The RPGs of 2020: Every RPG and their release dates
If you are looking for the 2019 RPG list, click here.
2019 had some big RPG releases in big franchises like Kingdom Hearts III and Fire Emblem: Three Houses. Here we list the upcoming RPGs we expect to see in 2020. This listing will often be updated up to and through 2020.
Now - we know - defining what exactly is an 'RPG' is can be a little tricky. While some of the games below may not best be labeled as an 'RPG', we wanted to include games that have evident role-playing elements. We allow for a little bit of wiggle room.
Let us also note: our list only includes games with confirmed English versions set to release in 2020 and will be updated regularly throughout the year. Games that do not have confirmed English localizations or have not yet been announced with 2020 release plans will not be included.
Find the list below. Feel free to let us know in the comments if you see any omissions or mistakes!
Last updated: December 8, 2020
January 2020 RPGs
2020 opens up with some Japanese RPG ports like Tokyo Mirage Sessions and Atelier Dusk Trilogy, alongside the PC release of Monster Hunter World: Iceborne.
Monster Hunter World: Iceborne [PC; Expansion] - January 9
Super Robot Wars X [Switch/PC] - January 10 (English Asian version)
Atelier Dusk Trilogy Deluxe Pack [PS4/Switch/PC] - January 14
Ephemeral Tale [PC] - January 14 (Entering Early Access)
Wizardry: Labyrinth of Lost Souls [PC] - January 15
Graywalkers Purgatory [PC] - January 15 (Entering Early Access)
Orangeblood [PC] - January 14
The Alliance Alive HD Remastered [PC] - January 16
Tokyo Mirage Sessions #FE Encore [Switch] - January 17
Utawarerumono: Mask of Deception [PC] - January 23
Utawarerumono: Mask of Truth [PC] - January 23
Disgaea 1 Complete [mobile] - January 29
Arc of Alchemist [PS4/Switch] - January 30 (NA), January 31 (EU)
Labyrinth of the Witch [PC] - January 30
The Incredible Adventures of Van Helsing III [PS4] - January 31
Vampire's Fall: Origins [PC]
February 2020 RPGs
February is shaping up to be a quiet month for RPGs, but fans can collect the later Yakuza series games for PS4.
DragonFang - Drahn's Mystery Dungeon [PC] - February 3
The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance Tactics [PS4/XB1/Switch/PC] - February 4
Stoneshard [PC] - February 6 (Entering Early Access)
The Yakuza Remastered Collection [PS4] - February 11
Wolcen: Lords of Mayhem [PC] - February 13 (Leaving Early Access)
Azur Lane Crosswave [PS4/PC] - February 13 (NA, Steam), February 21 (EU)
Snack World: The Dungeon Crawl - Gold [Switch] - February 14
Banner of the Maid [PC] - February 14
Kingdom Hearts HD 1.5 + 2.5 ReMIX [XB1] - February 18
Kingdom Hearts HD 2.8 Final Chapter Prologue [XB1] - February 18
Shadows of Larth [PC] - February 20
Katana Kami: A Way of the Samurai Story [PS4/Switch/PC] - February 20
Conglomerate 451 [PC] - February 20 (Leaving Early Access)
World of Horror [PC] - February 20 (Entering Early Access)
Swordbreaker: Back to the Castle [PC] - February 21
Dungeon Defenders: Awakened [PC] - February 21 (Entering Early Access)
Wasteland Remastered [XB1/PC] - February 25
Broken Lines [PC] - February 25
Yakuza 0 [XB1] - February 26
Warlander [PC] - February 26
Rune Factory 4 Special [Switch] - February 25 (NA), February 28 (EU)
Soul Saga [PC] - February 28 (Entering Early Access)
March 2020 RPGs
Nioh 2 brings back the action for a second round, and Persona 5 sees its enhanced re-release.
