RPGAction RPGThird-Person ARPG
SoloMeleeTacticalDarkFantasyThird Person
IGDB90· 2OC88· 100
Year 2004Dev Intelligent Systems · Nintendo
6 Tactical games like Paper Mario that you should try
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More about this game →We filtered the 50 games similar to Paper Mario down to the 6 that fit the “Tactical” category. Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door, Dragon Quest VIII: Journey of the Cursed King and Persona 2: Eternal Punishment top the list, ranked by affinity and similarity score to Paper Mario.
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Year 2000Dev Intelligent Systems
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Within the “Tactical” category, the closest game to Paper Mario is Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door — scoring 95/100 on our similarity scale. Dragon Quest VIII: Journey of the Cursed King and Persona 2: Eternal Punishment follow close behind.
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The best tactical games like Paper Mario
6 similar games foundUpdated July 2026
Handpicked by our similarity algorithm, these are the titles with the highest gameplay match to Paper Mario. Each one has been evaluated across 10 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.
RPGAction RPGThird-Person ARPG
SoloMeleeTacticalFantasyThird Person
IGDB87· 12OC85· 38
Year 2004Dev LEVEL-5 · Square Enix
✓ Both are third-person Action RPGs — sharing deep RPG systems, adventure storytelling and turn-based strategy
≠ Where it differs: brings combat magic and ranged combat, while skipping dark, oppressive atmosphere
RPGAction RPGThird-Person ARPG
SoloMeleeTacticalDarkThird Person
Year 2000Dev AtlusOn PlayStation 3
✓ Both are third-person Action RPGs — sharing deep RPG systems, adventure storytelling and turn-based strategy
≠ Where it differs: brings strong narrative focus, horror setting and setting cyberpunk, while skipping fantasy world
RPGAction RPGThird-Person ARPG
SoloMeleeTacticalDarkFantasyThird Person
Steam👍 74%· 19KIGDB60· 3OC61· 71
Year 2017Dev Piranha Bytes · THQ NordicOn PS4 · PC · Xbox
RPGAction RPGThird-Person ARPG
SoloTacticalFantasyThird PersonMagic
Steam👍 82%· 24KRAWG👍 78%· 106OC82· 137
Year 2022Dev Firaxis · 2K GamesPlaytime ~8hOn PC · PS · Xbox
RPGAction RPGThird-Person ARPG
SoloTacticalFantasyThird PersonMagic
IGDB70· 3
Year 2007Dev Square Enix Product Development Division 5 · Disney Interactive
✓ Fits the third-person Action RPGs cluster, with deep RPG systems, combat tactical and fantasy world
≠ Stands apart with card game strategy and combat magic, while skipping adventure storytelling