Tales of ARISE similar games & best alternatives

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Tales of ARISE

Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Xbox One • 2021

Should you play it?

300 years of tyranny. A mysterious mask. Lost pain and memories. Wield the Blazing Sword and join a mysterious, untouchable girl to fight your oppressors. Experience a tale of liberation, featuring characters with next-gen graphical expressiveness!

What works

  • Engaging and fluid combat system
  • Strong character development and party dynamics
  • Beautiful anime-style graphics and soundtrack
  • Emotional and immersive story
  • Long playtime with meaningful progression

Things to keep in mind

  • Repetitive enemy designs and grindy endgame
  • Ai party members can be inefficient
  • Story pacing issues in second half
  • Scummy monetization and dlc practices
  • Linear exploration with limited creative freedom

What to play next

Top picks

Games that feels the closest overall

  • Clair Obscur: Expedition 33

  • Assassin's Creed® Odyssey

  • Ruined King: A League of Legends Story™

  • Tales of Berseria™

  • Monochrome Mobius: Rights and Wrongs Forgotten

  • FINAL FANTASY VII REMAKE INTERGRADE

Less intimate

Games that feels like Tales of ARISE but with less focus on close relationships

  • Sudeki

  • AWAKEN - Astral Blade

  • Eastern Exorcist

  • The First Berserker: Khazan

  • Kingdoms of Amalur: Re-Reckoning

  • Visions of Mana

More social

Games that feels like Tales of ARISE but with more teamwork and cooperation

  • CODE VEIN

  • Granblue Fantasy: Relink

  • Dungeons of Sundaria

  • Nioh 3

  • GOD EATER 3

  • STRANGER OF PARADISE FINAL FANTASY ORIGIN

Choose your own criteria ->

From the same developer

From the same developer, ranked by motivational fit.

  • SCARLET NEXUS

  • Tales of Berseria™

  • Tales of Zestiria

  • Tales of Vesperia: Definitive Edition

  • CODE VEIN

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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 Tales of ARISE. These titles are not in What to play next.

Tales of ARISE: 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 Intimacy, Leadership, Relaxation.

Last update: 21/08/2026