Games like Final Fantasy VII (1997)
Closest overall match: Final Fantasy IX (★ 4.4). Highest rated: Beyond Good & Evil at ★ 4.4. Quickest to finish: Beyond Good & Evil at about 1 hours.
These 12 games score highest on our similarity model for Final Fantasy VII (1997) — weighted by shared tags, genre overlap, rating proximity and release era. What ties them together most: role-playing, JRPG and Fantasy. Updated Oct 16, 2026.
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70%
1. Final Fantasy IX
Shares Party-Based RPG, JRPG, role-playing, Turn-Based and Exploration and 6 more tags; same developer.
- Year
- 2000
- Rating
- ★ 4.4
- Metacritic
- 84
- Playtime
- 5h
- Finish rate
- 81%
- Shared genres
- 3, RPG
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57%
2. Ys Origin
Shares JRPG, role-playing, Fantasy, Partial Controller Support and Great Soundtrack and 2 more tags; rated 0.5 lower.
- Year
- 2006
- Rating
- ★ 3.9
- Metacritic
- 76
- Playtime
- 5h
- Finish rate
- 77%
- Shared genres
- 3, 4, RPG
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57%
3. FINAL FANTASY VIII
Shares 1990's, JRPG, Turn-Based, Fantasy and Open World and 4 more tags; same developer; released within 2 years.
- Year
- 1999
- Rating
- ★ 4.3
- Metacritic
- 90
- Playtime
- 3h
- Finish rate
- 78%
- Shared genres
- RPG
-
55%
4. Ys I & II Chronicles
Shares JRPG, role-playing, Fantasy, Partial Controller Support and Great Soundtrack and 2 more tags; rated 0.5 lower.
- Year
- 1989
- Rating
- ★ 3.9
- Playtime
- 5h
- Finish rate
- 76%
- Shared genres
- 3, 4, RPG
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55%
5. Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic
Shares Party-Based RPG, role-playing, Turn-Based, Exploration and Fantasy and 1 more tags.
- Year
- 2003
- Rating
- ★ 4.4
- Metacritic
- 88
- Playtime
- 2h
- Finish rate
- 75%
- Shared genres
- 4, RPG
-
55%
6. Ys: The Oath in Felghana
Shares JRPG, role-playing, Fantasy, Partial Controller Support and Great Soundtrack and 2 more tags.
- Year
- 2005
- Rating
- ★ 4.1
- Metacritic
- 73
- Playtime
- 4h
- Finish rate
- 84%
- Shared genres
- 3, 4, RPG
-
54%
7. Portal Knights
Shares role-playing, Exploration, Fantasy, Open World and Partial Controller Support and 3 more tags; rated 1.4 lower.
- Year
- 2016
- Rating
- ★ 3.0
- Metacritic
- 72
- Playtime
- 4h
- Finish rate
- 18%
- Shared genres
- 3, 4, RPG
-
53%
8. FINAL FANTASY IV: THE AFTER YEARS
Shares Party-Based RPG, 1990's, JRPG, role-playing and Turn-Based and 6 more tags; same developer; rated 0.6 lower.
- Year
- 2008
- Rating
- ★ 3.7
- Metacritic
- 87
- Playtime
- 5h
- Finish rate
- 76%
- Shared genres
- 3, RPG
-
53%
9. Dragon Quest Builders 2
Shares JRPG, role-playing, Steam Achievements and Singleplayer; same developer; rated 0.3 lower; about 8h longer.
- Year
- 2019
- Rating
- ★ 4.0
- Metacritic
- 85
- Playtime
- 11h
- Finish rate
- 63%
- Shared genres
- 3, 4, RPG
-
53%
10. Beyond Good & Evil
Shares Dystopian, Exploration, Open World, Great Soundtrack and Singleplayer.
- Year
- 2003
- Rating
- ★ 4.4
- Metacritic
- 84
- Playtime
- 1h
- Finish rate
- 76%
- Shared genres
- 3, 4
-
53%
11. Arx Fatalis
Shares role-playing, Exploration, Fantasy and Singleplayer; rated 0.4 lower.
- Year
- 2002
- Rating
- ★ 4.0
- Metacritic
- 77
- Playtime
- 1h
- Finish rate
- 54%
- Shared genres
- 3, 4, RPG
-
53%
12. Octopath Traveler
Shares JRPG, role-playing, Turn-Based, Great Soundtrack and Steam Achievements and 1 more tags; same developer; rated 0.4 lower.
- Year
- 2018
- Rating
- ★ 3.9
- Metacritic
- 82
- Playtime
- 6h
- Finish rate
- 45%
- Shared genres
- 3, RPG
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Questions people ask
What is the best game like Final Fantasy VII (1997)?
On our similarity model, Final Fantasy IX is the closest match to Final Fantasy VII (1997) — shares Party-Based RPG, JRPG, role-playing, Turn-Based and Exploration and 6 more tags; same developer.
Which game like Final Fantasy VII (1997) is rated highest?
Beyond Good & Evil holds the highest player rating in this list at 4.4/5 from 518 players.
Are there games like Final Fantasy VII (1997) on Nintendo Switch?
Yes — we found 9 games like Final Fantasy VII (1997) on Nintendo Switch. See the dedicated list.
How this list is built
Every game in our catalog is scored against Final Fantasy VII (1997) on five signals: weighted tag overlap (rare tags count more), genre overlap, platform family overlap, rating and playtime proximity, and release era. The list is recomputed nightly as ratings and new releases change.
Base game data via RAWG.