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7 Games like The Forgotten City on Nintendo Switch that you should try

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We filtered the 31 games similar to The Forgotten City down to the 7 that fit the “Nintendo Switch” category. Xenoblade Chronicles 3, The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim and Yakuza Kiwami top the list, ranked by affinity and similarity score to The Forgotten City.

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Narrative
Year 2021Dev Modern Storyteller

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Within the “Nintendo Switch” category, the closest game to The Forgotten City is Xenoblade Chronicles 3 — scoring 72/100 on our similarity scale. The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim and Yakuza Kiwami follow close behind.

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The best games like The Forgotten City on Nintendo Switch

7 similar games foundUpdated May 2026

Handpicked by our similarity algorithm, these are the titles with the highest gameplay match to The Forgotten City. Each one has been evaluated across 7 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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Xenoblade Chronicles 3

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Xenoblade Chronicles 3
Closest overall match
RPG
NarrativeOpen WorldFantasyExplorationSolo
Year 2022Dev Monolith Soft · NintendoOn Switch

On paper it is what The Forgotten City is — deep RPG systems, strong narrative focus and open world exploration — though the resemblance is mostly at that level. Both also lean on exploration and discovery, and fantasy world. The distance is in visuals and progression — its own ground is a sci-fi setting and skill tree progression.

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The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim

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The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim
Closest on setting
RPG
Open WorldFantasyExplorationFirst PersonSolo
Year 2017Dev Bethesda Game Studios · Bethesda SoftworksOn Switch

It shares the essentials of what The Forgotten City does: deep RPG systems, open world exploration and fantasy world. The common ground extends to exploration and discovery, and a first-person view. It sets itself apart with single-player focus and a third-person camera.

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Yakuza Kiwami

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Yakuza Kiwami
RPG
Open WorldExplorationSoloMultiplayerThird Person
Year 2016Dev Ryu Ga Gotoku Studios · Deep SilverOn Xbox · PlayStation 3 · PS4

With The Forgotten City it shares exploration and discovery, deep RPG systems, and open world exploration. Where the two diverge is visuals: a third-person camera.

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Pokémon Legends: Z-A

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Pokémon Legends: Z-A
RPG
Open WorldExplorationSoloThird Person
Year 2025Dev Game Freak · NintendoOn Switch

The thread back to The Forgotten City runs through exploration and discovery, deep RPG systems, and open world exploration. They part company on visuals: this one brings a third-person camera.

Released 4 years after The Forgotten City.

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Xenoblade Chronicles 2

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Xenoblade Chronicles 2
RPG
FantasySoloSci-FiThird Person
Year 2017Dev Monolith Soft · NintendoOn Switch

It comes from the same genre as The Forgotten City and shares deep RPG systems and fantasy world. Where the two diverge is visuals and setting: a sci-fi setting and a third-person camera.

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Final Fantasy VII Remake

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Final Fantasy VII Remake
RPG
FantasySoloSci-FiPost-ApocalypticThird Person
Year 2020Dev Square Enix Creative Business Unit I · Square EnixOn Xbox · PS4 · Switch

Same family as The Forgotten City: deep RPG systems and fantasy world. Where the two diverge is visuals and setting: a sci-fi setting and a third-person camera.

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Yakuza Kiwami 2

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Yakuza Kiwami 2
RPG
SoloMultiplayerThird Person
Year 2017Dev Ryu Ga Gotoku Studios · SegaOn Xbox · PS4 · Switch

The thread back to The Forgotten City runs through deep RPG systems. Where the two diverge is visuals: a third-person camera.

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