9 Tactical games like Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Survivor that you should try

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We filtered the 50 games similar to Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Survivor down to the 9 that fit the “Tactical” category. Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door, Persona 4 and Dragon Age: The Veilguard top the list, ranked by affinity and similarity score to Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Survivor.

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The best tactical games like Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Survivor

9 similar games foundUpdated May 2026

Handpicked by our similarity algorithm, these are the titles with the highest gameplay match to Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Survivor. Each one has been evaluated across 11 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.

#1Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year DoorClosest on genre

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GenreRPGSubgenreAction RPGSub-subgenreThird-Person ARPG

SoloMagicTacticalDarkThird Person

IGDB90· 2OC88· 100

Year 2004Dev Intelligent Systems · Nintendo

✓ Fits the third-person Action RPGs cluster, with deep RPG systems, turn-based strategy and dark, oppressive atmosphere

≠ Its own twist: adventure storytelling, melee combat and fantasy world, while skipping visual novel storytelling

Where it drifts furthest from Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Survivor: setting.

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GenreRPGSubgenreAction RPGSub-subgenreThird-Person ARPG

SoloMagicTacticalNarrativeThird Person

IGDB93· 4

Year 2008Dev AtlusOn PlayStation 3

✓ Same family of third-person Action RPGs: deep RPG systems, turn-based strategy and strong narrative focus

≠ Its own twist: adventure storytelling, open world exploration and melee combat, while skipping visual novel storytelling

Where it drifts furthest from Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Survivor: setting.

Same studio: Atlus.

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#3Dragon Age: The Veilguard

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GenreRPGSubgenreAction RPGSub-subgenreThird-Person ARPG

SoloTacticalMagicNarrativeThird Person

Steam👍 68%· 44KIGDB91· 7OC80· 155

Year 2024Dev BioWare · Electronic ArtsOn Xbox · PC · PS5

✓ Same family of third-person Action RPGs: deep RPG systems, turn-based strategy and strong narrative focus

≠ Its own twist: action RPG combat, adventure storytelling and melee combat, while skipping visual novel storytelling

Where it drifts furthest from Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Survivor: setting and tone.

Released 15 years after Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Survivor.

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GenreRPGSubgenreAction RPGSub-subgenreThird-Person ARPG

SoloMagicTacticalNarrativeThird Person

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Year 2007Dev Atlus · Atlus USAOn PlayStation 3

✓ Both are third-person Action RPGs — sharing deep RPG systems, turn-based strategy and strong narrative focus

≠ Where it differs: brings adventure storytelling, ranged combat and fantasy world, while skipping visual novel storytelling

Where it drifts furthest from Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Survivor: setting.

Same studio: Atlus.

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#5Persona 3

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GenreRPGSubgenreAction RPGSub-subgenreThird-Person ARPG

SoloMagicTacticalNarrativeThird Person

IGDB90· 2

Year 2006Dev Atlus · Atlus USA

✓ Both are third-person Action RPGs — sharing deep RPG systems, turn-based strategy and strong narrative focus

≠ Where it differs: brings adventure storytelling, ranged combat and fantasy world, while skipping visual novel storytelling

Where it drifts furthest from Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Survivor: setting.

Same studio: Atlus.

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#6Marvel's Midnight SunsClosest on combat

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GenreRPGSubgenreAction RPGSub-subgenreThird-Person ARPG

SoloTacticalMagicThird PersonFantasy

Steam👍 82%· 24KRAWG👍 78%· 106OC82· 137

Year 2022Dev Firaxis · 2K GamesPlaytime ~8hOn PC · PS · Xbox

✓ Both are third-person Action RPGs — sharing deep RPG systems, turn-based strategy and combat tactical

≠ Its own twist: card game strategy, adventure storytelling and fantasy world, while skipping visual novel storytelling

Marvel’s Midnight Suns is a new tactical RPG set in the darker side of the Marvel Universe, putting you face-to-face against demonic forces of the underworld as you team up with and live among the Midnight Suns, Earth's last line of defense.

Where it drifts furthest from Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Survivor: setting.

Released 13 years after Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Survivor.

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#7Dragon Quest VIII: Journey of the Cursed King

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