RPGs Coming This Week, 4/12/26 – And Last Week, Too

Dosa Divas – April 14th (PS5, Switch, Switch 2, XBX, Windows)

Coming by way of Outerloop Games, Dosa Divas is a turn-based narrative (J)RPG continuing the dev’s mission statement of using “underrepresented cultures and themes.” In a food-themed world of South Asian-influenced villages increasingly corrupted by commercialized chains, sisters Amani and Samari are out to turn fast food into fist food. With the help of their living spirit-mech, Goddess, the sisters must take out the corporate empire and help the world reconnect with their cultural roots.

Outerloop Games’ previous indie Thirsty Suitors had a great aesthetic blending authentic South Asian traditions with modern street culture, so I’m hopeful Dosa Divas can deliver on style. The timing-based combat inputs mixed with tasty attack types like “Sweet” or “Spicy” also promise to bring a new flavour to the turn-based combat.

by Matt Wardell

OPUS: Prism Peak – April 16th (Switch, Switch 2, Windows)

OPUS: Prism Peak is a spiritual successor to the phenomenal sci-fi graphic adventure game OPUS: Echo of Starsong, a title I quite enjoyed, so I’ve been eagerly awaiting developer SIGONO’s next OPUS venture. Players in Prism Peak take on the role of a washed-up photographer named Eugene, a forty-year-old man feeling run down thanks to some harsh setbacks. After selling his cherished camera and heading back to his hometown to attend his grandfather’s funeral, an inexplicable car accident suddenly sees Eugene transported to a fantastical world that’s hauntingly familiar yet also bizarre and alien.

Together with a mysterious young girl who calls herself Ren, Eugene must use his photography skills to traverse this new terrain while an otherworldly threat looms ever closer. Can Eugene keep both himself and a child safe in these strange circumstances, while also discovering where Ren belongs and how to get home? The graphic adventure and visual novel story sequences seem to blend beautifully, and the implementation of photography into the gameplay loop appears nicely designed too. SIGONO has proven themselves capable of crafting incredibly insightful and emotional storytelling with gorgeous visual presentations, and OPUS: Prism Peak promises to deliver more of the same when it releases this week!

by Audra Bowling

Breath of Fire IV – April 1st (Windows/Steam)

Almost a year since its debut on GOG (thanks to the platform’s Preservation Program), Breath of Fire IV is now on Steam. This release of the classic 2000 PSone RPG from Capcom includes a host of quality-of-life updates, including bug fixes, updated rendering modes, several graphic options for antialiasing, gamma correction, aspect ratio, and more. The “improved audio engine” is also notable, as it “restores missing environmental sounds and audio configuration”). You can see the full list of updates in the game’s Steam page description, where it is currently on a 50% off launch sale until April 15th, making it a mere $4.99 USD.

RPGFan reviewer Ken Chu loved the game when he reviewed it over 25 years ago, so it’s great to have another avenue to play it. Now, Capcom, if we could get Breath of Fire III on current platforms next, that would be excellent!

by Mike Salbato

TR-49 – April 7th (Switch)

inkle’s TR-49 could be considered a hard sell in a lot of ways. It’s a code-breaker and narrative adventure that takes place entirely seated in front of a wondrous WWII-era machine that reportedly digests books and learns, eventually affecting reality itself. Fortunately, that information is intriguing and the gameplay is absolutely perfect to allow your brain to focus and experience the satisfaction of slowly uncovering information and finding new avenues to progress as you seek to destroy a specific book that made the current reality untenable and extremely dangerous.

Luckily, since TR-49 released on Nintendo Switch last week, players can take it on the go and won’t experience that same sense of confinement as their character. Nintendo’s platforms add to the number of options to enjoy this truly remarkable experience (not even game, experience), which is already available on Windows, macOS, and mobile devices. In January, inkle co-founder Jon Ingold revealed that TR-49 is the studio’s most successful launch in their 14-year history, so it may be worth checking out for yourself. I know I liked it.

by Hilary Andreff

Sea of Stars – April 7th (iOS, Android)

As it was foretold in January, Sabotage Studio brought its retro-inspired 2D RPG, Sea of Stars — not to be confused with Bethesda’s field of stars — to iOS and Android devices. The team worked with Playdigious to make this happen, and seemed to go all-out to support the capabilities of mobile phones, with a revamped UI, ultra-wide screen support, controller support, Game Center & Google Play Games achievements, and even cloud saves that can be shared across iOS and Android platforms. Sea of Stars is over two and a half years old now (how?), but if you haven’t read Caitlin’s review yet, I recommend it! This mobile release does not include the Throes of the Watchmaker DLC yet, but it may be in the cards based on how well the mobile release does. It is, however, priced at only $9.99 USD, and is currently 10% off until April 14th.

by Mike Salbato

Starfield – April 7th (PS5)

At long last, the adventures of that sardonic yet lovable, lasagna-loving orange feline are going multi-platform! I can’t—wait, I think I read that title wrong. Oh! It’s Starfield, now on PS5!

Released for Windows and Xbox consoles in September 2023, Starfield was the first game from Bethesda Game Studios after the Microsoft acquisition in 2021. Critics at the time praised Starfield‘s continuation of the open-world stylings of The Elder Scrolls and Fallout, though fans seemed divided on the lack of innovation to the formula and on the procedurally generated planetary worlds. After RPGFan’s own glowing review from Noah Leiter, I’m excited to give the game a (moon)shot.

by Matt Wardell

Town of Zoz – April 9th (Windows)

Town of Zoz is an action RPG/farming sim in the vein of classics like Rune Factory, but with an aesthetic and setting influenced by Central & South American indigenous cultures. Developer Studio Pixanoh has a veteran staff of developers from big-name studios like Blizzard, Bethesda, and Moon Studios, and it shows in the game’s vibrant visual presentation and mechanical polish. Follow the journey of a young boy named Ito and his spirit companion Zee as they return to their hometown of Zoz to help out with the family farm and restaurant. If you enjoy games like Rune Factory or Harvestella, be sure to check out the free demo on Steam. We will have a review coming soon, courtesy of yours truly, so keep an eye out for that as well!

by Ben Love