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Games like Pokémon Blue Version
10 games similar to Pokémon Blue Version, a Turn-based strategy (TBS), Adventure, Role-playing (RPG) game, drawn from IGDB's similarity data. Each pick below notes the genres it shares with Pokémon Blue Version.
01Shares AdventureRole-playing (RPG)Turn-based strategy (TBS)Pokémon Red is the foundational version that established the monster-collecting formula Blue refined. Both games share the same Kanto region, gym badge progression, and quest to complete Professor Oak's Pokédex by capturing all 151 creatures. Red and Blue use identical turn-based combat and link cable multiplayer, making Red the natural starting point for the core experience Blue polished.
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02Shares AdventureRole-playing (RPG)Turn-based strategy (TBS)Both games cast you as a young trainer collecting creatures and battling gym leaders across an open fantasy region in turn-based combat. Shield follows the same progression structure as Blue: defeat eight gym leaders, then challenge the league championship. Shield expands the formula with cooperative raids and a wild area where Pokémon roam freely, but the core loop of catching, training, and competing remains unchanged.
03Shares AdventureRole-playing (RPG)Both games are turn-based JRPGs set in fantasy worlds where you explore and encounter creatures in tactical combat. Pokémon Blue emphasizes collecting monsters and leveling them up through battles, while Legrand Legacy offers turn-based combat with a hand-drawn world and a story of personal redemption. If you enjoyed the adventure structure and strategic battles of Pokémon Blue, Legrand Legacy delivers similar RPG progression in a different setting.
04Shares AdventureRole-playing (RPG)Turn-based strategy (TBS)Pokémon Gold continues the core loop that defines Blue: catching monsters, leveling them up through turn-based gym battles, and breeding to expand your collection. Both games share the same isometric perspective and Game Boy link cable multiplayer. Gold expands the formula with 100 new creatures to catch and additional gyms to challenge, making it the natural sequel for players who completed Blue's Pokédex quest.
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05Shares AdventureRole-playing (RPG)Turn-based strategy (TBS)Both games combine turn-based tactical combat with open-world exploration where you build and strengthen a team across a fantasy setting. In Pokémon Blue you capture and level up creatures to challenge gym leaders; in Battle Brothers you recruit and train mercenaries to complete contracts and face procedurally generated threats. Each game layers strategic team management over isometric exploration and gradual character progression.
06Shares AdventureRole-playing (RPG)Both games structure their campaigns around traveling across open worlds and collecting powerful creatures to strengthen your team. Pokémon Blue has you catch monsters and train them through leveling; Borderlands 3 has you hunt procedurally generated weapons and gear across planets. Each game supports cooperative multiplayer, letting you tackle challenges with friends. The fantasy settings and adventure-driven narratives give both a sense of exploration and progression through varied environments.
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07Shares AdventureRole-playing (RPG)Turn-based strategy (TBS)Pokémon Silver continues the core loop of collecting and training monsters across gym battles and a league challenge. Like Blue, it uses turn-based combat and the same isometric perspective on Game Boy hardware. Silver expands the formula with 100 new Pokémon to catch and an extra eight gyms, making it a natural sequel that preserves what made Blue work while offering substantially more content.
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08Shares AdventureRole-playing (RPG)Turn-based strategy (TBS)Both games center on the same core loop: catch creatures, train them through leveling up, and earn gym badges across an open world before facing a final champion challenge. Pokémon Sword expands this formula with a fully explorable Wild Area and cooperative raid battles, but the turn-based battles and creature-collecting structure remain fundamentally unchanged from Blue's original design.
09Shares AdventureRole-playing (RPG)Turn-based strategy (TBS)Pokémon X continues the core monster-collecting loop that defines Blue, sending you across an open world to catch creatures, level them up, and battle gym leaders toward the Pokémon League. Both games share turn-based combat, a JRPG structure rooted in anime and manga, and the central goal of collecting monsters. X simply expands the formula into 3D while maintaining the familiar progression and competitive multiplayer trading.
10SinoAlice 2017Shares AdventureRole-playing (RPG)Turn-based strategy (TBS)Both games combine turn-based strategy with fantasy adventure in an anime-styled world. SinoAlice shares Pokémon Blue's core structure of collecting units and leveling them up through turn-based combat to progress through the story. Where Pokémon emphasizes monster catching, SinoAlice focuses on gathering character classes and weapons, but the loop of team building and tactical battles feels familiar to players who enjoyed the original Game Boy RPG.
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10 games similar to Pokémon Blue Version: Pokémon Red Version, Pokémon Shield, Legrand Legacy, Pokémon Gold Version, Battle Brothers, Borderlands 3, Pokémon Silver Version, Pokémon Sword.
Most of these games share Fantasy, Adventure, Role-playing (RPG), Turn-based strategy (TBS) and Open world with Pokémon Blue Version, based on IGDB's similarity data. Each pick has a short note explaining what it has in common with Pokémon Blue Version.