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24 alternatives to Final Fantasy III (VI)

ranked as the number one RPG of all time by IGN

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Final Fantasy III (VI) launched in 2014; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   Final Fantasy VII REMAKE▲126

   One of the greatest RPGs of all time, remade

   2015 · jp.square-enix.com · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Journey▲119

   One of the best-reviewed games of all time comes to PS4

   2015 · playstation.com · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Final Fantasy IX▲79

   The classic RPG, now for iPhone and Android

   2016 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War III▲72

   DEATH COMES FOR ALL. DESTINY CHOOSES A FEW.

   2017 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

5. 5
   LIGHTNING RETURNS™: FINAL FANTASY® XIII▲67

   The grand finale of the trilogy

   2015 · store.steampowered.com · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Planescape: Torment▲66

   Classic Forgotten Realms DnD based cRPG. Possibly the best.

   2015 · gog.com · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Final Fantasy 7 iOS▲112

   Classic JRPG now available for iOS!

   2015 · jp.square-enix.com · its alternatives →

8. 8
   The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt▲194

   Visually stunning RPG full of meaningful choices/consequence

   2015 · its alternatives →

9. 9
   World of Final Fantasy▲62

   Collect & raise in the world of FF

   2017 · eu.store.square-enix-games.com · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Path of Exile▲57

    The F2P RPG that Diablo 3 should have been

    2015 · pathofexile.com · its alternatives →

11. 11
    Dragon Age: Inquisition▲11

    The biggest role-playing game of the years.

    2014 · ea.com · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Starcraft▲62

    The best sci-fi real-time strategy video game of all time

    2014 · starcraft.blizzard.com · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Duelyst▲73

    Final Fantasy and Hearthstone, combined.

    2015 · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Shadowrun: Dragonfall▲66

    Great RPG where high tech meets high fantasy.

    2015 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

15. 15
    Final Fantasy Type-0▲55

    Gritty Final Fantasy for NextGen consoles

    2015 · square-enix-games.com · its alternatives →

16. 16
    Dragon Quest VI: Realms of Revelation▲59

    Final installment in the Zenithian trilogy

    2015 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

17. 17
    Adventures of Mana▲67

    Final Fantasy Adventure, remastered for mobile

    2016 · play.google.com · its alternatives →

18. 18
    Super Chibi Knight▲55

    Few RPGs are this damn adorable.

    2015 · store.steampowered.com · its alternatives →

19. 19
    Sorcery! 4▲70

    An interactive story with thousands of choices!

    2016 · play.google.com · its alternatives →

20. 20
    The Last of Us▲21

    One of the best PS3 games rebuilt with next-gem graphics.

    2014 · playstation.com · its alternatives →

21. 21
    Fallout 4▲163

    The post-apocalyptic RPG franchise returns

    2015 · its alternatives →

22. 22
    Mighty Mage▲67

    Text-based RPG game!

    2016 · play.google.com · its alternatives →

23. 23
    Grim Fandango Remastered▲101

    One of the best adventure games of all time gets updated

    2015 · doublefine.com · its alternatives →

24. 24
    Myth N' Heroes▲68

    One of the best retro games of the year

    2016 · play.google.com · its alternatives →

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