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STRANGER OF PARADISE FINAL FANTASY ORIGIN

Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Xbox One • 2023

Should you play it?

Developed in cooperation between Square Enix and Team NINJA (Koei Tecmo Games), STRANGER OF PARADISE FINAL FANTASY ORIGIN is a hard-core action RPG that takes the FINAL FANTASY series in a new direction. Experience the boldest and most merciless battles in FINAL FANTASY history.

What works

  • Deep and satisfying combat system
  • Extensive job and build customization
  • Engaging co-op multiplayer
  • Nostalgic final fantasy references and music
  • High replay value with dlc content

Things to keep in mind

  • Poor optimization and performance issues
  • Story can be campy and confusing
  • Loot system can be overwhelming
  • Some frustrating boss mechanics
  • Inventory management is cumbersome

What to play next

Top picks

Games that feels the closest overall

  • Blades of Time

  • Hellsweeper VR

  • Solo Leveling: ARISE OVERDRIVE

  • Bulletstorm: Full Clip Edition

  • Nioh: Complete Edition

  • Granblue Fantasy: Relink

More intimate

Games that feels like STRANGER OF PARADISE FINAL FANTASY ORIGIN but with more focus on close relationships

  • Hunted: The Demon’s Forge™

  • Sword Art Online: Hollow Realization Deluxe Edition

  • REMNANT II®

  • GOD EATER 3

  • Remnant: From the Ashes

  • CODE VEIN

Less competitive

Games that feels like STRANGER OF PARADISE FINAL FANTASY ORIGIN but with less competition against others

  • Dragon's Dogma: Dark Arisen

  • RuneScape: Dragonwilds

  • Warhammer 40,000: Darktide

  • Dying Light 2 Stay Human: Reloaded Edition

  • Ys IX: Monstrum Nox

  • Atlas Fallen: Reign Of Sand

Choose your own criteria ->

From the same developer

From the same developer, ranked by motivational fit.

  • Nioh: Complete Edition

  • Nioh 2 – The Complete Edition

  • Nioh 3

  • NINJA GAIDEN 4

  • NINJA GAIDEN 2 Black

Similarity map

How to use the graph

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).

STRANGER OF PARADISE FINAL FANTASY ORIGIN: A very typical example of its motivational profile. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Cooperation, Fellowship, Intimacy, Leadership. Here, the score leans higher than usual among comparable games on Status, Competition. It leans lower than usual among comparable games on Intimacy.

Last update: 03/08/2026