Games like Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy XIII

Ranked by shared qualities, not genre tags.

What defines Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy XIII

Campaign95%
Timed Deadline90%
Time Management85%
Single-Player85%
Character Action75%
Third-Person70%
Loadout Customization70%
Nonlinear Progression70%
Open World70%
Mortality65%
Earnest65%
Real-Time with Pause60%
Redemption60%
Bittersweet60%
Dialogue Trees55%
Journey & Pilgrimage55%
Anime Style50%
Science Fiction50%
Reputation & Factions45%
High Fantasy45%

Shares Character Action, Third-Person, Open World, Earnest.

Both lean into Campaign, Single-Player, Third-Person, Character Action.

Campaign75%Single-Player70%Third-Person80%Character Action75%
Chorus43% match

Shares Character Action, Third-Person, Open World, Science Fiction.

Both lean into Single-Player, Third-Person, Character Action, Open World.

Single-Player100%Third-Person90%Character Action85%Open World80%

Shares Open World, Third-Person, Science Fiction, Character Action.

Both lean into Single-Player, Open World, Third-Person, Science Fiction.

Single-Player90%Open World95%Third-Person85%Science Fiction90%

Shares Third-Person, Science Fiction, Open World, Loadout Customization.

Both lean into Third-Person, Single-Player, Science Fiction, Open World.

Third-Person95%Single-Player70%Science Fiction85%Open World60%
Scarlet Nexus40% match

Shares Character Action, Third-Person, Earnest, Science Fiction.

Both lean into Single-Player, Campaign, Character Action, Third-Person.

Single-Player95%Campaign80%Character Action90%Third-Person90%

Shares Third-Person, Real-Time with Pause, Character Action, Dialogue Trees.

Both lean into Campaign, Single-Player, Third-Person, Real-Time with Pause.

Campaign90%Single-Player95%Third-Person85%Real-Time with Pause85%

Shares Third-Person, Character Action, Anime Style, Earnest.

Both lean into Single-Player, Campaign, Third-Person, Character Action.

Single-Player80%Campaign70%Third-Person75%Character Action65%

Shares Third-Person, Open World, Character Action, Nonlinear Progression.

Both lean into Campaign, Third-Person, Open World, Character Action.

Campaign75%Third-Person85%Open World85%Character Action70%
Elex II39% match

Shares Open World, Nonlinear Progression, Third-Person, Science Fiction.

Both lean into Campaign, Single-Player, Open World, Third-Person.

Campaign85%Single-Player90%Open World95%Third-Person75%

Shares Open World, Third-Person, Character Action, Earnest.

Both lean into Campaign, Single-Player, Open World, Third-Person.

Campaign85%Single-Player90%Open World95%Third-Person70%
Yakuza 038% match

Shares Third-Person, Open World, Character Action, Earnest.

Both lean into Single-Player, Third-Person, Open World, Character Action.

Single-Player85%Third-Person85%Open World75%Character Action65%

Shares Open World, Third-Person, Earnest, Character Action.

Both lean into Single-Player, Campaign, Open World, Third-Person.

Single-Player95%Campaign85%Open World95%Third-Person90%