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2006 Classic

A fast-paced action RPG dungeon crawler for the Nintendo DS set in the Mana universe, with colorful 2D visuals, short dungeon runs and co-op play. You investigate the island of Illusia around the Mana Tree.

What defines Children of Mana:

  • Fantasy setting
  • Action-packed real-time combat
  • Distinctive, stylised art style
  • Lavish presentation

The closest matches for Children of Mana are Dragon's Crown, Minecraft Dungeons II and Crystal of Atlan. Each of these 10 games shares something of what makes Children of Mana special – the reasons are listed right on each game.

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Dragon's Crown

94 %

2013 PlayStation

  • Fantasy setting
  • Distinctive, stylised art style
  • Lavish presentation

Vanillaware's hand-painted side-scrolling brawler blends fast hack-and-slash combat with RPG progression and loot hunting. Up to four players can team up to run dungeons, pick from six very different classes and fight huge bosses.

Minecraft Dungeons II

Action-packed real-time combat

A colorful hack-and-slash dungeon crawler set in the Minecraft universe, built around loot hunting and fighting hordes of mobs. It shines most when played in co-op with friends.

Crystal of Atlan

Strong character progression

A colorful hack-and-slash action RPG with MMO elements, where you join the Adventurer's Guild and uncover the secrets of the Atlan crystals. It focuses on fast combat, classes and gear progression.

Granblue Fantasy: Versus

Lavish presentation

An accessible anime fighting game set in the Granblue universe with gorgeous 2D-styled visuals, an action-RPG story mode, and online versus play. Simplified inputs ease newcomers in while veterans still find depth.

Dragon Nest

Strong character progression

A fast-paced online action MMORPG with many classes and specializations, where you delve into dungeons alone or with friends and fight dragons. The focus is on fluid real-time combat with dodging and combos.

Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep

Action-packed real-time combat

Three protagonists tell the prequel story of the series across Disney worlds. The Command Deck system lets you build flexible real-time combat loadouts with combos, style shifts and finishers.

Absolum

Lavish presentation

A fast side-scrolling beat 'em up with roguelite structure set in the fantasy world of Talamh. Fluid combat, a roster of heroes, varied builds and co-op keep every run fresh.

Grand Chase

Strong character progression

A free-to-play 2D side-scrolling action MMORPG with colorful anime-style heroes, fast brawler-style combat and dungeons tackled together with other players.

Elsword

Strong character progression

A colorful 2.5D anime-styled action MMORPG with fast combo-based combat, many distinct characters and classes, co-op dungeons, and PvP. Class advancement and gear grinding drive long-term play.

Blade & Soul

Lavish presentation

A fantasy MMORPG with fast, martial-arts-driven real-time combat and character designs by Hyung-tae Kim, steeped in East Asian wuxia aesthetics. The focus is on combos, group content and character growth.

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