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We filtered the 40 games similar to The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel II down to the 16 that fit the “Xbox” category. Agarest: Generations of War, Final Fantasy and Persona 5 Royal 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 “Xbox” category, the closest game to The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel II is Agarest: Generations of War — scoring 95/100 on our similarity scale. Final Fantasy and Persona 5 Royal follow close behind.

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

16 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.

#1Agarest: Generations of War
Agarest: Generations of War
RPGJRPGTurn-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 setting scifi

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.

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

Genre100Combat100Game mode100Tone100Setting86Visuals62
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
#3Persona 5 Royal
Persona 5 Royal
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 combat magic

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.

Released 6 years after The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel II.

Genre100Game mode100Tone100Visuals100Setting85Combat74
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
Persona 4 Golden
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 combat magic

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.

Genre100Game mode100Tone100Visuals100Setting85Combat72
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
Metaphor: ReFantazio
RPGJRPGTurn-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 combat magic

Released 10 years after The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel II.

Genre100Game mode100Setting86Combat76Visuals74Tone67
Clair Obscur: Expedition 33
RPGJRPGTurn-Based JRPG
SoloTacticalMagicNarrativeFantasyThird 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 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.

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

Released 11 years after The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel II.

Genre100Game mode100Combat86Visuals66Tone52Setting36
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
#10Final Fantasy XIII-2
Final Fantasy XIII-2
RPGJRPGTurn-Based JRPG
SoloNarrativeFantasySci-FiAnimeThird 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, open world exploration and melee combat, while skipping combat tactical

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

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

Genre100Game mode100Tone100Setting100Visuals100Combat0
FINAL FANTASY IX
RPGJRPGTurn-Based JRPG
SoloTacticalNarrativeFantasyOpen World
Steam👍 95%· 14KRAWG👍 87%· 575MC84OC81· 32
Year 2000Dev Square Enix · Electronic ArtsPlaytime ~5hOn PC · PS · Xbox

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

≠ Stands apart with open world exploration and exploration and discovery, while skipping 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 The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel II: setting.

It predates The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel II by 14 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Game mode100Tone100Combat69Setting43
Yakuza: Like a Dragon
RPGJRPGTurn-Based JRPG
SoloTacticalNarrativeThird PersonMelee
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, open world exploration and melee combat, while skipping combat magic

Released 6 years after The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel II.

Genre100Game mode100Tone78Visuals62Combat55
Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth
RPGJRPGTurn-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 combat magic

Released 10 years after The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel II.

Genre100Game mode100Visuals100Tone68Combat56
OMORI
RPGJRPGTurn-Based JRPG
TacticalNarrativeAnimeFantasyHorror
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 exploration and discovery, while skipping combat magic

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 The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel II: visuals.

Released 6 years after The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel II.

Genre100Tone100Combat62Setting56Visuals0
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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