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iRank92
RPGJRPGTurn-Based JRPG
SoloTacticalNarrativeDarkAnimeFantasyThird Person3D
Steam👍 90%· 41KIGDB94· 7OC93· 172
Year 2024Dev Studio Zero · AtlusOn Xbox · PS4 · PC
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We filtered the 40 games similar to Shin Megami Tensei V: Vengeance down to the 34 that fit the “Fantasy” category. Metaphor: ReFantazio, Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 and Dragon Quest XI S: Echoes of an Elusive Age - Definitive Edition top the list, ranked by affinity and similarity score to Shin Megami Tensei V: Vengeance.
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Year 2024Dev Atlus
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Within the “Fantasy” category, the closest game to Shin Megami Tensei V: Vengeance is Metaphor: ReFantazio — scoring 95/100 on our similarity scale. Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 and Dragon Quest XI S: Echoes of an Elusive Age - Definitive Edition follow close behind.
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The best games with a fantasy setting like Shin Megami Tensei V: Vengeance
34 similar games foundUpdated May 2026
Handpicked by our similarity algorithm, these are the titles with the highest gameplay match to Shin Megami Tensei V: Vengeance. Each one has been evaluated across 15 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.
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iRank91
RPGJRPGTurn-Based JRPG
SoloTacticalNarrativeHardcoreDarkFantasyPost-ApocalypticExplorationThird Person3D
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, melee combat and combat magic, while skipping setting anime
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.
Genre100Game mode100Tone100Visuals100Setting75Progression65
RPGJRPGTurn-Based JRPG
SoloTacticalNarrativeFantasyAnimeExplorationThird Person3D
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 crafting mechanics, while skipping dark, oppressive atmosphere
Where it drifts furthest from Shin Megami Tensei V: Vengeance: tone.
Genre100Game mode100Combat87Setting73Visuals71Progression57
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iRank86
RPGJRPGTurn-Based JRPG
SoloTacticalNarrativeFantasyAnimeExplorationThird Person
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, while skipping dark, oppressive atmosphere
Where it drifts furthest from Shin Megami Tensei V: Vengeance: tone.
Genre100Combat100Game mode100Progression100Setting76Visuals59
RPGJRPGTurn-Based JRPG
SoloTacticalNarrativeAnimeFantasyThird Person
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: visual novel storytelling, 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.
Where it drifts furthest from Shin Megami Tensei V: Vengeance: tone.
Same studio: Atlus.
Genre100Combat100Game mode100Setting78Visuals59Tone48
RPGJRPGTurn-Based JRPG
SoloTacticalNarrativeAnimeFantasyThird Person
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 adventure storytelling
≠ Its own twist: visual novel storytelling, 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.
Where it drifts furthest from Shin Megami Tensei V: Vengeance: tone.
Same studio: Atlus.
Genre100Combat100Game mode100Setting77Visuals59Tone47
RPGJRPGTurn-Based JRPG
SoloTacticalNarrativeFantasyAnimeThird Person
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: setting scifi and visual isometric, while skipping dark, oppressive atmosphere
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.
Where it drifts furthest from Shin Megami Tensei V: Vengeance: visuals and tone.
It predates Shin Megami Tensei V: Vengeance by 9 years, with what that implies technically.
Genre100Combat100Game mode100Setting67Tone47Visuals44
RPGJRPGTurn-Based JRPG
SoloTacticalNarrativeFantasyAnimeExploration
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, visual pixel and visual isometric, while skipping dark, oppressive atmosphere
Where it drifts furthest from Shin Megami Tensei V: Vengeance: visuals and tone.
Genre100Combat100Game mode100Progression100Setting72Tone44
RPGJRPGTurn-Based JRPG
SoloTacticalNarrativeAnimeFantasyThird Person
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 and setting scifi, while skipping dark, oppressive atmosphere
Where it drifts furthest from Shin Megami Tensei V: Vengeance: tone.
It predates Shin Megami Tensei V: Vengeance by 11 years, with what that implies technically.
Genre100Combat100Game mode100Setting68Visuals59Tone42
RPGJRPGTurn-Based JRPG
SoloTacticalNarrativeAnimeFantasy
Steam👍 94%· 10KRAWG👍 88%· 144MC85OC87· 10
Year 2006Dev Nihon Falcom · XSEED GamesPlaytime ~6hOn PC · PS
✓ Nearly identical: deep RPG systems, JRPG narrative and systems and turn-based strategy.
≠ Missing: dark, oppressive atmosphere.
Modern society owes much to a mystical technology known as “orbal energy.
Where it drifts furthest from Shin Megami Tensei V: Vengeance: tone.
It predates Shin Megami Tensei V: Vengeance by 18 years, with what that implies technically.
Genre100Combat100Game mode100Setting74Tone44
RPGJRPGTurn-Based JRPG
SoloTacticalNarrativeAnimeFantasyThird Person
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 visual novel storytelling, combat magic and skill tree progression, 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.
Where it drifts furthest from Shin Megami Tensei V: Vengeance: progression and visuals.
On reception: its Steam reviews are mostly positive, against very positive for Shin Megami Tensei V: Vengeance.
It predates Shin Megami Tensei V: Vengeance by 15 years, with what that implies technically.
Genre100Game mode100Combat80Setting79Tone47Visuals44
RPGJRPGTurn-Based JRPG
SoloTacticalNarrativeFantasyAnimeExploration
Steam👍 94%· 16KIGDB89· 6OC85· 119
Year 2023Dev ACQUIRE Corp. · Square EnixOn Xbox · PS4 · PC
✓ Both are turn-based JRPGs — sharing deep RPG systems, JRPG narrative and systems and turn-based strategy
≠ Its own twist: cozy, relaxing feel, vibe casual and open world exploration, while skipping dark, oppressive atmosphere
Where it drifts furthest from Shin Megami Tensei V: Vengeance: visuals and tone.
Genre100Game mode100Progression100Combat78Setting75Tone32
81
iRank66
RPGJRPGTurn-Based JRPG
SoloTacticalNarrativeAnimeFantasyThird Person
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 visual novel storytelling, 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 Shin Megami Tensei V: Vengeance: tone and visuals.
On reception: its Steam reviews are mostly positive, against very positive for Shin Megami Tensei V: Vengeance.
It predates Shin Megami Tensei V: Vengeance by 10 years, with what that implies technically.
Genre100Game mode100Setting80Combat67Visuals44Tone34
RPGJRPGTurn-Based JRPG
SoloTacticalNarrativeFantasyAnime
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, visual 2d and visual isometric, while skipping dark, oppressive atmosphere
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 Shin Megami Tensei V: Vengeance: visuals and tone.
Genre100Combat100Game mode100Setting76Tone33Visuals0
80
iRank93
RPGJRPGTurn-Based JRPG
SoloTacticalNarrativeFantasyAnimeExploration
Steam👍 95%· 8.2KIGDB88· 3
Year 2021Dev Tose · Square EnixOn Xbox · PS4 · Android
✓ Both are turn-based JRPGs — sharing deep RPG systems, JRPG narrative and systems and turn-based strategy
≠ Its own twist: combat magic, skill tree progression and visual 2d, while skipping dark, oppressive atmosphere
Where it drifts furthest from Shin Megami Tensei V: Vengeance: visuals and tone.
Genre100Game mode100Setting77Combat60Progression57Tone43
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