Tokyo Xanadu eX+ similar games & best alternatives

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Tokyo Xanadu eX+

PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), Nintendo Switch • 2017

Should you play it?

Tokyo Xanadu eX+; a massive action RPG from the masters of the genre, Nihon Falcom! When high school student Kou Tokisaka encounters the nightmare realm known as the Eclipse, his world is forever changed.

What works

  • Engaging action combat
  • Rich character development and friendships
  • Immersive story with multiple endings
  • Long playtime with new game+
  • Excellent soundtrack

Things to keep in mind

  • Some repetitive dungeon design
  • Slow pacing in early story
  • Translation inconsistencies
  • Limited cosmetic customization
  • Platforming sections can be frustrating

What to play next

Top picks

Games that feels the closest overall

  • Ys X: Nordics

  • Tales of Xillia Remastered

  • Superdimension Neptune VS Sega Hard Girls

  • Young Souls

  • Tales of Vesperia: Definitive Edition

  • Tales of Symphonia

More leadership-focused

Games that feels like Tokyo Xanadu eX+ but with more leadership over others

  • The Legend of Heroes: Kuro no Kiseki

  • Persona 4 Golden

  • Agarest: Generations of War Zero

  • THE LEGEND OF HEROES: HAJIMARI NO KISEKI

  • NEO: The World Ends with You

  • Persona 3 Portable

Less fellowship-oriented

Games that feels like Tokyo Xanadu eX+ but with less of a community feel

  • METALLIC CHILD

  • Mary Skelter: Nightmares

  • Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night

  • Anachronox

  • StarCrawlers

  • Tales of Zestiria

Choose your own criteria ->

From the same developer

From the same developer, ranked by motivational fit.

  • Ys X: Nordics

  • The Legend of Heroes: Kuro no Kiseki

  • Ys IX: Monstrum Nox

  • The Legend of Heroes: Trails in the Sky the 3rd

  • The Legend of Heroes: Trails in the Sky

Similarity map

How to compare these games

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Each card is a nearby game on the similarity map, compared with Tokyo Xanadu eX+. 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 Tokyo Xanadu eX+. These titles are not in What to play next.

Tokyo Xanadu eX+: 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. It leans lower than usual among comparable games on Leadership, Status.

Last update: 22/08/2026