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iRank90
RPGAction RPGThird-Person ARPG
SoloMagicFantasyThird Person
IGDB90· 10
Year 2012Dev Nintendo SPD Production Group No. 2 · Nintendo
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We filtered the 50 games similar to Ys: Memories of Celceta down to the 39 that fit the “Fantasy” category. Fire Emblem Awakening, Ni no Kuni: Wrath of the White Witch and Vagrant Story top the list, ranked by affinity and similarity score to Ys: Memories of Celceta.
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Year 2012Dev Nihon Falcom
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The best games with a fantasy setting like Ys: Memories of Celceta
39 similar games foundUpdated May 2026
Handpicked by our similarity algorithm, these are the titles with the highest gameplay match to Ys: Memories of Celceta. Each one has been evaluated across 5 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.
RPGAction RPGThird-Person ARPG
SoloMagicFantasyThird PersonOpen World
IGDB84· 10
Year 2011Dev LEVEL-5On PlayStation 3 · Switch
✓ Fits the third-person Action RPGs cluster, with deep RPG systems, combat magic and fantasy world
≠ Where it differs: brings adventure storytelling, open world exploration and exploration and discovery
Genre100Combat100Game mode100Setting100Visuals100
77
RPGAction RPGThird-Person ARPG
SoloMagicFantasyThird Person
Year 2000Dev Square Product Development Division 4 · Square Electronic ArtsOn PlayStation 3
✓ Fits the third-person Action RPGs cluster, with deep RPG systems, combat magic and fantasy world
≠ Where it differs: brings adventure storytelling
It predates Ys: Memories of Celceta by 12 years, with what that implies technically.
Genre100Combat100Game mode100Setting100Visuals100
RPGAction RPGThird-Person ARPG
SoloMagicFantasyThird Person
Year 1991Dev Square
✓ Fits the third-person Action RPGs cluster, with deep RPG systems, combat magic and fantasy world
≠ Stands apart with adventure storytelling
It predates Ys: Memories of Celceta by 21 years, with what that implies technically.
Genre100Combat100Game mode100Setting100Visuals100
77
RPGAction RPGThird-Person ARPG
SoloMagicFantasyThird PersonDark
Year 2000Dev LEVEL-5 · Sony Computer EntertainmentOn PS4
✓ Fits the third-person Action RPGs cluster, with deep RPG systems, combat magic and fantasy world
≠ Stands apart with deep simulation, adventure storytelling and dark, oppressive atmosphere
It predates Ys: Memories of Celceta by 12 years, with what that implies technically.
Genre100Combat100Game mode100Setting100Visuals100
RPGAction RPGThird-Person ARPG
SoloMagicFantasyThird PersonMelee
Steam👍 90%· 366KRAWG👍 75%· 935IGDB85· 9OC84· 176
Year 2023Dev Avalanche Software · Warner Bros. InteractivePlaytime ~30hOn PC · PS · Xbox
✓ Fits the third-person Action RPGs cluster, with deep RPG systems, combat magic and fantasy world
≠ Where it differs: brings action RPG combat, adventure storytelling and puzzle design
The castle is the achievement: densely built, worth exploring on its own terms, and full of small detail. Spell-chaining combat is more involved than expected. Outside it, the open world follows a familiar checklist of camps and puzzles, and the main story resolves in a rush that leaves several threads sitting unfinished.
Released 11 years after Ys: Memories of Celceta.
Genre100Game mode100Setting100Visuals100Combat86
RPGAction RPGThird-Person ARPG
SoloMagicFantasyThird PersonOpen World
IGDB60· 1
Year 2002Dev Rare · Nintendo
✓ Both are third-person Action RPGs — sharing deep RPG systems, combat magic and fantasy world
≠ Stands apart with puzzle design, adventure storytelling and open world exploration
It predates Ys: Memories of Celceta by 10 years, with what that implies technically.
