Games Like Atelier Shallie: Alchemists of the Dusk Sea DX (2026)

Shared: Dual Protagonist, JRPG

Ninety-plus hours of turn-based brawling, monster collecting, island resort management, and one of the most emotionally gutting dual-protagonist stories in recent JRPG memory. If your backlog is already overwhelming, look away now.

Shared: tier:aaa, New Game Plus

Carry a silent priestess through a kingdom drowned in cursed rain, summoning the souls of fallen knights to fight for her. If you loved Hollow Knight's atmosphere but want a gentler death loop, this one earns every quiet, aching moment.

Shared: tier:aaa, New Game Plus

Clive Rosfield's revenge epic is the most divisive Final Fantasy in years: a cinematic action-RPG that rewards patience with one of the franchise's best narratives, but strips out traditional RPG depth in the process.

Shared: tier:aaa, New Game Plus

Six hours of isometric sci-fi mood that hits harder than its runtime suggests, if you can tolerate a story that withholds more than it reveals.

Shared: tier:aaa, New Game Plus

After years of bloated rosters and diminishing returns, the musou genre finally has a reason to exist again. Origins strips the formula back to one character, rebuilds the combat from the ground up, and actually makes you think.