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Games like Final Fantasy III
10 games similar to Final Fantasy III, a Adventure, Role-playing (RPG) game, drawn from IGDB's similarity data. Each pick below notes the genres it shares with Final Fantasy III.
01Shares AdventureRole-playing (RPG)Final Fantasy IX shares Final Fantasy III's Active Time Battle system and expansive cast of characters, each with distinct abilities and magic to learn. Both games feature airships, amnesia-stricken protagonists, and worlds threatened by apocalyptic conflict. IX returns to medieval fantasy roots after the sci-fi direction of earlier nineties entries, offering a similar blend of character-driven storytelling and strategic party-based combat.
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02Shares AdventureRole-playing (RPG)Both games use Active Time Battle for their combat system and feature large casts of anti-hero characters navigating apocalyptic conflicts. Each emphasizes unique character abilities alongside magic learned through progression. Final Fantasy VIII shares the amnesia plot device and explores themes of artificial intelligence and ancient advanced technology, maintaining the fantasy-meets-science-fiction tone that defines the series' evolution across these installments.
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03Shares AdventureRole-playing (RPG)Both games pit a ragtag group against an oppressive empire in a fantasy world, assembling diverse party members with distinct abilities to fight back. Final Fantasy XII shares the open-world sandbox structure and airship travel of Final Fantasy III, while maintaining the series' focus on magic, attributes, and tactical combat. Each game emphasizes character-driven storytelling across a large ensemble cast facing conspiracy and tyranny.
04Shares Role-playing (RPG)Both games feature large casts with distinct character abilities and magic systems tied to progression. Final Fantasy Tactics shares the active ability structure and class-based mechanics, letting you customize party roles through leveling and equipment. While Tactics shifts to turn-based tactical combat on grid-based terrain rather than real-time battles, it maintains the conspiracy-driven narrative and fantasy world-building that define the original's appeal.
05Shares Role-playing (RPG)Both games cast you as an amnesiac anti-hero uncovering a dark past while assembling a party of conflicted companions across an open fantasy world. Each character has distinct abilities and attributes that shape combat encounters. Planescape: Torment emphasizes dialogue and moral choices over action, but shares Final Fantasy III's structure of gathering allies with unique skills to confront the consequences of a broken world.
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06Shares AdventureRole-playing (RPG)Both games use Active Time Battle combat where party members take turns in real-time menu-driven sequences. Final Fantasy XIII-2 shares Final Fantasy III's focus on multiple protagonists navigating conflict across a world shaped by ancient civilization technology and artificial intelligence. The branching storyline and dialogue trees in XIII-2 echo III's narrative complexity, while boss fights remain central to progression in both titles.
07Shares AdventureRole-playing (RPG)Both games cast you as an anti-hero caught in betrayal and political conflict. Final Fantasy III features multiple playable characters with unique abilities that shape how you approach battles; Dishonored similarly lets you combine supernatural powers and weapons to tackle objectives in different ways. Each game rewards player choice through branching outcomes, whether switching between parties or deciding how missions unfold based on your decisions.
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08Shares AdventureBoth games feature amnesiac protagonists caught between warring factions in worlds shaped by advanced technology and betrayal. Final Fantasy III's airship-based exploration parallels BioShock Infinite's floating city of Columbia, while each game uses AI companions and environmental storytelling to reveal a corrupt power structure. The anti-hero leads uncover dark secrets about their worlds' origins while confronting parental trauma and moral compromise.
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09Shares AdventureRole-playing (RPG)Chrono Cross shares Final Fantasy III's vast ensemble cast, each with unique abilities that define combat roles, and its isometric open-world exploration across a fantasy setting threatened by apocalyptic forces. Both games feature active battle systems where character attributes and special moves drive strategy. Like Final Fantasy III, Chrono Cross weaves ambient music throughout its world while exploring themes of identity and ancient civilization technology amid dimensional conflict.
10Shares AdventureRole-playing (RPG)Both games pair anti-hero protagonists navigating dystopian worlds shaped by powerful figures' ambitions. BioShock's steampunk underwater city mirrors Final Fantasy III's empire-driven setting, with artificial intelligence and technology central to each story. Both emphasize exploration and backtracking through hostile environments, rewarding players who experiment with different abilities and tools to overcome obstacles and uncover the truth behind their worlds.
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10 games similar to Final Fantasy III: Final Fantasy IX, Final Fantasy VIII, Final Fantasy XII, Final Fantasy Tactics, Planescape: Torment, Final Fantasy XIII-2, Dishonored, BioShock Infinite.
Most of these games share Role-playing (RPG), Fantasy, Adventure, Open world and Sandbox with Final Fantasy III, based on IGDB's similarity data. Each pick has a short note explaining what it has in common with Final Fantasy III.