From new franchises to big sequels to impressive remakes, there was a large variety of role-playing games released this year. From that list, here are our favorites from 2025.
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2025 was a year filled with many surprises, two new consoles (for me), tons of comparisons, loads of indie games, and some surprise games coming out on top.
feature by Mikhail Madnani on 31 December, 2025
We sit down with Matt Sernett, narrative lead on Demeo X Dungeons & Dragons: Battlemarked, about getting his start with writing for TTRPGs, working as Lore Master at Wizards of the Coast, his work on Battlemarked, and even what character of his creeped out Chris Perkins, former creative director for D&D.
interview by Scott White on 30 December, 2025
Level-5 announces a new sales milestone for its slow-life RPG Fantasy Life i: The Girl Who Steals Time.
news by Mikhail Madnani on 29 December, 2025
The teasers range from Level-5 shifting their focus to DecaPolice, to Rabbit & Bear Studios preparing a brand-new game.
news by Kite Stenbuck on 28 December, 2025
Even though the Steam client will support both English & Japanese, it will not be available for Japan or existing players.
news by Kite Stenbuck on 28 December, 2025
A year filled with surprises - many new games I fell in love with either from no established IP and/or series I previously didn't engage with; meanwhile, many of my old flames have... withered away, but maybe that's good.
feature by Josh Torres on 26 December, 2025
Going forward, players will have to pay subscriptions to play the MMORPG on PS4, Switch, or a Windows PC client.
news by Kite Stenbuck on 26 December, 2025
Spike Chunsoft, Exnoa, and Too Kyo Games announce the Shuten Order Switch 2 and Switch physical release date. The Japanese physical release is also slated to include English.
news by Kite Stenbuck and Mikhail Madnani on 26 December, 2025
The game's story also reaches its climactic battle in the newwly added stage.
news by Kite Stenbuck on 25 December, 2025
Square Enix releases samples of the Chrono Trigger Orchestral Arrangement songs alongside a new trailer.
news by Mikhail Madnani on 25 December, 2025