition 33Closest on tone

64

Clair Obscur: Expedition 33

GenreRPGSubgenreJRPGSub-subgenreTurn-Based JRPG

SoloTacticalNarrativeHardcoreFantasyExploration

Steam👍 95%· 266KRAWG👍 87%· 438IGDB87· 5OC92· 204

Year 2025Dev Sundial Interactive · Kepler InteractivePlaytime ~26hOn PC · PS · Xbox

✓ Fits the turn-based JRPGs cluster, with deep RPG systems, JRPG narrative and systems and turn-based strategy

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

Once a year, the Paintress wakes and paints upon her monolith. Paints her cursed number. And everyone of that age turns to smoke and fades away. Year by year, that number ticks down and more of us are erased. Tomorrow she’ll wake and paint “33.

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

Released 5 years after Monster Sanctuary.

Genre100Tone86Combat67Progression67Setting63Game mode35

Steam Epic Xbox

#7FINAL FANTASY IX

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FINAL FANTASY IX

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.

Genre100Combat100Setting100Progression100Tone58Game mode30

#8Octopath Traveler II

63

Octopath Traveler II

GenreRPGSubgenreJRPGSub-subgenreTurn-Based JRPG

SoloTacticalNarrativeFantasyExplorationPixel Art

Steam👍 94%· 16KIGDB89· 6OC85· 119

Year 2023Dev ACQUIRE Corp. · Square EnixOn Xbox · PS4 · PC

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

≠ Its own twist: cozy, relaxing feel, vibe casual and open world exploration, while skipping Metroidvania exploration

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

Released 3 years after Monster Sanctuary.

Genre100Progression100Combat82Setting67Visuals55Game mode35

#9Persona 5 Royal

60

Persona 5 Royal

GenreRPGSubgenreJRPGSub-subgenreTurn-Based JRPG

SoloTacticalNarrativeFantasyAnime

Steam👍 96%· 129KRAWG👍 95%· 530MC94IGDB94· 10OC94· 169

Year 2020Dev Atlus · SEGAPlaytime ~12hOn PC · PS · Xbox

✓ Fits the turn-based JRPGs cluster, with deep RPG systems, JRPG narrative and systems and turn-based strategy

≠ Its own twist: visual novel storytelling, setting anime and visual third person, while skipping Metroidvania exploration

Wear the mask. Reveal your truth. Prepare for an all-new RPG experience in Persona®5 Royal based in the universe of the award-winning series, Persona®! Don the mask of Joker and join the Phantom Thieves of Hearts.

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

Genre100Combat100Tone60Setting51Game mode35Visuals0

Steam PS Nintendo

#10Persona 4 Golden

60

Persona 4 Golden

GenreRPGSubgenreJRPGSub-subgenreTurn-Based JRPG

SoloTacticalNarrativeFantasyAnime

Steam👍 97%· 85KRAWG👍 88%· 608MC89IGDB90· 1OC88· 89

Year 2012Dev Atlus · SEGAPlaytime ~10hOn PC · PS · Xbox

✓ Fits the turn-based JRPGs cluster, with deep RPG systems, JRPG narrative and systems and adventure storytelling

≠ Its own twist: visual novel storytelling, setting anime and visual third person, while skipping Metroidvania exploration

Persona 4 Golden is the jRPG and the remake of the Persona 4, released four years after the original. This is the fifth part of Persona series which is at the same time a sub-series to an even bigger franchise called Shin Megami Tensei. The remake is released exclusively for PS Vita handheld.

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

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

Genre100Combat100Tone59Setting52Game mode35Visuals0

#11Metaphor: ReFantazio

59

Metaphor: ReFantazio

GenreRPGSubgenreJRPGSub-subgenreTurn-Based JRPG

SoloTacticalNarrativeFantasyDark

Steam👍 90%· 41KIGDB94· 7OC93· 172

Year 2024Dev Studio Zero · AtlusOn Xbox · PS4 · PC

✓ Fits the turn-based JRPGs cluster, with deep RPG systems, JRPG narrative and systems and turn-based strategy

≠ Stands apart with action RPG combat, dark, oppressive atmosphere and setting anime, while skipping Metroidvania exploration

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

Released 4 years after Monster Sanctuary.

Genre100Combat100Setting48Tone44Game mode35Visuals0

#12Yakuza: Like a Dragon

58

Yakuza: Like a Dragon

GenreRPGSubgenreJRPGSub-subgenreTurn-Based JRPG

SoloTacticalNarrativeExplorationMelee

Steam👍 94%· 37KIGDB86· 16OC86· 154

Year 2020Dev Ryu Ga Gotoku Studios · SegaOn Xbox · PS4 · PC

✓ Fits the turn-based JRPGs cluster, with deep RPG systems, JRPG narrative and systems and adventure storytelling

≠ Stands apart with dark, oppressive atmosphere, open world exploration and melee combat, while skipping Metroidvania exploration

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

Genre100Progression100Combat74Tone44Game mode35Visuals0

#13Agarest: Generations of War

58

Agarest: Generations of War

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.

Genre100Combat84Tone59Setting49Game mode34Progression0

#14Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth

56

Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth

GenreRPGSubgenreJRPGSub-subgenreTurn-Based JRPG

SoloTacticalNarrativeMeleeDark

Steam👍 91%· 23KIGDB87· 5OC90· 161

Year 2024Dev Ryu Ga Gotoku Studios · SegaOn Xbox · PS4 · PC

✓ Fits the turn-based JRPGs cluster, with deep RPG systems, JRPG narrative and systems and adventure storytelling

≠ Stands apart with action RPG combat, fighting mechanics and dark, oppressive atmosphere, while skipping Metroidvania exploration

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

Released 4 years after Monster Sanctuary.

Genre100Combat72Tone44Game mode35Visuals0

#15Battle Chasers: Nightwar

59

Battle Chasers: Nightwar

GenreRPGSubgenreJRPGSub-subgenreTurn-Based JRPG

SoloTacticalNarrativeFantasyExploration2D

Steam👍 87%· 7.3KIGDB78· 11OC80· 105

Year 2017Dev Airship Syndicate · THQ NordicOn PS4 · Linux · Android

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

≠ Where it differs: brings loot and gear systems and visual isometric, while skipping adventure storytelling

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

Genre100Combat100Setting100Progression58Tone45Visuals44

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