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We filtered the 38 games similar to Octopath Traveler down to the 16 that fit the “Xbox” category. Dragon Quest XI S: Echoes of an Elusive Age - Definitive Edition, Final Fantasy and Octopath Traveler II top the list, ranked by affinity and similarity score to Octopath Traveler.

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GenreRPGSubgenreJRPGSub-subgenreTurn-Based JRPG

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Year 2018Dev Square Enix Business Division 11

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Within the “Xbox” category, the closest game to Octopath Traveler is Dragon Quest XI S: Echoes of an Elusive Age - Definitive Edition — scoring 95/100 on our similarity scale. Final Fantasy and Octopath Traveler II follow close behind.

#1Dragon Quest XI S: Echoes of an Elusive Age - Definitive Edition95 #2Final Fantasy95 #3Octopath Traveler II95 #4FINAL FANTASY IX91 #5OMORI91

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The best games like Octopath Traveler on Xbox

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

GenreRPGSubgenreJRPGSub-subgenreTurn-Based JRPG

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.

Genre100Game mode100Tone100Setting100World100Combat89

Steam Epic Xbox

#2Final FantasyClosest on visuals

95

Final Fantasy

GenreRPGSubgenreJRPGSub-subgenreTurn-Based JRPG

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.

Genre100Game mode100Tone100Setting100Visuals100Combat65

Steam Xbox Nintendo

#3Octopath Traveler IIClosest on progression

95

Octopath Traveler II

GenreRPGSubgenreJRPGSub-subgenreTurn-Based JRPG

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.

Genre100Game mode100Setting100World100Progression100Visuals84

#4FINAL FANTASY IXClosest on combat

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FINAL FANTASY IX

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.

Genre100Combat100Game mode100Tone100World100Progression100

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OMORI

GenreRPGSubgenreJRPGSub-subgenreTurn-Based JRPG

TacticalNarrativeAnimeFantasyExplorationPixel 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 and horror setting, while skipping open world 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.

Genre100Combat100Tone100Progression100Visuals80Setting55

#6Agarest: Generations of War

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Agarest: Generations of War

GenreRPGSubgenreJRPGSub-subgenreTurn-Based JRPG

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.

Genre100Game mode100Tone100Setting100Combat83Visuals39

#7Persona 5 Royal

88

Persona 5 Royal

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.

Genre100Combat100Game mode100Tone100Setting100Visuals0

Steam PS Nintendo

#8Persona 4 Golden

88

Persona 4 Golden

GenreRPGSubgenreJRPGSub-subgenreTurn-Based JRPG

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.

Genre100Combat100Game mode100Tone100Setting100Visuals0

86

Sea of Stars

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.

Genre100Combat100Tone100World100Progression100Visuals100

#10Metaphor: ReFantazio

86

Metaphor: ReFantazio

GenreRPGSubgenreJRPGSub-subgenreTurn-Based JRPG

SoloTacticalNarrativeAnimeFantasy

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 visual third person, while skipping open world exploration

Where it drifts furthest from Octopath Traveler: visuals.

Released 6 years after Octopath Traveler.

Genre100Combat100Game mode100Setting100Tone66Visuals0

#11Yakuza: Like a Dragon

84

Yakuza: Like a Dragon

GenreRPGSubgenreJRPGSub-subgenreTurn-Based JRPG

SoloTacticalNarrativeOpen WorldExploration

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, melee combat and visual first person, while skipping fantasy world

Where it drifts furthest from Octopath Traveler: visuals.

Genre100Game mode100World100Progression100Tone78Combat73

#12Final Fantasy XIII-2

80

Final Fantasy XIII-2

GenreRPGSubgenreJRPGSub-subgenreTurn-Based JRPG

SoloNarrativeOpen WorldFantasyAnimeExploration

Steam👍 58%· 6.2KIGDB75· 11

Year 2011Dev Square Enix 1st Production Department · Square EnixOn PlayStation 3 · PC · Xbox

✓ 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 combat tactical

Where it drifts furthest from Octopath Traveler: combat and visuals.

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

Genre100Game mode100Tone100World100Setting76Progression49

#13Clair Obscur: Expedition 33

78

Clair Obscur: Expedition 33

GenreRPGSubgenreJRPGSub-subgenreTurn-Based JRPG

SoloTacticalNarrativeFantasyExploration

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, punishing difficulty and dark, oppressive atmosphere, while skipping open world 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 Octopath Traveler: visuals.

Released 7 years after Octopath Traveler.

Genre100Game mode100Combat66Progression58Setting53Tone51

Steam Epic Xbox

#14Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth

75

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 open world exploration

Where it drifts furthest from Octopath Traveler: visuals.

Released 6 years after Octopath Traveler.

Genre100Game mode100Combat72Tone67Visuals0

#15Battle Chasers: Nightwar

81

Battle Chasers: Nightwar

GenreRPGSubgenreJRPGSub-subgenreTurn-Based JRPG

SoloTacticalNarrativeFantasyExplorationIsometric2D

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, while skipping adventure storytelling

Where it drifts furthest from Octopath Traveler: progression.

Genre100Combat100Game mode100Tone100Setting77Visuals72

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