Games like Pokémon Legends: Arceus
Closest overall match: Pokémon Sword and Shield (★ 3.7). Highest rated: The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild at ★ 4.5.
These 10 games score highest on our similarity model for Pokémon Legends: Arceus — weighted by shared tags, genre overlap, rating proximity and release era.
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56%
1. Pokémon Sword and Shield
Same developer; rated 0.3 lower.
- Year
- 2019
- Rating
- ★ 3.7
- Metacritic
- 80
- Finish rate
- 85%
- Shared genres
- 3, RPG
-
54%
2. Pokémon Sun, Moon
Same developer.
- Year
- 2016
- Rating
- ★ 3.8
- Metacritic
- 87
- Finish rate
- 83%
- Shared genres
- 3, RPG
-
52%
3. The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom
Rated 0.4 higher; released within 1 year.
- Year
- 2023
- Rating
- ★ 4.4
- Metacritic
- 96
- Finish rate
- 75%
- Shared genres
- 3, 4
-
52%
4. Pokémon: Let's Go, Pikachu! and Eevee!
Same developer.
- Year
- 2018
- Rating
- ★ 3.8
- Metacritic
- 80
- Finish rate
- 75%
- Shared genres
- 3, RPG
-
51%
5. Astral Chain
Close match on genre and platform.
- Year
- 2019
- Rating
- ★ 4.2
- Metacritic
- 87
- Finish rate
- 75%
- Shared genres
- 3, 4
-
51%
6. Pokémon Black, White
Same developer.
- Year
- 2011
- Rating
- ★ 4.2
- Metacritic
- 87
- Finish rate
- 87%
- Shared genres
- 3, RPG
-
50%
7. Genshin Impact
Rated 0.5 lower; released within 2 years.
- Year
- 2020
- Rating
- ★ 3.6
- Metacritic
- 83
- Finish rate
- 18%
- Shared genres
- 3, 4, RPG
-
50%
8. Minecraft: Dungeons
Rated 0.5 lower; released within 2 years.
- Year
- 2020
- Rating
- ★ 3.5
- Metacritic
- 74
- Finish rate
- 49%
- Shared genres
- 3, 4, RPG
-
50%
9. The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild
Rated 0.5 higher.
- Year
- 2017
- Rating
- ★ 4.5
- Metacritic
- 97
- Playtime
- 121h
- Finish rate
- 83%
- Shared genres
- 3, 4, RPG
-
50%
10. Horizon Forbidden West
Same release year.
- Year
- 2022
- Rating
- ★ 4.2
- Metacritic
- 86
- Finish rate
- 82%
- Shared genres
- 3, 4, RPG
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Questions people ask
What is the best game like Pokémon Legends: Arceus?
On our similarity model, Pokémon Sword and Shield is the closest match to Pokémon Legends: Arceus — same developer; rated 0.3 lower.
Which game like Pokémon Legends: Arceus is rated highest?
The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild holds the highest player rating in this list at 4.5/5 from 3,230 players.
Are there games like Pokémon Legends: Arceus on Nintendo Switch?
Yes — we found 9 games like Pokémon Legends: Arceus on Nintendo Switch. See the dedicated list.
How this list is built
Every game in our catalog is scored against Pokémon Legends: Arceus 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.