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2005PlayStation

In Shadow Hearts: From the New World you hunt monsters pouring out of mysterious windows across the early-modern Americas. Turn-based battles hinge on precisely timed button presses on the Judgment Ring, which decide how much damage lands and how well you defend.

Turn-based combat
A party of several characters
Historical setting
Strong character progression

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The closest matches for Shadow Hearts: From the New World are The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel II, The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel and The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel III. Each of these 10 games shares something of what makes Shadow Hearts: From the New World special – the reasons are listed right on each game.

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Best alternative overall: The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel II 90% match – Turn-based combat
Newest alternative: Final Fantasy Tactics: The Ivalice Chronicles 88% match – released 2025

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The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel II

90 %Match

2014PCPlayStation92 % positive39.99 €

A direct sequel to Trails of Cold Steel in which Rean and his friends are swept up in a civil war. Turn-based combat with character links, a richly populated world full of recurring characters, and a heavy focus on narrative define the experience.

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As the valkyrie Lenneth you recruit fallen heroes' souls for the coming battle of Ragnarok. It blends a turn-based combat system with combo timing, 2D platforming dungeons, Norse mythology and multiple endings.

Final Fantasy Tactics: The Ivalice Chronicles

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Fell Seal: Arbiter's Mark

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The Legend of Heroes: Trails in the Sky SC

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