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We filtered the 38 games similar to Octopath Traveler down to the 26 that fit the “PlayStation” category. Dragon Quest XI S: Echoes of an Elusive Age - Definitive Edition, Dragon Quest XI: Echoes of an Elusive Age and Final Fantasy top the list, ranked by affinity and similarity score to Octopath Traveler.

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The best games like Octopath Traveler on PlayStation

26 similar games foundUpdated May 2026

Handpicked by our similarity algorithm, these are the titles with the highest gameplay match to Octopath Traveler. Each one has been evaluated across 14 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 XI S: Echoes of an Elusive Age - Definitive EditionClosest overall match

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SoloTacticalNarrativeOpen WorldFantasyAnimeExplorationIsometric2D

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 melee combat, crafting mechanics and skill tree progression, while skipping visual pixel

Where it drifts furthest from Octopath Traveler: progression.

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#2Dragon Quest XI: Echoes of an Elusive AgeClosest on combat

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SoloTacticalNarrativeOpen WorldFantasyAnimeExploration

Steam👍 86%· 8.9KIGDB84· 11OC88· 117

Year 2017Dev Square Enix Business Division 6 · Square EnixOn PS4 · PC

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

≠ Stands apart with visual third person, while skipping visual pixel

Where it drifts furthest from Octopath Traveler: visuals.

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#3Final FantasyClosest on visuals

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SoloTacticalNarrativeFantasyAnimeExploration2DPixel ArtIsometric

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 and skill tree progression, while skipping open world exploration

Released 3 years after Octopath Traveler.

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#4Octopath Traveler II

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SoloTacticalNarrativeOpen WorldFantasyAnimeExplorationIsometricPixel 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 combat magic, while skipping visual 2d

Released 5 years after Octopath Traveler.

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GenreRPGSubgenreJRPGSub-subgenreTurn-Based JRPG

SoloTacticalNarrativeFantasyAnimeIsometricPixel Art

Steam👍 72%· 1.7KIGDB76· 27OC75· 112

Year 2016Dev Tokyo RPG Factory · Square EnixOn PS4 · PC · Switch

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

≠ Stands apart with combat magic, while skipping open world exploration

On reception: its Steam reviews are mostly positive, against very positive for Octopath Traveler.

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GenreRPGSubgenreJRPGSub-subgenreTurn-Based JRPG

SoloTacticalNarrativeOpen WorldFantasyExploration

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

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

✓ Nearly identical: deep RPG systems, JRPG narrative and systems and turn-based strategy.

≠ Missing: setting anime.

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 by 18 years, with what that implies technically.

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#7The Legend of Heroes: Trails in the Sky SC

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SoloTacticalNarrativeFantasyAnimeIsometric

Steam👍 98%· 4.3KRAWG👍 90%· 73MC80IGDB80· 1

Year 2015Dev Nihon Falcom · XSEED GamesPlaytime ~15hOn PC · PS

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

≠ Its own twist: setting scifi and visual third person, while skipping open world exploration

The coup d’état that threatened to shake the foundation of the Liberl Kingdom has now come to a close and Her Majesty the Queen’s birthday celebrations are in full swing throughout the streets of Grancel.

Where it drifts furthest from Octopath Traveler: visuals.

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#8The Legend of Heroes: Trails in the Sky

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SoloTacticalNarrativeAnimeFantasy

Steam👍 94%· 10KRAWG👍 88%· 144MC85OC87· 10

Year 2006Dev Nihon Falcom · XSEED GamesPlaytime ~6hOn PC · PS

✓ Nearly identical: deep RPG systems, JRPG narrative and systems and turn-based strategy.

≠ Missing: open world exploration.

Modern society owes much to a mystical technology known as “orbal energy.

It predates Octopath Traveler by 12 years, with what that implies technically.

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#9Agarest: Generations of War

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SoloTacticalNarrativeAnimeFantasyIsometric

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 skill tree progression, while skipping open world 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 Octopath Traveler: progression and visuals.

On reception: its Steam reviews are mostly positive, against very positive for Octopath Traveler.

It predates Octopath Traveler by 9 years, with what that implies technically.

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GenreRPGSubgenreJRPGSub-subgenreTurn-Based JRPG

SoloTacticalNarrativeAnimeFantasy

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 and visual third person, while skipping open world 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 Octopath Traveler: visuals.

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SoloTacticalNarrativeAnimeFantasy

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 and visual third person, while skipping open world 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 Octopath Traveler: visuals.

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#12FINAL FANTASY VIII

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SoloNarrativeOpen WorldFantasyExplorationIsometric

Steam👍 88%· 9.4KRAWG👍 86%· 423MC90

Year 1999Dev Square · Square EnixPlaytime ~3hOn PC · PS

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

≠ Where it differs: brings card game strategy, setting scifi and visual third person, while skipping combat tactical

Final Fantasy VIII is a Japanese role-playing game, the eight main installments in Final Fantasy series. ###Plot and setting Like most other Final Fantasy entries, the game takes place in an entirely new world that is not connected with previous games in the series.

Where it drifts furthest from Octopath Traveler: visuals.

It predates Octopath Traveler by 19 years, with what that implies technically.

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#13Agarest: Generations of War Zero

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GenreRPGSubgenreJRPGSub-subgenreTurn-Based JRPG

SoloTacticalNarrativeAnimeFantasyIsometric

Steam👍 74%· 392MC50

Year 2014Dev Idea Factory · GhostlightPlaytime ~4hOn PC · PS

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

≠ Its own twist: puzzle design, fighting mechanics and visual novel storytelling, while skipping open world exploration

UNCOVER THE EPIC STORY PRECEDING #1 SELLER, AGAREST: GENERATIONS OF WAR Following hot on the heels of the number 1 top selling epic SRPG “Agarest: Generations Of War”, Ghostlight are proud to announce its prequel “Agarest: Generations Of War ZERO” bringing an enticing blend of in-depth strategy…

Where it drifts furthest from Octopath Traveler: visuals.

On reception: its Steam reviews are mostly positive, against very positive for Octopath Traveler.

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GenreRPGSubgenreJRPGSub-subgenreTurn-Based JRPG

SoloTacticalNarrativeOpen WorldFantasyExplorationPixel Art2DIsometric

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: co op, offline and multiplayer gameplay, while skipping setting anime

Where it drifts furthest from Octopath Traveler: game mode.

Released 5 years after Octopath Traveler.

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#15The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel

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SoloTacticalNarrativeAnimeFantasy

Steam👍 95%· 5.8KIGDB82· 9OC79· 56

Year 2013Dev Nihon Falcom · XSEED GamesOn PlayStation 3 · PS4 · PC

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

≠ Where it differs: brings cozy, relaxing feel, setting scifi and visual third person, while skipping open world exploration

Where it drifts furthest from Octopath Traveler: visuals.

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