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Games like Final Fantasy XV

2016 ★ 79/100 Game details →
Hack and slash/Beat 'em upAdventureRole-playing (RPG)

10 games similar to Final Fantasy XV, a Hack and slash/Beat 'em up, Adventure, Role-playing (RPG) game, drawn from IGDB's similarity data. Each pick below notes the genres it shares with Final Fantasy XV.

  1. Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain cover
    Shares Adventure

    Both games thrust you into expansive open worlds where a day/night cycle and destructible environments shape how you approach combat and exploration. Each features a protagonist with a dark past driven by conspiracy and revenge, accompanied by trusted allies. While Final Fantasy XV emphasizes magic and party-based combat, Metal Gear Solid V prioritizes tactical stealth and mercenary operations, yet both reward creative problem-solving across their vast, reactive landscapes.

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  2. Watch Dogs 2 cover
    Watch Dogs 2 2016 ★ 79
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    Both games pair third-person action combat with sprawling open worlds where you uncover conspiracies alongside trusted companions. Watch Dogs 2 shares Final Fantasy XV's cover-based combat system and emphasis on infiltration alongside direct confrontation. Where Final Fantasy XV focuses on magic and monster hunts across a fantasy landscape, Watch Dogs 2 channels similar tactical gameplay through hacking and stealth in a modern San Francisco setting.

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  3. The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild cover
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    Both games drop you into expansive fantasy worlds where you travel freely across open terrain, encountering powerful enemies and environmental challenges. Each emphasizes real-time combat and exploration over linear progression, letting you tackle objectives in your own order. Day-night cycles shape how the world behaves, and both feature protagonists on quests to save their realms from catastrophic threats using combat skills honed through adventure.

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  4. The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt cover
    Shares AdventureRole-playing (RPG)

    Both games cast you as a male protagonist on a world-saving quest through dark fantasy landscapes, fighting supernatural threats across vast open worlds. The Witcher 3 shares FFXV's emphasis on action-adventure combat and exploration, with side quests and day/night cycles shaping your journey. Where FFXV centers on companionship, The Witcher 3 deepens its narrative through player choices that reshape its story.

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  5. The Elder Scrolls Online cover
    Shares AdventureRole-playing (RPG)

    Both games center on action-driven fantasy worlds where you battle enemies in real-time combat while exploring vast open landscapes. Like Final Fantasy XV's journey across Eos, Elder Scrolls Online immerses you in a detailed realm filled with side quests and optional encounters. Each game emphasizes traversal and discovery across a living world, with combat systems that reward mastering different weapon types and magical abilities.

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  6. Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance cover
    Shares AdventureHack and slash/Beat 'em up

    Both games pair intense hack-and-slash combat with conspiracy-driven narratives featuring anti-hero protagonists on the run. Final Fantasy XV emphasizes traveling with companions through an open world, while Metal Gear Rising focuses on solo combat mastery with a cyborg ninja protagonist. Each game delivers third-person action grounded in science fiction settings where the protagonist must confront powerful forces threatening their world.

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  7. Final Fantasy XIII-2 cover
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    Both games blend real-time combat with party-based strategy in sprawling fantasy worlds touched by science fiction elements. Final Fantasy XIII-2 shares XV's coming-of-age narrative, following a young protagonist on a transformative journey alongside companions. Where XV emphasizes open-world exploration and survival, XIII-2 focuses on time-travel across branching timelines, but both reward experimentation through layered progression systems and contextual combat mechanics.

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  8. Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor cover
    Shares AdventureHack and slash/Beat 'em upRole-playing (RPG)

    Both games pair third-person action combat with open-world exploration across fantasy settings. Shadow of Mordor shares FFXV's counter-based melee system and real-time combat that rewards mastering attack rhythms. Each casts you as a driven protagonist on a revenge quest through hostile terrain, building power through experience and skills while encountering memorable enemies that evolve based on your encounters.

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  9. Rogue Warrior cover
    Rogue Warrior 2009 ★ 48

    Both games center on an anti-hero protagonist navigating hostile environments with context-sensitive cover mechanics and day/night cycles that shape gameplay. While Final Fantasy XV emphasizes fantasy combat and party dynamics, Rogue Warrior delivers tactical action through a character-driven single-player campaign. Each game rewards players for mastering combat systems against overwhelming odds in sandbox settings where artificial intelligence responds to your tactical choices.

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  10. Watch Dogs cover
    Watch Dogs 2014 ★ 77
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    Both games cast you as protagonists with dark pasts seeking justice across open-world sandboxes filled with conspiracy and conflict. Watch Dogs shares Final Fantasy XV's third-person action-adventure structure and real-time combat, though it emphasizes stealth and hacking over magic. Each game uses its expansive setting as a playground for missions, side quests, and exploration, letting you tackle objectives your own way while uncovering larger conspiracies.

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10 games similar to Final Fantasy XV: Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain, Watch Dogs 2, The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild, The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, The Elder Scrolls Online, Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance, Final Fantasy XIII-2, Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor.

Most of these games share Action, Adventure, Open world, Fantasy and Science fiction with Final Fantasy XV, based on IGDB's similarity data. Each pick has a short note explaining what it has in common with Final Fantasy XV.

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