5 Games like FINAL FANTASY IX on Mobile that you should try

Shelved next to FINAL FANTASY IX for good reason: strong narrative focus, tactical combat and fantasy world. Both also lean on exploration and discovery, and single-player focus. The distance is in progression and combat — its own ground is magic-based combat and an anime aesthetic.

The resemblance to FINAL FANTASY IX is about as close as this list gets: they line up on genre, combat and tone. The common ground extends to fantasy world and single-player focus. Where the two diverge is game mode: co-op play.

On paper it is what FINAL FANTASY IX is — strong narrative focus, tactical combat and fantasy world — though the resemblance is mostly at that level. To that it adds single-player focus. They part company on progression and setting: this one brings an anime aesthetic and skill tree progression.

It meets FINAL FANTASY IX on fantasy world and single-player focus. They part company on progression: this one brings loot and gear systems.

What brings it close to FINAL FANTASY IX is strong narrative focus, tactical combat and fantasy world, and the two track each other on genre, combat and game mode. To that it adds exploration and discovery, and single-player focus. They part company on progression: this one brings loot and gear systems.