Summoner similar games & best alternatives

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Summoner

PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5 • 2014

Should you play it?

Summoners have toppled empires and challenged gods. They are venerated as saviours and feared as destroyers. With rings crafted by the ancient Khosani, the gifted can call forth demons, dragons, and elementals, but only the strongest can control the forces they unleash.

What works

  • Engaging story and rich lore
  • Deep character customization and skill system
  • Fun and tactical combat with summons
  • Large world with rewarding exploration
  • Nostalgic and immersive soundtrack

Things to keep in mind

  • Dated graphics and clunky camera
  • Some ai and control frustrations
  • Repetitive backtracking and grind
  • Lack of modern quality-of-life features
  • Limited multiplayer and social features

What to play next

Top picks

Games that feels the closest overall

  • 河洛群俠傳 (Ho Tu Lo Shu ： The Books of Dragon)

  • Drakensang: The River of Time

  • Beyond Galaxyland

  • GRANDIA II HD Remaster

  • YAR: Forgotten Throne

  • FINAL FANTASY XII THE ZODIAC AGE

Less leadership-focused

Games that feels like Summoner but with less leadership over others

  • Stray Blade

  • Flintlock: The Siege of Dawn

  • Kingdoms of Amalur: Re-Reckoning

  • Venetica - Gold Edition

  • Assassin's Creed® Origins

  • The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Remastered

More intimate

Games that feels like Summoner but with more focus on close relationships

  • Ys VIII: Lacrimosa of DANA

  • Tales of ARISE

  • Jade Empire™: Special Edition

  • Monochrome Mobius: Rights and Wrongs Forgotten

  • Assassin's Creed® Odyssey

  • FINAL FANTASY IX

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From the same developer

From the same developer, ranked by motivational fit.

  • Saints Row 2

  • Red Faction Guerrilla Re-Mars-tered

  • Saints Row IV: Re-Elected

  • Saints Row: The Third

  • Red Faction

Similarity map

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  • 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 Summoner. These titles are not in What to play next.

Summoner: Broadly representative of its motivational profile, with a few distinct shifts. 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, Story. It leans lower than usual among comparable games on Sensation.

Last update: 21/08/2026