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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 50 games similar to Pokémon Blue Version down to the 9 that fit the “PlayStation” category. Thronebreaker: The Witcher Tales, Honkai: Star Rail and Undertale top the list, ranked by affinity and similarity score to Pokémon Blue Version.

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GenreRPGSubgenreTactical RPG
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SoloMultiplayer
Year 1996Dev Game Freak

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Within the “PlayStation” category, the closest game to Pokémon Blue Version is Thronebreaker: The Witcher Tales — scoring 73/100 on our similarity scale. Honkai: Star Rail and Undertale follow close behind.

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The best games like Pokémon Blue Version on PlayStation

9 similar games foundUpdated May 2026

Handpicked by our similarity algorithm, these are the titles with the highest gameplay match to Pokémon Blue Version. 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.

Thronebreaker: The Witcher Tales
RPGTactical RPG
SoloOpen WorldFantasyExplorationIsometric
Steam👍 90%· 17KIGDB86· 8OC84· 80
Year 2018Dev CD Projekt REDOn PS4 · Android · PC

✓ Shared with Pokémon Blue Version: deep RPG systems, adventure storytelling and turn-based strategy

≠ Where it differs: brings card game strategy, puzzle design and strong narrative focus, while skipping multiplayer gameplay

Released 22 years after Pokémon Blue Version.

Genre100World100Progression100Setting77Visuals71Game mode55
#2Honkai: Star Rail
Honkai: Star Rail
RPGTactical RPG
SoloMultiplayerFantasyNarrativeSci-Fi
IGDB90· 1OC83· 27
Year 2023Dev HoYoverse · CognosphereOn Android · PC · iOS

✓ Shared with Pokémon Blue Version: deep RPG systems, turn-based strategy and adventure storytelling

≠ Stands apart with strong narrative focus, setting scifi and setting space, while skipping open world exploration

Where it drifts furthest from Pokémon Blue Version: visuals and setting.

Released 27 years after Pokémon Blue Version.

Genre100Game mode100Setting46Visuals0
Undertale
RPGTactical RPG
SoloFantasyIsometric2DRanged
Steam👍 96%· 323KRAWG👍 85%· 1.9KMC92IGDB96· 13OC93· 76
Year 2015Dev 8-4Playtime ~5hOn PC · PS · Xbox

✓ Like Pokémon Blue Version, it's known for deep RPG systems, turn-based strategy and adventure storytelling

≠ Where it differs: brings puzzle design, horror tension and visual novel storytelling, while skipping open world exploration

Undertale is an independent role-playing game developed by Toby Fox. Once upon a time, there were two races on Earth: monsters and humans, but a war broke out between them and the latter won. Seven greatest mages sealed the monsters underground and left one entrance through a hole in the Ebott mountain. A lot of time passed since the war, but a human child accidentally falls down the mountain.

Released 19 years after Pokémon Blue Version.

Genre100Visuals70Setting58Game mode55
#4Costume Quest
Costume Quest
RPGTactical RPG
SoloFantasyIsometricCasualCozy
Steam👍 94%· 4.1KRAWG👍 64%· 269IGDB80· 1
Year 2010Dev THQ NordicPlaytime ~4hOn PC · PS · Xbox

✓ Like Pokémon Blue Version, it's known for deep RPG systems, adventure storytelling and turn-based strategy

≠ Its own twist: vibe casual, cozy, relaxing feel and loot and gear systems, while skipping open world exploration

Costume Quest is a Halloween adventure from Tim Schafer's Double Fine Productions. In this charming role-playing game, choose your hero and trick-or-treat through three beautiful environments full of Double Fine humor and story.

Where it drifts furthest from Pokémon Blue Version: progression.

Released 14 years after Pokémon Blue Version.

Genre100Setting100Visuals69Game mode55Progression0
Suikoden
RPGTactical RPG
SoloFantasyThird Person
IGDB93· 2
Year 1995Dev Konami Computer Entertainment Tokyo · KonamiOn PlayStation 3 · PC

✓ Like Pokémon Blue Version, it's known for deep RPG systems, turn-based strategy and adventure storytelling

≠ Where it differs: brings visual third person, while skipping open world exploration

Where it drifts furthest from Pokémon Blue Version: visuals.

Genre100Setting100Game mode54Visuals0
Citizen Sleeper
RPGTactical RPG
SoloExplorationNarrativeCyberpunkSci-Fi
Steam👍 93%· 10.0KIGDB80· 1OC84· 47
Year 2022Dev Jump Over the Age · Fellow TravellerOn Xbox · PS4 · PC

✓ Shared with Pokémon Blue Version: deep RPG systems, turn-based strategy and adventure storytelling

≠ Stands apart with card game strategy, strong narrative focus and setting cyberpunk, while skipping open world exploration

Where it drifts furthest from Pokémon Blue Version: setting.

Released 26 years after Pokémon Blue Version.

Genre100Progression100Game mode54Setting0
#7Pox Nora
Pox Nora
RPGTactical RPG
SoloMultiplayerFantasy2DIsometric
Steam👍 77%· 885RAWG👍 12%· 34
Year 2014Dev Desert Owl GamesPlaytime ~1hOn PC · PS · Apple Macintosh

✓ Like Pokémon Blue Version, it's known for deep RPG systems, turn-based strategy and fantasy world

≠ Its own twist: card game strategy, MMO world and community and combat tactical, while skipping adventure storytelling

Planar Disturbances Midterm Released The Planar Disturbances Midterm is now available! For more information, please check out the Steam announcement. About the GamePox Nora is an online, collectible, turn-based strategy game.

Where it drifts furthest from Pokémon Blue Version: game mode.

Released 18 years after Pokémon Blue Version.

Genre100Setting100Visuals72Game mode37
Suikoden II
RPGTactical RPG
SoloFantasyHistoricalMedievalThird Person
IGDB100· 1
Year 1998Dev KonamiOn PlayStation 3 · PC

✓ Like Pokémon Blue Version, it's known for deep RPG systems, turn-based strategy and fantasy world

≠ Its own twist: historical setting, setting medieval and visual third person, while skipping adventure storytelling

Where it drifts furthest from Pokémon Blue Version: visuals and setting.

Genre100Game mode54Setting43Visuals0
The Legend of Dragoon
RPGTactical RPG
SoloFantasyNarrativeHistoricalMedieval
Year 1999Dev SCE Japan Studio · Sony Computer EntertainmentOn PlayStation 3

✓ Shared with Pokémon Blue Version: deep RPG systems, turn-based strategy and fantasy world

≠ Stands apart with strong narrative focus, historical setting and setting medieval, while skipping adventure storytelling

Where it drifts furthest from Pokémon Blue Version: visuals and setting.

Released 3 years after Pokémon Blue Version.

Genre100Game mode54Setting43Visuals0

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