Games like DRAGON QUEST MONSTERS: The Withered World
Below are 24 hand-picked alternatives to DRAGON QUEST MONSTERS: The Withered World for fans of action, adventure, rpg, ranked by imho.run's hybrid recommender. Each pick is scored on three signals: collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries (which players who logged hours in DRAGON QUEST MONSTERS: The Withered World also play), content overlap on genres, categories, and storefront tags, and review-mined "vibe" embeddings that catch tonal similarity even when the genre label differs. Sections below cover closest matches, reviewer cross-mentions, cheaper alternatives, free-to-play picks, more from Square Enix. No login required — these picks work anchor-only.
Get personalized picks →About DRAGON QUEST MONSTERS: The Withered World: In this RPG, you befriend monsters from the DRAGON QUEST series, raise them up, synthesize new creatures, and pit them against other monsters in battle. Join fledgling monster wranglers Bianca and Nera as they set off on the adventure of a lifetime.
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below DRAGON QUEST MONSTERS: The Withered World at current Steam store prices.
Terraria
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Priced ~83% under DRAGON QUEST MONSTERS: The Withered World on Steam right now. Shares Action and Adventure with DRAGON QUEST MONSTERS: The Withered World.
Dig, fight, explore, build! Nothing is impossible in this action-packed adventure game. Four Pack also available!
Stardew Valley
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Priced ~75% under DRAGON QUEST MONSTERS: The Withered World on Steam right now. Shares RPG with DRAGON QUEST MONSTERS: The Withered World.
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 ~67% under DRAGON QUEST MONSTERS: The Withered World on Steam right now. Shares Action with DRAGON QUEST MONSTERS: The Withered World.
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 ~83% under DRAGON QUEST MONSTERS: The Withered World on Steam right now. Shares Action and Adventure with DRAGON QUEST MONSTERS: The Withered World.
A co-op horror about scavenging at abandoned moons to sell scrap to the Company.
Left 4 Dead 2
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Priced ~83% under DRAGON QUEST MONSTERS: The Withered World on Steam right now. Shares Action with DRAGON QUEST MONSTERS: The Withered World.
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 ~67% under DRAGON QUEST MONSTERS: The Withered World on Steam right now. Shares Action with DRAGON QUEST MONSTERS: The Withered World.
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.
Subnautica
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Priced ~50% under DRAGON QUEST MONSTERS: The Withered World on Steam right now. Shares Adventure with DRAGON QUEST MONSTERS: The Withered World.
Descend into the depths of an alien underwater world filled with wonder and peril. Craft equipment, pilot submarines and out-smart wildlife to explore lush coral reefs, volcanoes, cave systems, and more - all while trying to survive.
Hollow Knight
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Priced ~75% under DRAGON QUEST MONSTERS: The Withered World on Steam right now. Shares Action and Adventure with DRAGON QUEST MONSTERS: The Withered World.
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.
Free alternatives
Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.
Grimm's Hollow
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Adventure and RPG with DRAGON QUEST MONSTERS: The Withered World.
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.
Eternal Senia
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and RPG with DRAGON QUEST MONSTERS: The Withered World.
Thoughts and expectations ARPG
Saihate Station
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Adventure and RPG with DRAGON QUEST MONSTERS: The Withered World.
An exploration/horror/adventure game about the codependent, love-hate relationship between two men.
Princess Remedy in a World of Hurt
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Adventure with DRAGON QUEST MONSTERS: The Withered World.
Remedy, a recent graduate from the Saturnian healing school, must descend to Hurtland and use her powers to heal everyone from stray ducks to dark lords, and finally cure the ailing Prince Hingst. It's a short, whimsical adventure with plenty of heart(s).
Epic Battle Fantasy 3
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Adventure and RPG with DRAGON QUEST MONSTERS: The Withered World.
Epic Battle Fantasy 3 is a silly turn-based JRPG, full of useless NPCs, rabid cats, childish humor, unreasonably large weapons, anime boobs, and other nonsense. And it's totally free!
Trick & Treat
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Adventure with DRAGON QUEST MONSTERS: The Withered World.
Trick or treating in a vampire's house.Trick & Treat is a light-hearted Halloween adventure. It's about exploring and solving puzzles in a spooky atmosphere. There will be some horror elements, romance, many bad ends and a happy ending of true love.
Path of Exile
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Adventure with DRAGON QUEST MONSTERS: The Withered World.
You are an Exile, struggling to survive on the dark continent of Wraeclast, as you fight to earn power that will allow you to exact your revenge against those who wronged you. Path of Exile is an online Action RPG set in a dark fantasy world. The game is completely free and will never be pay-to-win.
