Games like Ys vs. Trails in the Sky: Alternative Saga
If Ys vs. Trails in the Sky: Alternative Saga is your kind of game, the closest matches are Parasited Will, Ys X: Nordics and Harmonic Catastrophe — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its atmospheric, funny and lighthearted. Each pick is ranked by what players of this game also play, shared genres and tags, and review-mined similarity — not a generic popularity list.
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Parasited Will
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Top pick for Ys vs. Trails in the Sky: Alternative Saga fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and RPG with Ys vs. Trails in the Sky: Alternative Saga.
Enter this story of survival against the new alien domain with the help of the warriors of the Anti-Chaos Brigade in intense, fast-paced Arcade-style combat.
Ys X: Nordics
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Ys vs. Trails in the Sky: Alternative Saga.
Second-strongest match for Ys vs. Trails in the Sky: Alternative Saga fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and RPG with Ys vs. Trails in the Sky: Alternative Saga.
Explore uncharted islands, engage in fast-paced action combat, and experience the high seas adventures of unlikely allies Adol and Karja in Ys X: Nordics!
Harmonic Catastrophe
WHY THIS
Third-strongest match for Ys vs. Trails in the Sky: Alternative Saga fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and RPG with Ys vs. Trails in the Sky: Alternative Saga.
Harmonic Catastrophe is a story-rich action RPG where you rescue sacred creatures called Astras. You will forge unbreakable bonds, unleash devastating combat skills and will be joined by different Oathbound through a world where the last light of creation is dying. You are its only chance.
Legend of Mana
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Shares an atmospheric mood with Ys vs. Trails in the Sky: Alternative Saga.
Ranked #4 for Ys vs. Trails in the Sky: Alternative Saga fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and RPG with Ys vs. Trails in the Sky: Alternative Saga.
The HD Remaster of Legend of Mana is coming to Steam. Meet a colorful cast of characters, use the unique "Land Make" System to build the World Map, and square off against fearsome monsters in the vibrant world of Fa’Diel.
DuneCrawl
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Shares a funny mood with Ys vs. Trails in the Sky: Alternative Saga.
Ranked #5 for Ys vs. Trails in the Sky: Alternative Saga fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and RPG with Ys vs. Trails in the Sky: Alternative Saga.
DuneCrawl is an open world action-adventure game, where you take to the sandy seas atop a gigantic crustacean festooned with black powder cannons. Play as a solo Crab Keeper, or with a crew of up to three other friends in local and online coop.
Etrange Overlord
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Shares a funny mood with Ys vs. Trails in the Sky: Alternative Saga.
Ranked #6 for Ys vs. Trails in the Sky: Alternative Saga fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and RPG with Ys vs. Trails in the Sky: Alternative Saga.
Join Étrange on this musical odyssey as she seeks to conquer hell in the pursuit of living her best afterlife.
Dungeoneer
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Ranked #7 for Ys vs. Trails in the Sky: Alternative Saga fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and RPG with Ys vs. Trails in the Sky: Alternative Saga.
Dungeoneer is a nostalgia-invoking action RPG with an old-school style taking inspirations from games like Baldur's Gate, Warcraft, Diablo, and Runescape - complete with a full campaign, end-game difficulty, and multiplayer. Play solo or with up to 4 players in co-op or PvP.
Super Beat 'Em Up World
WHY THIS
Ranked #8 for Ys vs. Trails in the Sky: Alternative Saga fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Ys vs. Trails in the Sky: Alternative Saga.
Embark on an action-packed co-op adventure through spectacular theme parks, master unique heroes and outrageous power-ups, battle unforgettable bosses, and uncover the sinister conspiracy behind the DUX Corporation while searching for your missing friend, TUU.
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Ys SEVEN
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Shares an atmospheric mood with Ys vs. Trails in the Sky: Alternative Saga.
Reviewers of Ys vs. Trails in the Sky: Alternative Saga cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and RPG with Ys vs. Trails in the Sky: Alternative Saga.
Experience the first “modern-era” Ys game, now off the small screen for its worldwide PC debut! Features a full party system, dozens of unique combat skills, and a massive overworld to explore. Uncover the secret of the Five Great Dragons, and help Adol Christin save the day once again!
