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Games like Dragon Quest

2004PlayStationNintendo Switch

You name your own hero, and the name shapes how his stats grow over the journey. Travel the overworld and dungeons, and turn-based battles reward you with experience and gold to level up and gear up.

  • Turn-based combat
  • Open world
  • Strong character progression
  • Fantasy setting

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In short: Games like Dragon Quest

Each of these 10 games shares something of what makes Dragon Quest special. The reasons are listed right on each game.

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Dragon Warrior VII

90 %Match

2000PlayStation

Brings what grabs you about Dragon Quest: turn-based combat, deep character progression and a fantasy setting.

A sprawling classic JRPG in which a party travels to the past to restore lost islands to the present world. It offers dozens of hours of exploration, turn-based battles and a deep job class system.

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Rainbow Moon

Open world

A colorful tactical RPG with grid-based turn-based battles, an isometric overworld and a hugely extensive character progression system. Fans of grinding, upgrading gear and skills, and exploring regions get 40+ hours of content.

Final Fantasy

Turn-based combat

The Pixel Remaster of the first Final Fantasy brings the classic turn-based quest of four Warriors of Light to modern platforms with refreshed 2D visuals and a rearranged soundtrack. A simple but foundational JRPG experience.

Final Fantasy III

Turn-based combat

The pixel remaster of the classic Final Fantasy RPG: four heroes of light travel a fantasy world using the famous job system and turn-based battles. Refreshed retro graphics and a reworked soundtrack give the old-school adventure a modern polish.

Helen's Mysterious Castle

Turn-based combat

You follow a young girl with a hidden past on a quest to uncover her own origins through a fantasy world. The game delivers a classic-style RPG experience with a lovingly rendered look reminiscent of old-school JRPGs.

Breath of Fire III

Turn-based combat

A classic PlayStation JRPG following Ryu, last of the dragon clan, from childhood into adulthood. Standouts are the Dragon Gene system for combining transformations, the master-apprenticeship skill learning, and a charming, varied journey.

Ara Fell

Turn-based combat

An indie JRPG with classic turn-based combat set in a magical world of floating islands above the clouds. Its story about a vampire threat blends Japanese and Western RPG elements.

Crystal Project

Open world

You are dropped into a huge open world with little hand-holding, collecting crystals, unlocking classes and freely building your party. Discovery is the heart of it, as new abilities gradually open up areas that were previously out of reach.

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