Pokemon Mystery Dungeon: Rescue Team DX [Switch] - March 6
Yes, Your Grace [PC] - March 6
Langrisser I&II [PS4/Switch/PC] - March 10 (NA), March 13 (EU)
Bless Unleashed [XB1] - March 12
Nioh 2 [PS4] - March 13
Pillars of Dust [PC] - March 17
The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel III [PC] - March 23
Element Space [PS4/XB1] - March 24
Deep Sky Derelicts: Definitive Edition [PS4/XB1/Switch/PC] - March 24
Iron Danger [PC] - March 25
War of the Visions: Final Fantasy Brave Exvius [mobile] - March 25
Ara Fell: Enhanced Edition [PS4/XB1/Switch/PC/mobile] - March 26
Sin Slayers: Enhanced Edition [Switch] - March 26
Grand Guilds [PC/Switch] - March 26
Bonfire [PC] - March 26 (entering Early Access)
Children of Zodiarcs [XB1/Switch] - March 27
Wheel of Fate [PC] - March 27 (Entering Early Access)
Persona 5 Royal [PS4] - March 31
Mount & Blade 2: Bannerlord [PC] - March 31 (Entering Early Access)
April 2020 RPGs
The long-awaited Final Fantasy VII Remake, the first part anyway, lands in April 2020.
Final Fantasy VII Remake [PS4] - April 10
Alder's Blood [PC] - April 10
Eternal Radiance [PC] - April 14 (Entering Early Access)
Phantasy Star Online 2 [XB1] - April 15
Dragon Marked for Death [PC] - April 21
Yakuza Kiwami [XB1] - April 21
Broken Lines [Switch] - April 23
Troubleshooter: Abandoned Children [PC] - April 23
Iratus: Lord of the Dead [PC] - April 23 (Leaving Early Access)
Sakura Wars [PS4] - April 28
Indivisible [Switch] - April 29
May 2020 RPGs
Ten years after its original launch, Xenoblade Chronicles gets new life on Nintendo Switch.
Wintermoor Tactics Club [PC] - May 5
Celestian Tales: Realms Beyond [PC] - May 7
Arboria [PC] - May 7 (Entering Early Access)
ATOM RPG Trudograd [PC] - May 11 (Entering Early Access)
Maneater [PS4/XB1/Switch/PC] - May 22
The Elder Scrolls Online: Greymoor [PC] - May 26
Utawarerumono: Prelude to the Fallen [PS4/Vita] - May 26 (NA), May 29 (EU)
Phantasy Star Online 2 [PC] - May 27
Bug Fables [PS4/XB1/Switch] - May 28
Borderlands Legendary Collection [Switch] - May 29
Xenoblade Chronicles: Definitive Edition [Switch] - May 29
June 2020 RPGs
A month of ports, including some surprising ones like the Persona series now on Steam.
Gedonia [PC] - June 1 (Entering Early Access)
The Outer Worlds [Switch] - June 5
The Elder Scrolls Online: Greymoor [PS4/XB1] - June 9
Dark Eye - Book of Heroes [PC] - June 9
Persona 4 Golden [PC] - June 13
Torchlight III [PC] - June 13 (Entering Early Access)
Griftlands [PC] - June 14 (Entering Early Access)
The Waylanders [PC] - June 16 (Entering Early Access)
Ys: Memories of Celceta [PS4] - June 9 (NA), June 19 (EU)
Hylics 2 [PC] - June 22
Little Town Hero: Big Idea Edition [PS4/Switch] - June 23 (NA), June 26 (EU)
Tower of Time [PS4/XB1/Switch] - June 23 (PS4), June 25 (Switch), June 26 (XB1)
SaGa Re;universe [Mobile] - June 24
Shikari Rising [PC] - June 25 (Entering Early Access)
Brigandine: The Legend of Runersia [Switch] - June 25
Tainted Grail [PC] - June 25 (Entering Early Access)
The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel III [Switch] - June 30
July 2020 RPGs
A handful of Nintendo Switch RPGs can be found in July, alongside a mobile RPG from creative director Yoko Taro.
