The RPGs of 2020: Every RPG and their release dates

by Adam Vitale, 31 March, 2020

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. Many have not been dated yet, but 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: May 28, 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
Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot [PS4/XB1/PC] - January 17
Utawarerumono: Mask of Deception [PC] - January 23
Utawarerumono: Mask of Truth [PC] - January 23
Ephemeral Tale [PC] - January 24 (Entering Early Access)
Pillars of Eternity 2: Deadfire [PS4/XB1] - January 28
Disgaea 1 Complete [mobile] - January 29
Arc of Alchemist [PS4/Switch] - January 30 (NA), January 31 (EU)
Labyrinth of the Witch [PC] - January 30
Heroland [PS4/Switch] - January 31 (EU)
Ash of Gods: Redemption [PS4/XB1/Switch] - January 31
The Incredible Adventures of Van Helsing III [PS4] - January 31

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)
Darksiders Genesis [PS4/XB1/Switch] - February 14
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
Hero must die. again. [PS4/Switch/PC] - February 26
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
Operencia: The Stolen Sun [PS4/Switch/Steam] - 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
Iratus: Lord of the Dead [PC] - April 23 (Leaving Early Access)
Trials of Mana [PS4/Switch/PC] - April 24
Sakura Wars [PS4] - April 28

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)
Maneater [PS4/XB1/Switch/PC] - May 22
Minecraft Dungeons [PS4/XB1/Switch/PC] - May 26
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

The Outer Worlds [Switch] - June 5
The Elder Scrolls Online: Greymoor [PS4/XB1] - June 9
Ys: Memories of Celceta [PS4] - June 9 (NA), June 19 (EU)
Little Town Hero: Big Idea Edition [PS4/Switch] - June 23 (NA), June 26 (EU)
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
Sword Art Online: Alicization Lycoris [PS4/XB1/PC] - July 10
Story of Seasons: Friends of Mineral Town [Switch] - July 10 (EU)
void tRrLM(); //Void Terrarium [PS4/Switch] - July 10 (EU), July 14 (NA)
Paper Mario: The Origami King [Switch] - July 17
Fairy Tail [PS4/Switch/PC] - July 30 (EU), July 31 (NA)

August 2020 RPGs

Wasteland 3 highlights this Summer month of RPGs.

New World [PC] - August 25
Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles Remastered [PS4/Switch/mobile] - August 27
Wasteland 3 [PS4/XB1/PC] - August 28
Star Renegades [PC]

September 2020 RPGs

Five years after the release of The Witcher 3, CD Projekt follows up with a first-person RPG in Cyberpunk 2077.

Cyberpunk 2077 [PS4/XB1/PC] - September 17

Undated 2020 RPGs

Early/Spring 2020 RPGs

Garden Story [PC]
Good Night, Knight [PC] (Entering Early Access)
Tower of Time [PS4/XB1/Switch]

Summer/Mid 2020 RPGs

Baldo [Switch]
Death Trash [PC]
Eldest Souls [Switch/PC]
Isles of Adalar [PC] (Entering Early Access)
Is It Wrong To Try To Pick Up Girls In A Dungeon? - Infinite Combate [PS4/Switch/PC]
Griftlands [PC]
Hellpoint [PS4/XB1/Switch/PC]
Horizon Zero Dawn [PC]
Megadimension Neptunia VII [Switch]
Nexomon: Extinction [PS4/XB1/PC]
Othercide [PS4/XB1/PC]
Project Witchstone [PS4/XB1/PC]
SaGa Re;universe [Mobile]
Sports Story [Switch]
Tears of Avia [XB1/PC]
The Waylanders [PC] (Entering Early Access)
Unsouled [PC]

Fall/Late 2020 RPGs

Dark Envoy [PC]
Dungeons & Dragons: Dark Alliance [PC/consoles]
Empire of Sin [PC]
Godfall [PS5/PC]
Mortal Shell [PS4/XB1/PC]
The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel IV [PS4]

Other RPGs Scheduled for 2020

Alchemic Cutie [PC]
Alaloth: Champions of the Four Kingdoms [XB1/PC]
Baldur's Gate III [PC/Stadia] (Early Access)
Banner of the Maid [PS4/Switch]
Biomutant [PS4/XB1/PC]
Black Book [PS4/XB1/Switch/PC]
Book of Travels [PC]
Bravely Default II [Switch]
Cris Tales [PS4/XB1/Switch/PC]
CrossCode [PS4/Switch]
Crown Trick [PC]
Dark Eye - Book of Heroes [PC]
Death end re;Quest 2 [PS4]
Digimon Survive [PS4/XB1/Switch/PC]
Disco Elysium [PS4/XB1]
Eastward [Switch/PC]
Everreach: Project Eden [PS4]
Fae Tactics [PC]
Fuga: Melodies of Steel [PS4/XB1/Switch/PC]
Gamedec [PC]
Gatewalkers [PC] (Entering Early Access)
Genshin Impact [PS4/PC]
Get in the Car, Loser [PC]
Glitched [PC]
Haven [PS4/Switch/PC]
Hazelnut Bastille [PC]
Ikenfell [PC]
Indivisible [Switch]
King's Bounty II [PS4/XB1/Switch/PC]
Moon [Switch]
N1RV Ann-A [PS4/Switch/PC]
Orangeblood [PS4/XB1/Switch]
Paranoia: Happiness is Mandatory [PS4/XB1]
Pathfinder: Kingmaker [PS4/XB1/Switch]
Phantom Brigade [PC]
Pillars of Eternity 2: Deadfire [Switch]
Realms Beyond: Ashes of the Fallen [PC]
Rise Eterna [PC]
RPG Time: The Legend of Wright [XB1/PC]
Sakuna: Of Rice and Ruin [PS4/Switch/PC]
She Dreams Elsewhere [XB1/PC]
Shores Unknown [PC]
Skellboy [PC]
System Shock [PS4/XB1/PC]
Tales of Arise [PS4/XB1/PC]
Tales of Crestoria [mobile]
Tainted Grail [PC]
The Ascent [XB1/XSX/PC]
The Falconeer [XB1/PC]
The Good Life [PS4/XB1/Switch/PC]
The Hand of Merlin [PC]
The Iron Oath [PC]
The Last Spell [PC]
The Protagonist: EX-1 [PC]
The Slormancer [PC]
The Unliving [PC]
Torchlight III [PS4/XB1/PC]
UnDungeon [PC]
Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines 2 [PS5/XSX/PS4/XB1/PC]
Warsaw [PS4/Switch]
Werewolf: The Apocalypse - Earthblood [PS4/XB1/PC]
World of Warcraft: Shadowlands [PC]
Yakuza Kiwami 2 [XB1]
Yakuza: Like a Dragon [PS4]
Yo-Kai Watch 4 [Switch, PS4?]

RPGs that might release in 2020

These last few RPGs are games that have revealed plans for an English release and we feel could release in 2020, but have not strictly been confirmed for launch in 2020.