10 Best Studio Ghibli-Like Games in (2025)

Studio Ghibli is a Japanese anime studio with a whopping 22 feature-length films under its belt, most notably Spirited Away (2001) and The Boy and the Heron (2023), which won Best Animated Feature and has inspired many of the best Studio Ghibli-like games. Having risen to popularity in the ‘80s, Studio Ghibli has impacted the anime industry to extensive lengths. 

Their visually artistic flair and emotionally provocative stories have breached through anime into the film and television space worldwide. But Studio Ghibli has left a mark in gaming, too. They have partnered with game developers to create outstanding anime games like the Ni No Kuni series. 

Meanwhile, there are prominent franchises like The Legend of Zelda that have drawn inspiration from the studio’s earlier works. Whether it’s the studio’s iconic art style, emotional storytelling, or stunning worldbuilding, these best Studio Ghibli-like games this year show off the best parts of Studio Ghibli’s works.

10. Rakuen

Developed by Laura Shigihara for Switch, PC, and Android, Rakuen is an RPG adventure game that follows a little boy’s adventures in a fantasy world. He’s sick and asks his mother to help him seek the Guardian of the Forest to grant him one wish. 

However, the journey to the Guardian demands solving challenges for the neighbors in the hospital. You’ll meet with the alter egos of the people who need your help, interacting with them in the fantasy world. 

With the anime, pixelated visuals, Rakuen will please fans of Studio Ghibli films. But more so because of the heartfelt story the game tells. Be prepared to shed a few  tears as you unravel an emotional tale about life and grief.

9. Pokemon

Pokemon may not be the most obvious choice for the best Studio Ghibli-like games this year. However, it’s one of the best JRPGs that carries on the charm of Studio Ghibli’s anime titles.

It may not share the same dramatic flair. However, you enjoy a similar sense of escape into an immersive and fantastical world. 

Playing Pokemon induces a sense of calm. It crafts a relaxing adventure where you meet lots of quirky personalities and enjoy an inviting world.

8. Mika and the Witch’s Mountain

The 1989 Kiki’s Delivery Service Studio Ghibli’s fantasy film tells the story of Kiki, a young witch who operates a high-flying delivery service for the port city of Koriko. The film has inspired a 2025 fantasy adventure game called Mika and the Witch’s Mountain.

The two titles aren’t exactly the same. However, they do share similarities. Mika and the Witch’s Mountain follows an aspiring witch who runs a delivery service for the townsfolk of a small island. The game tells a unique story, using 3D visuals that depict a modern take on Studio Ghibli’s film.

Moreover, it captures a cozy adventure that fans of Studio Ghibli will become quickly immersed in, soaring through the skies to make deliveries and exploring the magical, mystical ruins on the island.

7. EarthBound

One of the most epic RPG adventures is EarthBound. Its story is the most engaging bit, featuring a meteorite that strikes Earth and instigates your explorative adventures. A journey that starts off simple soon grows branches and leaves, harboring a deeper mystery. 

You’ll run into hostile enemies while uncovering lots of secrets along the way to investigating the meteorite crash. You even run into alien species that further create a profound adventure.

EarthBound may not directly draw inspiration from Studio Ghibli’s films. However, it sure does capture the feeling of playing through the anime games.

6. Rogue Spirit

Meanwhile, you have games that are directly inspired by Studio Ghibli films. Rogue Spirit draws generally from the colorful and artistic design of Studio Ghibli’s works. 

The story, on the other hand, is about the ghost of a prince who returns to save his people from the armies of Chaos.

5. The Wandering Village

Next on the best Studio Ghibli-like games this year is The Wandering Village. It draws inspiration from the paint-like art style and storytelling of Studio Ghibli’s Princess Mononoke and Nausicaa of the Valley. The story itself is a unique take on the co-dependency between a human settlement and a gigantic beast.

The survivors live on the back of the beast, harvesting survival resources from the creature’s body. However, the survivors have to, in turn, ensure the creature remains strong and healthy, encouraging it to keep walking along safe routes and toward a final safer place.

4. Dragon Quest II: Echoes of an Elusive Age

Dragon Quest II: Echoes of an Elusive Age tops the charts among the best JRPGs. But it can also serve as the perfect reminiscent gaming adventure for Studio Ghibli fans. 

Its world and environments look stunning, evoking a sense of wonder and charm as Studio Ghibli’s works. Meanwhile, its lighthearted story makes for time well spent engaging with your party of heroes like Castle in the Sky.

3. Eastward

Eastward’s art and visual style, while not exactly like Studio Ghibli’s, does use a similar expressive design. Its world, meanwhile, finely balances the fantasy and contemporary vibe.

You’ll engage in a more action-oriented adventure, following survivors living underground in a gradually crumbling ecosystem yet with the hope of one day returning to a thriving outside world.

2. Forgotton Anne

Forgotton Anne’s hand-animated realm of wonder immediately sparks interest in Studio Ghibli’s fans. Beyond the striking art style similar to Ghibli’s visual style, Forgotton Anne crafts an intriguing story that gives a nod to Studio Ghibli’s best works.

Objects in Forgotton Anne are, in fact, people, lost and forgotten. But you might give them a chance to be remembered based on how you interact with them and help them find their way back home. 

1. Ni No Kuni: Wrath of the White Witch

Studio Ghibli directly worked on Ni No Kuni. So, it’s no surprise that Ni No Kuni: Wrath of the White Witch is among the best Studio Ghibli-like games this year. It’s the most popular entry, whose art style and animated cutscenes are created by Studio Ghibli itself. 

Meanwhile, the story follows in the same path as Ghibli’s previous works, telling a charming but tragic story about a boy whisked off to a fantasy world to try and bring back his mother after an untimely death.