FINAL FANTASY V similar games & best alternatives

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FINAL FANTASY V

Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4, Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, Nintendo Switch • 2021

Should you play it?

The original FINAL FANTASY V comes to life with completely new graphics and audio as a 2D pixel remaster! A remodeled take on the fifth game in the world-renowned FINAL FANTASY series! Enjoy the timeless story told through charming retro graphics.

What works

  • Deep and flexible job system
  • Engaging turn-based combat with strategic depth
  • High replay value and experimentation
  • Beautiful pixel art and remastered soundtrack
  • Quality of life improvements in pixel remaster

Things to keep in mind

  • Story is light and less developed compared to other ff titles
  • Some bugs and technical issues reported
  • Missing bonus content from gba/mobile versions
  • Font choice in remaster criticized
  • Grinding required for full completion

What to play next

Top picks

Games that feels the closest overall

  • Dark Deity 2

  • Symphony of War: The Nephilim Saga

  • Voidspire Tactics

  • Epic Battle Fantasy 5

  • Romancing SaGa 3™

  • Last Dream

Less leadership-focused

Games that feels like FINAL FANTASY V but with less leadership over others

  • ADOM (Ancient Domains Of Mystery)

  • Ara Fell: Enhanced Edition

  • Cally's Caves 3

  • Blazing Aries

  • Phoenotopia: Awakening

  • Aggelos

Choose your own criteria ->

From the same developer

From the same developer, ranked by motivational fit.

  • FINAL FANTASY VI

  • Trials of Mana

  • Actraiser Renaissance

  • Romancing SaGa -Minstrel Song- Remastered

  • SCARLET NEXUS

Similarity map

How to compare these games

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Each card is a nearby game on the similarity map, compared with FINAL FANTASY V. Swipe sideways to move between games. Titles already listed in What to play next are left out.

  • Cover and title: open that game’s page.
  • What works / keep in mind: the same highlights as the desktop comparison panel.
  • Bars: the main motivational differences versus this game.
How to use the graph

Similarity map

Each dot is a game placed from its motivation profile relative to this page’s game. Direction shows which motivation differs most; distance along that axis shows how large the gap is.

  • Purple star: this page’s game at the centre — everything is relative to it.
  • Direction: each axis is a main motivational difference vs this game (e.g. more / less competitive).
  • Distance on an axis: how large that difference is (ring scales show +/− points).
  • Coloured chips: click to highlight games that mainly differ on that motivation; click again to reset.
  • Dotted line: link between this page’s game and the one selected for comparison.
  • Hover a dot to preview that game in the panel on the right; click to keep that comparison.
  • Scroll or double-click the chart to zoom.

How to read the map This is a polar difference map: direction = which motivation differs, and distance = how much (same units as the sidebar deltas).

Swipe to compare nearby games with FINAL FANTASY V. These titles are not in What to play next.

FINAL FANTASY V: A very typical example of its motivational profile. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Violence, Survival, Fellowship, Intimacy. Here, the score leans higher than usual among comparable games on Leadership, Creativity, Expression.

Last update: 21/08/2026