Etrian Odyssey HD similar games & best alternatives

Etrian Odyssey HD

PC (Microsoft Windows), Nintendo Switch • 2023

Should you play it?

Beyond the village of Etria lies a mysterious forest with a colossal crack opening to a puzzling labyrinth. Lead a team of explorers into the dungeon with the promise of riches, fame, and adventure!

What works
  • Faithful and polished port with quality of life improvements
  • Engaging and strategic combat system
  • Unique map drawing mechanic
  • Challenging and rewarding dungeon exploration
  • Excellent music and art style
Things to keep in mind
  • Steep difficulty spikes and grinding
  • Minimal story and character development
  • Some balance issues with classes and skills
  • Pricey for a remaster of an older game
  • Postgame content can be tedious and frustrating

What to play next

Similar games, hidden gems, and fresh directions from this game.

Top picks

Games that feel the closest overall

  • Wizardry: Proving Grounds of the Mad Overlord

  • FINAL FANTASY III

  • FINAL FANTASY V

  • Zanki Zero: Last Beginning

  • DRAGON QUEST III HD-2D Remake

  • GRANDIA II HD Remaster

  • Final Fantasy III (3D Remake)

  • Labyrinth of Refrain: Coven of Dusk

  • FINAL FANTASY
Hidden Gems

Less popular games with surprisingly high similarity

  • FANTASIAN Neo Dimension

  • Archaelund

  • Wizardry 7: Crusaders of the Dark Savant
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Each dot is a game. They are arranged from the same motivation profile as in the “Why this game works” section below. Closer dots usually mean more similar reasons to play (exploration, competition, relaxation, etc.)—not that one game is “better” than another.

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Why don’t the axes read like a score? This view uses t-SNE: it only keeps who is close to whom. The scales are not “good to bad” or hours played—they separate groups on the map. Read distance between dots, not the axis numbers (hidden on purpose).

Etrian Odyssey HD: Broadly representative of its motivational profile, with a few distinct shifts. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Fellowship, Violence, Survival, Cooperation. Here, the score leans higher than usual among comparable games on Leadership, Exploration. It leans lower than usual among comparable games on Value.

Why this game works

A motivational profile of the game, with the closest similar game for each player motivation.

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  • Competence

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  • Competition

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  • Continuation

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  • Cooperation

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  • Creativity

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  • Domination

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    "No social dominance or power over others; interactions are solo and self-directed."

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  • Escapism

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  • Expectation

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    "Players engage voluntarily out of intrinsic interest and enjoyment rather than obligation or external pressure."

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  • Experimenting

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  • Exploration

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  • Expression

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  • Fantasy

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    "Set in a fictional fantasy world with mythical creatures, magic, and heroic adventure."

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  • Fellowship

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  • Growth

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  • Health

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  • Idle

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  • Intimacy

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  • Leadership

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  • Progression

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  • Relaxation

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  • Sensation

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  • Status

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  • Story

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  • Strategy

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  • Value

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  • Violence

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    "Combat involves fighting monsters and enemies, but not gratuitous or excessive violence."

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  • Survival

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