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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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
It is currently unknown whether the English localized releases in North America and Europe will also be affected or not.
news by Kite Stenbuck on 25 December, 2025
3goo will handle the Japanese PS5 release of the game currently available on PC via Steam Early Access.
news by Kite Stenbuck on 25 December, 2025
As with the previous Front Mission Remake games, the third entry gets ported to other platforms after its Nintendo Switch debut.
news by Adam Vitale on 24 December, 2025
This free-to-play RPG used to appear exclusively on mobile from 2017 to March 2025, and it is getting revived with an additional PC release.
news by Kite Stenbuck on 24 December, 2025
The free major Roguelike x Open World adventure DLC for Fantasy Life i is rolling out now on all platforms worldwide.
news by Mikhail Madnani on 24 December, 2025