Fallout Shelter
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares RPG with DRAGON QUEST MONSTERS: The Withered World.
Fallout Shelter puts you in control of a state-of-the-art underground Vault from Vault-Tec. Build the perfect Vault, keep your Dwellers happy, and protect them from the dangers of the Wasteland.
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Other recommendable Steam games by Square Enix, ranked by review count so the studio's hits land first.
NieR:Automata™
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Another title from Square Enix, the studio behind DRAGON QUEST MONSTERS: The Withered World. Shares Action and RPG with DRAGON QUEST MONSTERS: The Withered World.
NieR: Automata tells the story of androids 2B, 9S and A2 and their battle to reclaim the machine-driven dystopia overrun by powerful machines.
FINAL FANTASY XIV Online
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Another title from Square Enix, the studio behind DRAGON QUEST MONSTERS: The Withered World. Shares RPG with DRAGON QUEST MONSTERS: The Withered World.
Join over 30 million adventurers worldwide and take part in an epic and ever-changing FINAL FANTASY. Experience an unforgettable story, exhilarating battles, and a myriad of captivating environments to explore.
FINAL FANTASY XV WINDOWS EDITION
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Another title from Square Enix, the studio behind DRAGON QUEST MONSTERS: The Withered World. Shares RPG with DRAGON QUEST MONSTERS: The Withered World.
Take the journey, now in ultimate quality. Boasting a wealth of bonus content and supporting ultra high-resolution graphical options and HDR 10, you can now enjoy the beautiful and carefully-crafted experience of FINAL FANTASY XV like never before.
FINAL FANTASY VII REMAKE INTERGRADE
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Another title from Square Enix, the studio behind DRAGON QUEST MONSTERS: The Withered World. Shares Action and Adventure with DRAGON QUEST MONSTERS: The Withered World.
Cloud Strife, an ex-SOLDIER operative, descends on the mako-powered city of Midgar. The world of the timeless classic FINAL FANTASY VII is reborn, using cutting-edge graphics technology, a new battle system and an additional adventure featuring Yuffie Kisaragi.
FINAL FANTASY VII
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Another title from Square Enix, the studio behind DRAGON QUEST MONSTERS: The Withered World. Shares RPG with DRAGON QUEST MONSTERS: The Withered World.
The RPG classic FINAL FANTASY VII returns to PC, now with brand new online features!
FINAL FANTASY XVI
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Another title from Square Enix, the studio behind DRAGON QUEST MONSTERS: The Withered World. Shares Action and RPG with DRAGON QUEST MONSTERS: The Withered World.
An epic dark fantasy where fates are decided by mighty Eikons and the Dominants who wield them. This is the tale of Clive Rosfield, a tragic warrior who swears revenge on the Dark Eikon Ifrit, a mysterious entity that leaves naught but calamity in its wake.
FINAL FANTASY VII REBIRTH
WHY THIS
Another title from Square Enix, the studio behind DRAGON QUEST MONSTERS: The Withered World. Shares Action and Adventure with DRAGON QUEST MONSTERS: The Withered World.
The Unknown Journey Continues... After escaping the city of Midgar, Cloud and his friends set out on a journey across the planet. New adventures await in a vibrant, expansive world in this standalone entry of the FFVII remake trilogy.
NieR Replicant™ ver.1.22474487139...
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Another title from Square Enix, the studio behind DRAGON QUEST MONSTERS: The Withered World. Shares Action and Adventure with DRAGON QUEST MONSTERS: The Withered World.
The upgraded prequel of NieR:Automata. A kind young man sets out with Grimoire Weiss, a strange talking book, to search for the "Sealed verses" in order to save his sister Yonah, who fell terminally ill to the Black Scrawl.
Frequently asked about DRAGON QUEST MONSTERS: The Withered World
- How much does DRAGON QUEST MONSTERS: The Withered World cost?
- DRAGON QUEST MONSTERS: The Withered World is listed on Steam at 59.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- Does DRAGON QUEST MONSTERS: The Withered World have multiplayer or co-op?
- Yes — DRAGON QUEST MONSTERS: The Withered World supports multi-player play according to its Steam store listing (Multi-player, Cross-Platform Multiplayer, Online PvP).
- Who developed DRAGON QUEST MONSTERS: The Withered World?
- DRAGON QUEST MONSTERS: The Withered World was developed by Square Enix, TOSE CO., LTD. and published by Square Enix.
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