Games like CHRONO TRIGGER®
If you like CHRONO TRIGGER® (jrpg, time travel and classic), these 10 games are similar in what you do and how you play. They go from most to least similar.
FINAL FANTASY VIII
- In common: story and progression
When you want a JRPG that runs to over 40 hours but would rather move quickly: it has a high-speed mode and a magic booster.
FINAL FANTASY X/X-2 HD Remaster
- In common: story and progression
When you want an RPG to last you months: The Skinny reckons FFX alone takes 45-60 hours, and X-2 another 30-45.
Final Fantasy IX
- In common: story and progression
When you fancy a long, classic adventure to come back to every day, unhurriedly.
FINAL FANTASY IV
- In common: story and progression
When you want a short classic JRPG at your own pace: you can switch off random encounters and multiply the experience you earn.
FINAL FANTASY
- In common: progression and long sessions
- Difference: less story
When you want to discover the origin of the series and a classic JRPG to return to unhurriedly, in hour-long stints.
DRAGON QUEST XI S: Echoes of an Elusive Age – Definitive Edition
- In common: story and progression
When you want a long, laid-back adventure to last several weeks: seeing the whole story through takes around a hundred hours.
DRAGON QUEST VII Reimagined
- In common: story and progression
When you want a long but manageable JRPG: the main story can be finished in around 40-50 hours.
FINAL FANTASY VI
- In common: story and progression
When you want a classic story at your own pace: you can switch off random encounters and multiply the experience you earn.
FINAL FANTASY III
- In common: progression and long sessions
- Difference: less story
When you want a classic JRPG at your own pace: you can turn off random encounters and earn up to four times the experience.
Shin Megami Tensei V: Vengeance
- In common: progression and long sessions
- Difference: harder
When you want a long, demanding JRPG: Atlus puts a playthrough at around 80 hours, and you can save anywhere.
How we pick them
We compare the tags the Steam community gives each game with our own classification: what you do (action, story, building…), the difficulty, how long sessions last and whether you play alone or with others. Nobody pays to appear.
About CHRONO TRIGGER®
A 1995 JRPG from the creators of Dragon Quest and Final Fantasy: Crono travels from prehistory to a ruined future to stop the end of the world. There are no random battles, you combine techs from two or three characters and there are several endings.
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