Games like INAZUMA ELEVEN: Heroes' Victory Road
If you like INAZUMA ELEVEN: Heroes' Victory Road (football, rpg and anime), these 10 games are similar in what you do and how you play. They go from most to least similar.

Digimon Story Cyber Sleuth: Complete Edition
- In common: progression and story
- Difference: less competitive
When you want an RPG to last you weeks: across the two games, reviews talk of 70 to 90 hours.

DRAGON BALL XENOVERSE 2
- In common: progression and long sessions
- Difference: more co-op
When you want a Dragon Ball game where you keep improving your character, solo or in online co-op missions.

Pyre
- In common: story and progression
When you want an 8 to 10-hour story where losing a Rite doesn't end your game: the journey carries on.

Digimon Story Time Stranger
- In common: progression and story
- Difference: less competitive
When you want a story to last you several weeks: the main plot runs to around 40 hours, plus about 10 more for side quests.

Metaphor: ReFantazio
- In common: progression and story
- Difference: less competitive
When you've got weeks of free evenings ahead: the main story runs to around 80 hours, and about 100 with everything.

Persona 5 Royal
- In common: progression and story
- Difference: less competitive
When you want a long story and a calendar to organise: each in-game day advances your relationships and your team.

DRAGON BALL XENOVERSE
- In common: progression and long sessions
- Difference: less management
When you fancy a Dragon Ball Z story of around 15 hours with your own character, backed up by AI allies.

Football Manager 2024
- In common: progression and long sessions
- Difference: less action
When you have time and fancy managing: one season keeps you hooked for weeks.

Mass Effect™ Legendary Edition
- In common: progression and story
- Difference: less competitive
When you're after a saga to last you many weeks: across the three games there's more than 100 hours of content.

Persona 4 Golden
- In common: progression and story
- Difference: less competitive
When you want a long story to come back to every day: each day on the calendar fits into a session.
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About INAZUMA ELEVEN: Heroes' Victory Road
An anime football RPG: you revive a school's football club, recruit and train players and play real-time matches that pause for slow-motion duels and special moves. You can also relive matches from the series and compete online.
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