Legend of Mana similar games & best alternatives

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Legend of Mana

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

Should you play it?

The HD Remaster of Legend of Mana is coming to Steam. Meet a colorful cast of characters, use the unique "Land Make" System to build the World Map, and square off against fearsome monsters in the vibrant world of Fa’Diel.

What works

  • Beautiful hand-drawn backgrounds and art
  • Excellent and nostalgic soundtrack with arranged option
  • Deep and complex crafting and pet raising systems
  • High replayability with multiple story arcs and new game+
  • Freedom in world building and exploration

Things to keep in mind

  • Combat is simple and can feel clunky or repetitive
  • Some gameplay systems are obscure and require external guides
  • Storytelling is fragmented and non-linear, which may confuse players
  • Character sprites not updated and can look out of place
  • Performance issues like stuttering reported on some setups

What to play next

Top picks

Games that feels the closest overall

  • FANTASY LIFE i: The Girl Who Steals Time

  • Nobody Saves the World

  • Born of Bread

  • Atelier Ryza: Ever Darkness & the Secret Hideout

  • Witchspire

  • Fae Farm

Less social

Games that feels like Legend of Mana but with less teamwork and cooperation

  • Judero

  • The Night of the Rabbit

  • Monster Boy and the Cursed Kingdom

  • Hades II

  • Yaga

  • Drova - Forsaken Kin

More survival-focused

Games that feels like Legend of Mana but with a stronger survival pressure

  • LOST EPIC

  • Rotwood

  • Crashlands 2

  • Lost Castle 2

  • Knights of Braveland

  • Craftopia

More leadership-focused

Games that feels like Legend of Mana but with more leadership over others

  • Sea of Stars: Sunset Edition

  • Indivisible

  • Regions of Ruin: Runegate

  • Kitaria Fables

  • First Dwarf

  • Zeno Clash 2

Choose your own criteria ->

From the same developer

From the same developer, ranked by motivational fit.

  • Trials of Mana

  • FINAL FANTASY VI

  • Actraiser Renaissance

  • FINAL FANTASY V

  • Romancing SaGa -Minstrel Song- Remastered

Similarity map

How to compare these games

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Each card is a nearby game on the similarity map, compared with Legend of Mana. 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 Legend of Mana. These titles are not in What to play next.

Legend of Mana: Less representative of its motivational profile, with noticeable differences. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Cooperation, Fellowship, Intimacy, Leadership. It leans lower than usual among comparable games on Survival, Thrill, Leadership.

Last update: 21/08/2026