OCTOPATH TRAVELER™ similar games & best alternatives

OCTOPATH TRAVELER™

Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch • 2019

Should you play it?

Eight travelers. Eight adventures. Eight roles to play. Embark on an epic journey across the vast and wondrous world of Orsterra and discover the captivating stories of each of the eight travelers.

What works

  • Beautiful pixel art with modern effects
  • Engaging and strategic turn-based combat
  • Rich soundtrack and sound design
  • Multiple character stories with unique abilities
  • Long playtime with replay value

Things to keep in mind

  • Storylines feel disjointed and repetitive
  • Limited party member interactions
  • Some difficulty spikes and grindiness
  • Lack of in-game progress tracking for completionists
  • Final boss and endgame content can be frustrating

What to play next

Top picks

Games that feels the closest overall

  • Zoria: Prologue (2020)

  • Rise of the Third Power

  • Shadows of Adam

  • GRANDIA II HD Remaster

  • TRIANGLE STRATEGY

  • New Arc Line

More expressive

Games that feels like OCTOPATH TRAVELER™ but with more self-expression and customization

  • Kingdoms of the Dump

  • Phantom Brave PC

  • OCTOPATH TRAVELER 0

  • Romancing SaGa 3™

  • Divine Divinity

  • Battle Chasers: Nightwar

Less leadership-focused

Games that feels like OCTOPATH TRAVELER™ but with less leadership over others

  • LIVE A LIVE

  • Drova - Forsaken Kin

  • Torchlight

  • LUNAR Remastered Collection

  • Heretical

  • Cinderia

More intimate

Games that feels like OCTOPATH TRAVELER™ but with more focus on close relationships

  • 古剑奇谭二(GuJian2)

  • OCTOPATH TRAVELER II

  • Fate Seeker II

  • GRANDIA HD Remaster

  • FINAL FANTASY IX

  • Quartet

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Similarity map

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Similarity map

Each dot is a game placed from its motivation profile relative to this page’s game. Direction shows which motivation differs most; distance along that axis shows how large the gap is.

  • Purple star: this page’s game at the centre — everything is relative to it.
  • Direction: each axis is a main motivational difference vs this game (e.g. more / less competitive).
  • Distance on an axis: how large that difference is (ring scales show +/− points).
  • Coloured chips: click to highlight games that mainly differ on that motivation; click again to reset.
  • Dotted line: link between this page’s game and the one selected for comparison.
  • Hover a dot to preview that game in the panel on the right; click to keep that comparison.
  • Scroll or double-click the chart to zoom.

How to read the map This is a polar difference map: direction = which motivation differs, and distance = how much (same units as the sidebar deltas).

OCTOPATH TRAVELER™: A very typical example of its motivational profile. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Violence, Survival, Fellowship, Intimacy. Here, the score leans higher than usual among comparable games on Leadership, Relaxation. It leans lower than usual among comparable games on Expression.

Last update: 06/08/2026