Sky Oceans: Wings for Hire

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We filtered the 38 games similar to Sky Oceans: Wings for Hire down to the 16 that fit the “Xbox” category. Octopath Traveler II, Final Fantasy and Agarest: Generations of War top the list, ranked by affinity and similarity score to Sky Oceans: Wings for Hire.

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Year 2024Dev Octeto Studios

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Within the “Xbox” category, the closest game to Sky Oceans: Wings for Hire is Octopath Traveler II — scoring 93/100 on our similarity scale. Final Fantasy and Agarest: Generations of War follow close behind.

#1Octopath Traveler II93 #2Final Fantasy92 #3Agarest: Generations of War92 #4Dragon Quest XI S: Echoes of an Elusive Age - Definitive Edition91 #5Octopath Traveler88

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The best games like Sky Oceans: Wings for Hire on Xbox

16 similar games foundUpdated May 2026

Handpicked by our similarity algorithm, these are the titles with the highest gameplay match to Sky Oceans: Wings for Hire. 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.

#1Octopath Traveler IIClosest overall match

93

Octopath Traveler II

GenreRPGSubgenreJRPGSub-subgenreTurn-Based JRPG

SoloTacticalMagicNarrativeOpen WorldFantasyAnimeExploration

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 visual isometric, while skipping setting cartoon

Where it drifts furthest from Sky Oceans: Wings for Hire: visuals.

Genre100Combat100Game mode100World100Setting67Tone57

#2Final FantasyClosest on tone

92

Final Fantasy

GenreRPGSubgenreJRPGSub-subgenreTurn-Based JRPG

SoloTacticalMagicNarrativeFantasyAnimeExploration

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: skill tree progression, visual 2d and visual pixel, while skipping open world exploration

Where it drifts furthest from Sky Oceans: Wings for Hire: visuals and progression.

Genre100Combat100Game mode100Tone100Setting69Progression42

Steam Xbox Nintendo

#3Agarest: Generations of War

92

Agarest: Generations of War

GenreRPGSubgenreJRPGSub-subgenreTurn-Based JRPG

SoloTacticalMagicNarrativeAnimeFantasyThird 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, skill tree progression and visual isometric, while skipping open world exploration

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 Sky Oceans: Wings for Hire: progression.

It predates Sky Oceans: Wings for Hire by 15 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Combat100Game mode100Tone100Setting71Visuals63

#4Dragon Quest XI S: Echoes of an Elusive Age - Definitive Edition

91

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

GenreRPGSubgenreJRPGSub-subgenreTurn-Based JRPG

SoloTacticalNarrativeOpen WorldFantasyAnimeExplorationThird Person

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 melee combat, crafting mechanics and skill tree progression, while skipping combat magic

Where it drifts furthest from Sky Oceans: Wings for Hire: progression and visuals.

Genre100Game mode100Tone100World100Setting65Combat63

Steam Epic Xbox

#5Octopath Traveler

88

Octopath Traveler

GenreRPGSubgenreJRPGSub-subgenreTurn-Based JRPG

SoloTacticalNarrativeOpen WorldFantasyAnimeExploration

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: visual pixel, visual isometric and visual 2d, while skipping combat magic

Where it drifts furthest from Sky Oceans: Wings for Hire: visuals and progression.

Genre100Game mode100Tone100World100Setting65Combat64

Steam Epic Xbox

#6Clair Obscur: Expedition 33

86

Clair Obscur: Expedition 33

GenreRPGSubgenreJRPGSub-subgenreTurn-Based JRPG

SoloTacticalMagicNarrativeFantasyExplorationThird Person

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 dark, oppressive atmosphere, while skipping open world exploration

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 Sky Oceans: Wings for Hire: setting and progression.

Genre100Game mode100Combat89Visuals68Tone56Progression45

Steam Epic Xbox

#7Persona 5 RoyalClosest on visuals

85

Persona 5 Royal

GenreRPGSubgenreJRPGSub-subgenreTurn-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 open world exploration

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.

