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iRank76
RPGCRPGTurn-Based CRPG
SoloTacticalNarrativeFantasySci-FiIsometric
Steam👍 70%· 4.4KIGDB82· 22OC80· 110
Year 2017Dev inXile Entertainment · TechlandOn PS4 · Linux · PC
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We filtered the 38 games similar to Xenogears down to the 26 that fit the “PC” category. Torment: Tides of Numenera, Tactical Breach Wizards and Caves of Qud top the list, ranked by affinity and similarity score to Xenogears.
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GenreRPGSubgenreCRPGSub-subgenreTurn-Based CRPG
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NarrativeSolo
Year 1998Dev Square Product Development Division 3
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Within the “PC” category, the closest game to Xenogears is Torment: Tides of Numenera — scoring 84/100 on our similarity scale. Tactical Breach Wizards and Caves of Qud follow close behind.
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The best games like Xenogears on PC
26 similar games foundUpdated May 2026
Handpicked by our similarity algorithm, these are the titles with the highest gameplay match to Xenogears. Each one has been evaluated across 10 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.
RPGCRPGTurn-Based CRPG
SoloTacticalNarrativeFantasySci-FiIsometric
Steam👍 98%· 12KIGDB84· 3OC87· 21
Dev Suspicious DevelopmentsPlaytime ~6hOn PC
✓ Same family of turn-based CRPGs: deep RPG systems, turn-based strategy and strong narrative focus
≠ Stands apart with puzzle design, adventure storytelling and historical setting, while skipping post-apocalyptic world
Tactical Breach Wizards is a small-scale, turn-based tactics game where you play a team of wizards in modern-day tactical gear, breaching and clearing rooms full of terrorists, drug dealers, corrupt cops, and worse. It's still in early development, so everything about it might change!
Genre100Combat100Game mode100Tone100Visuals72Setting61
RPGCRPGTurn-Based CRPG
SoloTacticalNarrativeSci-FiFantasyIsometric
Steam👍 95%· 12KRAWG👍 83%· 46IGDB94· 1OC90· 11
Year 2015Dev Freehold Games · Kitfox GamesPlaytime ~2hOn PC · Apple Macintosh · Linux
✓ Both are turn-based CRPGs — sharing deep RPG systems, turn-based strategy and strong narrative focus
≠ Its own twist: adventure storytelling, deep simulation and roguelike runs, while skipping post-apocalyptic world
Caves of Qud is a science fantasy roguelike epic steeped in retrofuturism, deep simulation, and swathes of sentient plants. Come inhabit an exotic world and chisel through layers of thousand-year-old civilizations. Decide: is it a dying earth, or is it on the verge of rebirth?Who are you?
Released 17 years after Xenogears.
Genre100Combat100Game mode100Setting80Visuals52Tone50
80
iRank81
RPGCRPGTurn-Based CRPG
SoloTacticalNarrativePost-ApocalypticSci-FiIsometric
Steam👍 83%· 8.1KIGDB78· 10OC81· 42
Year 2014Dev inXile Entertainment · Deep SilverOn PS4 · Linux · PC
✓ Same family of turn-based CRPGs: deep RPG systems, turn-based strategy and strong narrative focus
≠ Its own twist: adventure storytelling, survival mechanics and open world exploration, while skipping fantasy world
Released 16 years after Xenogears.
Genre100Game mode100Tone100Setting86Visuals72Combat52
RPGCRPGTurn-Based CRPG
SoloTacticalNarrativeFantasyIsometric
Steam👍 88%· 20KIGDB85· 14OC89· 88
Year 2018Dev Obsidian Entertainment · Versus EvilOn PS4 · Linux · PC
✓ Same family of turn-based CRPGs: deep RPG systems, turn-based strategy and strong narrative focus
≠ Stands apart with adventure storytelling, open world exploration and skill tree progression, while skipping setting scifi
Where it drifts furthest from Xenogears: setting.
