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Within the “Xbox” category, the closest game to Octopath Traveler II is Final Fantasy — scoring 93/100 on our similarity scale. Octopath Traveler and Dragon Quest XI S: Echoes of an Elusive Age - Definitive Edition follow close behind.
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Handpicked by our similarity algorithm, these are the titles with the highest gameplay match to Octopath Traveler II. 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.
✓ Both are turn-based JRPGs — sharing deep RPG systems, JRPG narrative and systems and turn-based strategy
≠ Its own twist: skill tree progression and visual 2d, while skipping cozy, relaxing feel
Where it drifts furthest from Octopath Traveler II: tone.
✓ Same family of turn-based JRPGs: deep RPG systems, JRPG narrative and systems and adventure storytelling
≠ Where it differs: brings melee combat, crafting mechanics and skill tree progression, while skipping cozy, relaxing feel
Where it drifts furthest from Octopath Traveler II: visuals.
✓ Same family of turn-based JRPGs: deep RPG systems, JRPG narrative and systems and adventure storytelling
≠ Where it differs: brings visual novel storytelling, skill tree progression and visual third person, while skipping cozy, relaxing feel
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 Octopath Traveler II: progression.
On reception: its Steam reviews are mostly positive, against very positive for Octopath Traveler II.
It predates Octopath Traveler II by 14 years, with what that implies technically.
✓ Nearly identical: deep RPG systems, JRPG narrative and systems and turn-based strategy.
≠ Missing: cozy, relaxing feel.
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.
It predates Octopath Traveler II by 23 years, with what that implies technically.
✓ 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, punishing difficulty and dark, oppressive atmosphere, while skipping cozy, relaxing feel
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 Octopath Traveler II: visuals and tone.
✓ Fits the turn-based JRPGs cluster, with deep RPG systems, JRPG narrative and systems and turn-based strategy
≠ Its own twist: visual novel storytelling and visual third person, while skipping cozy, relaxing feel
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 Octopath Traveler II: visuals.
✓ Fits the turn-based JRPGs cluster, with deep RPG systems, JRPG narrative and systems and adventure storytelling
≠ Its own twist: visual novel storytelling and visual third person, while skipping cozy, relaxing feel
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 Octopath Traveler II: visuals.
It predates Octopath Traveler II by 11 years, with what that implies technically.
✓ 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 visual third person, while skipping cozy, relaxing feel
Where it drifts furthest from Octopath Traveler II: visuals and tone.
✓ 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 visual 2d, while skipping cozy, relaxing feel
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.
✓ Both are turn-based JRPGs — sharing deep RPG systems, JRPG narrative and systems and turn-based strategy
≠ Its own twist: co op, offline and multiplayer gameplay, while skipping cozy, relaxing feel
Where it drifts furthest from Octopath Traveler II: game mode.
✓ Fits the turn-based JRPGs cluster, with deep RPG systems, JRPG narrative and systems and adventure storytelling
≠ Stands apart with dark, oppressive atmosphere, melee combat and visual first person, while skipping cozy, relaxing feel
Where it drifts furthest from Octopath Traveler II: visuals and tone.
✓ Same family of turn-based JRPGs: deep RPG systems, JRPG narrative and systems and adventure storytelling
≠ Its own twist: real-time strategy, melee combat and setting scifi, while skipping cozy, relaxing feel
Where it drifts furthest from Octopath Traveler II: combat and visuals.
On reception: its Steam reviews are mixed, against very positive for Octopath Traveler II.
It predates Octopath Traveler II by 12 years, with what that implies technically.
✓ 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 cozy, relaxing feel
Where it drifts furthest from Octopath Traveler II: visuals and tone.
✓ Fits the turn-based JRPGs cluster, with deep RPG systems, JRPG narrative and systems and turn-based strategy
≠ Where it differs: brings melee combat, ranged combat and visual 2d, while skipping adventure storytelling
Shining Force II (シャイニング・フォースII 古えの封印, Shainingu Fōsu Tsū: Inishie no Fūin, lit. "Shining Force II: The Ancient Seal"), is a tactical role-playing game for the Mega Drive/Genesis console developed by Sonic! Software Planning in 1993.
It predates Octopath Traveler II by 30 years, with what that implies technically.
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