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Skies of Arcadia

2000 · Overworks

Explore floating islands with sky pirates, recruit allies and combine party battles with airship encounters.

PLATFORMS

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GAMEBOX SCORE

92

Provisional GAMEBOX editorial ratings. These are not verified facts or aggregate review scores.

/ 100

Retro Score92
Hidden Gem85
Revival Potential82

GAME DNA

experience
Role immersion · Discovery-led · Companion journey
genre
RPG
mood
Epic · Thoughtful
gameplay
Role Playing · Character Building · Exploration
difficulty
Medium
era
2000s
pacing
Balanced
perspective
Third-person
structure
Open world

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Game DNA is GAMEBOX editorial classification; era comes from the sourced release year. Ratings are separate editorial judgements.

EpicThoughtfulRole PlayingCharacter BuildingExploration

ABOUT THE GAME

Explore floating islands with sky pirates, recruit allies and combine party battles with airship encounters.

Explore floating islands with sky pirates, recruit allies and combine party battles with airship encounters.

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RETRO HISTORY

First listed release: 2000. Explore the cited source for the game's release and development history.

ORIGINAL RELEASE
2000
Developer
Overworks
Publisher
Sega

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2006

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  • gameplay: Character Building · Exploration · Role Playing100% distinctive overlap · 21.7 / 21.7 points
  • structure: Open world100% distinctive overlap · 25.7 / 25.7 points
  • pacing: Balanced100% distinctive overlap · 12.0 / 12.0 points
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1995

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  • genre: RPG100% distinctive overlap · 19.5 / 19.5 points
  • gameplay: Character Building · Exploration · Role Playing100% distinctive overlap · 21.7 / 21.7 points
  • structure: Open world100% distinctive overlap · 25.7 / 25.7 points
  • pacing: Balanced100% distinctive overlap · 12.0 / 12.0 points
  • perspective: No shared values0% distinctive overlap · 0.0 / 10.4 points
  • difficulty: Medium100% distinctive overlap · 2.7 / 2.7 points
  • era: No shared values0% distinctive overlap · 0.0 / 4.0 points

2001

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STRONG MATCH

Epic · Thoughtful · Discovery-led · Role immersion · RPG

WHY IT'S SIMILAR

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A close match offering a different series or DNA profile.

Similarity breakdown
  • experience: Discovery-led · Role immersion47% distinctive overlap · 33.5 / 71.3 points
  • mood: Epic · Thoughtful100% distinctive overlap · 47.3 / 47.3 points
  • genre: RPG100% distinctive overlap · 19.5 / 19.5 points
  • gameplay: Character Building · Exploration · Role Playing100% distinctive overlap · 21.7 / 21.7 points
  • structure: Open world100% distinctive overlap · 25.7 / 25.7 points
  • pacing: No shared values0% distinctive overlap · 0.0 / 11.1 points
  • perspective: Third-person100% distinctive overlap · 6.6 / 6.6 points
  • difficulty: Medium100% distinctive overlap · 2.7 / 2.7 points
  • era: 2000s100% distinctive overlap · 3.6 / 3.6 points

2011

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STRONG MATCH

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Similarity breakdown
  • experience: Discovery-led · Role immersion47% distinctive overlap · 33.5 / 71.3 points
  • mood: Epic · Thoughtful100% distinctive overlap · 47.3 / 47.3 points
  • genre: RPG100% distinctive overlap · 19.5 / 19.5 points
  • gameplay: Character Building · Exploration · Role Playing100% distinctive overlap · 21.7 / 21.7 points
  • structure: Open world100% distinctive overlap · 25.7 / 25.7 points
  • pacing: Balanced100% distinctive overlap · 12.0 / 12.0 points
  • perspective: Third-person45% distinctive overlap · 3.1 / 6.9 points
  • difficulty: Medium100% distinctive overlap · 2.7 / 2.7 points
  • era: No shared values0% distinctive overlap · 0.0 / 4.2 points

2001

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STRONG MATCH

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WHY IT'S SIMILAR

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A close match offering a different series or DNA profile.

Similarity breakdown
  • experience: Companion journey · Role immersion53% distinctive overlap · 36.9 / 69.6 points
  • mood: Epic · Thoughtful100% distinctive overlap · 47.3 / 47.3 points
  • genre: RPG100% distinctive overlap · 19.5 / 19.5 points
  • gameplay: Character Building · Exploration · Role Playing100% distinctive overlap · 21.7 / 21.7 points
  • structure: No shared values0% distinctive overlap · 0.0 / 23.0 points
  • pacing: Balanced100% distinctive overlap · 12.0 / 12.0 points
  • perspective: Third-person100% distinctive overlap · 6.6 / 6.6 points
  • difficulty: Medium100% distinctive overlap · 2.7 / 2.7 points
  • era: 2000s100% distinctive overlap · 3.6 / 3.6 points

2004

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STRONG MATCH

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Similarity breakdown
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  • mood: Epic · Thoughtful100% distinctive overlap · 47.3 / 47.3 points
  • genre: RPG100% distinctive overlap · 19.5 / 19.5 points
  • gameplay: Character Building · Exploration · Role Playing100% distinctive overlap · 21.7 / 21.7 points
  • structure: No shared values0% distinctive overlap · 0.0 / 27.7 points
  • pacing: Balanced100% distinctive overlap · 12.0 / 12.0 points
  • perspective: Third-person100% distinctive overlap · 6.6 / 6.6 points
  • difficulty: Medium100% distinctive overlap · 2.7 / 2.7 points
  • era: 2000s100% distinctive overlap · 3.6 / 3.6 points