Released 20 years after Xenogears.
Genre100Combat100Game mode100Tone100Visuals72Setting48
RPGCRPGTurn-Based CRPG
SoloTacticalNarrativeFantasyIsometric
Steam👍 74%· 301
Year 2017Dev Double Dice GamesPlaytime ~3hOn PC · Apple Macintosh
✓ Both are turn-based CRPGs — sharing deep RPG systems, turn-based strategy and strong narrative focus
≠ Stands apart with adventure storytelling and early access, while skipping setting scifi
Do you ever dream of being a real hero from a fairy-tale about dragons, sorcerers and knights? If the answer is yes, then you're in luck. Because you are in a fairy-tale right now! Moreover, you are the Knight by yourself! You are fearless, you have sharp sword and your destiny awaits you.
Where it drifts furthest from Xenogears: setting.
Released 19 years after Xenogears.
Genre100Combat100Game mode100Tone100Visuals61Setting42
RPGCRPGTurn-Based CRPG
SoloTacticalNarrativeFantasyIsometric
Steam👍 78%· 35KIGDB66· 3OC72· 36
Year 2018Dev Owlcat Games · Deep SilverOn PS4 · Linux · PC
✓ Fits the turn-based CRPGs cluster, with deep RPG systems, turn-based strategy and strong narrative focus
≠ Where it differs: brings adventure storytelling, open world exploration and setting medieval, while skipping setting scifi
Where it drifts furthest from Xenogears: setting.
Released 20 years after Xenogears.
Genre100Combat100Game mode100Tone100Visuals72Setting42
RPGCRPGTurn-Based CRPG
SoloTacticalNarrativeFantasyIsometric
Steam👍 79%· 3.0KIGDB87· 9OC84· 70
Year 2018Dev Stoic · Versus EvilOn PS4 · Android · PC
✓ Same family of turn-based CRPGs: deep RPG systems, turn-based strategy and strong narrative focus
≠ Its own twist: deep simulation, historical setting and setting medieval, while skipping setting scifi
Where it drifts furthest from Xenogears: setting.
Released 20 years after Xenogears.
Genre100Combat100Game mode100Tone100Visuals71Setting30
RPGCRPGTurn-Based CRPG
SoloTacticalNarrativeSci-FiFantasy
Steam👍 74%· 2.9KRAWG👍 44%· 62
Year 2018Dev Snowhound Games · 1C CompanyPlaytime ~3hOn PC · Apple Macintosh · Linux
✓ Both are turn-based CRPGs — sharing deep RPG systems, turn-based strategy and strong narrative focus
≠ Where it differs: brings card game strategy, adventure storytelling and roguelike runs, while skipping post-apocalyptic world
In a grim dystopian future, where mankind has scattered across the galaxy and the human society has split into two distinct classes, you are a poor stateless outcast forced to live off scraps from derelict alien stations and ships in the outer space, yet you dream of becoming a privileged citizen…
Where it drifts furthest from Xenogears: visuals.
Released 20 years after Xenogears.
Genre100Combat100Game mode100Tone70Setting57Visuals0
RPGCRPGTurn-Based CRPG
SoloTacticalNarrativeFantasyIsometric
Steam👍 93%· 36KIGDB85· 7OC84· 85
Year 2021Dev Four Quarters · Devolver DigitalOn Xbox · Linux · Android
✓ Both are turn-based CRPGs — sharing deep RPG systems, turn-based strategy and strong narrative focus
≠ Where it differs: brings roguelike runs, card game strategy and adventure storytelling, while skipping setting scifi
Where it drifts furthest from Xenogears: visuals.
Released 23 years after Xenogears.
