Sword Art Online: Lost Song similar games & best alternatives

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Sword Art Online: Lost Song

PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation Vita • 2018

Should you play it?

Enter the VRMMO world of the much-loved anime SWORD ART ONLINE! In Alfheim Online, a world of fairies and magic, you become the hero of the series, Kirito, and together with your wondrous friends try to conquer the floating land of Svart Alfheim.

What works

  • Enjoyable flying and combat mechanics
  • Strong appeal for sao fans with familiar characters and story
  • Good value for money especially on sale
  • Co-op multiplayer with friends
  • Narrative immersion through visual novel style dialogues

Things to keep in mind

  • Limited character customization options
  • Repetitive enemies and missions
  • Multiplayer player base is small or inactive
  • Some clunky controls and camera issues
  • Story considered mediocre or confusing for non-fans

What to play next

Top picks

Games that feels the closest overall

Less social

Games that feels like Sword Art Online: Lost Song but with less teamwork and cooperation

  • Stray Blade

  • Dust: An Elysian Tail

  • Ruined King: A League of Legends Story™

  • Sudeki

  • Flintlock: The Siege of Dawn

  • FINAL FANTASY VII

More expressive

Games that feels like Sword Art Online: Lost Song but with more self-expression and customization

  • CODE VEIN

  • LIGHTNING RETURNS™: FINAL FANTASY® XIII

  • DRAGON BALL XENOVERSE

  • Onigiri

  • Atlas Fallen: Reign Of Sand

  • MEGATON MUSASHI W: WIRED

More creative

Games that feels like Sword Art Online: Lost Song but with more room to create and customize

  • BRAVELY DEFAULT FLYING FAIRY HD Remaster

  • RuneScape: Dragonwilds

  • Atelier Ryza: Ever Darkness & the Secret Hideout

  • Atelier Ryza 2: Lost Legends & the Secret Fairy

  • Drakensang: The River of Time

  • Dungeon Siege II

Choose your own criteria ->

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  • Purple star: this page’s game at the centre — everything is relative to it.
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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).

Sword Art Online: Lost Song: Less representative of its motivational profile, with noticeable differences. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Cooperation, Fellowship, Intimacy, Leadership. It leans lower than usual among comparable games on Expression, Creativity, Intimacy.

Last update: 03/08/2026