SINoALICE [Mobile] - July 1
Little Town Hero [XB1] - July 3
Guile & Glory: Firstborn [PC] - July 3 (Entering Early Access)
Apprentice Arriving [PC] - July 7 (Entering Early Access)
CrossCode [PS4/XB1/Switch] - July 9
Little Town Hero [PC] - July 9
Sword Art Online: Alicization Lycoris [PS4/XB1/PC] - July 10
Story of Seasons: Friends of Mineral Town [Switch/PC] - July 10 (EU), July 14 (NA)
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Tales of Crestoria [mobile] - July 15
Paper Mario: The Origami King [Switch] - July 17
Vagrus - The Riven Realms [PC] - July 22 (Entering Early Access)
Everreach: Project Eden [PS4] - July 23
Dex [Switch] - July 24
Grimshade [Switch] - June 25
Megadimension Neptunia VII [Switch] - July 28
Othercide [PS4/XB1/PC] - July 28
Dual Gear [PC] - July 29 (Entering Early Access)
Cardaclysm [PC] - July 29 (Entering Early Access)
Hellpoint [PS4/XB1/PC] - July 30
Yakuza Kiwami 2 [XB1] - July 30
Fae Tactics [PC] - July 31
Monster Crown [PC] - July 31 (Entering Early Access)
August 2020 RPGs
Wasteland 3 and Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles Remastered Edition highlights this Summer month of RPGs.
Horizon Zero Dawn [PC] - August 7
Is It Wrong To Try To Pick Up Girls In A Dungeon? - Infinite Combate [PS4/Switch/PC] - August 7 (EU), August 11 (NA)
Banner of the Maid [PS4/Switch] - August 12
Popup Dungeon [PC] - August 12
The Revenant Prince [PC] - August 13
Eastern Exorcist [PC] - August 14 (Entering Early Access)
Dreamscaper [PC] - August 14 (Entering Early Access)
Pathfinder: Kingmaker - Definitive Edition [PS4/XB1] - August 18
Mortal Shell [PS4/XB1/PC] - August 18
Death end re;Quest 2 [PS4/PC] - August 18 (PC), August 25 (NA), August 28 (EU)
Runestone Keeper [Switch] - August 20
Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles Remastered [PS4/Switch/mobile] - August 27
Moon [Switch] - August 27
Nexomon: Extinction [PS4/XB1/Switch/PC] - August 28
September 2020 RPGs
ATOM RPG [Switch] - September 4
Star Renegades [PC] - September 8
Necromunda: Underhvie Wars [PS4/XB1/PC] - September 8
Minoria [PS4/XB1/Switch] - September 10
Othercide [Switch] - September 10
Artificer: Science of Magic [PC] - September 10
Wintermoor Tactics Club [PS4/XB1/Switch] - September 10
Disgaea 4 Complete+ [PC] - September 10
Vaporum: Lockdown [PC] - September 15
The Dungeon Of Naheulbeuk: The Amulet Of Chaos [PC] - September 17
Hades [Switch/PC] - September 17 (Exiting Early Access)
Vampire's Fall: Origins [XB1/Switch] - September 17
Sands of Salzaar [PC] - September 22
Tears of Avia [XB1/PC] - September 24
Genshin Impact [PS4/PC/mobile] - September 28
Undead Darlings [PS4/Switch/PC] - September 28
Warsaw [PS4/Switch/XB1] - September 29 (PS4), October 1 (Switch), October 2 (XB1)
October 2020 RPGs
More than 20 years after the launch of Baldur's Gate II, Baldur's Gate 3 releases in Early Access. The final installment of the Cold Steel sub-series ALSO lands in October.
