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Sword Art Online Re: Hollow Fragment

PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows) • 2018

Should you play it?

Take on the role of Kirito, the hero of the popular Sword Art Online anime series, and explore a fantasy world alongside attractive companions! Take down tough enemies in strategic battles and communicate with your companions in real time!

What works

  • Rich story and character development
  • Extensive content and long playtime
  • Customizable combat and party system
  • Immersive sao universe experience
  • Good value especially on sale

Things to keep in mind

  • Repetitive grinding and quests
  • Dated graphics and clunky controls
  • Translation and ui issues
  • Multiplayer mostly inactive
  • Some fanservice and awkward dialogue

What to play next

Top picks

Games that feels the closest overall

  • Tales of Symphonia

  • Tales of Vesperia: Definitive Edition

  • Tales of Graces f Remastered

  • Tales of Xillia Remastered

  • Atelier Resleriana: The Red Alchemist & the White Guardian

  • The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel IV

Less social

Games that feels like Sword Art Online Re: Hollow Fragment but with less teamwork and cooperation

  • Tales of Zestiria

  • The Legend of Heroes: Sen no Kiseki I KAI -Thors Military Academy 1204-

  • Fairy Fencer F Advent Dark Force

  • Tales of Berseria™

  • The Legend of Heroes: Trails beyond the Horizon

  • Tales of ARISE

Less intimate

Games that feels like Sword Art Online Re: Hollow Fragment but with less focus on close relationships

  • BRAVELY DEFAULT FLYING FAIRY HD Remaster

  • Langrisser I & II

  • Final Fantasy IV (3D Remake)

  • RAIDOU Remastered: The Mystery of the Soulless Army

  • Dark Envoy

  • SaGa SCARLET GRACE: AMBITIONS™

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Sword Art Online Re: Hollow Fragment: 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 Intimacy, Leadership, Story.

Last update: 21/08/2026