Genre100Combat100Game mode100Visuals100Setting64
RPGAction RPGThird-Person ARPG
SoloMagicFantasyThird PersonDark
IGDB70· 1
Year 2003Dev Cavia · Take-Two Interactive
✓ Fits the third-person Action RPGs cluster, with deep RPG systems, combat magic and fantasy world
≠ Its own twist: action RPG combat, dark, oppressive atmosphere and strong narrative focus
It predates Ys: Memories of Celceta by 9 years, with what that implies technically.
Genre100Combat100Game mode100Visuals100Setting61
RPGAction RPGThird-Person ARPG
SoloMagicFantasyThird PersonMelee
Steam👍 76%· 22KIGDB71· 11OC74· 124
Year 2019Dev Spiders · Focus EntertainmentOn Xbox · PS4 · PC
✓ Both are third-person Action RPGs — sharing deep RPG systems, combat magic and fantasy world
≠ Where it differs: brings action RPG combat, adventure storytelling and strong narrative focus
A mid-budget RPG with a colonial-era setting that is genuinely unusual, and diplomacy that can resolve most quests without combat if you invest in it. Faction reputation matters. Production values show the budget — environments repeat heavily between regions, animation is stiff, and combat never becomes more than adequate.
Released 7 years after Ys: Memories of Celceta.
Genre100Game mode100Setting100Visuals100Combat80
RPGAction RPGThird-Person ARPG
SoloMagicFantasyThird PersonNarrative
IGDB77· 10
Year 2012Dev CapcomOn PlayStation 3
✓ Fits the third-person Action RPGs cluster, with deep RPG systems, combat magic and fantasy world
≠ Its own twist: action RPG combat, adventure storytelling and sandbox freedom
Where it drifts furthest from Ys: Memories of Celceta: setting.
Genre100Combat100Game mode100Visuals100Setting43
RPGAction RPGThird-Person ARPG
SoloMagicFantasyThird PersonHistorical
IGDB91· 4
Year 2010Dev Ready At Dawn · Capcom
✓ Fits the third-person Action RPGs cluster, with deep RPG systems, combat magic and fantasy world
≠ Stands apart with action RPG combat, adventure storytelling and historical setting
Where it drifts furthest from Ys: Memories of Celceta: setting.
Genre100Combat100Game mode100Visuals100Setting41
RPGAction RPGThird-Person ARPG
SoloMagicFantasyThird PersonMelee
Steam👍 74%· 6.4KIGDB51· 7OC60· 41
Year 2014Dev Piranha Bytes · Deep SilverOn PlayStation 3 · PC
✓ Both are third-person Action RPGs — sharing deep RPG systems, combat magic and fantasy world
≠ Its own twist: action RPG combat, adventure storytelling and strong narrative focus
An old-school European RPG: three factions with genuinely different magic schools, a world that does not scale to your level, and exploration that rewards wandering into places you are not ready for. Combat is its weakest link — stiff, poorly telegraphed, and frustrating in the early hours before your character is competent at anything.
Genre100Game mode100Visuals100Combat88Setting65
RPGAction RPGThird-Person ARPG
SoloMagicFantasyThird PersonMelee
Steam👍 88%· 13KIGDB79· 11
Year 2012Dev 38 Studios · Electronic ArtsOn PlayStation 3 · PC
RPGAction RPGThird-Person ARPG
SoloMagicFantasyThird PersonMelee
Steam👍 90%· 89KIGDB86· 7
Year 2011Dev CD Projekt REDOn Linux · PC · Mac
✓ Fits the third-person Action RPGs cluster, with deep RPG systems, combat magic and fantasy world
≠ Its own twist: adventure storytelling, dark, oppressive atmosphere and strong narrative focus
Tighter and far more focused than what followed: combat demands preparation and punishes mashing, and the second act splits into two genuinely different paths depending on one choice. The opening hours are the steepest in the series — the tutorial explains little, alchemy and signs are easy to ignore until they suddenly become mandatory.
Genre100Game mode100Visuals100Combat86Setting61
RPGAction RPGThird-Person ARPG
SoloMagicFantasyThird PersonRanged
Steam👍 89%· 11KIGDB81· 2OC67· 10
Year 2009Dev Piranha Bytes · Deep SilverOn PC
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