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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 40 games similar to The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel II down to the 6 that fit the “Nintendo Switch” category. Final Fantasy, I Am Setsuna and Octopath Traveler II top the list, ranked by affinity and similarity score to The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel II.

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GenreRPGSubgenreJRPGSub-subgenreTurn-Based JRPG
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NarrativeSolo
Year 2014Dev Nihon Falcom

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Within the “Nintendo Switch” category, the closest game to The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel II is Final Fantasy — scoring 91/100 on our similarity scale. I Am Setsuna and Octopath Traveler II follow close behind.

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The best games like The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel II on Nintendo Switch

6 similar games foundUpdated May 2026

Handpicked by our similarity algorithm, these are the titles with the highest gameplay match to The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel II. Each one has been evaluated across 12 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.

#1Final Fantasy
Final Fantasy
RPGJRPGTurn-Based JRPG
SoloTacticalMagicNarrativeFantasyAnime
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: exploration and discovery, skill tree progression and visual 2d, while skipping setting scifi

Where it drifts furthest from The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel II: visuals.

Released 7 years after The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel II.

Genre100Combat100Game mode100Tone100Setting84Visuals0
I Am Setsuna
RPGJRPGTurn-Based JRPG
SoloTacticalMagicNarrativeFantasyAnime
Steam👍 72%· 1.7KIGDB76· 27OC75· 112
Year 2016Dev Tokyo RPG Factory · Square EnixOn PS4 · PC · Switch

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

≠ Stands apart with visual isometric and visual pixel, while skipping setting scifi

Where it drifts furthest from The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel II: visuals.

On reception: its Steam reviews are mostly positive, against very positive for The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel II.

Genre100Combat100Game mode100Tone100Setting83Visuals0
Octopath Traveler II
RPGJRPGTurn-Based JRPG
SoloTacticalMagicNarrativeFantasyAnime
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 setting scifi

Where it drifts furthest from The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel II: visuals.

Released 9 years after The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel II.

Genre100Combat100Game mode100Setting83Tone52Visuals0
Dragon Quest XI S: Echoes of an Elusive Age - Definitive Edition
RPGJRPGTurn-Based JRPG
SoloTacticalNarrativeFantasyAnimeThird 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 open world exploration, melee combat and exploration and discovery, while skipping combat magic

Where it drifts furthest from The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel II: visuals.

Released 5 years after The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel II.

Genre100Game mode100Tone100Setting82Combat68Visuals40
Octopath Traveler
RPGJRPGTurn-Based JRPG
SoloTacticalNarrativeFantasyAnime
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, exploration and discovery and visual pixel, while skipping combat magic

Where it drifts furthest from The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel II: visuals.

Released 4 years after The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel II.

Genre100Game mode100Tone100Setting81Combat71Visuals0
Battle Chasers: Nightwar
RPGJRPGTurn-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 exploration and discovery, loot and gear systems and visual isometric, while skipping adventure storytelling

Where it drifts furthest from The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel II: visuals and setting.

Released 3 years after The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel II.

Genre100Game mode100Tone100Combat75Setting42Visuals0

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