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4 Games like Dust: An Elysian Tail on Mobile that you should try

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We filtered the 48 games similar to Dust: An Elysian Tail down to the 4 that fit the “Mobile” category. Forgotton Anne, The Revenge of Shinobi and SteamWorld Heist top the list, ranked by affinity and similarity score to Dust: An Elysian Tail.

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GenreRPGSubgenreAction RPG
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NarrativeSolo
Year 2012Dev Humble Hearts

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Within the “Mobile” category, the closest game to Dust: An Elysian Tail is Forgotton Anne — scoring 67/100 on our similarity scale. The Revenge of Shinobi and SteamWorld Heist follow close behind.

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The best games like Dust: An Elysian Tail on Mobile

4 similar games foundUpdated May 2026

Handpicked by our similarity algorithm, these are the titles with the highest gameplay match to Dust: An Elysian Tail. Each one has been evaluated across 14 real attributes — from combat style and progression mechanics to world structure and visual perspective — so every recommendation is based on how the game actually plays, not just its genre label.

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Forgotton Anne

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Forgotton Anne
Closest overall match
RPGAction RPG
SoloMeleeNarrativeFantasyAnime2D
Year 2018Dev ThroughLine Games · Square Enix CollectiveOn PS4 · Android · PC

What brings it close to Dust: An Elysian Tail is deep RPG systems, strong narrative focus and melee combat, and the two track each other on genre, combat and game mode. The common ground extends to single-player focus and 2D presentation. Where the two diverge is tone: a casual, approachable feel.

Released 6 years after Dust: An Elysian Tail.

Genre100Combat100Game mode100Visuals100Setting76Tone54
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The Revenge of Shinobi

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The Revenge of Shinobi
RPGAction RPG
SoloMelee2D
Year 1989Dev Sega Enterprises, Ltd.On PlayStation 3 · Linux · Android

What brings it close to Dust: An Elysian Tail is deep RPG systems, melee combat and single-player focus, and the two track each other on genre, combat and game mode. The common ground extends to 2D presentation.

It predates Dust: An Elysian Tail by 23 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Combat100Game mode100Visuals100
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SteamWorld Heist

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SteamWorld Heist
RPGAction RPG
SoloMelee2DTacticalSci-Fi
Year 2015Dev Image & FormOn PS4 · Linux · PC

The thread back to Dust: An Elysian Tail runs through deep RPG systems, melee combat and single-player focus. To that it adds 2D presentation. They part company on setting: this one brings a sci-fi setting.

Released 3 years after Dust: An Elysian Tail.

Genre100Game mode100Visuals100Combat73Setting0
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Clicker Heroes

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Clicker Heroes
RPGAction RPG
SoloMeleeFantasy2DMultiplayer
Year 2015Dev PlaysaurusPlaytime ~9hOn PC · PS · Xbox

Genre puts it alongside Dust: An Elysian Tail, and so does deep RPG systems, melee combat and fantasy world. The common ground extends to single-player focus and 2D presentation. Where the two diverge is tone and progression: a casual, approachable feel and resource management.

Released 3 years after Dust: An Elysian Tail.

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