The Legend of Heroes: Trails in the Sky SC
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Shares an atmospheric mood with Ys vs. Trails in the Sky: Alternative Saga.
Reviewers of Ys vs. Trails in the Sky: Alternative Saga cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares RPG with Ys vs. Trails in the Sky: Alternative Saga.
Picking up shortly after The Legend of Heroes: Trails in the Sky, Estelle travels across Liberl in search of Joshua. The journey involves more than seeking loved ones, however, as the Bracer Guild also tasks her with unraveling the mysteries behind the newly unveiled Society of Ouroboros.
Zwei: The Ilvard Insurrection
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Ys vs. Trails in the Sky: Alternative Saga.
Reviewers of Ys vs. Trails in the Sky: Alternative Saga cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and RPG with Ys vs. Trails in the Sky: Alternative Saga.
In a world where magic and technology exist side by side, vampire princess Alwen must reclaim her ancestral castle and her magic alongside her unlikely ally, treasure hunter Ragna Valentine. They may make for an odd pair, but when they combine their talents, the sky’s the limit!
DISSIDIA FINAL FANTASY NT Free Edition
WHY THIS
Shares a nostalgic mood with Ys vs. Trails in the Sky: Alternative Saga.
Reviewers of Ys vs. Trails in the Sky: Alternative Saga cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action with Ys vs. Trails in the Sky: Alternative Saga.
Combining seamless gameplay, FINAL FANTASY characters and breathtaking worlds from the past 30 years of the franchise, DISSIDIA® FINAL FANTASY® NT welcomes all gamers to the online battle arena with a new style of competitive gaming!
Trails in the Sky 1st Chapter
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Ys vs. Trails in the Sky: Alternative Saga.
Reviewers of Ys vs. Trails in the Sky: Alternative Saga cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and RPG with Ys vs. Trails in the Sky: Alternative Saga.
Trails in the Sky 1st Chapter reimagines the first chapter of a beloved series, infusing it with enhanced visuals and refined gameplay. Join Estelle and Joshua, partners bound by fate, as they unravel dark conspiracies threatening the peace of the Liberl Kingdom.
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Ys vs. Trails in the Sky: Alternative Saga at current Steam store prices.
Terraria
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Priced ~71% under Ys vs. Trails in the Sky: Alternative Saga on Steam right now. Shares Action and RPG with Ys vs. Trails in the Sky: Alternative Saga.
Dig, fight, explore, build! Nothing is impossible in this action-packed adventure game. Four Pack also available!
Stardew Valley
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Priced ~57% under Ys vs. Trails in the Sky: Alternative Saga on Steam right now. Shares RPG with Ys vs. Trails in the Sky: Alternative Saga.
You've inherited your grandfather's old farm plot in Stardew Valley. Armed with hand-me-down tools and a few coins, you set out to begin your new life. Can you learn to live off the land and turn these overgrown fields into a thriving home?
Phasmophobia
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Priced ~43% under Ys vs. Trails in the Sky: Alternative Saga on Steam right now. Shares Action with Ys vs. Trails in the Sky: Alternative Saga.
Phasmophobia is a 4 player online co-op psychological horror. Paranormal activity is on the rise and it’s up to you and your team to use all the ghost-hunting equipment at your disposal in order to gather as much evidence as you can.
Lethal Company
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Priced ~71% under Ys vs. Trails in the Sky: Alternative Saga on Steam right now. Shares Action with Ys vs. Trails in the Sky: Alternative Saga.
A co-op horror about scavenging at abandoned moons to sell scrap to the Company.
Left 4 Dead 2
WHY THIS
Priced ~71% under Ys vs. Trails in the Sky: Alternative Saga on Steam right now. Shares Action with Ys vs. Trails in the Sky: Alternative Saga.
Set in the zombie apocalypse, Left 4 Dead 2 is a co-operative action horror FPS takes you and your friends through the cities, swamps and cemeteries of the Deep South, from Savannah to New Orleans across five expansive campaigns.
