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More about this game →We filtered the 32 games similar to Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door down to the 18 that fit the “Fantasy” category. Sakura Gozen, Kingdom Hearts II and The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim top the list, ranked by affinity and similarity score to Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door.
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Within the “Fantasy” category, the closest game to Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door is Sakura Gozen — scoring 73/100 on our similarity scale. Kingdom Hearts II and The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim follow close behind.
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Handpicked by our similarity algorithm, these are the titles with the highest gameplay match to Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door. Each one has been evaluated across 5 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.
✓ Nearly identical: deep RPG systems, adventure storytelling and fantasy world.
Sakura Wars, known in Japan as New Sakura Wars,[a] is a cross-genre video game developed and published by Sega for the PlayStation 4. The sixth mainline entry and a soft reboot of the Sakura Wars series, the game was released in 2019 in Asia and 2020 worldwide.
✓ Like Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door, it's known for deep RPG systems, adventure storytelling and fantasy world
≠ Its own twist: visual third person, while skipping visual 2d
Where it drifts furthest from Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door: visuals.
It predates Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door by 19 years, with what that implies technically.
✓ Shared with Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door: deep RPG systems, adventure storytelling and fantasy world
≠ Its own twist: open world exploration, exploration and discovery and visual first person, while skipping visual 2d
Where it drifts furthest from Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door: visuals.
✓ If you enjoyed Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door, expect deep RPG systems, adventure storytelling and fantasy world
≠ Where it differs: brings visual third person, while skipping visual 2d
Where it drifts furthest from Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door: visuals.
It predates Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door by 17 years, with what that implies technically.
✓ If you enjoyed Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door, expect deep RPG systems, adventure storytelling and fantasy world
≠ Stands apart with exploration and discovery and visual third person, while skipping visual 2d
Where it drifts furthest from Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door: visuals.
It predates Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door by 19 years, with what that implies technically.
✓ Shared with Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door: deep RPG systems, adventure storytelling and fantasy world
≠ Stands apart with open world exploration, setting scifi and exploration and discovery, while skipping visual 2d
Where it drifts furthest from Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door: visuals.
It predates Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door by 14 years, with what that implies technically.
✓ If you enjoyed Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door, expect deep RPG systems, adventure storytelling and fantasy world
≠ Where it differs: brings strong narrative focus, open world exploration and setting scifi, while skipping visual 2d
Where it drifts furthest from Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door: visuals.
✓ Like Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door, it's known for deep RPG systems, adventure storytelling and fantasy world
≠ Stands apart with setting scifi and visual third person, while skipping visual 2d
Where it drifts furthest from Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door: visuals.
✓ Shared with Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door: deep RPG systems, adventure storytelling and fantasy world
≠ Stands apart with setting scifi, post-apocalyptic world and visual third person, while skipping visual 2d
Where it drifts furthest from Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door: visuals and setting.
✓ Shared with Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door: deep RPG systems, adventure storytelling and fantasy world
≠ Its own twist: open world exploration, setting scifi and co op, while skipping visual 2d
Where it drifts furthest from Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door: visuals and game mode.
✓ Shared with Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door: deep RPG systems, adventure storytelling and fantasy world
≠ Its own twist: open world exploration, setting medieval and multiplayer gameplay, while skipping visual 2d
Two Worlds Epic Edition tells a story about brother and sister who are involved into the conflict between Orcs and the free world. 300 years passed after the banishment of Aziraal. The younger sister named Kyra disappears in strange circumstances.
Where it drifts furthest from Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door: visuals and game mode.
It predates Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door by 15 years, with what that implies technically.
✓ Like Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door, it's known for deep RPG systems, adventure storytelling and fantasy world
≠ Its own twist: fighting mechanics, MMO world and community and action RPG combat, while skipping visual 2d
Where it drifts furthest from Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door: visuals and game mode.
✓ If you enjoyed Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door, expect deep RPG systems, adventure storytelling and fantasy world
≠ Stands apart with fighting mechanics, action RPG combat and MMO world and community, while skipping visual 2d
DC Universe Online is an MMO game set in the world of Batman and Superman. The game offers the player to become a completely new superhero or a supervillain.
Where it drifts furthest from Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door: visuals and game mode.
It predates Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door by 13 years, with what that implies technically.
✓ Like Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door, it's known for deep RPG systems, adventure storytelling and fantasy world
≠ Where it differs: brings open world exploration, historical setting and setting medieval, while skipping visual 2d
Where it drifts furthest from Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door: visuals and game mode.
✓ Like Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door, it's known for deep RPG systems, fantasy world and single-player focus
≠ Where it differs: brings visual third person, while skipping adventure storytelling
Where it drifts furthest from Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door: visuals.
It predates Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door by 12 years, with what that implies technically.
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