Genre100Combat100Game mode100Tone58Setting51Visuals37
RPGCRPGTurn-Based CRPG
SoloTacticalNarrativeFantasyIsometric
Steam👍 95%· 3.5KRAWG👍 82%· 34
Year 2012Dev Level Up LabsOn PC · PS · Xbox
✓ Same family of turn-based CRPGs: deep RPG systems, turn-based strategy and strong narrative focus
≠ Stands apart with tower defense planning, adventure storytelling and dark, oppressive atmosphere, while skipping setting scifi
Defender's Quest is a Tower-Defense/RPG Hybrid that focuses on tactical depth, customization, and story. That means no random encounters, no spikey-haired emo kids, no forced time sinks, and no tedious, repetitive battles.
Where it drifts furthest from Xenogears: setting and visuals.
Released 14 years after Xenogears.
Genre100Combat100Game mode100Tone57Visuals41Setting23
RPGCRPGTurn-Based CRPG
SoloTacticalSci-FiIsometricProcedural
Steam👍 94%· 22KIGDB90· 10OC88· 73
Year 2018Dev Subset GamesOn Linux · Android · PC
✓ Both are turn-based CRPGs — sharing deep RPG systems, turn-based strategy and combat tactical
≠ Where it differs: brings puzzle design, deep simulation and roguelike runs, while skipping strong narrative focus
Released 20 years after Xenogears.
Genre100Combat100Game mode100Setting53Visuals50
#13Chroma Squad
74
iRank78
RPGCRPGTurn-Based CRPG
SoloTacticalFantasyIsometricManagement
Steam👍 93%· 4.6KRAWG👍 66%· 95MC75IGDB72· 7OC76· 29
Year 2015Dev BANDAI NAMCO Entertainment America · BANDAI NAMCO Entertainment USPlaytime ~4hOn PC · PS · Xbox
✓ Both are turn-based CRPGs — sharing deep RPG systems, turn-based strategy and combat tactical
≠ Stands apart with deep simulation, adventure storytelling and resource management, while skipping strong narrative focus
Chroma Squad is a tactical role-playing video game. The game is influenced by tokusatsu TV shows, particularly the Super Sentai and Power Rangers. ###Tokusatsu The genre of tokusatsu TV shows is briefly defined as “a fantastic movie with special effects about superheroes”.
Where it drifts furthest from Xenogears: visuals and setting.
Released 17 years after Xenogears.
Genre100Combat100Game mode100Setting47Visuals44
RPGCRPGTurn-Based CRPG
SoloTacticalSci-FiIsometricSandbox World
Steam👍 98%· 239KRAWG👍 87%· 620MC87IGDB75· 2OC86· 11
Year 2016Dev Ludeon StudiosPlaytime ~19hOn PC · Apple Macintosh · Linux
✓ Fits the turn-based CRPGs cluster, with deep RPG systems, turn-based strategy and combat tactical
≠ Stands apart with deep simulation, survival mechanics and real-time strategy, while skipping strong narrative focus
RimWorld is a sci-fi colony sim driven by an intelligent AI storyteller. Inspired by Dwarf Fortress, Firefly, and Dune. You begin with three survivors of a shipwreck on a distant world. Manage colonists' moods, needs, wounds, and illnesses.
Where it drifts furthest from Xenogears: setting.
Released 18 years after Xenogears.
Genre100Combat100Game mode100Visuals62Setting36
RPGCRPGTurn-Based CRPG
SoloTacticalNarrativeOpen WorldSkill Tree
Steam👍 96%· 3.3KOC81· 10
Year 2022Dev AsymmetricPlaytime ~5hOn PC · Apple Macintosh
✓ Both are turn-based CRPGs — sharing deep RPG systems, turn-based strategy and strong narrative focus
≠ Its own twist: adventure storytelling, puzzle design and open world exploration, while skipping fantasy world
Shadows over Loathing — a slapstick-figure comedy adventure-RPG full of mobsters, monsters, and mysteries.
Where it drifts furthest from Xenogears: visuals.
Released 24 years after Xenogears.
Genre100Combat100Game mode100Tone100Visuals0
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