Schedule I
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Priced ~43% under Ys vs. Trails in the Sky: Alternative Saga on Steam right now. Shares Action with Ys vs. Trails in the Sky: Alternative Saga.
From small-time dope pusher to kingpin - manufacture and distribute a range of drugs throughout the grungy city of Hyland Point. Expand your empire with properties, businesses, employees and more.
Hollow Knight
WHY THIS
Priced ~57% under Ys vs. Trails in the Sky: Alternative Saga on Steam right now. Shares Action with Ys vs. Trails in the Sky: Alternative Saga.
Forge your own path in Hollow Knight! An epic action adventure through a vast ruined kingdom of insects and heroes. Explore twisting caverns, battle tainted creatures and befriend bizarre bugs, all in a classic, hand-drawn 2D style.
The Forest
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Priced ~43% under Ys vs. Trails in the Sky: Alternative Saga on Steam right now. Shares Action with Ys vs. Trails in the Sky: Alternative Saga.
As the lone survivor of a passenger jet crash, you find yourself in a mysterious forest battling to stay alive against a society of cannibalistic mutants. Build, explore, survive in this terrifying first person survival horror simulator.
Free alternatives
Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.
Life is Strange - Episode 1
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with Ys vs. Trails in the Sky: Alternative Saga.
Episode 1 now FREE! Life is Strange is an award-winning and critically acclaimed episodic adventure game that allows the player to rewind time and affect the past, present and future.
Bongo Cat
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.
Bongo cat needs your help. Bongo cat needz more hatz!!! Every time you press a key, Bongo cat will punch your taskbar. Type, click, play, work to collect more points. Which hats will you find?
Indigo Park: Chapter 1
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with Ys vs. Trails in the Sky: Alternative Saga.
Explore the abandoned childhood wonder of Indigo Park! Guided by Rambley the Raccoon, help restore power to the destroyed amusement park while you run from the reason it shut down.
STRAFTAT
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with Ys vs. Trails in the Sky: Alternative Saga.
STRAFTAT is a 1v1/2v2 ONLINE first person SHOOTER with quick rounds in over 350 MAPS ; Including all WEAPONS, proximity chat and 4 players FFA.
The Looker
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.
You wake up, alone, on a strangely familiar island full of puzzles that will frustrate and annoy you.
Counter-Strike:Global Offensive
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with Ys vs. Trails in the Sky: Alternative Saga.
Counter-Strike:Global Offensive (CS:GO) expands upon the team-based action gameplay that it pioneered when it was launched over 2 decades ago. CS:GO features new maps, characters, weapons, and game modes, and delivers updated versions of the classic CS content (de_dust2, etc.).
Grimm's Hollow
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares RPG with Ys vs. Trails in the Sky: Alternative Saga.
A spooky, freeware RPG where you search the afterlife for your brother. Reap ghosts with your scythe, explore haunted caves, and eat ghostly treats on your journey through death.
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More from Nihon Falcom
Other recommendable Steam games by Nihon Falcom, ranked by review count so the studio's hits land first.
The Legend of Heroes: Trails in the Sky
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Ys vs. Trails in the Sky: Alternative Saga.
Another title from Nihon Falcom, the studio behind Ys vs. Trails in the Sky: Alternative Saga. Shares RPG with Ys vs. Trails in the Sky: Alternative Saga.
Hailed as one of the largest, longest and most meticulously detailed turn-based JRPG series of all time, this first chapter in the ongoing Trails saga sets the stage for what's quickly become Ys developer Nihon Falcom's most popular and best-selling franchise in their entire 30+ year history.
Ys VIII: Lacrimosa of DANA
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Ys vs. Trails in the Sky: Alternative Saga.
Another title from Nihon Falcom, the studio behind Ys vs. Trails in the Sky: Alternative Saga. Shares Action and RPG with Ys vs. Trails in the Sky: Alternative Saga.
Ys returns with a brand new adventure for the first time in 8 years! Adol awakens shipwrecked and stranded on a cursed island. There, he and the other shipwrecked passengers he rescues form a village to challenge fearsome beasts and mysterious ruins on the isolated island.
