Final Fantasy VII Remake similar games & best alternatives

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Final Fantasy VII Remake

Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch 2, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5 • 2020

Should you play it?

What works

  • Engaging and strategic combat system
  • Deep and expanded story with rich character development
  • High-quality visuals and soundtrack
  • Immersive and detailed world-building
  • Meaningful progression and customization

Things to keep in mind

  • Some pacing issues and filler content
  • Camera and control frustrations in certain sections
  • Limited ai companion control
  • Linear exploration with occasional tedious traversal
  • Minor technical texture inconsistencies

What to play next

Top picks

Games that feels the closest overall

  • Persona 3 Reload

  • FINAL FANTASY IX

  • Pillars of Eternity II: Deadfire

  • The Outer Worlds 2

  • Ys VIII: Lacrimosa of DANA

  • The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel II

More social

Games that feels like Final Fantasy VII Remake but with more teamwork and cooperation

  • Persona 4 Golden

  • Ghost of Yotei

  • STAR WARS™ Knights of the Old Republic™

  • Atelier Resleriana: The Red Alchemist & the White Guardian

  • Avowed

  • Persona 5

Less intimate

Games that feels like Final Fantasy VII Remake but with less focus on close relationships

Less fellowship-oriented

Games that feels like Final Fantasy VII Remake but with less of a community feel

  • GRANDIA II HD Remaster

  • The Witcher IV

  • Final Fantasy X

  • FINAL FANTASY VIII

  • Jade Empire™: Special Edition

  • FINAL FANTASY VIII - REMASTERED

Choose your own criteria ->

From the same developer

From the same developer, ranked by motivational fit.

  • FINAL FANTASY VIII - REMASTERED

  • STAR OCEAN THE SECOND STORY R

  • NEO: The World Ends with You

  • FINAL FANTASY VII REMAKE INTERGRADE

  • FINAL FANTASY VII REBIRTH

Similarity map

How to compare these games

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  • 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 VII Remake. These titles are not in What to play next.

Final Fantasy VII Remake: A very typical example of its motivational profile. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Cooperation, Fellowship, Intimacy, Leadership. Here, the score leans higher than usual among comparable games on Story, Leadership. It leans lower than usual among comparable games on Cooperation.

Last update: 21/08/2026