Games like Final Fantasy IX
If you like Final Fantasy IX (jrpg, turn-based and classic), these 10 games are similar in what you do and how you play. They go from most to least similar.
Clair Obscur: Expedition 33
- In common: story and long sessions
When you want a long, moving adventure to come back to every afternoon: each area fits into a session.
DRAGON QUEST XI S: Echoes of an Elusive Age – Definitive Edition
- In common: long sessions and story
When you want a long, laid-back adventure to last several weeks: seeing the whole story through takes around a hundred hours.
Persona 5 Royal
- In common: story and long sessions
When you want a long story and a calendar to organise: each in-game day advances your relationships and your team.
Yakuza: Like a Dragon
- In common: story and long sessions
When you want a turn-based JRPG of around 50 hours that blends mob drama with wildly silly side content.
Persona 4 Golden
- In common: story and long sessions
When you want a long story to come back to every day: each day on the calendar fits into a session.
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.
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.
The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind Game of the Year Edition
- In common: long sessions and progression
- Difference: more creative
When you want to get properly lost in a strange, fascinating world, with no rush and no arrows to follow.
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
- In common: story and long sessions
When you want to lose yourself in a long story and feel that every quest has something to tell. Ideal for whole afternoons.
OCTOPATH TRAVELER II
- In common: story and progression
When you want a long JRPG you can play chapter by chapter: one rarely runs past two hours.
How we pick them
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About Final Fantasy IX
A thief from a theatre troupe kidnaps a princess who, as it turns out, wanted to run away. One of the most beloved Final Fantasy games: medieval fantasy, endearing characters, turn-based battles and a huge world to explore.
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