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Ranking compiled by Lluis Enric Mayans, Founder & Head of ContentHow this is calculatedOrdered by an attribute-similarity model, not editorial opinion.

We filtered the 38 games similar to Persona 3 Reload down to the 6 that fit the “Dark” category. Metaphor: ReFantazio, Lisa: The Painful and Yakuza: Like a Dragon top the list, ranked by affinity and similarity score to Persona 3 Reload.

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GenreRPGSubgenreJRPGSub-subgenreTurn-Based JRPG
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NarrativeDark
Year 2024Dev Atlus

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Within the “Dark” category, the closest game to Persona 3 Reload is Metaphor: ReFantazio — scoring 79/100 on our similarity scale. Lisa: The Painful and Yakuza: Like a Dragon follow close behind.

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The best dark games like Persona 3 Reload

6 similar games foundUpdated May 2026

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.

#1Metaphor: ReFantazio
Metaphor: ReFantazio
RPGJRPGTurn-Based JRPG
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

Genre100Combat100Tone100Setting81
Lisa: The Painful
RPGJRPGTurn-Based JRPG
TacticalNarrativeDarkSoloHorror
Steam👍 95%· 15K
Year 2014Dev DingalingOn Linux · PC · Mac

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

≠ Stands apart with horror tension, survival mechanics and horror setting, while skipping visual novel storytelling

Where it drifts furthest from Persona 3 Reload: setting.

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

Genre100Combat100Tone100Setting0
Yakuza: Like a Dragon
RPGJRPGTurn-Based JRPG
TacticalNarrativeDarkSoloMelee
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 open world exploration, melee combat and single-player focus, while skipping visual novel storytelling

Genre100Tone100Combat74
Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth
RPGJRPGTurn-Based JRPG
TacticalNarrativeDarkSoloMelee
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 melee combat, while skipping visual novel storytelling

Genre100Tone100Combat73
Clair Obscur: Expedition 33
RPGJRPGTurn-Based JRPG
TacticalNarrativeDarkSoloMelee
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 melee combat, while skipping visual novel storytelling

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 Persona 3 Reload: setting.

Genre100Tone74Combat68Setting0
Felvidek
RPGJRPGTurn-Based JRPG
TacticalDarkNarrativeSoloLinear
Steam👍 98%· 5.6KRAWG👍 92%· 24
Year 2024Dev Jozef PavelkaPlaytime ~2hOn PC

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

≠ Stands apart with linear, story-driven structure, setting medieval and fantasy world, while skipping adventure storytelling

Find out what unlikely events take place in this alternate history region of Slovak Highlands. This land is ravaged by Hussite pillagers and Ottoman spies while surreal horrors dwell in the dark.

Where it drifts furthest from Persona 3 Reload: setting.

Genre100Combat100Tone100Setting0

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