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We filtered the 38 games similar to Persona 3 Reload down to the 25 that fit the “Anime” category. Persona 5 Royal, Persona 4 Golden and Agarest: Generations of War top the list, ranked by affinity and similarity score to Persona 3 Reload.

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The best games with a anime setting like Persona 3 Reload

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Handpicked by our similarity algorithm, these are the titles with the highest gameplay match to Persona 3 Reload. Each one has been evaluated across 9 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.

#1Persona 5 RoyalClosest overall match

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TacticalNarrativeAnimeSoloFantasy

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: fantasy world, single-player focus and visual third person, while skipping dark, oppressive atmosphere

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.

Same studio: Atlus.

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TacticalNarrativeAnimeSoloFantasy

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 visual novel storytelling

≠ Its own twist: fantasy world, single-player focus and visual third person, while skipping dark, oppressive atmosphere

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.

Same studio: Atlus.

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#3Agarest: Generations of War

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TacticalNarrativeAnimeSoloMagic

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 combat magic, fantasy world and single-player focus, while skipping dark, oppressive atmosphere

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.

On reception: its Steam reviews are mostly positive, against very positive for Persona 3 Reload.

It predates Persona 3 Reload by 15 years, with what that implies technically.

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#4Metaphor: ReFantazioClosest on tone

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TacticalNarrativeDarkAnimeSolo

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, fantasy world and single-player focus, while skipping visual novel storytelling

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#5Loren The Amazon Princess

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TacticalNarrativeAnimeSoloMagic

Steam👍 82%· 612

Year 2014Dev Winter WolvesPlaytime ~3hOn PC · Apple Macintosh · Linux

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

≠ Its own twist: cozy, relaxing feel, combat magic and fantasy world, while skipping dark, oppressive atmosphere

Loren The Amazon Princess is a fantasy epic combining intricate turn-based battles with a heroic tale of overcoming evil -- with a twist! In this tale, you play as a loyal servant of the hero rather than the hero herself.

Where it drifts furthest from Persona 3 Reload: tone.

It predates Persona 3 Reload by 10 years, with what that implies technically.

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#6Agarest: Generations of War Zero

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TacticalNarrativeAnimeSoloMagic

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 cozy, relaxing feel, while skipping dark, oppressive atmosphere

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 Persona 3 Reload: tone.

On reception: its Steam reviews are mostly positive, against very positive for Persona 3 Reload.

It predates Persona 3 Reload by 10 years, with what that implies technically.

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#7The Legend of Heroes: Trails in the SkyClosest on setting

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TacticalNarrativeAnimeSoloFantasy

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

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

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

≠ Its own twist: fantasy world and single-player focus, while skipping visual novel storytelling

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

It predates Persona 3 Reload by 18 years, with what that implies technically.

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TacticalNarrativeAnimeSoloOpen World

Steam👍 86%· 17KIGDB85· 9OC84· 122

Year 2018Dev Square Enix Business Division 11 · NintendoOn PS4 · PC · PS5

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

≠ Its own twist: open world exploration, fantasy world and single-player focus, while skipping visual novel storytelling

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#9Dragon Quest XI: Echoes of an Elusive Age

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TacticalNarrativeAnimeSoloOpen World

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 open world exploration, fantasy world and single-player focus, while skipping visual novel storytelling

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TacticalNarrativeAnimeSoloMultiplayer

Steam👍 73%· 386RAWG👍 55%· 20IGDB60· 2

Year 2014Dev Idea FactoryPlaytime ~5hOn PC · PS

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

≠ Where it differs: brings card game strategy, fantasy world and single-player focus, while skipping adventure storytelling

Train as May Esperio in a world where humans and "monster girls" live an uneasy coexistence, and become a monster girl master in strategic, card-based battle with light RPG elements!

On reception: its Steam reviews are mostly positive, against very positive for Persona 3 Reload.

It predates Persona 3 Reload by 10 years, with what that implies technically.

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#11The Legend of Heroes: Trails in the Sky SC

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TacticalNarrativeAnimeSoloFantasy

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: fantasy world, setting scifi and single-player focus, while skipping visual novel storytelling

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.

It predates Persona 3 Reload by 9 years, with what that implies technically.

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#12OMORI

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TacticalNarrativeAnimeHorrorFantasy

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, horror setting and fantasy world, while skipping visual novel storytelling

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.

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#13The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel

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TacticalNarrativeAnimeSoloCozy

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, fantasy world and setting scifi, while skipping visual novel storytelling

It predates Persona 3 Reload by 11 years, with what that implies technically.

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#14Dragon Quest XI S: Echoes of an Elusive Age - Definitive Edition

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GenreRPGSubgenreJRPGSub-subgenreTurn-Based JRPG

TacticalNarrativeAnimeSoloMelee

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 open world exploration, melee combat and fantasy world, while skipping visual novel storytelling

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#15Epic Battle Fantasy 5

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GenreRPGSubgenreJRPGSub-subgenreTurn-Based JRPG

TacticalNarrativeAnimeSoloCozy

Steam👍 99%· 6.0KRAWG👍 85%· 20

Year 2020Dev Matt RoszakPlaytime ~5hOn PC · Apple Macintosh · Linux

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

≠ Where it differs: brings cozy, relaxing feel, fantasy world and single-player focus, while skipping visual novel storytelling

Epic Battle Fantasy 5 is an over-the-top turn-based RPG adventure, full of video game references, juvenile dialogue, and anime fanservice (...and also strategic combat, monster catching, and tons of treasure hunting - if you're into any of those.

Where it drifts furthest from Persona 3 Reload: tone.

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