Ys Origin [Switch] - October 1
Orangeblood [PS4/XB1/Switch] - October 1
Code of Princess EX [PC] - October 1
Death Tales [PC] - October 1
Baldur's Gate III [PC/Stadia] - October 6 (Entering Early Access)
9th Dawn III [PS4/XB1/Switch/mobile/PC] - October 6
Ghost of a Tale [Switch] - October 8
Ikenfell [PS4/XB1/Switch/PC] - October 8
Torchlight III [PS4/XB1/PC] - October 13 (Exiting Early Access)
Vigil: The Longest Night [Switch/PC] - October 14
Werewolf: The Apocalypse - Heart of the Forest [PC] - October 13
Crown Trick [PC] - October 16
Solasta: Crown of the Magister [PC] - October 20 (Entering Early Access)
Tenderfoot Tactics [PC] - October 21
Banner of the Maid [XB1] - October 21
Bless Unleashed [PS4] - October 22
Torchlight III [Switch] - October 22
Isles of Adalar [PC] - October 22 (Entering Early Access)
The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel IV [PS4] - October 27
Oceanhorn 2: Knights of the Lost Realm [Switch] - October 28
Xuan-Yuan Sword VII [PC] - October 29
November 2020 RPGs
November is a busy month of games and marks the arrival of the next generation of consoles. On the RPG front, the headlines are Yakuza: Like a Dragon, Assassin's Creed Valhalla, and the remake of Demon's Souls.
Bakugan: Champions of Vestroia [Switch] - November 3
Seven Knights: Time Wanderer [Switch] - November 5
Sakuna: Of Rice and Ruin [PS4/Switch/PC] - November 10 (NA), November 20 (EU)
The Falconeer [XS/XB1/PC] - November 10
Warhammer: Chaosbane Slayer Edition [PS5/PS4/XS/XB1/PC] - November 10 (all but PS5), November 12 (PS5 NA), November 19 (PS5 EU)
Assassin's Creed Valhalla [PS5/PS4/XS/XB1/Stadia/PC] - November 10 (all but PS5), November 12 (PS5 NA), November 19 (PS5 EU)
Maneater [PS5/XS] - November 10 (XS), November 12 (PS5 NA), November 19 (PS5 EU)
Yakuza: Like a Dragon [XS/PS4/XB1/PC] - November 10
Demon's Souls (2020) [PS5] - November 12 (NA), November 19 (EU)
Godfall [PS5/PC] - November 12 (NA), November 19 (PS5 EU)
Phantom Brigade [PC] - November 16 (Entering Early Access)
The Fellowship Saga [PC] - November 17
Star Renegades [XB1/Switch] - November 19
World of Warcraft: Shadowlands [PC] - November 23
December 2020 RPGs
Five years after the release of The Witcher 3, CD Projekt follows up with a first-person RPG in Cyberpunk 2077.
Chronos: Before the Ashes [PS4/XB1/Switch/PC/Stadia] - December 1
Empire of Sin [PS4/XB1/Switch/PC] - December 1
Shiren the Wanderer: The Tower of Fortune and the Dice of Fate [Switch/PC] - December 2
Haven [PS5/XS/XB1/PC] - December 3
Taiko no Tatsujin: Rhythmic Adventure Pack [Switch] - December 3
Morbid: The Seven Acolytes [PS4/XB1/Switch/PC] - December 3
Death Tales [Switch] - December 3
Tinkertown [PC] - December 3 (Entering Early Access)
Dragon Quest XI S: Echoes of an Elusive Age - Definitive Edition [PS4/XB1/PC] - December 4
Fire Emblem: Shadow Dragon & the Blade of Light [Switch] - December 4
Monster Sanctuary [PS4/XB1/Switch/PC] - December 8 (Exiting Early Access)
Brigandine: The Legend of Runersia [PS4] - December 10
Collection of SaGa Final Fantasy Legend [Switch] - December 15
Mercenaries Blaze: Dawn of the Twin Dragons [Switch] - December 17
Unsung Story [PC] - December 17 (Early Access)
Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic II - The Sith Lords [mobile] - December 18
OMORI [PC] - December 25