The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Ys vs. Trails in the Sky: Alternative Saga.
Another title from Nihon Falcom, the studio behind Ys vs. Trails in the Sky: Alternative Saga. Shares RPG with Ys vs. Trails in the Sky: Alternative Saga.
At Thors Military Academy, Erebonia’s best learn everything from the art of war to liberal arts. First year Rean Schwarzer learns he’s been selected to join the controversial Class VII, and they’ll need to deal with more than just class warfare--they’ll need to safeguard their country from chaos.
Sora no Kiseki the 1st
WHY THIS
Shares a nostalgic mood with Ys vs. Trails in the Sky: Alternative Saga.
Another title from Nihon Falcom, the studio behind Ys vs. Trails in the Sky: Alternative Saga. Shares RPG with Ys vs. Trails in the Sky: Alternative Saga.
Celebrating the 20th anniversary of the Kiseki series, a story-driven RPG that began in 2004, the landmark first installment, The Legend of Heroes: Sora no Kiseki FC (First Chapter), is receiving a full remake!
The Legend of Heroes: Trails in the Sky SC
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Ys vs. Trails in the Sky: Alternative Saga.
Another title from Nihon Falcom, the studio behind Ys vs. Trails in the Sky: Alternative Saga. Shares RPG with Ys vs. Trails in the Sky: Alternative Saga.
Picking up shortly after The Legend of Heroes: Trails in the Sky, Estelle travels across Liberl in search of Joshua. The journey involves more than seeking loved ones, however, as the Bracer Guild also tasks her with unraveling the mysteries behind the newly unveiled Society of Ouroboros.
Trails in the Sky 1st Chapter
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Ys vs. Trails in the Sky: Alternative Saga.
Another title from Nihon Falcom, the studio behind Ys vs. Trails in the Sky: Alternative Saga. Shares Action and RPG with Ys vs. Trails in the Sky: Alternative Saga.
Trails in the Sky 1st Chapter reimagines the first chapter of a beloved series, infusing it with enhanced visuals and refined gameplay. Join Estelle and Joshua, partners bound by fate, as they unravel dark conspiracies threatening the peace of the Liberl Kingdom.
Ys Origin
WHY THIS
Another title from Nihon Falcom, the studio behind Ys vs. Trails in the Sky: Alternative Saga. Shares Action and RPG with Ys vs. Trails in the Sky: Alternative Saga.
The perfect mix of action, exploration and story with screen-filling bosses, unique platforming elements, and innovative puzzles.
The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel III
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Ys vs. Trails in the Sky: Alternative Saga.
Another title from Nihon Falcom, the studio behind Ys vs. Trails in the Sky: Alternative Saga. Shares RPG with Ys vs. Trails in the Sky: Alternative Saga.
Experience an epic story developed across three titles, and crafted for new and old fans alike. Also includes an interactive introduction to catch up new players to the ongoing story so anyone can dive right in to the world of Trails of Cold Steel.
Frequently asked about Ys vs. Trails in the Sky: Alternative Saga
- Is Ys vs. Trails in the Sky: Alternative Saga verified for Steam Deck?
- Yes — Ys vs. Trails in the Sky: Alternative Saga is Steam Deck Verified, meaning Valve has confirmed it runs well on the Deck with full controller, text legibility, and default configuration support.
- How much does Ys vs. Trails in the Sky: Alternative Saga cost?
- Ys vs. Trails in the Sky: Alternative Saga is listed on Steam at 34.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- Does Ys vs. Trails in the Sky: Alternative Saga have multiplayer or co-op?
- Yes — Ys vs. Trails in the Sky: Alternative Saga supports multi-player play according to its Steam store listing (Multi-player, Cross-Platform Multiplayer, Online PvP).
- What games are most similar to Ys vs. Trails in the Sky: Alternative Saga?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Ys vs. Trails in the Sky: Alternative Saga are Parasited Will, Ys X: Nordics, Harmonic Catastrophe.
- Who developed Ys vs. Trails in the Sky: Alternative Saga?
- Ys vs. Trails in the Sky: Alternative Saga was developed by Nihon Falcom and published by refint/games.
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