Genre100Game mode100Tone100Visuals100Setting70Combat67

Steam PS Nintendo

#8Persona 4 Golden

85

Persona 4 Golden

GenreRPGSubgenreJRPGSub-subgenreTurn-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 open world exploration

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.

It predates Sky Oceans: Wings for Hire by 12 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Game mode100Tone100Visuals100Setting70Combat65

#9Metaphor: ReFantazioClosest on setting

83

Metaphor: ReFantazio

GenreRPGSubgenreJRPGSub-subgenreTurn-Based JRPG

SoloTacticalNarrativeAnimeFantasyThird Person

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, dark, oppressive atmosphere and visual 3d, while skipping open world exploration

Genre100Game mode100Visuals75Setting72Tone71Combat68

#10FINAL FANTASY IX

83

FINAL FANTASY IX

GenreRPGSubgenreJRPGSub-subgenreTurn-Based JRPG

SoloTacticalNarrativeOpen WorldFantasyExploration

Steam👍 95%· 14KRAWG👍 87%· 575MC84OC81· 32

Year 2000Dev Square Enix · Electronic ArtsPlaytime ~5hOn PC · PS · Xbox

✓ Nearly identical: deep RPG systems, JRPG narrative and systems and turn-based strategy.

≠ Missing: combat magic.

Final Fantasy IX (ファイナルファンタジーIX, Fainaru Fantajī Nain) is a 2000 role-playing video game developed and published by Square for the PlayStation video game console. It is the ninth title in the main Final Fantasy series and the last to debut on the original PlayStation.

Where it drifts furthest from Sky Oceans: Wings for Hire: setting and progression.

It predates Sky Oceans: Wings for Hire by 24 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Game mode100Tone100World100Combat62Progression49

#11Yakuza: Like a Dragon

83

Yakuza: Like a Dragon

GenreRPGSubgenreJRPGSub-subgenreTurn-Based JRPG

SoloTacticalNarrativeOpen WorldExplorationThird Person

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 dark, oppressive atmosphere, melee combat and visual first person, while skipping combat magic

Genre100Game mode100World100Tone82Visuals64Progression56

#12Final Fantasy XIII-2

80

Final Fantasy XIII-2

GenreRPGSubgenreJRPGSub-subgenreTurn-Based JRPG

SoloNarrativeOpen WorldFantasyAnimeExplorationThird Person

Steam👍 58%· 6.2KIGDB75· 11

Year 2011Dev Square Enix 1st Production Department · Square EnixOn PlayStation 3 · PC · Xbox

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

≠ Its own twist: real-time strategy, melee combat and setting scifi, while skipping combat tactical

Where it drifts furthest from Sky Oceans: Wings for Hire: combat and progression.

It predates Sky Oceans: Wings for Hire by 13 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Game mode100Tone100World100Visuals100Setting59

#13Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth

76

Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth

GenreRPGSubgenreJRPGSub-subgenreTurn-Based JRPG

SoloTacticalNarrativeThird PersonMelee

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 dark, oppressive atmosphere, while skipping open world exploration

Genre100Game mode100Visuals100Tone72Combat55

76

OMORI

GenreRPGSubgenreJRPGSub-subgenreTurn-Based JRPG

TacticalNarrativeAnimeFantasyExploration

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 visual pixel, while skipping open world exploration

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.

Where it drifts furthest from Sky Oceans: Wings for Hire: visuals and setting.

Genre100Tone100Combat57Setting48Progression48Visuals0

#15Battle Chasers: Nightwar

69

Battle Chasers: Nightwar

GenreRPGSubgenreJRPGSub-subgenreTurn-Based JRPG

SoloTacticalNarrativeFantasyExploration

Steam👍 87%· 7.3KIGDB78· 11OC80· 105

Year 2017Dev Airship Syndicate · THQ NordicOn PS4 · Linux · Android

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

≠ Where it differs: brings loot and gear systems, visual isometric and visual 2d, while skipping adventure storytelling

Where it drifts furthest from Sky Oceans: Wings for Hire: visuals and setting.

Genre100Game mode100Tone100Combat68Progression40Setting31

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